The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-01-12
LETTER no BILL AAss'.
Prem Bob Varixis. n Northern Aspirant
for Literary Honora,

Another aspirant for literary honOrs
has Just emerged from obsctfffty in New
York city. His first eomnlunicationap-
pears in Il late number of the jietropoi-
Ha31 Rec0rd. and is addressed to the Wit
ty and talented Bill Arp
Mr.. ARP, ESQ, GEoRGY - You're a
trump, Bill, and tho / amt far ahead
in dollars, I'll bet on you. I've bin
readin' some Of your letters, and like
'em. Gee Hosefat, how you do sting
some of them feIlers that fit with Sher-
man! Some of 'em wants to know
mighty bad whar you live, SOS they
kin send back some furniture marked
B. A. 'Tain't thar's. | seed IL chap
yesterday with two silver FORK and
knife. Know'd at onct they kun from
Georgy, for they was genuin. Hewant-
ed two dollars on 'em, but I'd see him
hang'd fust. Nary stolen property for
me, speshily from Georgy. It's a bully
old State Georgy is, and though it did
git licked, it amt sl1eer'd. III bet on
Georgy. Virginny amt behindnuther.
What dye think of Bob Leg Amt he
high old fighter? / tell you, Bill, !
hear some chaps talkin' so much about
how they licked your fellers that l git
mad. Coll darn 'em, they didn't dono
fightin'. Most Of 'en was in the bom-
ty bizness, an shoutin' at meetins.-
There amt no fight into 'em, but they's
powerful on talzin'.
Then talkin' about Old Virginny,
ain'tsone foak proud of Stonewall Jack
son and Jeb Stuart? Sam Hill! how
them slashers did fall on the Feds! No
time for prayin' thar, [ tell yogl! Itwas
jest up an git, and nary favor. That
partof Virginny whar they fitshould'nt
raise nothin' but laurels. But all the
big fighters Wasn't on one side nuther.
Sheridan KUN down nifty heavy in the
Valley, an Fitzpatrick done some tall
ridin' down your way. Mouse denyin'
it, Bill, yourfOaksgo got licked sometimes,
but / know what side the odds was ON.
Three to one amt a fair shake, an it
mostly went that way. But you made
big fight though, am I tell you We
amt ashamed of you. Beecher says
you fit bully, an he knows. He wasn't
thar. All our jinerals sezso, too. They
We're thar.
Pm aCopperhead, Bill, reg'Iar dou
bic twisted sympathizer. Some fOak
say your feIlers don't like COpperheads.
Let 'em go ahead. ] don't care. Iain't
worshipin' you. l don't love the South
perticklerly. Iain't g0in' to say your
foax have all the vartOO an great men.
Nary time. I know better an SO do
you. But you've got big share, tho,
an your wimmen is glorious. They
don't wear pants an address meetin's,
but when they git goin' their tungs il
powerful Ireckon theycan hate MORN
is healthy, but they can't spare none for
home. They sent so much after the
Feds that the stock must be nigh run
out. Well, hain't they got reeson to
hate? That's what | want to know.
What'r you goin' to dowith the freed
! men; amt they a noosance? / reckon
they amt much better'n they use to
was. Well, poor critters, / pity 'em.
They amt much to blame if they air
lazy. They wasn't eddycated. They
don't know what freedom is. They
can't rekuperate nor be made Provish-
i0nal Governors, nor Tax Kollectors,
nor anything but niggers. What's the
useO' talkin' about maxim 'em cityZens
when they can't spell. Better give 'em
/ sumthin' to eat, or bring 'em to Boston.
| Well, no | reckon Boston don't want
'em. Set 'em to work, if you can, if
! they don't stick to it, make 'em. You
mustn't be too hard on 'em though
S'pose you lock up every mothers son
Of lem, that goes into the vagrant biz
ness, an give 'em shower-bath doses if
! they amt Willin' to work. That'll fOtch
/ 'em, Ireckon, for they don't take kind
1 ly to water. FillanthrOpyis very good,
/ but it's sometimes dem0raliZin'. 1t
mostly gifts into nOospapers and stays
/ there, SOS the darkey's can't git no good
( of it, for they amt much on readin'.
I'll bet before Andy Johnson goes back
/ to Tennysee, they'll larn sumthin'. He
won't teach 'em, but hunger an Jack
/ Frost will. He likes 'em just well e.
nough to let 'em alone, an if your foaX
will take care of 'em he'll help yOu.-
/ Give 'em votes. Shaw. he don't want
! you to.
Look at Jamaka. Amt them darkies
bin free long enuf to larn sumthin?
/ Well. / reckon they have, an they hare
larned sumthin' too. They've larned
to relapse and cut throats. They're
powerful on relapsin'. Andy don't go
! in for givin' 'em votes, but work. He
believes in protectin' 'em, an he won't
stand any nonsense. He goes in for 10y
atty an labor, an if both amt right
he'll raise row. That's all. Don't you
think loyalty is very fine word? 1t
sounds so nice, an looks well in print.
Our foax Il amt one of 'em) made it
up when your foaks was secedin'. Ev-
erybody's used to it now, an it goes
/ down mighty slick here. If you want