The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-23
weuns and Youuns.

Rest lightly on each grave,
~ tLouisuiue Courier.
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Weuns and YOuuns.
BRIoK .PoMERoY TO BILL ARP.
Did You hear any thing drap up
this way? !, Something fell down!
The man at the other end OF the ave-
nue. snapped cap, Bill, just to see if
the nipple was clear! That cap
means business! lis some ways to
the other end of the avenue where
the vultures have gathered to feed
upon the corpse 80 terribly mangled,
but the man at the other end of the
avenue has quick eye, cool brain,
a steady nerve, and his gun is ready!
just you sit down behind stump
like, and keep cool. It is doggoned
aggravating to keep cool in a fight,
but you must do it. The report of
that cap whistled from Maine to Min
nesota:: and several millions of true
sportsmen are ready to load for the
man at the other end of the avenue
to fire.
And tell your folks there to keep
still-to plant their cotton, corn, rice
and sugar cane. Give them good ad-
vice, Bill. Help them smooth down
the hillocks, and level the sod over
the graves whs@ SO many of your
brave boys and our boys are sleeping
together. Build up the houses our
boys pulled down, and as soon as we
get our war duds off, we will help
you, Bill. You see we are unhitch-
ing the team which ran away and
btoke down your gates. We don't
like the team any better than you
did. Your gate post was our gate
post. The team that broke it down
vas bad one-the man at the other
end of the avenue is unhitching it.
Tell your folks to be brave in peace
as they were in war. The early
winds. of Spring-the February and
March winds-are of more account
than you dream of. They are blow
ing the dead 1ehyes out of the forest.
They are blowing the dead ducks far
out to sea! They are clearing away
the debris-wheeling the little sticks
hither and yon. Rolling, flying and
eddying around, the leaves and twigs
are leaving their late resting place,
and it will not be long, Bill, before
all this rubbish will be removed, land
the grass and flowers will again beau
tify the earth as before. And there
shall be no more prowling, and no
more poachers. The man at the
other end of the avenue is not a
clown, buffoon, a vulgar jester, low
wit, q boorish story-teller. All, no,
Bill He is a very good man, and
you will like him. We like him be-
cause he is just. The people like
him because he is generous and
statesmanike.
aess e aS, sz'1& Bi I0TS The e'sss ss
FaN Nekwho laly Rsat in our banquet
hall were solYous, but they are
going home oPn. HAnd when they
have all gone, A shall have very
mice party thsM Vine is lessenine
the ice in the' ,ASN Some Of u'
know how you fLlks Aave been treat
he'd, and we are 3elling others.
Not long siDce, we told the people
our people, when fighting youl
pie, were stealing themselve.
theynid we were disloyal, ant
lF in prison. And they pulled
h our printing Offices They
Few Our type into rivers. The,
Pbed us in our places of business
sy shot at and wounded us on tn
u They withheld our bushes
= They sought to array th
Of the North against thos
ieRed in doing fair. They di
things in the name of Go
great moral party. Blu
Ahions are now coming or
u a little while you and
: 6|8 ,somewhere and be goo
: = your boys and our boy.
will be loving the San,
- ng down the same Ian
behind the stuml
= sighting going OF
- your fl3ks to wor