The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-02-07
Ike Simpson to Bill Arp.

Cousin Bill Arp Till saw your produk-
shion in the newspaper / thort you was gone
up, and konsiquently, I've been wareing Grape
on my hat-the one you gave me when we
parted at Rome-and my hart has been draped
in the words ofsorrow in consequence fyour
deceased thereof. Arp, old feller, you've only
been kruShed-tramped down, beet-but IN
the language of the poet, you've rls aglr, and
my old hat has shed his krape, like black
snake in spring time. Yes, Arp, and I'm SO
ALFRED mad when Isee black Georgia mig
gers goin about playin, soldier right in our
very streets, and maxim delicate white fee.
males git out Of the way for the black imps Of
perdishun, to pass along, that I cry little
and euss a little-and take a drink, which
sometimes suthes me for mint or so. 1t is
tRsn that can kast my Ise at the American
Flag which fotes at both ends of our streets,
and raise my voice for sweet liberty, and who
raw. for the UnioB--I say it is when I'm kom-
posed uader the suthin influence Of that won
-derfllT agent, that l lam proud of America
and then I feal greatly like harmonizing-with
white foulks-neyer with niggers-durned
cusses, and. don't kere who noes it-not that
Fve got anything pursonal agin tben1-bnt
cant see emmy reason in given. them burrows
when there are so many poor white touiks
that never had so much as a cupboardvcin all
their borne days. Burrows, for niggers =,
thew can't 'preeeate such piece Of furniture
a bit more than they can white ivory tine
coan. Bill Arp, wish had never hearn of
You agin. Before read your predukshun,
wac 0orter gittin used to the sitewayshun OF
affa es-but you've filled me chock full-o1
prtriotisrn!@ Not that or anybody else IS
sorry, for the Lord noes we aiat-tor every
body is free!-free to steal-free to iy-tree
to 60 where they please-(rebel Congressman
excepted) and free for 10 niggers to gather
round apple basket and all make decent
Twin by sellin fruit. Bless you, Arp, things
have wonderfully changed-noa0 four hundred
niggers kongregate on market square every
morning at day brake, and they int never
moaelested by no body. Sweet land OF. hO-
erty." - -. -
Glorious Country-or will be, when we re-.
konstruct. | don't think either sexshun will
ever have any more appetight to gouge each
other agin for or 4 .generashuns. They've
smelt gunpowder to their satisfaction. But
now, Arp, can they harmonize? Yea, verify,
the Lyon and whangdoodle may " down to-
gether, ard the Leopud may change from spot
to spot-& why shouldn't ace harmonic?
Amt we human? Live together mortal ene-
mics! Never. Ny hare stands on edge to
think of such state of things
We shall harmonize, whether we have no.
shun that way or Motive are goin home
we.ain't no where in pertiklar-we tried to
90 somewhar-we tried to go out Of the Une-
ion. but there was so many big ships layin all
round with guns on t1en, that we could only
jist go down to the place where we tho't we w.e.
could git out, peep over in the promise land, "
and then come back, like urrin children 10
forbearrin parent. No, Bill, we aint been
out-for Andy johnson says so-stiil "we're
going home-we've got to reconstruct. And
may the Lord help US on our journey home.
Your old friend and relative,
Ike SIMPSON.
P. Sim glad I never killed nobody. I'm
glad I amt been nowhare-and I'm goin
home"