Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-09-06
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Here aus, with fyc ch'iiren to support -
sse ID @4Ssaii @ dty aSSa Sa 4 sew VIZ haa he night
to get a scanty4iSiiigy 1924
g Oh, how dmy, fingers ACHE apdhmKeyes pam me.
4 Congress estah h)ialiess hsiG,Is VT sAe,s1neprt,
for my poor fatAerless shldyanp91 no.is,s d.It :,
4, Ny husband Yas a tNhiiS nan, rand heUnael
ae bis place u theelrelanisill ss hllaassY iAhe-
grp,r .cslg u, si9irfly Gotisol' 10 tht"@
!, wishrI had a yoto:s = I,isIniastp o, ,nlsil
.,lwoNld eastit for the Government ny sss'ana
vi aehI ; know 4 but. III they ,,slp nae the.rebel
lion was pnt down and the unioa preserved
And, then, the Coneresspep at Washlsgton say
the Union is divided, and ean only obe RESTORED
by making negroes equal viii white pceplss.i
They set The negroes frye ,aadl now.tax Waite
people To support them., sao ~ Vi b.-aial.,2,,e
81 ] can't understand why am e9mpelleai 10
work. work for a living and negroes arg ikspl as'h'
How my eyes do hurt. S,.,,.9 "a ~ I,e Mi
That tariff bill will make me eApaY rfftyW GENTS
more for, u pair Of shoes for Thomas, A Adolar
more for a dress for Japer ten cents A. bound
more for coffee, and make all the goods have
70 PLY much dearer- ~, nj "la JnG ,sl"in ~
have hard times ahead, lyie -sIos .hsp.
The tarin wont increase The Miss of, flour,
pork, potatoes and such articles as the 4sniers
raise, which is one consolation 10 me,ro,lY rd
If there wasn't so many officers md. they
didn't get such high salaries these high ttqFhs
would notbe needed ,3 L,i3.. y ,iciInif!s
c must wash .to-morrow for the ineomc-tax
assessor. It will he hard days work. .llia,
/, lie will pay me fifty cents fprit. 10 .,s h
| He gets four dollars day for ttx7assessinSr
] work harder than he does, u h. syi,yslfvs
What will I do with the ffty cents2 ..yulg.
Susan needs a dress, but can tbpF ,l.m q
We hayeno buttcrig au.lgq tgsge 10 9inh.S
10 fonee; ..4i.- otN baE ,ie'nsigs1 81
|, Poor Willie is, sick, / must spcnd tho half
dollar for medicine for him but drugs are taxed
so high il will buy but little. s N sl ,Hai
! don't know what TO do . d ,aoe,l 10 =.
| , Winter is coming and We have nothing ahead
| to prepare for it,. a,tiiai,if. al snai.ssUp
The Postmaster says we can go to the Poor
house. .,.,ty, ,,.,i,.l,-f..,7 10 .g..ad .tit
\, 4 Poor-housc for the wives and families OF SOL
diers. -, ,..r le lq.s i,!Y,ipa. 500, 5di 10 n,
| A bureau fur negroes. -u-js ~ rliip,1qo,
| IT. we were negroes the Government would
caro- for us. yE,r.
\ / wish this sewing WAS done, my head aches so.
! Things are not fixed right. - 49,. bnsil.i ia.j
We haye white population and a black Con-
gress., ...sa 4J Lt,.,4 - u u "a, .vui!U4.
The population ought to be epeds bh'ek, or,ths
1 But my candle has burnt out and i must. re-
lire to my hard bel for, q little rest ,ft diiG
II May God protect 8, since we are forsaiien, by
those wlo took away my husband and the fAth-
! er of my helpless children. ,sf.t 81 iissil III
Forsakcn by those who induced him to .yolqn-
tecT. ,... r.t no, .ifss,gi 100. iy.H y ~
Forsaken by thoseiwho promised to carel'oE us
| in his absence. t-.,. gr.t, ~ tp d. T. IA an