Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-18
(From the Nashville Gazette.l
JACK SHIVERS AGAIN.

TO ne Little French son cf a bitch that writ
me mar u'su'fm feuer' stt4 r1N 4stsat
SUR,-Jeems red to me tother mite your
riggermerole nv outlandish lingo, and altho
thur wernt much In il that decent civilized
man could ondersiaa, kotch enuif on IL to
see that you was a impertanent little puppy,
that ort to hav your nose twisted and your
he'd busted with big hickery stick. Jeems
got so mad when he red il, that he tore the
paper up and flung IL In the FIRE. He sworc he
would go to Nashville yearly the mex morn
in an deman who you was. IF he was to lay
his hans on you, he'd make You shake wuss
than dog with ft. That boy fout at
Chickamogy. He thar seed the hole YAM
kee army turn pale, throw down thier guns,
and get back to Chattanoogy like'the very
devil was after em. There the young Con.
federacy made people respect her. Now
she's ded and white livered towards, that
was afeerd to cum nigh her when she was
powerful, strut aroun and amuse themselves
a kickin her ded karBa Ass. II takes full
blooded howard to do IL, and there's more
engaged in that business now, than ever we.it
out to tite her. Havin fout at Chickamcrgy,
and many other battles, Jeems ANT afeerd,
can tell you. pursuaded him not to kick
up a fuss just now, bat to wait awhile fur
sumthin to turn up. You aint ssfe yet, by q
long site. Efy you hav got wife and chill
dren, would advise you 10 hav your life. in
shored fur thur benefit, us they wont hae TO
wait long fur the money. Eff you have got
emmy property, It would be prudent fur you
TO make a whit will go TO rekord before
emmy uf the witnesses to 1t is likely TO die.
What do you mean by calm me "Monsier
Jacques SheeversT Do you take me fur a
Frenchman, too, you drottcd little fool p
You make out like you know me monsters
well, but never seed you, nor heeri NV you
before. If you hadder kuowed who was,
You wouldn't er writ that letter for all the
money that Bottled Beast Butler tuck of from
New Orleens. There aint nigger soldiers
enuf in the State to hav made you do it.
amt afeerd NV your long name and your jab-
BERN. II don't have no more effect on me
than the kacklin of q guinea chicken. One
is about as nigh human talk as tother.-
You wont hav time to kackle more NV that
French when Jeems swings corners with
you. One glance Nv his eagle eye will make
you melt like saucer Nv butter before a hot
fire, and run down into your boots.
You say Mr.. Trimble is gwine TO hang
me. How did you find that out? When Is
he gwine to do it2 Who'll he git to bold me
while he's at it2 know be has bin ap-
pointed hangman nv the radderkals, but how
do you know he's agwine TO hang me? I'm
told that every body that rites his name viii
be required TO put r. II. (Raderkal Hang
man) after il, just like they put D. d. after
Forney's name. l always knowed John
Trimble want appreciated, and that he'd
reach the position that his genius qualified
him fur, il he had half er chance. He's
proved himself to be intellectual giant in a
body, the like nv which never assembled on
this kontinent before. To be leadin man
in that krowd-to be the head brayer in that
sinagog NV jackasses, ort to satisfy emmy
common ambition. But he didn't rest satis-
fed with this high distinction. He sot his
eye on the highest offs that emmy subject
could reach under his suvren. The post be
now holds is next to the throne itself. The
Knight Nv the Rope and Halter is the bully
boy with the glass eye in court circles am
perfectly aware NV all that; but don't you
lose no sleep about his hangin me. IF he
was to try it, his hand would trimble SO he
large class NV gallant heroes spoken nv by
Andy johnson, that was at home under the
bed, while the war was goin on. aint afeerd
NV no sich, and Idont feel no 'leetle scare" as
you call 1t, nor big skeer uuther. A man
that didn't hav sand enuff in his gizzard, 10
face rebel that had gun in bis hand, but
now flaps his wings and hourishes his rope
and insults the fallen, can never look Jack
Shivers in the face and talk about gallus.
claim to be honest man. ! am what ]
am--always have bin, and always expect to
be. know sum Of Squire Trimble's frens
land he aint got menny, can tell you) pre-
tens TO say he's Grassy, and tries to excuse him
on that ground. But don't believe word
Nv it. There aint no excuse for him. The
most nv them thick headed fellers that hes
a leadin, aint got no better sense; but he
has-he knows better. He was raised 10
Davidson Kounty-has been honored and
supported BY the people, and he knows that
there amt better people in this world; but I've
has joined William Brownlow and his set to
persecute and insult aud rejuice below the
level Nv free niggers the people he was rails
ed among and to degrade men whose faith
ers, before they went to the grave, was Mr..
Trimble's frens at time when he needed
frens, and he'll need em agin before he gets
em. Don't tax to me about his hanging
me. I'd heap rather hang him. Ef i ever
do anything to be hung for, don't insult me
in my dying moments bv bringing any sich
n man as that TO tie the rope aroun my hon
est neck. don't want the ongrateful hand
that was raised agin his own people, a fulir
about my throat; fur when ] die, no mar
can write upon my humble grave that tried
TO take away the derest right NV freeman
from the frens nv my youth-from the boy.
played with, and the ole gray headed mel
that tuck me by hand aud stood by me II
every trial. Ef that's what y5u call loyal
ty, then there aint drop NV the iiiferna
pisen in my veins. There's my kreed, and j
hadder bin by you, when you writ that In
sultin and degradin threat, ia er stompe,
the life outen you, ingons, garlilck and all
And not satisfied with threatnin me with
the great n. n. YOU soy Fletcher will sin'
my name to Dutch memorial. He'd ruthe
sine bis deih warrant or an order for his kof
fin, He may be n fool about something's
but he's got too much sense TO do that TIL
Cononel Nv regiment that was neve
raised--the hero of battle that was neve
fout-the great mountain warrior that wa
so anxious To 6te fur the ole flag, that h
went all the way to Richmond to git KUN
mishin from jeff Davis TO raise a regiment
burst through the rebel lines, broke his necl
TO git to the Union army, whaf he kould jls
stand and kill rebels all day without stop
pin to eat, but afrer he got out Of Nv th
rebel lines, went another way tucked his tal
between his legs, sneaked of TO Indiann
and hid hissclf so snug that Brownlow ha
TO git ont sarch warrant to find him, arte
the war was over, and then had TO swar I
him the fitin was over before he kould gi
him outen his hole-talk about his putt
, my name TO a Dutch memorial You tall