The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-06-02
Brick Pomeroy's Second Letter to
Ril1 Arm


Bill Arp
Dld you hear anything drap up this way
Something fell down The man at the other
end OF the avenue snapped a cap Bill, lust
TO see If the nipple was clear. That cap
means business 1t is some ways to the
other end Of the avenue where the vultures
nave gathered to feast upon the corpse so ter
Tidy Inangled; but the man at the other
end OF the avenue has quick eve, cool
brain, steady nerve, and his gun is ready.
just you sit down behind a stump like, and
keep cool 1t is doggoned aggravating to
Keep cool IN fight, but yoa must do it. The
report OF that cap whistled from Maine to
minnesota, and several millions oftrue sports
men 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 corn, cotton, rice and sugar cane.
Glve them good advice, Bill Help them
smooth down the hillocks and level the sod
over the graves where 80 many Of your brave
boys and our brave BOYS are sleeping to-
gethsr. Bald up the houses our boys pull
co down, and as soon as we pull of cur war
duds, we will help YOU Bill You see we
are unhitchiIg the team that ran away and
broke down your gate. We don't like the
team any better than you did Your gate
post IS our gate post. The team was 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 blowing the dead ducks far
out to sea. They are clearing away the de
brls-wheeling the little sticks hither and
yon Rolling, fying, and eddying around
the leaves, and the leaves and twigs are
leaving their resting place, and it will not
be long, Bin, before ali this rubbish will be
removed and fba II q =,
Deautliy the earth as before. And there shall
Dc no more prowling-no more preaching
The man at the other end Of the avenue IS
not clown, buifoon, a vulgar Jester a low
wit DOOrish story-teller. All no Bill
lie Is very good man and you will like him.
W e like him because be is just The people
IKE him because he is generous and states
man-like.
We have been having some little trouble
mp this way, Bill The jewellers who lately
sat In our banquet hall, were kitchen soul
lions, but they are going home soon. And
when they have all gone, we shall have a
party there. Time IS lOOsening the ice in
the river. Some Of US know how you folks
have been used, and we are telling others
Not long since when we told your people
that our people when fighting your people
were stealing themselves rich, they said we
were dlslOyal and put us in prison. And
they pulled down our printing Office, they
threw our type into the river. They shct at
and wounded US on the streets They with
held business from US. They sought to ar
ray the people Of the North against those
who believed in toting fair.
They did all these things in the name Of
God and the great moral party But spring
fashions are coming on, Ri Il, and in a little
while you and l viii meet somewhere and
will be good friends, and your bows and our
boys alter awhile will be loving the same
girls and riding down the same lane together
1t Is hard to sit behind the stump, Bill,
and see the fight going on. 1t may be hard
for your folks to work on their plantations,
to rebuild their cities, and bleach out their
mourning goods, while there is a tremor of
war yet on the air, Bill, but you can do it.
Do you be true and brave-we will answer
for the rest. GOu have more witnesses in
the North, Bill than you know Of There are
skeletons in many families hereaway, and
there are skeletons some people would be
dOggoned glad TO get rid Of-glad if they had
never took them in.
There are pianos, silver spoons, silver SUI
gar bowls, silver cream pitchers, silver SUI
gar-tongs, gold watches, beautiful paintings,
valuable books, important documents, rings
breast-pins, lockets, laces, silk goods, fast
horses, handicapped Bureaus, rosewood
furniture, guitars photographs. keep sakes,
mementOes Of gold and silver, and other wit
nesses here from your district; witnesses in
the Convention against the thieves who over
run your country in the name Of loyalty and
stole from you while their comrades were
fighting And these witnesses are having
weight now. Their testimony is becoming
more and more important Not more in your
behalf, Bill than against the plumber loving
thieves and towards who went into the waI
to steal more than to fight, to fill their pocket;
more than to subdue the rebellion, so-called
We sent for Maginnis, and he is now at
the other end of the avenue with a gun in his
hand, ready to resist further encroachments
on our domain 1t is hard Bill, to forget
the insults Of the past, but we must do it
We were both wrong. We both fought well
We hurt you and you hurt US. We are boil
Americans, and you know Bill, that is gooC
stock. Up here in the North the people ar,
sick Of feasting on blood, and we viii have
no more of it, except in defence Of law, or
der, and the Constitution.
The mask is stripped from the highway.
men who lately patrolled our mountain paths
and all is coming out well. So be of gooC
cheer. Do you land close by it. Asser
your rights, Bill, and we will help you main
tain them The war is past. The bloody
curtain is rolled up. You take hold Of on,
end, and ] will take hold Of the other, anC
will carry it far away. The scenes of the
past shall never be enacted, Bill and /
youns will be brave, weuns will stand by you
and we will soon be happy together.
BRIcK PoNERoY.
Abby Kelly Foster prophesies a damna
ton of blood and flame and fire - unles