The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-05-19
J ack S h iv ers

From the Nashville Gazette of the 10th
On yesterday, as W. sat in our room
ruminating on nothing particular, who
should burst in without Il preleminary
knock, but orr correspondent Jack
Shiycrs. He thumpcd himself into 9
seat, stretched out his legs, and drew
from his coat pocket a roll of manu-.
SCRIPT, which lie slapped on the table
with the intimation, uttered in the tone
Of q "Norwestcr,""I Il want this here
printcd.'
We were about to ask, it was q
piece of work for our job room: but
upon glancng at the flashing eye, com
pressed lips and rigid attitude of our
visitor, we SAW ut once that joking
would he dangerous. So we promptly
replied that il should certainly be done.
His next demand was that we should
read it aloud: lie wantel to know if
there was "brimst)ne enough in it,
We complied, and t'urtivelv observed
that, at certain passages, Jacks nos
trls became stcnded, his fingers firm
" clenched. At the conclusion he
asked Twill it do ?" Ofcourse we re-
Piled first rate He then seized his
hat and cattcred down stairs as if the
Bureau had been after him.
We were much afraid that our i'm
pulsivc friend was gone to hunt up the
little Frcnchman. SO we watched him
at distance, till we saw him join Sim
Jones, who weare sure would keep him
from mischief. Sim is in town fire.
qUcntlv, and we are rcjoiccd to learn
from him, that the little misunderstood
ing between him and Jack has been
clcarcdup, and the two are good friends
rs ever.
AS Jack has expressed the wish to
be Editor of Il paper ''for n while we
chccrfully yield him our columns to-
cay, and shall be ready to do so upon
future occasions, provided he will take
care to handle dirty subjects in a clean
ly way. Hope he will take the hint, by
which, we assure him, we mean no of
fence in the world. SO here is Jacks
broadsidc, 'jes as it was writ"
To Me Hnle French wrH me Mat
insultin letter:
SUR.-Jecmps red to me tOther mite
your riggcrmarolc nv outlandish lingo,
and altho thur wcrnt mutch in it that
a decent, civilized man could onder-
stan, kotch cnul' on it to see that you
was a impertanant little puppy, that
ort to hav your nose twisted and your
he'd busted with big hickery stick.
Jecms got so mad when he red it, that
he tore the paper up and flung it in the
fire. He swOre he would go to Nash
vile yearly the mex mornin an deinan
who you was. Ef he was TO lay his
hans on you, he'd make you shake wuss
than dog with fit. That boy fout
at Chickamogy. He thar seed the hole
Yankee army turn pale. throw down
their guns, and get back to Chattanoo-
gy like the very devil WAS after 'em.
There the young Confederacy made
people respect her. Now she's ded
and white livered towards, that was
afeerd to cum nigh her when she was
strut aroun and amuse them
selves q kicken her ded karkass. III
takes foul blooded howard to do it,
and there's more engaged in that bus
mess now, than ever went out to iite
her. Havin fout at Chickamorgy, and
many other battles, Jeems aint alecrd
can tell you. Ipursuaded him not to
kick up fuss just now, but TO wait
awhile fur sllmthin to turn up. You
aint safe yet, by a long site. Ef You
hav got a wife and children, l would
advise you to hav your life inshOred
fur thur benefit, as they wont hav to
wait long fur the money. Efyou ha,
got emmy property, it would be prudent
fur you to make a Wilt will go to
rekord before emmy uf the witnesses to
it is likely to die.
What do you mean by callin me
Monster jacques Sheevars p DO
YOU take me fur Frenchman, too, you
lrotted little fool? You make out
like Won know me- monstrous well, but
never seed you, no heerd tell Nv you