Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-30

cara ueHyfn vI U, put sOOn IOVnu that it was genuine Robespcrcan docu- ment. I still think his posterity will deny it some % years hence.
 We'll, I was mighty mad. I would have given hundred dollars to have played vantoun with him ono hour, just to have been turned loose in the papers, all free, no gag, no jail, no bar racks, no bayoncts, no guard. Iwould have got such grin on him for the next six months, as would have made everybody except Brick Pomcroy for get that Beast Butler stole spoons "Livin on their magnanimity!' I tell you that got me, that burnt mo, when knew there wasn't enough magnanami- ty in ship load of all such to support a poor Reb 24 hours. Magnanimity 1! My opinion is they've lost the seed, and don't know what the commodity is. I was as full of epitaph as Brownlow is of pizcn. Language came to me spon- taneous regular hidclifters, that would have peeled the bark from mans car cass like skinnin an alligator. But you see I was in the cautious state, and had to smother my feelings. I think I should have gone up with spontaneous combustion, if my wife hadn't broke the spell with her comic scenes. She is an amusin and interesiin woman, much given to- music in thesc days of numerous and lively offspring, but jest as soon as order 2l come out, she hunt ed up the 'sGREY JACKET" and the CON QuERED BANNER" and just such q solo soirec as have 21 times week, was never heard in Biz Shanty before!
 She seems to take a delight in lcttin the rebel flag on the tit,c pagc "sec the light" and '.fiaunts it about in my face because I call myself Union man. She says that part of the order about Gen. Hanson's remains, was founded on scripture, and so was Phil. Sheri. dams about Gen. Johnston's for Solo, mon says in Ecclcsiastics, "that living dog is better than a dead liom.' My opinion is that it will be impossible to harmonize these women durin this cen tury. Such orders as 2l will cut off all hope of it. l think If Gen. Thomas hadn't been . Virginian, he wouldn't have issued it. I've noticed that when q Virginian falls he falls heavy aud fur. He gifts further over on the side agin us than anybody. I've heard that the General and Ed. Johnson were powcr- full seccsh, and got mity impatient be- cause the old dominion was so slow in movin. The General said all the good officers would be gobblcd up before she seeded. We'll, they say old General Scott got hold of 'cm about this time, and took 'em up into high mountain, and showed 'eln a Kingdom or two and the General fell down and worshipped, and Ed. Johnson wouldn't. tell you my friends, man ought to be careful about going up onto these dangerous mountains, and this leads me to remark we ought to petition Mir. Johnson to put over Big Shanty a General who stood square to his State.
 Hope for the best, my friends. Don't imagine you see panters and injuns be- cause we are in Territory. Don't mistake q bureau track for a bear sign. Don't fear it will be sickly because Florida is hitched on to our diggins.- Attend to your business, keep off of q high mountain and-all will be we'll. would say more, but my wife's music has begun. Yours respectfully,
 BILL ARP. !
 P. S.-I date my letter from Big Shanty, as I hear these three "diggins" are to have that name. Let us all be thankful we know where we arc. For two years it has been doubtful wheth- CT we are in or out. My opinion now is, that we are out, and heard female voice say whoopce! B. A.
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