Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-02-11
HI MO ROUS.
From the Richmond Wing.
A Letter to Golored Member Of the
Convention Rescued from the Mud.

The following letter was found on the Capt.
toll Square yesterday, but the envelope was SO
defaced by the tramp Of freedmen who have
season tickets to the meuagerie now on exhi-
bition in the Hall of the House of Delegates,
that not even the most expert Of our printers
could decipher the address upon it. We pub
Iish it with the earnest wish that it may fall
into the hands of the loving husband for whose
sole perusal it was written. lie will no doubt
secure copy, and in after years when he is
Minister Plenipoentiary to the Court of His
Imperial II@hness, Theodore the CIX. Empe-
ror of all the AbysuianS, or Charged AfIaires
to Dahomy. Apc-domia and G01riHa-na. he
will treasure it as u cherished souvenir of the
days when he stood upon the threshold to
greatness:
NJ DEAR OLE MAN-Iou'l Ii no that brud-
der Robin Jones rites this, but | dictates it.
Sister Phcby An and Mahay is very julius
Jest becase you is at RichInun on the convcn-
zion aud thur husbands is Citing Of timber.
I've haarn it said that you all is Citing so
scents day and sits in beautiful parlur in
chears like dey had at de great house in dc
old white folks time. and dat you hay desk
ole man You knows [ would like most power
;uI to cum and see you and look at you be-
case | knows you looks as big as ANYBODY
thar, jest like you yoost TO be, when you was
eineral at de Gavin shuckn. But den dat
Black Silk dres whar bought I'd han in Jun
Par time jest fore Miss Sally war married
amt fttin to war up in Richmun among the
1st chop ladies Of de cultured 'ciety. Dcy all
tells me, now dat yous CRATE man and con-
ventioner, [ must be mo pertickiler and talk
mo propcrer. | thinks 50 too, and you don't
knO how proud de ole woman was when you
tux her to dc poles on lection day just to sho
her what de ole man could do. | now says
larf and harland karnt and sharnt, and makes
de chillern call me Mar and you Par, and it
sounds so big folks like. But sumtimes ole
man, dey karnt hep from saying nanny and
daddy like de chilern Of common cawnfed
cultured folks l don't let en- sociatc wild
any Of dat Glars now you may blicve Brud-
der Peleg Jones. dat sweet taik!n preacher
from de mort. who speaks so bulilul. preechcd
Iust Sunday, aud he said as The Queen She
Bee, black lady, cum cut OF k,hyopy to
leach King Solomun wisdum, even so hav de
cultured peopul OF AIDcriky knowledge and
scents. At de clos Of his surnon he handed
roun 90 lat and put ia de quarter wot l got
Z
he is sich i butifu tulker and buses white
folks SO / couldn't hep it. tell you was
pipin mad tother day when brudder Peleg
was to see me and Ben cum runnin in and
scd, nanny, may Pete and me sop de skill
let, instead Of sayin, Mar, pies marin gin US
sum bread and butter wild Zarves on it.
Brudder Ben WaShenton says whar Brud-
der Sandy Brown told him at Sister Peggy's
funeral that YOU war paying % cents cherry
day for bodc in Richmun. Now l can send
you sum turnups and greens and SIGH. and
YOU Jest git sum oddCr member to put in sum
middIin; you can save ten cent Of dat cherry
day, ole man to hclp buy July An dc Pcau-
ner whar you promised her fore you went to
Richmun. All dc folks is gettiu tired wait
in for de land and wants you to cum Crismus
and tell en- when dey will get it. Brudder
Robin says lie kDose dcy will git it fore time
to scde spring oats. He says he's gwine up
to Brunder, whar he yoost to live, and git 40
acres of 10 ground and nun Of 20 fores truck.
lie says he specs you'll git a hundud for your
shar. but m afcard all de good land will be
picked out fore you git yourn, as all Of en-
down here is selcctin them. Our Betsy's
chile is smart, but Lot very forred, it has not
got a tooth and kannot sit alone. l have had
de newralcy since larst week, and hope desc
few lines may find you in de enjoyment Of dc
same blessin.
sign myself yourn till death, 80 fectionit
wife. SARAY AN.
July An wants you to bring her water
fowl to ware on the back her he'd. Brudder
Sandy Brown thinks, ole man. you ought to
ride and tie, and give sum of de udder brud-
I!crs chance in De Convention arter Chris
mus. I don't no much bout dat, when you IS
getting so cents n day. and dat amt picked
up in de rode every day-you kno faint, ole
man. July Ans schulz mssis, Brudder Pc
legs dawter, from de norf, is gwine to sell
all de gals at Chrismus her pictur. jest for
l dollur piece, and she wants you most
monstus bad TO send her de munney to git
one. Agin, your fectionit wife,