The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-04-22

The faslGgyiHHe,ra1K[sEaistSis
years experience of American insti-
tutions, was submitted to a reporter
MsMIpfda Mk, anRd8ar Her.

Of fAs I'D. B6Bte9As7.
My dear Mary, the darlint of my
heart and sowl, / am well, but had
l lsse lfnsssJ5dItasSs,Ia s asEssassS hank Bpe yG be
to God. I wish you many happy
New Years, and the children, and
hope you'll have three score and ten
&tffs43ssluKSjssaRa S as GRTi5tR1s " h ass
we used at home. Divil resave the
n liver said to me, many happy
Christmas, or bad luck to We, OIL any
other poftHhfesbiSA fihn't get a
Christmas box until I was going
home that night, and a ~night-walk-
ing blagard gave me one on the eye,
and axed me for my money. 1 gave
ShimfAhEf cpuld99 aboait hn seorefof
pounds, whiehIknecKeEtke cents out
-dfShifA. m1They telloh9esthat'ghe ma
,gdtHfs2g6fhg TO be the white man in
1ture,dHnd fhatthe white nagersfin
.Epn&Tessi (eo big public bhouse in
oWashington9sd aogoingiatn try, the
president fofAbelng awhfteiman57If
they ind him guilty; and there's no
doubt about It, for they are accu-
sers, witnesses, lawyers, judges, all
in one, they're going to execute the
Executive, make a fellow called Cold
facts P rssss:s.anS, anG tem3ve the safe
of government to a place called
IBySf4on,d celebrated for its ,Republi-
caannis and SHINES! a. Thin, the same
as the ridiculous afenowsbtheylcal call
fidiculersEno redicals-eavingyour
aaesehce. 81 TheyvwaHt ste continue
tEeiriSwn poRer1God9 .betuneGa as
40 harm They The South
REnsrs5 mpstgo down on theirkpees
itn then:d They forgetsthatithep poor
devils ared1at onotheifsbacks innthe
cause already and they're a. mahe'set
TO hckaagmah whsHqffe's down, BE
-Jabeirs it makes" me blood bile TO.
thinhofitsald thatrthe. rason I'm
running over on this paper One
war is no sooner over than they
commence the beginning of anoth-
err in Washington, and God only
knows where or whin it may end
I lost one fine leg in the last, but 1
have another left for a good cause,
and I'll fight for Johnson; for i
lHRHn6EgfEN gran iRG9eH Bydhfs
fOrefathoP.e1i eide UHT III
We have snow and irost here now,
and it is likely we will have more
weather. The temperance men -
God save the mark-ina place called
Albany, where the people send Rep
resentatives to cbate them, have
stopped our gfog, on V by daylight
Divil a muc matter, my rays,
for they don't keep a dhrop OF de-
cent drink in the country-no ralE
q9I1HHfahhlI sqtaeeeg Hhh6lsT
vfsA HonidN |%rnf fHeiFAeaitJSf p
wffeet-barrow, or make a shovel
dance-nothing at all but stuff that
would kill a pig if he had to live on
it, much less a Christian baste.-
Remember mo to Jim ;
tell him he's we'll, and ask him how
Z amFiIiPm sorry Ito hear Of the
deAtf.of the bull and hope you're
fKewisee 1H9r;m9k At1oss. 53Tel
Tadys McFiHq-l ihereDEaes here he'll
see MORE ofAmeiicain enesdaythan
if he staidoatahomo alp His LIFE Pm
glad his wife got over the twins,
and hope she'll be better next time:
M E6ss S6ahtfy; Bat there no
rquar TO ouId ireland, where
you'd get as much whisky for a shil-
ling as would make tay for six peo-
pie. If you don't write soon, 1 may
be dead, for life is uncertain under
the Radicals !; but Jdeadsor alive III
answer your letter. Address your
dear brother Jimmy,dNeM York,
America, and I'll, axe for q letter
datiint sister. NN
.g8JOEaG a. aazFlI III