The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-08-23
LETTER FROM BAsCUM.
HE DESCRIBES A FIGHT NOUN
TAIN MEN as GINSENG DIG
GERS-HO THE SHIRT
REnA LIE RLOOnY

GEIGS-HOW w THE SHLEI
BECAHE BLOODY.
To the Editor of the Morristow1. Gazette:
Cousin JOHN They tell me we
have had mighty war, and that lots
of men got killed, and that some fell
off the bridge, and some ran away,
and that some got shot with big
guns, and, that one man named
Grant, turned the Mississippi river,
and that some men were put in the
cally-boose, and that some went to
the mountains and crawled into
holes, and were awfully scared and
some were put into the Jail, and suf-
fered awfully, and then went North
amongst the good people who gave
them lots of money, more than they
ever saw before and some of the
good people who had ran away from
their homes got some bad money
amongst the good people and like
to have got hung about it; and,
oh how they did fight, and some of
them shot off a big gun, and the bull
let like to hit Fort Sumpter; and
then they got mad and had a fight.
and then, Mr.. Mcclellan, he just
knocked fellow clear across mud
hole, and then they made him quit,
and said, "Let's get man that
won't strike so hard - and then they
went slow, and burnt seven houses
and fence and some of Uncle
Abe's men got ketched, and one of
them got killed, and some fellow got
his shirt-and. ohi how bloody it
was-and they gave the shirt to a
lot of fellows who had been out in
the mountains making saltpetre and
digging genseng for the army; and
them fellows they just went around
everywhere showing the people the
shirt, and telling them about the
war, and they've got that shirt yet.
And now Mr.. Grant, that turned the
river, is having a whole lot of shirts
made just like that bloody one, and
is going to start out whole lot of
| fellows that wasn't in the war, to
show them to the people and tell
them about the war, SO that they
won't forget it, and try TO mako
them vote for that man that amt
a gwine to be President.
Oil Cousin John, 1 do wish
could tell you all about that war,
and how that fellow got the blood
on his shirt. But then, as | was
there, / couldn't see 1t as we'll as
them fellows what stood back on the
mountain. But it was an awful
fight, and Mr.. Grants men whipped
MIR. Davis's men. And Mr.. Davis's
said, vets quit ) and. Mr.. Grants
said, "LET Us HAVE PEACE And
then they quit, and the seig-diggers
got mad, and oh if they didn't just
cut up. You never see the likes.
But the men who had been fighting
were all pleased, and just went right
home, and their wives and their
children, and their mothers, were so
glad. But them seng-diggers and
moss orchards, they just went around
stealing everything they could get,
and burnt barns, and killed old men,
and whipped preachers. and some of
them got more money, oh! my.
And some of them got into Office and
stole the money, and made truck
called crooked whisky. Aud some
manufactured stuff called Credit
Moblibeer, or some other sort of
beer. And some of them went away
out West, and sold gate Posts, or
some other sort OF Posts. And
some of them got post-ofliees. and |
don't know what all, and now they
are nearly all rich, and them that
amt, are still travelling around with
that bloody shirt, trying to make
fortunes by it. Some folks think.
there is a great charm about this
shirt, a charm far superior to that of
Aladdln's Lamp. AID that oil who
use it are sure TO become rich at
once therefore many have become
possessors of a bloody shirt, and are
trying to make the good people
believe they ale entitled to it.
Cousin Jon, do wish could tell
you all about it; but j can't. But
be patient, the seng.diggers will
be around and will.tell it to you so
prettily, that know that you viii
be delighted.