Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-24
sroNEFENCE sHACKsoN.
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the Association of the Army Of North
ern Virginia, has evoked many recel-
lections in connection with the hlsto-
ry of the great Confederate General.
Among others, an amusing anecdote
comes to our mind. which was going
around among our fellow prisoners at
Fort Delaware, during the summer
of 1862, just after Jackson's wonder
full campaign in the Shenandoah val
lev, where he had defeated, in turn,
the armies of Banks, Shields and Ere
mont.
The hero of the anecdote in ques-
ton, was a German who answer
ed to the name of Bloom.
Bloom belonged to that class OF
non-combatants who followed the
Federal Army in the capacity Of a
rowing trader. He happened to be
caught in company with a squad of
Jackson's struggling foot-cavalrymen,
and, with these, was carried to the
old Capitol prison, by some Federal
troopers.
His outrageous arrest, as he styled
it, had converted him into full
fledged rebel sympathizer. 1t was
while in that frame of mind that
Bloom told the boys how it happen
ed that he was induced to put him
self in "Stonewall Jackson's way"
In an swer to the inquiries Of some
of his rebel friends, Bloom said:
'I vas in pizhness in baltimore,
und tam yangey captain dat COON
every tay to suck mine peer und Wis
key, dolt me: 'Ploom, suppose you
COON NIT Parks army doc Vinches-
ter, you makes more money in a
month den you makes NIT baltimore
in den years
"Ter teifel,' says |. "But how
apout tat repel fellow, stonefence
Shackson? Dey say sometimes he
COON all at vonce und blays hell NIT
de yangees"
"Shaw,r salt mine frient, sven yon
see Sheneral Parks, und his shtatf,
uud der cavalrie, der artillerie, der
infantrie, der shtar speckled panner,
und der moozick vat blays He'll Col
umpia, und der wagon drain, und
every thinks, you'll say, poor Stone
fence Shackson, he has ter run quick
NIT Richmond NIT his started cray
packs help
$50 listened NIT dat tam fellow,
vat thinks mine peer und viskey, und
vix oop von wagon NIT mine poy
Shake, und fill it NIT cOOts vat
puys sheap, you know, und stard
out NIT Parks army for Winchester
und ven We gross der Botomick ! Def.
fer did see so much shtaff, und cayal.
rie, ind artillerie, und infantrie, unC
der wagons, und der shtar speck1eC
panner, und mooziek blaying Hell
&. Columbia. Und l vas happy. ] va
sellin' goods all der dime, und ! ha
to send mine poy Shake, dree dimes
nit baltimore too git some more.
vas gittin' rich fast. Und mine frient
der captain, vas COON etfrey tay tie
drink mine peer und viskey, he dap
me on der 1pelly, und says: Heb
Ploom vat you drinks, heb? We're
Stonefence Shackson ;"
"Pimepy, We get der Winchester
und | pegins to sell coots so dat
hat der sent NIT baltimore etfrey tay
'Der rebel boobies und der soltierl
dey all puys foon me und bay yoos
vat I say dought, py shiminy,
git rich in dwo months.
"Von tay, dough, Won secesh lat
she coomes in und says: Mr.. Ploon
vat you sell your CALICO, dis morning
'Sefenty-fve cents a yart, matan
saysI. Vat she says. Dat is dt
much, l Gift you vifteen cents, p
cause pimepy Stonefence Shackst
coomes und kets it for nothink'
Ipurst laughing, und says to min
self: Ter hell NIT Stonefence Shacl
son, how can he COON here NIT Pank
I'M der artillerie, der cavalrie, und d
infantrie, heb! Dot laty mus be CT
zy. OATS watts der matter
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