Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-05-28
sToNEFENCE sHACKsON.
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StOneWalI jackson ana Tue IOHU Vi
the Association of the Army OF North
ern Virginia, has evoked many recel-
lections in connection with the histo-
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
ley, where he had defeated, in turn,
the armies of Banks, Shields and Ere
mont.
The hero of the anecdote in ques-
ton, was 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 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
Aedged rebel sympatliizer. 1t was
while in that frame of mind that
Bloom told the boys how it happen
ed that he was induced to pat HIM
self in "Stonewall Jackson's way"
In an swer to the inquiries of some
of his rebel friends, Bloom said:
~ vas in pizhness in baltimore,
ind a 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
shacksong Dey say sometimes he
COON all at vonce ind blays he'll nit
de yangees?"
'.Shaw,' salt mine frient, "Ven yor
see Sheneral Parks, und his shtaft
und der cavalrie, der artillerie, del
infantrie, der shtar speekled panner
und der moozick vat plays He'll Col
ampia, und der wagon drain, and
every links, you'll say, poor Stone
fence Shackson, he has ter run quic[
nit Richmond nit his started cray
packs heb !"
$50 listened NIT dat tam fellow
vat thinks mine peer ind viskey, un(
/ vlx oop Won wagon nit mine pc.
Shake, und | fill it NIT coots vat
puys sheap, you know, und | stare
out nit Parks army for Winchester
und ven We gross der Botomick nef
fer did see so much shtaf, und caval
RE, und artillerie, und infantrie, uni
der wagons, und der shtar speckle'
panner, und moozick blaying Hell
Columbia. Und l vas happy. va
sellin' goods all der dime, und ha
to send mine poy Shake, dree dime
nit baltimore too sit some more.
vas sittin' rich fast. IND mine frien,
der captain, vas COON efrey tay te
drink mine peer und viskey, he dap
me on der pelly, und says: 'Hel
Ploom !! vat you drinks, heh9 We're
Stonefence Shaekson
"Pimepy, We get der Winchester
und l pegins to sell coots SO dat
hat der sent nit baltimore effrey ia,
Der rebel boobies und der soltier
dey all puys foon me und bay yoo
vat say. bought, Ply 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
sSefenty-fve cents a yart, matan
saysI. Vat she says. Dat is d.
much, l gift you vifteen cents, p
cause pimepy stonefence Shackst
coomes und ] kets it for nothink
purst laughing, und says to min
self: Ter hell nit Stonefence Shacl
son, how can he COON here nit Pank
IN der artillerie, der cavalrie, und d
infantrie, heb Dot laty mus be or
zy. OATS watts der matter
pimepy. one old Teller. he cOOms