Delta chief., 1884-04-23
PECK'S BAD BOY.
He Teaches tho Groeeryman Charity To
wards u Former Enemy.


He Teaches the Groeeryman Charity To-
wards u Former Enemy.
..What are you doing that money up
in r paper forP" said the grocerymsn
to the bad boy. as he came in with
two-dollar bill, and wrapped it up in
half sheet OF note paper, and asked for
an envelope. That's some April fool
business IN bet five dollars.
..I'll take the bet. and when / con-
vince YOU that ii is no April fool busi-
ness. we will put your live dollars IN
with this and send 1t. ! am going to
send that two dollars 10 the Confederate
Grand Army fair, at Richmond, Va.
You see there are lots Of private sol
diers who fought in the Confederate
)ermy, who are destitute, some of them
'on the verge Of starvation, with fami-
lies to support, and they have no gov
ernmeni TO give them pensions. and
their neighbors are poor, so their COM
radcs are getting up fair TO raise
money TO help support them. and per-
haps build home for them like our
soldiers home. and the Confedcrates
ask the northern people TO chip in lit,
tie towards II. sympa,hize with the
old boys two dollars; how much do you
sympathizc?" and the boy looked at
the groccryman rs though he expected
. contribution.
Not darn sympathizc." said the
groceryman, rs he picked up the
checse-knife and raised ii over his head
as though he wanted to cut slice OF
cheese on n Confederate soldier mo,
sir. I won't give nickel. Serves them
right II they suffer and starve. What
did they want TO raise row for? They
were whipped. and now they must
submit to their defeat. and live the
best way they can. Catch me giving
money to rebels! No! never. You are
"A fool"
You are heartlcss old cuss. that 5
what You are You neser was soldier.
or YOU would have some charity con-
cealcd about your carcass. The Union
helping their old6 opponents, and IL
comes with bad grace for a sta, at
home coward like you TO go back on
soldiers. Union officers shake hands
with Confederate officers, and the gov
crnmcnt gives offices to them, and
when they come up north everybody is
glad to see them, and when our people
go south In the winter everybody treats
them splendid. and they forget all
about the terrible war. but here is a
chance to do something kind for the
old crippled and sick private soldiers of
the Confederate army, who have hearts
and souls and everything but money.
and you refuse to give nickel. chP"
..Ycs, ] refuse" said the groceryman
as he went of down the counter TO get
away from the boy. II don't wan,
nothing to do with men who tried to
break up this Union. Condemn them,
they shot brother-in-lnw of mine In
the back, and for year after tho wal
he couldn't sit down. except on his
knees. When think Of what that man
suffered for want of rest II makes me
wild. and when think of the govern.
ment refusing my brothcr-in-law n pen.
sion on the tlimsy ground that he was
shot when he was running away from
the enemy in the field. my blood boils
He had to get back to the rear at Get.
tysburg, because he had left his knap
sack with his writing materials in IT,
about a mile back. and he wanted tc
write a letter to his parents. BY gum,
won't give cent"
'Those who were shot In the back
and their friends, arc the most bitter OF
the Copfedcrates." said the bad boy
bhTChStiChtlys oniVh HVsuiNts
who were shot IN the breast, or had ar
arm or leg shot off while at the front
and who fell with their faces toward,
the boys In gray. arc the ones who ap
preciaic bravery, and they don't kicl
on chipping in n little to help their old
enemies, who are friends now, out of 9
tight place. You would treat our mis-
guided neighbors worse than England
treats the Zulus. You are worse thar
cAnnibAl You do. not seem to apprc
ciate the fact that these old Confeder
ate soldiers re white, that they arr
brothers, belonging TO the same coun
try that we do, speaking the same Ian
guage, and ready to fight for our Uniou
at the drop Of the hat II ever occasion
requires. You would see them starse
and not raise = helping hand. Yo,
would not see dog starve II he came
to your door and plead inutoly for feod
and vet you will see Confederate sol
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