Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-05-09
n.ECA,s BAD hoy.
Hc Teaches the Groccrymnn char.
ify Towards n Former
Enemy.

P"TV' ioI, Wiu ine EWcefyHan 10 tue
bad boy, ns he came in with u 80 bill, and
wrapped il up in half sheet or note pa.
per, aud asked for an envelope. "Thats
some April fool business III bet fve dol
lars"
I'll take the bet, and when convince
yon that il is no April fool business, we
will put your Eve dollars in with this aud |
sond il. | am going to send that two dol |
lars TO the Confederate Grand Army fair, |
at Richmond, Va. You wee there are |
lots Of private soldiers who fought in the
Confederate army, who are destitute,
some Of them on the verge OF starvation,
with families TO support, and they have no
government to give them pensions, and
their neighbors are pOar, so their com
rades are getting up fair TO raise money
To help support them, and perhaps build n
home for them like our soldiers honie,
and the Confederates ask the northern
people To chip in little towards il.
sympathize with the old boys two dollars;
how much do you sympathizeW and the
boy looked at the grocerymun as I'll ough
lie expected a contribution.
Not II darn sympnthize," said the
groceryman, rs he picked up the cheese
knife and raised il over his head ~ though
hr wanted to cut slice Of cheese of
Confederate soldier. mo, air, 1 won't
give nickle. Serves them right ii they
suffer aud -iarve. What lid they want to
raise q row fer? They were whipped, aud
now they must submit to their defeat,
aud live the best way they can. Catch me
giving money 10 rebels No never. You
nie q fool"
NNn,, I,aortI,.a nj thni "a
what you ARE. You never was soldier
or yon would have some charity concealed
about your carcass. The Union soldiers
are giving chceriuly towards helping
their old opponents, and il comes with
bad grace for u stay-at-h home coward like
yoa To go back on soldiers. Union officers
shake hauIs with Confederate officers, and
the government gives offices To them, and
when they come up north everybody Is
glad to see them, aud when our people 20
south in the winter everybody treats them
splen id, and they forget nl about the
terrible war, but here is chance 10 de
something kind for the old crippled aud
sick private soldiers uf the Confederate
army, who have hearts aud souls and
everything but money, and you refuse 10
give nckle, eh?"
YES, rcfnse," said the groceryman, as
he went off down the counter TO get away
IRON the boy. II don't want nothing To
do with men who tried to break up this
Union. Condemn them, they shot n
brother.in-l,w si mine in the back, and
for year after the war he couldn't sit
down except on his knees. When l think
of what that man suffered for want OF rest
it makes me wild, and when / think of
the government refusing my brother.in.
law II pension on the flimsy ground tha,
! 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
Gettysburg, because he had left his KNAPP
sack with his writing material in, about a
mile back, and he wanted to write letter
TO his parents. BY gum, won't give a
cent?
"Those who were shot in the back, and
their friends, are the most bitter on the
| Confederates," said the bad boy sarcasti-
cally. "The Union soldiers who were shot
| in The breast, or had an arm or leg shot off
while at the front, and who fell with their
fnces towards the boys in gray, are the ones
who appreciate bravery, and they don't
kick OH chipping in little to help their
old enemies, who are friends now, ont oi
a tight place. You would treat our mis-.
guided neighbors worse than England
treats the Zmlus. You are worse than Il
cannibal. You don't seem to appreciate
the fact that these old Confederate soldiers
are white, that they are brothers, belong
ing TO the same country that we do, speak
ing the same language, and ready to 6gh
for our Union at The drop OF the hat j
ever occasion requires. You would Sc,
them starve, and not raise n helping hand
You would not see dog starve ii he cam,
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