Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-04-30
The Milwaukee Bad Boy.
HE TEACHES THE GRoCERYMAN
CHARITY TOWARDS A FOR
MER ENEMY.
From Peck's SUM-

bad boy, as he came in With Two
dollar bill, aud wrapped it up IN hall
sheet Of note paper, and asked for an
That's some April fool
business I'll bet Gye dollars
III take the bet, and when [ con-
vluce you that 1t is no April fool busi-
ness, we will put your five dollars in
with this and send it. L am going to
send that two dollars to the Conteder'
ate Grand Army fair, at Richmond,
Va. You see there are lots OF private
soldiers WHO fought in the Confederate
army, who are destitute, some OF them
on the verge OF Starvation, with fami.
lies to support, and they have no goyer-
nment to give them pensions, ,and the ir
neighbors are poor, so their comrades
are getting up fair to raise money to
help support them, and perhaps build
a home tor them like our soldiers,
home, and the Conlederates esk the
norihern people y chip 10 little to
wards it. l synpathze with the old
boys two dollars; how much do you
sympathize p aud the boy looked at
the groceryman as though be expected
contribution.
Not a darn sympathize,' said the
eroceryman, as he picked up the cheese
knife aud raised 1t over bis head as
though he wanted tV cut q slice OF
cheese of Confederate soldier. No,
sir. l won't give a nickel. Serves
them right if they suffer and starye.
What did hey want to raise a 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 fool
You are a heartless old cuss, that's
what YOU are. You never was a SOL
der, or you would have some
charity concealed about your carcass.
The Unlon soldiers are giving cheer
fully towards helping their old op'
pouents, and it comes with bad grace
for stay-at-home coward like you to
20 back on soldiers. Union officers
shake hands with Confederate officers,
and the government gives Office TO
them, and when they come up north
every body is glad to see them, and
when our people go south IN the win
ter everybody treats them splendid
aud they forgot all about the terrible
war. but here IS a chance to do some
thing kind for the Old crippled and sick
private soldiers Of the Confederate
army, who have hearts and souls anC
everything but money, and you refuse
10 give a nickel, eh p
Yes, refuse said the groceryman,
as he went Off down the counter to get
away from the boy. L don't wan
nothing to do with men who tried tC
break up this Union. Condemn them,
they shot a brother-in-law OF NINE II
the back, and for year alter the wal
he couldn't sit down, except on hi;
knees. When l think Of what tha
man suffered for ant Of rest it makes
me wild, and when l think of the gov
ernment refusing my brolher'in-law
pension on the himsY 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 real
at Getty burg, because be had left his
kuapsack with his writing materials 10
about a mile back. and he wanted tt
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 oil
the Confederates,' SAID the bad boy
sarcastically. The Union soldiers who
were shot 10 The breast, or had au arni
or leg shot of while at the front, and
who fell with their faces TO wards the
bows in gray, are the ones who apprecl'
ate bravery, and they don't kick or
chipping in a little to help their ole
enemies, who are friends now, out OF
tight place. You would treat our mis-
guided ueighbors worse than EnglanC
treats the Il Illus. You are worse thai
n caunibal. You d. not seem TO ap'
precia,e the fact that these old Con-
federale soldiers are white, that the
are brothers, belonging 20 the same
country that we do, speaking the SAM
language, and ready to fight for ouI
Union at the drop Of the hat if ever
occasion requires. You would see
them starve, and not raise helping
hand. You would not see a dog sarv'
ifhe came TO your door aud pea'
mutely for food, aud yet you will see
Confederate soldier, who for three
years fought because he thought III
was right, and went 10 his desolat'
home with a bullet 10 him, suffer fo
the necessaries of life, aud refuse e
help him. Can't you realize That BIZ
children are as dear to him as your:
are to you, and that it breaks bis hear
TO see their pitiiul faces tinched will
hunger, and that their voices asking
Tor bread from tha father who is un
able to earn it for them, sound 10 hin
like a death knell? Can't you imagin'
that the Confe derate soldier feel
crushed TO know the need of the price
of a sack Of flour, when millions OF dol
lars are squandered every day, in fool
ishness. by rich people who are no bet
ter than he ls9 should think, if yo'
could picture 10 yourself old veteran
Confederates in rags, with children
around them, climbing on their knees
a,l lnnkinu mn lnlo their hronzed o