New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-02

Cut enemy with long knife, George Jump on MS
collar Make him think the new brick courthouse mas
fallen on him Don't give up the ship.
am In favor George, OF having this put down, and
hope you'll do your part. have any use for the
enemy and 1 hope you won't have Down with the
enemy, my motto Hit him In the stomach with the Dig
end o. your gun and double him up. Get him down.
George his in the rch alluvia soil OF the
Southern States Jump up and roar ut him and tell him
that you're wolf and that you eat snakes Just hint TO
him you enjoy diet OF raw snakes and Confe1eates
Tell him you born In cyclone rocked to sleep by
whrwnd brought up tornado, AMI fought and whipped
sporting volcano the early age Of eleven years. That's
the way TO whisper the enemy Intimate TO him that he
can't monkey with old George Brnske when he's got hs
boots on. Rip him up the back Bloody his nose and
give him black eye as big az q Mexican dollar Wool
him all over the Southern Confcderacy Make him sing low
and crawl obscury and yank the obseury in after
him.
That few words is my idea OF The way TO treat the
enemy. I don't think ne deserves anything better 1
think paid you much when gave you that 300,
but don't expect any of it back am willing 10 make
any reasonable sacrifice for country when drafted and
you know IT, Again reminding you to sock II TO the
enemy remain. Yours for war,
Or Cd
s.-Exterminate him i-you know whom mean.
g. c.
There you have It, fellow veterans wrote that lot
ter in 1868, and those my sentiments Does that
look as II 1 wanted peace? Not much wanted war,
bloody war; wanted that substitute to earn his
E4OO. L might nave gone 10 Odndud anu Sob d""S
from the draft and costly substitute. thought about
It. had lots OF friends In Canada. But did 60
there3 mol thousand times, mol Where was II
Comrades, was in Buffalo, New-York, facing the
music
OF course did not go into the army personally,
but George there. George was one OF those Kind
of fellows who always going into something. lie
went into the army, and later on went into the poor
house. He didn't get any s4OO that time, though
didn't go to the front myself of course. Gentle
men, you Will agree with that am not built for
war; How would look resting my hands on my
knees and STOPPING down and peerng into the cannons
mouth looking for It's back teeh7 Spose the blamed
thing should o. off, l don't know anything about
the nature of these Perhaps they like to have
their mouths looked into, and perhaps they don't
What do I know about muskct5, and ramrods and
Shells and Calling guns, and hard tack, and mules
War isn't my hold, gentlemen. can't run. suppose
had been at the battle Of Bull Run, which In my
opinion the greatest battle of the conflict sup
poso had been In the lead there-what kind OF fix
would 1 have been in by the time had run down a
hill, and snored along valley, and pulled up over
ridge, and wheezed across level field? What
good would It do in battle for me to get behind
haystack and have the enemy peppering INC around
the edges wherever projected out Into sight, No,
gentlemen, there Is place for me on tho CORY field
of battle
Fellow veterans, thank you for your attention;
have DONE The next time you see hollow-eyed Re-
publican standing bumped up on the street corner,
asking In slckening tones: Where was he during
them terrible four years ?" you hurl this in his face
" He was In Buffalo, New-York"