Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-09-11
Letter From Iosier Sic.

y cctttu Oh Ut log tOtHtF ga III
mInafIn on Their haps ana mis-
haps NV Their human famiss al
WIS er kengratularin misef on
Their finul rest nv very an un.
we=y, an as i thot NV the CRATE
konstitushunal kOnvenshun ia
cesshun at Their eapertul NV OuT
beloved state, belabOrin ther
selves tryin tn beet Their Niger,
an tryin tn turn al Their wimmin
nv Their kuntry intu men, hit
made me feal real bad tn think
nv yu an Sal er kervortin round
Their yOtin polls tryia III kOn-
trole Their vote NV GrubtOe.
An then ] hot NV Their fucher
geuerashun NV men tu cum, how
as tina wood hav tn cook thar
frugul meal, feed Their chieens,
eats an dOrgs an nuss Their chill
lun pervided Their wus emmy nv
Their las named kritters on hand.
An then i thot Nv Their pc long
sufferIn an pashunt niger, that
be wood no longer tOtn widout
payin his pole tax, nor run er
rOun an pers, SIS Their erth an
Their fulness Thereof, specially
Their hen roOst widOut er pass
frum ther owners NV Their same.
Al those things wer pervalin in
mi mine, when Bully cum er long
an sxed me eff j we're er goin tn
Their reHniun NV our ole brigade
ut Walden At these sayins NV
Bully's an Their menshun NV
Armstrong; brigade, Their ole
slumberin fires NV war begin tn
kindle In me sole, an i could
wunce mo sniff Their battnl frum
a tar eff. | tell yu Their thOrts
Nv the ole boys revixIfied me
equl tn a nip at Their hotel mans
eruit, an then thor shot an shell
an po beef and wet blanket
al went thru me at wun time
Of course these las thOrts wer
not so pleasant tn Inv on, but in
war Their guide an Their bad Their
pleasant ut Their unpleasant ar
mixed in wun permiseus streme
lies. ses /, i vii 90 pervIded i
can rsze the dust tn fray Their
necessary xspences, so i Just
prIed er0un ermung mi numerous
frens and sune raised the nee
ersary funs fer Their trip, also
bot me er klean par NV sox an
had niI har cut shorter. | alters
like tn look mi best when i go
yisitin. Bully wus suhe reddy
wild his built in his pockit what
he was wounded wild at tber
battle NV Franklin.
W e tuck Their kaIrs zacly at
hat pas ten OclOc, an liz out lake
er streek Nv lightnin. i tel yu
ole oman them keers went so
fas that i begun tn fele queer
erbOut Their waseban NV mi
6reeches which tao cummunI
Gated tu mi fren Bully, an he
tOle me that these queer feelius
WIS cOSed frum the momentum
NV Their mOvIu frame an that
Their proper name fer hit wus
see sickness. al rte, SEES /, an
We muved er!Oug HIsely widout
further axIdent till we begun tn
git close tn a littHl town called
WOrter Valley. when i cum
mennee tn fele hungry wild er
kline nv akin yoyd erbOut mi en-
natomY that wus unexplanabIe
tn mi saresfacshun. These fee
Inns i also ported to Bully. an
he sed these feelins wus er nat
rul konSiquence tn er Teller who
had bin iiyin in err prohibishuu
town so long an WINS now
aproehin er town nv different
denomeHashun. an he tole me
that when we got tn Their ValIy
we would walk er rOun an take
er littul excize, which we did
on arrival, an j wood reckermen
these excuses tn al mi ole sOIger
frens, specially fer travlin pur-
peses.
Wei when we got tn Vadin
whar the reunyOn wus tn be
holden we wus received wild
open arms hi Their pePIe. homes
/ wer pervided fur ever ole sol
ger that cum, free NV charg. an
glad tu hav EN-. Hit made me
fele glad an proud NV ther um-
bic part that had tuck in Their
struggle fur liberty an fredum.
An then Their metin Nv ole SOL
ger frens that had not sean fer
yeers an yeers, an tork NV triuIs
and struggles an hard ships now
long passed, tn rekIndel the
kanp hres, an spin ther yarns
an sing Their songs of long ergo,
these things themselfs will repa
ehy ole solger tn tend wun Nv
these reunyuns- Thar wus Col
Montgomery. Captain Kennedy.
Capt lobe Taylor, Barnet Dick
Allen an er host NV Their ole
Boys. but i amt got time nor
space tn rite erbout em now.
| Civ mi Inv tn al Their chilllen
an kepe sum fur yosef.
Uore kline husbun,
Josier Slic.