Asheville daily citizen., 1893-02-24
SHADE LEMONS PENSION.

KANE kREAK n. c. 1898 the 9 Feb.
SITlzEN EDIrUR SIR:-Me & Shade Lem
on has fell out, & bein as sich as the kase
l haint behaldin to Shade no longer for
to opprcss from yearnin Publck aw-
nce :; phc w seekrits Shade told me kohl
fdenshilly afore me and Shade fell out.
Which hit seams that Shade were born
& razed in East Tenrcsy. But l got
wussen that to tell Wit. You Jess waite.
When the w ar broke out, Shade Lemon
were a groan man & no bones brock. &
left Davis waited 2 year s. bet cr to see If
Shade would volunteer. Which he wa
ted in vane. Shade siz Tcff Davis sont
word every whew weaks to the sheriff
of the County, to ak him if Shade showed
any sines of voluntcarin Write me
word'' sez he ''ar Shade Lemon gwinter
valuntear or ar he knot? thus here phare
land of ourn ar tremblin in the bal
lances." Which the sheriff at last he got
mad he did, & finally at last he written
letter to Jeff Davis & he scd. sezzee,
"Mr Davis, they haint no hope" AT the
liker that Mr. Davis he sont reeieueant
up thar s. had Shade kornskriptcd he
did.
ar telliu of it cggsackly like Shade
tole it ter me. Shade he Sed, sezzce.
Gentlemen, If has 10 lite L low to fife
rit, if has to save the Southern kon-
pherdcy l low to save it Il stradClin of
my ole Mar Kate so | kin bring hit
lowed him to jine the kalvery kompiny.
When they come to the titin place, Shade
got sick. 80 | rdI! o lordv." sczzee.
Come k~icli somebody & rub my
back. l got another attack o! that or
full epper lepsy. O lordv o loroN," sezzee.
= n I.
the sa1til wa, Nscpt h study up some
other Ii. The kaptin lowed if the kon
phedersy could he saved by - lies,
Shade could save hit in days.
But q a the kompny was idin along
& all of Il suddent the Yankees riz up
outer the pine bushes jess like ingins did,
and the font kommenced 50 kwick Shade
hadn't no chance to konlplain, which
hit want no use no how, fer they want
no place to go 2.
Now what Won reckcn he done. Mr.
edtur he JESS throde his gun down he
did < he lay over & hug ole Kate round
the knecl< fer deer life, & ole Kate she
done jess like the tother hosscs done, she
jess run round Il longer t he tother horses,
a doPdin of the bullits to the best of her
ability. When the fout broke up some
SevOle men ON boath sides was as ded as
hectc-, & some was badly hert, s. as fer
Shade Lemon he were a huggin of ole
Kate after the performance were over.
He sez to Bill Simpson. sezzee "Bill
Simpson. w hare is we at? ~ & Bill Simp-
son, lie sed sezzee Shade Lemon" sczzce
chit seams to appere that we is in pos
| seshuul er ne premmisses." At the liker
| that Shade Lemon he sot up strate on
ole Kate & Civ the rebh!e yell & he
"Bilt Simpson," sezzec them pilool
Yanks Kant buck up agin no rebs no
how 1 killed atore tina Could git
ava & then 1 throde my gun at & my
| mar got Skeered & run off, / must go
back s. git my gun" Which the kaptin,
he sed Shade couldn't phool him, he put
him in the guard house. Twant long
after that atore Shade seed good
Chance to dizzcrt, & he slipped over to
tother side. him and ole Kate.
| The yankees they treated him skanlous,
| they taken his mar wa from him & give
| her to n kalvery man. & made shade
walk. They cussed shade fer a doggone
\ kowerd & he eel so shame he gin ter
wish he never dizzerted and consequen-
shilly he were glod when he were tuck
prizoner agin by the white folks. But
shade Semon didn't sta glad but a phew
minnits. fer the Kaptin swore he were
| gwireter hang him fer dizzertin the p ece
& dignity of Moth Callry, & he had
shade swung up with plow line & jess
as he were Givin the pharcwell kick, Thee
| OaVerSOn he kun aloTg and he SCI sezZee
NV good kaptin dew WI meme ter sa
you is gwincter disgrace the Konfcdercy
by hangin of a waller dorg like shade
lemon, Cut him down! fer the pnare
phame of dizzy Cut the dorg down
which the kaptin he cut the roap s,
shade he KUN ?. which l haint time
| to tell you no mo. Shade Lemon are
a drawin Of . pensions from the L. S.
governncant as follows, he cre drawin
of l pension ter dizzertin, and his widder
are a dra win of pension bekasc Shade
were hung. That's what makes Shade
Lemon & his widder so internal stuck
up. Dave Harks.
SpelIin korccted by my son Solomon,