Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-01-13

clothes of the wah? OF co'se did not
fully agree with Jinerel Lee regardin
the wah and fit on the other side; but,
gentlemen, .Jlnerel Lee was brave
man. fit with him at Beuns Vista and
Risaccy when the pesky greasers rid
over him as Ell he'd OF bin a remains,
but he lived to lead the glorious fight
for his people, loyal to old Virglnny,
gentlemen ruther ne was right orlruther
she was wrong
"And what I'D they do tn old Jlnerel
Robert e. Lee, with his blue blood and
educated at the expense OF the United
States?
Took him and tried him By drum
head cote martial, sab, and had him
took OUT behind camp and shot, sab,
and his BODY qusrtered, his poor body,
Scared with Mexican lances 30, years
ago and With Federal bullets again, san,
in defense OF bis country, and yet shot
and riddled by Republican bullets. sab,
magnanimous Republican bullets, sab,
and CHARTERED ike bullock, sab, TO
make 2 Republican holiday
But" SAID General Fry, Colonel
Woodford, you do not want 20 lead
these people into an error wlllfuily.
Every child in the primary schools
knows that General Lee died ten years
after the war, honored alike by friend
aud foe. the loved and respected presi-
dent Of a southern college,"
"Now Jinerel Fly" said Woodiord,
''ye must not come down here and try
to mislead our plain country people
that way, because ye come from the
great intellectual center at Danvilie,
where they can parse Paradise Lost
with one hand tied behind their backs
and wear open back shirts.
"Bill, what 10 Ye say about the death
OF Jinerel Robert e. Lse?"
Bin arose in the middle OF the house,
paid his saliyary respects to the exposed
foot of Lincoln hireling and said: II
wuz one of the detail. colonel, fer tew
shoot Jinerol Lee, and my old heart
bleeds when l think OF 1t, boys. fer l
was from Ksintucky and belonged to
the Sons OF Temperance al Lexington,
but we done it, sab, we done it-shot
and then drored and Qusrtered him
there before his wife and children"
Then be sobbed and sat down. Now,
Jlneral Fry" said Woodford, zone
more word, and ! am done. We do not
claim TO be in advance Of civilization
here. We are, IN fact, as we know,
away yander in the rear OF progress, but
when eloquent gentlemen like Jlnerel
Fry comes down here fer tew perVert
and mislead US as regards the conduck
of the wah, sab, and the magnanimity
of the Republicans at the clothes OF the
Yah, sab, am heah 10 protest, san,
with my dyin broth.
Let us see now, IN conclusion, what
the white winged bird Of peace brought,
to po' old jefferson Davis at the clothes
of the wah. What about the justly
celebrated olive branch which the
Republican party had secured In car
load lots for jinerel distribution In tbs
south2
mind re, [ did not agree With Mr..
Davis regardin the conduck OF the wan
and nc agin him. but ] am Democrat,
and I will not stand idly by TO hear the
magnanimity OF the Republican party
bellered at We by the silver toneued
orator from DanvlIe. | was 81 the wan,
sab. from a 10 lizard. sab, and ask
ye 10 refresh yore memory, gentlemen,
rerardin the jsnerel megnanimity
shown. sab, 10 Jefferson Davis. Mind
We, did not agree with MIN, but MT
on the other side; yet, gentlemen, was
with Davis I'm the Mexican wah, sab, and
I saw him fight With sword and bullet
after others had quit and laid down,
sab, fight on and on, sab, with dubbed
musket, thea with with rocks. sab, and
fence stakes aud army crackers, sab,
aud whatever he conld git a-holi or,
game 10 the last, sab!
"And what did they do with po' old
JEFF Dlvls 80 the clothes OF the wah,
sah9
"Took him and tried him by drum
head cote martial, sab, and had him
burned at the stake just back OF tho
slaughter house At Richmond. sab.
"Yes, sab, and there In the midst OF
thar magnauimOus army OF Republic
ans. brea thin peace on earth and good
Will 20 man, they lsshed this venerable
hero OF many z battle Ia Mexico and
many an Indian fight, dashed him TO q
green saplin, sab, with hot telegraii
wire. and roasted him TO death with
white birch wood on The soil Of old Vir-
ginnv, burned him TO ashos In the
presence Of his family, and ths great
nero and patriot, together with over
So Goa. 600 Of Coniedrlt money in bis
coa5tai pockets, went up In puff OF
smoke"
Put Colonel Woodford," said Gsn.
eral Frv. "Jhatls absolutely false on It's
face. aud you know it yourself. Jefier-
son Davis has outIlysd most Of tbs
nromineut men OF the war both north
ana south and ia stll alive on dis iarm
down 10 Mississippi. l can telegraph
him now and get reply before ] leavs
town"
Sow. JiuereI Fry" said Woodford
in sad and sympathetic tone, "ye
will not insist, I'm sure, on TIE mag0s-
nimity OF the Republican party az the
clothes OF the wab, sab, whsn prove
10 We what J say. Sam, ye remember
the days OF the surrendan, sab. at the
clotbes Of the wah, ssh, what was done
with 20 old JEFF Davis az the clothes OF
me wah?"
sam got I'D aud rested his hands on
the back Of seat. Then be looked Cen
eral Fry squGrely IN the eye.
~ was there, be said sadly. ~ was
there and under orders, so had TO do
what I was told 70, and ! was ordered
10 help tie Mr.. Davis to green saplin,
gentlemen, with hot TELEGRAPH wires. and
then 10 cut white birch wood for slow
fire.. White birch wood, az ye know.
gentlemen, is the mos, economical wood
/ thew Ia becnz re kin burn the bark Oh