Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-05-08
"J0HNNY aE8.
. By Glarence Cary.

held Jan. 'lS, 1890. in Commemoratior
of the Birthday of General Robert f.
Lee, abdpublisbed by request.)
Ar yo' assin' who mout 1 iep Shucksl
/ Pm Johnny Reb, fo' shol At
johnny Reb, dun quit cavortin', seedid.
out, grone ole en- POI :
d aliow'd yo'd rex 'onised me, shore CO
eggs. en- right Off, plum;""
But rekun Idun' altered, les my holt,
en- ffaxsled sum,
Sence the Yanks, at ieas', onct know a
me, 'know'd me, too, durn sight
too much, ~"
Wen f'hoipen fur Zoo stress 'em, linn
In ronn' with'gun en- crutch,
Tell they dubbed up. on stafy'd ME.
starv'd, en- tired, en- wo' me out;
Arter TO years rippin, tar'ips, cost ther
"On toe Richmun RoutA.n
Well! hit pears foxes mem 'ries fur me,
+ dun got ecace as Cohnfed notes,
Less wen, Lections Oils hunters,
rons aroun' fur so'gets' votes.
Them AT times yo1l hyar the can dates
rip, en- sweat hole days oar thru,
Bout ole Johnny, en- his murrits. Ell
what deeds he use ter do. <
Lawzee! l dun hear'n 'em prove mo
" mos a scand'lus turble man,
Plum onhappy 'cept while wadin' whar
i the goaf' in freshits ran. y
I'm they'se low'd Use cyarved mitch
out, in them Cupiloes OF Fame
Longuv fighting like hell.fyur, right
clar thru losin game.
They Sc dun promist me, them or'turs,
taet the fuchut'd hole me high,
Tho they Civ no Homo. nur penshun,
nowadays that s passin' by. :.
amt clar jess wat they Soup toe; jess
wat all ther talk S about.
Wen they cracks me up one minnit; en-
the mex, so son toe shout
Bout I. G blessins Nv the Union, en- re-
turnin toe the Fold,
Tho los lams, like mes kep' wandrin {,
out en- darkness en- in cold.
Mubbe trainin' up fur Congriss 'quires
man to jaw like that,
So s toe w'uk both sides, vile hidin
jess a'zakley wat he ut.
En- t'wur p'raps iher kind that Gx't hit
so thet'friens NV 70 tho wah
Sudden t'und like iun mud tom C is, en-
-" begun toe spit en- claw.
Thet ar Pollytiks is puzzlinl Ef twur
true; es we h arn'syd; :" q"
Thtt half milyun hdmnns, h7tter
turn tots-up'en ded.
Tryin toe settle hits mistakins, jess to
git whar we is now,
Pears mussed-up kline o. bisnesr, en-
Is plum wasefnl ennyhows
Web! Tdnn grone kline o. iustlus, suf-
firin' on. ZEN scratthn long
With my clea,in' in the pine!wu'ds en-
my triflih patch O. co, n
Fur i haint no wife es help metc. fur
toe nuss, ur keer fur me-
Nurno peart n w.ieedlin' chillun hnint
cum sot upon my knee.
'Pears old sojers clint get hurried, less
4. they Sc lucky Boys in Blue,'
Thet, with chanst fur' wldders pen
shuns, ketches lovin hearts en- tru.
So Use playd lone ham NV it, fout
tight that pears to me.
Heftier then hole craps o' ruckshuns
! J like us cphnfeds uster see. !. q
In item days we'eh we war slc:ttsh,
plungin, strainin, on the Bit; e"
Fore we tu nd ole ohery critters, bout
fur uzzards f.edn fit;
Fore the light went out, back yander,
whar we Sod far well to Lee,
Nurrer-mo' his lead to fo.ler, nurrer-mo'
his face to s;e.
So hits powerful lon SOME fur me: We EN-
{ theievenin shadows fliugs
Gurus streaks aroun my cabin, en- the
pine-:ops moane en- sings. i
Lots o spooks Gums troopin bout me.
markin time with muffied. drum.
En- hyar the call nv comrndes, long
sence gone'to kingdom cum
Bill, en- Taum, thet'drapped at Malvern,
. en- thet lone-ieg d prayin man
= Him as brung Stonewall's dispatches.
1iaS frum way crest the Rapidan
my ole ~'-d. n bruther Lijab-Sho! |
~ thers hundre.se EN- thar!
sumtimes loomin clost ass,A me. sum
b tfurs fadin dim en- far.
They'se so mitey natchrul, often, thet
. my burned old wowped he'd,
Mout'nt be SO dig gone sartin ef I'm
lvin yet or ded,
'Cep' I'm sho my axes zen hungnr,
would mt fine no likely chanst
Toe be projickin',,'of evenings, long o.
5. funl-marchin ha'nts.
Yes, ] dun grone'rustlus yander, en- /
- hemn traveller say, s"f'>
Thet Id fine living cumrades, up hyar
nov wearin nhtchuf's gray
Who I'D make ole Johnny welcome ef
e he jihed ther dwindiun ranks,
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