The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15

occupy you as we hear those nasty Yankees
have somehow plucked up courage enough
cousin julie SAYS it's Dutch courage. Whatever
that may be- to leave their mudhole on the
Tennessee and march over to Donelsun. j sup
pose you're having just oceans of fun. chasing
them back to their gnnboats and picking up the
fat fellows that can't run fast enough to get
away. I'm afraid something'll happen to keep
you away. 1t would be just like those Ken
tuckians and Tennesseans at Donelson TO have
all the fun to themselves nj not send you an
invitation. You ought hear Cous N Jules hus-
band COMPLAIN that business Ike ps him tied so
fast that he can't go Gown to Doneison himself
and tn he a hand in the fun i really don't know
what bis business is. bur it's terrible combining
and cxhausting for he don't get home till long
past midnight, and has such awful headaches
that the house smells of the camphor he uses,
and Jim. the colored boy, has to bring soda
water-you just ought to see how much he
drinks of il. The last time he had the headache
he dropped into a doZe while was tanning him
as he lay upon the sofa, and a lot of round
pieces of ivory fell out of his pocket. They
were so queer and nice that picked up a hand
full Of them and went 10 the window 10 take Il
look at them. SoIne were white some red. some
blue. and some had n figurc on them, some 10
and some % Then Jim came in with another
bottle Of soda water. and i'd: Lawd. mis- y.
whah did you git dem faro cnip-?" / wouldn't
ask limits bad to let II ggcr think that he
knows ANYTHING that you dont-and WAS as
ashamed to ten Cousin julie; she's told me so
much about city ways that she begins to put on
airs over me Well, as i was going 10 say,
Cousin jules husband groans all the time about
how hard it is that he can't have q chance at the
Yanks as we as others He says If he could
only go down and shoot few on the run. he
would come back to business in better frame
OF mind. He says he would take his long-range
rife that he used to shoot antelope with be-
cause Yankees are as scary as antelopes and
he'd have to shoot at a distance TO get any of
them when ousin julie asks him if he would
bc clear in his conscience about killing TN IN,
he says that Yankees who live on cod fish and
baked beans haven't souls like Christians, and
il is no more harm TO Kill them than dog YOU
lind in your snoke-housc. wish he could get
away from business; il might stop those terrible
headaches and relieve Cousin julie very much.
] hope you will go down 10 Donelson Before
the fun Is all over. have very nice time and
get spoken of in the paper like Madison Mills
was-only I'm sure he didn't deserve it-and
that you'll get me that little Yankee spoke of
in my last.
Your Afectionate Cousin,
ARTEMIsIA MARIA SIMPKINs
p S-Cousin jules husband is come in.
grumbiing at his luck more than ever. lie
says that a telegram has been received from
back TO their gunboats like flock of sheep
losing many killed and taken prisoners II
was all done without giving YOU folks chance
TO help. I'm real sorry for you It's too bad
A. NJ. S.
n. B-What reminded me Of ST. Valentine:
day was receiving just the loveliest valentine
! never saw anything so nice IL had a Mem
phis postmark Al first | thought IL was a
Clarksvilie postmark; | was in hopes il was
/ The handwriting looked like Madison Mills
but don't see where he could have got IT,
tUlilS - .NluilS scarce since those HOrGlG
Yankees began biockading us. 1t must have
cost an awful sight of money. How thought
/ ful IL was of him. Maybe was little toof ST
sending that hateful letter. ] may have done
| Mr.. Mills injustice II would be like that obi
| Gus Soph Persinger 10 make up the whole story
and tell it so That could hear. She s got more
cunning about her than she fox. and is half
crazy TO get Madison Mills. Its disgraceful
the way she's trying to catch him. I'll hate
her as long as live. ANS.
n b., No. 1--we got little surprise for you.
Cousin julie and go down 20 Haydensyille TO-
morrow on a visit TO her cousins-thc Flctchers
and we think if every thing is favorable OF
coming 10 larksyille on the 10th, TO pay visit
10 Aunt Elizabeth. BE sure to be at the depot
to meet US. A. NJ S.
"Well! !" said Walter as he finished the
letter.
Pm going to meet her." said Karl
expected you to try it, said Walter;
but there are difficulties in the way yet,
much as fortune seems to favor you. We're
not in GAINESVILLE yet"
But we will be tomorrow, for when
went back with that note TO the Commodore
heard him tell an officer that Gen Smith
J was coming up here tonight with a brigade