Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-04-27
UNCLE JACK TO JASPER
Tells About the liking of tie pic
lures of the Sponsors.

bear Jasper: You ought to read the,
ers, and Sc the beautiful pietF'ls
e he sponsors for the differepts ,.'o' ,.'
of the old vets that Esea i oiv''
\ lis week. 1t is gettini te ct at i'a'iaS
I lad to have your fr.n to be a'i'e d
Tpapers, especialllyte,4netufe put III ,ou,' 'no
in, and will :, if you are good look
think -, cost q q pay for it. l have been
tMpt.sin' seriously of suggestin to you
20 lat we have our pictures struck ahc
if the price is not toe high we mlsht
have them put in the st. Louis RepuO-
lie. But it will be necessary for us TO
anticipate some big proposition that
we propose engagin in soon. ana as
YOU have a fertile imagination, | Will
leave that part to yon, While get Nn
the cost With the paper III III. iiaFH
the best picture made N0u can set,
look wise. throw Your bead back, ana
assume an heir Of don't care palticu-
lar" 1t will be necessary to mark the
pictures plainly IL red 1nk, that no
mistake may be made in placln your
name under my picture. and mine on-
der yours. | am not Jealous ct you
but some of the pictures are GeftNi
the names mixed, and seA can BET the
folks are mad, and, | heard retr3e 10
nav the bill So plain uA&erstAndin
in advance will prepare Us for SUch
errors. or course you are smarter
than am but as | am the best ioofln
am bettin' on bein' the f&Norlte. |
saw lots of fellows goin 70 the reunion
this week at Dallas that had theil PIE
lures in the papers, and as We are as
big as they, why not keen rp with thN
procession9 You have hoard it sale
I that fools names as we'll as faces az"
often seen i'll public places. but this
cuts IL figure With me-. especially WITH
the blks that don't know US.
l was-.at Dallas. and it was a sal)a
week for the state. especially With tAo
city. Everybody and his brother was
there, some to show their good looks.
some to hunt up a friend that has beNn
lost from sight since the close Of the
drama at AppomatoX Court Aaase. 1t
is easy to pick out from the great
crowd that class that participated IN
the four years struggle between the
states. and we might say that no such
record has been recorded in the annals
of history made by the gallant army
of our Southland Yes. ii was reun-
ion with all of its attributes-a comm
together face to face, and callin up
the memories of the missin dead that
fell a victim to shot and shell, say at
Franklin. Shiloh. and Gettysburg
which is only few of the memorable
fields of battle that are today dotted
with the memory of the heroic dead
Yes. it was n comm together OF oLNC
the fowor and pick of menhood vi
"Dixie I.and;" men full of patriotism
whose blood tingled with devotion
to principle that knew no bounds, say
the guidance of a divine power even
present. notably that grand, great
leader, Jackson, who laid down his
life for a cause that he asked God &c
guide and be merciful. 4 reunion 0t
the old gray haired vets, some minus
leg, some an arm, some bent and
bowed by wounds that will go with
them to the grave. with hearty hand
shakes dampened with the tears Of
pleasure, discussed their narrow es
capes and partin' quite forty years
ago.
Some Of the old negroes were there
that followed their young masters with
true devotion. Without pay or fear.
although a slave, he was true to the
promise made "ole missus" that he