The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-03-08
Dissatisfied Negro Writes
To the "Zemption" Board

A Tscslai sditioa al The EoIival
Ccmmeseial. cs Cleveland. Miss,
contained the following:
Many and sssaage are The Letter.
received by the local Exsmpsior
hoard hem rssssssaatss sAs daaAl
The suftieieney III tho tluestionnsirs
N . sure way out al the totls nj ihs
sslectiss draft. Some III lhsse let
,ers are teasius appeals. OTHERS av
indignant femonsirance. while eth
Others. like The ioliowlns. review,
lng the whole sitasticn. ara afga'
mentatise and persuasive, This ID
a sample handed the Bolivar Com
mere.al by snsmber nj the Beard
il 10 typical and well wcfth reading
~ demonstrating the reourcsful
mess Of q mind seeking q way GU, o.
the hight.
Honorable Zempliou Board.
kleyelaad, Mise.
Kind Sure Il frisns:
take my pin IN han b rite YOU
bout my war papers, DE lawyer
whus made dem ou, didn't tiea~e il
to suite INC. spec he'ss good law
yer and mout git yer out Of trabie
bu, il sho do looks lax hes gwins
n Ne. me in the army, tie sho IL
a pour Eemption glitter. 80 | - ritin
YOU mysei 10 let you ITO jest hos
stans, ise done red de war papers
thru An thru kserfui and | am sddl.
Gated and can undufstan and nc
where | belongs al Their amt nary
reeron for me 10 be- Ia de Fust kiass
nor in de Secund kisss. Thes
thought hs one t~s~on n put nae II,
De Third kIass, Diylshun h. on AT
|'gSnnt vi my fnathrr. Shes sn ~
rear old and lives 10 South kilina
On she show pens on me. l also
belongs In klass Fore GAUGE has
vile, kose che done quit me
aud RUINED way vii a nuiher niger,
but he has de consumptum> and
shen he dies. | ~ she will he rite
back pennins on me. | tines dat |
belongs to .sra divisun in klass
Five eept too. No follows towit;
A. Dis don't ke,ch me.
h. lse a T-alar ordained rninnster
an pastures de Mount Zion Church,
{. Student Of preachin on May
Is. 1917, in recognised skule.
namely kimball Lake kulluri
jkule. Mr., Geo. Armstrong will
toll you SO il he has got De REGARD
in bis ofhee.
d. belongs 10 do Salvashun
Army.
4, | don't KUN under dis he'd,
y. Ice a residence alum mot
snemy) Ny folks KUN rum Airika
Il. Dis sexun ketches me strong.
Ny helth 10 NIFTY pourly, | joe, amt
hssically III. Iotact | had Dc runner.
TN sriul bad and | suffers wid 4
misery Ia my chess and ! All. sub;
gect to dissy spels. has de hart
uubble. An den mi iete amt rite,
la jest wont stan when deys any
.hu.in soin on,
II. lss not morally ht FUR de
,rmy. lse bin tried in de Cistuit
kouu fur stealth kows an got soni
TO De pin Tor I years, Mr., klsrk
xus de persucu,in lawyer in da,
xourt and he can tell you bou, my
nouals.
|. lse de l,senced pilot at de
Mount Zion Church a. menshuned
herein helour.
Aud den kind trends | want to
al your rp%chsli ,enshun 10 De-
asst sexun Of de skuses. | am o.
nvmbm Of rv~k-rntsh-ef in.~ci
sha, sho il posed TO war snd work
and ! klaims semp,ion under dn
ned and THANK you il you pleess
put me in die klasa
Il hear dat Mr., Cholly klsrk IL d,
persucuiin lawyer fw de Zemp.iot
oDd iwo and | kinly acks you
lAAn not 10 pay no ienshun .e
sha, h. says caure don't spect b.
nss iursot dem howe What ] stol.
An la, mought make him preduiuc.
.sin me II DIS Board will pu, me
% de Klass VIA, acks for and
belongs b han 90 on in my use
hull oceipashun. DO, II dey dont de |
tloc,urs sho KAN. do din heah niger
hart uubble any good.
Dis ieses me we'll and dom well |
and | hopes ii fines you de same |
II you don; 81, dis letter p!eese le,
me no.
Your suryent.