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Mann family letters, 1851-1956

1863-03-01-Page 03

themselves night of the golden circle  Such menn are no better than rebbles for rebbls they are and I tell them so right to their face and they have to swallow it for if I am not able to go to ware I dont intend to lay still at home and let the traitors of the north bring up afire in the rear of my friends that have gone while they are organiseing we are not lying still we have got three Co. nearly full one co. have drawed their arms and some of those days there will be and order issued for to take trators where they are as well as where they aint and then we will go to work and I think there is enough of us left here to take care of them you said that you did not think that the ware was any clocer to and end than it was twellve monts ago it certainly must be one yeare clocer according to nature do not get discoraged for you are cirtainly in a good cause and we are gaining ground all the time

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themselves night of the golden circle Such menn are no better than rebbles for rebbls they are and I tell them so right to their face and they have to swallow it for if I am not able to go to ware I dont intend to lay still at home and let the traitors of the north bring up afire in the rear of my friends that have gone while they are organiseing we are not lying still we have got three Co. nearly full one co. have drawed their arms and some of those days there will be and order issued for to take trators where they are as well as where they aint and then we will go to work and I think there is enough of us left here to take care of them you said that you did not think that the ware was any clocer to and end than it was twellve monts ago it certainly must be one yeare clocer according to nature do not get discoraged for you are cirtainly in a good cause and we are gaining ground all the time