The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-08-05
From Matthews Trip 10 America
MILITIA MUSTER FOLK.
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Come miltiamen 50 gay
Bring Your drums, your guns, and sabrcs,
While the fife Shall briskly ply,
Assemble all your neigh5ors.
See, the officer is near,
See the troops i'll crowds appear,
Every soldier nov is ncar,
To prosecute his labors.
tShokenl New gentlemen, to prevent
our falling or, III thank YOU to JaH in.--
Form inc if YOU please. Why bless me
do You call that lines why, you're crooked
at both en,s and not strait in the middle.
Now, do alter that gentlemen. Why, neigh
Dor 5wiggcrs, don't You see your iHSi}c is
quite hol0w, it wants filling up -" Yes
and 50 would vour's too, if You had come
from hpmc without your brcaa fast, as did. y
Stare 1T r,.sc why ncighbor Saniilg, ynu
DOVE stlnA At Gase.'-" Ne, can't for
haze AZ . pebble in my shoe."-" Eyes
right" THAT'S thing | shall like to de-
sal Gn.call; land perhaps Mr. Officer,
you u tell me how to manage It, Tor look, /
slaiat."--" That's true" says Rattlepot,
sand thal's the reason yGu always look Sc
cr9a& at the capt.in when he comma!}s lo,. =
-" Now, gentlemen YOU with vo,lr guns
come forward; OH With tn, uhlbl tila, wheel
to the right and you wiz t''e bean stalks
go the left. Now sh9uidr -sfefe, row,
didn't say arm" s"-"We'@n mind, you
might have said it, yon know. -" Nhat
brings you from the ranks, Rlaralls" :" -
only calne ont, Captain, - ask you If there
is any news. =" Pooh fouh I"
Thus they exercise AVA,
And You'll say it is jonr, sirs,
! For Eve been on mauN d ,.aS
With militia muster folk, sils.
Now they halt and now they dress,
I Now they march and countcrinarch, srs
See they on each other press,
With chns bcdcck'd with starch, sirs
Now the Captain calls aloud,
While each hero ,ooks 80 proud;
How they eye the gaping crowd,
And quiz the girls 50 arch, sirs.
[Mokeal Halt! halt halt why gen
tIenen. you'lc i>ft the rraf },u .rl bch.nd'
5"Yes 50 Sc ir~c; we're 6ctIrehand Will
thea..'--" Non, gentlemen, we're going tt
exercise and in order that ali may be cor
rect, I'll give the word from MY book Of Tho
New 5 stcn.-sitand at ease Attention
Shoulder arms, Fi% buyonets -" W Ii,
Captain, how arc We to fix bayoncts whcl
our guns are on our shoulders ?"-" Oh,
beg pardon; l've turned over two leaves u
once. Order alms--un'ix bayoncts. =
"Why, we hav'nt hXcl them yet, Captain.
That's true, but never mind. Grounl
j., arms. Why, bless me, brother 5hiyer, yo,
. have t,mblcd down. hope you havn't hur
yoursci!"-" Ncs, I've cut my rose :nii
bled bushcl guess. -" Yes, you're woun
: dcd i'll the service, and have shed blood il
the cause, calculate. -" Yes, ard tneru'
one gentleman has run his bayon into
very tender part of my frame, and l've onl
to inform these here corps that ] am no
n bum proof. -" What have you put up you
!. umbrella for, Drybncs ."--" Because
guess we shall have a very particular d.
heavy shower of rain. =" say, Little, hoy
long are YOU in this regiment ,'--" Five fec
!, nine, without my shoes how long are you /?
, "Sx feet three" "a pretty size for
cofhn.' Pretty well guess "Quic
march %
:. Thus they exercise away,
d And you'll say it is joke, sirs,
|, For I've been on many day,
d With miltia-mustcr folk, sirs.
d Now, all forn'd to work they go,
II And no regiment c'cr look d prouder;
: | am sure their looks would scare foe,
d! Nhcn thcy re supplied with powder.