The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-03-31
NUMBER 81

never mors % BE- reyisiled. Down goes
y . rock, suhbled over Tie cliff b. he
guide, who y Of opinion that folks come
here 70 seq and hear, not 10 muse and be
melancholy. There It goes-crash Il
, has reached ibe boitoIr --No--hark il
strikes sgain--onee more and again IN,
falling Will i never stop? Ooe's hair
begins 10 5ristle. as he hears the SQUAD re-
peateJ, growing less and less, until The,
ear can follow il 10 longer. Certainly
il the pit Of Frederick shall be eleven
thousand feet deep, lhe BotonIess Pit Of
The Mammoth Cave must be its equal.
Tor two minutes, al least, We can hear,he
stone descending
MILITARY GLoRY.--The rolling drum.
brsttlipg tflnpet. The oodding plume, Tho
waving banner, the brlsiiing bayooe,, the
shining sword, the prancing steed and the
heavy ordnance, will roll The eyes Of the
verlest paltroon with heroic ecstacy, even
70 tine Of confirmed peace; Judge, then,
how the real gioo,ne crack and bullet OF
regular engagement must have thrilled
the blood IN the Iusty veins Of our old
friend Josh--,yes Josh--for that Is the
name Of hero. Col. Hunks, is he was
called by the men FOR no particular rea.
sou. as | could ever learn, save thar
n'cknaming superior officers is an abstract
part Of military discipline, omitted in
the articles ot war Col. Hunks com.
manded a detachment IL cavalry on an
expedition agains! the Indians, ia one OF
our Florida frolicks, when the nemy
pushed, and, under cover Of this sdyan.
tage. picked of some Of our best men.
BY the mountains Of Maine. swore the
Colonel, this wont DO. Company dis
mount, be beloved 10 voice Of tbun-
der. ever seventh man hold seven bors.
es. The rest prepare for the bush. and foIA
low me- and, 10 an instant, the thick
wood was reverberating with The gallant
cheers Of 4 determined troop. The
green leaves concealed what the quick
report and clashing steel gave note was
going on. Josh couldn't stand Il; his dam
der riz at every crack; at last dra wing
his pistols from the holster, he bid tho
horses 60 10 The devil, and bounded ,ntn
The fray. The work was presently done
and the United States victorious. Cd ,ha
return Of the party. the CoioneI's b5rse :
one Of the seven entrusted to the care Of
Josh, was among the missing.
Josh, sung out the Colonel, with such
Energy thata rock about half 4 mile off
'chod Josh And Josh appeared, with
lis face begri mined like thai Of DOW
Ter monkey, and bleeding on the temple.
rom slight blow Of a tomahawk. ---a
Here um ! kurnsl--lord you needn't
'oier 50, you must ha' thought vas IN
he mountaings Of Maine Rascal,
where are The horses? 'AwfulIy scorch. !.
q il they went where told EN- to 90
You scoundreI?-' sCorporaI--kur-
al--corporal, don't promotion ne too
y at once interrupted Josh, sudacious-
pretending TO believe that he was ~
put to be rewarded fol the heroic ex
|oit 10 which be had broken duty To-
anticipate. You and are townsmen.
believer said The Colonel, with cool
'ger, and are. you not ashamed to dis.
ace your naiise village BY muliny in
. ranks well, know il ANT exact
according % Law 10 disobey orders.
i Ii no case, but look here kufnal.
ID Josh, with ! look full 81 meaning.
hen you 60 back to our town, the GALS,
IL say Oh! kurnal, tell .us where You
IS il that ere skrimms IT, And then
'u'Il say. me! o. i Was ID the bush.
lin lngens, certainly. .dnd ,hen5ths !
l. will say. and where was Josh, kur-
IL and then you'd say. Josh? 0 Josh,
.ns see--Josh, al he was holding The
fsss'--sNo, I'll be hanged L YOU
all--I'll catch EN- though. and bs was
like Ibe skip Of flea, while the Co.
ielturned away to conceal a laugh.
tBalt. Transcript.
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