Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-07-05

and Rome as well as modern Eulope and the
American Continent, was effected through the
vigorous intellect and energies ofsmall statued
individuals. As TO the contour of lis vlsage he
deemed It scarcely worthy thought, he felt
convinced that beauty was a mere matter of
taste, and although but skin deep his adverse
ry had long ago shed his upper leather by
which he might once have stood up beiore the
test OF admitted bcauty,l at least he himself
would not shrink from Comparison with his
opponent if true and unaffected taste were to
decide between them. His fondness for the la
dies, the Col. could not dispute nor would he,
since the charge If false might be received as
an evidence OF his personal endowments. OF
which, the ladies' are unerring coAnoisseurs.-
That love and war were inseparable, that the
incentives to the battle. field were those strong
ties which bind us TO our homes, our affairs, and
the p election of the ladies-that the history of
chlvairy abounds in instances of Sir Knights,
and Troubadours resigning for a period
their harps and guitars, and bucding on thor
armor to give battle to the behgerent foe.--
That the progress of civilization. the success
of var, and the destinies of revolutions have
been instigated and achieved through the Sc
cret movements of divine woman. That poets
and historians could testify the fact, and in the
ColonePs mind those beautiful thoughts oc-
CURED, SO aptly expressed by the muse.
glove and war have various cares,
War sheds blood, love sheds tears,
War have swords, love have darts.
War breaks heads, love breaks hearts"
l hope The reader will pardon me for this
prolix dilation upon what l have imagined to
ba Of ol bo
Indifferent points of his opponents allegations.
and if he viii follow me ] will convey him
to the scene of action were the ocular proof
of the Colonel's prowess was exhibited and
when in the face of his opponent he gave such
ample demonstrations of his military skill and
agile euuestrianism. "Action is more eloquent
than words" long ago wrote the immortal
Shakespeare, and so thought the redoubtdble
Colonel McTabb, and from this hypothesis
arose that ingenious method he adopted, tc
faIsfy the assertions of his adversl ries and tC
pluck golden opinions from the admirne
crowd.
The sun was taking his last peep over the
western horizon az if 10th to leave the buzzng
world and withdrew from the declining day
the last Pickering of his expiring beam. Il
streets Of C--were crowded with here ant
there groups Of citizens. whose gestures man.
Tested some warmth of feeling upon the topic
which engaged their elocution, ''steed answer.
steed in high and boastful neigh" and occa.
Sional,y the long breaihs of the sonorous jack.
ass, in deep breathed tones came bullying
upon the gale, harmonizng the interval be.
tween the dulcet notes of neighboring mock.
ing bird, and tt e deep toned thunder which
echoed from the distant storm. The harmo
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vaded the souls of men i'll accorded with
its sublimity. The harsh terms of recrim
ination reverberated alternately from the ag
iiated crowds,-the MALICIOUS eye of menace
shone with a glow OF h.. X a.
length was heard the rafting drum, and soor
amid the meandering intervals of space wa:
led in full caprisOn, the Aarabian steed o
McTabb whose high and lofty bearing wa,
worthy the blood Of the renowned Godolphii
and mvincible Diomede. Light upon the sad
die sprung McTabb,an in majestic movemen
charged his steed. Never upon the summit O
the lofty Alps did Napoleon exhibit mo,e dig
nifty, nor Don QuXote upon his fiery Roz lnan
show better craftsmanship nor did Bucephalu
feel prouder of the weight of the conquero
ABExANDER, than this steed of his rider
The assembled multitude we're parylzed wit
! eXtatic amaZement, and as Iflmpelled by SOM
unearthly impulse, eyes and mouths flew opei
as If to see and swallow all creation. In thi
magic maze men seem to have imbibed a mil
tary infatuation, which impeled them invOl
pntary and simultaneously int o platoons dlvis
: ions and defilements and with listful ears (
catch the words of command, At length the c.
, sis arrived. The Sten' oman voice of McTab
a was heard amid the ranks, the shriIl of obed
eDce like electric fluid ssed through ever
soul, and the evolutions of his gallant arm
were as complete as if under the influence
e some ingenious mechanism. In the meantim
o WHERE were his opponents? Looking arour
5 he could behold them nowhere! Yes,they WEI
gone!! One perhaps to the retiring shade of h
> own native bills to brood over the dlsappoin
:, ments ofhs hopes and ambition the other pc
: fabSAgone TO Sam Atkinson TO find out III
roue to John Smiths.
S Thus was a military character rescued fro
S the Vaccinations of most vindIctive eneme
s and our country saved from a calamity, W il
. would lave materially impaired her Gefent
E in the exigency of war. Not through the orc
nary means of Handbills, long speeches, al
newspaper controversies, but through themal
= ly bearing of a soldier, whose attempt at Il
y manner which he defeated his opponents, tie
d tilted to his courage, and whose success prov
!. his competency.
n ZANONl.
;, Columbus Miss June 81, 1912