Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-06-10
For the Arkansas INTEL gcncer
The Cred Nine.''
AN EXTRAVAGANZA.

| Alone once more! that too by stern command,
For b-s phiegm--!ike ice in summers day,
he genal glow of fun could not Withstand:
His grievance was-the :. Bloody Nine" d., stray.
T rom all the rules of L" order and the day I"
appearing thus; some with red plumes, odd dress,
And te"h'rs rare some plsteboa rds display
high sounding names and some hy such address,
As "Van Burcn Guards. Fourth Brigade" laugh
none the less.
There are Bill p. and George T.. who each
knapsack sind well stored with hams and whisk.y
nae, who carried upon their heads fantastic com
'ca''l'es--f"r none other coynom m could they
nave: C"nr'ey. he wore dnsing brush of fair
mHerie, proportion, and spread upon his shout
dor. and upon his head so larg, hat. that app,-
rent'y his capnt WIS originating researches with
III lis depth John. he mtde tin stars, red cockades
twIho nt s'ik"n cord. and a wool hat on which
was nppei"edn ti!, mani(es'o Of the rank and titles
OF himself and comprrs, his uniform George G.
reJoicrd IN horn, and hat garnsheh with plates,
or rather hIcroslvphs, and slung upon his shoul.
drrs, plated plon IN line Sam bore arounl his
person tine fac-simi of the pennnn Of the bravo,
ot the II htg-we had nne--which led us onward tn
victory that has renlere :. pale mi nef,ctu 20
tIo mgnts AMI I"ures that herelol"ie "1.. "u,,y
nndaZzltd nbn,t tn brnws Of ancient :. b'oodS!"
Gus had fdrmla Of complicated sorts To the pro-
vi"ns finish OF his coat npnn which he had attach
ed orn 'inrnts of s'indry hues aud fashions, while
his cranium's g1rniture of that unique order
which sti ks like wool, in the throa,s of all go,I
ordrroving Off :ers Archie, ho Ind chosen II
peacock' tail. whose Hspe-ian "a birds tail is al
ssitnted in the wes,!) beau,i.s had been riacd.
and which now were floating aIoft upon " Red
N,ne's' hat: and W--the las,-sported a shot
pouch and green silk apron. all chequereI DER with
beads; aii had guns. one had lin :. b1gonrt."
Then we marched at tho out set wherever the
tootings of Jafr's horn beckoned us--and whittier
snnuhl thny but 10 our gallant capt,n! No sheath
ng mail sheltered our beating breasls--no graves
supported our hapIy f'ltering limbs. no E 5is COW
cred us--no 2lumes from tho Orient bird drooped
grncrs to the specta,ors--no Damascene steel gilt
tnreI in the air. flushing forth our chivalry, our
bravery, oar prowess, no
"For ah the days Of chivalry are DER,
Or wild adventure and rom ,ntic story
nccnutred as ! have described. bold only upon our
hardhooI. wc were alone 10 meet the frown we
perceived was darkng, like an ocsidcnt.cloud,
the brow Of our leader. No must brave his ire.
and in the even, of failure, the bss and tnunts of
our co-mntes in nj ,Iitia-ing: But not of us, the
''blooly nn", the revivors and representatives Of
the renowned yea, thrice known" Calathump.
inns; j Surroun led by tho tons of gaz 'rs-on, We
had to endure the brusYne tone Of our officers
m,niates, and met singly--yrt undiviied-'he
scowls and thunoer.liko grnmhng Of thosn who
deemed lis the lransgressors and setters-at-naught
OF Lrw's nDnrous demands and Lycurgnn pro-
visions. Curiosity rivet,ed tho optics OF the as
sembed twentios. .Ipon US, our equipments, and
our actions; and il rested in our own skill and
gnllan, bearings. whether that gaze should become
that Of admiration and envy. or be, Us it seemed
the incipent glnnce of derison and contumely
For the npncr, ali went smoothly. Like men who
know their distinction and rank, we took our sta.
lion al tho head of the band--and there awaited
the orders ani man1uvres Of our chieftnin, who
to say the truth, appeared somewhat m.tea,-an'
which seeing we sough, for some phiitre where
$ with to dew his heart, somo ico with which We
} might freeze his rascibIIity. We marched to the
! beat OF monntone drum, and t" II fife that seem
ea pitched on tho highest letter in the Chinese al
7 Phabct-and theirs is, acco. ding 70 Dame + uino
the highest within tho "two spheres J" W.
marched one or two rounds, or rather sta%Pa "a
Is there such II word? llf not, we will coin II, bu
we believe there is, Messrs. EIs.)
Ana then--yes, and then, the captain scpera
&c" lis; soma he placed in the van. others III th'
: rear. A chill then shivered our hitherto indomit
: aoi. spirits. 'twa. like dropping ,co Of the 20 O
"''' stones vi on ones heart, twas like the light
II n'"s eaV'ng the oak Of hundred springs pal
s'eied To mar our expectations, blight was abou
: 10 wilmer up the fountain of our sunniest hopes
".sttui were the gances we cast at one another
dubious, md doubtful, and anxious those toward
!. our chiefs.
d AT length we were formed into " Iine"-,ho