The Weekly register. (Ponola [sic] Panola, Miss.) 1843-1844, 1843-12-09
The Maine Muster

Inc editors OF The Yankee Blade:''
"Tention the hull line! Frcrt racei
Eyes right! Eyes left! Steady now
darn ye!' Shouted the captain, in a voice
llkean earthquake. Shoulder-armsl
Present arms! Reclaim-armsi Very
well-dress! Dress men! Jonathan
Badcock, why don't you dtess, Wby,
captain, we air dressed already, in our
clean bran fire Sunday clothes" Isl
ience No talking in the ranks Ten
tention, men. Carry-arms! Draw
ramrodsn why lieutenant, how in
IN the name of natur' arc we going 10
draw ramrods before we've ordered fire
iocks' i AK your pardon, fellow-offi-
GER; ground-arms! Paguey well
DONE Handle cartridge! Load car
fridge" Sergeant, is it all sham. or
must we put in gennowlne cartridge?
cos II we must, hain't got nome Isl
ience, Jim Parshlay! It's only a make
'bleeve, just -o-day. Prime!-Carry-
arms! Sersint Jewell, why the dick.
ems do you let the ranks bungle on, so
in the middle?' 'Why gaul darn il,
Gaping, The sogcrs all want to see The
training, Deason DewlittIe, you arc
little out of the line-if you please, a
little further In-stop, stop, not so far
"a little further out-ihat'l do. There
capting, guess as now the company is
now 'bou: as straight as a looms leg:
if it ainl I'll go TO grass" Tribulation
SheePshanks what are you bawlin' =.
bout? 'Why, Gaping, Hateful Parkine
smashed my foot with the butt OF his
gun, and rather guess it's a six poun. |
der, for It's ALFRED heavy, and my bio
Toe aches like bIazes.n Gaping, my
big toe jumps like a humble bee that has
his tail cut off. Man't go and bathc i,
IN little bottle ofspirits? Twill DO il
nation sight Of good 'Yes, but don'r
be gone OIL the parade long, tho q
say, mister, don't make a mistake, and ;
pour the rum down your throat, and rub
your toe with the bottle well, this is
demmed foine conversashawn for gen
tlemen, pom honawn Jerry, l wish
you'd go and git me glass of NEW CT
der NO matter-the man says if we
after drinking it, we are
perfectly at liberty 10 return it, Al
Ien'ion! Mewsic! On your left, back
ward wheel--in line-march! For
ward!'
Guard.-Stand back genllemen-you
must stand back-can see just as well.
Won't you stira I'll try my gun, then.
Loaler.-Take care, mister, how You
push that bagnet, or I'Il-I'l-
Coun,ryman. You needn't feel so ali
hired smart, coz you are trainer.
rhe Character OF an honest Lawyef.
In the Character Of an Homes, Law
yer, printed, think, in 1856. il is said
among other things, "that he is one that
practicesthe law so as not 20 forget the
gospel, and always wears conscience
IS we'll as a gown. lie weighs the
cause more than gold; and il that will
not bear the touch, his generous scorn
puts back the fee. Though he knows
all the criticism OF his faculty and the
nice snapperadoes Of practices yc. he
never uses them except in defensive
way, to counterfeit The plots orknayery;
for he affects not the deyilish skill Of
out battling right, nor aims at the shame
Iui glory of making bad cause good
but with equal contempt hates the VOLTS
study and the dogs eloquence. and dis
dams to grow great by chancery, or
build himself a fortune on the spoils Of
The oppressed, or the ruin Of the widow
and orphan. He has moro reverence
Tor the profession than TO debauch it for
lnrlghteous purposes, and had rather be
iumb than to suffer his tongue to pimp
or injustice, or club his parts to bolster
up cheat. ! hope every one of the
profession has taken this TO heart, but
{ not let no man now reject it; for il IS
a mighty lesson that each one should
earn.
''l'll let you off this time" as the horse
ND ~ 10 -.