Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-18

wouldn't hang rite no way you could pull it. I
never was so drafted mad, especially when thar
was no time to fix things, for the fellers wer
comm in in gangs and beginnin to call for me
to come out and take the command. Eckspec-
tation was rs considerable high, cause pledged
to qup myself in uniformity to the law, if was
lected Major.
Well, bmeby went to the door and told
Bill Skinner and Tom Culers to fix their COM
panys, and have 'em ready WREN made my
pearance. Then the fuss commenced. Thar
wasn't but one drum in town, and Bill Skinner
swore that should drum for his company, cause
1t longed to that beat; and Tom Cullers swore
the Niger should drum for his company, cause
he longed to his crowd. Thar was the old
harry to pay, and it was gittin wurse. didn't
know what to do, for they was all comm to me
bout it, and cussin and shinin anG disputn SO
couldn't hardly hear one from the other. Thinks
I, must show my thorty in this business so
says I, In the name Of the State Of Georgia,
cummand the drum to drum for me. is Majer
OF this betallion and Is cummander of the mu-
sick too The thing tuck fust rate /; thar was
no more rumpus bout it, and sot the niggers a
irummin and fin as hard as they could split
rite afore the tavern dore.
II was monetrous dfikil to git the men to
fall in; thar haint been one ofthem deformed
drunkerds down here yii, and the way the tel-
ers does love peach and hunny is mazin. Bime-
by Bill Skinner tuck stick and made a long
strate streak in the sand, and then hollered out,
| Oh yes oh, yes! all you as belongs to Coon
hoer beat is to git in strate line on this trail'
Tom Cullers made streak for his beat and the
fellers begun to string themselves along in a
strate line, and in about quarter Of over
they wer all settled like bees on beanpole,
pretty considerable strate. Artera while they
sent word to me that they was all reddy, and
had my horse fotched up to tother side Of the Ia.
vern; but when I cum to him the bominabe
fool didn't know me sum.how, and begun kckn
and prancin, and cavortln about like mad.
made the nigcers hold him till got on ther
sen. word to the drummer to drum like bla
yes as soon as he seed me turn the corner, anc
to the men to be reddy to salute. My sword ke,
rat,in ngin the side Of my hors, and the foo
was skeered so he didn't know VIII ch eend h,
stood on and KEEP dancing about and squa,tiI
and rarein so couldn't hardly hold on to him
The niger went and told the men what
sed ; and when thought they was ali reddy
round went in a canter, with my sash and re
gimentals fyn and my red tether wavin a
graceful as a corn tossei in wirdwind bu
Jest as got to the corner ther was fuss Iik
heaven and yearth was comm together Ra,
, retang, wher-r.r-r.r, went the drum, and tn
ur-er blowed the hte rite out strate, till hi
eyes was sot IN hrs hed--harra hcy.y.y hui
, ra went all the nlggers and everybody else
{ my horse wheeln and pitchn wurse than eve
rite up 10 the muster-and, fore could draw n,
breth, bang bang bang de bang! bang
: bang went every gun in the crowd, and all
t knowed was, was whirlin, and ptchen, ar
swingin about in the smoke and fire till Gu
. full length rite smack on the ground, lin all Il
e pride, pomp, and circumstances ofglorious wa
J., as Mr.. Shakspear ses.
Lucky enough didn't git hurt; but my co
!, was split clear up to the collier, my yeer britc
es busted all to finders, and my shaperdebra
+ and fe'her all knocked into a perfect mus
!. Thunder and lightnin ! thinks |, what must
e mans feelings in rale battle, whar they
N shootin in good yearnest Cum to find out
{ was all mistake; the men didn't know nothi
bout military ticktacks, and thought ment
regular forth of July salute.
| had to lay by my regimentals-but know
" my caracter was at stake as officer, and Il
mined to go on with the muster. So tt
Skinner and Cullers to git the men strate ag
aud when they was all in line sorted 'em
out. The telers what had guns put in fru
"a them what had sticks in the rare. and them wi
to had no shoes, down to the bottum by the
Il, selves, so nobody couldn't tramp on their to
;h A good menny Of 'em begun to forgt whl
was ther rite hand and which was ther lei
c. and sum of 'em begun TO be very diffikl to n
81 nsge so termned to march 'em rite out /
It, old frld. whar they couldn't git no more liz
an er. specially sense was bleeged to wear
tn tother clothes.
ne Well, arter got 'em all fixed, ses !, 'Musi
tn quick time by the rite flank file left, marcl
nd they stood fer bout mint lookin at me
Fl. flank mar-r-r-ch I ses |, as lound as | COT
m, holler. Then they begun lookin at one anoti
,e. and hunchn one another with ther elbows,