Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-05-02

Nance would have SNAPPED up with th'
parson TO dead cenainty--now if Cal
get TO be a captain of a militia, shall
come off conqueror. If she turnes u[
her nose at me then the devil is in her.
So Josh went about intriguing for the
office, and as the actual incumben
had been for several years somewhat
cramped with the rheumatism and un.
able TO march faster than common time
or cary his body nearer to perpendicu'
arIhan Is degrees people began to thinl
he had served his country long enough
Without much difficulty he was prevailed
on TO resign. Josh set himself up as
Candidate for the Office and having opened
grocery store, came in by an unanimous
vote. for It IS standing maxim in the
country that the best man in the world
for military captain is tavern or a
| grocery keeper. Now was Josh near the
completion Of his wishes. A Captain
who could resist captain But little
did he think that the very stick he took up
10 help him over the ditch would itself
knock him into the mud. However; let
US not anticipate the ca.astrophy Of the
story.
In order to begin the campaign with un-
common splender, Josh determined upon
a sham fight there is nothing like sham
fight for all lovers of military glory ;
nothing like a sham fight for all lovers of
fun end frclick up and down the country.
Ii was Immediately noised abroad, and
great preparations were made in all guar
ters for Witnessing the grand show to be
made by the Rye company and their
new captain. Josh had bespoken bran
new uniform of blue, turned out with vel
low fiannei. and it was thought would cut
such dash, land make such flaming sp-
pearance az, TO steal the heart OF everygirl
who was made of peneirable stuff. Josh
was not whit behind any body in the
confidence of his hopes. by Tie hoky i
said he, as he looked at himself in his reg
lmentals, IF this don't take the sun shine
out of her eyes, she's harder than hick>
ory.'
At last the long expected day came i.
and what fiocking, aud crowding, and
busting there was, the like had not been
known in those parts within The memory
OF the Oldest inhabitants Such ihrongs
of jolly damsels and old grannes, such
crowds OF every age sex and condition !;
such rafting of chaises and carts, and
wagons; such show of gingerbread,
sugar plumbs and molases candy! There
was no end 10 the wonders and novelties
which the grand occasion brought into
display! Josh marched his company up
and down with great eclaf, and though
they did Lo, display perfect regularity
OF uniform, and were unable exactly TO
keep time in marcbig, yet they were pro-
nounced to have an uncommon martial
appearance,
According TO the plan previously
drawn up, the sham fgh, was to repre-
sent the capture of Lord CORVALLIS, at
Yorktown. and a spacious pigslye on the
side of hill was fixed upon to be the
scene of the conflict. The wooden
walls Of this formidable dwelling were
accordingly cleared of the swinish multi
tudc, and by the help of few plank and
rafters metamorphosed into the forlifica-
ton of Yorktown. Josh placed half of
his company under Lleutanunt Shute in
the pigstye. TO act as the British armv
under Lord CORVALLIS, while he himself
in the character Of General Washington
took the command of the besieging army.
The whole plan of the atiact, defence and
surrender was as follows:
Lord CORVALLIS was to open the cam
Paign by detaching half platoon of his
force under Corporal Spinbuifon to forage
in Deacon Styles CABBAGE garden. These
on beng attacked by General Washng>
tons advance guard. who were to fo,m
a corps Of observation at the Hole in the
Wall, were to retreat across Dobson's
Folly and Mud Lane till they reached
Turkey Cocks Vengeance, where they
were 10 make stand and receive a REIN
forcement f:om Yorktown; whereupon
The American advance guard were to
commence retreat. aud be holly pursu-