The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-07-28
Our Heroes al Home.

Wi A-tEUN at sULBss
i venerable friend of ours who is con.
slant reader cf the Delta, aud therefore a
great admirer OF our gallant army. came in
to our Office the other day aud requested tn
know where the ''noblc volunteers TO whose
brilliant deeds we have SO often and 50 glo-
riouSly relerrcd' were cncampcd He
wished TO see the heroes in all the 'sgranhrur
and ma jeSIy Of glorious war; as he enthu-
Sia>tically expressed it. Wetold him that
he would find them at CarrolltoL. Straight
way the old gcutlcmon took the cars aud
was soon set down at the gate Of the race
course, where the New York, Maryland
and Pennsylvania regiments had pitched
their tents. Our venerable friend, no was
dressed with characteristic neatnesS and
primncss, entered the race course and see
ing some Enthusiastically dressed individuals
in flannel shirts, with very brown faces and
long beard, bowed courteou>ly aud cnqnircd
where the gallant volunteer. might be seen.
ooh, It's the volunteers yon would see, my
old gentleman remarked n small wrazen-
laced individual in a brown shirt. ''lf you
please, sir'
"WelI tits rather hard TO see them now be-
ing aS how they are jest taking their SicSta,
but If you will only remain short time you
can see the legitimate elephant" "Bcss
me" exclaimed the old gentleman, "have
you one OF these huge animals with YOU"
mot exactly, only the metaphorical ami
NAL" "But who are these individuals
whose outward condition seems not TO be in
dicative Of any very extensive wardrobe or
an especial patronage OF waSherwomen:"
"Oh, those they are merely the officers
servants, the suffers and quartcrmaSters
Clerks-rathcr low fellows, them, but hon
est" Chaperoucd by his kind informant.
our friend tool, a stroll through the camp
As he passed groups Of these stability drcs-
Scd men lolling about the tents, the old gem
tleman's cars were salutcd with remarks
which struck him as ratherpersonal. Gill
loa. old governor. when did you leave Chat
ham street?' "Wha,'s the price of old
clos :" ~ say. old Skiniliut, when'n you
buy soldiers warrant "Look here, Mr..
Stick-in-the. mud, you needn't come here
with your sleek coffin face to 90 any Of Us
b'hoys!"
Another individual, with lettering gait,
advanced 10 our patriotic friend and request
ad him 10 take something from a bottle
Our polite friend took the bottle, and, bow
ing TO his military acquaintance. raised it
until it stood perpendicular, and making a
strong effort had the happiness 70 find that
the bottle was as dry as powder HOLM
"Mr. llookeemSnivey," exclaimed a red
faced individual in a dirty brown shirt. 81
would like to make a soldier Of YOU. You
require only little scraping down. "Bc,S
me do they scrapC soldiers downs sob.
they only carry them thrCughthe chaparral
discipline. See heIc:" and he took out a
large branch ofthistCuibc tree and extend.
ing it TO our as.ouuded friend, Informed him
that tt was only necessary TO haul fellow
six times through that thing TO make a Good
soldier and Mexican hero Of him. Cereal
God 80 exclaimed the venerable gentleman.
'what sacrifices our gallant men make for
their country" $50 it, old Dlue>tucking.''
"tiut you hosS:" and many similar cries
Salutcd the old gentleman. on all sides
Amid these and the usual dgital compli-
mcuts, our friend, hearing the car bell ring.
was forced to leave before he had Cratiticd
his ambition by seeking the real heroes, the
gallant rank and file of our army. In rela-
ton to their servants and employers lie re.
marked to us that heirmauncrS might be
improved, but he supposed We musteNcus,
something to the hilarily ofmeu just rclurn
ed from a distant and hostile land 70 thei,
own beloved country, and who were reno
we'd from the restraints Of their proper Off
Gers.
Our friend we ncodnoi iufUm ourroadcrS
had been badly sold 10y some >pcculativ,
soldier, who did not wish to do violence tc
his exalted ideas of the glory and ,plcndol
of war by reminding him that his ioculal
friends in the browni>h shirts were the rca
heroes orwhom he had read and heard st
much...N q. DalLn.