Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-15
Mrs. sSIsshelm and the 2ou-

Mrs, SNfisshetu and the EOu-
aVes.
Mrs JANg q. SslssneLM will be remember
ed by some Of our readers as the editor Of the
" riator," publishcd BY her in Pittsburg,
several years ago and remembered BY many
more for the newspaper paragraphs attributed
p her end travelling the rounds oGthe papers
'Rheis.hs all will agree who are posted on her
writings, M excellent writer and can give as
graphic asketcli Of iranspiring events as any
writer among us. Mrs s. was a, Pitisburg on
visit when the Chicago Zouaycs passed
through there, aud she wrote her "impress
ions, which we're published in her paper
printed at 81 Cloud, Minnesota, and from
which VIC make the following extracts They
will be read with interest by all who formerly
read her paper, or arc familiar with her ready
sl,ctchng for the papers generally, here and
elsewhere. We don't make any excuse for
taking up oar space with it. for il is, we think,
as ntoreslng MS my thingw can publish just
now;
But the Zonaves The press has Informed
you that they have astonished every one with
their military manpuvors; and they certainly
me the only set of men | have ever seen, who
impress me with the idea of being able 10 fight,
or being trained for that purpose Soldiers on
pnrade always appeared to me as if they had
been got up for exhibition, only this and
nothing more Theirhigh, choking stocks aud
collars, their tight coats buttoned to the chin,
aud stuffed with cotton, their ten pound leath-
er caps, great iaring plumes, and stiff pomp-
Gus strut, are all so contrary to ones ideas OF
any kind of work, that they have always ap-
peared TO be more like monkeys in menag.
erie than men prepared for labor Of life and
death, But the Iouayes as they marched in
to the parade ground, filed me with kind OF
shudder and the thought instantly occurred
| What If these men came as enemies 2 Their
march is along, free, regularstep, which leaves
the ground behind at rapid measure, and gives
the idea Of a kind of panther power ofmusce
They look as II they were going to some place
walking for some purpose and not to be looked
at Instead Of the stiff military boot, they
have soft CATERS, with undressed leather but
toned tightly up around the ankle, outside
their red pants. thought the gaiter alto
gether like our Minnesota moccasn boot as
they appeared to give full play to the muscles
natural shnpe and so giving that free, swing
ling tread which carries such an idea Of power
to get about They wear light, blue-gray llah
mel shirts, closed IN front and short, dark
blue cloth Jackets rounded of in front at bod
top and bottom, with no attempt at fastening
over the chest Their nacks are bare, auC
bronzed to the collar bone; aud they evidentl,
breathe without leave Of coat, vest or collar
They wear small, iaunty, scarlet caps, whicl
are as little in the way as any thing could b,
TO protect the top of the head and shade III,
eyes; and altogether they have much the ap
pearance Of being dressed for hard work a.
have troop Of Upper Mississippi lumbermen
on their way to spend the winter in the North
ern pinc woods God help the city on which
n regiment of them should be let loose
Some of the Pittshurg papers spoke Of then
as small and "rather hardlookng customers,
and from their forte being personal activity, !
IeXpected to see them of that class of mer
who approach the monkey, but was dsappoint
ed. They are small men or their dress gives
them that appearance, but their features are
generally good, and as some of them removed
their little brigand caps, noticed intellectual
gentlemany heads, and pleasant, smiling
aces The drill was on the fair ground ant
il was estimated that ten thousand persons
Witnessed it. | am much interested in it, mo-
so much for its military value, as because !
appears to me this Zouave furore must exer
clse Il wholesome influence on the dress ant
physical training of Young America; an,
perhaps aid in preventing its becoming Oh
America at twenty. The Kossuth fever re
eved thousands Of aching American brain
from the ancient necessity of wearing n Sc,
ton of stove-ppe and hope the Zouave fu
rore will emancipate thousands Of feet fror
stub-toed and narow-soIed boots-let dow
thousands OF half strangled unlortunates VIII
are hanged by the ears on unyieldng shin
collars until they are half dead, and brin
into use many set of dwindling muscles
e A mixture of Iouave drill would greatly al
the manhood and comfort of American met
and for this | say God speed Zouaye compi
aies.