Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-10
|DORsTicKs,s ANXIETY ABOUT THE
WARNS POSSESSION BY WAR
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DORsTicKs,s ANXIETY ABOUT THE
WARNS POSSESSION BY A WAR
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Don'G you think there's going 10 be awar3
People are really beginning 70 talk fght7
In fact they don't talk any thing else. Men
talk fight women talk fight, and the little
boys do febt War has appeared ell over
the city IN most alarming manner. II
seems as II New York had been attacked
with the measels, and had broken out in a
universal eruption Of military caps and
trowseIs, with red stripes on them-or as if
it had been exposed to the smallpox, and
bad broken out in bayonets; or as II it had
faken medicine for the war-fever, and the
disease bad all come TO the surface In the
shape Of revolvers swords, muskets, war
salk, and tfi colored rosettes.
Now I'm peaceful man myself, and
tan't stand any nonsense. am not q saw
.age man but when read Of Baltimore, l
I'm always attacked with peculiar disease,
N hich makes me feel as il would like to
bake Baltimore Plug Ugly by the neck,
bud bite his head off like q swapping. turtle
split bis skull Ike peach; or tear him into
suipts like a banner or knock him down
snd eli on him like a three legged stool.
Every where l 90, it's all the same. II
bet Into the cars, every. body talks war; If |
walk tie streets, every body talks war.
bee fisgs every. whereas many flags as II
there bad been a tremendous rain Of flags,
bud it hadn't dried off the buildings yet.
.1ben | seen ro5ettes, and badges and
!. ktreauers, Of red, white and blue ribbon,
Lon en-, women and children, as if there
q had been another Tremendous rain of ro-
settes, etc, and the entire population had
been cut in the storm without umbrellas.
Then the conversation is all war-"Sum
ter-ttn Ii thousand men-fght to death-the
Internal traitoTs-Jef Davis-hang the
v hole lot-burn acknowledgements
4 burn Baltimore to the groupd-AndeIson-
+ american Flsg-cfush the rattlesnakes-
burn Baltimore-attack on Washington
Seventh Regiment-good boys-fght like
devils-burn, and utterly destroy Baltimore
-GeDtral Scott traitor Twiggs-hang--
r burn Balumore-North can do it-must have
BaltimoIe.-b burn it-haDg JEFF. Davis burn
BaliimoIe-k and exterminate the whole
bard of tbieves--scutle the State of Mary
band, and burn Baltimore-cowa wardly, and
dsstaIdly traitors-level Baltimore-burn-
burn liurn--burn-burn urn-burn-Baltimore
tim OF e--more re-more--more-mo
more"
That's the sort of tax you here wherever
you po--aDy one would think the B1lti-
moreaDs were oysters, aud were to be
bIoiltd alive to breakfast the entire North,
30 universal seems to be the desire to have
q BaltImOIean grill.
My landlady, yesterday morning, after
resding the morning paper, in a fit of Amaz-
oBisn abstraction, asked me if would have
D pie cecf broiled bayonet, or slice of salt
. bowiizer, and then proceeded TO pour out
= W hat she was pleased to call gunpo owder- tea,
=. but " hich tasted for all the world like coffee
we alVaJs have. That same day, | asked
what could have for my dinner, when she
infol med me that the roast six pounder was
3. G., A..4 hot oha not
mend the nine. inch shells, and she thought
: the cook had boiled them too soft but the
knspssck-soup she thought | would fancy
as also the Rrapeshot pudding, with car
fridge box sauce.
There was evidently no use in talking to
that insane person; went to an eating
house, and there the waiter, German, in a
+ military cap, with REQ stripes on his troWs-
ers, said l could have culvermed oysters
4. or, If Ididn't like them, he could confidently
recommend the Zouave dumplings.
The very servant girls are learning mill
tary tactics; they do the broadsword exer.
else with the carving-knives, and charge
bayonets on each other with their broom
sticks; they are perpetually throwing ou
foraeing parties, TO secure for themselves
the beet of every thing that comes into thG
house; and always station picket-guards tc
look out sgainst surprises when they are re
calling their cousins" on the cold beef anc
pickles, and they are always ready TO ex
eeute a masterly retreat whenever caught
in any devilment. Even "Trumps," the
baby has caught the military spirit anC
shoulders arms with his rattle-box, sounds
the bugle. calls on his tin whistle, beats thC
drum on the head Of any one who happens
to be handy, and won't come down to break.
fast till be gets the regular word of com.
SnaDd: Acknowledgements step-march."
Now, this is doubtless all very well, but
End that am rapidly losing my health, and
] do not know but | am also losing my
" mind. In truth, begin 10 fear / am going
mad. I'll give you some of nay symptoms
- ] formerly thought that every man had 9
right TO freely express his opinions, aud say
what he pleases about every thing and every
body but of late have become possessed o
D Dtvil-Large Devil-Big DeVil-Hug'
T. Devil-War Deyil-who whispers to me: "II
4 these times, every man who is not for us, i
sgainst us, and no man has q right to be
traitor in the midst of true men. Devi
may be right-don't know--but Devil goe
conuary TO my early education. Had al
argument with Devil, yesterday. thus:
Doettieks; Every man has right Il
free epeech.n'
Devil: "No if he talks treason.u
Doesticks: "Every man has right to dc
es he pleases."
Devil "Not if he wants to rob you, ant
cut the throats Of you and your neighbors.'
DOesticks: "But, If man mayn't talk
what becomes OF the boasted freedom Of tn
eoun4ryf'
Devil: Freedom don't mean that tn
South shall have every thing their own way
while the North kneel down and let til
chiyalTy walk over their necks."
You see, the Devil that has got into me i
too much for me on the talking questions
md had TO give in. Devil makes me d
things that, month ago, should hav
thought were terrible. This morning
BrowD, who was born in Georgia-aRd VIII
bss, for years, been industriously keepin
np the fiction that he owns "niggers" sal
something about the "North being all me
chanics, while the Southrons are the onl
gentlemen"
Devil said; "Shut him up."
Didn't mind devil. Brown continued
Lincoln ought 70 be hung-Sewar6 and a
The leaders Of the Republican party ough
~ 10 be hang all Republicans are rascals."
Devil said; "Hit him.
Didn't pay any attention to devil. Brow
went on; "All these soldiers that are goiu
20 Washington are cowards-won't figh
One South Carolina Regiment can Wlp
out twenty regiments Of your Northern nt
ehanic scum. | wish somebody woul
poison the whole lot; they are not fit to di
Dy the Swords OF gentlemen; / wish som
patriotic Southron had poisoned the who
Seventh Regiment
Devil said; "Hit him.
Took advice Of devil; did hit him
knncked him down stepped on hin
umbled over him; rolled over him; thump,
him; smashed him have no doubt de'
would have said, "bammer him I" didn
Walt for devil; did hammer him !; let him u
sben knocked him down; let him nj
nocked him down; let him up, al
licked him out of doors. Sat do wn to I
ect Education said
'You're wrong. You ought to let the mi
peak his mind you ought TO 60 in tor fr
peeCh."
Devil said "You're right; you've do
he riQht thing, Go il, my boy; I'm wi