Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-24
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mysteries more difficult 10 preserve than
that Of a masked battery. Il can only be
done by wide shooting; because, If yousnoot
90 straight that every ball Tells, your posi-
ton is Of conrse Betrayed. 20 8ar -
Twenty Dollars a Month and Found.n.-
We have perused large placsrds Offering the
sbove Inducements 70 persons qualified as
Ordinary Seamen. il,-J ,-, - st
A thought strikes us. Il is brilliant. A
man may be termed an Ordinary, Seaman
because he isexpectedto keep a Good Look
81 Working Both ways- General Pillow, the
traitor, has distinguished himself before now
bey digging ditches now he. has chance to
, PIoyerb for the consideration ofahy enemy
holding ground before the Fire Department
Zouayes-Yield them the value of an inch
and they Il take an ELS worth. ,-,i T. "a
! So they Say.-His Majesty Jefferson. /. in
consideration as we'll OF the lameutable short.
sslof General Bfa0g's name as Of his long
continued performances within few miles
of Fort Pickens has been most Rraeiously
pleased to order and direct that hereafter he
shall be called General Braggadocia, au-
obeJed and respected accordingly. az , (
DGmascns TYist.-s5".M Ny friends, said Sebo
who is a young man of eerious turn of
mind, Baltimore is the Damascus of TO. day.
\ be mark of the beast is upon her. Isaiah,
the Prophet, foresaw her when he spoke as
iellews-Chapier xvii, v. 1:n
~ - The burden Of Damascus Behold, Da.
nlascus is taken away from being city, and
it she'll be q ruinous heap" /
Let SUCH continued Sebo, "be the fate
OF blasphemous Baltimore, should her bullies
again cbstruct the passage Of our loyal
Yes" remarked Rhino, whose wit is of a
lighter and more pupgent character than
that OF Sebo, " blssphemous Baltimore, in
deed, ard the more like Damascus, you zee,
in respect of beginning with dam"
"Apd ending with scus,n added Uno, with
an epigTaD matte emphasis tfat excited tho
envy Of his companions. la '--,. q
ns From the South-a-We understand that the
conYiets in the Southern Penitentiaries have
gepsfoesly volunteered TO fight under the
Copfedetate flag, and that their situations
I Will be retained for them until they return.
The Noble Gane Of Euchre-GWill YOU
come down to the bower | have shaded for
yoq}" as the Western man said who had
bid all the bowers in his boots. 800 af
Is WorstGd and Wofse-O Our warriors rnnst
be somewhat puzzled by the contradictory
suggestions thrown out for their benefit by
the daily press. One writer REQUESTS them
on no sccount TO wear enJ other socks than
oottonsoeks, when marching. The Tli5sae,
on The contrary, asserts t6at they must wear
lworsied ones i,if5 they want to save their
country and itlieir leofns. We 70 in for
,Grselt J. this time. 1'hs man Who sticks 10
i0r the cotton is open to a suspicion of Sc
cessionism; while Greeley is consistent In
standing up for tbe-weol,- We think the
cotton man viii be worsted. 81
FroEn our Paradexical AphoriN@The
.Iyliter IL 40 hntndactivs syneftsgy. He be.
heYes that there is virtue in money, and yet
he grasps it like a vice.
Tennessee Please Notice-There's a slipbt
difference between a Pillar Of Fire and
Pillow of Smoke. n uut odds
A Special Edict-" All persons are forbid
den to discharge FIRE arms within the limits
of the city of Charleston, S. c." Crafty
Piekens it won't do. We see through this.
You want TO let the President know sits
agin the law'i' for him to send men down
there to discharge fire arms There is no.
thing like q word in season in ordinary
cases, but. this uncoDstitutionallyi elected
Abraham, having'been drunk for six weeks
straight ahead, according to your precious
sheets, is by this time, no doubt, avery hard
case, and therefore beyond reason and sea-
son. Decidedly we can not submit to be
CuItalItu VI our lllLle enjoyment, and we
trust the authorities of Charleston will repeal
the obnoxious edct, and let us shoot them,
like the Frenehman, ever so little.p -- >.
Per Contra The Secessionists are said to
be sadly deficient in arms. We predict, on
the other hand, that when they meet the
Federal forces Sin battle array they will
display great efficiency in the matter of
legs. 81 5s-.s-.te-4s =. --- az
A change of title to be dreaded The
slaves call their masters by their several first
names, as Massa John, Massa Richard, and
the like. We fear, however, that if the pres
ent rebellion continues, the negroes will take
advantage of it and drop this Innocent fami-
liaIity, and Mas So ere their traitor lords in
discriminately. . -'''''
A CoMPoUsD RETRoGREssIoN SYLLoGIsM.--
lift takes three miles to make league;-
And Il miss is only as good as mile
AID II miss 10 not always belle - .-l.-...la.
How can one Bell make league in the Border
statesf SONAR 30 .aY s.. So
Triumph of mechanical skill.-It is said
that the Pennsylvania Legislature is being
regularly drilled every evening We pre-
sumo this stupendous operation is accom-
plished,by means of the Borers. 40
The action of Mafyland.--Back action.