The Shasta courier., 1861-11-16
Our Cavalry.
BY oRPHEUs C. KERR.

The humorous and satirical Washington
correspondent of the New York Mercury,
writing srom the camp Of the Mackerel
Rrigade near the Capital, indulges in a
strain of graduation upon gift horse:
The horse, my boy. is an animal in which
/ have taken deep interest eyer since that
day on the Union Course, when bet ten dol
lars that the Pride of the Canal would
beat Lady Clamcart, and was compelled to
leave my watch with Mr.. Simpson on the
following morning. The horse, my boy, is
the swarthy Arabs bosom friend, and the
red Indians solitary companion, and theei
Gus proprietor's salvation. One of these no.
BILE animals was presented to me last week,
by an old maid relative, whose age, l once
guessed to be about nineteen The glo-
rious gift was accompanied by touching let
ter, my boy; she honored my patriotism,
and the sell. sacrificing spirit that had led me
to Join the gallant Mackcrel Brigade, and
get a furlough as soon as rebel picket ap-
peared she loved me for nay mothers sake,
and as she happened to have ten shillings
about her, she thought she would buy a
Tabitha Turnips.
should we do without thee? All our patriot
ism is but the inspiration of thy proud love,
and all our money is but few shillings left
after thou hast got through buying new bon
nets. Oh woman-thoughtful woman the
soldier thanks thee for sending him pies and
cakes that turn sour before they leave New
York; but for heavens sake, don send any
more hayelocks or there'n be crisis in the
linen market. It's common thing for a
sentry to report eighty thousand more have
| locks from the women of America , and
then you ought to hear the Brigadier of the
Mackerel Brigade cuss. 'Jerusalem!' says
he, If any more havelocks come this after,
noon, tell them I've gone out and won't be
back for three weeks. Thun lerI = says he,
there's enough havelocks in this deadly
tented field to open brisk trade with Eu-
rope, and if the women of America keep on
sending them, I'm ID if | don't start
night cap shop The general is a profane
patriarch, my boy, and takes the Oath hot.
The Oath, my boy, is improved by nutmeg
and spoon.
But to return to the horse which woman's
generosity has made me cwn-me beyuteous
steed. The beast, my 10y, is fourteen hands
high, fourteen hands long, and his sagacious
head is shaped like an old fashioned pickaxe.
Viewed from the rear, his style of architec-
ture is gothic, and he has gable-end to
which bis tail is attached. His eyes, my
boy, are two pearls sec in mahogany, and be-
fore he lost his sight, they were said to be
brilliant, l rode down to the Patent Office,
the other day, and left him leaning against
post, while / went inside to transact some
business. Pretty soon the Commissioner of
Patents came tearing in like mad, and says
he:
sd like to know whether this is public
building belonging to the United States, or
q second hand auction shop?
What do you mean, sirrah 2 | asked, ma
jestically.
Il mean, said he, shat some enemy to his
country has gone and stood an old mahogany
umbrella stand right in front of this Office
To the disgrace of his species, be it said,
my boy, he referred to the spirited and fiery
animal for which / am indebted to woman's
generosity. admit that when seen at dis
tance, the steed somewhat resembles an um-
brella-stand but a single look into his
pearly eyes is enough to prove his relations
with the animal kingdom.
l have named him Pegasus, in honor of
Gen. Morris, and when l mount him, Vii
liam Brown, of Company 5, Mackerel Big
stuC, sdl tl1b L IClullu nlui VI kJdutd CfduS
sitting astrJde the roof of small gothic cot
tage, holding on by che chimney. William is
becoming rather too familiar, my boy, and |
hope he'll be shot at an early day.
Yesterday the army was reinforced with a
regiment Of fat German cavalry from the
West, under the command of Colonel Wob
ert Wobison, who has had great experience
keeping livery stable. Their animals are
well calculated to turn the point of a sword,
and are of the high backed, fated pattern.
very glossy at the joints. l saw one of the
DRAGONS cracking nuts on the back bone OF
the Arabian he rode, and asked him about
how much such an animal was worth without
the f,rp He considered for moment, ana
then remarked that nix fustay and dampf.
noodle. though many believed that swei
class and sweitzer- kase: but upon the whoie,
It was nix cumarouse and apple -dumpiinss-
Notwithstanding the fact that yawpy, yaWpy,
betterish. Singular to relate. my BOY, hai
arrived at the very same conclusion oeiore
asked him the question A.
Colonel Wobert Wobinson reviewed the
regiment near Chain Bridge this morning;
and each horse used an acre to turn arouhd
in Just before the order to charge was
civep. the orderly sergeant kindled nre un
dor each horse. and when the charge com
menced. only about six of the animals iaiu
down. Col, Wobison remarked tnat these
six horses were ia favor of peace, ana relu-
sed to fight against their Southern pre,hIeni rem
| told him thought the peace preea h'd l'ad
longer ears; and he said that that emu l,,au
been very scarce since the Government cum
meneed appointing its foreign eonsuls.
'''e''S' Yours. hoarsely,
ORPHEus c. kERK.
VALUABLE REcEIrr.-To make nice lain