The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-11-27
william Brown Once More.
Washington Especially Correspondence
-7-l- New York Mercury. So 49, l

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laneuln, and purchased expressly for
the grand army by contracting agent
for the Government. / take a sip ofcoffee
from the very boot in whichit.was warm
ed, and hasten to pen my dispatch,
Ona Wednesday morning, my boy, the
army here was re-enforced BY a very tat
man from Boston, who said he'd been
used to Beacon street all the. days of
his life, and considered the State House
somewhat superior to St. Peters att
Rome. Hew a very fat man, my boy:I
eight hands high, six and a, half hands
thick, and his head looked like full
moon sinking in the west at five o'clock
in the morning. He said he Joined the
army to fight for. the Union, and cure
his asthma, aud Col. .Wobert Wobinson
.houghtfully remarked, that he thought
he could grease a pretty long bayonet
without feeling uncomfortable. This
fat man, my boy, was leaning down to
clean his boots just outside of tent,
when the General of the Mackerel Brig
ade happened to come along, and got a
back view of him. ''Thunder!" says the
General, stopping short; who's been
sending artillery into camp! l.-.,s :.
There's no artillery here, my boys,
says J. u z.z 81,
"Well,p says he, ."'then what's that
guncarriage doing there?" ts - ;.
Il explained to him that what he took
for "a gun-carriage was fat patriot
blacking his boots; aud he sale that he
1t is with raptures, my boy, that
record the promotion of Villiam Brown
Regiment s., Mackerel Brigade, to the
rank of Captain, with the privilege O
4 spending half his time in. New York ant
!, 1.-THE rest of it on Broadway. William lef
: the Army Of the Upper Potomac to pas
his examination here, and the Board o
|. Examiners report that he reminde'
them of Napoleon, and made them fee
sl sorry for the, Duke of, Wellington
!. !. I One of the questions they. asked hir
4 was-gE ls g..ssalssoa s.i5 a.f,5a. - !.
j toa Suppose your cnmpany was sudenll
" surrounded by airegiment, of the enem
) and youhad a precipice in,gour W rear an
i twenty seven, hostile batteries in front
= what would you do?" si.4 a.,i.ss s.ia.
!, William, thought a moment, and the
+ (says he. assd ssd s9l..lf6aa ;. :,
- .sI' d resign my commission, and wrl
= to nv mother that was coming hon
Il Fl to die in the spring time" s..-a
IF Sensible patriots, says, the Boar 'eF
!, !"Are you familiar with the history
- General Scott!' si 10 JOS s4.x
- "You can bet on it," says ViiliaI
70 - smiling like. a sagacious angel: "Ge
!, colt was born in Virginia when he W
"a quite young, and discovered Scotlal
80 80 at al early age / He licked the Brltl'
- - lin 1912. and wrote the Waverly Move
~ ~ and his SON Whaha bled with Wallac
=, Now, old hoss, trot out your commlssi'
IL and let's liquor" 5sG. s7sx 4b
=, { s.Pause fair youth ! says the Boar
-, sWhat makes on think that Genel
j, i, IScott bad q son named ssW haha! '
!. never heard that before .s. er
D., ."Hap 'asays William, agreeably, "tha
ssd because You don't know poickll
NV INV Why," says William, ''if you'll j.
900 turn to Burns, works, you'll learn II
Is .Scott's ;wha' sha3wi' Wallace bled.
,he and if that tGain' good authority, wher
est. your Shakspeare?o ssad ss9i1l
,ad' The Board was SO pleased with Y
SO SO iiam's learning, my boy, that 1t g
,tts him his commission, presented him W
,th- two gun boats and a acannon, and rece
Bel. 3nended him for President. of the n
the York Historical Society," us ,iaS i
the 1t was ru.nored in camp last nj
ash that the army would go into wiz
IN quarters, and asked Colonel " obin
d Of fif he could not ot'lend me a few of
ten quarters in advance, ,as L felt like go
,nntii in right away He explained to me
snue winter quarters would only be taker
iier1 exchange fer Treasury Notes, an
withdrew my proposition for popl
,Ye? loan. .' sa5 iaai seis i
,he BED Il }Bg = OHpHEus G.. KERR. +.
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