Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-12
The military splrlt in New Orleans.


MILITARY AFFAIKs.-New Orleans has proven her
self to be martial city ever since the commence
ment of the war of southern Independence both by
the number of troops she has sent other localities
and the standing force she yet retained TO ensure
the safety Of peculiarly exposed coast But never
so much as now we're the martial spirit and infU-
enee so noticeable. and as winter approaches and
the opportunity of invasion ripens for the enemy's
grasp, we will remark this more and more. From
the prattle of children 70 counting house CONVERSE
ton this is manifest, and even in parors and draw
ing rooms one must be quite familiar with ParOtts,
flank attacks, etc, to prevent showing greater
ignorance in war mstIers than the well posted
ladies themselves theological student re entered
the outer world few days since, after having been
closeted for three menths IN writing few volumes
TO determine the proper translation Of . Hebrew
verb, and the change he discovered In ths norsl
atmosphere astonished him greatly.
He relates that while still intent upon the sb.
sorbing topic of the Hebrew verb, be went into
barber chop 70 get shaved, and while his nose was
in the artists finger grip, that worthy suddenly
burst out with: Now, air, in battalion drill when
you give the ordeF--on the right Of companies,
BY the rear into column" Heavens and earth?"
calculated the student of theology hurting out his
words through the lather that covered his mouth
and referring to tie unnecessary pinch his nose had
recsi ved from the barber's Engers, hat Wont d.
my friend "Why not afr J" exclaimed tie soIdier
barber, fourishing his razor like RsWord and i'm
sgining himself major pro tenn: {" III shoW you
very quickly" With cry Of murder our student
friend leapsd out of the big chair and rushed into
the street, wiPing the soap suds from his chin
Poor crazy man. sighed the Abolished barber.
THE maniac exclaimed the studeht; che would
hsye cut my throat@
Feeling big NERVES somewhat unstrung, our theo-
Logical Student went i1to q coffee house to get
glass of wing, ana found the psr-Eeeper porting
oyer small volume, of the title Of yhEh he could
only read, "Hardee" apd supposed it t9 be . poFeL
On calling for glass Of sherry, the reader Of Har
dee bounced 70 bIs feet End tUFnad aFoRai with the
startling expressions 'Front Right dFessl FPOntl'
The student looked at him in mild amazement, and
repeated "Sherry, sir, sherry" "By the right
sGnk, Sic F,gt-5, ls-ch-eompany halt" answered
The bar-keePeF. 'Taep, taFing Sottle up, he went
through seveFal IAaHeHEers, whispering ~ 2 iSp
tone: Backward, guide right, Iaarch-eempa3Y
halt-sbOut fsce-shOulder arnsrPresent REIps y
When the wine was poured out, the student thought
70 hi-lselfs "A nan so insane may poison nae; /
WON'T teate 4rSp.h
lie hurried iEto the stFeet, VheEe 10 vas de-
lighted to meet his fFisEd, the keV. Afr blans-
Zone sane man at last" he thought, 50 afFeF eS-
changing civities he explained to him his new plan
of cgnggsting Hebrew verbs. "Impossible.U re-
market bis reyeFend friend, Dyou can no more con-
5ugGts them in tHat way than ypz cap oder arms
whsn turning BY company ON tbs right into line,
guide right" What" eriedthe disnARyed student
Ct tSs2logy. "Ail the world is mad p he said and
he ran back TO hiB slOset end his Hebrew verbs,
where even the militia oRieers pay nos Rnd hi.l.