East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-12-24
WILLIAM BROWNS EXPEDITION
Expedition Of a Comic Section Of the Mack
@ei Brigade into AocOn'ac.
FROM WASHINGTON.

EDITOR T. Twas early morn, my
boy. The sun rushed up the eastern sky
in state of patriotic combustion, and as
the dew fell upon tho grassy hill sides,
the mountains lifted up their heads and
were rather green. Far on the horizon
six rainbows appeared, with an American
eagle at roost on the top one, and as the
translucent pearl of the dawn shone be-
tween them, and small pattern of blue
sky with thirtyfour stars broke out at
one end, saw-ycs, it ees!- it ees! our
Bangor in the Skee vii
At least that is what n. p. Willis
said; and, If it ain't so, what's the use OF
having flag?
"roll mo that, yo wicked slaves,
Bred Of treason -born Of chance,
Whom the dead begin to move,
And the graves begin to dance"
don't exactly know what the verse
means, my boy, but there's no use trying
to be eloquent without poetry.
The reason why the heavens took such
an interest in the United States OF
America was the fact, that Captain Will
lam Brown, of Company a, Regiment s.
Mackere Brigade, was to make Great
Expedition so Accomao~ county Oh that
morning. Twelve years was the period
originally assigned, my boy, for tho pre-.
paration of this Expedition; but when
the government heard that tho Aecomac
rebels were making candles Of all the fat
Boston men they took prisoners, it con
cluded to do something during the pres
ent century. William Brown was assigned
to the command of tho Expedition, and
when ! asked the General of the Mack
erel Brigade how such selection happened
to be made, he said William was assigned
; because there were so many signs of an
ass about him.
The General is much given to classical
metaphors, my boy, and ought to write
for the new American Encyclopedia.
Previous to starting, William Brown
called meeting Of his staff for the pnr-
pose of selecting such officers only as
had slept with Hardee, aud knew beans.
Gentlemen" said William, seating
himself at table, on which stood the
Oath and a clean tumbler, 81 wish to
know which of you is the greatest shakes
in sacred skrimmage."
a respectable leftenant stepped for
ward with his hand upon his boozum.
"Being native Of Philadelphia, says
he, 81 am naturally modest; but only
yesterday, when two rebels pitched into
me, ! knocked them both over, and am
here to tell the tale"
VILLAIN Brown gave the speaker a
piercing look, my boy, and says he
"Impostor! beware how you insult the
United States Of America. / fathom
your falsehood, says he, by my knowl.
edge of Mathew Maticks. You say that
two chivalries pitched into you, and you
knocked them both over. Now Mathew
Maticks distinctly says that two into one
goes no times aud nothing over, Speaker
of the House remove this leftenant to the
donjon keep. Hos Ananias No. g"
The officer from Philadelphia being
removed to the guard-house, where there
is weeping and waiting, and picking of
teeth, another leftenant stepped forward:
81 deal with teehnicbalities, says he,
"and can post you in law"
"Hal" says William, softly slipping the
Oath, then i will try you with an alb
stract question, my beautiful Belvideary.
Surprising Mason and slidcll were your
friends, how would you work 1t to get
them out of Fort WarrenYn ven 9,.i
"Why,p says the leftenant, pleasantly,
'1'd sue out writ of Habcas Jacksss,