The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-17
esssasies II Col. Ellsworth.

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| We have been favored by q gentle
nan of this city with a late number
OF that deiectable sheet. the !" New
York Hs.xid." The most refreshing
n the many refreshing articles it
contained, is an elaborate account of
the funeral obsequies Of that depart
ed upstart and gay bootlick Of Zou-
ave memory, Col. Ellsworth. As we
anticipated, a copious food Of tears
was shed upon the occasion, and a
vast amount Of wailing, and no little
gnashing Of teeth INDUCED in. Doubt
less all this contributed much to the
comfort of the mourners, and greatly
TO the peace of the spirit of the i,R-
mortal defunct. a.
His remains were laid in state in
the Governors room Of the City Hall.
Fantastic wreaths, embracing every
| flower and sweet scented shrub known
to the SCIENCE Of botany, decorated
the corpse; the rails of the apart
ment were fcstooned with arapery of
mourning i the statue of Washington
too Was there rugged up in the habii-
mtnts Of woe; the "stars and
stripes" cut their usual dash upon
the occasion; the avenging Brown
ell stood at the head of the coffin and
yeccived the congratulations Of. the
grief smitten crowd after the mode Of
a Presidential levee; willie Jackson's
secession flag, baptized in the blood
OF the expired Acrobat was in at
d" the death - pinned to tbs floor by
the ruthless bayouet ola Zottave
But Island back my lords and let
the coffin pass" Its sacred lids CON
tain t'c bones of one who died for
stealing 1t is placed in the solemn
hearsc, iorr black horses work in tie
lead to transport all that is mortal Of
Abraham's pet to he banks of the
!! Stygian river Old Charon is do;sbt-
less there to receive the honored ghost
and hand it over Invested of its gid
ed trappinss to the hospitsble Prince
OF the dark PIutonian shore" What
a pity! that one so gay in this world
should make his deJm in the next 50
CHASTITY and starchlessi
But we di.ress from, that interest
ing affair, the funeral cortcge. Let
us hasten back. The first ohjectt!at
meets our vision is that same Brown
ell. He marches III the rear Of the
hcacsc. s" great is the curiosity of
the countless thousands who line the
side walks 10 catch a glimpse of this
heroic fellow, that the police are put
at defiance, and but for the tinie4y
tpresencc of the Sereutii regiment
guard tii;tt accompanies the remains,
II small row, a kind of IN Irish wake,
! such ar is indigenous to the New York
mobocrats might have enhanced the
gloom of the occasion by blacking~,
pepper or two.
The remainder of the procession
was composed of amotely mixture Of
fremen, soldiers and citizens.
,sri -,
ys omitted TO- mention that !, pri-
waite funeral service was had nj the
Aston House, previous to the body of
Ellsworth being taken to the City
Hall There masses were said over
his soul by sotae pious minister OF
grace, with the hope We suppose, OF
preaching itinto the purifying realms
of purgatory. Here too, the great
deep of tender hearts were bro
: ken up, and a deluse followed to
which Father Noah's was fool and
Niagara a humbug.
We now ask, was there ever sucl,
z demonstration made before over
the bucket being kicked by such q
: small man? He invaded the house
of Il peaceful citizen; stole his pri-
waite property, aud in the act of car.
rying it off, received the punishment
: his temcrity deserved. And wha1
+, follows? Hallcluiahs are sung to- his
, memory, and he becomes saint. We.
, Ia humbug in Yankee domiuions.
H. S...,I.