The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-06-19
Our War Correspondence
BuNarawS s. g. Nay 25th

4 week i ana in the heart of shs enemy's
country. and they take every opportunity
10 inconmode me-
! Bnt ! am making rather a good thing
af II.
4 i generally do. (.
Alter sending my mer into camp o,
Washington, | picked a hundred of my
t9Id Zaozoo friesids, and came down here
Unto South Carolina, 10 travel q little
We We were all disguised as tamborine-
[giris.
/ never dreamed. my dear VANITY. that
there was so much valuable properly ia
The South
/ II had. should hare been hers be-
sfore.
Do you want me to send you anything
Inice2 II you do..jnst let ma know what,
aud will get it for you.
I've got two puatto preachers, one OF
whom is as much as | have any use for.
/ If you would ike e other, I'll send him
Ion at once. He is q Methodist, and very
ieloqner,t. wien sober
Ti,sn I've got q hushel basket Full OF
watches aud feur tobacco plantations.
My Lieutenant formerly Cammo-
dore of my feet Signor CsspErTo
pI VENDETTA is delighted He
w&s on the io4d in Corsica for three or
fonr years. but says he never saw such
picsisgs anywhere, before
As soon as the chivalrg found out who
we were. they seemed 10 lose sll respect
for US. and began to be very annoying.
They hanged twosof my men foi invi ing
y fat ex and some poultry to supper il
our quarters This l thought was inhos
i,itable, so / burned the town down
Boxiekuife Corner. =. and confiscatsd
all the properly within several miles.
/ They don't understand me yet:
j am only travelling for pleasure now
When / come 20 start my army his way,
will thow them what fighting j.
/ Yesterday, i dined with Governor
] PIcxENS He sets nice tatie, does the
Gov, AID has some splendid slsesware
If you like. I will give you couple O
{ his spoons
4 lie THINKS the South will whip in this
war. l doi.'t.
.sYeu must know. my dear MAC" SAID
the Guv., when the sherry came oD; "yot
r must know that nearly ali our soldiers srs
raw boys, unaceustomed to handling Gre
arms Now. when they get excited =,
they're sure to in battle. they will be 81
careless with their mnsEe. 8 that, ten t,
t Zone. some Of your usn will get shot
D Your army he'd better stay in Washing
: ton
This argument appears forcibie, at 6rs
!, sight, but when you reject that we sist
4 have many green troops, the case is n
\ broad as it is long.
s All battles cannot be SO successful a
/ that of Charleston Harbor.
: just ss / wrote the last sentence. Cav
PIckTNs' body servant. q very smart vel
& low boy, enlere6 with a note from hi
, master. II is as foil ws:
DEAR Mac: "A jokes a joke, yol
| know I'm not vexed Ny boy win re
ceive the spoons aud alt will be forgotten
8 Your'n, PIcKENs
/ have con6scated the servant, and sen
these few words TO his master:
, DEAR PIcK:-I give you twenty fou
i hoursto write an apology in My soldier
want bonfire. Your house is wooden
MAC
? I think that will fetch him. Ii no
down goes his shan,y
i He who would seek to cope with Nc
, AReNE must be man of more tha,
E common mould. When have captured
D the South s. when my star gemrnet
g banner floats from every house in ,h
land =. wasusmy name is coupled will
/ a fervent blessing in the mouth of ever,
: man, woman, child, and negro ... thel
E and then only, will let him mp.
], Son,hIons come.
4 Tremble
Wha. is the price of good Yirg'ni
: tobacco in New York now2 II is grow
ling very dear down this way. Here i
; the last qnota,ioH. from the Bunytstc
: Clarion Blast of yesterday:
= Prime. hhds. 100 OF l02 g
J. Mtddiing." 73x At 7s1
d Thirds. exs. ~ ut b SO
ETC., etc. x Y q
Did you ever see anything like III
!. never did.
!, Cos pETTA DI VENDETTA has jast r,
!, turned from litile sejourn in Mon;gom,
Try. He was there QUE day. only II
: found JEFF DAVIS aud Gen. BEAuREaAR
: sitting ou the steps OF he Capnol. Gu
ing peanuts, and taking horse. He W,
deslrous of convtrsing with them, but n,
understanding Eaglish nor any 9th
y language except Corscan and thieve
: slang, he had difficulty.
: Flualy. FLOYD was cent for.
- course, he is perfectly conversant with d
: thief's vocabulary, aud my Lieu,ena
had quite q chat with him.
Did you. grab your grigssp ask
is FLOYD.
Yes, and sherrid the peter" said I
,n Lieutenant, "but what's Gully to fax