, 1861-05-27

Chardvatf on the fHombardment OF
Sumter.
The Cnerirart Of Paris gives the following
b1rlesquo On tho bombardment Of Fort Sum
ter, which, though mainly at war with the
hcts, is excessively fu1nY: *
:: Tie fire Is opened between the fort and fha
besieged. Msj. Anderson inspects, with 1nuda-
bic economy, the distribution Of powder,
Gen. Beauregatd sets down In memorandum
book the number Of shots: Not far from
there, On the wharves Of Charleaton, seats
have been erected as at d circus, where ladies
In grand toilet siaeeist at the representation.
i The cannon Of the fort: Bouml houm T.
= The cannon Of the fleet: Bouml boumi =
Maj. Andersor-Hallo there, not SO fast!' It
Is only half-Past seven. Il you don't know
how how to make ths Rlsasufslss & h4onge1, shall
:; Gen. Beauregard-Si1teen hundred and
twenty eight, sixteen hundred and twenty
nine, ei1teen hundred and thirty--Mr. Gibson,
more attention to what you are doing. Your
battery has Just made ahot more than the
fort Such an net Of bad faith will displease
nv friend Anderson.
4 Waiter Of the Cafa-{Going through the
crowd seated On the :wharf) )-0rgeat, lemon
ade, heerI
4 Colportenr-Here'a the programme Of
the performance! The name and the grade
Of all the actors who figure in the civil War!
Demand the programme! You Will find all
the details on the order Of the caunonade, the
grammet
The Caupon-Boum boun!
A. Lady ito her neIghbore Isn't It amusing,
Louisa?
Louisa-Oh yes, its charming.
The 1ady-(To another ladyePsrdou, Mad
am, will you be good enough TO lend me your
lorgnette?
Certainly.
The Lady-Whata handsome fellow, the
little officer who commands the battery to the
right. Look, Louis, what IN elegant uniform,
and the straw -colored gloves over hand that
Indicates Gentleman.
. Louisa- He has seen us; he Is turning his
telescope toward u.s..
The tady-Bravo, officer, brayol
The Walter-Orgeat, lemonade, beer!
A Dandy Of Cbafleston- ITO one Of his COIL
rades.)-1 was sure Sue wouldn't miss show
like this.
Is she here?
The second to the left on the same seat with
Directly, during the intermlssion. The
bomEardment, accordisg to the programme,
is to cease from ten till eleven, to give the au.
dience time to breakfast.
The CaDnon-Boum Boumf
F. The Colpo1teur-Here' the Programme!
Major Anderson-Ha1t! Ten O'clock the
1ntcfmael0E commences.
ne e1a Se4 nsfGssssaEdRS e &c sssss 0ode 1oya it
During the iuterml5slon there reigns the
most animated conversation.
The Lady, would like to know hoT 1t ia
Lo1isa-They say that the fort is to surren-
der, after which all hands embrace.
The Lady-1s there to be no song In the az
Ter piece?
Perhaps: Gen. Beauregardis is very gallant
towards the Indies.
The Dandy-Believe me, my dear Sue
Sue-Sir, beg you to let me alone. Yon1
duty Vas to take part in this military panto-
mime.
The Da1dy-so as to get killed. Thank you.
f.. Pooh! Wasn't It agreed that each party was
to shoot too high?
Thunder! If ! had only known that!
The Can1on-Bonm bouml
The Lady-Attention, the intermiesion is mp
Maj. AndeIsonZGo It, boys! We have but
twenty minutes longer to defend ourselves
Gen. Beanregard-Let's make hot work, my
men, for the finale.
Tie Cannon-Boum! boumt
Maj. AndersoE-Down with the curtain
Put up the white flag: Isurrcnder.
The Audieuce-Brayo! bravo! Anderson
Beauregard! Ander6ont Beauregarl!
erybody ealutes-Tableau1.)
Mnj. Anderson-General, accept my complf
ments. You fire admirably. Not single one
Of my men has been touched.
The General-Dear Major, permit NC also to
feucitate you on the precision OF your fire.
Not scratch in my rnnks.
The Ma1or-An honest man never breaks
his word.
The General-Those barbarous Europeans
never could have conducted such q battle,
Major!
The Major-General?
The General-What If We take out patent
for our new invention of Girl scar in q par}ori