Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-27
NOTHING BUT MILITARY.

The military spirit has become so
strong that ordinary business affairs are
conducted according to Scott or Hardee.
Men, women, boys and girls, and the rest
OF mankind are more or less infected
with the ideas of Zouave, Field Mar
shall, Military Committee or Soldiers.
The drayman or teamster no longer
feeds and harnesses a horse, but gives
him ration OF forage, puts on his equip
ments, orders him to fall in, commands
him forward-march-file right-or left {:
halt. He loads his dray and discharges
the munitions by a right backward dress
on the curb stone.
Mechanics deploy to their labor called
by the bells ringing or whistles screaming
the assembly. Farmers no longer plow
and SOW, but take their fields, dig trench
es and drill lines or squares while their
wives have become staff officers and at
tend to the subsistence or commissarv de-
partment.
The lawyers have increased the rapidi-
ty OF their motions and the CELEBRITY and
extent Of their charges. They never
move tor client without an advance and
bravely withstand siege against all at
tempts to recover any captured plunder.
The Clergy are becoming Chaplains in
the army militant, Their churches are
head quarters where they issue a breviat
OF Orders turning plowshares into swords,
and pruning hooks. into spears. They RI
tie the spiritual armorv Of It's contents. and
claim the right to WELD the sword of the
Lord and Of Gideon while the choirs
sing the .Star Snanoled Banner
11ctor, consider their offices as ho,pi-
tals, and instead OF giving prescriptions
deal out fixed ammunition in powder and
ballz-deadly weapons-and a. recruiting
officers they deliver six and twelve pound
ers At the expense Of the paymaster. At
might they dream OF being at battle, and
wounded soldiers. tournquet>, teuaculum
and scalpels fit through every vision.
Men about town no longer eat their
meals, but leave their posts Of duty on
the street corners, and 20 to their mess
for fations Clerks do not hand out goods
TO customers, but present them and re-
treat to the money drawer to change ex-
chequer bills and collect installments Of
Te.en~-.
School-Houses have been turned into
fortresses. Teachers call and drill their
squads. and in the infantry exercises
teach the young idea how to shoot
while the more advanced cadets. on fur
l5ugh, raise their flag above the walls
Printers no longer ask for copy" but
demand supplies They delight more
than ever in loaded matter and the use
of the shooting stick. while Editors have
suddenly learned that the sword is nigh
tier than the pen.'-Greot BorringtoJ,
Courier.
4 correspondent from New Hampshire
SAYS Hon. Daniel Webster had an anec-
dote of old Father Searl, the minister Of
his boyhood. which has never been in
print. and which is too good to be lost
1t was customary then TO wear buck-skin
breeches in cool weather. One Sunday
morning in the Autumn, Father Searl
brought his down from the garret but
wasps had taken possession Of them du-
ring the summer, and were having a nice
time in them. By dint of effort he got
out the intruders and dressed for meeting.
But while reading the scriptures to the
congregation, he felt dagger from one OF
the enraged small-waited fellows, and
jumped about the pulpit slapping his
thighs But the more he slapped around
and danced. the more they stung. The
people thought him crazy, and were in
commotion what to do; but be explained
the matter by saying 'Brethren, don't
be alarmed. The word Of the Lord is i'll
my mouth, but the Devil is in my
breeches :"
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