The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-12-21

state OF patriotic combustion. and 90 tie
dew fell upon the grassy h,ll-sides, the
mountains lifted np their heads and were
rather green. Far on the horizon SIX rain.
bows appeared, With an American eagle Q,
roost on the top one, and as the translucer.
pearl OF the dawn shope out between them,
and small pattern Of blue sky With thirty
| forr Stars broke out at one end, saw yes
it ees . it ees our Bangor in The Skee vi /!
Al leas. that's what n. P. Willis said /;
| and il it aiu't %, what's the use Of having
Gag?
''Isii me thst. - wlctef slaves,
Bred o: trea-on, born Of Shanco,
when the dead oe,la 10 move,
| Aud the gsssss begin TO isncs.
don's exactly know what the verse
means, my boy ,but there's no uss Of trying
TO be eloquent without poetry.
The reason Why the heav ems took such an
interest in the United States Of America,
wss the fact, that Captain William Brown,
Company A. Regiment 5, Macksrel Brigade,
was 10 make Grea, Ezp edition 30 Accomac
county on that morning. Twelve years was
the period originally assigned, my boy, for
the preparation Of this Expedition bu.
mao rebels were making candles Of oil the
| u
cluded to do something during the present
century. William Brown vas assigned to
the command Of the Expedition, and when
l asked the General Of the Mackerel Brigade
how such selection happened to be made, be
said William wac assisned because there
we're % many signs Of an ass about him.
The General is much given to classical
metaphors, my boy, and ought 10 write for
the new American Encyclopedia.
/ Previous to starting, Villinm Brown
called meeting Of his staff, for tho purpose
Of selecting such officers only who had slept
With Hardee, and knew beans.
"Gpnrlemep," said William Brown, seat.
ing himself at table, on which stood the
Oath, and clean tumbler, 81 wish to know
which OF you 10 the greatest shakes in q
sacred skrimmage."
A respectable lef,euans stepped forward,
with his hand upon his boczum.
'.Being a native of Philadelphia" enys
be, 81 ON naturally modest but only yes.
terday. when two rebels pitched into me. |
knocked them both over, and am here to tell
the tale"
William Brown gave the speaker q pierc.
ing look, my boy, and says he
''lmpOster beware how you insult the
falsehood by my knowledge of Mathew
Matticks. You say that two ch,vslries
pitched into you, and you knocked them
both over. Now Mathew Mattlcks distinctly
says that two goes into one no times and
nothing over. Speaker Of the House, re-
move this leftenant to he donjon keep. lie
is Ananias Number 2.
The officer from Philadelphia being re-
~ <bo ro,rd b,Vso baro ,bora 10
weeping and waiting and picking Of teeth,
another ieftenant stepped forward
81 deal with technicaiities,o says he,
''apd can post you in law"
Ha - says William, softly slipping the
Oath, "Thcn will try you with an abstract
que stiop, my beautiful Belvideary: Sup
posing Mason and Sl,dell were your friends.
how would you work it to get them nu. =
Fort Warren 2"
"Wby," says the leftonant, pl'rsa
s'l'd sue out a writ Of Habeas Je SIS. .,h,
get the New York Herald to advisC "a gos
ernmen. not to let them out"
| "Yes," says William, med a'ively, ''that
would be sure to do il. II! Use YOU to
help me get up my Proclamation"
Sand now," says William, dropping a
lump of sugar into the Oath, and stirring it
with comb, "who is that mir melancholy
chap with tall hat on, who looks like Ban
quo with panic 20
The melancholy chap cnme to the front,
shook his long locks like Bauquo, and says
he:
s.I'm the Press. Pm the Pallad um OF
Our Liberties
Here shall the Press the Peoples rights maintain.
Unawed b~ snnuence, and inspired by sain."
Pm the best advertising medium in the
country, and have reptile cotemporaries.-
I won't be suppressed. No, sir mo, cir
Il refuse to DO suppressed"
| "Your giant ,ntelleck," says William,
looking at him through the bottom Of the
tumbler "bus I can't stand the press
Speaker Of the House remove him TO the
bath and ssnd for barber, Now, gentle.
men, will say few words to the troops,
and then We will march according TO Har-
| dee."
! The section Of the Msckerel Brigade be-
| ing mustered into line against . rail fence,
nv boy, Captain William Brown shut one
eye, balanced himself on one foot, and thus
addressed them.
| "FeIlow Soldats (which is French) i
was originally intended to present you With
| q stand Of colors but the fellow citizen
| who vas to present it has only got as far
as the hundred and 6fty-second page OF the
few remarks he intended to make on the
occasion, and it is . military necessity not
TO wait on him. (See Scott's Tactics, Voi.
III, pp. 24,) have but few words to cay
and these are them. Should any OF you be
killed in the coming battle, let me iuplors
yea TO die without groan. IL sounds bet
| ter ip history, - we'll - 10 the great heart
| stirring rcmsuees OF the weekly paladinms
Of freedom. How veil it reads that "Pri
ya,e Mueg,ns received shot in the meek,
and died without groan." so!dats bull
lets have been known to pass c.ean through
the thickest trees, an so ! may be shot my
self. Should such calamity befsil our
distracted country, shall die without
eroan, even though am grown person
Therefore, fear nothing. The eyes OF the
whole civilized world are upon you. and
History and domestic romance expect to
write sha, yoa died without groan."
Al the clo.e Of this touching and sppro-
pirate speech, nv boy, al the men exclaimed
Ave will 20 except . young person from
New York, Who said he'd rather Gfoan
sishost q die . for which be uas sentenced
to read Seward's next esses.
The army being formed into great quad
rilaterai, fSee Rsymend's Tactics. moved
forward At double quick. and reached Ac-
eomac jus, a. the impatient sun was rusn-
ing desn. With the exception OF . NUE.
the only vireinian TO be seen was SOLITARY
chivalry, Who bad strained himself trying
to raise some interest from . confederate
treasury note, and couldn't get away.
Observing that only one man was 10 sight,
Captsin William Brown, Who bad stopped
to ue bis shoe behind large tree 90 she
left, made . esnk movement On the eAis-