The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-10-11
General Mcdowell.

The following pleasant picture of General
Mcdowell We take from the translation OF
one of the letters from America printed in
the Turin Opnione. and which some persons
persist in ascrbing TO Prince Napoleon =
Gen Met C!ellen commands all the troops
on the right bank OF the Potomac. He is 4
man of forty-,wo Years. tall and large. His
face is not particularly fine, but is remarkably
open and sympathetic, through its air Of
trankness and kindness.
If Met CIellan resembles one of our engineer
officers, Mcdowell resembles one of our in
fantry officers. Did not dread reducing to
puerile shades the search for resemblances
and asSimilations. | should say that Mcdowell
has the type of a chief of chasseurS. His
conversation, his character and his principles
are still superior to his appearance. favorable
as that is. He is one of the honestest, trl,-
est, simplest men that You can meet. He
sustained a terrible check at Bull Run. and
he speaks of it with bitterness. without re-
elimination. with an accent of sincerity and
an elevation of sentiment that DO him the
greatest honor. Deprived of the supreme
command in consequence of that reverse, he
has seen Mcclellan. his tcllow-student at
West Point, younger than himself by several
wears, inherit his honor, his position, and his
growing popularity. He has taken, without
complaint and without murmur. an inferior
place under him whose mission il is to repair
the misfortune attached to his name Well.
no one doubts that Mcdowell will be the
most submissive. most devoted of Met Clellan's
lieutenants. Mcdowell has, besides, a rep,g-
tation in the army of being sort of stole
phllosopher-a reputation sought after and
more or less deserved by certain number Of
West Point pupils. He drinks neither WINE
tea nor coffee. does not smoke. and his habits
of sobriety and se!f-denial are quite in keep
ing with his Puritan principles"
\ BOAR By EXrRESS.-"He was confined
in strong wooden cage, but seeing himself
in a large mirror. which was also being trans
ported by express, he became enragcd. crush
ed through the top of the cage, and alishting
upon the floor of the car. threw himself into
position and marched sideways upon his re-
hectiOn in the mirror the first touch of his
tusk broke the glass. its fractured particles
then exhibiting 4 dozen boars in formidable
battle array. Ou- ferocious hog then seeing
that the enemy had the numbers, turned his
back upon the discourteous swine, and Oh
serving me alone and defenseless, rushed up-
on me. beat hasty retreat over trunks
and boxes, humping my head against the roof
Of the Car as | went, until ! found a place
where ho, larger than myself could not get
When looked back, my anger became ex-
cited. This internal boar would pick up way
bills in his mouth, and run about the car
shaking them, as if to say that he was the mes
senSer ard that | was the hog. At length
he took my receipt book in his mouth, raised
his nose, and ran sideways. | could not
stand it any longer. got hold of pair of
ice-tonss, and rushed upon him. | struck
him blow on the left eye, and he fell.
then inverted the cage upon him, and Co
creed him, as l would have done with any
other hog.-hnickerGocker.