The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-14
HumOrs of the War.

In a letter written by prominent
and respectable business man of New
York, to gentleman in Louisville, was en-
closed a parcel of grass, which he says he
plucked from the middle of one of the prin-
cipal streets of that city.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that Mr..
Davis, travelling artist, was in that city on
Tuesday. He has just come from New Or,
leans. He reports sad condition OF affairs
among the troops in that city. The Con-
federate volunteers are practising the art of
warfare among themselves daily. They
shoot one another just for the fun of the
thing, and desert in hundreds, because SOL
diering doesn't suit them. Instead of "fall-
ing in" to the ranks, they are "falling out"
among themselves as fast as they can.
The capital of the Confederate States
has gone to Richmond, and the capital of
most of the moneyed men of that section
land OF the other too) has gone to the devil.
Prentice.
1t is not often that we give place, in
our columns, to anything complimentary to
ourselves or our paper.-Atlanta (Ga.) In
teHigence,.
We guess it isn't often that you can, un-
less you write it yourself.
The man who pretends to be "loyal
under protest" does but protest that he is
not loyal.
advice TO DELICATE VOLUNTEERS
Get Hardee.
AT what point do armies generally en-
ter hostile cities? AT the point of the bay
Onet.
"A Member of Congress now in WASH
ington writes II must not close without
telling you of the laughable manner in which
I and friend who was riding with me were
sold the other day. As we were driving
from one camp to another, we approached a
large tent which we supposed was the Off
GERS headquarters as on the canvass, in
large plain letters, was printed 'Headquar-
tiers n. Y. 7th Regiment We drove up,
got out, and were about to enter, when l
saw very neat sign over the door of the
tent, which read, Homeopathic Physician
Consultation fee. ten sents.' On entering
saw one after another enter, walk up to
the counter, deposit thereon ten cents, make
the most wo-begone looking face, and pla-
cling their hands on their abdomen, say,
Doctor, am awful sick, what must take?'
The prescription, so far as l saw, was inva.
riably the same for all complaints Three
fingers of whisky, diluted with Homeopathic
additions of water Whisky and water of
course all free. The Doctor seems to be
very popular, and if the number 1 saw
prescribed for within ten or fifteen minutes
was any thing like fair proportion of his
daily calls, be ought to retire soon and leave
the business to junior partner"
"A soldiers Washington letter says:
"Those Fire Zouaves are fellows of awful
suction, I tell you. I asked one of them
yesterday, what he came here for. 'Hahp
said he, shutting one eye, I'VE came here to
strike for your affairs and your fres-espe-
cially your fires.' General Scott says if be
wanted to make these chaps break through
the army of the foe, he'd have a fire bell
ruDc for some district on the other side of
the rebels. He says that half million of
the traitors couldn't keep the Fire Zouaves
out of that district five minutes"
One of the general orders as to army
nurses, issued from Washington, says they
must wear the regulation dress, ssno hoops
being allowed in the service" Patriotic
girls enlisting in the service must therefore
make up their minds to become "perfect
rights for the time being. I ro.8 s,af
Mr.. Lovejoy, member Of congress from
Illinois, is accused Of displaying great,
deal Of war patriotism and readiness to fight,
until he was rejected for colonel of q regi~
ment, when he concluded that his duty was
in the civil service. -
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