The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-06-26
Humors Of the War.

HumorS of the War.
The Bath (Maine) Times is one of the
spicitst and liveliest of all our down.east
exchange list. We subjoin specimen of
its good things on the war, found in a
recent number:
Those persons who claim the right to
are like the new importation. who thought
this pretty free country, in which a man
was not allowed to steal occasionally.
"Don't you think I'd make an excel
lent soldier?" said weak. kneed gentle
man to his patriotic wife "Yes, indeed. /"
was the instant response, "an admirable
granny DEAR
The Southern rebels, it is said, are
well supplied with rifle muskets and rifle
cannon. Why shonldn't they be. when
they have rifed so many U. S. forts and
arsenals? a
A young man in Dover wishing to en-
list. was rejected, because of being half
an inchstoo short. The next day he sp.
piled. and proved tall enough He had
put on thick pair of laps upon his
boots. A young man of so much sole
will kick his way through the world with
out trouble.
| From various of our exchanges we
compile the following timely aud humor-
Gus paragraphs:
| Jones is willing to accord to Virginia
the honor she claims of being the moth
er Of States and of Statesmen" but he
insists that she is '.past bearing" and
has beeh SO for many years
Willis says that stroll through our
besoldiered Broadway has convinced him
of previous impression, that men of
small stature are apiest to be military
The Vermont regiment, with not man
under six feet were evidently mere ex
ceptions-f looking fellows, all of them,
but still without that combatise demean.
or. which shows tha; a man takes to it
naturally. The thousands of smaller men
in uniform who were everywhere visible,
were of such very different styIe--so much
; more bantam y aLd pluck-y 10 their bear
ing aud couu,enancel He is inclined to
|
gives relief to certain jealous resent
ment against nature for having been done
; Injustice to.
Presenting flags to regiments is all yer,
well. but the money they cost, if invested
, in shoes and stockings, would make tn,
volunteers feel more like Eght. In NJ
time in the world does man feel lik'
!, kicking an enemy SO much, as when b,
mounts q new pair of brogans. Let ou
people think of this, and act accordingly
: The military corps denominated tn,
: alabama Cadets" in passing through
Knoxville. Tennessee, to join the rebe
forces in Virginia, issued invitation tick
0 cts for ball at the White House on th
! 4th of July. One Of the officers, consid
u ering the taking of Washington as to-
Q small an achievement, swore. in publ
. speech, that he was going to march hi
victorious soldiers into Wall street an
u pay them off. They will be likely to
l. "paid off, before they reach more tha
, half that distance, though the "balls" i
% the neighborhood of the White Hous
: rlay prove to be thick enough for comfort
. A gentleman in Boston has received a
epis.le from former friend ia Alahams
u who discourses in this pleasant fashion
j. Il would not in the least mourn your los
y but would remember you in my prayer
II Fas remember John Brown, beseechin
for him aud you alike the hottest corne
u of the hottest department of hell, and th
ID closest and most unremitting attentiop
:. of the devil I"
y The captain elect of Vicksbure
20 Miss ) company, in returning thanks
pledged himself to achieve glory for tt
}" company or die in the attempt. The fri
II lieutenant said that if the captain fell
]. should endeavor worlhily, to iil his plac'
u The second lieutenant followed in sim
y lar strain, when the third lieutenant sal
that when the captain and the first an
- second lieuten ants should be killed, undt
IL such circumstances he didn't think
y would be prudent to lead the soldiers an
y further, and he should then order r,
;" treat