The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-08

Unfortunately fnr us, NE min hae begun
n 49, 81 : n see bsfore g only ne pros
81 eaking Of storms reminds ms Of hOrses.-
Strange enough. mas.be, but did you evsr cit
- circle oI story trii.rs and notice how one
story REMINDS your Ie,gr Dor Of another en-.
.tifely foreign TO the suhjecty An old artii.
lery horse, with 9. s. on his shoulder, 10 try.
ing to keep OFF the rain by standing be-
meath tree down In the meadow. He
looks very quiet, but the time has been
when there was life enough In him.
War Is not as good for horse flesh ms .Nexiean
Mustang Liniment," and the old fellow. who
has some scars to show If yon look closely
between the projecting bo.es, proves my as
sertion. A word az TO his history. Originally
of good family, he was enlisted In the service,
and for urn Der of years took his daily ra.
tions and performed his du ties we'll. Daily
exercises made him acquainted with artillery
drill, and he soon bee me rs familiar with
The word Of command as the cannoniers. FL.
natly he was taken into the field, and acted
nobly through the fight, but through the
! cowardice of his masters, fell into t. Q hands
of the eneny. On account OF his jaded APP
nearaDce aud his many Wounds. he was
turned out TO Craze There he stances beneath
the tree in the meadow trying 10 shelter him
self from the rain. A
Some time ago q party OF young fellows got
the old horse for a short ride in the country
Procuring wagon, they hitched mp aud
stared OF as Inerriiy as possible a Rich
mond boy, who bad seen the horse perform
ON the 2lst, de ermined 10 play trick, and
so sta Toned himself behind q tree on the road
where they would psss. Along came the old
horse at the top of his speed, drawing the
rafting wagon with It's merry load It'll OPP.
posite the tree where the tricks.sr was hid
len. Stepping out, he shouted Halt" In a
loud tone. The horse 'shaited " us suddenly
,s If stopped by n cannon bali, and instantly
wheeled 10 the left to unlimbsr. Dver went
the wagon, and over went lis load, rue- sur
ing their len gta In The dtrtiest kind OF mud.
No injary was sustained beyond few bro
gen sbins AVID skinned neses, and the unfor-
tunates picked themselves out Of the mud, TO
the great amusement of the comm anding
officer behind the tree. The wagon went
home In pieces
One more horse story and am done. Last
wear. C1arA Mills, the sculptor, purchases g
fina mare fer model. Shs was bea utiful
little creature ana had a form Praxiteles
nigh have copied. After finishing the s;at1e
upon which Ts WAS engaged. the SCULPTOR
presen ed tho horse to Capt. Mason, of Ma
sons Hall. When the Yankees came up the
irst lime the mare " sstolen from the stable.
4 short time since Capt. Mason saw her Ia
he possession of 4 brigade quartermaster and
Immediately identified her as his property.
1t seems II Yankee cncer rode her in The b +
tie OF Manassas. and she WAS there captured
by our men.
] understand that Genaral Dick Taylor,
the Brig adler recently appointed 10 General
William Henry Walkers brigade, has nr
rtved and taken command There is no dis
guising the fact that tbs men are very much
Iissat. siad at the change. They not halt
he fig hting men they were two weeks ago
[ know oihing about the gu lin ATOMS OF
zen. Taylor Tor tho portion, and do no; feel
liberty TO take sides in the quarrel until ac-
quainted with b jth. s;apCain Su12ett, former
III IA General walker, has been appoIn ed
his Adjutint General. Captain Anderson,
AtiiutAut to General Walker. has been or
deIed 10 Eernandina.
On account Of the inelemeney OF the
weather, but few people came out 10 tns polls
10 woe ior President and members % on
~ q ~ sE..E Efsnf-
cal directors Office, formerly knoWn as Car
mems store. UEe hundred and ritty.Iwo
votas were cast for Pr. sident and Vice sresi-
dent. and al, fuT Davis and Stephens. The
soldiers voted s.. their regiments, aud the re-
su.t aas net yet been given. a this precinct
the vole Tor mentor Of Congress stood
ninth %; Scott 26. From q gentleman who
came from FAIRFAX this evening, | learn g
box was opened there, and that Smith re-
ceived 4 ma jcriyy OF the votes est tor Con-
or ssnsn. Uf course the Presidential vote
was unanimous thing. There has been
none Of the usual excitement aud election
erinE, every one taking il for granted taat
Davis and Stephens Were the unanimous
Choics CT the people of the Confederate
cinity was at The 18th Virginia, but am uu.
apis 10 give the result 81 the vote.
The good news brought in the Dispd,eh con-
corning the damage TO the armaG;l, and tho
dlssensions auioag the Yankees. has produced
vsry happy effect upon the army. The SOL
iiers FORGET their haroships in reading OF the
difficulties OF the enemy, and begin TO think,
IN 1t aft3r all everything has turned out foT
tuo beat. Just let n, ia alone, and they will
whip themselves as eTfectuaiiy as We could
do Il.
Ny concluding paragraph is apologize.
Having bat 8 small sfock OF facts on hand.
ara forced TO husband them as Dick ) vi
weller did his SMILES. 1hey are too pre-
cious to waste. 4 few every dav or Two will
cot SuTfpit the public and / shall endeayur TO
5eal them out as carefully possible. Lest
tueTe be fears OF running completely out
will say that have fine Old castle IL Spaa
in which are many rUde but convenient
manuscripts, from which sh ii occasionally
draw - to point = moral, or adorn tale
Eiaig. BOHEMIAN.
gE PATRIOTIC OLD LApT.-Mrs. JAsE
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