The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-10

the dew fell upon the grassy hill-sldes
the mountains lifted up their heads ans
were rather green. Far on the horizon
six rainbows appeared, with an American
eagle at roost on the top one, and as the
translucent pearl of the dawn shone be.
tween them, and small pattern of blue
sky with thirty -fonr stars broke out al
one end, | Yves, it ees !. it ees oui
bangor in the .Skee VI
AT least that is what \ z. Willis said;
and, if il amt so, what's the use of hay,
| ing flag
| Tell luc that. ye wicked slaves,
! Bred Of treason born TO chance,
I VII the dead begin to move,
And the graves begin to dance"
| don't exactly know what the verse
means, my boy, but there's NO use of try
Ing to be cloquen, without poetry.
The reason why the heavens took such
an interest in the United States of Ameri-
ca was the fact. that Captain William
Brown, Of Company A, Regiment 5,
Mackerel Brigade. was to make a Great
Expedition to Accomac county on that
i
assigned, my boy, for the preparation of
this Expedition but when the Govern
ment heard that the Aceomac rebels We're
making candles of the fat Boston men
they were taking prisoners, il concluded
to do something during the present cen
fury. William Brown was assigned to the
command of the Expedition, and when
asked the General of the Mackere Brig
AIDE how such selection happened to be
made, he said William was assigned be-
cause there were so many signs of an ass
about him.
The General is much given to classical
metaphors, my boy, and ought to write
for the new American Encyclopedia
Previous to starting, William Brown
called meeting of his staff, for the pur-
pose of selecting such officers as only slept
with Hardee, and knew beans
Gentlemen, said William, seating
himself at table, on which stood the
Oath and a clean tumbler, Il wish to
know which of YOU is the greatest shakes
in secret skrinmage.
A respectable leftenant stepped forward
with his hand upon his boozum.
Being native of Philadelphia, says
he, Il am naturally modest; but only
Yesterday, when two rebels pitched into
me, knocked them both over, and am
here TO tell the tale
William Brown gave the speaker a
piercing look. my boy, and says he:
'slnlpostor beware how you insult the
nited States of America fathom your
falsehood saws he. .hy nv knowledge
Of Mathew Maticks You say that two
ehiyalrics pitched into YOU, and you
/ knocked them both over Now Mathew
Maticks distinctly says that two into one
goes ~ times and nothing over, Speaker
of the House remove this leftenant 10 the
donjon keep. Hes Ananias Number ,. =
/ The officer from Philadelphia being re-
moved to the guard house, where there is
weeping and wailing, and picking of
teeth, another leftenant stepped forward :.
Il deal with technicalities, says he,
4 ''and can post YOU in law
Ala :" says William, softly slipping the
Oath, 'thcn will try you with an abb
stract question my beautiful Belvideary
Suppose Mason aud Slidell were your
friends, how would yon work il to ret
them out of Fort Warren p
"Mhy, says the lettenant, pleasant
H. II d sue cut q writ ot liabeas .Jaekass
aud get the New York Herald to advise
the Government not To let them out
| Yes, says William, meditatively
"that would be sure to do it. I'll use
you to help me eel up ny Proclamation. :
and now, says William. dropping /,
lump Of sugar into the Oath, and stirring
it up with i comb. who's that air melan
choly chap with tall hat on, who looks
like Hamlet with panic ~
The melancholy chap came to the front
shook his long locks like Banquo, ant
said
Il IN the Press I'm the Palladium
of Our Liberties
Here shall lAe pfess the Peoples nights main
tain.
Unawed BY aiincnee and inspired by gam
I'm the best advertising medium in tn,
country, and have reptile contemporaries
won't be suppressed. No, sir no
sir II refuse to be suppressed =
:. ''lou're a giant intelieck," says Vii
liam, looking at him through the bottom
Of tumber; "but cant stand the press
Speaker Of the House remove him TO the
bath and send for a barber. Now, gen.
,lemen, | will say few words to the
troops, and then We will march accord
ing TO Hardee.
7 The section of the Mackerel Brigade
he,ne. mustered in line against \ rail fence.
my boy, Captain William Brown shut one
eye, balanced himself on one foot, and
thus addressed them:
Fellow Soldats (Which is French,
1t was originally intended to present you
with stand OF colors but the fellow
citizen who was to present il has only got