The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

MR EDITOR: We have met the enemy
at last, my boy; but don't see th..: he IS
ours. We went after him with flying
banners, and ] noticed when We came
back they were flying still! Honor To
the brave who fell on that bloody field !.
and may we kill enough Secessionists to
give each Of them a monument Of south
ern skulls!
was present at the great battle, my,
boy, and appointed myself IA special guard
Of one Of the baggage wagons in the ex-
treme rear. The driver saw me coming,
and says he:
I "YOu can't cut behind this here vehicle,
my fine little boy"
! | looked at him a moment, after the
manner OF Tie late great actor, Mr.. Kirby,
and says |:
Soldier, hast thou a wife,"
| Sayshe
reckon"
"And sixteen small children ?"
Says he:
"There was only fifteen when last heard
FROM"
Soldier" says !, "were you to die
before tomorrow, what would he your
last request?"
Here | shed two tears.
ut would be-" says he, that some
kind friend would take the job Of wallop-
ing my offspring for year on contract,
and finding my beloved wife subjects to
talk about"
"SOldicr." says I, "I'm your friend
and brother. Let inc occupy seat by
your side"
And he didn't let Inc do it.
While was skirmishing around in the
rear of another wagon. met Raymond, Of
the Times, and found that he was hunt.
ing for the " Great Quadrilateral" lie
said that he would go into the very thick.
est Of the fight and write an account Of it
on the knapsack Of dead rebel, if it
wasn't for the fact, that If he should hap
pen to be mOrtally wounded the XcrdH
would say that he was shot while running
after his hat. just at this minute some.
thing burst, and found myself going up
at the rate of two steeples and a shot
tower a second. met Fire Zouave on
the way down, and says he:
"TOwhead. if you see any Of our boys
up where you're goin' to, just tell EN- to
hurry down, for there's gOin' to be muSs,
and Mines fellers II take that four gun
hydrant from the seceshcrs in less time
than you can reel two yards Of hose"
AS was tired did not 60 all the way
up; but turned back at the first cloud,
and returned hastily to the scene If strife
! happened to light on fat Seceshcr, who
was doing a little running for exercise
Down he went, with me on top of him.
lie was dreadfully scared but says he to
inc:
1--WE seen you before, by the gods ?"
| winked at him and commenced to
sharpen my sword upon a stone.
"Tell Inc" says he, had you female
mother!"
81 had" saysI.
"And masculine fathcr?"
lie wore breechrS."
"Then you are my long lost grand.
father, exclaimed the secesher, cndcavor-
ing to embrace me.
ut won't do" says I ave been to
the Bowery Theater myself; and then
took off his nccktie and wiped my nose
As this action was so rcpugnant to the
feelings Of the Southern gentleman, he
immediately died OH my hands; and there
! left him.
With the remembrance Of the many
brave souls who sacrificed themselves for
their country that day, have not the
heart, my boy, to continue the subject.
| ] was routed at about 8 o'clock in the
afternoon, and fell back on Washington,
whefe am now receiving my rations. ]
don't take the oath with any spirit since
then, and q skeleton with nothing on but
II havelock is all that is left of yours. ema.
ciatcdly, ORrnEus Z. KERR.