Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-06-20

be more earnest and effective, there is yet
spice of humor in it, certain apt felici-
tiousness in turning the tables that must
even nuke its victims smile while they
vince. 1t will be remembered that it was
the New Orleanaise who gave the general
his so5rS9gd of "Picayune Butler,''- that
being the well known ap2eliative of the col
'ored barber in the basement OF the St
Charles. The four -pence-ha' penny epithet
of course implied how very cheap they held
the commander at Ship Island and the lit
tie six-by-nine sheets in that quarter of
Dixie were never tired Of rattling the dis
dainful little nickname. Time wears on.
One night thunder is heard down the river
awful thunder. Lowell The warrior, list
ems, girds on his sword and-skedaddle
The next day comes the typhoon of gun
boats. Monroe the mayor beholds, mounts
high his horse, blows the fanfaronade, and
knocks under. An evening" or two brings
another sight. A boat heads up 70 the le-
wee, and heavy platoons march up the street
with fife and dram, playing what had long
been the favorite air of the facetious ilk,
= Picsysne Butler S come to town. 1t
proved SO. The four-pence-ha' penny gen
eral was actually on the ground. He was
to regulate them. However, it was nobody
but Picayune, aud as the philosophic Toots
remarked, "'twas of no consequence" Well
what came of it?
The Yankee General fetched up at the
St. Charles. Twas empty and barred
Where was the landlord2 OF. The house
must be opened. Impossible. 1t shall be
forced. Well. here are the keys. So the
first thing was to show he could keep ho-
tel. Next he sends word to the mayor that
he must see him at has parler. Back comes
word thas bis honor does business at the
City Hall. Straight goes peremptory
message by an orderly, and Mayor Monroe
and whole bevy of dignitaries make their
appearance hats in hand. The hotel keeper
is induced TO draw it mild, and arrsnges that
the civil government Of the city shall re-
main in their hands on coalition that all the
police and sanitary duties shall be faithfully
performed. For little while matters 90
on smoothly. But il soon became apparent
that the streets were neglected, as if on pur-
pose TO invite Yellow Jack to come and
make short work of the "uessians." A
sharp word goes tr0m the St, Charles to the
City Hall to start the hoes, and, at jump,
the hoes were started, But it went against
the grain. The aldermen could not sheep
o'nights. Yellow Jack out of the question,
they thought they would try la belle Freace.
So they passed resolution rendering the
officers of the French frigate Catinet the
freedom and hospitaliies of the city. Up
comes word from the St. Charles that this
sort of thing don't answer---that g the free
dom of captured city by the captives
would merit letters patent for its novelty,
were there not doubts of its usefulness as
an invention" and that - the tender of hos
pitalities by q government to which police
duties and sanitary regulations only are in
trusted is simply an invitation TO the Gala
boose or the hospital" The women brided
up. They are not content with leaving our
quiet soldiers to themselves. but must needs
mines that this unfeminine practice, so pro-
vocative of i'll blood, shall stop. He pro-
claims that all women guilty of it shall be
treated as disorderly women. Thereupon
Mayor Monroe steps sgain upon the scene,
and as chief magistrate of this city, Charge
able with its peace and dignity" protests
against an order so extraordinary and as
tonishing-" The immediate reply is that
"John 4. Monroe, late mayor Of the city
of New Orleans, is relieved from all respon-
sibility fer the peace of the city, and COM
mitted to Fort jackson until further orders"
Straightway the mayor hurries down TO the
St. Charles and makes written retraction,
to wit: This communication having been
sent under mistake of facts, and being i'm
proper in language, l desire to apologize for
the same, and withdraw it, The relrac~
ton is accepted, and the mayor retires; bat
on the next day, having been taken TO task
by his clique, he again presents himself with
several hackers, to get modification of the
order about the women, or to take back his
apology. He receives the reply that a
modification is impossible, and with it an
argument from the good natured general
showing its propriety and necessity. The
mayor bows, convinced, and leaves. Two
days afterwards, he again comes down With
his friends and insists on having back the
apology. The general hands it back, and,
at the same moment, gives an order commit
ting the whole set TO Fort jackson, and there
they now ruminate.
Mine host Of the ST. Charles, ike a true
landlord, makes no distinction Of nationali-
ties. The British Guard made up of
born subjects of Queen Victoria, as part
of the foreign legion which kept the peace