The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-07

Io ,rraspOndsnes n. Y. Sunday Asrearyi
Letter rom Orpheus c, Kerr,
HospitaI Stratsgy-Strategy HaII-NaDdt
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Paris, my OOyi ~ OutJ tCn@'pSO Az ~ II
General Of the Mackerel Brigade to COM
mence undermining the ConfederacyS after
the manner of a civil engineer; ara when
last visited the lines, 1 found select as
sortmeut of Mackerels engaged in the balmy
summer pastime of digging holes, and dy-
ing natural deaths in them. 4Et
There was one chap with an illuminated
,pnse, who attracted my particular attention
by landing spadef1l of sacred soil very
nearly in my bosom, and says to him:
O. "Well, my gallant sexton, how do the
obsequies progress = .u
"Beautifsl," says be, pausing long enough
to take a powder which the surgeon had
left with him. "We've just struck large
vein of typhoid fever, aud them air PENN
sula veterans, which you see in them noles
yonder, are already delirious with it. Re-
ally" says the chap with an air of quiet
enjoyment, as he climbed into the hospital
litter, just sent after bim-"really, there's
a smart chance of pushing on our cemetery
to Richmond before the roads become i'm
passable again" --- a. ~e
1 was looking after him, as the bearers
carried him off, my boy, when saw Cap
tain William Brown ambliDg leisurely to-
ward me on his geometrical steed, Euclid,
alternately perusing paper which he held
in his right hand, and discussing canteen
in his left. The countenance Of the war
rior was thoughtful, and his shovel swung
listIessly against the chargers flank
allow now, my Jack of Spades?" says |,
sportively.
"Ah T. says William, slowly descending
from the roof of his stallion, and suffering
the latter to lean against tree, here is
g. he h
ment of the United States of America
Read the impartial edick,n said William,
impressvely, "and you will 6nd it worthy
of the Union Track Society"
l took the official parchment my boy,
and found inscribed upon it the following
affecting
GENERAL ORDERS.
-WHEREAs, The United States of Ameri-
ca now finds himself engaged in an unnst-
ural struggle with the celebrated Southern
Confederacy, for the Union which our fore
fathers painted; aud it being our object to
show the world that our intentions are hon.
orable, it is hereby ordered that the Mack
eral Brig ade do take possession of all guns,
pistols, and howitzers previously fred at
them by persons now in arms against this
government, keeping strict account of said
weapons 10 order that their owners may be
duly and amicaby paid for them hereafter.
1t is further ordered that persons of Mack
eral descent, occupying the cultivated
grounds of the aforesaid Southern Confede-
racy, shall keep stTictiaccount of the time
spent upon the same, in order that reason
able rent may be paid for the same as soon
as the United States Of America shall re-
sumo specie payment. BY order of
THE GEN. OF THE MACKEREL BRIG
AIDE IN fTrr rH-
GREEN SEAL,
VINTAGE OF l776.
Having perused this document with much
attention, handed it back to William, and
says !:
/" In purity of moral tone, my hero, that
paper is worthy the descendants OF l776."
"1776W says William, refectively.
"Ah ~ says Villain, "it takes strategy TO
revive recollections of these days. We
have at least seventeen hundred and seventy
sick ones in our new hospitals already
Come with me, says William, generally,
"and we will survey the interior aspeek Of
Strategy Hall. " -A4
Strategy Hall, my boy, is fine airy hos
pita exLempoIized from a barn, on the es-
tate of prominent Southern Union man,
now commanding a regiment of Coniede-
racies. The house itself would have been
taken, as it has somewhat more roof than
the barn, and a little more shade; but when
the General of the Mackerel Brigade learn
ed that Washington had once thought Of
taking a second mortgage on it, he gave Or
ders that no mackerel should 60 within half
mile OF the front door.
On entering Strategy Hall, beheld a
scene calculated TO elevate sickness into a
virtue, and shed immortal lustfe upon the
kind hearted women of America. Comfort
ably stretched upon rails taken from Con-
federate fences, and of which strict ac-
count has been kept, with view to future
compensation, were whole a section of the
Mackerel Brigade, in the full enjoyment of
strategic health. Over each chaps head
hung his shovel, and shingle Inscribed
with his name aud address. Thus, the
shingle nearest me read: "Spooney Bill,
Hose Company l23, New York Fire De-
partment.
And woman-lovely woman was there,
administering hot drinks to the fevered
head, bathing with ice water the brow OF
those shivering with the cruel ague, pour.
pouring rich Cruel over The chin and neck
of the nervous sufferer, and reading good
books to the raving and deirious. IL was
with species of holy awe thatl beheld one
of these human angels stand hot coffee
pot npon the upturned face of one Invalid,
while she hastily few to fill the right ear
of a more urgent sufferer with cologne wa
ter. And then to see her softly place one
of the portable furnaces upon very sick
Mackercl's stomach, while she warmed the
water with which his beloved head was
to be shaved and to see her bending over
to ask one OF the more dangerously i'll ones
if he would not like nice fat piece of fresh
pork, while the other end of her crInolint
was scrapiog the head of the Mack OF
the opposite rail,
go woman in our hours Of ease
Uncertain, coy, aud hard TO please,
And variable as the shade
b the Zig tquivering aslen made;
When pain and anguish ring the brow,
ministeriDg angel thou" fr-..
could have remained here all day, my
boy; for found the berries, ice cream, anC
liquors, prepared for the patien $, really ex
celent; but William limited to me that
splendid piece of naval strategy was JUS
about to come off on Duck Lake, aud de-
sired to witness our national triumph on
the ocean wave -rr.tl rd -
Having Quilted Strategy Hall renairad