, 1862-09-16
Letter from Orpheus c. Rerr.

Editor T. T.:
The draft in Accomac, my hoy, is positively |
to tahe place Oh the 11th of September; hut |
it is rot believed that the enrolment eau be
finished by the 18th; in which case the draft
must inevitably take PLACE on the Goth. In
positively that the CONSUMPTION will ,iuflaacc
un l}te lit uf nctoprr; and volunteering is SO
brisk that 10 draft nay be required. Atheist,
such ie the Ttport Of those best acquaia'ed
with the NOR. decisive plans Of the war DE-
l'aSt1mut, which thinks OF jolniug the tempe
rance society,"
The extnpts wrre fling their papers Of cx-
cnr.ion with Colonel Wob:rt Wco::lssn, my
boy, and amongst them WIS one chap WITH =
swelied eye, 4 drranged neck-tie, aad hat
rs IN elephants foot-bath. Tic chap came in
with wayy walk, aud says he:
Being married nl1u, war has no terrors
for me; but am obliged to exempt myself
from military atfairs on account Of the catlr-
Colonel Wobcrt Yoainson looked at him
| tyn,patbizirsly, and says he: "Yon n,i5a,
| possibly do for major general, my saa. as it
is hli dness principally that caara:tcriz.$
majority OF our present major generals in the
| fg|k; hut Touring that yuur aostQce from
| hume might cause prostra;ioa in the
liquor business, will accept yolr cltaslct as
| v;1iia.''
| The POOR cha? sighed until lie reached the
| first lic-cuI', and aArn says he: " wish I
could cure this here catlr1ct, which causes
u,y Eyes to weep IL, the absence OF woe"
| "Do Your orbs li1uid4te SO treely?'' says
| tic ccluutl, with tho air of q family phYs1-
| ciar.
YES" says the poor chap. gloomily, "they
are like two ccntinai ruill :. rcams."
"ai1tl streams - says Col. Wobinson, meli.
bttts dam sour eyes,"
think. my boz. say I think. that this
kindly advice OF Col Wobert Wobinson's
must Aave Seen misunderstood in sume way !;
for TN instant departure OF several piously-iu-
clsned recruits 1oek place precipitatc.y, and
the rcor chap cluckled like tir1a
I. Is the great misfortune OF our mother
! ronyue, rny hoy, the words Of widely -diff.reu.
MT anirgs hare precisely the SAME sound, and
| III using one you seem to b. abusing the
othrr.
Arriving near the celebrated 3folasses Juac-
inn, where 4 number Of Mackere1s were pIac-
i1,g number OF new cars and locomotives On
she 1tack-the oaject b-iuy IT, celuae the
Souther ConfedrracT, fnto ta6ins ride in
them. when, 1t vas believed, The aforesaid
one Of those ''ftightful accidents" without
which dag OIL aay american RAILROAD would
| be pt1fect anom1l lS-aEyiyiog there. SAY, ]
took an immediate survey OF the appointed
fed Of strife.
To the inexperienced civilian eye, my boy,
/ EFEIflllQE dpisEuIEO ~ w IL dA.AtG VI Euaok1t
confusion, which nothing but the military
genius Of onr generals could make much
Worse On all sides, my bog, beheld u lck.
ere1 chaps marching and countermarchins
falirg back, retiring, retreating, aud mating
J retrograde movements. Some were looktnt
for their regiments, which had become mixed
with other regiments; some were tnsanelI
looking for their officers, as though they die
TO. know that tAc latter had resided perma
nently in Washington ever since tae WAT CON
mcncco; some were making calls On Others
and here and there might be seen squads o
I confc<nsates picking up any little thing the.
might happen to fud.
Finding the general of the Nackerel Brigad
. !uocling upon a bottle and tuub!er near me
sa!nteo him, and says L:
'It1l ME, my veteran, how Il IS that yo
> permit the Southern Coafelcracy to 1neande
| thus within your lines 7"
: The general looked to]eratingly at me, an
: says he:
! II hare plan to entrap the coatederac,
: ard end this doomed rebellion at Que strost
! Do you mark that long trsfu Of army wagon
: down there near my qusrters?'
"YtR" Gays I, ncrsously.
"Nel1, 1hcp, my nlcc little boy" says tt