The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-08-01

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Custard pies" says he. reasouingly. "are
included in the pursuit OF happiness"
"That's very true" says the general,
looking kindly over his fan at the vener-
able petitioner. "Let a guard be detail
ed to protect the good old mans prcms-
es. We are fighting for the Constitution
not against It,"
A guard was detailed, my boy, with or
dcrs 10 make no resistance II they were
fred upon occasionally from the windows
of the house, aud then Captain William
BioSn pushed forward with what was
I le II Of company 3, 10 engage the Com
7 icdcracy on the cdrc Of Duck Lake, sup
ported by the Orange County Howitz-
I or.
/ Headed by the band, who played patri-
otto airs as soon as he could shake the
crumbs out of his key-buglc the cavalcudc
advanced TO the edge of the lake aud
opened heavy salute of round shot aud
musketry on the atmosphere, whilst
Commodore Head kept up hot fire at
the horizon with his iron plated flee; and
swivel guns.
Only waiting t. finish game Of base
ball, in which they h d cen eugog ID fout
regiments of Con,cderacics, at whom this
deadly assault was dire cted, threw aside
their bats and ball dresses, put on then
uniforms, loaded their muskets and bat.
tcries, and sent AN iron shower in all di.
lrcctious. Greatly dcmoralizcd by thi,
unsccmingly occurrence. file of Mack
crels under Sergeant OPakc immediate
ly threw down their muskets aud knap
..,,..st..l sh..tr p.,,l,fs a,
ground, piled their ncck-tics in heap
aud were making rapid rctr1grad,
movement when William suddenly threw
himself in their path, and says ne:
"Whcrc ureyou going to, my fearless
cagletsv'
"ucm!" says the sergeant with mucl
French in his mann,r, "we thought o
visiting the Great Exhibition in Lon
don
"Ah." says William, undcrstandingly
"Yuu have acquired French in one easl
lesson, and"
II re an orderly rode up with an ordc
for the Maekcrels to fall back from Tia,
edge OF the lake ;mmediat ~, leuvin,
their artillery, bayon,ts, havclucks an,
baggage be ind them; and William wa
obnged to conduct the movement, whicl
was a part of the great stratcgicu
scheme OF the general Of the MackGrC
Brigade.
As we rctrcated back into Paris, m
boy, we were joined hy the Comic See
ton, aud shortly after by the Anatomi,
al Cavalry, both otwhch had succcedt
in leaving all their uccoutremcnts Oh Il
= field.
As wo all rushed together before hcg,
quarters in perfect order, and while III
Conlcderacy were eating soBe provision
which We had RETAINED from bringing o
the late scene ofconilict, the general {
II TIL Mackerel Brigade came under a trc,
c where he had been tanning hms eli, ul
$, says he:
;; "My children we have whipped them
all points, and the day is ours"
: "Ah!" says William, abstractcdly, til
j. day is hours"
"My Children" says the general, i
y continuation, eve have pushed the enc
: my TO the wall without ir1cturing th
i Constitution, and have only put tho wa
$ back six months. We can say with prid
j my children, that we belong to the Arm
: oi Duck Lake, and shall have no NOR
. Bull Runs. My children, | love you. -
i Accept my blessing"
We were ref ctIng upon this soul.stiT
h ring speech, my boy, and silently admir-
: ing the strategy which had brought US a.
: together again 50 soon, when the soun
OF the drum and fife called cur aticnto
u to club Of political chaps who had jus
: arrived by steamer from the Sixth War
d and were filing past US to platform re
!, Gently erected in the very centre Of Pal
y is.
d 81 do b 'lieve," says Capt. Bob Shorty
e whispcriugly, 81 do behave we're goin
g to have mass meeting"
= Onward went the political chaps to tn
platform.
A delegation mounted the steps, nt
vanced to the front rails, and commence
L uniurlinga Il vast linen banner. The su
i was just setting, my boy, aud AS his par
Z ing beams fell upon the unlilted faces
u the political chaps, soft breeze unrollC
o the standard, aud the Mackerels read u
II on its folds