The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-07-26
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BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK.EYE
IsfusLnHED Bvxsy sAsuRoAy xosx1He,
: 40 By G. DUNEAM.

fCo,rssp ondence Of the Sunday Mercury.l
Constitutional FIghtlng..Battie Of Duck
Lake..MssseSly Ssralegy..The Maekerel
BfiEade covers itself With Glory, &c.
& Owing to the persistent stupidity Of Congress
and the hideously -treasonable machinations of
the interruptions black republicans, my boy, the
weather still continhes very hot; and unless the
thermometer falls very soon, IN exssperated
populace will demand an immediate change in
Tho Cabinet. ! am very warm, my boy-I am
very warm; and when reflect upon the agency
Of the sbolitionists, Who have brought this sort
of thing about for the express purpose of ipjur.
ing my Constitution, am impelled to ask myself:
Did our revolutionary forefatbers indeed expire
in vain? y my country my country It is very
Iwas talking some moments ego with regi.
mental surgeon, who has more patients on .
monument than Shskspere ever dreamed about.
and says be: "In consequence of the great num-
ber Of troops now about this city, all the oxygen
in the atmosphere is exhausted, and We are very
warm. Had oil these troops been sent to Nc
Clellan two weeks age" says be, using bis lancet
20 pick dead Ay out of his tumbler, Eve might
be able 70 keep cool now. There 10 . terrible
responsibility on somebody's shouldera"
That's very true, my boy, and it's very warm.
There vas panic this morning in financial
circles, owing 60 the frantic conduct of gramb.
ling chap from the Senate, who has been saving
up money to bet on the fol! Of Richmond, and
was trying TO put it out on interest .Pn take
seven per cent for it the FIRST year, says he anx.
ieusly, "and leave it standing until national
strategy comes to head"
A broker took it for Eve years, my boy, with
The privilege Of extending the time after each
fresh victory. ak .-f
Speaking Of victories, my boy, 1 was present
at the recent series of triumphs by the Aackerel
Brigade, on the shore Of Duck Lake, and Wit
messed succession Of feats calculated to calum.
Mate either in the fall of Richmond or the fall
Of the year. ei
From the headquarters In the city of Paris to
the brink of Duck Lake, the Nackerels were
drawn up in gorgeous line Of battle, their bayos.
meta resembling somewhat an uncombed head Of
steel hair, and their noses looking like wavy
strip Of summer sunset. By their last great
stntegical manoeuvre, they had lured the South
ern Confederacy to court its own destruction by
Hsnking them at both ends of the line, and
they we're only waiting for the master mind TO
give them the signal. -3 .,.} i,
: Samyule Samith advanced from his place in
the staff as rode up, and says be: .y 4...s
Comrades, the general depends on you to
precede him to glory. We had hoped" said
Ssnyule, feelingly, Ito have the company Of
two French counts in this days slaughter; but
these two noble generals had not time to wait,
ss they desired to visit the Great Exhibition in
London
These remarks were we'll received, my boy;
and when the order was given for Company 3,
Regiment 8, to detour to the left, it would have
been promptly obeyed but for sn unseen incident.
Just as Captain William Brown was about to
break line for the purpose, An aged chap came
dashins down from . First Family country seat
near BY, and says he to the General of the
Aackerel Brigade:
Il demand guard for my premises imnedi-
ately. Ny wife" Gays be, with dignity, ''has
Just been making custard pie for the sick
Confederates in the hospital. aud a. she has
just set it out to cool near where my little boy
shot one Of your vandals this morning, she is
afraid it might bs taken BY your thievine mud.
slls when they come after the body. /, there.
fore, demand guard for my premises In the
name Of the Constitution Of our forefathers."
Here Captain Bob Shorty stepped forward,
and says he:
"Wbat does the Constitution say about Gust.
ard pie, Mr.. Davis?"
II clsim protection under that clause which
Nfers to the pursuit of happiness Custard
pies, said be, reasoninsly, "are included in the
pursuit Of happinesa"
"That's very true," says the general looking
kindly over bic fan at the venerable petitioner.
"Let guard be detailed to protect this good
old mans premisea We are fighting for the
Constitution, not against 1t. ."
guard was detailed, my boy, with orders to
make no resistance if they we're fired upon oc-
essionally from the windows of the house; and
then Captain William Brown pushed forward
With what Was left Of Company 8, TO engage the
Confedescy on the edge Of Duck Lake, sup
ported BY the Orange County Ho~itsers. Head
Cd by the band, who played patriotic sirs -
soon - he could shake the crumbs out Of his
key bugle, the cavalcade advanced to the edge
ei the lake and opened . heavy salute OF round
saos and musketry ct the atmosphere, whilst
Oounodore Head kept up hot 6re at the hori-
1o1 With his iron plated feet and swivel gun.
Uni! waiting to finish game Of bsse ball,
~ ~ Ca'eh they had been engaged, four regiments
" o9a'ederacies, ct whom this deadly assault
xss directed, threw, aeide their bats and ball
olesees put on their uniforms, loaded their
m'sHeM and batteries and sent an iron shower
~ directions. Greatly demoralized By this
oe'gsant y Pake immediately threw down their
muskets and knsps.cks, empsied their pockets
spvn soe ground, piled their nscksies in heap,
sI .Sa were making rapid retrogade movement
w.. .sn william suddenly threw himself in their
p!n, and says be: 20
.u where are you going to, my fearless eagletss
IL mem saws the sergeant, With much French in
r.I:, manner, I'VE thought Of Waiting the great
Aaoibition In London. ~
,Ah" says William, undsrstandingly, "You
acquired French In one easy lesson, and"
r.. mere an orderly rode up with an order for the
1Sskefels 70 fell back from the edge Of the
-. Immediately, leaving their sftillerly, bayo.
49, 49, osveiocks, and baggage: and William was
s'asea 70 conduct the movement, which was .
VI see great stEategical scheme Of the
sI1sEel brigade. A. we rstreated into Paris,
.:, ~ ooy, we were joined BY the Comic Section,
u s... .sAossiy afesr BY The Anatomical Cavalry,
s." 0 oi vhieh he'd suoceedsd in leaving I'll their
seeestrements on the 6eid.
!, Mxe all rushed together before headquarters
;.cs 49, erdss, and while the Confedssacy were
S.s Cone provisions which We had reffained
avn bringing sf tho late scsus Of eon6ict, the