Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-03-27

met pay notice hew I must learn You
odrili--hey?- lbiigodns :" Now, you
man vid the patch, vat for you
4 not, stop cooking and listen?''
"Shouldare-Arnis!7 and he Shout
ldered according to Hardee.-
l"Look here, Colonel" says Asa,
'Sthat's not military-swar faint.
| Here's yourlnule!''- aud he Shout
: dered a Ia Scott. Lord, how Par
: ley Woo did swear!-Ae danced, he
Icapered, he explained, he rolled
tout oaths like marbles-but he
couldn't convince Damphool.
! This Isl tomorrow morning, -
:! Bob, the great deliver us! we had
the biggest storm last night. You
! will see accounts of it in the pa
,pers. 1t was a perfect hurricane.
/ can't begin to describe its hor-
rors. haven't got over my fright
yet. This morning there amt a
tent standing in the brigade. We
are a complete shipwreck-tents
torn into ribbons-houses blown
down--planks, limbs and shivercd
trees scattered all over the encamp-
ment, and beds, clothing, camp;
furniture and cooking utensils slash
ing about loose every where. 1t is
amost desolate sight. The Hospi-
tal-a large frame building, full of
sick soldiers, was blown down;
but, strange to tell, nobody was
killed there except one sentinel;
poor fellow, he was crushed to
death under part Of the building.
Five or six Others were killed in
the Brigade, and about as many
more will die from their injuries
they say a great many were hurt.
1t came about 3 o'clock, and all the
rest of the night we we're exposed
to the mcrciless storm of wind
land rain and hail, and wrapped in
inky blaekness, till day broke to
reveal the desolation of the scene.
1t came on suddenly. | was
awakened by the rain, which came
sweeping over us like rivers of
waters. In one minute we were
Ideluged. Then came the hurli-
cane, with q roar | shudaer to re-
member. 1t struck us-the tent
I fapped its wings and scared away
Into the night, like some huge
4storm bird; and there We lay in our
nests-tlle mother flown.
/ Strange that amidst such hor-
lrors the iudicrous VIII force itself
upon the fancy. BY the light
nlng flashes | caught glimpses of
lstrange, unearthly forms-sheeted
Idevils-forked spectres-drowncd
ghosts, now risen from Tie waves
II cropping about i'll the storm,
seeking shelter, and finding none.
Nobody spoke word-Holus had
the floor, Suddenly a ".shrill-
lodged shrek divided the shudder-
ling night" 1t was old Mullen
Stork, who, scared completely GU.
lof his wits, had started to run,
and was blowing about before the
wind, like crazy vessel, lurch-
ling from side to side and scream
ing most piteously-his shirt-tail
streaming to the wind, like annette
or. Patrick was kneeling on the
| floor in the water-gurgiing an
Irish prayer. Badde Boye changed
front to rear Oh the storm, and
stuck his head under the. bed
frightened fer once into Stiffness
and silence. The storm increased;
above its roar we could hear the
crash of falling trees, and the APP
palling thunder. All at once a
powerful blast struck us, and be-
fore l could grasp anything, away
l went like a feather, in whirl-
wind of tents, planks and trees,
skurrying along among the clouds,
! upon the wings of the wind. A
wagon tongue came driving BY
grasped it with desperate fingers,
and succeededm getting astraddle.
The air was full Of strange sights
and sounds. My ears were sud
denly assailed by martial music.
It was the regiinental drums and
flies, uproariously jumping along,
playing s'0f for Charleston.
they had hardly passed, when a
strange CHASTITY light and a hot,
sulphurous cloud enveloped me. /
turned and behold the old Enemy
himself, the great horned Devil,
close by nv side. In one claw he