The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
WAR WIT AND HUMoR.

The following touching literary Composition
was discovered among the trophies captured by
our forces at Manassas 1t is said to be the
cleverest among the fugitive poems found at that
point, and as a specimen OF Southern literature
ii is worthy of preservation.
A soJERs REFRAIN
by Washington jackson. jones first leavetenant
of the missippy ripstave Rangers and late OF
nathez under the hill,
General beauregards Coon,
pillow hees a Grampus,
foyds quarter boss to run,
and buckners Catawampus,
we ken chaw abe linkun Up,
likewise george Macleleran,
were the sassy bull run Pgps
as sot mac lowell Bel!erin.
every buchus nathez Gal
wants mudsill Trofy.
must gouge an eye for Sal,
and get an ear for Soiy.
Sofy ses we'll hitch our Teams
dog her cats to Thunder!
if bring hum scalps Euuff
for bed quilt to sleep Under
soon veel finish up this War
if we 90 ahead Quick,
and mebbe lie have sca1ps and Haf
enuf for quilt and ',ed-tick,
forrard then, to arms, to Arms
bark
The assignment of General Fremont to new
command reminds us Of story related to us by
an eyewitness, concerning the last meeting Of
Fremont and Zagonyi. in st. Louis. The General
was dining with some Of his staff, when the gal
liant Major was announced. He was Immediately
invited to take seat at the table. Fremont
filed glass for him. Zagonyi was much
affected especially when the General announced
the sentiment: "Well, Major, here's-nct TO an
other Springfield. but another field in the spring"
Meath ragged Palmetto, q Southerner sat,
twisting the band Of his Panama hat, and trying
to tighten his mind Of load, by hunming the
words of the following ode: Oh for a darkey.
oh for whip; oh ! for cocktail, and oh for
a nip; ho. for shot at old Greeley and Beecher;
oh for crack at Yankee school teacher; oh ]
for a captain and oh for Ship oh. for
cargo of darkeys each trip. And so he kept on
ching for what he had got, not content with
owing for all that he'd got.
The Richmond Wing says that such Generals
as Floyd and Pillow fare sores upon the FAIR
body Of the Southern Confederacy." Running
sores, no doubt.
The Richmond Wing wants a new set Of
hands to run the Southern Confederacy. The
old set Of feet it cannot complain of, as they
run well enough.
We should think the ehiyalry would be ashar:-
ed to run from Yankees that sing Psalms, say
" keow," and talk through their noses
Some animals won't fight till they are driven
to BAY. We guess the rebels won't fight much
. till they are driven to the GULF.
a Northern paper says that Floyd is q the tail
OF the rebel Confederacy.' We knew the rebel
Confederacy to be cur-.aiied.
! All! what would not the Confederate authori-
ties give in these days of rebel fngacity, for one
standing army?
/ Il. ..,r x.,or+aJ that General Shields
should be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES disturbing the
peace of the Potomac.
The rebels are tearing mp the railroad tracks
rapidly, and putting down their own tracks stall
more rapidly.
The United States Army IL large blue mass,
administered TO correct the high ivers Of the
South, and make them work.
The rebels abandoned Manassas, but It vas
not near so abandoned as they were.
The Confederate coattsils at this time belong
to the order of the "Straightouts.'