Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-08-01
Foraging Party in Virginia.

And other people read
Il Foraging Party in Virginia.
a humorous writer in the Sunday
lertzry gives this amusing illustration
lf conservatism: -
4 Upon quitting the Strawberry Festi /
Eal / returned poste haste again to Paris,
there / arrived just in time to- start
Fith Captain Bob Shorty and q com.
|any from the Comic Section Of the
zackerel Brigade on foraging expo
stion. Wewent to look MP 4 few straw
|eds for the feeding Of the Anatomical
avalry horses my boy. and the conser-
ative chap went along to see thai We
Ed not violate the constitution ner the
fghts of man.
sits my opinion, comrade, says
Eapfain Bob Shorty, as we started out,
BITS my opinion, my Union ranger, that.
BIS here unnatural war is getting
forked down to very fine point, when
cant 60 out for an armful Of forage
kfthopt taking the constitution along on
h ass, / think says Captain Bob
|hort1F that the constitntieh Is as
euch out ofplace here as set of fancy
tarness would be in q drove of wild
|uffalees.
Can such be the caseY my boy-cans
Rich be the case? Then did cur reyo :.
lziooary forefathers live IN vain.
Having moved along in gorgeous
sfalcasle unit about noon, we stopped
the house of d First Family of Fir-
mia who were just going to dinner
aptain Bbb Shorty ordered the Mack
|rels to stack arms and draw canfeens
the front door yard, and then we en-
bred the domien and. saluted the do,
hestic MACS meeting in the dining
bonn.
w come, sir, says Bob, addressing
Pie venerable and high minded chivalry
tahe head Of the table, s'to ask if you
ave any old straw beds that you don't
eant, that could be used for the cavalry
fthe United States of America. y
Khec echiyalry only paused long enough
oE5irowa couple Of pie plates at us,
Ind then says he: @
Are you accursed AboIitionists9"
The conservative Kentucky chap
sepped forward and says he:4s
ssNo. my dear sin, we're the conserva
I've element. q,
The chivalry's venerable wife, who
IS a female Southern Confederacy,
saned back little in her chair, SO that
Ter little son could see to throw tea
up at me, and says she:
You amt Tribune reporters be
|eu?'
We we're all noes and no ayes-quite
feature in social Intercourse, my boy y
The aged chivalry caused three fresh
hairs to be placed at the table, and
living failed to discharge the fowling
iece which he had pointed at Captain
lob Shorty, by reason Of sdampness in
le cap, he waved us to our seats, and
ys he:
ssSit de9R, poor hirelings of a gorilla
espotiand learn what it isto taste the
ospita1ity Of a Southern gentleman -
on are Lincoln hordes, says the chiy-
|iry, shaking his white locks, '.and
lave come to butcher the Southern
onfederacy; but the Southern gentle
san knows how to be courteous even to
Lvandal foe
Here the chivalry switched out a
ahe which he had concealed behind
i'm and made blow at Captain Bot
horty.
See here, says Bob, indignantly
I'll be ="
sHush e says the conservative Ken
deky chap, agitatedly, don't irritat,
he old patriarch, or the future amicablt
reconstruction of the Union will be GU
+ the question. He is naturally lit
Ie provoked just now, says the Ken
ncky chap soothlngly, abut we mus
how him that we are his friends
Weall sat dowa in peace at the hos
itable board, my boy, otaly a few swee
kotatoes and corn cobs being thrown b,
be children, and found the fare to b
b keeping with the situation Of GU
istracted country-I may say warfare
sin consequence of the blockade 0
be Washington Ape, says the chiv
Dry pleasantly, sswe have only on,
purse, you see; but even these las
ear S sweet potatoes must be luxurie
nisfeenary fnudsiils accustomed t,
asks 80
bad just reached out my plate to b
.elred, my boy, when there came
reat noise from the Mackerels in tn
ont yard. 80
whats that2' says Captain Bol
hofty
90 nothing, says the female Soath
hn Gonfederaey, taking another bite 0
sAoe-cake,s 1--WE only told one of tn
tryants to throw some hot water Of
our reptile iiirelipss.'
as Captain Bob Shorty turned &
bank her for her exploration, an
hiie lis plate was extended to b
y ped lile aged chivaIry fred pisto
him serossxH< e table. the bail ius