The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-15

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llfem tAe n 7. Sunday Mercury.l
Yesterday, ~ I sat slipping the essh in my
room, and atteutivsly examining mirror which
reaeeied with lifs.like accurac1 to youns 70
man doing up her back hair In 4 room across
the street, my page Mr.. Mortimer Montague, In
trodussd facinating youth, whose serpsntine
locks, big bouquet, and paeishable gloves, made
ne think Of 4 barber confounded with . tailor
under pledge of comnrumIee with ladies' shoe.
maker. s
sYour name. sir ~ says l, with blight cough.
"Wyko6.s ssys be.
ssWhy cough Z" says 1 "why, how can help
cosehi1g. when my visitor puts on airs enough
TO Sivs anybody cold I"
'Joke, says be, smiling like Miss. gambler
when be steps ashore It New Orleans with bis
pocksts full Of winnings. II come, says he,
Ito cell you some information concerning Nc
CiellanS plan for an advance 70 Manassas"
"How did you get It, my Adonis !" says
ri am acquainted with one of the chamber
mazda ct the White House, says ne, and she d.
vulged The pfan :,
"Weu, says ], "heres the Treasury note, ana
nov foe the plan. 80
Ine Deausilu' Stranger c'esred nis sn'os'
Win = iosenge, ana says nc:
inc pan is tnis = sec'es circuaar IS 70 oe
immediaseiy lssoeo 70 an me nr'gadlefs on Tue
Potomac, inIormlng snem INA. new D.,-ro 9a
2! ~ 3us. Dsss oPe9ee nsaasssS .i ~. iee
lencn ssesy Wy ~ ssoul.u saas sus "a -
citlng uccumens WI PIouucc an lll'Ile .u Az.
vsnce =. s.I :le :osso army W ..o polns
usmou. = sn0 paue . a.e al sucn ssllC' .sM.
s..on. d..v .n"; susy "ouu ,s :. .1. .
80 ~ -. Eo.h;". - g., an,,M r..rsn, an
OF tne way. noshlng, 70 iac', couIo presens an
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"sd.ss-shIs vo,,r, ,n., ~ s.v. .Gr 10. 90,
-, - ts.s T.r...s. :. an,,,.S ~. c"..t !.
destined to be speedily Inundated for our Brira.
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rscr, All! sa.,.... ~ 49,; 60 ~. 49, sn
"a. that vou chno.s hut !. se.,,. so,,nS rha
Sonth Iii Ia vhinnsd- At ber stro,ahnid go,
Il 4 ha strono Hold sie Rr;,i.bs. ua,.u,ed
n taiI the f1ena.oi of Tho T.oLa.aI p.;sasa ~
other d.v that hs a;dn,. th;nr - can.h a.,,,S Ia
he hest.n ''ou'" eo1'1
..rs" e.. ~ , c
ii. of Iemnn....i ~ on,u. ~ .hn ,.a sune
mouth ssThe South ~ ,.hv ~, doa. Ia po.h;s
No :. = l;nuor S;.ha.. h.ie ...;s va WV 'os'N'
rent DON - a osan.a a a.,,le;, .,o .,.
~. ~ h..;na $500 AoGo .L eMy r ~ Tue Heek,
ana the comic section OF tho Mackerel Brigade
Ms.e nDoe' 70 march upon Fort Auggins, where
se.' usvis, pesuregato. mason, Siidcii, fancey
.no 'ue Wao's reDei congress were Deheved TO
=. enssenCaeu. nountea on my gotnic s!eeo
.egseus' VINO only oiew down once IN the whole
Journey repaired 10 Vhiams department, and
was e saking notes OF the advance, upon sheet
Of paper spread on the ground, when the COM
mander OF Accomac approached me, and says
no:
~, nat are you dong, my bantam ?"
taxing notes, says !, TOR journal that
mas sucn an immense circulation among our
esiiant troops tnat when they begin to read II
IN the camps, It looks, from distance, as If
tnere naa just been heavy snow storm"
AM! says William, thoughtfuliy, "newspa
pers ana snow storms are somewhat alike, fol
Dotn make Diack appear whlte. But, says
William, philosophicaliy "the snow is the more
moral for you can't lie in that with safety, al
you can In newspaper. In the language Of
zen. drant at Donelson, says lillian, sternly
propose to move upon your works immedi
aseiy
And with that he planted one of his boot
rignt in the middle OF my paper.
v;,,;sn h su.s ese Nspo'eoniE ooekyment say
,o-s .n' "'"'"s 'o : ee'o' ~ was as 'o'
rDrcK.
Having roticad that Tho ,ross oc Tho u,;,o,
States of America "a ,n,L;na a.s &c ;,seif =,
giving information to the enemy Concerning tn,
best methods of carving on the strategy of war
do hereby assume control of all special cores
pondents. forhidding them to transact snythin,
but private business: neither thew nor thei
wives, nor their children. to the third and fourtl
generation
1. It is ordered. that all advice from editor
to the War Department. to the General com
manding, or the Generals commanding the ar
mics in the field. he absolutely forhidden a,
such advice ia calculated to make the Unite
States of America a idiot 'e>
II. Anynewspsper nublishinp anv news what
ever. however Obtained. shall he excluded from
all railroads and stesmbeats in order that conn
try journals, which receive the same Nc ws aur;n,
the followinp wear NAV MT no in;nrod =, o;,t :
lation.
III. This CONTROL of s,ec;oI oorrosnrd.,..
| does not inc,nde the co,resnonden, nf ~. nn
| don Times. who vou,an,t he believed y 10 nh
lshed ali the news Of the newt Chris,;an a., pao
By order of YuL1Ar RRows Eskevire
Cant. Comic Section MsckersI Rr;sade
r.,
~. u S.. len.oun'ea Iegasus wniie readlng TIM
.o'e o'a'e paper "y ooy, ana nao Just hnishet
y, .nen nervous member OF the advance guart
s.o.u s' .oucnsa on cannon, whose repor
10 aanao g. . hasa answered oy one IRON
'"o 10nso ioe oe'ofe Us.
HAL" SAYS Captain William Brown, suddenly
leaping from his steed, and creeping under it.
to examine il the sadde-girth was all right
tine tort Is right before US in the fog, and th'
| rebels are awake. Let the Orange County Com
pany advance with their howitzers, and fire t.
the northeast"
Inc orange County company, my boy. in
stantly wheeled their howitzers into position
ana sent some pounds OF grape towards the me
redian. tue roar OF their weapons OF death being
!nstantaneous'y answered by laundering crasf
IN the fog
company 0, Regiment ., Mackerel brigade
now went forward SIX yards at double quick, and
poured IN rafting voliey OF musketry, lodging
,earlsss'y, wnen exactly the same Kind of vol