Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-25

10 give up life-life for her sake 50 dear;
Nay, nay, not sol Say twas a noble cause
And 7 did die for it without tear.
You'n Tell her, wont youa she'll be glad to know
Her soldier stood undsunted, true As steel
His hesri with her his bosom 10 the Zoe
Youu tell her won't yoa' - meet
In Gods Hereafter W RW
| More holy Tor thisJ'-
Aud clea -H7" Oso"-
E,etn Orpheus &, Kerr.
1 From the New york Sunday Mercury-l
/ EpIToR T. T: The draft in AccoInac, my
/ how. IA positively to take place on the llth OF
! So1lember. hut it is not believed that the en-
/ roily,ent can be finished by the l5th IN which
case the draft must inevitably take place on the
/ o0th. In fact, the judge-advocate Of Aecomac
states positively that the eonseriptlon viii com
nance on the Ist Of October and volunteering
/ is So brisk that no draft may be required at
east. such is the report of these best acquainted
with the more decisive plans of the War Depart
ment which thinks Of joining the temperance
The exempts were fling their papers of ex-
emption with Colonel Wobert WobinsOn, my
i boy. and amongst them was one chap with a
swelled eye, deTanged necl1-tie and hat that
looked as though it might have been used as an
! elephants foot-bsth. The chap came in with q
/ Being a married man, war has no terrors for
me; but sm obliged to exempt myself from
military affairs on account Of the cataract OF my
eyes"
/ Colonel Wobert Wobinson looked at him sym
pathizing, aud says he: 50 You might possibly
do for major general, my son. as it is blindness
principally that chsracierizes msjority OF our
present major generals ia the feldi but tearing
| that your absence from home might cause pros
! A. vzrr1~
! cataract as valid
The poor chap sighed until he reached the
first hie-cup, and then says he: Il wish could
cure this here cataract, which causes my eyes to
I weep in the absence of woe"
"Da your orbs hquidate so freely2" says the
colonel, with the air OF a family physician.
"Yes," says the poor chap, gloomily, "they
are like two continual mill streams"
mill stIeamsr' says Colonel WobinsOn, med
itatively. mill streams. Why, then, you'd bet
ter dam your eyes
I think. my boy, 1 say think, that this kindly
advice Of Colonel WobeTt Wobinson's must
have been misunderstood in some way; for an
instant departure Of several piously inclined re-
cruits took place precipiately, and the poor chap
chuckled ike ieBe.
II Is the great misfortune Of our mother
tongue, my boy, the words Of widely diffeTeni
meanings have precisely the same sound, and IN
usiug one you seem to be abusing the other
Arriving near the celebrated Alolasses juno
lion, where a number of Msekerels were placing
a number of new ears and locomotives on the
tracls-the object being to delude the Southern
Confederacy into taking ride in them, when
If was believed, the aforesaid COufederacy woulC
snee5ilv he DESTROYED by ona of thnsa "frighttu
accident" without which day OF any Amer
I csn railroad would be perfect anomaly-aTTiV
ing there, / say, took an immediate survey 0
the appointed field OF strife.
To the inexperienced civilian eye, my boy
/ everything appeared TO be in q state Of chsot
confusi n, which nothing but the military geniu
Of our generals could make much worse. OI
aU sides my boy, I beheld Mackerel chap
marching aud countermarching falling back
+ retiring, retrealing aud making retrograde move
d nsnts. Some were looking for their regiments
n 4 which had become mixed with other regiments
some were insauely looking for their officers, a
b though they did not know that the latter hs
r resided permanently in Washington ever sine
r the war commenced some were making call
on others, and here and there might be see
g squads of ConedeTate5 picking up any httl
e thing they might happen 70 find.
y Finding the general Of the Mackerel brigad
luncbiBg upon a bottle and tum6leT near me,
> saluted him, and says /;
J. Tell me, my veteran, how it is that you per
e nit the Southern Oonfederacy 10 meander thu
be within your lines
The general looked toleratingly at me, an
: says he:
~ q have & plan to eptTap the GQpedeTse
+. and end this doomed rebellion at one strok
'r Do you mark that long train Of army Wagon
"a down there near my quarters 2!
" Yes, says l, neryously
be "Wen. then. my nice little boy says Il
es general cautiously, "Tll tell you what my pla
Is. Those wagons contain the rations of OF
troops 1t is my purpose to induce the Gel
- brated cOnfederaey to capture those wagons al
attempt to cat those rations. II the conieaera'
will only do that says the general Aeriiyi
will be taken sick on the spot, and we shi
capture it alive
ks / could not but feel shocked at this inhum
IS artifce. my boy. The Southerners have inde
No acted in way 10 forfeit all ordinary mercy, b
OF stiil. we should sbstain from any retahatory
to savoring Of demoniao mslignity. Oar toes
at least human beings.
ons Surprising my horror, however, assumed
viii practical aspect, and says IL
=, 'But how are the Mackerel warriors TO 81
b. sist, my Napoleon, if you allow the ratlons
an Thunder :" says the general, handing ms
-. paper from bis pocket "tbey are to snb5lst
"a. clusively on the enemy. just peruse TINS 40
ment. which have just illuminated
YES Taking the paper, found it to be the foii'
end ing .,.,..-,or
T. WHEREAS, The matter of provisions is a e.
ess expense to the United States OF Amerles' eesi
as Offering inducements for unexpected faies
anti tbe paTt of the fsHlishing foenlen the mack
ked brigade is hereby directed to live entirely u
The Southern Confederacy, eating hln a
4 70 whenever found, and partaking Of no other K
j 10 The brigade win not be permitted to take
b Of clothing with it on the march, being requl
beneefortb to dress exclusively IN tie hal
ments of csBtuIed Coniederates.
a. we have done with retrograde moveme
. No more lines Of retreat will be kept oPen'
, henceforth the maczerel brigade is to make
= ing but great captures
By order Of D.o,
TBE GENERAL OF THE MAcKEREL BRIG
rsa TCreen Ssal.1
,aSS .ats5 This able document, my boy, pleased
D the greatly. as an evidence that the war had ln
commenced in earnest; and though at that
nent. beheld come half dozen conteders
ransacking the tent where general kept ms 7
@ o@gss, gaees. his bank account, and other govern
listed property, felt that our foes were about K
summaIIy dealt with at last
snses ss An orderly having finally given notice Z
ma. cenfederaeies Tummsgingly within our line
be re- pet to their proper places, 10 order that the
Eists tie might begin, tie Anatomical Cavalry, U
os' Captain Samyule Ss-Inith, made head
r. charge upon a body of foes who were destro
jors bridge near the middle Of the field, and
ceeded in obhging them to remain there
brilliant movement was the signal for &c
Engagement, ana C regiment Of eontederaei
sa'aw once advanced within our lines and Inquire
y eI'v way to Washington.
Of ssia Having given them the desired informs
Ccun s,,d alio,Sad A number of other similar requ
nezt, -I : ,,.;t;o, bat,yao, .ba kJoclraral.
lgnsts s he cspital, the general gave orders fo
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