Smyrna times., 1862-03-27
Humors of the Campaign.


Humors of the Campaign.
The highly intelligent and varacious CORES,
pondent of the N. Y. Mercury, sends from the
seat Of war the following graphic account of
some matters which have escaped the notice
of less vigilant camp followers who write for
the press:
EDIroRs T. Tive have met the enemy
at last, my boy; but Don't see that they are
ours. We went after hun with flying banners
aud when we came back they were flying still
Honor to the brave who fell on the bloody feld
and may we kill enough secessionlsts 10 give
each OF them monument of skulls
was present at the great battle, my boy,
and appointed myself a special guard of one of
the baggage wagons in the extreme rear. The
driver saw me coming and says he:
You can't cut behind this here vehicle, my
fine little boy
looked at him for a moment, after the
manner Of the late great actor, Mr.. Kirby, and
says l.:
| Soldier, hast thou wife q
| Says he, i reckon
| 'And sixteen small children ?
| Says he, there was only fifteen when last
heard from
! Soldier says |. were you to die before to-
morrow, what would be your last request !!
Here | shed two tears.
1T would be- says he, that some kind
fried would take the job of wallopIng my off
| spring a year on contract, and finding my be.
loved wife in subjects to jaw about
Soldier says |, I'm your friend and bro
ther. Let me occupy a sea, by your slde.'
And he didn't let me do it.
While was skirmishing around iu the real
ofanother wagon met Raymond of the Times
and found he was hunting for the Great Quad.
r,lateral' He said that he would 60 into the
thickest Of the fight and write an account o.
it on the kna psack of a dead rebel, if il wasan'
for the fact that if he should happen to ge
merially wounded, the Herald would swea
thai he was running after his hat Just at thi
minute something burst, and | found mysel
going up at the rate Of two steeples aud q sho
: tower a second. | met Fire ZouaVe on tn
way down, and says be:
'Towhead, if you see any Of our boys u
: where you are going to, just tell them to hurr
down, for there's goin' to be a muss and Nine
. fellers ill take that ere four.gun hydrant tror
O the seceshers in less time than you can rec
Two yards of hose
AS was very tired, did not 60 all the wa
u up, but turned back at the first cloud, and re
turned hastily to the scene of strife happer
= ed to light on a very fat secesher, who wa
. doing a little running fer exercise Down
q went with me on the top of him. He wa
10 dreadfuliy scared bat says he to me, Nv
s seen you before, by the Gods!' | winked
j. him. and commenced to sharpen my sword on
IL stone.
.. Tell me, said he, had you a female mott
0. err
ei Il had says l.
D. 'And a masculine fat5err
m He were breeches.'
Then you are my long lost grandfather
exclaimed the seceshe', endeavoring 10 eE
brace me.
al 1T won't do, saysI; I've been to the Bowe
TO Theatre myself; aud with that took off b
at neck tie and WHIPPED my nose with it. This a
r. tion was so repugnant to the feelings of 4
III Southern gentleman that he Immediately di
nd on my hands-and there left him.
en- With the remembrance OF the many hero
de souls who have sacrificed themselvs for thu
IN. country that day, have not the heart. my be
RI to continue the subject. | was routed at abe
he five oclock in the afternoon, and fell back
nd Washington, where / sm now receiving
lot rations. don't take the oath with any spi
-- since then and a skeleton with nothing on b
Ilv havelock is all that is left Of your cerrespc
m. deet. The Mackeral Brigade, OF which ha
Tor the honor of beings member, was about
ID. worst demoralized Of all the brgades th
ds. covered themselves with glory and perspirati
er. at the skrimmage at Bull Run. 10 the e
X. place they never had much morals and when
he came to be demoralised it hadn't any SO Il
wo ever since that disaster the peasanlry in
- neighborhood of the camp have been in c.
bly, slant mourning for departed puIlets and G
did venerable rustic complains that The Macke
ore pickets milk all his cows every night, and CO
leo TO borrow his churu in the morning. WI
as. one Of the eoloaes heard the venerable rus
ted make the accusation, he said to him:
the 'Would you like to bo revenged on tn
10 who milk your animals!'
nto The venerable rustic took a chew of tob
,ps. CO, and said he wouldn't like any thing
old ter g.
der The Colonel looked at him sadly Tor q
sed nent, and then remarked, Aged stranger,
rob. are already Fevenged. The men who mil
,uId yoar animals are from New York, where d
,ect had been accustomed to drink milk oompo
rain principally Of Croton water. Upon drink
iov- the pure article furnished by your gentle be
hem asses, they were all taken violently sick,
st. are now lying at the point, Of illness expect
hey every moment 10 be their first -fI
the The venerable rustic was go affected by
the Intelligence that he Immediately went hom
and tears. f.sA
erse BY the invilion ofa we'll know powder q
neft key, ] visited the Navy.yard yesterday,
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