The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-01-25
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WAsH1NeroN, U. S., Nov. 81, I86

WAsH1NGToN, U. S., Nov. 81, 1861.
Col. MOORE: l knowed you'd be glad to
hear from me, so take my pen in hand to
inform you that am well, and very busy,
and hope these few lines will find you en-
joying the same blessing.
AS soon as Gen. Mcclellan found Ed
come, he. sent one Of his hired men over to
have me come to his office, and SO l went
right over, and he was very glad to see me,
and says he, I'm glad you've come down
just now, for I'm going to have review
morrow over the river, and as good
many distinguished men are going with me
want you along" Says 1, II haint got
old Nance here, and don't know where to
get horse" "Oh," says he, ''never
mind that. I can find a horse and all that
for you; SO come in good season.
So you see the next morning l was up
and got my breakfast; but it was near upon
8 O'Clock before l got it, for everybody
round here don't seem to know that it's
daylight before or 8 o'clock. Wal, got
over there as soon as l could, but the Gen
eral was all up and ready, and in his own
Office and just as full of business as you ever
see bar tender at town meeting. 1t made
my head swim to see him set fellows going
so fast, and he didn't seem to mind it at all,
more'n l would getting in my corn. AS
soon as | come in ne saw me, and says he,
Good morning-seen your horse? t'Not
yet" says I. So he just touched little
bell and in popped fellow aud touched his
hat, and he says to him to get this gentle
mans horse for the review to- day, and see
that it's a good one; and while he was tell
ing him, in pops another fellow with regi-
I.meGtals on, handed him a paper and gets
another from him, and before l could get
out of the room with the hired man, an
other and another done the same thing. As
we went along down the stairs, says I TO
the man, ''Guess you're pretty busy here
"Oh," says he, 1--WE keep ticket office up
stairs, only don't anybody pay for the TICK
cts. And he took me along to the horses
and led one out ''all saddied and bridied,
and fit for the fight as Shakespeare says
Says l. 'Fhat's funny saddle" 1t had
so many fixings about it, and had hole
right through the middle, where the horses
backbone goes. You ought to see it. for
it's the queerest looking thing you ever did
see. Says he, "That's Mcclellan sad
de-" Yes says I, sit come from his
stable, suppose" No." says he, it's
his kind of saddle ..Oh," says I, "then
he makes saddles; I'd like to go to his shop
some day" I tell you If the fellows all
round didn't laff. why no." says he,
1.-THE General invented it, 49,. e7-a:z
just then the General come down, and a
whole lot of fellows on horseback rode up
aud spread out before US, and pulled out
their swords and made a flourish, and We
onto cur horses and rode round in Wash
ington little ways. and then started off on
the longest bridge you ever did see. and
the General rode long together. and says l,
"General, what place IS this ?'' ''why."
says be, ''this is the long bridge that the
grand army crossed when they vent TO Bull.
hun.'' '.Wel, theu," says /. Its the
same place that all the political necessity
fellows tried TO run over when they got go
scared.'' Then the General lated one of
those quiet, jolly little laffs, which he gets
off ence in while, and you don't know ex-i
actly what be thinks.
Well, he pointed out all the sights along
the road, and all the soldiers when they saw
US would put their hands up to their cap or
present their gun, which you know is put
ling it right before you. and keeping tight
hold ont. Says he. ''Haint you got any
commission in the army?" '.No." says l.
but was once first corporal In the Toe
muddy Rangers. till they burst up