Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-14

IL y I l. &c.,
/. At an early hour on the evening Of the
tete, the general Of tho Mackerel Brigade
came to my room in perfect perspiration
of brass buttons and white kids. and I
asked him what "no smoking aloudn
meant2
why" says he, putting his wig straight
and licking stray drop of brandy from
one Of his gloves, ''it means, that if you
try to smoke any of the generals at the
ball as to the plan of the campaign, YOU
mustn't do it 'aloud.' Thunderin says the
general, in fine glow of enthusiasm, "the
only plan of the campaign that l know
anything about, is the rat0plau."
Satisfied with the generals explanation.
proceeded with my toilet, and presently
beamed upon him in such a respIendent
'conglomeration of ruffles, brass buttons,
epaulets and Hungarian pomade, that he
said reminded him Of a comet Just come
out OF a feather-bed, with its tail done up
in papers.
"My MRguus Apollo" says he, .sthe way
you wear that white cravGt shows you to
be Of rich but genteel parentage. Any
man" says he, "Who can wear awhile
craVnt without looking like a coachman,
may pass for gentleman born. Two
thirds OF the clergymen who wear it look
We then'to hack to the White House.
my boy, and, on arriving there, were de-
lighted to find that the rooms were already
hlltng with statesmen, miss-statesme en-,
mrs'statesmen, and officers, who had SO
much lace and aupelets about them. that
they looked like walking brass-foundries,
with the front door open.
The first object that attracted nv SPECIAL
attention, however, was thing that ]
took for large and ornamental pair OF
tongs leaning against mantel, figured in
blue enamel, with life-like imitation of a
window-brush on top. Idirected the Cen
erals attention TO 1t, and askedshim if that
was one of the unique gifts presented to
the Government by the late Japanese EN-.
bassy2
"Thunderp' says the General, uthaps nc
tongs. It's the young man which is Cap.
tain William Brown, of Accomao. Now
that look at him" says the General,
thoughttally, "he reminds me of an old
fashioned straddlebug.''
Stepping from one lady's dress to an
other, until reached the side oft Com.
mauder of the Accomac, / slapped him oi6
the back, and says l:
How are you, my blue bird; atd
what do you think Of this brilliant as.
semblage3'' -
"HaW says William, starting out of q
brown study, and putting some cloves IN
his muuth, to disguise the water he'd dranI
on his way from AceomRc-sI was insi
thinking what my poor old mother would
soy if she could see me and the other snob,
here to night When look upon the. NO.
men of America around me to-nteht," !" saw
William, feelingly, @and see how much
they've cut off from the tops of their dress.
es, to make bandages for our Wodnded
soldiers, can't help feeling that theiI
peek-or-nothipg' appearance far from
being tndelicate, Is very delicate proof ol
their devoted love of Union"
agree with you my azure humanita-
rian," says 1. sFhere's precious little
A0qist about such dresses 2 als7 3. 81
William closed one eye, turned his head
one=stnce like q facetious canary, aud
says he: q
'.Now lovely woman scana her dress,
with bandages the sick to bless; and sstoops
so far to wars alarm, her very frock e nm
der arms.n
believe him, my b0yi
Returning to the General; We took 4
turn in the East room, aud enjoyed the
panoramic Of YOUTH beauty and WhiSkers