The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-06
Thus ever shine, 70 Stars, for all! =
And palsied be the hand that harms
Earth's pleadiE 6 signal to the skies
And Heavens Coat Of Arms.


unconquearble Mackerel Brigade is still adj
vancing upon Washington in a highly-rcspect-
able and strategic manner; and that all CORES.
pondents are excluded from the lines, lest
some Of them in their natural blacknese of
heart, should construe the advance upon WISH
ington into retreat from Richmond
But gained admission to the scene by adopt.
ing the airy and pleasing uniform Of the South.
Confederacy; and am thereby enabled to give
You some further account of the skillful retro.
gsde advance to which dimly REFEREED my
absorbing last.
The uniform Of the celebrated Confederacy
IS much respected by many Of our officers, my
Doy, and is the only guise in which fellow.
oemg may scrutinize the national strategic
works with entire safety.
IN IT'S cheerful work Of pushing Richmond away
from its martial front, and having penetrated
to the rear where horrible carnage was beng
wrought in the frantic ranks of the Confeders.
cy, behe!d the idolized General Of the Mack>
erel brigade anxiously searching for something
upon the ground. In . moment he looked up,
ana says ne to the warriors in his neigebor>
hood: -
MY children, have you seen anything Of .
small black bottle that placed upon the Grass
just now, when turned to speak to nv sid!"
A Mackerel chap coughed respectfully, and
says he: al guess It was taken by some eaues.
trian Confederacies, which have just made an
other raid''
.'Thunder!' says the General, "thats the
third bottle I've lost in the same way within
an hour" And he proceeded slowly and
thoughtfully to mount his horse, which stood
cycling him with funeral solemnity and many
inequalities Of surface.
inn IN nAOkn ~ <hA lima vn~ ~.
7 .eheld Captain william Brown and Captain
Bob Shorty in the oct Of performing great
strategic movemset with theindomitsble Comic
Section, many Of whom were employing the
moment to take last look at the canteens pre-
scented to them before leaving home by their
devoted mothers. A number Of reckless Con-
fsderacies had just crossed bridge spanning
small stream near by, and the object Of this
daring movement Was to suddenly destroy the
bridge before they could retrest and make pris-
oners Of the whole. @ CO.. ~
Was . sublime conception, my boy-It
Was sublime conception, and rich with STRAIT
Like panthers surrounding their unsuspect~
ing prey. the willy Mackerels swept noislessiy
across the bridge, applied their axes with the
quickness Of thought, and in moment the
doomed structure fell splashing into the water.
It was beautiful to see Williams honest exul-
tation at this moment; his eyes frightened like
small bottles of brandy with the light shining
through them, and says he:
1--WE have eircumvented the Confederscy.
All" says William proudly: "The United States
Of America is now prepared to continue in the
exchange business, and" ......
He paused. He paused, my boy, because
he suddenly observed that Captain Bob Shorty
had commenced to scratch his head In dismal
manner. r SASHA =4t
''I'm blessed" says Captain Bob Shorty, in
choleric manner-"I'm blessed if don't
think there's some mistake here, my military
infant" 20
"Ha!" says William, with dignity, edo you
discover flaw in the great chain woven by the
United States of America around the doomed
Confederacy?'
Captain Bob Shorty again scratched his
head, and says he: Haa a.aa
81 don't wish to make unpleasant insinua--
tons; but it seems to me that this here body Of
infantry has left itself on the wrong side of the
stream!' sa.
+ And so it had, my boy. By one of these
little mistakes which will sometimes occur in
the most victorious armies, the Comic Section
thoughtlessly crossed the bridge, before destroy
ing it, thus leaving themselves on one side Of
the river, while the riotous Confederacies were
on the other. r.l at
How they got across again, at fordable
place higher up, just in time to see the Con-
federacies cross again, at q fordable place low
er down, will not pause to tell you, as such
information might retard enlistments. lps@
Once more stationing myself near the Gen.
eral of the Mackerel Brigade, who sat sstride
his funereal charger like the equestrian statue
MI r -
OF the Duke Of wellington l was watching me
monons attennveiy Wnen oooy OF norsemen
s y! oasneo ~ MN anu ! saw as tnoy
disappeared, tnat ne was ieit oareneaaed.
"Ihunder!" says the general winking very
violently IN the sunhgnt ana la'ulng us s"oto
IN a, fearless manner where's W cap gone
to-" .ge4sf gal som ..lg,ssss-ss .assaJ s~gs
There was . respectful Mackerel chap ct
hand and says he:
II think it was taken by the equestrian Con-
federacy. which has just made another raid"
.'Hum" says the general. thoughtfully
chats very true. Thunder! says the general
to himself, IS it were: "this Is all Greeley's