The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-28

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Many years ago. before there was Bishsp
Polk, much less General PolkZwhen IN.
honored representative of that horlored
name and those high titles was plain Par
son, and simple MisseF. albeit young minis
ter otIgreat promise and personal attractions-
many years ago tile annual Convention Of the
Church met. as usual. Philadelphia A
younger brother of my here flor his General
Reverence is the hero of the present sketch. as
well as the late kentnfky campaign) attended
this body as a lay member Among other thing
it did, was TO appoint Leonidas Polk as Miss.
iohary Bishop, over Arkansas and Texas II
adjourned. and the brother came home I'd
Maury county. bringing with himself the FIRST
news TO the newly created dignitaty He
arrived at his own, and neighboring farm
at night, and early on the following morning
dispatched a servant. with the commission Of
Bishop. and mahogany bbx containing con-
gratuIAiory present I'd Lsonidas. The latter
was highly grati6e d! of course. A man OF
great enterprise and energy of character.
of dashing zeal in al that interested him, Of
disposition, if not romantic yet highly imasin-
Whilst the prospect it opened delighted his
young. active and arden. spirit. But. after
satisfying himself concerning his commission
and accompanying orders, and turning TO the
rather odd looking present of his bro:her-a
small mahogany box with little key hanging
BY its side--his peFplekity became as great as
his pleasure had been What can this bef''
qnoth he. Citing lite little key. in its little lock
'some trick Lucius. warrant Thelid few
open. Why. bless Us" exclaimed the Bish-
OF, ~abovic knife and brace of pistols. as ]
liver There they were. a long. keen Arkan-
sas topsh pick. anil a pair of beautiful hair
triggers, Even IN those days the Bishop had
an eys and taste for such toys, and the first
surprise over. he took them up admiFingly.
At this moment his brother entered. why
brotlief cried his Reverence. what in the
void induced YOU to send me such aprescnt
as this, me a churehmah and Bishop To
which the Iaymar replied. ~nothing more nat
llrai or appropriate. You about TO under
take spiritual charge 81 the extreme far West.
and ! assure you that you can not appeal with
;s'l5 af ulrieuts 50 foreible or effective to your
fuiAre parisIsionefs.y .Pislk' exclaimed the
l;.7hoP. appearing 10 tFeat the joke with ex
ceelink Ievity. but lis brother assures me 10
go no fartl,cr. mark yel) that he did not forget
TO carry illese whHesdnie texts alung with.
him. ,Fhei, he to4lSH his departure wheiI,e~.
he evef had occasion - then, with his par
ishiopd rs IS anaiiIsr q iestoil. which remains
unwrittcn- HA
Again:
On arriving oIice at a certain town the
andioFd Of whose inn was accustomed 10 sad
ding all his guests with some lite. and 10 be
remarkably felicitous III his guesses in this re-
speci, he was met by mine host, with "Ah,
Judge how dye d. Judge, Get down, Judge
and walk in" Il thank you replied the Bishop
dismountipg. ~Dut you have made mistake,
am no Judge Alb. beg pardon. But come.
in, General. Let me take your saddls-bags
General You viii find , gooi FIRE. General. in
the bar room" ''IyroH again" persisted the
modest stranger. \ am even less a General
than a Judge" The eysof Boniface bright-
ened- BEG pardon, Bishop. Mistakes will &C
cur in the best Regulated families you know.
Glad to see you. Bishop His Reverence. sat
isiied At last. bowed. r4iae host like Mother
Hubbard. made curtesy, and the two entered
the inn. A little while thereafter, a group Of
hy-sianders who had Heard the colloquy, and
knew the disting u54hed dignitary Of the church.
sought and accosted tile landlord. and request
ell to be informed how he had succeeded in
pitching upon the right title in three guesses
only = viii tell you" frankly responded
mine host Il saw at 3 glance that he was
professional man. The second glance showed
me that he must be at The head of his profes-
sion, whatever tliat might be-if lawyer. he
was a Judge. if a soldier he WAS General. II
a churchman he was Bishop. or Doctor Of
Divinity at least The inquisitsrs went away
perfectly satisfied wiz the iogsst, as doubt
not are my readers alst.
StiIlIanother and a more recent anecdote'
like the foregoing, printed here for the first
time i
During the late c4mpaign, the Iarnented
Frank Gailor- ehahred 10 commit some trifing
official error. which required an explanation
in writing. Major Gaihor prepared it and pre-
scented it to the General in person, standing in
front Of him, vhiIehe Head it over. II did not
please him at all and coming to the signature
= F. NJ, G2ilOr. Major and Qnartermaster = he
locked up and said rather tartiy, well Mr.. F.
NJ GaiIor Major and q 4arternastcr. this Is very
unsatisfactory" Gailor fixed his eye upon the
General. with qqisicAI but not impertinent
expression, and answered, -Well. Bisbop-Gen.
eral Leonidas Polk. commanding the forces. II