The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-19

but Colonel Wobert Wobinson, Of the
Western Cavalry, has extinguished the
yrumblers by proving that the entertain
mcnt was strictly constitutional. He pro-
Ioundly observes, my boy, that it comes
under the head OF that clause of the Con-
Stitution which secures to the people of
America the pursuit of happiness, and,
As he justly remarks, if you stop the 'pur
suits of happiness where's the lnstru-
ncnt of our liberties!
1t pleases me greatly to announce, my
boy, that the General Of the MackaFel
Brigade believes in Mcclellan, and gOr
geously defends HIM against the attacks
Of that portion Of Il depravcd press which
has friends dying of old age M tnc army
Of the potomac
Thunder" says he to Captain Bob
Shorty, stirring the Oath in his tumblcr
with a tooth brush" way little Mac
is devoting himScIfto the military squclch
ing of this here unnatural rebellion is ac-
tually outraging his physical nature. lie
reviews his staff twice a day, goes over
the river every five minutes, studies i'll.
ternational law six hours before dinner,
takes SoundingS of the mud every time the
dew falls, aud takes 50 little sleep that
there's two inches Of dustiu his eve-ballS.
Would you believe it, says the General
placing the tumblcr oTer his nose to keep
off fly, his devotion is such that his
hair Is turning gray and will probably
dye
Capt. Bob Shorty whi>tled do not
mean to say that he intended to he mu>i-
caliy Satirical, my boy; hnt if ! should
itvar sHoh c.Ra}y' 'fihrAt a>,t.Si-,>. -,@..: -
told a story, somebody would 60 honc
with his eyes done up in rainbow>.
Permit me, says Capt. Bob Shorty,
hurliug what rcnaincd OF the Oath into
the aperture under his moustachc. "Iou
me that little Macs devotion is
pXtraorlinary,' continued Captain Bob
Shorty, drcamily; but he don't come
up to- Il chap once Knew, which was an
editor. Talk about devotion and ontra-
Sing nature" says Capt. Bob Shorty,
splitting with exquisite accuracy into the
eyes If the rcgimcntal cat, "why that ere
editor threw body, soul and hrccchc> into
his work; and So completely identified
himself with IA free and enlightened press,
that his first child was a ncw>buy."
The General of the Mackarl Brigade
arose from his scat, my boy, wound up
his watch, brushed of his boots, threw
the cat ont Of the window, and then says
he:
Robert" (name Of Shortly, " did you
ever read in the Bible about AnaniaS,
who was stuck dead for telling tclc-
graph
| heard about him." says Capt. Bol
Shorty. "whcn was but innocent
lamb, and wore my mothers slipper on
my back about as often us She wore it OF
her foot.
"Wrll." SAYS the General, with the aii
Of a thoughtful parent, its my opinion
if you'd been Anania>, the same streak
Of lightning wonid have buried YOU ana
paid the scXtnm.'
From this logical and vivid converse.
ton, M, boy, YOU viii understand that
our leading military mcn have perfect
faith ia the genius of Mcclellan, and be,
l;.v. ,h,t Ia. - canal 4, tif,,. ,..,d &C ia,
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i, Ln! r,TI, r.L ;,I,Ic ,r,n,I ttn ,inm,r.d
r,Llit nfr,h,lli,n ,nl II thn rohhit sw,us
he's g"ncr
This rrrot anorond, nv hoy may rc
mind hrlIi,h rnnJ.r, nr nm ,na,',nL., onc,
yccn hv n ch,n or my orn,.;,,t,n,.. I;v;,o
in tho ,;xth v,rd Th;. chow NV hny
r,m. tcarin, into y n,,r. whr,r thry kr;,t
tho Oath an r,,, md >,v. Inc.
"I'v. inst Seem mn ,n,ronl, dovr
" ANN who," GAYS thc rcd.nos.1 \.
d..rman dinninr hi. ti,ger into ,b,. watr,
nn tl,. stow. to see if il vn, warm rnourh
to melt SOM, brandy and refined ,n,u
~ said anaconda Won i,uoro,,t ru>s .
says the cham
:" Al :" saws the Alderman some.
hodv', hcrn stnt,in' von
~, SIM" saws RI. chan. ..hnt souc.
hodv's hrrn stntlin' thn ,n,rnnJ, thnnyh -
liza huen to N. musnnm
If thor, .hould Inc .,u,ru vour npC,rtu.
nate readers my hoy any pcrSouS of surl
1rnrav.d minds AS to nrrrrivr a likencs,
hriwr,n this anaconda ,nj th,t ,,,rond,
may he scnt to Fort Lafayette and com.
pelied to read Turner's poems until the
rabbit of rebellion is reduced to its last
uuartcr.
Early this morning n couplc of snuff
cnlnr,i picknts uGbt = female Southern
into the comp stating tha,
she had chilled Them nasty thipos and spi,
MI over their Guns She said She wanted
to see the lonIhsomc crpatur, that com
nanded them and her ewes flashed So
when thew took her Lv the arm, that he,
voiI tnok fire twice and her rvcbrow,
smol,od ro,,n.t..ll,,
The Gepcral ri the M,ckerc Brirad,
received her conrt,ously onlv pokinr her
in the ribs to see if She bad uny Armstrong
runs concealed about her. Saws he:
Have | the honor of addressing the
wifi. of the Southern Copfrd,r,cv -
The female confrderacy drew herself nm
rs nroudly rs n First Family Of Virginia
when the butchers bin comes to be paid,
md renlied in soprnno of great compass
Il am that Injured woman. Won ualv
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