Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-28

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Cataline, says I, and behold thetFiuhpl
Of Bologna" es y
1 undapnted b5 the last claws OF the foe,
I argument, my boy, the frescoed dog hurled
back the torrent Of invasion, and, with .
howl Of tTinmph charged hspdlOng upon
Mortimer,s works, routing the foe, who re-
treated under cover Of cloud Of fur.2 71i
looked at the conservative Kentucky
chap, my boy, aud ] could see by his ex.
/ pres sion that II would be useless for me tC
ask Of him contribution towards reward.
ing Bologna with star-spangled kennel
he still felt neutral, ny boy sIT
had intended to remdin IN Paris all
the week but on receiving telegraphiC
dispatch from the General Of the Maokerel
Brigade to attend a Strawberry Festival
he was abOntto give in this city, hasten
cd hither, For am very fond of the gay
and festive strawberry, my boy, on ae-
count Of its resemblance to one of the hues
in our distracted banner fHJu1
The strawberry Festival was given in
en- upper room et Wizards, and the ar.
rangement Of the fruit would have pro
voked an appetite in marble statue. Al
short intervals around the "a table were
strawberries in fours, supported by pedes.
tails Of broken ice, which was kept in po-
sition by fluid Of pleasing color, and
walled il by . circular edging Of thin
glass. Strips Of lemon and orange gar.
nished the rich fruit, and from their midst
sprung up a dainty mint plant, and a
graceful hollow straw. %.
When the festival was in full operation,
my boy, the general Of the Mackerel Brig
Rde arose-to his feet, and waved his straw
for silence Says he; sss5
My children, though this strawberry
festival is ostensibly for the purpose Of en-
couraging fruit culture by the United
States Of America, il has yet deeper pur-
pose, The democratic party" says the
general, paternally, is about 10 be born
again, and it is time to make preparation
for the next Presidential election in 1866.
l must 60 to Albany and Syracuse, and see
the State Conventions; after which Imust
And to the reorganization Of the party
in New York city. Then 60 TO Pennsyl-
vania TO do stump duty for year; and
ffom thence to-"
Here serious chap, who had taken
rather too much Strawberry Festival,
looked up, and says he; -rami
But how about the war all that time ?"
The warl-the war p says the general,
thoughtfUlly. "Thunder p says the gen
eral, with such start that he split some
of his Festival, I'd really forgotten all
about the warp .s-..
Hum y says the serious chap glOomily,
you're worth millions to suffering
country-you ar" +f mo- -f
" Flstterer y says the general, blandly.
Yes says the chap, g you're worth
millions-with hundred per cent. of for
cash." 7F @
In Uino Veritas is a sage old saying, my
boy, and take it TO be free translation
of the Scripture phrase, In spirit and in
truth" 1-i-s-e.
Our brigadiers are so frequently absent
minded themselves, my boy, that they are
not particularly absent-minded by the rest
Of the army.
Upon quitting the strawberry festival 1
returned post-hAste again to Paris, where
arrived Just in time to start with Capt Bob
Shorty and company from the Comic Sec
ton Of the MsckereI Brigade on foraging
expedition. We went 70 look up q few
straw beds for the feeding Of the Anstomi-
cal Cavalry horses, my boy, and the oonser-
vatiye Kentucky chap went along to see
thatwe did not violate the Constitution nor
the rights Of man.
It's my opinion, comrade," says Capt.
Bob Shorty, as we started OUTFITS my
opinion, my Union ranger, that this here
unnatural war is getting worked down to
very fine point when we can't go for an
armful Of forage without taking the Con-
stitutution on an ass / think" says
Capt. Bob Shorty, "that the Constitution
is as much out Of place here as q set of
fancy harness would be in drove of wild
bufaloes"
Can such be the case, my boy, can such
be the ease2 Then did our Revolutionary
fathers live in vain. 10 -1F .a-isre
Having moved along in gorgeous cayal-
cade until about noon, we stopped at the
house of q First Family of Virginia who
were just going to dinner. Captain Bob
Shorty ordered the Mackerels to stack
arms and draw canteens in the front door
yard, and then we entered the domicil and
saluted the domestic mass-meeting in the
dining-room. .3.r..r
I'VE come, sir, says Bob, addressing the
and high-minded Chivalry ct the
head of the table, Fto ask you if you have
any old straw-beds that you don't want,
that could be used for the cavalry Of the
United States of America. -F-
The ChivOlry only paused long enough
to thrOWa couple Of pie plates at US, and
then says hes. -.t zar H
Are you aecursed abolitiouists r
The conservative Kentucky chap stepped
hastily forward, and says he:
No, my dear sir, we're the conservative
element s..l i.l- it-s
The Chivalry's venerable wife, who was
a female Southern Confederate, leaned
back a little in her chair, 50 that her little
SON could see to throw tea-cup at me;
and says he; ,at
HYoa amt Tribune reporters-bey yOu7i'
We are all noes and no ayes. Quite q
feature in social intercourse, my boy la,
The aged chivalry caused three fresh
chairs to be placed at the table, and having
failed to discharge the fowliHg piece which
be had pointed at Captain Bob Shorty, by
reason Of dampness in the cap, he waived
us to seats, and says he: z.Fl ,i-4lt
"sit down, poor hirelings Of a gorilla
l6ep put duu 4SdAn " Aob ~ u " gd7tS tue
hospitality Of a Southern gentleman. You
are Lincoln hordes,' says the chivalry,
his white locks, T" and have come
TO butcher the Southern Confederacy; but
the Southern gentleman knows how to be
even to vandal foe.'' -i'a fi'Ai
Here the ehiyalry switched out a cane
which he had concealed behind him, and
made blow at Captain Bob Shorty
asee here, says Bob, Indignantly, 'Fn
be-"
"Hush, says the conservative Kentucky
chap, agitatedly don't irrltatethe old pat
riarch, or future amieable reconstruetion
1f the Union will be out Of the question
BE is naturally little provoked just now"
says the Kentucky chap, soothingly, but
we must show him that we are his friends
We all sat down in peace at the hospital
board, my boy, only a few sweet potatoes
and corn-cobs being thrown by the'chil-
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