The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-26

boo stories that We used to near about the
"stupendous Notifications" of the rebels; only
now the Notifications. ''masked batteries, "and
God only knows what other diabolical rebel
contrivances are all at Yorktown. The Sim
mense army" of the rebels, numbering some.
thing less than the host Of Xerxes, is no longer
mt Manassas, Neither (need we say?) is Gen.
Mcclellan; and the ''impassablc roads," and
the ..balloon ascensions, and all the claptrap
and humbug with which we were amused for
twothirds of year in front of Manass1s-sll
are at Yorktown! When the leaves we're on
the trees we waited for them TO fall then for
them to come out, and now probably to fall
again! In summer we waited for autumn; in
autumn for winter; in winter for spring; and
now we presume, there is some "stratagic"
purpose in waiting for summer. We hope soon
to hear of "grand review" on the peninsula.
1t has been some days since the army and ma
ton has been eIhilerated by a spectacle Of the
kind. Still as call is quiet before Yorktown"
and the expense Of the late Army of the Poto-
mac-is but little over million day, we
probably ought not to complain
WALKING ADvERTIsEMESTs.-You have pro-
badly heard the legend Of the fashion in which
the backing of a certain eminent man rose in
to universal fame. The eminent man hired
four footmen, of brazen countenance and loud
and fluent power Of expression. He arrayed
them in gorgeous liveries; that of each being
quite different from the other three. Then,
each alone, from morning till night they per-
yaded London, and this is what they did
When each footman saw shop in which black
ing appeared likely to be sold, he rused into it
with great appearance Of excitement, and ex-
claimed in hurried manner. "Give me some
of Snooks's backing instantly" ''Snooks's
blackin ?" said the shopman; ''we never heard
of it." "Not heard of Snookss blacking!" ex-
claimed the footman; .'why my master won't
let me brush his boots with any other, and just
now he is roaring at me for brushing them with
that Of Stiggins l must be off elsewhere and
get Snookss backing forthwith" This inter-
view naturally startled the man in the shop;
he began to think, 81 must get some of
Snooks's backing And when, in the course
Of the day, the other three footman severally
visited his shop as the first had done; one ex-
claiming "the chancellor won't use anything
but Snooks's backing" and the last, in GRIM
son livery, "his Majesty won't use anything
but Snooks's backing, the man in the shop
took his resolution. He found out the factory
Of Shocks, and ordered large quantity of his
backing. Rev. A. H. Boyd.
Two boys of tender age, who went by the
names of Tom and Jack, became members of q
district school in certain New England town.
On making their appearance, the teacher call
ed them up before the assembled school, and
proceeded to make certain interrogatories con-
corning their names, ages, &c. "Well, my fine
lad" said the teacher to the first one, "what
is your names" "Tom," promptly responded
the juvenile. "Tom.' said the teacher; "that
does not sound well. Remember always to
speak the full name. You should have said
Thomas. Now, my son." turning to the other
boy, whose expectant face suddenly lighted up
with the satisfaction Of a wly-comprehend
ed idea. 'now, then, you tell me what your
name is?" 'Jack-ass," replied the lad, in
tone of confident decision.
A BAKED BIBLE--There is Bible in Lucas
county, Ohio, which was once baked in q loaf
of bread. 1t now belongs to Mr.. Schebolt,
worthy member of United Brethren church,
who resides near Maumee City. Mr.. Schebolt
is native OF Bohemia, and the baked Bible
was originally the property of his grandfather,
who was a faithful Protestant Christian in the
times which tried mems souls. During one of
the cruel prosecutions which have been so COM
mon in Bohemia, an edict was passed that
every Bible in the hands of the peasants
should be delivered up to the authorities and
destroyed. Various expedients were resort
ed to by the Bible-loving Protestants to pre-
serve the precious word of Life. Mrs Sche-
poiI, VI tHc pISSSut oWhci, pioOSu
hers in the center of batch of dough, which
was ready for the oven, and baked it. The
house was carefully searched, bu: no Bible
was found; and when the tools of prlestly tyr
amy had departed, and the danger was pass
ed, the Bible was taken uninured from the
loaf. 1t was printed $50 years ago-[Rel-
gious Telegraph.
One of our generals had been very frequent
ly applied to with acquisitions for Spirttus Uini
Gdtttct, the abreviations .Spir. RIM Gal. only |
being used, and the general not knowing what |
was meant, but supposing that the applicants |
Surgeons of course) only wanted some kind |
of medicine, granted every application. He
applied to the medical purveyor to know why
he had not supplied the army with this .Spr
Oini Gal, and why so many acquisitions had to
be made for the article. "Well, I'll be id"
said the purveyor, 'Pve just found out how so
much liquor has been finding its way into our
army; it is upon your signing acquisitions for
French brandy" and the doctor had his laugh
heartily at the cruel expense of the general.
SOMETHING Up.~-Amid these tidings of car
mage, which will cast their shadows upon every
household in the land should not the nation |
pause? Has not the sacrifice been already |
enough? Is it not the duty of the wise and |
the good men of all sections to exert their in. |
fluence to bring to q termination this unnatur-
al and suicidal strife between those who should |
live together as brothers, with common an
cestry and a common fame9 Or will madness |
rule until only exhaustion brings peaces-GState
Sentinel, April 10.
Why should the nation pause in the suppress |
sion of the rebellion and the enforcement of |
the laws? Why should the nation pause until |
the rebels have time to recuperate and reor-
ganize their disorganized and fleeing armies
The nation has already paused too much and |
too long. Had President Buchanan not paused
so long it would doubtless have been far better.
The Sentinel well knows that there is now but
one method to terminate this unnatural and
suicidal strife" and that is by vigorous and
overwhelming war This unholy rebellion can
not be put down by "paIses and compromises"
but only by coercion" at the point of the bay
onet or by the sword There is no other cure
for the disease. Does the Sentinel think tina.
the sacrifice has been enough to give up and
let the rebels have their own way, unless they
will kindly propose compromise that will &C
knowledge the Union dissolved or Inundated |
If not, what would it have the nation do after
the ''pause pr Hancock Democrat.
The grand jury of the United States court
for the western district of Virginia have sent
a memorial to the President of the United |
States, asking that Gen. Rosecrans be made |
MAJOR Ueneral. they state that in the dis
charge OF his duties, as commander Of the de-
partment of Western Virginia, he has not only
proved himselfa skillful and accomplished sol.
dier, ''but a man possessing rare qualifications
in the the difficult task of restoring to our peo-
pie the ordinary and peaceful operations of our
civil government and laws, and that his pro.
motion having been earned by meritorious SER
vice and good conduct, it is due to the General |
and the Government, and will be hailed by the
people of Western Virginia as the just and |
suitable reward of an officer who has won for
himself their most grateful admiration and |
warm personal regard
Mr.. Gregory, the rebel advocate, admitted,
in recent debate in the British House of Com.
MONS on mail clad vessels that if the Warrior
had met the Merrimac, it was matter of grave
doubt whether the angular sided vessel would |
not overcome her vertical sided antagonist; but
that If the Warrior and Monitor had met.
there Is little doubt that the smaller vessel
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