The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-10-01

While the NaCkerels were coming out oi thc
holes, and pol shing their shovels for the march
observed that tho General walked thouvht
fully to HE tcut in deep silence. | found Gap
isin William Brown expelllng two reporter,
from the lines, lest they should permatuSely d.
vulge the movement then goiug on to the Conicd-
eracy, seated on an adjacent fence and SAYS "a
him; ...
Tell me, my fiery warrior, wherefore is Il that
the cbeiftsin seeks his solitary tent?"
! Ah!" said William, reverently, Il is to pray
| for the cause of liberty and the sights OF man,
after the msnner Of George Washington, Mount
/ Vernon Virginia. Come with me my cherub "
said William piOusly," and you shall see martial
gresiness in a touching ospeck."
We went softly to the tent togsther my boy,
aud there beheld the beloved General of the
Nackere Brigade with his face devor'ly uptnrn-
ed, my boy; but we could see something inter
vening between his couutenauce and the SKY
and discovered upon closer inspection, that It
was tumbler. Can Il be- my hoy, that this
good man thought that Heaven like any distant
earthly object could be brought nearer by look
ing toward it through glass Here is food for
thought my boy--here is food for thought
And now Commodore Head having hshed his
iron-clsd feet from the tsmpestous bosom OF
Duck Lake aud everything being in readiness
the march of the Nackercl Brigade commenced
with silence so intense that we could distinctly
hear all that anybody said r.
First came delegation of political chaps
from the Sixth Ward conversing with each
other on the state of the country, and consider
ing eight hundred and forty excellent plans for
saving the Union, aud getting up siraight.out
ticket.
Then appeared the well.known promenade
band of the Mackere Brigade, executing pleas
ant morceaux on his uiEht-key hugle, an occa-
sionsl stumble over sioue giving the air hap
py variety of sudden obligati improvements.
Next appeared the idolizcd General of the
Mackere Brigade, modestly uprising to receive
all the credit for this skiltful movement, and as
suring his toff that he really would not prefer
TO be President of the United States in 1865.
Followed by Commodore Head with his squad
ron on his'shoulders, swearing as usual "a his
iron plated manner, and vowing to capture Vicks-
burg before he was twenty wears older.
Then advanced Captain William Brown, Esko-
wire, Captain Bob Shorty, and Captain Simyue
Sa-mith, each indignantly rejecting the idea that
,hls movement was a retreat, and expressing the
hope that Wendell Phillips viii be immediately
hung for it.
Then came train of wagons containing all
the provisions that could be brown away
Succeeded by the Mackerel Brigade with shov-
els at shoulderarms, and noses suggestive of
strawberry patches in the bsmy month of June. |
Anu was TINS all the procession von will |
ask did nothing come after the Brigade itself?
am not positive man, my hoy, and care
not to assert thing unless positively know il |
to be true. 1t Was growing dark when we
reached our destination, aud / could not see
distinctly toward the rear; yet think did see
coming after the Mackerel Brigade
Whist was it?
It was the Southern Confederaey, ny boy
the Southern Confedcracy
Yours exctedly,
.. 0RPHEUS G. KERR.