The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-18

patriotic combustion, and as the dew fell
upon the grassy hill-sides, the mountains
lifted up their heads and were rather
green. Far on the horizon six rainbows
appeared, with an American Eagle at
rOOst on the top one, and as the translu-
cent pearl of the dawn sh0ne between
them, and . small pattern of blue sky
with thirty.four stars broke out at one
END, saw-I beheld-yes, it eos! it ees
our Bangor in the Skee vi
At least that Is what N. P. Willis said
and, if it sin't so, what's the use Of hav-
ing a Aags
"Tell me that ye wicked slaves,
Bred Of treason, born Of chance,
When the dead begin to move,
And the graves begin TO dance"
don't exactly know what the verse
means, my boy, but there's no use Of try
ing to be eloquent without poetry.
The reason why the heavens took each
an interest in the Ssls;;coel- -Stp'es Of Ameri-
ra was the fact, that Captain William
Brown, of Company A. Regiment 8,
Mackerel Brigade, was to make Great
Expedition to Accomac County on that
morning. Twelve years was the period
originally assigned, my boy, for the prep
aration of this Expedition but, when
the Government heard that the AccOmac
vvbels were making candles Of all the fat
Boston men they took prisoners, it con-
cluded to do something during the present
century. William Brown was assigned to
the command of the Expedition, ind
when asked the General Of the Mackerel
Brigade how such selection happened to
be made, he said that William was as
signed because there were 80 many signs
Of an ass about him.
The General is much given to classical
metaphors, my boy, and ought to write
for the new American Encyclopedia.
Previous to starting, William Brown
called a meeting Of his staff, for the pur-
pose of selecting such officers only who
had slept ith Hardee, and knew beans.
Gentlemen said William, seating
himself at a table, on which stood the
Oath and clean tumbler, II wish TO
know which Of you is the greatest shakes
in sacred scrimmagc."
A respectable leftenant stepped forward,
with his hand upon his boozum.
Being a native of Philadelphia, says
he, Il am naturally modest; but only
yesterday, when two rebels pitched into
me, | knocked them both over, and am
here to tell the tale"
William Brown gave the speaker n
piercing look, my boy, and says he:
'ImpOSter beware how you insult the
UR1ed States Of America. fathom your
falsehood, says he, by my knowledge of
Mathew Maticks. You say that two chiv'
alries pitched into you, and you knocked
them both over. Now Mathew Maticks dis
tinctly says that two into one goes no
times, and nothing over. Speaker of the
House, remove this leftenant to the dom
Jon keep. He's Aananias Number q
The officer from Philadelphia being re.
moved to the guard-house, where there is
weeping and wailing, and picking Of teeth,
another leftenant stepped forward:
Il deal with technicalities, says he,
and can post you inlaw.' =
'Ha!' says William, softly slipping the
Oath, then will try you with an ab-
stract question my beautiful Belvideary.
Supposing Mason and Slidell were your
friends, how would you work it to get
them out of Fort Warreng'
Why, says the leftenant, pleasantly,
I'D sue out writ Of IIabeas JackaSS,
and get the New York Herald to advise
the Government not to let them out
Yes says William, meditatively, that
would be sure to do it. I'll use you tC
help me get up my proclamation
| A,,A William Aronnsnop a
lump of sugar into the oath, and stirring
it with comb, who is that air melan
choly chap with a tall hat on, who looks
like Hamlet with panic?'
The melancholy chap came to the front
shook his long locks like Banquo, and
saws he: m3
I'm the Press. lin the (ladium o
Our Liberties
Here shall the Press the Peoples rights main
Unawed by influence and inspired by gain"
Tin the best advertising medium in thu
country, and have reptile contemporaries
| won't be suppressed. No, sir!-no sir
| refuse to be suppressed
you're giant intelleck, says William
looking at him through the bottom of ,
tumbler: But can't stand the press
Speaker of the House, remove him to tn,
bath and send for barber. Now, gen
tlemen, will say few words to tn,
troops, and then we will march according
to Hardee'
The section of the MackereI Brigad
being mustered in line against rail.ience
my boy, Captain William Brown shut ont
eye, balanced himself on one foot, ant
thus addressed them:
FELLOW SOLDATs! (Which is French.
1t was originally intended to present yol
with q stand of colorS but the fellow
citizen who was to present it has only 60
as far as the hundred and fifty-secOnC
page of the few remarks he intended t
make on the occasion. and it is a military
necessity not to wait for him. (See Scott
Tactics, Vol. III. pp. 24) | have bu
few words to say, and these are them
Should any of you happen to be killed ii
the coming battle, let me implore you t.
DE WithOut a grOdn. 1t sounds bette
in history, az well as in the great heart
stirring romances of the weekly palladi
ums of freedom. How well it reads, tina
Private Muggins received shot in tn
neck and died sSitAsA't a grOGn.' Soldats
T. bullets have been known to pass cleal
through the thickest trees, and SO ina.
be shot myself Should such calsmitl
befall our distracted cOuntry, shall di
soithOut grOdn, even though l am
grown person. Therefore, fear nothing
The eyes Of the whole civilized world ar
upon you, and History and domestic 20
nance expect to write, that you de
f ,oithOut a grOGR.
At the conclusion Of this touching anC
appropriate speech. my boy. all the mel
exclaimed, I'VE will! except a yOunI
person from New York, who said tina
he'd rather groan without a dle;' 70
which he was sentenced to read Seward
next letter.
The army being formed into Grea
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