The weekly Butte record., 1862-01-11
William Browns Expedition.



up the eastern sky in state of patriotic COM
bustiou, aud as the dew fell upon the grassy
bill 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 translucent
pearl of the dawn shone between them, and
small pattern of the blue sky with thirty four
stars broke out at one end, saw-I beheld-
yes, it ees it ees our Bangor in the Skee vi.
At least that is what n. p Willis said !;
and, if it amt so, what's the use Of having q
flag
Tell me that We wicked slaves,
Bred of treason, born of chance,
When the dead begin to move,
And the graves begin to Dance
l don't exactly know what the verse means,
my boy, but there's no use of trying to be elo-
quent without poetry.
The reason why the heavens took such an
interest in the United States of America was
the fact, that Captain William Brown, of Co
A, Regiment 5, Mackerel Brigade, was to
make Great Expedition to Acomac County
on that morning. Twelve years was the period
originally assigned, my boy;for the preparation
of this Expedition but, when the Government
heard that the Acomac rebels were making
candles out of all the fat Boston men they took
prisoners, it concluded to do something the
present century. William Brown was assigned
to the command of the Expedition, and when
| asked the General of the Mackerel Brigade
how such selection happened to be made he
said that William was assigned because there
were so many signs of an ass about him.
The General is much given to classical met
aphors, my boy. and ought to write for the
new American Encyclopedia.
Previous to starting, William Brown called
meeting Of his staff, for the purpose of select
ing such officers only who had slept with Har
dee, and knew beans
Gentlemen" said William, seating himself
at table, on which stood the Oath and a
clean tumber i" ] wish to know which of you
is the greatest shakes in a sacred skrimmage.'
A respectable leftenant stepped forward with
his hand upon his boozum.
Being a native of Philadelphia" says he,
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 a piercing
look, my boy, and says he:
"Impostor beware how you insult the Uni
ted States of America. fathom your false
hood" says he, "by my knowledge of Mathew
Maticks. You say that two chivalries pitched
into you and you knocked them both over
Now Mathew Maticks distinctly says that two
Speaker of the House, remove this leftenant to
the donjon keep. He's Ananias Number 2"
The officer from Philadelphia being removed
to the guard-house, where there is weeping and
waing, and picking of teeth another leften-
ant stepped forward:
81 deal with technicalitics," says he, and
can post you in law"
Ha!' says William, softly slipping the
Oath, my beautiful Belvideary. Supposing
Mason and Slidell were your friends, how
would you work it to get them out of Fort
Warren?"
Why says the leftenant, pleasantly, I'D
sue out writ of Habeas 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 to help
me get up my proclamation.
And Dow,' says William, dropping lump
of sugar into the oath, and stirring it with
comb, Sho is that air melancholy chap with
tall hat on, who looks like Hamlet with a
panic
The melancholy chap came to the 'front.'
shook his long locks like Banquo, and says he:
I'm the Press. I'm the Palladium of Our
Liberties
Il Here shall the Press the Peoples rights main
tain,
Unawed by affuence and inspired by gain
I'm the best advertising medium in the
country, and have reptile contemporaries. |
won't be suppressed. No, sir no sir re
fuse to be suppressed"
You're a giant intelleck," says William,
looking at him through the bottom of tum
bier q But can't stand the press. Speaker
of the House. remove him 10 the bath and send
for barber. Now, gentlemen, l will say a
few words to the troops, and then We will
march according TO Hardee."
The section Of the Mackerel Brigade being
mustered in line against rail.tence, my boy,
Captain William Brown shut one eve balanced
himself on one foot, and thus addressed them {:
FELLow-SoLDArs (which is French.) 1t
was originally intended to present you with a
stand OF colors but the fellow-citizen who was
to present ii has only got as far as the hundred
and fifty-second page of the few remarks he in-
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