Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-03-06
Dixie rs. Yankee 3Doodie:AHsw a
Scout lost bis Brceches.

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ny doing service m Missouri. Ths
other day he returned from an
expedition with very lugubrious
countenance, superinduced by the
result which is told as follows:
Mounted on a swift horse, he
was carrying dispatches secreted
ON his person to certain post IN
this State, and was somewhere ii
the vicinity Of Waverly. He had
ridden some ten miles, and was
very disconsolate for the want of
an adventure, fer the boys cannot
rest patiently in their saddles if
something stirring does not turn
up occasionally. He made up his
mind to stop the first suspicious
looking individual he met, and
had not long to wait. An indie
pendent Secesh came along on a
IL
horse, carrying shot gun and
whistling "Dixie." Hale present.
ed his revolver at the fellow and
requested him to dismount, which
he did. The scout took possess
ion of horse and gun, and saw the
rebel vanish in the, woods. 1t was
alter this that the joke occurred
Which made poor Hale a wiser if
not a better man. lie rode, on
ward along the
Path where the dead flower laycih,
Its fairy bud beneath the signing pine,
And thought Oh days Lang syne.''
And remembering the sweet one
far away in his New England
home, sang:
She comes with fairy footsteps
Snltly their echoes fall
And her shadow plays like summer shade
across the garden wall.
The green light is dancing bright.
M d the mazes IF her hair. = =
Ard her lair young locks are waving free
To the woons of the air."
Lost in reverie he rode along
unconsciously and began to whistle
Yd,,see Doodle, butscarcely had two
of the bars of the tune been per-
formed, when out sprang from the
woods a large and fierce looking
man, who as quick as thought took
a deadly aim at the young adven-
turer within a few feet Of his
breast. ~, ssHE -. u
The scout was at his wits end
in . moment, and saw he could
not escape. TO draw his reyolv-
err would have been madness; so
he made no movement, but asked,
WHO are You"
Tue rebels answer was: 81 may
be a ghost: but; alive OF dead, YOU
can't fool this child; you are a Lin
coin horde; come off that horse.
! Off came Hale, and into the rcb-
els hands soon went his pistols
The fellow thought he would now
be allowed to go, but he was star
tied with the hoarse order OF the
rebel--.Cf with them boots and
off came the boots.
"Of with them pants, or die!
said the the terrible Secesb, and
off came the hreeches. 1t did not
take the rebel long to exchange hls
ragged habiliments for the sound
tones which he had secured, and
mounting his newly acquired horse,
/ he said; 's'farewe!l, old 'codger;
you're played out, your company
don't suit, and your suit is gone.
i A very quaint remark, but pain
fully true. Poor Hale's only re-
mark was in the language Of an
old or new play, we don't remem-
Der which;
.Done brown BY Heaven,
LIT this pernieious hour
Stand accurscd IN the calendar.
Somebody ratch me. 1fcelyery faint ;.
I.m very sick. Let me go home and DE IN
canlfort.n q sc h
The last thing Hale remembers
Il -
ed of the rebel was hearing him
: loudly sing: 90 Ft,r5 rsi.cta
I'm Dixic's land I'll take my stand, =
Wish you soon in DiAie."a1' 5es e
4 Over the Subsequent travels OF
the breechless young man we deli
cately throw veil. als.. Il ,ou .
A Word to Boys.--Who is re
spected? 1t is the boy who con
ducts himself well, who is honest
diligent, and obedient in all things
1T is the boy who is making an ct
fort continually to respect M
: father and obey him, whatever h
NAV direct to be done. 1t is TIN