The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-10-17
The Jackcicl Srigndc IS Fall
ing Bnck War about 10 Gem
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From 'hc New Yoik San day Nicrury
EDIroR I. Ton Monday morn nv
boy whilst was pulling on a pair OF
bOJts that hRvg some music 10 the soles
tie . arose near my room.,lnor a sound
az OF one in dire agony closely follow.
cd by varlously y mopulrtcd moan as of
some deserted woman In distress. Hast.
iy disccutiruirg my toilet ard dartinr
to the ncShold bohph ono of those
scenes VI civil war which impr, IS the
soul with horror and meet tho iu.t re-
probation of feeling Albion.
Rampant between two murrsw-bcnes,
my boy. was my Irescosd dog Bologna,
cyeing with hvrrid fury Sergeant o.
Pake's canine friend, knoSu as jacob
Barker, aud ever and anon uttering SEN
tences Of supernatural wrath. TO these
tho excited Barker responded in deep
bass great compass his nose curling with
undlsguiscd disiain aud his eyes assimi
lsting to that insidious and fiery squint
which betOkens incXprC ssible mulirnity
There was something not of earth Ia III,
/ trescoed Bol gua's distortion of courtc.
nance as lac attempted to keep an eve on
each bone, at the same time look full i'm
the face ot hi' foe and there was that
IN the SQUADS VI his strain which bctok.
ened Sinus iDdecision.
As | gszcd upon those two infuriatcd
wonders OF natural history, my boy, aud
recognized the fac, that the existence of
two bones in contention prevented an
actual battle, because neither conlbatant
was willing to lose SIGHT of either OF
them whist the presence Of but one
bone would have simplifed the matt r.
aud precipitatcd decisive conflict, |
could not Tut think that saw symbol.
zed before me the situation of our dis.
tractcd country.
The United States Of America, my
boy, and the well-knowu Southern Con.
iedcrcy, are like two rGscblc terriers
practising defiant strategy between two
bones, the one being the festive negro
"a, ,slon, and the ether the Union. NV
II seems to me, my boy--it seems to
me that Il the gay animal with u. S.
on his collar would only dispose of the
bone nearest him without further vocal.
isn, there would be better chance for
him to SECURE the other bone in the COM
bat sure to come.
Dogs, my boy, and men ore very much
alike in thor hostile meetings, neither
seeming to know Just exactly which is
truly their magnum bonum.
Ascending 10 the roof of my srchitec-
tural stced, Pegasus, on Tuesday, | in
dnced the gothic ANIMAL to sdopt pace
sometimes affected by the fleet tortoise
and went down 10 Accomac In pursuit. OF
knowledge respecting recruiting. Just
before reaching that Arcadinn locality
my hey, net Colonel Wobert Wobin.
son, OF the Western Cavalry, who haC
been down there to induce volunteering
oad inluse fresh confidence iato the mass
es. tie offered n bounty of two hundred
dollars thro, dollars to be paid immcdl.
htely, aud the rest rs soon rs the war
commences in earnest and promised to
each mhn horse physically ly incnpaciia.
ted from running away from anything.
Wei, my bold dr0gooD," says ], cor
daily, noticing that Pegasus had lallen
into a peaceful dcze, how 20 enlist
meu's ~
The Colonel waved away an abstract
ed crow that was lowering in deep reyer-
ie over my chargers brow, and snia be I:
81 hove enlisted all the people Of Acco.
mac"
-" | want to know" says /, Bostoui-
ally.
"Yes,' says he, al called meeting,
and succeeded in enlistiug all-th,ir
sympathies."
A. | gszed upon the equestrian warri.
or, my boy, melhought saw the young-
est offspring OF a wink trembling in q
corner OF his right eye. and | ielt that
the world-re moved Snyder wss at that
moment laborlng under heavy incubus.
Such is life.
Tho s'ste Of health in Acc.mae indi-
Gates that the demon of disease 10 abroad
10 the land, looking chiefly Tor his vic
tins among those between tho tender
ages of eighteen and forty-6vs. Instead
OF having sling in his hand, like the
young warrior David zach young man
| met had his hand in sling, while the
dexter lee of more Than Que able-boded
patriot suggested the juvenile prayer of
t" Now ] lame mo, down to Slip" And
there were the women of America fairly
crying in terror OF the drail, instead OF
bearing themselv.s like the Spartan eibs
Of old.
Alas my boy, why cannot cur peo-
pie realize, that nation, like a cooking
stove, cann OF keep up steady hro with
out good draft. We need men for the
crisis, and We only find cry sisses for
msn.
cou!d not stsy here, 50 hasteAed on
to Paris. where a great strategic moye-
ment was about 10 supply all the world
with fresh recollcctions OF the late Ma
polcon, my boy, because our Napoleon is
apt to be behind Tins.
As far back ts can remember, l have
been fully aware that this movement
was about to take place, bu. wculd not,
like too many other correspondents, be-
tray the confidence repesed in me. This