The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-12-20
peared. He, probably, turned down some by
road while my attention was engaged, and
sought the solitude not always to be found in my

peared He, probably, turned down some by
road while my attention was engaged, and
sought the solitude not always to be foundin my
agreeable company. 4s sass1tr.ag i5
Upon reaching the Mackerel camp, my boy,
found all the spectocled warriors under arms for
a fray, the unaccommodstng Confederacies on
the other side Of Paris, having urged some rifled
objections to the construction of pobteon
Ebridge across Duck Lake. The chap who was
building the bridge had only just united his sec
ond paper of nails, when potato from some
Confederate marksman, in the second story Of
Paris, hit him violently in the stomach. Stimuli
taneously the cover Of dinner pot cracked his
knuckles, and, az be fell back in good order, q
brick bat tapped him on the head. Believing
That hostilities had commenced the new General
OF the Aackerel Brigade hastily put on ell his
DIRTY clothes, and ordered the Orange County
howitzers to commit incendisrism with Paris,
simultaneously directing Rear Admiral Head
20 moor the Secretary Welles" abreast of
Inc nearest Confederacy and shell him With
Under command Of Captain samyule sa NTH,
the Howitzersl were opened upon Paris, and
commenced sucbl tornado of; round shot and
grape that the surrounding landscape was very
much dcfaced- There was much noise. nv bow
there was much noise fSss - '-is4-9A'lt'''l f'
Bat the great sight of the hour was the man
euvring Of the iron plated Mackerel soua dron
90. the tempestuous waters of Duck Lake. After
hastily making q FIRE In the stove on the ouar
ter deck, and placing tumbler where IL could
warm, the stern oldsReaf Admiral ordered ltbe
Aackerel crew to, report how much water there
was in the bold. Tbs, crew repaired to the ste n
sheets and reported "One pitcherful and two
lemons; whereupon the hardy old sea dog swore
In his iron plated manner, and ordered the
swivel gun 1amidships TO- be trained upon the
basement windows Of Paris. Everytb being
10 readiness, the word was given to firel
Bang! went the horrid instrument Of carnage,
and the hidsous missile went crashing through
the back basement windows, cutting bow from
the cap of a venerable Florence Nightingale who
was at that moment making a sponge cake for
some sick Confederscies, and driving the stove
pipe clear through the wallg The aged Night
.ingsle thought that something had happened,
and Gays shes. swell, never did !" ~,
Rear admiral Head smiled; but it was the
horridsmile Of naval bloodthirstyness. "Revolve
my turret p says be, grimly- fight not
against women; but the other window must be
broken" 49,. -. s...... .4 ...,..,
The venerable Neptune leaned over bis columr-
bad to make sure OF this shot, unconsciously
pressing his stomach against the butt end Of his
gun. There was report, my boy; the swivel.
gun kicked, and the Resr>Admiral fell upon the
deck with apromiscuous violence.
" Meanwhile, Company 8" Regiment 8. under
Captain William Brown, had 1waded across Duck
Lake in as many divisions - there were Nacker-
els, and Immediately commenced tremendous
Ere of musketry at the upper windows Of Paris,
wounding q Confederacy who kept shoe-store
up there, and reducing two Rower-pots to frag-
ments. ], al. ,.7a ess4aE sa5 -fg-sl.F v {
Whilst was witnessing this bombardment,
my boy, and admiring the courage with which
William was slasbing around with bis sword,
noticed that the squadron had suddenly ceased
firing. qe jat-,s.s ss 90 2.
It had ceased firing, because Rear-Admiral
Head had unexpectedly discovered that his
Mackerel Grew was . Black Republicans; and
had therefore engaged him in single combat,
greatly to the detriment of the regular engage
ment
Scarcely had turned to view this new phase
of war; when the firing of howitzers and mus
kerry behind me instantly ceased, and heard
q low murmur of wonder arising from the
whole brigade! < ESD * lsas3 sa5 ,9a'sa-
: Quickly turning about again, was hasten,
ing to where Captain Bob Shorty strobe with
the Comic Section, when l beheld General
Wobert Wobinson, the new General of the Mac
kerel Brigade, cantering along the shore of
Duck Lake on his trained charger, and exhibit
ing form to petrify the whole world with sd-
IN -...,. r..ss.., ,s,..
..Ah. there's Shapes was the low cry of
the specialized veterans, as they gazed breath
lessly at the picture. ~ - 95 go. sa4-a. %
Captain Bob Shorty cleaned his glasses to
make sure that it was no illusion, and says
he: "By all that's Federal, it appears to
me that Il never saw so much Shape %
A Confederacy, who had just appeared on
the roof of Paris with horse pistol in his
hand and slaughter in his thoughts, caught
sight Of the equestrian vision, and instantly
dropped his merciless weapon of destruction
as though psralyzed. ria --ra,l-.E kzE
"Oh % says he. painting. "what SHAPED"
Rear-Admiral Head heard the sound in the
midst of his single combat, and paused to as
certain what it was.l His spectacles scanned
the hosizon round and round, until they finally
rested upon the figure of the new General of
the Mackerel Brigade.
/. ~" Fracture my armor" says he, ecstatically,
stdid ever survey so much SHAPED" as-ou+|
The battle was over for that day. o. $50
Shape, my boy, is q great thing in General;
for when Heavens Great Printer commenced
to set human type in the "galley" of earth,
He. must have needed considerable General
matter to fully make up His forms; ;" and
when General has form fully up to His
make, we may consider him we'll set up g ~
s.a ia Yours, geographically,
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Nox. INTERvES1loN.-Eon Intervention in Eng
land means the fitting out of 4 dozen or more
iron-clad steamers, with which they very kindly
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