Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-10-21
SuategT at the Capital.

You are probably aware, my boy that the
uncouquerable Mackeral Brigade is still adyan-
eng upon Washington III a highly respectable
ana strategic manner and that all c0rrespon-
dents are excluded from the lines, lest some Of
them, IN their natural biackness Of heart should
eonstrue the advance upon Washington into a
retreat from Richmond
But gained admission to the sceno BY adopt
ing the airy and pleasing uniform of the South
ern Coniederacy; and am thereby enabled to
give you some further account of the skillfal
retrograde advance to which djmy referred in
my absorbing last.
The uniform Of The celebrated Confederacy is
much respected by many OF our officers, my boy
and the only guIse in which a fellow being may
scrutinze TIE national strategic works with en-
tire safety
Thus atlired, ioined the Mackeral Brigade
N It's cheerful work Of pushing Richmond away
from its martial font, and having penetrated
to the rear, where horrible carnage was being
wrought IN the frantic ranks OF The couiedency.
! b,held the idoIi1si General OF the Aaekeral
Brigade anxiously searching ior something
upon the ground. In d moment he looked IN,
aud says he TO the warriors IN his nclghbor-
hood
My children have you seen anything Of
small black bottle thai | placed upon the grass
just now when / turned to speak TO my aid?'
A Mackcral chap cJughcd respectfully and
says he. " guess it was taken hy some cques
trln Comedcrac.es, which has JUS; made another
raid.
Thunder r. says the General, " that's the
third bottle | We los, n the same way within an
hour Aud be proceeded slowly aul thought-
fully to mount hl- horse, wnica stood cyeiag
hmm with funeral solcmulty, ana many iueQuah-
tles OF surface,
Turning 10 another part of the line, my boy,
/ beheld Captain t,llmm Brown aud Captain
Bob Shorty ia the act OF performing great
strategic movement with the indomitable Comic
section, many oi whom We're employing the
moment 10 take last look at the can,ocns pre-
sented to them before leaving home by their de-
voted mothers. A number Of reckless Conled-
efacles bad Just crossed a bridge spanning small
stream near by, and the object Of tins daring
movement was to suddenly burn the bridge be
fore they could retreat and then make prisoners
OF the whole,
1t was u sublime conception, my boy, sub
lime conception, and rich with strategy.
AlhN iNhNhNAo surrounding tiClI AAicNHIcCl-
ing prey, the willy Mackerals swept nolselesSly
across the bridge, applied their axes with the
quicGneSs OF thought, aud in moment, the
doomed structure fell spashiug into the water.
Ii was beautiful to see William 5 honest cxulta.
ton at this moment his eyes frightened like
small bottles ot brandy with the light shining
through them, aud says he
Ave have cireumyented the Conlederacy
Ah!' says William proudly; "the United
States OF America is now prepared to continue
in the exchange business. and
He paused. Tie paused, my boy, because he
suddenly observed that Captain Bob Shorty had
commenced to scratch his head in dismal man
ner,
" I'm blessed" says Captain Bob Shorty, in
a colerioll mAuner--" lm blessed, il don't
think there's some mistake here, my military
infant.
"lla" says Villiam, with dignity " do
You discover law in The great cham woven by
lae United oacS ot America around tho
doomed Cnlederacy ?"
Capt Bob Shorty again scratched bis head,
and sl5s he