The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-10-17

bosom, - sbcut the right shop for cuuf. /
dencc. Nor is IL Ike Tho bosems OF |
those who csn truthully say that th,v |
never give important inGrmution to the |
encwy, though everybody knows that
they sell H.
On arriving in Paris, saw at once
that preparations for outgcneralinp the |
deceived Conlcderecy had already COM |
mcnccd Tor The down-troddon General
Of the Mackcrel brigade had assembled
the reliable cunlrabanls whom he had
used for some weeks past. aud was taxi
ing leave Of them in heartfelt manner.
Mounted on small kcg, from the
bung holes of which came the aroma of
pleasant rye fields, the General softly
wiped his lips, and says he:
"Deing members of u racc which We
regard as specshes Of monkeys, my
black children, the fact that this is a
white mans wa, will prevent your tax.
ing part in tho entirciy diftrcn, race
about to come cf. After the maancr Of
A ndrow Jackson at New Orleans, have
called upon you to do something tor your
adopted country but M my froud An
drw was particular to mukc his prccla-
maticn road free negroes there can be
no parallel b tween the two cases fufth.
cr' Therefore, return to your masters
my children, ard tell them that the I'M
tied States Of America wars not against
them rights of Which you prc a part
Go And member that az Gradual
Emancipation is about To come, you will
soon know the juicy rlchucss Of being
free 10 visit sll parts of the world cXoept
those rot included ia the pleasing map OF
No'n n Z,mbla."
The contrsbands departed, MY boy, in
bn,sul procession, and mary Vf them
are undoubtedly happy epough now
lIsppicr, my buy, than they could hope to
bc II suffered TO remain IN this conserve
tive and constitutional world.
While the Nackcrcls were coming cut
Of their holes, aud polishing their shov.
/ els for the march. | observed that the
/ General walked thong tiully to his tent
in deep silence. found Captain VIII
lam Brown cxpcllng Two reporters from
the lines, lest they should pcrma.urcly d.
vulgc the movement then rong on to
the Conlcdarncy, Sc .ted on an adjacen,
/ fence aed says ! to him:
! "Tsll mo, my Il ry warrior, wherefore
/ is itthst the chieituin seeks his solitary
tent 7"
All said William, rcycrcrtly, It is
tc pray for the cause of liberty and the
rights Of man, after tho manner of
George Washington Mount Vernon,
Virginia. Come with me my cherub,"
said William piously, and you shall see
martial grestness in a touching aspuck."
We went softly to the tent together
my bay, aud there behcld the beloved
General OF the Mackerrl d gaie with
his face devoutcdly upturned, my boy
sut Nc could see something intervening
between his countenunce and the sky
and discovered upon closer inspection,
that il was tumblcr. Can il 10, my
boy, that this gusd man lhought that
eGv'n, Ike any distant earthly object
could be brought uenrer by looking to-
ward IL through a glass ! HIRE ia food
for thought my buy-here ls food for
thought,
A d now commodore II having
iished his iron Il d fleet from the tempest.
GUS bosoms of Duck Lake and everything
being in readiness the march of tic
Mlckcrel Brigade commenced with ST.
lence so intense that we could distinctly
hear all that anybody said.
First came delegation 81 politieul
chaps from the Sixth Ward cohversing
with each other on the state Of the coun-
try, and considering oight huadred ans
forty excellent plans for saving the Un.
ion, and getting up strnight.out ticket
Then appeared the well known prom.
enade band OF the M@ek,rel Brigade, exc.
antfnpr nlnuu.,f =
key buglo, an occasional stnnble over a
stone giving the air happy variety Of
sudden obligati improvements.
Next appeared the idolized General OF
the Mackersl Brigade, modcsty uprising
to receive all the credit for this .killrul
movement. and assuring his staff that he
really would not prefer /. be President oil
the United States in 1868.
Followed by Commodore Head, with
bib squadron on his shoulders, swenring
as usual in his iron plated manner, and
yowing to capture vick.burg before he
was twenty years older.
I Then advanced Captain william
Brown, Eskcvire, Captain Bob Shorty
and Captain Saniyulc Sa-mth, each in.
dignantly rejecting the idea that this
mnNtiHtHt hoS u TclTcats hnu expressing
the hope that Wendell Phillips will be
immt diately hung for il.
Thon came a train of wagons contain
ing all the provisions that could bo
thrown away.
Succeeded by the Mackcrcl Brigade
with shovels al should-a ms, and noses
suggestive Of strawberry patches in the
balmy month Of June.
Aud was this all the procession ! you
will ask 1; did nothing come after tho
Brigade itself
am not positive man, my hoy, aud
care not to ussert thing unless | posi-
lively know Il to be true. II was grow
ing dark when we reached our destina
tion, aud could net see distinctly to-
ward tho rear yet | think | did see
something coming after the Aackerel
! Brigade.
/ w at was Il
/, was the Southern Confsdcraey, my
boy--the Southern COnfedsrscy
Yours exciteely,
ORPHEUS G. KERR.
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