The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-03-06

rE.!mors oGahe Campaign.

Caped the notice OF less VlSll1nJ camp ioI-
lowers who write for the press
Editors T. L We have met the enc
NV at last nay hoy but don't see that
le is ours. We went after him with fly
iny banners, and noticed when ~e came
back they were flying still .-l!onor to
the brave who fell on that bloody field !.
and may we kill enough secesolonIsts to
give each Of them u monument Of skulls .
was present at the great battle, my
boy and appointed myself special guard
Of one Of the baggage wagons IN the ex-
tgeme rear. The driver saw me coming,
and says he:
you can't cut behind this here veli-
Gle, my fine little boy"
I looked at him for moment, after the
manner Of the late great actor, Mr. Kirby,
and says /:
Soldier, hast thou wife -
Says he: II reckon"
"And sixteen small children %
Says he: '|There was only fifteen when
last heard from
"Soldier," says I, 'vere you to die be-
fore tomorrow, what would be your last
request ?" Here l shed two tears.
1T would be-" says he, "that some
kind friend would take the job Of wallop
ing my offspring for year on contract,
and finding my beloved wife IN subjects
to jaw about"
Soldier" says I, I'm your friend
aud brother. Let me occupy seat by
your side
And he didn't let me do it.
While [ was skirmishing around in the
rear Of another wagon, met Raymond Of
the Times, and found he was hunting for
the "Great Quadrilateral" He said he
would 90 into the thickest Of the fight,
and write an account of it on the KNAPP
sack of dead rebel, if it wasn't for the
fact, that if he should happen to get NOR
tally wounded the Herald would swear
that he was shot while running after his
hat Just at this minute, something bust,
and I found myself going up at the rate
OF two steeples and short-tower sec
ond. / met a Fire Zouave on the way
down, and says he:
"Towhead, if you see any Of our boys
up where you are going to, just tell them
to hurry down for there's goin' to be
muss. and Mines fellers II take that ere
four gun hydrant from the seceshers in
less time than you can reel two yards Of
hose"
As I was very tired, I did not go all
the way up, but turned back at the first
cloud, and returned hastily to the field of
strife. happened to light on very fat
secesher, who was doing a little running
for exercise. Down he went with me on
top of him. He was dreadfu,ly scared !;
but says he to me : 'J've seen you before,
by the Gods!" [ winked at him, and
commenced to sharpen my sword on a
stone.
Tell me- said he, chad you female
mother ?''
~ had" says I.
"And a masculine father ?"
"He wore breeches."
"Then you are my long-lost grandfath-
cr exclaimed the seceSher, endeavoring
to embrace me.
at won't do" says I, "I've been to the
Bowery Theatre myself" and with that
l took off his nec&tie and wiped my nose
with it. This action was so repugnant to
the feelings of the Southern gentleman,
that he Immediately died on my hands );
and there | left him.
With the remembrance Of the many
heroic souls who have sacrificed them
selves for their country that day, [ have
not the heart, my boy, to continue the
subject. | was routed at about five O.
clock in the afternoon, and fell back on
Washington, where | am now receiving
my ratious. / don't take the oath with
any spirit since then; and a skeleton with
nothing on but havelock is all that is left
of your correspondent. The Mackerel
Brigade of which | have the honor Of be
ing Il member, was about the worst de
muralized Of all the brigades; they covered
themselves with glory and perspiration at
the skrimmagc ut Bal Run. ia the first
place they never had much morals, and
when it came 10 be demoralzed it had ut
any; so that ever since that disaster the
peasantry in the nei2h5orhood OF the
camp have been IN constant mourning for
departed pullets and one venerable rustic
complains that the Alackeral peEets mills
all his COWS every night, and como -
borrow his cbUrn in the m7rHiuL. y htn
onc OF the coionels heard the venerable
rustic make this accusation he sand to
him:
"Ncull you ike to b. rcrenged on
those who n,i,k yaug animiiea 2 The
venerable rustic tovX chew of tobacco,
and sad he: y wouldn't Ike anything
better" The Co. locke, ut bin sadig
for a m0aent, aud then remarked y -cd
STRANGER you arc already revan2ed The
men Who MIXED your an;H.tes are from
View York, where they hsd been aceus-
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