Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-11-01

love of your Offsprings-to teach them as they
climb on your knees to lean on your bosoms.
the blessings of liberty. Swear them at tho
altar, as with their baptismal vows, to b. true
to their country and never forsake her. /
call on you, young men. 10 remember whose
sons you are-whose blood runs in your
veins.
Life can never be too short which brings
nothing but disgrace and oppression. Death
can never come too soon, If necessary in de-
tense Of the liberties Of our country.
A FEMALE CAVALRY CoMPANY.-In Mas
sachus.tts, it appears, there is corps Of fcm-
ale caraIry, who ride astride, with trousers
and spurs. The Konigsburg Gazette pub
fishes a letter, from which the following is an
extract:
AS an evidence of the martial spirit Of the
American people, it may b. cited that in
Berkshire county, in the State of Massachu.
setts there is troop Of cavalry composed en.
tirely of young ladies of the best families. 1t
is riedIy select corps-no one being al
lowed t. Join who is deficient in figure or
stature, or whose skill in equitation is not Of
the iirs, order. The company numbers over
sixty uniformed members. Miss Pomeroy is
the cap ain and Miss Kipp the lieutenant. l
had the honor of seeing Miss Captain Pome-
roy. VIII, is tall. conely young lady, highly
educated, with martial enthusiasm that re-
minded me OF tho Countess Emily Platter.
She was elegantly dressed in dark blue
coat with PLAN gilt buttons, light blue panta-
looms, strapped under the spurred boots, buff
cashmere vest with plain gilt buttons, and
black hat. This uniform, which is worn
alike by officers and privates, is quite expens-
i've, but it is exceedingly beautiful. l am in
formed that the troop exercise as lancers. and
perform the evolutions creditably. 1t is a
"Home Guard" by which term is meant a
corps for local service exclusively. Whether
this organization is really useful in militia
ry S, nsr or not, it is decidedly popular with
the young ladies, because it gives them an cx-
celtnt opportunity of wearing highly at.
tracive style of male attire. BESIDES that,
it has already, think. proved the truth of the
Duchess dc Berrs theory, that ladies can
ride ast,iAe with more safety, comfort, and
grace tl.n they can on the side saddle. AT
ler seeig Miss Captain Pomeroy on horse
back, ri,smg like a gallant cavalier, felt that
woman's rights so far as the dress question is
concerned. were fully conceded.
A SEcEsn RE.EArEn-An Arkansas
chap who was taken prisoner by Curtis's
army made the following speech when first
nabbcd:
a say. fellers, you haint tux me yet by
mighty sight, as you'll find soon enough when
you try to handle this individual: I've been
rowed up Salt river half dozen times, and
I'm not sile1 yet; can make breakfast on
stewed Yankees, ii you'll first soak them in
vinegar and whskey, to take out the brim.
Stone taste. and by woy OF digestion. rinse
them down with spike nails and epson salts.
When I'm to hum, make my dinner off from
roast prairie dog stuffed with wild cats and
onions, but on hunt sup npon nothing but
wind. It'll be dangerous for you to meddle
with me, fellers, for can lick double my
weight in Yankee generals, wild cats, or rae
coons-can grind steamboat machinery out of
place-can snort old Halleck out'n Tennes-
see in less than no time, and make him fetch
up in Uncle Abe's bani-yard at Washington.
In short, ttllers. I'm dangerous customers
any way You can fix it, for can out eat, out
drink, out swear, out grin, out sneeze out
shoot. out jump, out dive and out liz any
man in the Arkansas country and I've got
the puttiest sister aud the best rife in the
State, and any man that doubts it let him
come OH and catch hell! !"
A seven foot Missouri chap grabbed Ar
kansas hereupon by tho scalp, lifted him of
his feet, and taking away his rife, said
=" Don't crow too loud, young 'un. We amt
goin' to eat you up yet, as we don't dine off
from skunk meat so long as we can get
Christian feed. Run in there (pointing % the
guard) and behave yourself" Arkansas
thereupon wilted right down.
A REIGN OF TERRoR.-An army cores
pondent writes from Alabama:
"'rhe slavc-owners are running their slaves
south Of our lines. But they have liking for
freedom. and therefore tho stampede to our lines.
Almost every day since VIZ have been in the
mountains, men are tleeingto Onrlinesto avoid
tho rebel conscrip,ion. SeEie 50have come in
within the last week., "A party of four came
in last night and say there is 1875 on their way
to our lines who wish to enter our army.
The poor are for our Government without an
exc. ption, save the miserable scum of towns
and Cities who are the employed tools Of the
rich to do every evil work. The tales of ssif.
fsring related BY the refugees are affsctitgi
Some Of thtm havp come over ono hund!tH
miles, and avoided roads. keeping In the
woods and by-places, subsisting on fruit and
green corn. and travelling only at night. The
South il ander \ reign OF terror. May God
give us victories and there shall not b. left q
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