Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-25

VIII.

msy safely say that it's my opinion haze an
idea.
And SO has Klubs.
Isis tee property of both of us, aud we got
ii whilst dsseing the skcdaddle polka between
the Tuscumbia and Hatehie, 10 our advance
from Corinth during ssssssh the 5th hereof
Ideas were lying about loose that day-common
as Yankee blankets after a battle, or revolutions
in Mexico. This is tie idea:
Patriotism grows cheap as clothing and gro
esEiea rise is valus, and e~xtortion wins respect
ofsener thaa tbs muskst. That's proposition
l, Soldering is hard work, to say nothing Of
the contingent half-flled stomach half the time,
and empty hsversack the other half, with snly
hslf a blanket when The air is more than half as
Geld ss a philsnthropist's charity. That's prop
osition 2. Proposition 3 IS that We quit the ser
vice and tsrn patriots
And Hubs AID I viii do it.
sirplsst tang in tAs world. Bay up all the
mslassss and corn IL tke country and let it
work INTO beer. sscEre all the aour to be had
and bake it into ginger brad. CO TO Jackson,
Mississippi, (ths ssods of patnots) and open
the sssablisAmest. Klubs to be Assd slerk,
and tAs firm to be kno#R a. Asa HsrH
& Cs. No one allowed to purchase cakes
and bser but sick soldiers on furlough, and pa
rolled prisoners in largo numbers, awaiting ex-
oAAngs; povsty stricken c,uses Who have won
glory snd nsed il all up in to- purchase Of food,
s1cept two dollars SD ssva1ty i've cents. An
sutAsOf clerk to watch when some more expe-
risnced patriot has driven them from beneath
the shed bsfors his door in1o the raiH to find
out She size Of each poor devils pio, and TO lead
&en up to tLe es.Ablishment- As. Hsriz then
to appear, with patriotism beaming from his
sys-PatrioElz sricklipg a5own bis cheeks
patriotism wrestling his benevolent lips-and
patriotism smuggling in stifsd soss for uttersnee
hom his hesring bosom. To descant upon the
hardness Of the times, the softness Of his own
heart and the mutabilisy Of sbiaplasters, and
then turn The customers oysr to Klubs The lat
ter individual to do his duty as a true patriot By
charging not less than seven hundred per cent.
profit, AID making sure that be leaves them
netting to spend somewhere else.
Thus will KIsbs and I periodically ill our
pockets with dollars, and The world with our
prssss, fsrsver sad ever Azen
Ua&s hGssasld says iTs = good idee, and
Hubs, liks B.rkis, els Willia'."
Speaking about the advance from Corinth, re
maids me that 1 forget to say I passed safely
lhrousS that little dihseplty-snd 50 did Hubs
Beng Of suiiabl. aFsI appIsd for, and mas
unanimously elected to, the ofEee Of privste 10
a sqrsd Of csns@ipts, whieS squads conss-
qusKce of ths Laps;cre Rszgsrs bsibg in Ken
tusky-was REQUESTED to join a eo-pany going
to Coriath. Squsd E~ssiously complied. Hubs
left tAa responsible position CT bookkeepor in a
melon wagon, and jsinsd = mule company Of
Jorillas, or " mountsd Patsrsons," as he calls
it; and rs wee il The ssns Agigads.
Ia .he first days fight, Kuks' well known
modssy Kept him away from ihs font bus he
was actively employed in the gallant service Of
remaining in the rear-seversl miles-to watch
WHISTLER or aos s~ragglers wsre getting toe far
out Of the reach Of the eneuys guns. Indeed,
his vslor en- that occasion has bees so highly
apprscisGsd hat racls NassfsId has made
special mention O. him, ia wrdos, which viii
doubtless secure Klsbs a triumphant march
ihrough - camp, followed BY 3 body guard Of
ioar men and precsdsd by a splendid band ct
one drum. Hubs Iscsived sn injury that night
which viii ever remind him of tbs battle. Az
oAio surgeon, in his hurry to leave his camp,
forgot to take With him a large dsmjohu Of
brandy.
Hubs found IT, and renewed his allegiance to
the Coafeders6y several times. Bat, alas the
gaai Gsiliei had besn doe.ored BY The
Buckeye Esculspius, with yillsinous oil called
cgoton, md Hubs suffered theTehom. The
olssgiVous Joke worked its way in more shapes
thaa one ~shrsushou. the brigade and Kiubs vss
brought to ths stool Of repentence until lie vas
purged Of his sin.
Klubs has now joined The military temperance
and Won'seven Emell brandy, unless he
las a pocket full Of "stoppags powders"
Expect to be promoted myself Cssss Why
Feds knew our cavalry in the resr wers armed
9ith fhotguns. Feds lad long range rhss, ard
would pick CT our shot-gunners at will Ore
little Sucker from Illinois mas parlicu-
srly happy in this species Of fun, during cur
etrest Saturday afternoon, and would sally out,
.ts+ shooting one of Us, in tbs most approved
style, keeping at a distance Of two hun
yards, and turning to us tho argyle made
y stepping Nth his head from u,. /
Bsrrsred a Maynard rife from Kluhs, (his .
ssnhasd him to a baggage usgso,) d
al Wsni cut - sss the Sucker. Sucker fred
nd badly wounded = tree to the right and ac- 3
ording to his custom, Immediately faced to the
stopped down, threw up the tail Of bis .
rat to give ms a fair mark, thinking, like an s
fosl, that I had a shot gun in my hand z
AZ, Sucker went further -taeksd a little
Of red flannel on the end turned toward
:, and pstted it, as snch as to say, shoot, 2
ID be dog-on'ds' Toek deliberate aim with i
e Maynard. When the gun went of, Stacker :
d the Banaef but he vas carried 81. TIE !
ng, conicai missile had plugged the center,
ID, reversing the general order Of things
hich are supposed to go through the stomach
It's exit through the crown Of bis he'd
Saw no more Suckers that day. Suckers
Ike that style of taking blue pills, as q
thing. ASA HARTz. "
HOLLY SrRiNGs. Miss, October, 1862 b
sf Eegrees fer Military Service. e