Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-11
VOL. XIV, NO. 154

Almighty has halpsd us, aRd Is helping us
through ibis cOnaict We write this in no
spirit ef pTaaumpti0n. His hand is visible.
With ihs commencement Of Eho contest
the enemy bad every sppliancs ef
EEe'mstsriaI We had nothing bus cur e
arms He had the sympathy ofth ahold world
To-day be is ils sc0rn and contempt. He
brought three men into the fsld 70 our one. We
have whipped him ID every piiched battle sway
from his fTn50ais. he counted upon exciting
0or servants q insurTectiaa. They weEs never
more doeile and isilbful thaa now The North
went iat5 the war 3 Huito1 psops, ard salcula-
ted upon divisions in the SJutb. We are uni-
ted, As one man, today, and YsuksslsHd is
With misiortunes l8tely. de has dons i ior
some good purpose. Before the surrender
Of Fort Dose son NC were falling inso
sloth and Vain-gloTiOas 0uastiug MsHassas had
almost luled rs 70 sleep. Port Doaeson reused
ms to ae.ion, energy, Wstehfalness, patriotism.
We were agaiu getting into ths old stats Of self
satisfseli0n snd oVsr-e0nhfsnea before The tan
Of Ficksburg. Many Of cur people, VS. fear,
interest thsussives mere shout making money
thaa about esd and their country. It Is or
o-sr Eals If ss have 10 be pEiekad up 10 oar
d1sy If Eieksburg hss bssn sent q arouse
cur people, and We pT0ds BY if. We are nearer
paaes this mOo1sat Than If We slil held the ia-
m5as e srsss and we're sePiaely reposlng on
our aursis.
We have every reason Tor con6ssncs IN tia
Rltin8ate result Let us aeFn9wiedge 0ur tTans-
grsssions, eirj Our i5ias auew, and FTsppia with
the Ysskecs ssaia, thaa The crowning triumph
IS ne. disaoE.
5im ueGrasEea 90 aofrls EsIand.
Frsm shs ssvaazah iGoralay E,sw4l
We mat eur 5ld friend, Jim MeCraeksn, en-
Morris island, week Or Two since We wsIe
siaadine pear tha autipg a. CGmnins' pains
watching the de5arkati3n Of troops, whsu ws
n1.iead fsiniliar co1nteaancs, surrsounting a
hs-cs.asa fsrul. which vss cad IN anything but
soljisriy Es-b. Ilstsa1 CT the C1ufedegase
gray, cross bstTeea = frock coat and g round
jacket, when distinguishes the priYasss Of oar
army nom Al other coated humanity, hs weTa
\ sh0rt-wsisted, l0ug-tsisd butssrnus Of he Old
/ fashioned dress pattern, and pair Of home spun
Ggass, while bis head Wss surmouHfsd By a
broad brmue1 straw hat, ol heme manafae-
ture ana bis fest sncarei i- c0Uhiaes, tie axact
cauRlerPsTt Of The No. IS, peg soles, which
wst9 ia s5eh danger year or tive sines ct the
I Pu.sski H3gss IL Savannah. We cpuld not be
mistaken IN the nan it was cur old friend, jim
I GcCraeken. sUd We stepped up sad slapped
I hini oa the bacE. BE jumped as il o shall bad
I exploded a bis feet, bus booking around for q
moment, he recognized rs, sad with q
I crushing shake Of tee band, exclaimed /:
why, d0l rot t. squire, is this you .. Wei,
& Ph i-st be conf1undsd If I ains s5 gls1 % see
I you IS I woul3 be 70 see AnaHdY Ja1e this
blessed minit Bat what In the name Of ssnss
arc yea s0in' On this piece Of tsrry-frmy Q"
we stated cur business, and inquired what
I hsa brought hiul 10 this cut Of the way point,
I IN cilizen's dress.
50 Wei y0u know, squire, when / was ab0Rt
I fourteen years ola, / undertook 70 Tids devil
/ ish yoUng mule Of the old man's sud the critteT
! pitched ne over her head, and sort o squsshed
! one Of my arms, and ] hainf natslly had much
4 use Of It ssncs, sRd ths doctors pat me down as
uuf. for service. Bat when I heard the Yam
KEGS was q peRgiug away 81 shis plsgs, i kind
O. thought I would come down aud have oRe
/ shy at the eritter any how. So, here l am aud
4 IL the blasted rassals ever makes this child bas
I bis eye, on Account Of taeir shells aad grape
/ shots, ysu can just rol na in the mud f"
/ Jzst az this moment shel from one Of Fort
/ Sumtsr's 4" Bfe0Es'' guns heT sereeehing over
I the point en- its way 10 the Yankee batteries.
7 We looked around for az instant, and VIXEN We
I turned to speak 10 our friend, he hsd dissp-
/ pearsd. When we saw him g minute or two
/ Afterwards, BE- wss very industriously oa5eav0r-
/ ing 10 dig bis way iaio a sand-hll some distance
of. We went 20 hin aud hauled him cut as
/ sUTing bin that be had u0thiEg t0-fear; that
| what ne had beard vas oaly a shsll from enc Of
! our own guns snd that although Fort Sumisr's
shells did s0mstimss sxpl5d3 aud sadsngsr she
/ lives Of our Oga psoTis 30 the point they were
/ nevertheless only iatsadsd to damage the Yam
Z KEGS.
Well dod roi is, I'll be switched If I didn't
! think toe whole island vas exploded, and We
was al g0in, up in whirlWiad. Cre-lien
What a seatssTation that thar thing must make
whea it hits. Bat, squire, if oar shells make
Z chat ind f raE-a r..
Yankees shells make when they ara fred at
I y0uf'
4 We replied hat they kept up pretty lively
/ row, sometimes, during the bonbsriuleut, but
/ taat the am0qnt Of dansgs done by then was
/ comparatively sight, aud that it Was only nac-
ssssry to keep within the bom5-proof IN order
/ to avoid danger.
.sYsu, sir, yoa are going to sea this ehilj hug
i the burg PTosfs right shsrply, when thy begins
I 20 ay arognd lively. I amt AFRAID Of fssh ans
/ blood, bat when you 60 70 sen1ing thsll SORT Of
/ skyrocasts ont as a fellow It's gitsin time 70
/ lie bow, and keep shady Bat, Squire, when is
/ . feller agoin' to sleep! u thar sHy hoasl On
/ this islandl"
/ We replied that there was net, that il would
1 bs rHihef lively business keeping 3 hotel On
I ths island rev, un,sss tho boarders were viii
I ling 70 taEs everything 'sia he she'll"
well, esn ven tsll ne, squire. whaEher the
Oh c-l- 70 Al-7lAt VIC tl--a lli reg lloeHt u
I hers or non For y0u Hss u csns oyer hs-s 80
! 60 in With e company in that regiment, which
ggGs ralssd in s1y saelsu, and good reany Of
I my ED aab1fs is 10 il -
Informed bin that ths "6sh Gsorg;ar vas
on James Island, sad advised hin to 90 s1d
/ Join Is thsrs. Another she'll from Fort Sumter
/ yelled across the point a this moment, aud
/ jim madl sno.hsr lungs for the sand hank, bat
We grasPed bis arm aad keps him back, remSIk-
I ings
Doa'tbe frshsano3i that is ons Of our own
shells you know"
"Fdgasehe5 y was tlorsplT, ere sirres, that
Z Is s0nsthjsg this child doa't do Bui, squire,
reckon I vii 60 back and j1ia TIE Oh on
/ Jsnls island
I With promise 20 meat us in CHARLESTON, if
! possible. be shook Us BY the hand ard Jumped
E5aagd The b0as then jasi really 70 Tetura 10 shs
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