The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-03
BY GRAPEVINE AND OTHERwIsE.
or UIrs or rms DAg


face and sunny wings, ia once more with rs.
The winds Of March are humming." The
fields are blooming with green grass. The
skies sparkle with chrystal, blue aud gold
River, creek and rivlilet, full to OVERLOOKING
with the JOY of the season, pour their bomti-
iul offerings into The plswed and planted earth,
and bat for The bouncing war.esgls, screaming
ever the land a.iar and near, wc should behold
she loving dove Oh avery hin side and messy
bank. Two months and we shall have another
May-daJ can moi say, however with the
more melancholy or tho poets
An. my heart Is weary waiting
Waiting lor The Nay
Waiting Tor the pleasant ramblt.,
Where the fragrant hawthorne brsuble',
(lyith The wuodbinc a',enatngl
Sect tie dewy way
Ah, my heart is weary waiting.
Waiting 'er the 'Tayia
No j faith, toe dismal dirge Tor me, abbott
plaintivS, Tor shall ho content to allow "thr
May to come in her own good time, certain
that We shallmeot again in due course Of event;
and as fol- the pheasant ramblcs, take them
at all seasons, being pedestrian Of an e1cur-
siyc fancy and discoursiyc turn Of mind We
shall hays tho May trust me soun enough
not only Of nature, bst Of Ike nation; fer one
Of these bright days
Then at eag'h the soldier
..t &C. g.
the whole 81 rs viii go Annoying in honor Of
peace and independence. 7lolis the holly day
we arc looking ror; and ,idinga of it's approach,
are borne IS on the noisy winds Of March
Speaking Of pleasant ihings-peace spring
and independence leads me to speak of Gen.
10. Johnston. Do you know that very gallant
but equally agreeable man? II not call upon
him. You Will find him most accessible, and
il dsengaged from the press Of official bus.
ness that must demand tie larger share Of Ills
time, disposed tc talk with you ina way which
will send you of, feeling better Of yomsoltI
and him, than Nehen YOU came. he is ono oil
those men for whom you can not resist per
sonal impulse Of kindness. Easy himself, he |
has the happy faculty Of all mca OF good hears
and graceful address of putting those with
whom he is thrown, also at ease. Very unpre.
tending, be is by no means unimposine, for an
able mind, liberal experience, and the sduca.
zion of scholar as well as a soldier, give him
a presence, which nero manner could never
inpart Napoleon is said 10 have been in his
moments oE relaxation even child-likc to those
about him, and yet never 50 much so as TO lose
that dignity, which was at times aweinspirng
! should say that with all the dignity Of the
pureSt cleUaHer de France, (for is he not q
gentleman of the Old Dominion?) Gan. John.
ston is only weinspiring on the battlefield.
At all events, in the private relations Of lifo,
he is emincnily graceful and gracious, setting
an example Of true worth TO anectaton which
might be studied to advantage by some Of the
many apostles Of cant and assumption in the
military service of lie Confederate States.
Gen. Johnston is rather under than over the
medium height, has face remarkable for full
ness Of expression, combining evidences Of
great decision OF character with culture, intel
loct and at tines the II ost playful ben hcmmc
should say that ideality, wealth Of resource
perception, quick and agHe activity
Of conclusion were The presiding idiosyncrasi
Of mind, martial by nature. AS far as have
indeed, chance hos given my obscr-
walton considerable scope---his is the ranking
intellect Of our army.
What difference a bit of gold lace and
few brass buttons make in tho looks Of man!
Rochefoucalt it was, believe, whose good
things are too often forgotten in their variety
and number, who said that a uniform TRANSMIT
CRATES the soul as perfectly as It transforms
the appearance Of tho wearer Be this as itI
may, know from experience chat feel moro
warike myself in cooked hat than under
beaver Don't you my reader? The which
eads me to speak Of an old friend Of yours and
nine, Andrew Ewing You would acarcorc
,ognizc him indeed says correspondent "in
he full euit Of o Colonel OF cavalry, which fts
lin so well that the only pity ia ho wasn't
,orn to it, DO not doubt IT, Nevertheless,
hc day for sacrificing the plain apparel Of the
iyil list was TO my personal knowledge put of
IS long as army regulations would allow
his connection with Forests
Brigade, Col. Ewing stuck to his old clothes
yith the devotion of christian and The cour.
ge of heroi and it was only when called to
it in the court Of Gen. Folks corps, That those
lithIul habilimcnts Owoko ono morning 70 and
themselves, like Wolscy, weary and worn
With service cast of for a newer, glossier. brt
!ardy more rusty costume. Glad IN tho
after ] doubt not what men viii say, but with