Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-29
The " omen in sile south.

Ii has been the fashion tor some years,
past. on the part of the rebels, 70 Claim
that their men are "thG hrayest the brave,
and their women "thc tarcst of the fair
They have also maintained that the southern
people generally are more refined, elegant
and noble than those OF the North. and We
have among us those who have swallowed
these statements without winking. We
have even heard from the pupits OF Union
preachers culogies on this race with small
hands and feet and flowing hair. Those of
us who have been in the South have long
known that refinement in its truest sense
does not exist there, and that practices
inconsistent with morality, delicacy, and
even cleanliness prevail among the wcalthlest
and most educated classes. The following
extract from letter of Il gentleman with
our army in the southwest is quite dprOpoO
of our own experience
IL have talked with great many of the
women wnO came 10 Rousseau for their
rations, and find them in most cases in
different to the return of their liege lords.
There is n startling amount of immortality
among them. In their habits, such as
smoking, chewing and dipping they are
most disgusting. was sitting in the tent
OF Captain Williams, al Rousseau's, a day
or two since, admiring the delicate, well
turned features of II woman who, had she
been educated, would have been thought
beautiful, and was about to express some
such idea to Captain Williams, when she
turned her head tu one side and, with the
air and appearance of a practiced chewer,
spirited a stream of saliva from her thin
lips, and then, throwing away the tobacco
she had been chewing, took from her pocket
a small phial of snuff, and with spoon
shaped bit of wood filled her mouth with
the filthy drug Major, allow me- said
another young and beautiful damsel to IA
friend of mine who had just filed his pipe.
At the same time she took cob pipe from
her pocket and filed it with the majors
strong smoking tobacco, and pulled away
with the most perfect, but by no meaus
charming, nonchaance The ignorance of
these people is as disgusting as their man
ners | am told 10y some members of the
Christian Commission that they have ten
times the number of ofapplications from slaves
for reading matter, primers, &c., that they
have from the white citizens. At the head
quarters of General Rousseau, at Cowan.
rations are issned to two hundred and
thrty-tiye persons daily, and the picture
have drawn of them will apply to all have
seen in this vicinity. l have seen mo better
class of chivalry yet. suppose and hope
they have gone South"
REAL GENTLEMAN.-A waiter was eXamin-
ed the other day before one of our COURTS
We annex his testimony: Your name is
Flunkey, l believer 'Yes, sir, Robert
Flunkey" "Well, Mr.. Flunkey, you say
the defendant is no gentleman. What makes
YOU think so 2" Cause, sir. he always says
thank you, when hand him mutton chop,
or even bit of bread. Now, a real gentle
man never does this, but hollers out, Here,
Bill, get me a mutton chop, an will throw
this pepper-box ut your head You can't
deceive me with gentleman, your worship.
Cause why | have associated with too
many OF them at the race-course."
SMELLING THE EMEDlCINES,-Little Freddy H
a four year old son of Chaplain IL, Of the ---th
Regiment New York Volunteers, "perpetratedi a
good thing while at camp at Suffolk. short time
since. A smart looking lieutenant, with dashing air
and perfumed breath, came into a tent where Freely
was. The little soldier scanned hin very closely
and when convenient opportunity offered itself he
SAID TO the lieutenant, 'You doctor; know you
are a doctor" mo, my little man." replied the
officer, 'you are mistaken this time: am not doc
tor" Yes you a doctor, too" replied Freely.
II know you are doctor; for saseH The Bieai
eiNs" This TO good thing 70 be kept and hall
hour bad not elapsed before It had spread through.
out the Regiment.