Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-27
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Frsu tss Noble TrBansI
ooh, Pleasure tsou art indeed pleasant thing
But one masi b. dsT6ned for lhse, iou5t7
Ma, EDTr0R: I have inst returned rom a.
I invaaion Of Mobile snd ike Lee IN psuugyi
Eania, Bragg in K atuclEy, aud some Of %,
rest Of as % Big Black, my stay was abbrsvi
-Iea' aad thank GId I an safe back az ny
base, not much worse Of shan left
Aot leng since I schemes g fifteen DAYS
leave, drew two months pay, and within a
! feaSonable time established my hss6raartsr7 iu
I yoEr city. The plan Of NY esulf was an
I economical one the state Of my. ~ chest
aot adRaiftIug Of Droiraets3 iins % operations.
By lyiag In bed on one dsV had nv coat m s5a
/ as COED IS usT By suttoniRg tiis 1p to the chin
I shoGld net only give mYset thst 80ldierly aB-
| pearanes fer when zoe ars raunarkabIs, but ]
Z sh0a.d maintain a proper degree of reserve ia
regard 30 mY linen, sf which H0thisg could be
seen tGt Just enough OF cellar 10 give asgug-
sizes hat a shirt was there and then, with ny
be- is outside nearly meeting she skirts Of my
{ eeaf, W a0 goald eTIHeiss my paus
8rsh 7v7ll H1-zgiiahsd policy Jf maaGrale le
Z ani1y1eu-, az lidi1g t7s Sey'ls az iH-oxicatlau
HRd Tire CAsrYssis Of sobristy determined 70
see aRs iasss every ratienai happiness. and only
y gst drank late a. BiZht, I sailed forth with
81 the complaeent dignity # our Bishop Gen
--e-t -.ta aa'a af 20 81 A'+-AAs
] seen encountered a gronp Of acsuaiatancss,
who greeted me with a warmth truly crafty
ing and whsa they described the pride they
lad telt at ny exploits snd their grief at my
T7Bras, / wlRid have bsaa Indeed aRRrataful
he'd 7 net glanced around for a drinking salosn
Msst singular e3incidencs we were standing
Ia front OF sRe-the citadel Of wkich we A.
-acked in solid c0.uRn snd I found thst, an
ike most assaults, my column increased a. We
aevaHcaS, so Lha. By the time the gl1sses were
daPlsyes [ sad gsined a less OF s5sut ten
dginks. Rut they were sil men Who admired
ms. aR6 wasted 10 drink 10 nv speedy promo
tiOn,' 50 iAEsW down Confederate twenty
wits ss nUeh nonchaIaace as a quartsTuas Ter,
wusa the expert and gsntl-manly bsrkoopsr
leaned OVsr tas couHtor ana Whlgpersd with hls
o,ancast Smile seven mOrs, II yOH please,
major dollar a drink
BiddiaF adisH to ny authusIastc friends, I
lsft them planted where I t1una them, at their
p'sket station, exercising a most CoHmsdh0ie
vigilance, lest aomo new comgr should escape
tHsir congra sulstons, wuil1 I driftsd slowly
aloaK in the direction of the headquarters Of
her Of whsm I aad theught ia the snoWs OF
TeRnsssss and IN The dust Of AssissiB spin
tRo midnighE biYouac snd in ths din of battle
wins has ssen ny Zaiding star, my angel and
By dreasa- Now I was to End her dark eyes,
which I had left dimmed with .sars, sparkling
with pride at my laae Baily for me.
After I had turned the corner Of ROYAL aud
DauPhiu, / avsThesrd an eICam alton hehiud
i1e. which szzds ne iBrB ny bead iIf tinat o see
the usatsst litls bost n the world, al the end Of
tha most bstFitching 5D-n-w0Iked stocking, as
aa angry bssutT shaoz her dress sut after CHAR
ins the cTswd of soldiers, citizens. Pohcs
efhasrs aHa nswaboy5 congIsgated on the Ger
nsr.
SO The odi0us srstchas. % she said to her com
paHiou, .hsy bad much better be with their
regiments than standing on every corner staring
PespIe ous 0f c9untsuancs
. M4isr Comb L said to myself as long
as Y1u remain in Mobile never suffer your5slt
to stand on corner and stare as pretty we
msn"
Ff.osa MINUTES walk brought ma nesr the
present residence Of my isir refugee without
ether adventure han hearing female voice
from the Sack gallery Of e first class mansion,
is genuine esterwa ling tones:
you, Nancy Jane What's thsn stockings
doing b.0WH down 10 the dirt Put that baby
down and come right uB bsTs Tins minute and
fix my hair. You know Col BustoUzsiover
will be hera dir--sis----- --r7rv T7rr 1r'7 lyI8-
ing LaaL nAsLy' s-h8 bttis ofai-on l0I1r
theirs an officer q" she exclaimed, making q
hag3y, but a3t graceful szis az she met my ad-
niring gaze.
WhsTsupon I made the following pailosophie
observation; when you get N uied, Major
Comb. don't have any back gallery n your
house. snd then women can't scream at the ser
wants a sweet voice, as hes been justly OBJ
served, is an excellent thing 10 Wemau-snd
most young women hsv8 i5 except whe1 they
SPEAK taraugh their noses or sCTssm a. servants
but when they do both tOgethar-scr,an 81
niggers through their noses from higa back
gallery, it is a combination awful to hear"
After having delivered myself TO this effect,
I gave ny mouslachs a fascinating twist and
entered the msnsisn where dwelt my JuliannR
Marins When my eyes became accustomed
ts the obscurity of the psrler, I found myself
drawn up II line Of battle in front Of q creature
thas I must describe.
IL stood In front Of me in the full uniform of
a nsi1r Of cavalry, with the most braid On iis
sleeves, tho biggest star on its cellar the Ion e
ast boots and brightest spurs I ever did see. Its
hair was sleek and its moustscRe aud Eoatse
were H=zsd 10 sharp points. On lis hands were
pink kid gloves and if smell sweet. bad seen
such things, but NOS at isTTe. They were either
/ following a hsHd organ or udlHg a black pony
/ IN the rag of a ns1sEcrI8.
/ While We sioOt gaziag thus on each other
I lhst mysterious flushing of silk aad T0lupta0us
I perfume which Drecsdes pretty w0mz0, an
I nouncsd the approach Of tho ambition Of my
/ life
"Tuu-isunsi b.
Ny dear GuEryl