The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-04-09


of 1t down to Memphis, and to be laying
siege to Pittsburg as we are to Vicks.
burg, suppose them to have nearly five
/ hundred vessels, including more than
dozen monitors and other iron clads, and
to be blockading the whole of our coast
and preparing with immense strength to
attac!; New York and Portland, as We arc
. preparing to attack Charleston and Mo-
bile, suppose them to have an army half
larger than our own, lowering upon eve.
ry exposed point upon our contracted
lines that We by conscri ption had drag.
ged into the army every able bodied man,
and they had not begun to draft sup
pose that by unrestricted commerce with
all parts of the world they were nble to
supply themselves readily with all the
comforts and luxuries of which the rigid
blockade was lcrriving US; suppose all
this s,-and VIC have but family represent
ed he disadvantages under which they
labor in the contest-what, we pray.
would be the state Of mind of these
wretchtd men who load the air and make
day and night alike hidcous with their
Winnings aud croakings? Would not
their knees smite with fear and their
voices fail thcm?
The condition in which we have for
Illustration imagined ourselves, is really
not so bad as that in which the rebels
are to-day. And yet, craven hearted
men arc found, who tell US that we must
give up, that it is Of no use to push on,
that we must confess that we are whip.
ped, and tamcly succumb And such
men are net ashamed to walk about the
streets and call themselves American
citizens, Gcsce. dants Of revolutionary he
roeS. What a descent, indeed Away
with the folly, Or worse than folly that
they talk See the brave work that has
been done already See our gathering
hosts harging ike clouds of destruction
over Charleston and Nicksburg, and Just
about to give their terrible blows, and
have new courage. Cherish faith con.
sistent at least with obvious facts, if you
cannot attain to one altogether worthy of
the founders of the Republic.
Singular Incidcnt-A Friendly Interview
between Pickets.
A correspondent writing from the
Ninth Army Corps, opposite Fredercks-
burg, narratcs the following, which oc-
cured on Christmas day, while the writer
was put on picket duty with his compa-
ny:
After partaking Of the Christmas din
ner Of salt junk and hard tack, our atten-
tion was attracted by rebel picket who
hailed us from the oposite side Of the
river.
| II say, yapk. if fellow goes over
there will you let him come back again?'
Receiving an affirmative answer, he
proceeded to test the truth of it by pad
ding himself across the river. He was
desidedy the c'eauest specimen of a ,eb.
cl ever saw. In answer to aquestion;
he said he belonged to the Georgia Le-
gion. One of cur boys remarked, 81 met
quite number of your boys at South
Mountain" eyes, suppose so-if you
were there" said the rebel, while his
face grew very sad eve left many of
our boys there Ny brother, poor Will,
was killed there: 1t was a very hot place
for a while, and we had to leave it in a
hurry That's so, Georgia; yourfelIows
fought well there, had all the advantage,
but the old keystone boys were pressing
you hard By the way, | have likn.ss
here (takiog it out Of his pocket) that l
picked up on the battle field next morn.
ing, and lave carried it every since"
lie handed it to the rebel who, on look
ing at it, pressed it to his lips, exclaim-
ing, "My mother.my mother.
He exhibited considerable emotion at
the recovery of the picture; but on the
recovery of his composure he said that
his brother had it in his possession, and
must have lost it in the fight. He then
asked the name of the one to whom he
was indebted for the lost likness of his
mother, remarking, "there may be better
times soon, and we may know each other
better.
! lie had taken from his pocket small
pocket bible in which to write the address,
when Alex -, who had taken no part
in the conversation, fairly yelled, 81 know
that book; lost it at Bull Rum
Thar's whar got it, Mr. Yank." said the
rebel, and he handed it to Alex. 81 am
much obliged to you Georgia Legion.
! wouden't part withit for all the South
ern Confederacy." was little curious
to know something further Of the book,
so [ asked Alex. to let me see it. He
passed it to me Iopened it, and on the
tly leaf was written in neat hand My
Christmas Gift, to Alex, Dec 25th
1860. Ella" "Well Alex,' said "it
is not often one has the samegift presen-
ted to him second time "True, Cap
tain; and if could but see the giver of
that to-day, there's but one other gift |
would want" "What's that Alex"'
"This rebellion played out, and my dis
charpn in nv uOcket