Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-27
A sOLDTRR nv rEEn soCEAE. CERCLE

EDITORS APPEAL: a short space in your valuable
columns is solicited to express, the famed yellow
flush would say the catsgs.ct of my phesinks say
valuable for your correspondent has idea Of the
vaue Of space for he was once upon the tripod himself
The fortunes Of war. not to mention dis osiion to
shirk "a too prevalent disease with many fear in the
army3 caused me to be cast Ike another jonah from the
entras ofthe army upon this shore unlike the prophet,
however have been in the huge abdomen of the camp
for more than fifteen months and the rhase not
sick its no fault Of nine Suffice it to say, Tm here
not belehed ike my ancient prototype, but here by
virure of the documents that every good soldier is
presumed 10 carry "a violent Presumpuon) and any
body Is to blame, my commanding officer win have to
shoulder the responsibility This preface deem neees-
sary this conserpt age, for understanding of my
status and consequently recommendation TO your
favor.
Being Missourisn, upon ny arrival here by very
easy and natural process fell At into the hospits-
bic hands OF Colonel Norton, gentleman weh known
n that gallant but oppre sed State who took in and
nvigorated my system by sound aad iudieous system
0hree mss day) Of strong and wholesome "ratiops"
This win add, by Of parenthesis, is little too
good for niggers and soldiers but have the sublime
virtue Of torbearanee AID therefore endure it. Hav
ing been with the amy under the Old Tycoon bless
HIM ever since and before threaded its dangerous and
doubtful wsy from Re praires Of Mi souri, and emerged
from he orsgnres Of Arkansas dirty but honored and
found a odgIng (uo resting place. in the svamps Of
Mississippi ] claim to be somewhat OF " veteran,
and by of my perapetetlc habits learned IN the
army Of the West, quite geographer.
Forest station is rather small town. about half way
on the Southern railroad, betwe the capital and Mer
idian tits the leg tim6e OF. pring Of railroad, aud
was born Of steam. that ghty procreatYe power that
has spawned progeny OF small towns some oi whonl
reflect credit upon their progentoE It's population
was omitted by the census taker OF the ate United
State therefore j cannot give you officially the
al It's
dog chit to bring hem al think could count
for9y ave tbs Of course includes all pussoHs OF cu
Ter" who. 71nder the old constitution, ways
received integral part in The represent ton snd
therefore shall omit them. is said that the Hgh
anders Of Scott and the nsves Of Switzerland are IN
happy away from their mountsin homes. Melancholy
crea res what would be their detection # they were
only here wh re hey would pine away IA vas PLAN
Of fat lghtered purely Mis5issipn Pnfas- --ahQ
where their would almost the properties OF
turpentine and died up by sudden jy, plaster their
checks with rosin The fact IS Forest and the country
iaceut thereto is ell pine, and 81
the accumulated aggr gsOas Of an aeien niggers nd
5 how I3ut hen here IS manhood here VIII It few
there arr left aud last best gift Of all wOmaahood too
We had party here ihe other night no Of yoIr stiff
stuck up concerns but genuine, whoiesoue oil han b
extetnporaeous parry, in which there was true soeia
bty Like the lioston mountains m Ar1ailsa.' EFhers
there are ten rocks dirt, te assembly had
four ladies to one man but then TIN, disparity T. only an
evidence Of ne pairiolsn OF Inc county atlo ga ths
men ia camp my envy The position OF the privileged
few vyh0yyere present on the occasion.
This entertainment storm-psrty dance ragout break
down OF yyhatev may be the proper appelative for
this laud was the result of the nnted efforts Of the
bosptabe essrs Harper aided and abeted by tbe rep
reseutat5ves important department firms Of the
army Of the West, seconded and encouraged by the
sotaneous cooperation Of all the younger ladies Of the
place. and convened st the elenthote Of Mesrs
simmons & Pevey. Though no By7tsssls was nigh. or
Waterloo imminent yet beauty and ch vary were gath
cred there and the glorious hours were chased with
ying feet iill the wee small hours of morning" We
have none Of your fancy mote tines-nOne OF your
Ole Balls or paEganunis 10 C3ermaniZe and polkerize
and mvsfify the good old time quadrle into creation
fo~a IN la nraI-
prince dseoursed such strains (on fsvorte violin which,
unfortunately, had the bronehisD as Otto Goldsmith
never heard although he had been playing "second
fiddle TO Jenny Lind for the past half dozen years l.
Il needless 70 add that all the military who able to
sport there. OF the ladies il were but justice
TO say that they were the most elegant and aecqmP
Of he country and as all acquitted themselves with such
grscefu proprety were inyidious TO indvidualize
Suffice 1t 10 say, ~ the language oI aYy Cloer ~ we
are theirn tel deth " for be il known that bold oger
boys computed here at not more than thirtyi hree
per cent discount Finding ourselves thus much above
The nsr5 Of Confederate bonds and sbInp
superaoOus 90 assure you that we went IN at
double quick" Memphis, Meridian, Morton and OK
ford all wed with each other well contributions of
gaety in the contest for the gariaRds and spurs
Young America retired before the simultaneous charge
of the Memphis legon and the 4th Kntucky St Louis
was actively engaged in heaey ssiTmishing, while Old
Bourbon, from Caliaway, commanded the reserve and
whether quietly surveying the field through glass
(of old peach dlmy }, stormlng hat dozen dashing
widows pre- siding at the funeral pyre OF Fed
era railroad bridge, be is the same compaeen genial
but incorrgble rebel The clothing battal on, in the
absence Of its chiefsn the gallant Carter Of Boone,
was led by the young Texan marshal Ney, from the
Rhine who Unanswered his corps agreeable the most
approved eYolutians Of the terpsiehorean srt
All things come end and the nilexible rule
Of the seasons that makes coed the ght, ad
monish all that ,ime up and the hril whistle
of huge locomotive pierced the gray dawn, scattering
rGy cattle from the iron pathway, and waxing rose at
babies their cribs did il fa upon the Of bright
ladies and gay gaan they ogled along to their re.
speeive homes, the breaks had been put down., and
all sought ths station house. Reunions Of this char
acer even In these times without their bene
fetal results The rude sodier sshooed in the rugg
discipline Of the camp forgets for time ne hardshps
that PATRIOTS has gutaed upon him, mi the bright
forms oe human bsauty pass in review befjre hn, is
heart thrills snd warns ike the Scottish hero the do
nestle tartan again to the hearthsone far away vitha
its cherished objects making thousand streams Of af
fecton Il il back in Alpine torrents upon the heart
Desoate this has been let the cheerful inu
ences social life be altogether neglected The flashing
eve aud the radiant eOHnienanspE Of to night may
morrow with eaden gaze and ghesy features but
the soldier carry to honoTed grave the recoec
ton of the garlands he gathered in life although
I the laurel and the cypress may decorate his tomb.
Thoughts ke the1e have not deemed inappropriate
after a nights f-stviy. There wisdom we
moral il the practice Of he old king philosopher who
At his mos brilliant feasts slays had keeton st the
] board "Times up" aud am done. VALLEY TAN