The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-30
BY GRAPEVINE AND OTHERWISE
ON DTS OF THE DAY.

CHATTANOOGA, .,,.e..., Thursday Evening, q p. n.
There is broken mirier in my office which
is a type Of my shattered palpitator." /
busted ut, trying to hold 1t up to nature"
when il naturally fell and was Shivered to
atoms. don't wonder that il shivored-
day was sc cSnfOunded cold. Ny heart was
not broken that way-ihOugh tS-bO-truS, it got
great isll by IFS vanity and high-reaching as
PiratlSns after cSquettish beauty. There's
9 heap Of truth about my old broken g palpi.
tatOr though speak it estingly. Because
strain alter joke it's no sign havnt right
to be Sad at tmes like other grapeviues who
have experienced great disappointments.-
What il the teRdrils of reciprocal Affection
90 not cling about nay old branohes--the
leaves OF me, wiR come again ia the Spring,
and the stranger birds will sing me into for
getfulness il II don't run all to root by that time
But about my mirror Everytne | glance
across the table at il | see reflection of my
self in an attitude Of divine thought. II it
means to cast reflection upos mo, by showing
me up as il does sometimes shall remove il
from before me. 1t reminds me, however, Of q
BIT Of an adventure that happened to an old
friend Of mine, at the Bnrnet House, in Cincin-
natl several years ago.
R His name was Sylvester Buff, Esq we used
TO call him "Sillibub" for short. Old Sill
bub," had never beeniR aIargc city when he
first registered at the Bunet House, and il
was night when he reached there. The
next morning he shaved and went to the
clOthiers and rugged himself cut cdp-d,pie, in
now suit Of grey SO that his friends hardly
recognized him-and, indeed, as the sequel
will show, he hardly recognized himself.
At one end Of the Lobby at the Bar Of the
Burnett in an immense mirror reaching from
floor to ceiling. Silibub found himself soon
after he got int his new gray clothes peram-
buating abOut the Hobbies, with his head bent
thOuEhtfuly as il he was engaged in constant
and intent admiration al the ct Of his unmeD-
tionabes, when suddenly, coming opposite the
mirror, Of which he had not become acquaint-
cd, he noticed approaching him from an oPpc-
site direction familiar face and a form he
thought he recognized, clad in grey. AtarSi
he started, as II to aocost the Sttanger,but not
remembering his name, and fearful Of q mis-
take, he turned of with a dissemination to
mako inquiry of the strangers name at the
4 Bar, and TO quit staring at him as he did, the
last time they met. He turned in his walk
agan-and again hc observed tho stranger in
gray approaching him, from the opposite d.
recIion. lie got close up to him their eyes
met SiAibub sniled--so did the stranger
and both at the same moment wheeled and
started away rOn' each othor. Sillibub con
tinued his walk tHu sr+
al certainly know that old fellow" lie said
to himself. "I'll DO hammered II don't ask
him where he'a from" Accordingly Sillibuh
turned agar, aud started OF briskly to msei
the mysterious unknown. To his amazcmeni
mysterious unknown 2 was approaching him
also wtha brisk step, and IN another instant
poor old foolish sIllihuh, who had not rocog.
nized his own ,refeetishin the new strange
suite gray, went bump up against the mirror
and aAttencd hienOse against il with such
force tbatii brought tho clarOi." Ny old
friend SiIlibub beat hauiy retreat for ID,
wash seOm, holding his damaged =asal viii
one hand, while perfect yell Of laughter from
the spectators who witnessed tho fun, followed
! him, An no wss oatof sight 30 muck for ~
: mirror. But mine, al trokea- has a swsste
history than that Aud tho grapevine reader
shall never never, hear H. sA O. .aolt