The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-25

reauiffz ztion has touched th9 hearts Of ouI boys
and full Of the fresh inspiration they listen
eagerly for the first notes ISf the Spring cam
paignl Yesterday was grand gala day with
us- General Johnston having assumed immed +
ate cotHmand Of the f9rcesIIn Middle Tennes-
see, announced review of the entire army ai
this point yesterday Ii was a novelty to
nearlyIall Of US, aud fun OF delight aud inter
est The day broke brightly and beautifully
FOR the occasion and long, ere the sun had
lsweRtthe mists from the earth, long lines Of
gray uniforms and glistenipe3 bayonets were
Pouring into the broad opan field near town.
For two hours the various long dark flowing
streams were unbroken untiF the review ground
bristleH like a stubble.fel6 with sturdy war
riors. Orders rang and rastled over the field,
Babel fashion. sabres and spurs elahksd as
gaily eaParisoned chargers, blazing with loads
Of lace. clamped their bits and pfanced and
eurvettei. impatient for tho rising Of the cur
tain Curiohs citizens in gingerbread jeans
stern yisage1 soldiers and colofed people Of
African persuasion, greeted the eye in every
diFectipuE Il seemed
| fiE- Is ifthe ya.wnils hilisto heaven,
Asubkerranean ho4t had given.r =
The1trees and house tops were filed with
ragged dirty faced boys, Kke pigeonFoost
YoEr Handsome c6fsespshdeht perched him
self MT gracefully but very securely ID the
fork Oh stubborn black jsck in the midst Of
Rthe FAlAtAffian recruits, to seeure more ex-
Etended| view of die scene ttpo1 the far side
of the Geld women Of conscript ages had
gatherHd IN a vastly delightful profukion-
What \ battery Of bright eyes were pouring
tlieir pSnnging hreT into onrl ranks But our
boys sipodl il hike heroes. Not man budgcd.
AlaiIy of them suffering from an attack Of the
calico fIroclivity recklessiy approached within
a sIbrt distance of the breastworks q am
not PnrnIng, am religibusIy opposed to it.
These We're chiefly officers Of a high grade. for
under the present regime . soldier with less
than three stars cant shine. Where did this
sudden apparftion of beauty spring from.
spekenoE in Eastern tales. at the close. of
evening was a jeyless ~iiderness. but at the
I first burst of morning was blooming with sweet
flowers The .low-laughfng eyes and foot-ra.
cling SMILES made the Occasion as merry as
Christnaas BELLS. ! was just .reHecting how
very provoking i would have been if our
Iovereid grand -motherSEYe in her coy gi1lish
days, rhSn her lips poutell Irettly for kissing,
had coqusttsd our grand siFe Adam, and he in
HE b5yjah. awlxwardness and 4erdapcy had
sworn never to marry i had just reached
this stage Of my cogitatiobs when. the bass
and kethlH-dFunis began TO war and rattle ike
a buneh pr thunder bolts. set of squ7b fashion
among shs cFags Of a mountain and the hfes
screamed as il they were bent on blowing out
their las tEnote.. What a rattle of sounding
ihoofs Yonder they comsnht the top Of their
speed CoIoneIs shout Quito ths sir men, eyes
/ front and square themselves AZ bolt upright
lin their saddles. and loqkat stiff and grim. as
If by mistake, they had swallowed tightening
rod Cfrhpany officers, confident that the at
tention pf the Generals and THEFT cortege viii
be aimed directly at them. plant themseives
like dorh stalks in front pf their companies and
gruf1y hptter commands to their men wit4oat
turning their heads. But the curious iin1hafi-
E1erIy soldieis viii steal an opportunity and
fpeeP slylt down the line to see the fun.
/ Whodpl Hurrah I Here they come with
steeds fb4nlihg aud smoking. WHAT alglitter
Of uniforms aud trappiussi Here comes Gen.
Ioseph b. Johnston with his pehsive. reaect-
i've cast of lrou nienande, astride beautiful
black stallion 1t. Gen. HArdee, stern and Sc
we're, yet a Sly twipklihg Of his merry blue
eye REVEALS a bold romp5 ing. lollicking spirit.
General Breclzinridge,1 . very beam Of chiralry.
ard q host Of gaudy aids. But they are gone.
DTufas thunder along the darl1~1ine and fIas~u