The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-07

81 JOHN Hllrr.


in these unrefned days, and especially 80 i
the viihge where dwell. ttlktr
These rooms, siuoo have come into posses
sion thereof, have been the subjectto me o
much annoyance, and not little diversion
Two days ago--befOre came here, the apart
ments were occupied by Captain, A. Q. NJ
'ycept Captain Curtain, of the army. lie ha6
been in the habit Of transacting his business
here, and his visitors from the grain-growinp
districts, | imagine to have been mum
erous, considering the number Of persons who
have called to see him since he left For the
first day or TWO Of my administration over the
apartments aforesaid, only one or tive persons
topped at my door, and asked for captain Cur
tain, but ever since, the number Of raps at that
entrance-Say have been countless, and their
name legio6.
Now, am a quiet man. A lover Of tran
guilty. recluse aud fond Of solitude, and a
-dignifed man, as becomes one Of my years, and
who las witnessed the decline and death Of
sixty golden summers. When retire to my
coy quarters, and light my lamp o! Terrebene
and rccline laziIy in my high-backed pivot
wheeled lounge chair, and elevate my jolly ola
heels above the blazing CRATE, which makes
my room paradise on earth by it's CHEEKY
reflection, and puff my cigar--I like TO be let
here alone. am undisputed sovereign here, and
only. Out in the buy money-getting, war
talking world am nobody. | have right
to my undsturbed meditations in my own
castle--and rfot TO. be importuned with ten
thousand queries day for the whereabouts
Of Captain Curtain.
The other day had barely seated myself,
pen in hand, fer big day. work. had three
episles to pen for three seperate periodicals =
a short story to write for tn Literary Messen-
ger--a valedictory composition" for an old
sweethearl's daughter, TO inditea "Grape-
vne' for my friends Of the Rebel, sonnet in
a protege's Album, and bundle Of private
correspondence to answer. was in the midst
of smart paper on the Intervention question,
and my cigar, even, had gone out, under the
inspiration which chained ne to the paper and
made my quill run like ateam-engine for the
Just then there camo ghostly rap
ping at my door.
"Come in"
An elongated specimen Of the genius caya-
lier entered. as Captin Curling in2"
Twas so much occupied with my own
thoughts that told him yes" and immedi.
ately correcting myself said "no."
The mairlooked incredulous as if doubling
my sanity, and evidently questioning whether
! meant. yes or no. We gazed at each other
ten minutes, no half 10 the doOr,--I at my to-
bIe Then he went out, and i rose and bOliodI
the door. / had scarcely returned to tho table
before another rap summoned me. It was
,ountryman this time. swell, = said, "what
10 you wishf"
aCaptin Curling"
"Dopt know him, sir" said this with frsez.
ing dignity. though ! felt myself growing
warm with indignation. 80
"Why he lives here, --dcn't heY'
"Not so far as heard from, " and with that
,losed and bolted again. ! worked then for
ialf an hour uninterrupted, and then for re.
,reation rose and paced the room, unbolted tho
loor- re-lit my cigar, wheeled my chair round
o the CRATE, tilted my heels again, and smoked
myself to sleep.
l was awakened by din as terrible as that
If half million bread rioters, forcing barri-
,ade on on Partisan BOuleyarde. Some Que
vas kicking at my door violently
WELL we'll" ! said, not rising from my chair
--'What do you wantf"
Voice from the outsde--e evidently a female
roice;- -"shure its yerself I'm after Capting
Jhurtin. Let me in now, ther's dear"
1t was useless &c protest that was not the
sought. The knoeker would cOmein.
md 80 bad to unbOt the door and a rubicund
,Ountenanced Irish waSherwoman entered.
"shurc 70 are no christian at all, Capting, -
iont yez know the good book says "knock
md it shall be opened unto yez, and heven't
been banging away at the door Of yez for this
lAlf houri"
| insisted that had been sleeping and did
rot hear. i
Never mind, about yOr apologies, jist
Iarlint. but pay zoe over the shmall bin yez
we me for the wAshing did for yez, Cap
inge
There was no way to get rid Of this woman
,ut 70 liquidato the bill in question--a debt /
.m as innocent Of having contracted az tbs
nan in the noon--and not until II was col
eoied would the old biddy depart
Abattsin hour ago, a man cane u the door
opened !. noiselesHly, walked up to lhe Gro.
place, seated himself and said good morn.