Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-23
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81 ePsTHssl:
Abozt this tine, says tie narafsr, We received
. dag ffam the snsay IN Gsargstewa, s c.. ths
ehjeet Of vhieh was t. aske ssaA rrsrrszssnf
ahoat TIC exchange Of E~risezars ThaFag boar
er after The usual ceremony Of blindllaing. was
c~odue.ed int AsFaa's e~rcamPHsaz. Wzviag
heaT1 great .alk abest Gen. Esris7, his faaeV
bid naturally enough skatshsd cat fer kis seus
stoat figure Of a warrior. such IS OHara. or
Cornwalli5 kisseiE Of martial aspect avs g7as
ing ragimeatals. Bat what was his sursriee.
Ehsa ladinss harisa's presence. aed tie baad-
age taken FROM bis syes, IL bsaald in ear hsre a
swarfAY. smaks-d-isd little maR. vita searcaly
s1oHFh thraa1-hsrs hase-ssun 60 ssvsr kis a.
kedre7si ard, isa.eal Of = tall rank Of pay
dressed solaiers 3 haadfsl e sasbura, yene~-
legged nilitis Haeu some roasting potatoes, sHd
some EalesP, with thsr black frsllcks azd Bsw-
der horns iyiHg By tksa On the lszs. HeviEg
recovered & little frsR his Surprise, 10 presented
his letter to Gen. Marion, who l-russd t, and
soos-ssttled everything to his sat action.
The officer tesk 10 his Aat IL retire.
"Oa, no" said Marion. sit Is ROW about orr
tine Of dining, and / hope, sir, gen will give as
the pleasure Of your sompaRy 70 dinner"
At the msHtisu Of the wsr1 dinaeF, tke Brit
ish ehdesr locked around Aim hat 70 his mersi-
Eeatioa coala nas see the siga Of a pot, pan,
Daich over or any other seeking utensil thas
csuld raise tAe sBirit8 eta hungrymsn.
"Wsil, Ten" sad tie General ts oae Of lis
han. "esHe, give rs our d;nssT.''
Iae dinner ts which Re aliudsd wssz 20 otser
than q heap of sweet pststoes, that wore very
sasgly ToassisE under the eubers, ard which
Tom with his pine stick poker, seen likerstsa
from their s8sy eanGssTBsut, piHohinr fhsm
now ead then with his fingers, especially the
big ones, 70 see whether they were well done OF
not. Then, hsyinF slesnssd them Of their
ashes, partly by blswing thsm With his brsAth
AVID partly By brushing hem viii the sleeves sf
biz old eott0z skirt, be siiea some sf ths best on
& lage Biees ef bark, AID slsssd TEEN between
the bdtsh ofiesr and Asri1a, or the trunk Of e
fallen pine On which thsY aat.
81 fear. sir said sbe General. "oar dinner
viii net prayo so p~slstabls 70 y0a ss L soald
wish, bat Is IS tks best We have"
The cGser, whe was q wsll-bred nar, teOk -
enc Of che p~etatass, and sEsetsi 70 feed. a. Ii
he h,a ioaaa a greet dsintY. bat It was very plaiz
that Re ate m)ra from geod nsnRsrs thai COED
appetite.
Presently he braEs out in a hearty lsueh.
Marion looked surprised II beg your pardon,
! esrersl, bat one csHaet, ven knew. Always
command ones e0Reeit. I was thiski1g bow
drollY some Of cur brother oHs1rs would lsok if
orr Government WeFs te give them sach bin Of
fare ~ this
Il suppose replisd Marion, sit is not sqaal
70 thair style Of DINING"
NO. indeed" qaoth tho shiesr," "aud
this, I IMAGINE, is one IF your Lent 3isnsrs
"a sort eff bsuysR. Ia general, ne deubt,
yog Tvs a grsst deal be-tsT
Gather worso,' answered tha GsaeraI, afsr
sft.n We dent get suoa9h Of his"
Heavens ~ rsi9i1ed the sffeer bat probs-
BY what you lssa in neal yaE nsks Up f.
nalt-though stinted in Frsvisisas yoz draw
Eekls Pay"
Nets csat sir" said Marion, "zss : sin
gle cent"
"Heaveas azd ea7thi than ven must Is IL
a BAD bog. I dent see, General, hsw yoa can
stand t."
why SIR" said MsrioR, WIKI q saila IF
sartspprobatioa chess tkiBgs deBasd On ieel-
irg"
The Eselisbuan said q he did act Believe IL
Wosld be An easy masfar e reconcile bis feelings
e q soldiers life, or Gen. Hsroa's tsrns-su
6shticg ne pay bsd no provisions bat p~o'aioes.' -
Way, air." answered the Ge7a-al. tho
heart is all, AID whaz that IS maeh interested a
man csH DO snythinE- Mary a yeuta would
think it bard ts iRdcBt himself = slave f8T 6zT-
teen years But let him bo ever head sai sara
IN love. ard with sues 3 bsautsoEs sasetbssrs
IS Rachel, sid Re VII think 70 Roo IF f0H--
teaa years sarYituas han youag Jscob did.
Well Bow, this is exactly my case. I an ia
love, sid my sweat1sGrs is-Libariy b ihas
heavenly RyzPk ny chpzPi9s- AID tkssa woods
shall have charms beyond London ard Psris n
slavery. TIE have ne proud aonsrch driving over
me n gilt coaches, nor bis exaissnea asd tex
CATERERS insulting AID rsskisg; hat tc be my
WV master, Hy own primes Gsd sovereign, gle
riaGsiy preserving my HstisRsldig1itY, AID par
sgipg my true hapBiEeas-pleatiRF nv vine
TRrcs asd eating their dehcioss hais-scFise
my hcld asd Taaping mY golden ersiR--nd see
ing millions o. my brothers sl srsssd me-,
equ4lly free and hspPy as myyelf-this is what
I long for.''
The officer replisd that, both as $ nan ard s
B1tOn, he mast c~ertsiniy subscribe ts this Is e
happy ststs Of tAisEs
Happy :" sUoih Marion, yea, hsp9y iR-
deed; and I ' euld rather Sight for szch hless
ings for my country, sa1 keep slo1f, thesgh
w%allowing IN ell the luxHre5 e Sol0@en. For
ROW, sT, ] walk the soil thss gave ma 5irtb, aud
sxolt in the thoughts thstT an not unworthy
OF II. l look upon these vrnera5ls tries around
ms, ard feel thss I do rot disboaor then. ABa
whon [ lock forward 90 the l5aF. lsng ages Of
oosterity, I glory in the Thought italian fgkt
ing taeir battles Tbs children Of distant gen
erasioRs may nsyer hssr nv name; bst still It
glsidsHs nay hesTt 10 think that I am nov eos
tending fer their freedom, with al its coantless
blessiHgs"
Ileoke5 IT Msrfsu a. b altered these SENT
aenls, and snsied I felt - wAsa 7 he7rd ere
lsst verbs Of he brave DaKslh. The Esglisk-
nsa held Sowz Biz hsRes5 head, aRd lsskes, /
thsggbt, az Il be had seaH the upbrsiding shssts
Of bis iilustrisus eosatfynen, Sydaey aEd
HanPdea.
Or his return to Gaorgstswn he was asked By
Col Watson Why be looka1 50 s~ariesa.
u have cause sir" ssid he, "to loek s%ario0s.n
"What! has Gen Marion Tefssed to tssi7"
"Es, sir"
"WsIl, then, hss old Washiogisa defeated
ST. Hehry ClinteR, sna brsks up sur srmyf"
"NO, sir; not either, bat worse." =
"AA! what can be W8csef"
Way. cir, [ hsvs seen an American general
his ofieerss witbozt pay and almost without
living on rnafs and drinking water, and
81 for libeTfy! Whss chaaes have we ssainst
such men ?"
Il IS said that Col. Waisoa was rot nueb Oh
igsa 70 Ain for tdis spssch. Bss tue y7sns
}icar was 50 struck viii Aari1n's saaimea6
hat he never resisi til he threw up his commit
and retired fTon the service