The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-11
By GRAPEVINE AND -OrHERWlsF.
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OK DEFs or THIS DAY,
CHATTANOOGA. .......... Tuesday Evening, p NJ.
In Canvass BowER, TULLAHoMA, Mar. 1863.
NY DEAR OLD GRAPEY:--I amyour near rela
tive, at least we hold relative positions; yor
are in statu quo and 90 am l. you are descend
ed from shoot taken from vineyard on the
other side Of Jordan; my great ancestor was
brick from the Tower of Babel; SO you will
perceive tina our relationship is as clear to an
appropriated mind, as the palpable strategy
of some of our Generals. It is useless to go
into particulars, as we are just about going in
to dinner.
ana candid-war is not my forte prefer
Christmas ball to a leaden onei Inc tented
field is not half as inviting as field Of wheai'
or she lfowery field Of literature; a peal Of
laughter is more fascinating than peal Of ar
tilleryI astorm of grape and canister retires
before a storm Of applause, am partial TO the
grape, but prefer the vegetable to the mineral.
do not want blood upon my hands, cave the
kind, decatoy alluded to in the following
ODE.
Whist warriors rush to fields Of fame,
Aud wade through blood to win a name,
70 getting all the joys Of life,
Seem bent alone On deadly strife,
/, with my glass Of golden wine,
win on my couslcpf ease recline,
And swear no fife or drum shall roll
Their dissnal HORRORS through my soul
No "Conscript Father guide my feet
10 march by flank or in retreat.
Alvey with cannon, drum and fife,
scorn to oia the martial strife,
No blood shall stain this hand Of mine,
Except "tte blood Of Sc'o's pine
To be ia line OF promotion, an Individual
must Take q position in line Of battle, to be
shot at by sharp-shooters, with globe rifles and
other harmless missiles; how delightful-to a
man Of nerve, but nothing could nerve us to
such folly; we prefer fishing line, tender
loin Care cooked) 10 a battle line, lines to
peace would be far preferable; to be shot
wouldn't pay,-there is more solid reality and
enjoyment in eating dozen oysters raw,
stewed or fried, than TO be decapitated by a
six FOUNDER, and heradod az hero in,,and a
martyr to the cause of liberty Some men may
bite at those gorgeous, golden glories. I'm
not in that hook. The strings Of my Tyre never
can be attuned to warlil;e notes they will
only sound for notes of affection, or CoEieder-
ate notes, no other circulation can get anote
out of them; no shower of minnies can move
them like shower of Minnie's kisses; no
mountain howitzer can light their fire, like a
mountain maid. I saw her (nNNIE) in Ten
nessee, and thus ! sung to her
MAID or THE MOUNTAIN.
Maid Of the mountain, stranger TO thee
Has seen thy dark eyes like the staIsin the sea,
How softly they rolled how brightly they beamed
Like wehing moonbearhs, that through orange groves
srcamed.
Maid of the mountain though far from my home,
And toomed among strangers loreyorto roam
NV harp, though all tuneless shall wake once again,
To sing of thy beauty, though sad be the strain.
Maid of the mountain, thy step Is as light
Asa bird Of the air, in its upward flight,
Thy cheeks are like roses that bloom in the vale,
THY locks are as dark as the shade In the dale.
Maid OF the mountain, may joy be thine,
And pleasures, like dew drops, encircle thy shrine
May tho heart that shall woo the forever be rqe-
Aft Gelt rnE NouNTAiS long, long adieul
We have great many loafers herein fact
the army would not be complete without
them they are the ornamental part Of our
camp fires, and when Conscriptor comes
along they decamp without paying their mess
bills. Our mortality also is very great
every Friday you can see men hanging around
Some few have been shot in the neck with
rifle wbiskey, made out Of wheat, or some
thing as good as wheat.
Strange hallucination our people have fallen
Into; they come two to ten miles to see Q
rebel, here where they are SO numerous and
even pay ten cents for q sight Of the Chatta
nooga Rebel. What is the difference etweer
Chattanooga rebel and one down here2 The
thought is enough to appeal me lis singu
lar that wo look to the rear for news from the
front. Wait for the Rebel up there to heal
what is doing down here.
Goodbye, cousin Grapey. am about t.
change my base froma perpendicular to
horizontal position. links has changed his
He has just been conscripted. Who is Jinks
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