Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-13
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Correspondence o. the Chattanooga REBEL
/ TULLAHOMA, TENN March l4-The trite
expression in sfatu gs0 is a faithful and graphic
/ history Of the War machinery hereabouts since
my last letter. Time hangs IS awkWsrdy about
us ss a badly fitting coat. There is emphatic
/ ally nothing astir. TuHshoms 10 as ebilInspir-
/ ing as the swamps about C0rinth The town
Itself looks Ike it was conTaleseent from long
spell of chills. A man who doesn't shake every
other day is looked upon as eccentric. We
bay'nt reduced 1t to a system yet, but in the
course of 8 few days we viii have reliefs regu.
lated to shake st the tap Of the drum. Little
baby earthquakes The ills of nay flesh are so
far confined to an interesting case Of the Con-
federate itch. II differs materially from the old
Unitsd States seven-year itch, and Is regarded
quite a luxury. The scratching is extremely
refreshing. Without it, I would " have no de-
light to pass away the time" You ought to
come up and catch it.
Yesterday donned a citizens suite for old
memorys sake, snd took rural jaunt on my
favorite steed Rosecrans, to sound the depth Of
the roads, and procure = mess Of turnip salad.
The roads are falling. You know my experience
as q deek-hand was rather brief, and not very
instructive; but give it as my opinion that
only very light-drsught g1nbOats can pass over
the roads from here to Shelbyville. But March
has strung her Wind-hsrp, and the waters and
mud will soon subside and leave wide berth TO
ths bull-frog and his lullaby. But being in
quest of turnip sslad, 1 plunged my
rOvels into R0secrans' side, and be
grosned and houndered on through the
wind. Reseerans is my review nag. Per
haps you have seen him. He is old now, and
bis bones sadly protrude, but occasionally
spark kindles in the old fellows frame, he
imsgines he is a colt again, and gives away to
youthful propensity to indulge Ia an old fash
ioned g-tTof, but the stumbling denOUement
reassures him that the buzsards are awaiting
impatiently for sheir feast. He has seen better
days. He is of a heroic dappled gray, and is q
ineal descendant Of the royal steed that bore
MazepPa so brsvely through the wolf chase.
Forage being scarce the other night, the mules
eat bis tail of, and ne is now spectacle, only
"Fit to point a moral or sdorn tale.o
Well we aoundered on after the turnip salad.
After bard ride Of two hours I reined uD In
front of a very impressive but unpicturesaus
log structure Of a style of architecture rather
medisevil, nesting IN s clump Of blackjack in
the midst Of a sequestered valley I was conf
dent thas here l would find my turnip salad; so
nc one telling me l should not dismOunt. Il is
to mention what I did, or how
long I remained there. The fact is have only
an indistinct recollection of black eyes and
blae eyes and turnip said, and a eanteen
(Which I advertently carried with me) all dan
cling in confusion around me- The time swept
by sweetly and obviously, and I felt like Tom
o. Shauter, that I was
Der the Ills Of life victorious"
Toward the close of the evening. eopsciouq.
ness awoke, aud while indulging in a little dram,
attic scene with my bTeeches legs thrust In nv
socks, party Of cavalry dashed furiously up in
eonvergent lines, myself seeming TO be the cen.
ter Of attraction. After an exchange of the ususl
and civilities, they proffsred me a po
lite invitation to join them in ride and not hav-
ing any pressing engagements for the evening I 7
willingly accepted, aud we started We passed 4
the time away very meniiy for q halfdozeR miles
or so, and it struck ne the road began to
wear a very familiar aspect, but I said nothing |,
and rode on. Presently | caught glimpse of
white tents in the distance, and discovering that
3 mysterious masonry Of Wiuks, and mods. aud
smiles was passing between my companions
and affording fund Of merrimsnt, I modsstly
that an explanation Of this strange
conduct would be agreeable. The secret leaked
oue They bad mistaken me for a woods bird
had eonscripted Lac and were tolng me back TO
camps! The Joke was 3 good one; I unslunp
ny canteen ana proposed 'smiie' TO General /
Bragg's health. reached my regiment Just in
lime to hear the orders read ct evening parade
A portion Of it smacks Of the decidedly rich y
Lieutenant Dulin, assistant inspectorgeneral
N General Liddel's staff, was srraigned before
he court for assuming command Of an Arkan-
ss company on the battle field at Murfreesboro'.
md executing maneuver Unauthorized by mod
I'm rules Of warfare. It was said that he or
Tered charge upon hospital and a whiskey
lsrrel, which was done in a dashing style, but
be redoubted leader, as many a brave man has
lone fell by the wayside like the seed sown by
he man in the parable. Our military authori.
les, crsmped and dwarfed in genius by a too
teady adherence to moss-grown formulas, were
itterly unable to appreciate the unframed dash
nd daring OF this feat, and ordered the arrest
The proof was insufficient, and the lieutenant
vas acquitted. MINT JULEP