Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-11-12

The dream was my own" Remarkable Man.
supposed to be the undersigned. Tite-amply littt
piece OF literary charatany to attract the attention
hungry news clippers and give my lucubrations wide
SPREAD circulation. Patent, exclusively J. H's apC
copyright occurred.
Seriously, though, delicious reader had most sin
guar dream, about the mysterious "ront" last night
This attack OF might horse" YVES brought on by
cesve perasa of the following extract from the letter
OF an army correspondent of Atlanta paper Cor
respondent writes that
"The videtes within eighty yards of each other
Ga parts of the line firing upon each other is
countenanced aud despite the orders prohibiting com
munication, papers exchanged and conversations
frequently &C :Dr Ga one occasion a couple of half
way round AID made pot of coffee and drunk it to-
gether"
read Ills late at night, soon thereafter retiring,
with anxious thoughts upon the situation and trern,
bling hopes for tie safety of the Republic Was soon
ciasDed In the embrace of Paul Morphy-u and waited
away IN dTeaus to the spirit and. Methought gent
y descended upon bank OF ieecy moonit clouds above
the valley between the tennessee and Missionary Ridge
DurIng my absence, friendly intimacy had sprung up
between the hostile forces who had grown weary of the
war, and concluded to mix Guard lines were mystic
riousy abolished and both armies were walking about
III each others camps engaging 10 friendly and
loving Interchange OF social communication the grew
Jacket ard blue strangely comminged. 0rim-7isaged
war; for the nOnce, had in reality smoohed it's wrink-
led roDt and liz th0ughtless victims were iumbled to-
gahar II chaotic confusion, with the most rghtful dis
IcSaIu "a tEClIES ond QlscpiIne soon OeSCenO2O
within ear shot OF the scena and distinctly heard the
conversation OF soldiers collected about in knots aud
Of them drinking out OF hogsheads Of pure coffee
and lndug1Dg IN curt and critical animadVersions up.
the strategic excellence of their respective leaders
The two armies Blended in one. Here was crowd
OF Longstreet's men heldiDg with bevy of McCook's
corps, and then party OF Cheahams boys were gath
cred about a trio of Grengertes nquiring the news
from Nashville, Here tall dragoon of the Wheeler
expedition grim with the smoke of charred bridgem-
Der end scarlet with the blood of many dead Yankee
mules ngIed his spurs in Virginia "hoe-dewn," with
New \ oIk correspondent, in pas de deur, to the
medley tune OF Dixie and Yankee Doodle. How they
ali got so mingled up could not divine and concluded
n armi5ice must have been consummated. 4 Confed.
crate soldier speiled this illusion by declaring in
load voice. that be had 81 est leave finish the in
huge fist fight as not" A Yankee hoosier remarked
hat as "hows the elers eete tired of the war
on their side, and desparin Ike Of its ever fnishn
gwine to close her out any how"
The most Udicrous scene presented the presence
"a this ghoStly assembiage OF my young friend Braxton
Bragg and that Old whisky-head Ulysses Grant NOV
.ug aDOut with perpIexed vsage aad rubbing their
eyts and pnchng their flesh themselves they
wert Still alive Ulysses looked if be had just emerg
81 from an extensive SPREE and trying find the
way to q bar-room. he was in his shirt sleeves and
bare3oted, ana held IL his hand copy Of the Chata.
rooga Rebel, which he shook violently, and anethama-
ilzcd Veh2mely as The of the whole thing. Brax
he'd nothil en- at ali but his cloak drawers and boots
and as he wandered apxiousy among the heterogeneous
through bis marine glass to if it would bear forti
lying aud serve 10 tall back on.
Presently the two military nlsgnates bump into
each Other and stared yacanty into each others eyes,
" Why, hello Brax!' This was the remark of Ulys-
seq. Hello yerself," the grim response. Then,
placing big hands his hips, the hero of Chckamauga
placed his boot heel on Grants toe and demanded
what it all meant. q. hoped back, to the rear open
order" and thea advanced limpng. Assured bis dis
dngul5hed competitor, be couldn't tell him." Had,
like himself, just got out of bed to see what was the
matter. Concluded that both armies were demorazed
and couldn't get them together again" Othellos oc
cupation's gone, Brax-1 reckon We'll have to recog
nizo your damn Cottonocracy."
BTax.-" Call it Cottonocracy again, you old sot,
and I'll cotton knock the blue bazes out of you"
Ulysses.-Cotton knock and be id, you surly
old pos.um-grin."
And at it they went. It was the most terrific single
combat ever witnessed. Brax. with his boots had
material advantage his adversary. They clnched
rolled and tumbed over ten acre field, followed by the
hootirg yelling and Shouting Of the soldiers of both
armies, who oc- asonay gave pat of encouragement
the backs OF their respective tavorites They fought
ail the way down Main street, up Cameron hill, and
right ever the edge Of Camerons cliff, and fell with
tremendous crash into the turbd waters of the Tennes
SEE The fall and the splash awoke me-much to my
own reIie' and perhaps by this time to that of the
wearied reader OF this history.
j. HAPPY.