The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-06

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pied by their big ends. The attraction
was so intense, my bOPoF. that found il
impossible to turn my own or my horses
head from them, and accordingly went
in. The following conversation took
place:
Gay and testirs Raider-WhO you was
asa Hartz-I am Asa Hir,z.
Rafdsr-Vot rank?
asa Hsts-MaiOr aud A. Q. z Of the
Lapstone Rangers, Cosmopolitan Corps.
Wanted 10 know il had any arms.
Told him no, and wouldn't hurt him for
anything in the world. Begged him not
to be afraid, but TO lead the way 70 the
bose of the raid. Carried me up 10
Major FullGrtOn, who told me 10 make
myself At home that be was on little
pleasure excursion and was only waiting
for me TO make up the party. Was turned
over TO Major Montgomery, of the Sixth
Missouri cavalry, > gentleman and SOL
der, my bower, and worthy Of better
cause.
And that was the way in which I was
taken in out of the vet.
Monday. 25lb--By taeit agreement, it
was conceded that I was not a prisoner,
but had captured the entire party of
raiders, and I Immediately took command
of the expedition, by riding in advance
of the column. Klnbs, TO prevent strag-
Cling, remained in the rear; didn't per-
init any one 20 leave the line during the
march. to go into watermelon patches
oh, no. Stopped at night with patriotic
old farmer, whose sole concern was
simply desire to know if we were able
TO pay for what we got in greenbacks.
Told we would. Patriotic old farmer
was satisfied
tuesday, 2lst--Slept last night IN bed.
Feel badly this morning The farmers
institution" TO the number Of twenty
or thirty, mounted horses, belonging to
farmer, and asserted their new freedom
by taking position in the rear of the
column. Observing little miss grand
daughter of patriotic farmer stood at
the gate, and IS the family servants aud
family horses FLED past, the lachrymal of
her tirst young sorrow streamed down
her innocent cheeks. A sensation of
sadness steals DER me, my bower, and /
am carried back again to a t,te a. tsts with
wars real horrors. / think Of the few
hundred thousand manly forms that have
enriched the soil via their precious
blood; of the few hundred Thousand
graves, whose occupants have received .
furlough till the arcbangers bugle
shall summon them into line at the final
reveille; of the few hundred thousand
weeping widows, miserable mothers, sad
hearted sisters, and fond fathers, whose
tears have run in rippling streams TO feed
the sea of nations sorroW; of the few
hundred thousand firesides desOlated by
the demon Of accused war; and the
bosom of Asa grows heavy, my bower.
/ turn me from The general gloom 10 the
individual grief, and see before me the
happy ones Of a dear hOme-circle. The
angel If death knocks at the door and
takes from the number an innocent one.
Again he comes, another is silently
spirited away 10 bear her angel comps-
nv in the land Of light The good God
who struck these blows, my bower, did
it in the fathers's absence, and Asa was
spared the pain Of Witnessing the Eek
change"
Again the fell spirit Of the demon was
permitted 10 sway, and the mother, my
bower-tLs 7aOtber-whO had sadly bat
patiently witnessed their transit to the
sphere where wars are not.-was waited to
their presence through the instrumentality
of q drunken and hellish mob, clad in the
livery of the soldier But this is persO-
nal, my bower, and l am willing TO sink
private GRIFFIN the general sorrow. Night
approaches, and let its darkness veil the
remote wrongs of the individual with she
universal gloom; for remember, with
sorrow unmitigated, that thousands of
braves have suffered more than !, and are
undaunted yet. The curse ofthe thought
lies in the fact that, with all this weight
Of national woe, so little progress has been
made toward the peaceful end.
Wednesday, 22d.-Slept last night be-
tween5two doctors, of the Federal persua-
sion. and feel grateful that am alive this
morning. Entertained some doubts of
the latter proposition until fully satisfied
of the fact by Hubs, who introduced 10
my favorable consideration glass, with
a little sugar and water, snd-something
in il. Am introduced TO several msior-
generals, brigadier-generals, colonies,
captains, etc. Was told to make myself
comfortable, and every practicable ar
rapgement seems TO have been made to
render the accomplishment of that object
easy. Mem.-The Fed. generals don't
live any better than the reb. generals, my
bower
Thursday Aug. 23-Prepare 10 20 to
Vieksburg By railroad start to Vicks-
burg By railroad walk four miles and
half through the hOtsun and see the great
Ulysses s., pIayfully and facetiOusly
called old Unconditional Surrender
Ask 10 be paroled and go back into Dixie.
Nary parole except the limits Of the city.
A walk around this famous bone Of san !
culinary contention, my bower, reveals
sorne curious facts and ar0nses some
special rscoIlections Here are holes in
the bluffs wherein she brave Lspstones
sheltered themselves from the iron storm,
or peacefully sought 10 eat in comfort
fbeiffations If Che last mule and The
aIass dorg." By the way, ny bower, that
last dorgY speech of my uncle .Bsrton
is a KICK nard. He never made il.
Ii is doubtless fabrication Of my
uncle Jake TO get up 8 sort OF \ dime
and-a-h half enthusiasm in the minds Of
outsiders, and indncs credulous people
70 believe that the LspstOnes had some
respect for Mr.. BeriOn. You have ubt.
less beard, too, my bower, that Vieks-
burg went up for want Of provisions
That story won't do, Jscque, for saw
with ny own eyes the whole lsyee, 90
far IS the eye could reach, covered with