The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-18

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when they come from the heart, and are
addressed to one who is worthy recipient,
makes one, in this fast age, feel mighty
queer. We heard, at Hall in this city,
the above words addressed to gentleman
who had given his seat to q lady. The Hall
was crammed and damned, and hence this
| gent in thus giving up his seat, did no more
! than any gentleman would have done; but
then it has come to such pass that the la.
dies in this age demand, as q matter of
right, and Of law, that gentlemen shall dis
commode themselves in order to accon,mo-
date them, while they seem to have forgot
| ten the little courtesies due from them to
the other sex. And we don't wonder, as it
did on this occasion, at its surprising one
to hear lady thank gentleman for kind
~ giving her his seat This lady is GER
tainly going back to First principles
| back to the times when our grandmothers
gave their whole hand when they greeted
their friends, not the tips of their fingers,
as the ladies Of now-a.d days do. How NOR
| tifying it would be, for one of those refined
and beautiful creatures of to-day, to meet
in fashionable society,"" her grandmother,
| with all those old foolish notions and
ways of q half century ago! All, that would
be too cruel!
We like to see people progress, but still
! we revere the ancient etiquette of the good
old fathers and mothers because Of its pure
simplicity and the goodness of their heart,
which prompted their lives and actions.
~
@- The Nebraska City Ncws of June 4,
says: The Missouri river has risen about
eight feet since Friday morning last. The
same paper states that 10 wagons, loaded
with freight for the Western Territories,
left that port" this season, carrying A. -,
600 pounds.
In Iowa they have inaugurated mush
and milk festivals. We will go in for that
kind just as often as the ladies will get them
up. We have q weakness for corn and
| fodder served up in that style.-Isrr.ys5usg
Ohio Journal.
Yes, you have weakness for that kind
Of fodder. But from our knowledge of your
raisin', we are Of the opinion that ''mush
and milk festivals, have no pleasant re-
minisences for you! All, AL, you must
quit putting on airs!
TACTICS IN THE RANKs.-A letter in the
New York Tribune gives the following
story Of an effective ruse by some Of our
men in Virginia, as the two armies lay OPP
posite each other, with their lines in close
proximity, on Sunday:
During one of these intervals this morn
ing, one man conceived brilliant scheme,
which, uufolded to his comrades, was i'm
stantly adopted. Every man loads his
piece and points it over the parapet, or
through one of the many small portfolios
made by placing ammunition boxes in the
wall. Then the author Of the plan begins
to shout orders as though commanding at
least q brigade.
Colonel, connect your line with the
47th!' s'Give way to the right - ''Close
"Double-quick y '.Ch-a-a-rge"
Instantly five hundred men rise into plain
sight behind the rebel works expecting to
see an advancing line. Not so, but five
hundred men from safe cover, fire upon
them in an instant. The vOlley, which
must have inflicted severe loss, is followed
up with cheers and jeers; laughing and
chatting, as: 'sWhat do you think o. Yam
fkee tricks?" "That's the way John
Browns soul marches on mo use o.
baitin' hooks when you're fishing for gud-
geons."
The trick has been repeated several times
during the day, with ingenious variations,
ALWAYS to crowded houses, and always elic-
| ting much applause from the performers.