The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-28

er, as with one arm tossed over its curly
little head, 1t prepares for the next days
gymnastics. Tireless through the day till
that time comes, as the maternal love that
80 patiently accommodates itself, hour af-
ter hour, to its thousand wants and ca
prices, real or fancied.-Bloomfeld Guar
dian.
The Corydon Monitor says that wor.
thy minister in Wayne county, some time
ago, was holding services in school house
and during his prayer he prayed for the re,
storation of the Union, whereupon several
members Of the church present drew down
their mouths, turned up their noses, and
went out of the house, in high dudgeon.-
And they claim to be Union mon ~ well
as Christians. Heaven save the mark!
STATE SANITARY CoNvRNr1oN.-We
learn that the N. 4 NJ. Railroad Company
have agreed to carry delegates to and from
the state Sanitary Convention, to assemble
at Des MOinee on the LIST of June, 1T hall
price. There il little doubt that the Great
Western Stage Company will make the
same liberal arrangements.-Dav
Gazette.
They had another jollification at Daven-
port the other day over the startling an
nouncement that another clerk in Daven-
port had offered himself living sacrifice
for his country, in the hundred day service
and that his employer would continue his
full salary for the whole period Of his en-
listment. The Gazette says, "Thats the
way Davenport merchants encourage en-
listments." Big thing!
The Davenport Gazette of Monday the
sd says:-
The following companies reported at
camp Mcclellan on Friday night:
Capt. E. H. Havens, Keokuk county, u
men.
Capt. Borland, Iowa City. IS men.
Capt. Hopkins, Polk and Boone counties,
100 men.
The company Of Capt. Borland is COM
bers Of the State University, fine looking
body Of men. There are 1t present over
1000 mon In camp.
Capt. George J. North, Of the Des Moines
company of 100 days men, who, ~ private
secretary of Gov. Stone, holds the rank Of
captain Of cavalry, has resigned in favor
Of Miss Mathews, of the Capitol City, who
succeeds him, with the same rank and en-
oluments.
Messrs. Mills 4 Co., State Binders. have
eight OF their printers and one binder en-
listed for the present call leaving them
completely stripped Of workmen. This
firm has been we'll represented previously
In our armies in the field.
DAVENPORT vs.. DAvENPoRr.-We have
no further occasion to remind our enter
prising neighbors Of Davenport Of their
A1 - -
candidly states the facts, sustaining % in
every charge we have made, relative to the
want of patriotism in that city. We have
no encouragement TO give the Oosette in
its thrusts 1t Copperheadism," "sympe-
thy of the Democrat with Dubuque &C.
The fact stands out In bold relief, that Da-
venport, almost unanimously Republican
in politics, has done less In raising men to
carry ON this war than the Democratic city
Of Dubuque. We shall not allow our par
tizan zeal to throw the mantle Of charity
over the sims Of people who talk more
patriotism than they work. II the Da-
veuporters don't like to be called unpatri-
otto, let them show works Of repentance
We turn them over to the Democrat, with
full license to remind them of their duty
MMscati1e Journal.
~ ''SIH," Chief Clerk in the Post Office
at Dec Aoines, publishes the following let
ter in the State Register, directed to GER
tain Miss who was anxious to step into his
shoes and let him 60 to war. We like to
see ladies patriotic, but it isn't every per-
son that can keep hotel" or run q Post
ONCE:
Posi- OFFICE, DEsMoINEs, May 17.-Miss
-: Pardon me for reSorting TO the4same
public manner of replying, that you have
twice adopted for your challenge to the as
| sistants in the Post Office. Your offer to
take the place of ANY assistant was read
by me this morning, and being one of the
favored ones, hasten to inform yon that I
accept the challenge, and have thereupon
handed my name to the recruiting officer,
and am willing to 'fall i'm the ranks, and
start for Davenport tomorrow night. 1t
| is therefore necessary that you lay aside
your crinOline, and present yourself at the
business door Of the Post Office forthwith.
That. however, you may not rush blindly
into the Lions mouth, in ignorance Of the
shall here drop q few hints upon the subject.
This being our "detested Tuesday," I shall
start with it.. by saying: on this day you
must rise and commence work at 3 o'clock,
A. M, assiduously applying yourself until
II o'clock, P. n. On Wednesday and other
working days, you can get along with fif-
teen hours labor 1t you are brisk and UNI
|
day of resi-" rs some term H. you may
obtain two hours in the afternoon, for rest,
by cleaning up type, stamps, DC, in antici-
patton of the duties Of the evening and sue
ceeding days. Again, you must b OF an
even temperament, and good disposition !;
thus latter qualification yon Of course pos
sess.what lady does not1) never grunble
or finch when your turns come TO take in
the mails during the night, and assist In
lifting the heavier sacks 70 their position
on the stage, and so on ad libitisn, though
as you have had experience Ia al these
pleasures" It's perhaps needless for me to
mention even SO many as have; I shall
only add then, that 80 soon a. you have
given satisfactory evidence Of your ability
and willingness to enter upon, and perform
the above named requirements, shall re-
linquish the Obveted position. In the mean
time, believe me to be,
Respectfully your soldier,
p. o. CLERx.
REBEL ATRo1TIEs.-CoLUM Nay
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