Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-09-08

ties their persons are pr6CloGs to you, and nave
made this pubca tion not only as illustration of
Federal bad faith, but also that you might that
your Government has spared effort to sec1re the re
lease of the gallant men who have 80 often fronted
'~''- ~ WIN ''''','O y wa ~ Ro. OU1D,
Aug. 81, 1864. Agent of Exchange.
An Exchange of Compliments between Two Noted
Yankee Editors.
The following is exchange OF compliments that
recently passed between two noted Yankee edltors-
Bennett, of the New York HeraId and Prentice, OF the
Louisville JouraoI They are SO characteristic of the
mep and cgant and refined in their literature, that
they deserve to be perpatGated specimens OF
Yankee taste and character :
BENNETT TO PRENTICE
From the New York Herald.
The Louisville Journal, an impudent one horse Ken
lucky corncern, conducted by walking whiskey bot
te says that OF our correspondents deprived 1t OF
its maps and dispatches from Sherman's army. The
Journal is unable to pay board wages to its cor
Respondents and relies upon Tor the Our cor
respondent purchased the maps and intelligence refer
red to from OF the starving reporters OF the our
nal in order to save him from putting an end to his
miserable existence since be could live 10 longer
the bottle OF Bourbon Whskey week with which the
Journal supported him. The Western editors all
whekey bottles, their reporters oil wbiskey AID
their papers have all the fumes OF that beverage with
any of its strength So much for the ISLANDERS OF
the Louisville Journal.
From the Louisville Journal.
PREH71cs TO Bennett This paragraph is the one
ia our notice of w. F q. Sharks war correspondent
of the New York Herald. hat paper says that its
correspondent purchased from the and the in
telllgeEce referred to-that liz tie map ard the rebel
newspapers mentioned by Us ytsclrd9y. his s all
base &pd unmltlgated falsenOOd. The map was g1Uen
to The Herald's spoudent upon d condition which
he scandaousiy violated and lie fc!Oniousy broke the
Gals OF the popers ard stole their contents for the use
OF bis thieVing employers. be employees and the EN-
pQyer, instead of throwing stone us, ought to- be
tho n mr. T. .
possible that any paper earth could have aught to
gain from dispute with the New York Herald
be editor Of that concern so low down that fifty
milstones arouud his neck, waist arms and legs could
Mt sink him lower. VIGOROUSLY be has bleu ofener
kicked and horse whipped than any other man in the
United States. Whoever has had the slightest fancy
for horse whipping kicking him has done it. The
license to operate him in either way, or both,
could not have been more perfect if he had The
words to let " i'll chalk marks upon his shoulders or
coat tail. When he has walked up each morning, bis
reflection has been now is it to be horse whipping
kicking to-day ?? and occasionally it has been both,
eked out with small nose pulling. In fact bis nose
has been frequently twisted that it ig entirely one
sided affair." and think that in common fairness the
twiser" should be sentenced by court OF justice to
untwst the twist The editor of the Herald is said
to have great deal of money, but hs kicks far exceed
his coppers. The only time he cver known to
thank God was when sharpto< boots and shoes
changed to s4&re-toad 1t is said that By long
experience be could always tell, when asked,
gans slippers; at what particular store the article
was bought, what was It's cost, what its quality, and
whether it made of the hide OF Dlrhams, Short
horns, Attorneys, Herefords or Devons. When cattle
were killed, it was frequent understanding that, while
the fat to be tried the fire. toe leather to be
tried on the editor Of tie Herald He is regarded
being undoubtedly the best judge of leather in New
York. not that he is leather dealer, but that leather
dealers have had so much TO do with him. He has
come 80 often in contact with leather that the part of
m naq gal n hp
not only walks upon leather VIXEN be walks, but sits
upon leather when he SITS The editor of the Herald
has lived good deal longer than he ought to have
done, but it is to be hoped that lie can't live aways-
And be dies bis hide should be tanned TO leather
that is the small portion of it that hasn't already been,
MS hair used shoemakeTs brstles, aud bis bones
made into shoeng horns.
by ali lovers OF poetry. We cory from Northern pa
per. 1t is doubtless taken from the volume of Ten
nyson's poems lately published:
GIiG RINGLET.
" Your ringIeis your ringtets
That look SO golden gay.
If you will give one, bat one,
To kiss it night aud day,
Then ever chilling touch Of tim9
Will turn it slvery gray;
And then shall know its ell true gid
To fame and sparkle and stream Of Old,
Till all the comets in heaven are cold,
And all the stars decay"
Then take it love, and put it by
This cannot change, nor yet can l..
'My ripg.et, my ringlet,
Thou art 80 golden gay.
Now never chilling touoh OF TINA
Can turn thee silver gray;
And a lad may wink and girl may Lint,
Ard fool may say his say;
For my doubt and teara all amsg,
And swear henceforth by this and ths,
That doubt will only come for kiss,
And fear to be kissed away
"Then kiss it love and put it by
Ii this can change, why 30 can r.
Ringlet, Ringlet,
kissed you night and day,
And Rnget, Riuglet,
You still are golden gay;
But Ringiet, RiDgIet
You should be silver gray;
For what ia this which now I'm told,
! that took you for tue gold, ,
She that gave you's bought and Solo,
Sold, sold
@ Ringlet o Ringlet,
She blushed a iosy red
When Ring et, 0 Ring'et,
She clipped you from her head,
And Rinelet, o Rnget, |
She gave you me. and said,
leone kiss II, love, and put it by;
o fe you golden nothing, fe.
- You golden lie
Ringlet o Rnget,
count you much to blame,
For Binglet. Ringlet
You put me much to shame,
30 Ringiet, . RiI glet
doom you to the fame,
For what is this which learn,
Has given all my faith to turn
Burn, you glossy hereto, burn,
Burn, burn.
Tsnnyson.
A gentleman writing to the Confederate Union from
Albany, Georgia, says: We have the most promising
crops OF sugar and that we have had in
will yield. a third more than ever known before.