The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-06

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war is oyer-then exclaimed Frank Rails
my demorall2ed dlrend, thank the good
: Lord Tor that. IIill let's return thanks
l and stop and rest--boys lot me git out
land lie down--lrN as humble as ded
, ngger-l tel you the truth--i sung the
long meter doxology as ! crossed the
l1iowah bridge, ana expekted to be -
, ded man in 10 minutes. BE thankful fel.
lers, lets all hc thanknl-tho bridge is
burnt, and the river is three miles deep.
Good sales, do YOU rekun them Yankees
kan swim? Git up boys--lets drive
ahead and keep movn--I tell you there's
4 no al<kountin for anything with blue
i clothes on these days-dngd if amt n
feered Of q blae tailed Hy.
4 with most distressing flow Of language,
he l1ontinued his rapseaity of random
remarks
Then thorc was that trump OF good
/ feliers Big Jsh,t--as clever MS he is fat,
i md rs fat as old FslstaT--with indeJat
igable diligence he had sekured, as last
resort, q lhorse steer spring wagip, with
a low fiat body q settin on two rickety
springs. BAin mounted hereon, he was
urging a more speedy locomoshun, by
layin on to tho karl<ass of the poor old
steer with q thrash pole some ten fees
long. IIavin stopped at house, he-pro.
kured q 2 inch auger, aud born a hole
tllro the dash board, pulled the steers
tail thro and tied up the end in knot.
"Aly runnin gear Is weak, said he, ',but
! don't intend to be stuck in the mud.
e the body holds grod, and The steer
don't pull or his TAIL why bill, I'm safe"
My friond, sed I, twill YOU please to
inform me what port YOU are bound for
and when YOU expect TO reich it?" mo
port at all, Bill, sed he, 81 am goin ded
strato 70 the big Stone Mountain, am
gon to get on the topand roll rocks down
upon all mankind. now forewarn every
livin thing not to KUN thar until this
everlasting foolishness is over" He was
then but three miles from town, and been
travellin the liyelong night All, my big
friend, thought |, when wilt thon arrive
at thy journeys eend? In the language
Of Patrick Henry, will it be the next
write Poun, | would embalm thy hon
ast face in epil1 verse. can only drop
% thy pleasant memory a passing random
'hyme:
Farcwell Zig John farewell
Twas painful to my heart,
To sec thy chances of escape.
Was that old steer and kari.
Me-t.inks scethee now
With axletrees all broke
Aud wheels with nary hub at all.
Aud hubs with nary spoke.
Bntihough tho mud is deep,
Thy wits will lneyer fail
That faithful steerwill take thee out,
If thou wilt hold his tail
Mr. Euittlis under sich varygated scenes
progress an IN coarse OF time
rflyed under the shadow OF thy sltty's
wings, aooundin 10 gratitude and 10Y
win sweet ana patient sadness, the
ehder heafts OF our wives ana daughters
'eat @ liot'rniuuly ~ we noYea along. VI
en- alfs now oiteh, was Inc tear seen
WINNING lh.the eye ana the up qulVer-
nB WIN enlotion, as memory fingered
fouha thclf desefted MONIES, ana 6hots
Welt upon past ehJoyments and future
isolation, We plueked the wild toWers
we passed, sang songs OF mernment,
Xchangea our wits Win chlidren-smoth,
ring, by every means, the sorrow OF
t'r !aIe. lheSe tnlligs, logetnef WIN the
omck events that okkurr oy the way,
'efe Tue safety valves that saved the poor
carr rom bursting. sbut Tor such Things,
uf ,ieads woilld nay oeeil fountains ana
. iiearts y river o. Tears. IN, y some
I, ,iu .renu woqid seS our retreat 70 Ihu
3, I 20 kould make lnne % ~ me
lanner OF our leaving; anu the emotlons
men beteil US py tne way, u woula be
reatly appreciated lnaeed. u should be
plain'lYe tune lntefspersed with Okla
onai comk notes ana frequent fuges
Iattered promiskuonsly along.
Mr. Hdltur, the world will never know
le half that tfanspired IN these eyentlul
mes, unless my irend, Frank Rails, are
allied upon 70 deliver kourse OF lex
lres upon the suSJek what he don't
now, or dident do himself, or not worth
moving or dong. ourretreat were kon
ll<ted in excellent good order, alter tic
iage aoas burnt II there were any strag-
ing az an, lhey stfaggieu aheao. ~
ould have delighted Gen. Johnston to
we seen the alahriiy Of our movements.
If | wur vain enul TO assert, that wur
the commanding ofliser OF this
markable retreat ! should.say that our
kcess were mainly due to the coadJur