The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1865-02-25
HADN'T HEARN ON lr.-

Our venerable eetemporsry had care
fully compiled summary in his issue Of
yesterday, of al the trihinS accidents or
reverses that have happened to the FEEDER
al forces IN the past month. but he hadn't
heard word from Charleston. notwith
standing the fact that the report Of the
taking of the city had been published IN
the NoSPAREIL tive days previous "o~
sleepy neighb"r had not YET woke ur fc
consciousness Of the fa"t hat his f., nj
jeff had retired from another i.tch, afl
yesterday afternoon, when "vcr! h,dy els.
was rejoicing ever the victory, be vs.
quietly enjoying bis regular chrcn."
snooze. in blissful ignorance of the sorry
news in store for him, till tie ,hondsr Of
the cannon began to revcrtrrote through
Mud Hollow. when a nicGcr orIelr@d
to him 10 his dreams Say 'ng Get thee W
Lvsander the Aboiti"u:sfs IL uron thee
and he ~" The old gentleman
hustled himself" and struck cut for town.
to inform the readers Of his I've new
paper" thai ''somethip sup. bat hearing
the gun aEain, he was convinced il was no
dream, aud great fear seized upon HIM,
his knees smote. together and his hsir
stood upon end&he thought Of truth,
the Abolaianists Lud taken the town and
the country was gone to the devil" but
meeting small boy III the read be in-
quircd what all the fuss WIS about
Dunno" relIied the youne>tcr. guess
Loss took Washin'tou or ShctaEer vr
somethin" Glory 10 jeff, Shouted
the old fellow, as he kneelcd down in the
mud aud ehanted psalm q thanksgjv
ing.
We Will leave the venerable rrlic here
in the mud, while We eome down to tow6
aud observe valiant Gen trai take leave
Of sn interesting three CEN anty. IN =
manner more expeditions than sra,".a!--
TO be plain, the General was in hurry;
after the gun had been fred severa!
times, the noise penetrated 70 h'> svu>-
bilities. and he perceived that i VA yl9--
ed by the exp,asioR Of gunp"wUeg, w.
lens Of Ssvsges danced through his heal
and myriads Of red warriors presented
themselves to his frightened vision. all
hideeusly painted and armed for the hat
tie The General stood not uIon the or
der Of his soiRg. but went without stop
ping TO pick up his bat he c!esr,d The
table and reached the stree, II single
bound, and left the "rhoeax" 10 wave
without assistance. With hair and coat
tail streaming in the wind, he remember.
ed Lot'E wite, and didn't heck back, Eut
did little Of his best rcueating pp the
ssms street that the Sage Of Mud Hallew
was coming, The latter had by this time
got upon bis feet again, and was stand
anE in the middle Of the road throwing
up his bat, and hurrahing at the top his
vOiee, but peseeiving a man eomiug up
the street at such 'opid rate, lie called
10 him long way eE. to know what was
.'ur," aud what the cause of such great
haEle.
"jEjsRs :" shrieked the General, as he
Jew past, Quickenidg his nlotions at evry
iunp, for as the wind drew his hair hack
he imagiaed pawnee was feeling fer bis
scalp,
The enthusiasts Of the Sage cooled
iowa very rapidly, All" he eroaned.
that's bad; thought our folks had TIA
ken some Yankee town--the news amt
"a good ss I-hored, nor as bad as first