Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1865-09-15
TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMPis,

Americans are peculiar in one thugr-rthey will
sing song 10 death, In our brief existence we can
recall many instances OF the kind. We remember
how often a0ld Dan Tucker was tanHscd with
being toe alate so come to his evening meal how
little rest wo gave :" Oh, Susannahp tive Qiee SUI
sanpah weighty debit and how entrancedly we
alluded to the eyes of "Dearest Mae" those ofbs
that rendered moonlight entirely superlnous. For
long timeuaThe Poor Old Slave was allowsdlittls
repose although he had ostensibly "gone t9gesi.
" The Old Folks at Home" were ruthlessy torn
from that quiet and seclusion which their age and
in6rmities imperatiyely demanded, and forced 10 do
duty in every minstrel and concert company In
the land. "Od Dog Tray the faithful old pup,
was for long time drawn by the tall through all
manner Of brass instruments wound up % On
agonixing pitch by piano hays, and made 70 howl
paintiyely I'M four voices. The Silver Moon
had to gro on" BY day as well as night constantly
performing the unfemuneratiye task OF guiding
1.-THE travcer on his way apparently regafdldSas
to whether the nightingales song was IN tune
or not "Home, Sweet Home has been so apccear
fully divested of all its attractive features lhas
many people have been satisfied to become wan.
derers for the remainder of their existence eGenE
tie Annie was great bore, for timel although
we we're constantly assured that thou wilt ONE no
more, Gentle Annie" she stiH kept eomfg, Then
there was no end 10 those winds that "Blcw bitter
across the Wild MoorH We got very sick Of 20
much "blowing" over the moor. pthellos The
Moor Of Venice, wasn't bio y ! over more. Nellie
was a lady" sang everybody. Well she might
have been, butwlierean assertion Of that natute u
made soroften and 50 persistently, we arc inclined
to Qsesiion the foupdaton for the assertion, We
haze htard young ladies singing Who will care
for mother now2 ~ while their old mothers wer0
wearing themselves out in the kitchen over The
family washing. Then there is "Jehn Brpvns
Body" Instead Of being permitted 10 lie mold
eriug in the grave" It was kept marching ON,
An.
TO supply regiment with that necessary sarlicienf
amp and garrison equipage. "When this cspel
war is over had a pretty good mn, The heafileat
congratulations that were induced by The ttfmina-
lion Of the war arose from the faot that pespe goA
over singing "whenibis cruel war; a8e.l New tho
popular tongue is singing and whisiling Tramp.
tramp, tramp, the boys are marching" We are in
great danger Of being trnmped 70 dcsit with i.
Your hear II on the streets, in thc wofkslibn and
in the billiard saloon. " Beneath iher starry max
we " IN breathe the air again" We had tcfr
holding our breath, or else breathing ciorof0tfi,
up 10 this period we suppose but now t'wc breathe
the an agnin.' That ar Is bredhed lg q great
many people about now. What pext2 we aFait
the reply Of the popular song wriler,- on. 1pafs.
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SrEALIsG PmKTisd OPYIcEs. --HIrickfi irpmefoy.
Of the La Crosse Democrat has his Aho'iiipn con
temposies lie say. ''The press aud lype oa which
The Fond du Lac Commonwealth lepublican pa
per, is printed was stolen from printing ONCE A
Coumhia Tennessee, by its present user ~ eIit4f
af the Commonwealth. Ihere IA pro,lcft u thH
loyal coniscatiUnist coming 10 grirf 0l1f "a 4
Republican printing Office 10 this city ~ iaifif
received a lot Of second hand type IRON down t>Hls
when the owner was away. We admir4 Sighting
rebel more than thieving patriot aud aip Nat
afraid 10 say 70. " these Southern peu'iat o't<t
stealers coaid have stolen few branf "a |lso HNha
time they would have been heiice oh ''an anUl
| What Fity this cruel Nar. over,