Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-25
Prentice on JeR. Davis.


JEFF Davis, in his pettieoat, kept up
the old woman character 10 the lasf By
sc0lding like termagant
5e JEFF. Davis took female eress. bu.
not fashionable on9 Il didn't display
half enough Of his person to be in the
height Of fashion JEFF alTays vas
modest
If JEFF Davis can fnd nothing else 10
do. be can go upon the stage and play
old women parts, He has the costame
on hand. aoz Hsd aslaI 81
JEFF. Davis made an old voman Of
himself Women have their trials, and
We suppose Jeff viii soon have one.
Il wAsa violation OF the proprieties
for JEFF. Davis, dressed ss an old woman,
TO bFsndish Bowie knife He should
have bad a bFoomstiek.
JEFF. Davis is generally mild-mau.
uered man, but, when he gns the petit
I coats on, be scolded like termagant
| JEFF Davis Is "a prudent man. De has
a right 90 boast that he is guarded in all
| bis movements
JEFF Davis pat on the petticost, and
bis captors wouldn't tolerate ''ths deep
damnhtion Of its taking off,
II is said that JeE Davis, whilst fee
1 ing in pettieoats, had a concealed pillow
Eapon his stomach 10 excite the sympathy
of bis pursuers by making them think
/ that he was an an interesting way. But
they saw st q glance that he was too old
for anything of that SORT
I The Confederate soldiers, when they
go into battle, often whoop like Indians.
I Perhaps JEFF Davis, when surrounded
BY the Federal troops, didn't whoop, but
he hoped
4 We wonder whether JEFF Davis, when
he put on the petticoat, called in the aid
OF cotton to give yoluptuens appear
i auce TO his tender bosom.
| 1t is to be hoped that JeH. Davis's as.
sumption of the petticoat win not estab-
lish the fashion with his male admirers.
Jea. Davis, even if pardoned, car
never again be elected to Office. Oui
4 people are not fond Of petticoat govern
ports ts-tsg ~ aaf
1t is aid that JeH Davis's excuse fol
wearing the pettieoat is that his wife ha.
often worn the breeches.
Five hundred dollars is offered for tbs
petticoas that JEFF. Davis ran away in
Petticoats have risen
! JEFF Davis, in his extremity, pot biz
novel affairs and ram parts under petit
coat protection. a
a. JEFF. Davis wore q petticoat, and it il
said that he was, at the same time, in q
greas ousue.
JEFF. DAvis's pursuers caught him o
her, and be or she caught IT,
The following paragraphs are from
the Cincinnati Commercial:
When JEFF. Davis was captured, b
may be said 10 have embodied all tha
remained u lhe o1ee ARC osaut Southern
J Coufederacy He was the body polite
and his wife's dress formed the ont
skirts.
! q When JEFF. Davis made his triumphs
"A entry into Montgomery, he threatene
that the Yankees should feel Souther
steel, bnt, rally, they didn't expect /
feel it in hoop-skirt.
. JEFF Davis has altered the Georgi
/. costume 1t used to be a shirt cola
I, and pair Of spurs. He retains th
: spurs, but substitutes petticoGt for th
Q collar.
4 1anf
) Il is not surprising that the rebel
should have hunted diligently for th
! Tlast ditch" when we remember wher
= JEFF Davis found it.d7a ..
al When Adam discovered his she ne, b
: concealed it with fig leaves JEFF Dav
5 covered his with something more sui
= stantial.
:, The skin that betrayed JEFF. Davis w
:, not the lions. He "hung calf skin c
{ those recreant limbs