The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-04-27

Letter from O~phcus C.. Kerr
How the South Feels Umder ils
Reverscs-AIl Disasters Aas
BlcssinEs In Dissuise.
OrPheus C. Kerr is out in . characteristic
letter to the New York Leader. in which he
captally takes off the very satisfactory man.
ner in which rebcldom receives its continued
ard repeated disasters. Captain Bob Shor.
y persona,e. the Federal Government. while
Captain Munchausen figures as the Confed
eracy. ......Is......l ..,.....l.l &c.. a
Fright behind me comes q remarkable
being. attired in fragments Of gray cloth and
prodigious shicket Of whiskers. through
the latter Of which his eyes glsred ysllowly
like the bottles in an spothecary's shop
down the street. A he approached nearer,
he hastily put on > pair Of partially -di>sected
white cotton gloves. and casually rc-srrsne.
ed the strip of carpet binding which served
him a. full dress cravat.
"Yours, truly" said Captain Bob Shorty
"Vandsll'' hissei Captain Munchausen
removing from his brow an unexsmpled con-
slomeration Of 'ags in the last stages o
cap. and handing it to . faithful con,raband
who attended him. E
"Whv. then" said Captain Bob Shorty
dotfine his own cap, and tucking mp hi,
sleeves. "in the name Of the United States
Of Ametica. ! propose to move upon your
works immediately" 81 a.g.Ig- sr siga I'd
Add no~, my boy, do particularly Ia
ment my lack Of those unspeakabls intel
lectual gifts. which enable the more refined
reporters OF oil orr excellent and moral daily
journals to describe the fst,c achiesetnentl
Of the noted Arkansas Mule and the ccfe
brated Jersey Bantum ii manner that de-
lights every well conducted breakfast tabl'
in the land. and furnishes exquisite reading
for private families. sss.ts
Forward hoped Captain Bob shorty, 4.
though on springs; his elbows ne.tly squared
and his fists beld up like couple OF apple.
on sticks. and his head poised Is though ]
had just started to look round . corner
With fists to match. and eyes shining lik'
the bottoms Of glass bottles, the wary Nun
chansen scuffies cautiously back from hin
in . half circle. Now they make skips to
ward each other; and now they skip back
Anon an arm is raised and is parted; and
then they balance to partners; and theE
they hop back. -ss
Iwa gazing at n this. nv boy. in speech
less admiration, when suddenly saw th
dexter hand of Captain Bob Shorty p'erc
the enemy's lines, and explode with tremen
dous force on Munchausen's. nose. For
moment there Was sound Is Of Confeder
ale blasphemy; but in moment the chiv
alric Munchsusen VAS himself again.
"Ah!" said Captain Bob Shorty, agrees
bly,. ibid you see the Star-spsuglsd Banne
that time!" sa., -. ~ .rrs 81.
"Sir." said Nunchausen, with tears in hi
eyes, n am thankful my nose = broken
lis . blessing; for hsd nothing to smel
with it, and only wasted my strength in IT
special dsiense" z EA agsj ia
Here Captain Bob Shorty looked joviall!
.. me. my boy. and says he, "By on that
Federal! amt be jolly!' .a
''Come on to thy ruin!" reared Munchaus
en- from behind his rapidly increasing nose
and again the battle ragged.
Nov did Capt. Bob Shorty side to tn
left. with view 70 Hankiny; but two col
umns Of the enemy nst him there. Mex
the agile Munchauseu astempsa, By aquicl
turn. to take hlm in tia resr Of his positioa
but finds strong body Of Ave division
hurled upon his headquarters with IN i'm
petuosisy that knocks out half his teeth.
.Art satisfied, Horatios'' said Capt. Bol
Shorty, with moro or less Bowery ,heat.r il
his manner.
An swful smile appeared upon what ~
kft Of the features ef Captain Aunchauseu
Il was - full Of acorn, you know. Il q 7s.
"Sir," said he, with much chivsiry q
fbesrins and some dilncuity, of ott.rsae,
"my jaw may Be broken. but I thank e,
for Il. Ifs long tine since I had sny,hia
% cot With ny mouth, ssd to defend Il ,
ell nae useless." y -