La sentinelle de Thibodaux. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 1861-1866, 1866-04-28

no hint Of the morrow came from the muz-
zled lips of him who llad lifted our hopes
so high. Calmly and coolly we smoked
Tour killykiniek, and surveyed the EN-
some grand ninnooyer ofmilitary strategy.
About ten o'clock we retired to rest to
dream of to-morrow's yietarf. Sleep soon
~oserpowered US like the fog that kiyered
the earth. but nary bright vision Of freed
ON and glory. On the contrary. our rest
were unea>y-strawberries and cream
seemed to be llslain secession meetils
within our corporate limits when suddenly
i'll the twinklin of an eye a friend aroused
us from our slunber and put a new faze
upon the "sitatinn.' General johnson
was retreatin, and the biue nosed YAM
KEGS were to polute our sacred soil the
mex. mornin Then came the jug OF war.
| With the feverish haste we started'o out in
search of transportation. but nary trans
port could be had. Time honored friend
ship. past fayors shown, everlastin graft
TODD, numerous small and luvely children.
k~unfederate currency, new isshoos. bank
bills, black bottles, all influences were
urged aud used to secure a CORNER of a
car. but nary corner--too late, too late
the pressure for time was fearful and
trcmengious-tlle steady clock moved ON
mo Joshua about TO lengthen out the
night, no rollin stock, no steer, nc mule.
With ~reluktant and hasty steps we pre-
pared to make good our exit by that over
land line which railroads do not control,
nor A. G. NJ impress.
With cur families and little clothing. We
crossed the Etowall bridge about the
broke Of day ON Wednesday, the seven
tecntll of May. eighteen hundred and
s'xty-four, prezakly u year and two
weeks from the time when Gen. Forrest
marched in triumph through our streets.
BY and by the bright rays of the mornin
sun dispersed the heavy fog which like u
pail of deth had oyerspread all natur.
Then were exhibited to our afflicted gaze
a highway crowded with wagins and
teams, Katie aud hogs, niggers and dogs,
women and children. all moviL in dishcr-
eled haste to places and parts unknown
hogs were squeelin, sheep were blatin,
children were crying, waginers cussin.
whips were poppin, and horses %stallin, but
still the grand kavan moved ON. Every
body was k%ontinnally a lookin behind n
drivin before-everybody wanted to know
everything. and nobody knew notiiin. Ten
thousand wild .rumors filled the sirkuim-
ambient air. The everlastin kavalry was |
there, and as they dashed to and fro gave
false alarms of the enemy bein in hot
pursuit.
About this most kritikui iuncture Of af.
fairs. some pililanthrolpick friend passed
by with tho welkuIn news that the bridge |
were burnt, and flle danger all over. Then
ceased the panik !; then came the peace
full calms of heroes after the strife Of war |
is over then exclaimed Frank Rails, my
dcmoralized friend, Thank the ao6d
Lord for that, Bill, let's return thanks.
and stop and rest. Boys, let me git uut
and lie down. I'm rs humble as Il Died
niger. | tell von the truth | sung the
long meter doxolngy us | crossed the
1T wah bridge, ant / expected TO be a
Il llers-ict Nil bs tlna,kf,l the l.ridgc is
burnt. and the river Is three miles deep. |
Good sakcs. do you reknn them Yankees
can swim Getnp boys-lct's drive ahead
and keep rpoyin. ] tell you, there's no
for anything with the bluc
III tsscso days Dingad, if | aint
Of a blue TITLED fy." h
With most t~fistressin fl ,w Of language,
he knntinued his rhapsody Ut ralldnm
remarks.
Then there was that trump Of good fell.
Big johns clever MS he is fat,
md as fat as old Fallstatf-wifh indetaat-
igable diligence he had sekured, as a. last
n u horse steer spring wagin,
a low Hat body a settin ON two riketty
iIlein mounted thereon he was
u more speedy loknmoshun, by layin
,n the karkass of the poor old steer with
4 thrash pole som. ter feet long. Hayin
ut Il house, he procured a two
Inch auger, and borin a hole through the
lash board, pulled the steers tail through
md tied up the end in q knot. My
aiming gear is weak" said he. = but |
lent intend to be stuck in the mud. If the
holds good. and the steer don't pull
vt his tail, why Bill. I'm safe." " My
saiaI. Twill you rieasete inform /
ne what porte you are bound for, and Fl
you expect TO reach it !!'eets No
'orte ut all, Bin" said he. :. I'm goin ded
'traic to the big Stone Mountain. I'm
,oin to git on top aud roll rocks down !
lpon all mankind. HOW forewarn every !
wing thing not to- kun thar until this !,
verlf stin foolishnessis ovcT." lie were !,
hen but three miles from town. and been /,
the hvelong night. ALI . my big i
thought |, when wilt thou arrive Mt 2
by journeys endi In the language of
'atriek Henry, will it be the next week or .
he next year. OH, that / cunld write a