Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-28

he kcntinued his rhapsody Of random re-
marks,
Then there was that trump Of good
fellows, Big Johns clever az he Is fat,
and as fat as old Falstaf-with inde.fdt-
igable diligence, he had sekured, as a
last resort, a One horses wagin,
with a low fiat body a settin on two
riketty springs. Bein mounted thereon,
he was urgin a more specify lokomoshun,
BY layin on the karksss of the poor
old steer with a thrash pole some ten feet
long. Havin stopped at a house, he pro-
cured a twO-inch auger, and borin a hole
through the dash board, pulled the steers
tail through and tied up the end in a
knot. "My runnin gear is weak" sed
he, "but 1 don't intend to be stuck in the
mud. If the body holds good, and the
steer don't pull Off his tail, why, Bill, /
am safe" "My friend, sed ], Twill you
please to inform me what port you are
bound for, and when you expect 70 reach
it," "NOportat all, BILL sed he; "I'm
goin ded strate 70 the big Stone Noun
tain. Pm goin 20 git on the top and roll
rocks down upon all mankind. I now
forewarn every Twin thing not to kun
thar until this everlastin f0olishness is
over He were thea but three miles
from town, and been travellin the live
long night. All my big friend, thought
I, when wilt thou arrive at thy journeys
end? In the l~anguageof Patrick Henry,
viii il be the next week or the next
year? Oh, that / kould write a poum, 1
would embalm thy honest face in epik
verse. I kan only drop 10 thy pleasant
memory a passing random rhyme:
Farewell. Big John, farewell;
Twas painful 70 my heart,
To see tlY chances OF escape,
Was that old steer and kart.
MethinIs 7 see the now.
With a~xletrees All broke,
And wheels with nary hub AZ all.
And hubs with nary spoke.
But though the mud is deep.
Thy wits Will never fail;
That faithful steer will take the out;
II thou wilt hold his tail.
Mr.. Editur, under SIGH varygated
scenes we reported progress, and in
course of time arrived under the shadow
of thy sitty's wings, aboundin in graf
TODD and JOY.
With sweet and patient sadness, the
tender hearts Of our wives and daughters
beat mOUrnfully a We moved along.
Often, alas, how often, was the tear seen
swimming in the eye, and the lip culver
ing with emotion, as memory fingered
around deserted homes, and thoughts
dwelt upon past eujoyments and future
desolation. We plucked the wild flowers
as we passed, sang songs of merriment,
exchanged our wit with children
smOtherinE, by every means, the sorrow
Of u fate. These things, together with
the eomick events that OkkUrTed by the
way, were the safety valves that saved
the poor heart from bursting. But for
them, our heads would have been fOun-
tains and our hearts ariverO tears. Oh,
if some kind friend would set our retreat
to musick, it would be greatly appre-
ciated indeed. 1t should be q plaintive
tune, i-nterspersed with Okkasional COM
lex notes and frequent fuges scattered
promiskuoUsly.
Our retreat were kOndUcted in excel
lent good order, after the bridge Uns
burnt. If there were any straggliR atall,
they struggled ahead. 1t would have
delighted Gen. Johnston to have seen the
alakrity Of our movements. The great
struggle Of our contest seemed to be,
which army could retreat the fastest.
Gen. Johnston or OJrH-which could out
phlank the OUther, and l allow as how it
ware pull Dick pull Devil between EN-.
It are a source of regret, however, that
some Of our households Of the Afrikan
scent, have fell back into the armso Of the
fowl invaders. Isuppose they may now
be kalled missingenators, and are by this
time inkreasiu the stock of OdOEr DAT
rique in Northern society, which popular
perfume have krOwded out Of the market
all those extracts which made Y Bazin,
julius Haul, and LUbin famous. Good
bye sweet otter Of Roses, farewell We
balms Of a thousand fowers-yOur days
are numbered.
But I must kose this meionkolly mar
rative, and hastin to subscribe myself,
Your Runague, BILL ARP.
P. Sip are still faithful onto the
end. He says the old turkey we left be-
hind have been settin for fourteen weeks,
and the fowl invaders are welkum to her;
furthermore that he thrOwd a ded eat in
the well, and they are welkum to that.
B. A.