The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-06
rAnlEP EXCURSIONS AlB raRszET SHOOTING

OF sAe Systsns-Practicc for the T0urna-
meaf Already Be.sun-Itow Trrsrteers APP
precssto = Eon~stssnrs Department
Ever the LOTIONS, with their grstesqus gather
inss aIsgue ihe lager by tho sed ana ioss pipes
with. deaths head AID bones one OF The pet
Asves OF pipes of poselan and their feasts q marks
msnsh,p began andat Castle Garden In armies and
% leasen American society With Temonism, New York
has manifested sort OF curious tendency 70 cultivate
the manly art OF target pracca the favorts astme ..
she Tsutouic Frelschat@ Th,a tendency which, IN
endemic or epidemic form. breaks out annually
Iate-s IN October and RACES with loss
fury Tor the remainder OF tho tall season
That Ttrn at first was mere autlmnh sport
amoss frequen,ers OF gardens and assembly roons
has gradually developed into sor, Of national psslino,
into which Americans 10 tho born enter with
zsst equal TO their Teutonic brelhrcn-miHns American
practicaty with Germanc groequerte, somewhat as
Don Quixote mixed shrewd sense With Quixotc within
and atsurdity. Whereas however, ths days OF Cor
vaptes the Don forth conquerng and to conquer
accompanied by his devoted Panza, IL happens al ANS
ego 81 The wor that Quotes regularly organized INTO
coupeaIes set forth In annuL expeditions ia'o
jersey, moving ragged ranks TO Tho music Of dram
and NE impressed service for the occasion fhey
make tits against windnHls-ttes gallant iehc~s'
they ncd@va knights, ready to pecipate lhem-
selves upon the point Of Paynm's spear; they are no
black stone Their tournament II less gallant 10 aso
lsss dangerous there being no Payplms in jersey,
though windmIs arc plentiful, and black stone or
black man. tho Jersey notion being ne better and no
more saclous than q white Gallant bands, they
move down Broadway in the morning With colors lying
10 the language Of Milton
soDorous metal
Beating martial sounds,
koepiss rank with a view TO the utmost military mac
cnraoy "a than any thing else, the who gets
ahead being infected with the fancy that he Is TO be
peckoned captain s the Quixotc company and that he
may, by s,rdng ahead and shouting Justify impress
the spectators. rhe PROCESSION moves following
order-i Tho inevitable band, with the inevitable
ssYankea Doodle - which tune is sounded without var
alton, iron Union square elsewhere To Cortiandt
street. from Cor,landt street the Jersey CITY ferry
and across .hs Jerry regardless OF the printed notice
suspended N both cahins--rBegging and playing
musical Instruments strictly forbidden board this
boat" IA iaci, tho gallant fellows care not,
reck little Of ferry superintendent and his notices, re-
posing wrh soiiery serenity upon the consciousness
Of their ahuy to Sanqgsh The superintendent aud the
whole iefry company, with sac little sprnkiing OF
n. P's in lair and honest tight Qlixoe tho glory
of his knighthood vanauished the windmill though at
expense 10 himself in wounds and bruises Gal.
liant hut onixotic feows worthy Of name in.ihe his
sorry of their country-they prepared not only 10
onor battle a patriotic defence OF their right TO play
Yankcc Decide ut all times ami ali from
. funeral to-. shooting feast but 70 offer battle any
pretax,, greater or less which may made
Tor war.
q After the company tramps lbe inevitable daTky,
who plays tho esquire unto the regiment Of snghs ard
bears proudly the target which to be the victim
OF their knight errantry-the unfortunate windmill
against which they TIT Painted with white lines dis
posed AZ intc,n ais around centre IN Imitation OF Sa-
turn wlS his rugs IL is 10 fancy that the darys
knight b sxce armor with sable visor who leads the
conqnery heroes TO victory or defeat This shcld viii
DO hung n post in Jersey-thc post representing
the enemy--snS, with the utmost gatsntry tho
siten pcs wsre assailed with arrows, until stuck fun
OF missiles H. uAks down, vanquisheG by tho conquerng
Regions OF tae argeteers.
8 In the wa ss of the corps Of musicians follow the
ranks OF tho tai " in columns particularly solid
IN the military wnss though having sucout individual
soidity OF dpor Gu-tcfs variation OF step IS prnc
Pile OF their mott on Ono steps with quick precision Of
gait his n tlghbor either SIDE illustrating she
principle takes post gigantic strides causing him to
oscla,e sforward and backward-drst severa feet in
front and pc7n feet behind the line OF the rank
and every separa nan having separate sssp tan.
ged confusion OF legs is woven, the like OF which
heard Of Wee OF West Point. Brave boys they
are hSwever ID o. in order Of battle and not
few 81 them will nme back after the arduoos struggle
OF The DAY. with st ,pr zgzar. and too and
20 night ev,sn 10 DEF esce OF the Yankse-doodle with
whose icsp ttsng sns they kept ap sheir courage a.
Fem n Ri down because tho brave fellows always
in four divisions Four then, Is represented by
thc cax7 Mowers, $50 attracted by the cdt OF the
expedition h ucii,ded TO stake their fortunes
perish, y aohn Adams supposed 10 have said.
but did net d y give, their hearts and their hauds
20 the sIs.y 4 the sxpsuition. To suppose a single
Of hx M absr TO NO sctuated BY the wish tot
70" Is to a ~Ssh IL
an On AGAINST ssir devotion to he fortunes OF
the regimers or nixotss they follow, who. being
on martial sloi and the. SILVER cup have little
or need ,cf snr'es 81 those who turn them,
and, consssrsni leave iaeir supply o, the former q.
and little regard the nee OF his commissary depart
ment scconpanie only By Panza. whose longing for
ration for hIsrsst his dissemination minister
% his maststs sor and oJa reason caa be assigned
Why expcdilSols modern date should not manlfcss
their faith % Pro, aacs BY setting forth in similar
plight.
the fourth diye,on eslead OF permitted turn
an honest penny Of the thrsc divisions wksch pre-
eete. madc The mea ps OF illustrating = favor Of the
two pence gained"-E proposition 80 mathsnIiicaly
obvious as 70 lead ons iusensihy 40 the conclusion,
that its su ,flcr his reme-ksae reputation for
nobody could fail 10 colnpreneud tssn. The same
ana wise as 70 impress the pnbrcbas been adopted in
numerous case ssnce the lime Of Frsnke, and 1T ust
e. saas y r ns narrative and tie % s not the
manner OF the trseers TO nescct the srinissary de-
parmeni q the cped.ion 1ney are Perfectly aware
and for hess ne, ssssies thoy provide bosIiuiIy In
fact tho Fourth osioo. somewhat wanting in glory
furnishes The IN, OF Of which the gio-y " the tar
reteers N manufs rtuved and what nor4 important
20 the tarrsisers, furnishes them wi.hsu u money
Of ITSELF rsDders thsr serv,cess all ,Se moro
uuprec,ated 1rytly- -bv the tsrge<ecu: sexp dlybv
sSs aaasy Sho e2 % 70 & sssS
without some aivbt tstaiIing OF tie inner MN and
las,ly-by ,hc.Asnd, Eheso endless Yankee Doodle
In their appreciation. or a commssary department,
modern date AND the etder Don OF tas days OF Ger
vantes; for whereas the elder Don did not slyiy clip
into his noble pocket bottle Of the best vbiskey,
these modern 'Dcns e-otber hand look upon aie
bottle az NEXT to the Smrsket In The way OF
fact icing tina. II has wasSlshsd enemies D0rs
strong tnan uusket or sword park OF
artillery and whereas the anoAea. Don would have
missed hls comml.s.Iy department with the utmost
eonemptrousness swearing hs knightT faith that
glory bath need OF vctuals the tarseeers, on the
otbcr hard exhibit the RssSec for tie vocation
OF tho 9TH DIVISION being wiser than their prototype
and having learned that glory hath need OF bread
and butter. These are no; The days when band OF
erant knights take possession Of hotel and conns
cate for The night when knight be permitted 10
take dinner wi,h his landlord and 70 Uak OF, proms
pg like the good Samaritan, to oc his return. and
the most cratic Granite people at this day are
wiser han WIS the ancient Dcntoo wise, in FACT TO
undertake an expedition without attendant commits
sarist
Decides, shongn the elder QGixo.e tilted for glory
MARTY and parxg for estate far in prospective