The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1868-11-06
Crumbs From the ssHaversaek.' s.


We Love for October:
The following letter was written by
young lady, whose sweetheart was in the
9TH South CarOlina regiment, to President
Davis. asking for furlOugh for her lover
to come home and get married:
DEAR MR. PRESIDENT IL want you TO
let Jeems -, of company -, 5th S. Q.
regiment, come home and get married.
Jeemes is willin', I is wi!lin', Jeemes' mars
my. she is willin', but Jeemes' oaptin', be
amt willin'. Now when we're all willin'
'ceptin' Jeemes' csptin', think you might
up and let Jeemes come. I'll make him go
right straight back, when he's done got
married, and fight just as hard as ever.
Your afectionate friend, &c.
Mr.. Davis wrote on the letter, ''let Jsems
CO." and Jeemes went home. married the
afFectionate correspondent of Mr.. Davis, and
returned to bis regiment and did Eight iist
as hard as ever
During the frat days disastrous fight at
Nashville, as Hoods troops we're falling
back, they passed q house from which 3
young lady rushed out, and seized one Of
the regimental colors, and exhorted the men
to rally around her. The minnie balls and
shells were flying SO fast that the soldiers
apparently thought that It was an inoPpor-
tune time for devotion to the fair sex. She
had many admirers, but very few attaches.
Nzis's.sgpe of our Nashville friends give the
Ihe heroine to The Land We Love?
The following is said TO be true bill, and
is very good:
Gen. Forrest was one day sitting in his
tent in company with his A. A. General,
when a long, lank, sallow faced Tennessee
cavalryman rode up to the guard and an
nounced himself the bearer of dispatch.
The sentinel silently pointed to the tent and
the Tenueeseeau, nothing daunted, dis
mounted from his angular steed, and plung-
ing his hand into the depths Of q very
greasy looking haVerssck, drew out the dis
patch and proceeded TO the tent; entering
and seeing only two plainly dressed persons
be laid the paper on tbs table, merely re-
marking, oPigrammatically, "spGtch for
the Gineral.'' Having done this. he sat
down on q stool, without removing his hat,
and crossing his legs, commenced whist
ling an air we'll known in the army, viz -
eff you want to catch HI, jest jine the
cavalry" Occasionally be would sing the
song instead Of whistling it. keeping time
always with his bare feet. More than once
in the rendition Of the monotonous yet 9th
erwise forcible ballad, he would give the
General familiar and kindly slap on the
back.
Presently the A. a. G. arose, and beck
Oniug him to follow, advanced to where bic
horse Was tied, and after giving him bum
die of papers, and scanning him ouriously
from head to foot, asked him if he knew
that it Was Gen. Forrest with whom be had
been so familiar. sutternut protested vio-
lently that be was not aware Of the fact, and
insisted on returning 10 "'pologise." The
A. A. g., curious to hear his apology, &C.
quiesced. Whsreupon they returned tc
the tent, when the cavalrymsn, lifting biz
hat with all the grace of a French bussar
said
"Ginersl, you looked 30 uncommon Plair
jest now, that took you for an orderly
Eff I'd knOwsd you, wouldn't have been 81
familiar, No offence, hope"
Here he turned and commence to retire
when, as if undecided, be stopped, and one
more approached the General and laid hi
hand upon bis shoulder livery respectfully
however, and said:
''No offence, Gineral, Iswar, but ef yO
want to ketch hell. you jest jine the caVal
ry."
In Mitchell, Indiana. the other day. th
ceremony Of marriage WAS performed be