The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-03-22
Captain Whack Bailey's Regl.
ment Of Heroes.

Atlanta Constit ution.
Mr.. E. B. Hook, OF the Augusta
Chronicle, walked hurriedly around
the southwest corner of the Kimball
House and found himself in the fra
ternal embrace of Constitution re.
porter.
"Where have you been?" inquired
the reporter.
'HTo Augusta; 1 spent yesterday
there"
"Did you see that famous military
chieftain, Captain Whack Bailey?"
Il did"
"Was he well?"
"He was, although his strength has
recently been greatly taxed by bur-
densome correspondence. You'd be
| astonished to see the enumber of letters
each mail brings. They are chiefly from
Georgia, but many are from other
states. They all relate to the regi-
! ment he is raising for service against
the Mexicans. Some are intended as
Jokes, but most OF them are in deadly
earnest. Since the Constitution pub
lished that he was prepared to invade
Mexico, should say that he has re-
ceived at least a thousand letters from
men who are anxious to join him.
"What is the tone of the letters?"
Decidedly volcanic Youcan smell
powder and blood every time the post
man stops at Captain Bailey's head.
quarters. A funny thing about many
ofthe letters is that the writers do not
only wish to 60 to Mexico, but they
wish to go as officers. Captain Bal
ley's will be novel regiment, if he
commissions every man that desires
to be an officer IN 1t. One young fell
low, who lives at Sparta, wrote that
if Captain Bailey would make him
lieutenant, he would enlist twenty
men III twenty minutes and leave for
Augusta by the first train"
ANY applications for quartermas-
ter's placer
Bushels of 'em. Why. a glance
over the stacks of letters would make
you believe that writer's that did not
desire to be officers desired to bequar-
termasters. l asked Captain Bailey
what he was going TO do for privates.
Oh, he replied, 4 shall send to some
foreign country, and hire one"
How many companies will Captain
Bailey have in his resiment?"
We'll, judging by the present state
OF affairs. should say about 1000.
You see, besides the Augusta eompa-
nies, there's the Atlanta contingent, the
South Carolina contingent, the Ala"
ut seems to be regiment ofcont::Ii.
gents"
Yes, contingent upon the display
OF proper backbone by Secretary Bay
ard.
The reporter went of and wept.
Ten minutes later he was rudeiy dis
turbed by man who, like Mr.. Hook,
had just returned from Augusta.
why those tears?" inquired the
Well. began the reporter, 'AIr.
Hook, OF the
Say" said the man, with contin.
ued rudeness, "'You ought to 20 down
to Augusta and see Capt Whack Bal
ley. He'll cure you Of melancholy.
iAe organizing the biggest regiment
ever heard of to whip the Mexicaus.
It's to be namedt he 1st Georgia Vol
unteers, g. t. IN. o. b."
"What does the hieroglyphic tail
mean?"
at means 60 to Mexico or bust"
Look here" said the reporter, "in
certain quarters in Georgia there are
people who pretend that they do not
know who Captain Whack Bailey is.
Can you describe him bogre hlcallye"
Captain Whack Bailey! Why, bless
me, Captain Whack Bailey is-why,
he's Captain Whack Bailey. Turn
him and his regiment loose in Mexico,
and they'll whack the life out of the
greasers in single day"
Levity aside, Captain Whack Bailey
was gallant soldier on the South side
during the war between the states.