Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-16
DURING THE SIEGE.
TIE PLUcKY LITTLE CONFEDERATE
pht-Y PUBLISHED ~ WcKsBURG.

Printed on Wall Paper when the supply
Of hite Paper WAS Exlrausted-A PIea
f"f Mule Mont-Hopcfui 70 the Last.
Exchanging Tor Northern Papers.
The Vicksburg Dnily Citizen was the
/ preientious title Of a little sheet issued
/ IN the beseEed city. never much for sizs
but always as full of fight as "A little
onion Is Of pungency When white Manor
ran out, The Citizen appeared on the vvbite
side Of wall paper When successes were
gained, it glorifed them when none could
be heard Of It invented some, and inst "a
the situation grew darker in Vickshur1 the
tone Of the little daily grew more defiant ana
| hopeful Ii is said that there are now but
two complete Giles Of this paper in existence
and most appropriately one is owned bv a
Federal and the other bv a Confederate
officer, both survivors OF the SIEGE. Toward
the last the paper got out only semi
weekly, and this article in one of the lata
ISSUES was read IN the Federal lines within
two hours after il was issued
I'VE are indebted TO Mai Gillespie for a
steak Of Confederate beef-aIias mule meat
We have tried il and can assure orr friends
that they need have no scruplos at eating the
meat 1t is sweet and tender. and so lone ms
we have a mule left, we are satisfied our
soldiers viii be content to subsist on it.n
This paper was exchanged for northern
papers daily on the picket lines of the two
armies. In every besieged city since history
began there has been a popular cry that
'ome citizens had concealed stores of food
and So we find this in The Citizen;
we are satisfied that many people have
breadstufTs secreted, and that they are dolinr
1t out Mt most exorbitant prices. II IS
charged that some are selling -four at IS n
pound, corn $40, and molasses $40 Iftbis Is
proved, let the brand be placed on their
brow that humanity may scorn and shun
them as they would the portals of hell.n
Pretty soon after things began to look blue
IN VickSburg. so the editor announced that
he had received late New York, Richmond
and Chattanooga news, and sums it up thus
cheerily;
A HOPEFUL VIEW.
To-day the mongrel administration of
Lincoln is like Japhet in search of a Father.
for their Old Abe has departed to parts un-
known We lay before our readers an &C
count of the brilliant onslaught Din MARY
lamb upon the Lincoln hordes. and show.
even from their own records how the gal
liant boys of our cavalry have flashed their
swords to the hilt with the ranting foes and
how each musket of our infantry has told
its fatal leaden tale. Success and glory TO
our arms God and right are with us.
When the fatal day came the publisher
had this article set for the next issue:
"On dit: That the great Ulysses Gen
eralissimo, surnamed Grant, has ex-
pressed his intention of dining in Vicksburr
on Saturday next, and celebrating the 4th of
July by grand dinner, etc When asked if
he would invite Joe Johnston to join him he
said, No, for fear there would be a row at
the table Ulysses must get into the city
before he Dimes in it, The way to cook a
rabbit is first catch your hare, ETC."
That number, however, was not issued 10y
the publisher 1t so happened that the first
Federals to reach the center Of the city were
printers. They took possession of the com
pleted forms" lifted" the last article in
the page, inserted the following and struck
off several copies:
NOTE