The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-20
THE GREAT BRIGADE
The Grand Army Of Pie Eaters
Now IN Line.
DISTRIBUTORS IN CHIEF
The Commissioned and Non
Commissioned Officials.
THE COLOReo CONT GENT
The BeIigerents, insurgents and Scou
of the Great Brigace Are All
Now Falling in Lire

Now Falling in Lire
For Pie.
IT is about time now to begin calling
the roll of the grand army OF pie hun
ters. The battle is but few months Off
and the process of drilling had about as
well begin.
Ideut-Gen. Jetersee Pritchard, pie dis
tributor-in-c chief, will, il to-day's joint
ballot elects him, Immediately remove his
Headquarters to the National capital. The
right flank of the great army will be in
ramp at a point near Taylorsville, on
the southeastern slope of the brushy
mountains and will be in charge of
Major General RomulosZee Linney, first
assistant pie distIibutor-in chief. The
left flank viii go in camp on the banks
of Tar river. near the town of Iarb0ro,
and will be commanded by First Color
Bearer Georgeach White. This DIVISION
will be made up almost entirely OF the
colored troops, who fought so noDly III
the November battle, but good many OF
the local corps will be subject to the
discipline of some new white recruits
who lave deserted their own flag ana
Joined the G. A. T. H.. These will all
be, rs early as possible, promoted to the
rank of corporal, and each one VIII DOUBT
less sign the letters 7. Z. L. after eaeh
general order. This will distinguish
them from the regular forces and in all
accommodating for position viii be known
as "Pritchard's Purchased Pops.
There will be small regiment OF
scouts which viii go in camp on the west
side of the Blue Ridge, under the COM
mand of the Pie Hunter in-Chief hi HI
Gudger. These will be expected to hunt
only for the pie crumbs that drop from
the fingers OF Chief Hi HI as he feasts
on the choicest slice.
A regiment will be in camp at Greens
boro, which will be expected to march to
the front only on command OF Chief
Field Marshal Pie Hunter yamezee Boyd.
Another regiment, mostly composed OF
scouts, will be In camp at Raleigh. rms
will be a corps Of belligerents. They will
have no commander, but every fellow will
be allowed to issue his own orders and
charge the battery of Mckinley in his
own way. High Prelate Slogan Harris
will have carte blanche to cuss or not, just
as it suits him. Corporal Thomas 4.
Deyareux will be allowed to wait ana
watch to his hearts content. Lieu john
Nichols will not be expected to order q
roll-call unless more pie comes along than
he can manage alone. The drummer boy
forlthe Raleigh regiment viii be q. Thes-
Baiey, who can keep the camp IN COM
.commotion by making just as much noise
as he pleases Color Bearer JaInesar-h
Young will be expected to get has PIE fre@1a
the left wing of the party IN camp at
Tarboro under General White A. q.
Lehman, the lightning calculator, VIII
be given all the time he wants TO catcu-
late how much pie it will take for inIh
during the next four years. PrlVates
Bose Newsome, L.. NJ. Green, Pros Mus
sey. George King and tie other priyates
win be expected to keep still until those
who. sit at the first table get through.
Col. Thomas X. Purnell viii watch the
plate as il passes, and grab il he sees any
thing that tempts him.
Col. A. w. Shaffer will every morning
for three months after March 4th make
a survey of the field and report TO himseif
the position Of each commander This
Raleigh camp will make weekly reports
10 Commissary General A. f. HoEton, AT
Winston. and he viii be expected 10 be
leve everything he hears, as usual
But little attention will be paid TO the
left flank of the army commanded by
chief color bearer White. This division
win be expected to devour only that part
1T the pie tkat is left after the T. II. P's
are appeased and after Seymour Han
cock IL Father, Of Newbern, Wheeler
Martin & E1fIer. of Williamson and
s,rarboro. G.. x. Cook & Co, of War
ren. See See Pool. Of Elizabeth City.
EIlhn White. Hire En- Grant, Of Colds
Iore. John II. Smith, of Wayne, and
afeuf n dozen Suttons from New Han
oyer. Robeson and Cumberland and
about 200 othess have all been fed.
Then the dolores troops may march ~
the tae,le and help themselves.
Tha Greensboro Regiment is supposed
10 ks.ep quiet until aoie Hunter in Chief
Boyd, and Quarternas ter General Hob
ton. get their slice % the pie, Then the
non-comnaissioned officers like Tyre
Glenn. Taxn Settle, Los.tin, OF Lexington,
Steele. OF High Point. 1ybrook OF WIZ
ston. the Paymaster General with nobody
TO pay and nothing to pay out the All
brightg and Whites. Of Aiamance' SAL
4erfield Stanford and ailoiH l,0Oo others
will march to the front.
Marshall T.. Mott viii raase small
corps Of insurgents who will 20 in camp
under his comm&nd ut Wilkesboro. lie
is a sort OF a Maeao, Mott is, and be hass
that 1900 Wilkes county majority TO
crack Assistant Pie Distributor Ldnney
political head with, il he fails TO pass the
pie around the Wilkesboro table. q. sam
Bradshaw, Of Randolph. ] i. Scales. Of
Ireden. and other new volunteers #1il
be expected to eat greens and vinegar
for four years, as a test Of their loyalty
to the cause in which they have enlisted
Jim Ramsay, Claude Mills, G. a. Bing
ham and Capt. John Ramsay, Of Sails
bury. are all fond OF pie, but there is only
one good slice to go to Salsbury-the
postoalce-and they will have 20 scram-
bic for that. Capt Charles Price don't