The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-19


J. M. Swords, whose name flies at the
mast head as editor. The paper is
dated Vicksburg, Miss, Thursday, July
2, 1868, but was evidently issued on
July 4th. At the bottom of the last
column, is the following note, which
bears the impress of the Yankee hand:
NOTE.
JULY th,1863
Two days bring about great changes.
The banner of the Union floats over
Vicksburg. Gen. Grant has Caught
the rabbit" he has dined in Vicks-
burg. and he did bring his dinner with
him. The Citizen lives to see it..
For the last time it appears on wall
Paper." No more will it eulogize the
luxury of mule meat and fricasseed
kitten-urge Southern warriors 10
such diet nevermore. This is the last
wallpaper edition, and is, excepting
this note, from types as we found
them It will be valuable hereafter as
curiosity.
This note was in reply to the follow
ing challenge, found in the second col
umn:
ON DIT.-That the great Ulysses
the Yankee Generalissimo, surnamed
Grant-has expressed his intention OF
dining in Vicksburg on Sunday next
and celebratig the 4th of July by q
Grand dinner and so forth. When ask
ed if he would invite Gen. Joe John
ston to Join he said mo! for fear
there will be row at the table
ULYSSES must get into the city before
he dimes in it. The way to cook q.
rabbit is FIRST to catch the rabbit,
ETC.
Even in the midst of carnage the
able editor found time to poke fun at
the enemy, as the chronicling OF the
following nuptial event in dark-town
society attests:
Mid the din clash of arms, the
screech of shells and whistle of bull
lets, which are continual feature IN
the status of our beleaguered city, IN
! cidents of happiness often arise TO
vary in a cherry way the phases OF SO
stern a scene. On the evening OF the
2Sth ult., with gaiety, mirth and good
feeling, at a prominent Hospital or
this city, through the ministerial ON
ces of a chaplain of gallant regl-
/ ment. Charles Royal, Pr'nco imperial
of Ethiopia, of the Barberigo Family,
espoused the lovely and accomplished
Rosa Glas, Arch Duchess of Senegam-
bia one of the most celebrated Prin-
ces of the Laundressine Regime. inc
affair was conducted with great mag
| nificence, though as is usual in trou-
blesome times the sabler element was
predominant.
The foe may hurl their deathly bolts,
And think we are affirighted;
Well may we scorn them, silly dolts,
Our blacks are now united.
The troubles of General Grant and
General McClernand are disposed OF
in the following paragraph:
The Federal General McClernand
until recently outside the rear OF our
city has been superseded. He and
Grant could not run in the same har'
ness. He was for splurgins and Grant
for gassing, both got the loggerheads.
So Poor Mac had to leave, and Grant
has all his own way.
The death and destruction of feline
is chronicled In the following Ian
guage:
VICTIMIZED.-We learn OF an In
stance wherein Knight Of the Quilr'
and disciple of the black art" with
malice In their hearts and vengeance
In their eyes, ruthlessly put period
10 the existence OF venerable feline
that has for time not within the recol-
lection of the oldest inhabitant,
faithfully discharged the duties to be
expected of him to the terror OF sun
dry yermin in his neighborhood. Poor
defunct Thomas was then prepared,
| 40. for 4ha GRAVE hut the not and