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Vol. 2, No. 30. Port Royal, S. C., Saturday, April 2,1864. Whole No. 82.
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Written for The Aew South,
SAND.
I (Suggestive of the Scenery at Hilton Head, S. C.)
' Sand, sand, sand,
Yellow and limitless sand!
Superfluous motes of creation piled
On the Ocean's desolate strand!
Feldspar and mica and quarts,
And millions on millions of shells,
TurneS over and over for years and years,
In the ocean's fathomless cells ;
Then rolled with the rolling of tides,
And tos*ed by the surf on the land,
"* 1?k-*v- ??? A>4?<i hr H<? wind.
And this is the limitless sand.
^ The traveller wearily plods,
Jt v> Through its toilsome depths, to find
>i A place for his foot, hat the yielding sand,
L. i,vo> ut>\or strsns fwhsAn t '
Sa AwHhesaa poar's dewti Mstieet, 1 *-r " }
. mt On the wearied tnvaSer's tobd, v
1 *y : Jfcifthe son above la navecjnMt, r- . w
! Ae fha sand btnettoMi tsaad. >' --1
X And pttehsBce tie a windy day, : -? jj
S ;w When the sand. ao ahaggiah hefts e,
f Flies high in tbs sir, in a sassy ckni.? .
Bknrahitu the eyas of the meek and the prond
r.? And the ears of tha rich and the poor, un1'
To all it ? ever the same,- 3
S? wapeoter of ptfsn?, the candy -%+r
' ..."H* ahke to tin* soldier pledged to efcey, 1
>. . djadbJfae efftrerhired tv aosmnaud,
* n "h-.- ' Mtnd. Mil..sand. mw>: - ^
n? " nil
Tb* Imbob* y*u. tojMh in a moral xtT,
* 4z? cvkIcma, wwaAerfoI, gzacd. .
k, p. ix, jr.
n -v.f i w ijii i n 11 a?"gaae-ggaa.u jl iua!
: '+' ** THE TOOTH-PICK CLUB*/
"Mai" sighed the noble Expono, < ]
" 4 fear something ill has befallen onr livelj
Exist*, for he prides himself on punctuality,
and the midnight hoar has already
tolled itself away on the good ship Fulton,
^fet he is not with ?e."
** I have often," gravely discoursed th(
aolenm Espiro," reminded him of tin
brevity of hgmaii existence and hi* ten
dencv to mate it more brie/ by prodiga
1 indulgence in those frivolities which ul
- rimately cause their victim to founder 01
the sea of life lihe a ahijr cast upcn th<
?> rocks amid tbe violence of* tamuitoui
f
**l eonjure yon," saw the pdliatinj
Excuso, "not to Judge too harsLly o
# the conduct of our absent companion
We are all frail by nature, and Existo i
> * wont morethan any of us to par|icipat<
in scenes of myrth and gaiety?* "
*'If the joyous Existo," remarl^d th<
doubtful Expungo, "baacome t^fa un
Aimely end through bis own indiscretion
most *4|b from <mr parchment (
Aame that wis once cherished by "fever
member of the order; if tfre besom* o
c.
f '* - >-V f
foul cruelty has swept across his path
! let us drop a tear to his memory in the
ever-open urn of sympathy."
' ' The old adage livo while yon live,"
in F.xnecto. " has been his guiding
star from the period of prattling childhood
; let ns avoid dwelling on the
: gloomy reverse of what may have hapi
pened and anticipate the bright obverse
of a happy "
j
1 " jovial, splendid, brilliant en1
tertainment," exclaimed Existo who at
this junction bounded into the room with
the agility of a catamount, but no sooner
had he reached the centre of the
apartment than he was surrounded by 1
1 his gladsome friends who straightway J
' congratulated him on his personal safety
| from harm. Indeed it was full five min- j
ntes before he could release himself from
| their hearty embrace, when at length free '
! he was so exhausted by the endearing
pressure that he could hardly find
f strength to utter a few syllables in as!
tonishment at the unusual manifestaJ
tions of delight caused by his presence. :
The noble Expono, disregarding the
! amazement of Existo, after joining the j
, party in cheemj
as atoken of their gratification, atfred'
thenew and sudden arrival to explain(
^lmt terribW Ordeal be had b ep subjected
to, also to give the names In ftdl
of each persecutor implicated in the
heinous act that it inight be followed byf
I a just and Speedy retribution.
Existo quickly assured the party there
was no occasion to knock anybody over;
he had simply accepted an invitation to
' meet with a few blithsome sons of Nep,tone
at Quarter V never mind the
hour," interrupted Expono, "you are
? not in condition to take note of time. It
' is a duty you owe the fraternity to state
' explicitiy the influences that have envel
! oped you during the past and to us exr
i tremely anxious evening."
, | Existo replied by expressing his in!
tcntion to bet a heavy sum on a white
r' hone that had lost his tail near Fort
' j * % ' ' i
j Gregg, and then he commenced to dance
j a jig in imitation of a real hopper that
} I had been with him that evening. He
[1 was willing.fhe said, to favor the worthy
J club with anything they might desire in
I j the way of a speech, song, or dance, for
, he had been indulging in a whirlwind of
}i ecstacy that night and most give vent to
' - - ... !- - - f- 1! nr-,1
;! bis surplus elasticity 01 leeiing. v? ilh
j this brief and unexpected introduction,
he, to the surprise of ail, struck up the
^ melody of Watts commencing
f "The son came peeping o'er the hi Is,"
with such a degree of enthusiasm that
a the very building quivered in its frame.
? Not content with a single air, he inaisted
Upon repeating a song that had a
a robin mixed up in it, on account of its
r having been frequently rendered with
v-i fine effect, by a right good fellow. The
i exciting manner in which he described
f his hight'e enjoyment completely capraized
the sedntenes* of Expotoo and the
others, so that with one accord they went 1
to a table and touched, tasted and hand-. I
led a goodly glass of nectar. This simple '
act had such an effect on the hilarious 1
Existo that he was induced to offer the j <
inexplicable sentiment? j J
' "If my father was a hen,"
and then apologized by saying he believed 1
something was faulty in the construction. 1
No further attempt was made at giving
sentiments, but they all appreciated an j
effort at mur.c by Existo who took from, ]
bis vQst pocket a little bit of metal wliicb!
he applied to his lips and gently breathed j <
upon, causing a thread of steel to vibrate
five-hundred times a second, and produ-'
ring the sweetest and most melodious.
sounds. When he had finished he fair- ]
ly trembled from the Amotion caused by | ]
his own success. The Tooth-Pickers (
applauded vociferously and avowed they ,
had never before lieard him perform with ]
such admirable skill. Expono suggested j
that it was a befitting occasion to practi- ,
cally illustrate the brief message reputed ,
to have been sent by a certain governor i ]
to his.near neighbor who occupied asim-1,
ilar position, whereupon the worthy, (
OTP* th
ImHhd die table, filled the glasses, wink- j (
ed^wice with each eye, and bade good- ,
f! to the contents. '
4 Yonr experience tny jocund Existo,** <
stid Expono, 44 has been of a gay and
fr^liejtsoipe character, and we will wave j ]
thfe dignity whieh attaches to the Club j j
for the sake of becoming further enlight-1 j
ered." This intimati<^ was immediately' ]
fttlkdltpon by Existo, who dragged three i,
of'his companions in^o the centre of the t
room and insisted upon their dancing j j
w$h himself a very peculiar original1,
re&?the fac-uituUe of the ouc he had ,
witnessed that evening. In the, absence;;
of jfote, guitaffand banjo, it was arranged i 1
tb^t the two remaining members should j
at rMmlar itttor. 1 ,
| ??J|? -? ?~0
vajs. The reel having been tinished, J]
j ttuf party stepped toward the table and, j
! yrato jtist a single moment m performing j j
a of the most brilliant feats, combi.
dexter, labial, dental and gntteral j
I accomplishments that has ever been exe- j!
{cuted. While thns engaged it was the opin- j j
Jta|ft Existo that he could not convey a' i
] more accurate impression of his night's
iexperience than by repeating the featwhibh
combined so many accomplish
'in etts several times in rapid succession.'
I F
I Bni on the lAst round it was evident that i
Exftto could not again con* np to time.:
I He vainly endeavored to describe a ban- '
1 quit scene at which somebody insulted j
thd host by renewing to him his distin-,
gtdshed considerations, and at which a'
pn^gy individual returned thanks for fa-j
votb. received and prions other things j
! ?ud and done bv those nresent. At
length it was advised by Expono, so feeble j
bad Existo become, to conduct him with;
allrbonor to his conch and carefully;
ooV^V Mm with the fleocy web. As three I
of die psrtv were in the net of nilentlv1
J '
'
tucJung nun in, one, .kxpecio, mouonea
to Expo 110 that the feeble toothpickian
tvftH muttering in his sleep. Expono
bent his ear forward and thought he
raught the words 44 the ship for
rolling." An interval of half a moment
dapsed and then the renowned Existo
in half audible accents breathed
forth the touching lines?
Be a-a, Be c-e, Be 1-1, Be o-<".
And Bing?(hie) Bingo wan his name."
md then sunk quietly into a deep slumoer.
* + & i
Correspondence of the Sew South:
THE FLORIDA EXPEDITION.
Pelatka, Fla. March 22,1864.
.Tiere is little of interest to report from
lere, which is now the Advance Post in
Florida, Col. Babton's troops occupy
Lheir old position; making occasional
reconnoisances towards the enemy's
lines. Rumor says the Confederate
forces have fallen back, not only from
)ur front here, but also from near Jacksonville.
A citizen living on the river,
midway between here and Jacksonville,
started last week for Savannah. He got
uf&dompellecfto return. He says that
% portion of Finnegan's forces, about five
ho?'sand, have gone back to Charleston.
rhift statement is alio corroborated from
Dther sources. /
The Naval Expedition up the river to
Lake George, have succeeded in capturing
another steamer, the Hattie Brock.
She was laid up in one of the creeks or
lagoons of the St. John's river. She is
i fine steamer, and formerly run between
this place and Jacksonville. The Naval
Expedition also succeeded in capturing
aver one hundrol bales of colton; also a
quantity of rosin and turpentine. Citizens
here say that large amounts of oot
ton, rice, rosin, tobacco and turpentine
ire secreted along the creeks and lagoons
of the St. John's. Probably we shall
find }t before many days. Great credit
is due Capt. Balch, of the Paumte, for
ferreting out these Confederate stores;
The troops here are in excellent health
and are much pleased with this locality.
Pilatka is really a pleasant town, and our
forces give it a lively and business-like
aspect. More anon. TrfcAirCm.
? * Tin afraid you'll forget me, wife,
when I'm away," said a brave volunteer.
"^ever fear, my dear ; the longer you
are away in your country's service the
bett<a I shall like von.
AflSRguous, rather.
?jL Indian and a white man were
passing along Broadway, New York,
when the former espied a window fall of
wigs, and pointing to the owner, who
stood in the doorwaj*, said : " Um?him
great man?big brave?take many scalps.
?"Did you know I was here? " said
Vio VifillnTG tft tVlP " Oh ! VPs t T
always contrive to get wind of you," waft
the reply.
?A& Irishman caught'a hornet in his
hand, tut dropped it and exclaimed,
" lie jafrers! what kind of teeth do your
birds have in Amenky? "