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(Our own reporter a dispatch compiles, As best he may, from varied sources.) Large re enforcements have arrived   Munitions, men, and horses   For Grant, and all debarked, with stores. The enemy's field works extend six miles   The gate still hid; so well contrived. OUR OWN REPORTER A DISPATCH COMPILES AS BEST HE MAY FROM VARIED SOURCES LARGE REINFORCEMENTS HAVE ARRIVED MUNITIONS MEN AND HORSES FOR GRANT AND ALL DEBARKED WITH STORES THE ENEMY'S FIELD WORKS EXTEND SIX MILES THE GATE STILL HID SO WELL CONTRIVED
the end, sir” Firmly said one in staid rebuke, A solid merchant, square and stout. “And do you think it? that way tend, sir” Asked the lean Cooperhead, with a look Of splenetic pity. “Yes, I do” His yellow death’s head the croaker shook: “The country’s ruined, that I know” A shower of broken ice and snow, In lieu of words, confuted him; They saw him hustled round the corner go, And each by-stander said--Well suited him. Next day another crowd was seen In the dark weather’s sleety spleen. Bald-headed to the storm came out A man, who, ’mid a joyous shout, Silently posted this brief sheet: GLORIOUS VICTORY OF THE FLEET! FRIDAY’S GREAT EVENT! THE ENEMY’S WATER-BATTERIES BEAT! WE SILENCED EVERY GUN! THE OLD COMMODORE’S COMPLIMENTS SENT PLUMP INTO DONELSON! “Well, well, go on!” exclaimed the crowd To him who thus much read aloud. “That’s all,” he said. “What! nothing more” “Enough for a cheer, though--hip, hurrah!” “But here’s old Baldy come again--” “More news!”--And now a different strain.  BOYS MERE BOYS ANYTHING TO MAKE A NOISE LIKE TO SEE THE LIST OF THE DEAD THESE CRAVEN SOUTHERNERS HOLD OUT AY AY THEY'LL GIVE YOU MANY A BOUT WE'LL BEAT IN THE END SIR FIRMLY SAID ONE IN STATE REBUKE A SOLID MERCHANT SQUARE AND STOUT AND DO YOU THINK IT THAT WAIT TENSE SIR ASKED THE LEAN COPPERHEAD WITH A LOOK OF SPLENETIC PITY HIS YELLOW DEATH'S HEAD THE CROAKER SHOOK A SHOWER OF BROKEN ICE AND SNOW IN LIEU OF WORDS CONFUTED HIM THEY SAW HIM HUSTLED ROUND THE CORNER GO AND EACH BYSTANDER SAID WELL SUITED HIM NEXT DAY ANOTHER CROWD WAS SEEN IN THE DARK WEATHER'S SLEETY SPLEEN BALD HEADED TO THE STORM CAME OUT A MAN WHO MID A JOYOUS SHOUT SILENTLY POSTED THIS BRIEF SHEET GLORIOUS VICTORY OF THE FLEET FRIDAY'S GREAT EVENT THE ENEMY'S WATER BATTERIES BEAT WE SILENCED EVERY GUN THE OLD COMMODORE'S COMPLIMENTS SENT PLUMP INTO DONALSON WELL WELL GO ON EXCLAIMED THE CROWD TO HIM WHO THUS MUCH READ ALOUD HE SAID WHAT NOTHING MORE THIS WILL BALDY COME AGAIN MORE NEWS AND NOW A DIFFERENT STRAIN
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