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John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War. 25 5 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: January 5, 1865., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War., Longbow's horse. (search)
Longbow's horse. I. My friend, Captain Longbow, is a very different personage from Captainnfidence is thus wanting in the listener when Longbow discourses, and you are puzzled how much to b am always at a loss to determine how much of Longbow's narratives to believe; but they generally mntended to introduce the following account of Longbow's adventures in the Valley, when General Johngard as purely romantic. The manner in which Longbow professed to have obtained his blood bay I bel not discuss this vexed question-you are Captain Longbow, I believe. Yes, sir. Of Colonel Jah were pen, ink, and paper, I wrote: Captain Longbow presents his compliments to General Patteoor, which has only to be secured in case Captain Longbow can pass the sentinel-when his escape wil bay horse! Such was the narrative of Captain Longbow, and I would like to know how much of it his intention, the real truth on this important point will be recorded. Until then-Vive Longbow! [5 more...]
The Daily Dispatch: January 5, 1865., [Electronic resource], Foreign Literary intelligence. (search)
. Baron Marochetti, an old friend of the Thackeray family, has undertaken the bust. No less than one hundred and eighty thousand copies of Mr. Dickens' s Christmas number were disposed of within forty-eight hours after publication, and up to the Tuesday before Christmas two hundred thousand copies in all had been handed over the counter. "The American Lee Miller" is the title of a work to be issued in London. The book, it is said, will contain the jokes of President Lincoln, "Major Longbow," and Sam Slick. The professors of the College de France proceeded, a few days ago, to an examination of the claims of the candidates for the Hebrew professorship left vacant by the dismissal of M. Renan. Two Israclitish gentlemen, Mm. Munck and Darembourg, were placed first and second on the list of aspirants for the post. Mr. Anthony Trollope's "Orley Farm" has been translated into German by A. Kretzschmar; and Buckle's "History of Civilization in England" has also been trans