Charleston, Supper-time, February 20th. --All the babies in the entire South are in arms, and many in this city are now employed at the breastworks.
Two and one half Minutes Later. --Hundreds of the noblest women of South Carolina are behind the breastworks, and they boldly express their determination to remain there.
Later Still--Three Quarters of a Minute. --A number of young ladies were in arms during the greater part of last evening, and many more are extremely anxious to follow the self-sacrificing example of their sisters. Shame on the young men!
One Quarter of a Minute Later. --We have learned from a reliable source that the study of military tactics will be introduced into the female schools of this State immediately, as the spirited girls declare their willingness to take charge of South Carolina 'Infantry,' which is to be raised.
A report from the interior says the negroes wear drilling,[2] but it needs confirmation.
Still Later --Everybody is in a blaze of enthusiasm, and the gas company has suspended in consequence.
NOTES
[1]Clipping from Civil War Caricatures folder, AAS; no date, no attribution.
[2]A pun: drilling is a kind of cotton fabric used in work clothes.