In which our Correspondent is betrayed into Argument. But recovers in time to give us the usual Christmas Song and Story of the Renowned Brigade. 181 LETTER C. Giving divers Instances of strangely-mistaken Identity. And revealing a wise Method of saving the Country from Bankruptcy. 194 LETTER CI. Explaining the well-meant Duplicity of the Journals of the Opposition. Affording another Glimpse of the Irrepressible Conservative Sentiment. And showing how Thanksgiving-Day was kept by the Mackerels. 201 LETTER CII. Showing the ingenious Financial Energy of a greatly reduced Politician. And Describing a Combat illustrative of the Philosophical Contentment of the well-known Southern Confederacy under all Reverses. 213 LETTER CIII. Being another and final Christmas Report. Including a Small Story from our Uncle Abe. A Circular from the Secretary of State. A Supernatural Carol from Sergeant O'Pake. And a tremendous Ghost-Story from an unappreciated Genius. 222 LETTER CIV. Explaining, in a lucid and perfectly satisfactory Manner, the powerful Inactivity of that portion of the venerated Mackerel Brigade residing before the ancient City of Paris, and presenting certain genial Details of a recent Festive Conglomeration. 243 LETTER CV. Being our Correspondent's last Effort prior to the Commencement of a new Mackerel Campaign. Introducing a metrical Picture of the most remarkable Single Combat on Record. And showing how the Romance of Woman's sensitive Soul can be crushed by the thing called Man. 254 LETTER CVI. Wherein will be found certain profound Remarks upon the Variations of Gold, etc., and a wholesome little Tale illustrative of that famous Popular Abstraction, the Southern Treasury Note. 261 LETTER CVII. Recording the latest Delphic Utterances of One whom we all honor without knowing why. And recounting the truly marvellous Affair of the Fort built according to Tacitus. 267 LETTER CVIII. Narrating the utterly unparalleled Conquest of Paris by the venerable Mackerel Brigade, after Three Days' inconceivable Strategy. In Fact, a Battle-Report after the Manner of all our excited Morning Journals. Upon perusing which, each Reader is expected to wrap himself up in the American Flag and shake his fist at Combined Europe. 277 LETTER CIX. Which endeth the Third Volume of this inexpressibly veracious History of the War. And showeth how a Great Republic finally overcame its surpassingly Mendacious Foes, and how it evinced its unspeakable Gratitude to Providence for such a Victory. 289 THE ORPHEUS C. KERR PAPERS. THIRD SERIES. LETTER LXXX.