, 1860-09-10
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what 1Ans aln TAaeka ef shs
Jaxs swi.l.ln saw .ls zss.rsF 1t P1t.s-
barGh> SKI writss hens u hsr paptr at St.
cloud. Nina, Khat sbe thinks Of tAsm:
Rat tke zonnvss. Tbs press has Informed
you shat thsy Aavs asaaaiahad evasy. ohs With
thsir military aA1sugers; .ad they ssrl4inlya1
the salJ st OF tnsn have svsr sasn, Who in.
press me- with ths ideA Of being abs u aght, "
being trsinsd for thst.purpozs. So1AisEf on ph.
s'eot up" Tor exhibition, only this and nothing
mora. Their high, choking stocks and collars,
thsir tight coats huttonsd 70 the chin, ahd stu{.
fed with cotton, their ten pound leAihsr sAps,
great azriag plunss, and stiff, ponpoda strat,
ars al 90 sontrary to ones id.as Of any kind u
work, that they ba!s always appsared to 1ns
mors Ike monkeys in = maEaserie than msn
prepared for labor Of life and death. But tho
Zouavas, q they marched into The parade
ground, filed me with a kind OF shuddkr 1nd
The thought Instantly occurred, "Nht # these
maa came as enemies" Their march il q long
free, regular step, which lesves the ground be-
kind ofpanther power o. muscle. They look as
If they we're going TO sone plsce-walkipg for
some purpose and not to be looked q. Instead
oithr stiff military boot, tbsy hare soft CATERS,
with undressed leather buttoned tightly up
around ths ankle, outside their red pants. I
thought the gaiter altogether like our 1lan ssota
naccasin boots. Is they appeared 10 give fpu
play to the muscles Of the teet, allowing them
10 sprssd to their natural shape; and So giving
that free, swinging tread which carries such n
idea Of power to get about. They nsar light,
blue-gray flannel shirts, closed il trou'; and
front at both top and bottom, with no attempt
at fastening over the chest. Their necks are
bare and brorzed to the collar bone mid they
e.idently breathe without leave Of coat, vesl,
or collar. They wear small, jaunty, .tca1let
caps, which are as little in the way as anything
shade the eyes; aod altogether they have as
much the appearance Of beng dressed tor bard
work Is have troop Of Upper Mississippi 1um.
bermen, on their way to spend the winter in
the Nor .hern pine. woods. God help lhd city on
which regiment Of them should ba let loose1
Some Of the Pittsburgh papers spoke of them
IS ANAL and a rather hard looking customers"
and from their forte being rersohal acttri.y, I
expected to see them Of that class Of men who
approach the monkey, but was disappointed.
They are small men, or their dress gives them
that appearance, pnt their features are general
ly good, and As SOME Of them removed their
Little brl and caps, noticed intellectual, gen
tlemauiy heads, Aud pleasant, smiling faces.
The dslll was On the fair ground, aud it was esti-
mated that ten thsusand parsons ritnesstd it.
l am much Interested in it, not 30 much fur its
military value, as because it appears to me this
Louave fnrore must exercise wholesome 11hu-
ence on the dress and physical training Of
Young America s7d perhaps aid in preventing
i!s bseomipg 0ld America attwenty. TIE kcs.
suth fever relieved thousands OF aching :Ameri.
can bralns from the ancient necessity Of wear
ing session Of stove pipe; and lhope The Zou.
ave turose will emancipste thousands OF feet
from stub toed aud nurrow sol.d boots-;e.
down thousands Of half strangled unfortunates
who are hanged By the ears on unyield,ng shirt
collars until III = are half dead md hrRnv intn
use tnanv set Of awindling muscles. a mi1-
.ure Of Zouase drill would greatly aid the man.
hood and comior: Of American meo, and Tor
this say God apsed Zousve exhibitions.