The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-12

burnt Offering of old clothes made, the SUBJECT
thoroughly sprinkled with vinegar io'ion OF
turpentine applied to his feet and ears hymn
was then sung. while the Padre and his retain
ers PLAYED a game of g seven up over his
loins. the whole concluding with the solemn
and touching ceremony of forced blubber
The next day their patien. was the best soldier In
the ranks. So much for the wake which he
said was a sovereign remedy for nine cases In
ten of sick soldiers.
| Just then the General iield officer came
round and enQuired for your long winded cor,
respondent He was there, and responded to
the .all, which turned out to be an order from
! Gen. Hancock to take thirty men and scout tor
the mounted rebels mentioned above. Capt.
Chandler being in command of our relief, sug-
gested the propriety of his going along, and he
did So Picking our men, we started ABOUT 5
o'clock, with positive orders to be inside the
picket line before dark that would leave US
about three hours to 80 at least four miles and
return, skrmishing as we wont. However, we
went to the house, got our bearings, and by 4 ~
o'clock were ready to march. Just then
Lieutenant of the 9th Penn. came up, and learn
ing our mission, informed us that he had just
come in from there, having been out with sev
enty men under tho command Of the Captain
who was with me on the house. That infor-
nation threw wet blanket upon all our chances
to distinguish ourselvs We accordingly re.
turned to the reserve, and the Captain called for
twenty wagons 70 bring in the dead and wound
ed Here we were to stay till midnight. The
hours went slowly by. Sleep we could not
around the fires of four hundred noisy soldiers,
singing, laughing and indulging in the most
refined conversation. At last one of the 4th or
9th boys. of a speculative turn, brought in a
barrel of apples, and opened u retail apple
| stand, " at four cents apiece" Fora while the
sale went bravely on; but soon The I'd boys got
wind Of the apple show, = and they began to
9 tall in" This produced quite u sensation,
and every now and then could hear something
said in a low under-tone about " lifting and
s. reaching, some Of their camp vernacular
that | didn't exactly understand. However,
the apple man seemed to understand it, and
getting scared he sung out Justify Tor
John, John, get your musket and stand guard,
the "a boys are coming All this produced n
great deal Of pleasantly, but when one of them
remarked, " d--n your apples when we reach
we take something worth while-turkeys, chick.
ems, geese, pigs (alias possums), hous!s any
thing contraband,' there was a perfect uproar
of laughter. Bully for the Second
Ihis fun over, l found comparatively quiet
spot near fire, spread down my blankets, made
a pillow out of my canteen and two cars of
corn, and was soon in gentle snooze. Atmd-
night We were aroused, marched up to the right
reserve, where We lay till daylight, doing our best
to pass away the long, weary hours. We eat,
smoked, told tories, and finally went to chop.
ping wood to keep warm, for the night was
cold and damp. AT last we were relieved by
the 33d N. Y. boys. when We quietly returned
to camp, hungry, tired, and somewhat cross.
Such is life. Yours, &C.,
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