The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-06-05

euioface hiust u"Ve Deen NO soldier
can leave the Island without a permit
from his Captain and that has to be APP
proved by bis Colonel and also by the
General This is for visiting the city for
marketing and such like and lasts only
"a hours. Five can 60 on furlough
which lasts seven days, unless extended
by the Governor, upon the proper show.
ing being made.
] have intimated this is q delightful
climate. So it is. The sea breeze, beach,
serf and sea bathing is equal to New
Port. Our boys enjoy it, romp and frol-
ic amid the white dashing foam. Any int
convenience : candor requires me to say
yes. What are they &? One is, any guam
tity Of fine sand floating all about THROUGH
The tent, over the bed, under the bed, be-
tween the sheets, Gf YOU have lbem) into
the coffee, over the meat, into the water
and into the eyes, hair and skin.
Another, is, the Island water has too
much salt in it to make it drink very
healthy or pleasant. We have therefore
to have our water brought in boats
There is always an inconvenience in the
country when the spring is loo far off
from the residence. Our spring or pond
is several miles, in fact, no one knows the
path to it. | had generally heard water
was free, but here | understand it costs
the State about one cent per gallon. It
is free to US, except the Ice and little
Iron" which occasionally is needed bv
way Of variety. Another Inconvenience,
yes, pest-is the immense quantities of
impudent flies, of every shade and varie.
~ which abound and flourish here. An
other ahd decidedly the most annoying
pest is the large supply of active and
huge .aeas, which feel;ngly and forcibly
make your acquaintance. l expected to
be annoyed with mosquitoes, lad made
up my mind to stand their bills, but save
me from the feas, they annoy you in
every way and shape, they crawl over
and bite you all day, and by way Of va
riety hop over and bite you the entire
night. They are too active to be caught.
The best way 20 catch them is to bear
patiently the biting until they are full,
and then you can dispose Of about every
other one-bus the supply is inexhaus,i-
ble-our boys think increasing. Before
this, dreaded the mosquitoes more, but
now hate the flea. The performance
Of the former is accompanied with music,
there is variety when he is not engaged
in billing you the singing is going on and
that gives you a variety. Not so with
the flea, he goes to his work in silence
and maintains it, and only lets you know
his Whereabouts by the sensations produ.
ced, and then when you undertake TO dis.
slippery politicians called "political fess"
"put your finger on him and he is not
there" Icannot say this is true with
politiclans-but know il is the fact with
the Morris Island heas. have chased
many and so far only caught one, that
one however will never bother any other
soldier. Enough on this subject {; excuse
me Miss Betsey, you know folks will talk
and write about what is uppermost in
the mind. Just now with me, am only
detailing the impressions made and left
upon me. There one Is biting me now
Shall | stop and kill it? No "never
keep a letting on" The impression is
there but the operator is gone. hereto
fore have had a great dislike to snakes
| but hereafter snakes and fleas will be a.
bout skies.
The following programme will give
you some idea Of the duties Of a soldier
Of camp life
RevelIe TO get up) at day light--Roll
call Immediately after. Drill call g a. m.
Recall from drill a. m. Breakfast 2. 10.
Surgeons call z. Is. lst call for guard
mounting 8. 40. a. m. Guard mounting
Gam. DI.l 10 o'clock. Recall from
drill IL. Dinner p. m. DriII p m.
Dress parade o r. m. Tattoo and roll
call Q. Taps 9. so. p. M, when all the
lights are put out and all 60 10 bed, and
would sleep sweetly and soundly were il
not for the confounded fess. However
every misfortane and calamity may work
to some advantage, il we search out the
beneficial pars and tnrn it to a profitable
account. So with the fieas, II there were
none TO awaken, or rather to make our
napFfew and far between, the sea.breezo
Is so fine and produces such sleepy ten
dencies, that many would be tardy at day
light roll cali, and thereby put on extra