Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-05-24
A GOOD STORY.

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the want of discipline. A Company was
keeping guard at the Arsenal. The Col.
onel of the regiment passing by saw the
sentinel inattentive to his duty. lie took
away his gun, then entered the Arsenal.
A subordinate officer was connecting a
cocktail.
"Where is the Captain ?" the Colonel
asked
/" Up stairs"
Please say to him that l want to see
him"
Well, after | take a drink" said the
subaltern. After swallowing his toddy,
he went up stairs to the Captain.
"The Colonel is down stairs and wants
to see you, Captain"
swell, if he wants 10 see me more
than | do him, just tell Linn to walk up,"
said the Captain, who was lying en- a
| bed.
The Colonel went up stairs and found
the Captain taking things easy. Sir,
you ought to be drilling your company.
Your sentinel don't know how to do his
duty, and took his gun away from him"
We'll, dare say be viii be much
obliged to you, reckon he was tired
of carrying it,"
now THEY FIRED GUN.
Another good story is told which has
not found its way into the Charleston pa.
pers.
The light boat which was captured had
been anchored at tine mouth of the creek
which leads to Stone River. Two guns
have been placed on board. The one
aiming down the creek is kept loaded with
shot, while the one pointing towards the
city is used TO fire a morning and even
ing gun. Not long since. when the sun
rise gun was fired, q twelve pound ball
ripped through negro's shanty and
lodged in hotel, greatly to the conster.
nation of an old negro and several boar
dcrs. The crew Of the boat had not dis
covered that 1t had turned with the tide
during the night
/ STATEMENT or A GENTLEMAN FROM
GEORGIA.
We also had the pleasure Of an inter
view with an intelligent aud highly re-
spectacle gentleman who recently left
Savannah, Ga, and who has been a res
iient of that city for several years. He
reports that there is very determined
excited feeling there in regard to the war.
I Until recently, very many Of the people
have been inclined to look upon the mat
/ ter as one that would be ended without
any very serious fighting, but since they
have seen the vigorous policy which the
/ government has adopted, and the great
uranimity with which that policy is re-
sponded to by the people of the loyal
states, they have changed their views,
and begin to realize The magnitude Of
the struggle which is before them. They
were preparing for the fight with great
yigor. The gentleman passed large bod
les Of troops all tending toward Virginia,
and very many of them were the best
blood in the South picked men, who will
do gallant service in the field. Al Chat
tanooga, Tenn. he passed the Louisiana
regiments, only portion of whom we're
armed. They were fine men. many Of
/ them men of wealth..
Provisions were getting very scarce at
Savannah Bacon, which usually sells
at eleven cents a pound, had risen a few
days before he left to eighteen cents
The reliance of the people for provisions
seemed mainly in their coming crops
Business Of all kinds was entirely pros
trate. Our informant met large quand-
ties Of provisions going south from Lou
isville, Ky,
The negroes were quiet, A gentle
man from Augusta, Ga, said day or
two before our informant left, il there
were further calls for military companies
from their vicinity, be would remove lis
family from there for safety. This may
explain the real feeling of the people in
regard to this matter.
Our informant believes that beneath
all the manifested enthusiasm in behalf
of the rebel cause, there is a deep under
current of attachment still to the old IN
ion, and he believes that were a Federal
force strong enough to protect them
thrown into Savannah, this Union feel
ing would be at once displayed and make
itself felt. As it now is, it is not, of
cours e, prudent or safe to show any sym
patty in that direction.
G. The Charleston Courier evidently
expects to see hard times and like the