Cleveland tri-weekly leader. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1854-1885, 1861-08-03
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OOLUABUsy July oVLn AooA'
EDITOR LEADER We are out of Virginia,
and once more within the borders of the Old
Buckeye State We left Washington, last
Friday morning at eight o'clock. Nothing
worthy Of note transpired until we reached
Baltimore There We found the streets lined
on either side by the citizens, who received
Us with cheers, waving of hankerchiefs and
hsgs--yes, and the glorious old Stars and
Stripes. At one window saw lady hold
ing a little child, whom she was teaching to
wave the flag that has hoatsd over US so long
in triumph. IF mothers everywhere had
taught their children to reverence that ban
ner, we should not have had to leave our
homes to defend and uphold it within our
own borders-aye, on our own hearth stones,
as it were. As we advanced, the throng
became more intense, cheering us onward,
nor did we receive a single insult while
in the city of Plug Uglies.
All through Maryland we met with a
hearty vel come and no inanlts- Flags were
4 seen EaEing - almost every h01se, NC PISSED,
/ and fair women welcomed US, notOnly by the
waving of handkerchief and smiles, but by
kindly greetings where we stopped. If we
/ " ere to Judge of the Union sentiment in the
1 portion through which we passed, by what we
I saw, we should say they were all for the
/ Union, but sppearsnees are sometimes very
deceiviRg.
4 When we got to HarrisburgH we had to
wait long time before we could get slrs to
4 bring US to Pittsburgh, owing 70 there being
I 80 many regiments ahead of Us. At II irris-
burgh we lay in an open field, beneath a
scorching sun, with nothing to eat except
what little we could by of two or three cake
4 peddlers that come along, which amounted
to about as much, as the story has it, as hii
satanic majesty's shaving the hog, great
cry and little wool, for there was great dea
of hard talking and very little eating don'
that day.
Weleft Hsrrisburgh about 9 p. m, slowed
away as before in lot of freight cars, buf
not quite as many in 8 car as before, ye
we managed to get a pretty good night
rest in fact, the first we had had for number
Of nights.
In the morning we bad a splendid break
fast on what some of the boys call tGov
ernment pies" and cold water for coffee
These Government pies are very hard, rount
crackers. How cid they are can't tell
they are SO old they can't tell their own age
Arrived at Altoona about noon got
pretty good meal; found ladies very kind
gave Us bread, meat. cheese and coffee, nov
quite variety after fasting so long.
Six o'clock found US in the city of Pitts
burgh. 1t commenced raining Just befor
We got there; cons, qnently we had to sticl
close to the cars, so that we did not have a
I opportunity to go after much to eat Not
withstanding the raining, quite number {
/ ladies managed to getprovisions to US, Thic
were very acceptable, and for which W. q
! felt duly thankful. Had it not rained as
did, we should have expected to rsceiv
something Erom the hands OF the ever hosp
: table citizens of Pittsburgh, but as it was "
E expected little or nothing, and therefore Wel
very agreeably disappointed. -
; But the Steubenville dieseapped the cl
: max. On our arrival there we we're arouse
: from our drowsy slumbers by the cry
d g iSteubenville,n masked batteries, u q Il
J, ladies'" &c. There we received complimen
3 Of more substantial nature than mere VI
2 wing of hankerchiefs, or smiling faces,
2 pleasant words, to welcome hungry soidie
l. to their homes. We had fresh warm bi
p cults and butter, coffee with milk and suga
L and other Ito nsl rarities.. The hospitali
= Of that night will not b1 forgotten soon
ie assure you. We gave three cheers with
ID tiger for the steubenville ladies, and tbs
the iron horse moved forward. Bornil
found Us still on the road.
v We arrived in this city between two a
three o'clock, and found dinner awaiti
US after which we marched up to the Ca
=, y tol, and here were quartered for the night.
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