The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-25
KEoKuK, Iowa, May goth, 1861.

| EDITOR HAwK-EYE:
| Rain, general gloom, fog and misanthropy
hang over us to-day. For twenty four hours it
has rained all the time, with a fair prospect of
| q continuance of the same. Too muddy to drill
out of doors, and no guns to drill the marines
in quarters. What is to be done? The man
with the fiddle is called out, (he belongs to our
| company two sets are formed on the foor-so
now for good old fashioned stag dance. La
| dies are represented by bare head soldiers,
while the gentlemen of the set wear their hats
| The bah opens finely. The Arkansas Traveller
aud cold Daniel Tucker" are evoked and lend
their aid to guide the nmbe feet (No. II,
double-soles pegged,) when, to the great dis
| gust Of the whole party, the gentleman down
awful stamping and kicking be Immediately
| stopped. He, poor soul, had no ear for mu-
sic, neither could he appreciate ease and grace
in the may dance. There are such men in the
| world, whose education has been sadly neglect
ed in those light and "airy" accomplishments.
Gentlemen with shoulder-straps on were appealed
to-, that the ball might DO stopped for the
safety of the building and name of the person
before mentioned. The appeal was SO urgent,
the request SO kind, that, contrary to the feel.
ings of the persons appealed to, the ball had 10
be stopped.
have nothing of special interest to tell you
to day. We are still Quartered through the
town-sufhcient tents not having yet arrived TO
allow us to 60 into camp Our arms are still
presumed to be on the "way." Two thousand
stand Of arms, old rusty muskets, altered from
aint-locks, came here yesterday. We do not
know as yet whether they are for US, or sent
here for some other purpose.
For the information of our friends who have
visited US here in our original quarters, would
say that our company (Zouaves) now have ex-
csllent quarters on second Hoor-a large con.
venient Hall-and plenty Of good rye straw for
beds Those of our friends who may choose to
visit US will receive hearty greeting and warm
welcome from as true set of fellows as ever
shouldered a gun in defence of their country.
Our sick list is very small, everything consid.
cred. But three are on it to-day, and all mprov-
ing. Two have been quite sick, viz: vannice
and Williams, but they will soon be well and on
duty again.
Mr.. O'Connor, of Auscatine, q private in
Company A., was sent to the Capital this morn
Ing with petition to the Legislature from the
officers of the Regiment, asking the State to
furnish them a suit Of clothes, and pay them a
months wages For, strange Is it may seem,
the clothing, more especially the pantaloons,
furnished Is about worn out; hardly man in
our company has sound pair Of pants to-day.
Without ap appropriation BY the State to fur
nsh-and that immediately suit Of clothing
for u We will present the appearance Of Capt.
Ferry's Ranger'A Rotten and moth.eate SAITH
nett, part of II about three threads TO the
armful, is not suitable for men to wear all the
time, night as we'll as day, without ! change.
Something must he done, and that soon. Our
blouses are pretty sound ~ yet but awful dirty,
| and the weather has been such that the men
could not wash and dry them.
When We get into camp, armed and brushed
| up, We will be happy 70 zee our friends.
10u.A kc, B.