Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-10-08

IS not IT the held. InelT colonel Is
admired by all, and proves to be wol-
Thy the trust reposed in him and fully
up TO the calling of the militia"
Our field officers we think are Just
abou, up to the times. Our Lieutenant
Colonel is generous. kind and ener-
getic, while the Major looms up IS big
as the biggest. Our Colonel is militia
ry 10 he backbone, though his voice is
bad Yet he overcomes all Obstacles
and makes up all arrearages by his
kindness. The Wisconsin regiments
are named as follows by some wag, l
know not who The Dragging First"
The Bloody Second, e The Fight
ing Fifth" and The Bully S:xth.'-
The Second and Fourth have not come
under our observation yet, 50 we cannot
place them in the catalogue.
o. company matters, l know ne, bu.
what we are on the . Sgucc- gee" The
Captain is all that could be expected
and IS much admired by the company.
Our First Lieutenant IS sick, and con-
sequenlly is not on duly. He IS under
The care Of DR.. ARSr, who l thlul, viii
bring him out all right in a few days.
Of the Second Lieutenant a page might
he given, bul forbear, as l DO no, be-
lleve IN seIf-Putfing. OF The Sergeon,s
| might say considerable, and zee do
consider them as he life OF the camp.
y, nigh, you enter their tent, aud you
fad them playing " Picket" The Or
derry Sergeant IS " Johnny Ball." O
\. SANFORD is =" Secesh," SAMMY
SNIru IS Loyal States" Major LrG-
ATE Is d" Government. aud BILLY No
nLE is France" Government.
and " Loyal States join IN agains,
d" Secesh," as also does " johnny Bull"
. Secesh . gets some pretty hard
lhumps, but he often masters :. Johnny
Bull as well as having, on different
occasions, completely aas2cLed the afore-
said English gent /" France lies
in with America, consequently all are
against . Secesh." No, long since, a
grand slirmish took place between the
representatives, IN which il" Johnny
Bull Col the advantage of " Secesh.
and had him concealed from view.
with his understandings somewhat
elevated, when some one came up and
enquired, . Where IS Secesh 3" "Se-
cesh = replied. " Down in the masked
Jatfery.' On that answer . Secesh
was allowed to surrender uuconditional- .
Iy. L you do not believe our Sergeants
and Corporals are some. l would advise
you 10 call en- Us when comfortably
quar,ercI for the winter. 1t is lmpos-
side to be soldier and not hare en-
joyneu, Our boys are all on the alert
for some amusement, from " BUD
down to CHARLEY LArHRoP, and if
the companies are 70 be believed, Com
Pany | VIII rank foremos. in theatrical,
and minstrel performances. F
Our fiddle IS broken aud the = bones" +
are laid aside, while the guitar has
gone TO the home Of rest yet we are
not without Instruments. The compa-
ny street Is often. Immediately after
parade, the scene Of acting amateurs
IN different sports-the boys are busliy f
engaged IN toxing, while others are
performing ground and lofty tumbIing,
with various other scenes of acrobauc
movements, while in more secluded .
spots " ireland and " Germany are
busily engaged in their respective
sports. Here, il front Of a tent des. q
mated :. TURSER's Barber Saloon is
group Of three or four. and liule 10
the right Is a tent designated as The
Rag-Picker's Asylum" and sull fur
ther on another with large descriptive
letters OF " Pawn Brokers Shop, by T.
MALoxEY," draws the attention of the
passer-by-aud still further on the eye
meets the attractive and highly lowered
sign OF " Sausage Factory, kept by J.
kLEINE." Here the frs, block ends.
Now 70 the opposite side Of High s..
The first building denotes, - Auction
Room, q. II. RIDDLE, Auc,ionaer,-
Oid Clothes aud Rebel Scalps taken a,
Par" The tent adjoining IS he cele-
bra,ed Sporting Gallery, by MARE
w. TERRIL, Esq. =" Eyes backed,
nose peeled, and teeth knocked out, on
the shortest possible notice. The row
ot business houses ends with the
:. Wholesale Sore and Eaung House,
under the supervision Of \. I. BUD-
LosG, Head Salesman, who deals cut
general supply Of beef, pork, hard and
sof. bread, beans, rice and coffee, with
an occasional rePast Of mush,' 70 hu-
nor the children he feeds. I had for