Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-06-21
A Bit of Fun from Washington.

A "sojer" correspondent of the n. Y.
Mercury writes as follows:-
l am living lnxuriously, at preseut, on the
top Of very respectable fence, and fare
sumptuously on three granite biscuit a day,
and glass of water, weakened with brandy.
A high private in the Twenty Regi-
ment has promised to let me have of his
spare pocket-handkerchiefs for a sheet the
FIRST rainy night, and never 20 TO bed on
my comfortable window-brush without
thinking how many poor creatures there
are in this world who have to sleep on hair
mattresses and feather-beds all their lives.
Before the great rush of Fire Zouaves and
the rest of the menagerie commenced, i
boarded exclusively on front stoop in
Pennsylvania avenue, and used to slunber.
regardless of expense, in well-eonducted
ash box; but the military monopolize all
such accommodations now, and | give way
for the sake of my country.
tell you, my boy, we're having high old
times here inst now, and it they get any
higher, shan't be able to afford to stay.
The city is in danger every other hour,
and as a veteran in The Fire Zouayes re-
marked, there seems to be enough danger
lying around loose On Arlington Heights to
make very good blood and thunder fiction
in numerous pages. If the vigiant and
well educated sentinels happen 10 see a
nigger on the upper side Of the Potomac,
they sing out Here they ccne!" and the
whole blessed army is swapping caps in less
than minute. Then all the cheap report
ers telegraph to their papers in New York
and Philadelphia. that jeff Davis is within
two minutes walk of the Capital, with a
few millions of men," and all the FREE
States send six more regiments piece TO
crowd US little more. | shan't stand
much more crowding, for my fence is full
now, and there were six applications yes
terday to rent an improved knot-hole. My
landlord says that if more than three chaps
set up housekeeping on oae pist. he'll be
Obliged to raise the rent.
The greatest confidence in Gen. Scott is
felt by all, and it would do you good 10 see
the good old hero take the oath. lie lakes
it every meal, aud the first thing when he
gets up in the morning.
Those Fire Zuuaves are fellows of aw-
ful suction, tell you. Just for greens,
asked one of them. yesterday what he came
here for? IIaL." says he, shutting one
eye, we came here 10 stIike for your al
tars and your iires-especially yoar FIRES"
Gen Scott says that, if he wanted to make
these chaps break through the army of the
foe, he'd have a fire bell rung for some dis
trict on the other side OF the rebels. He
saws that million of men couldn't keep
the Fire zouaves out Of the district five
minutes. | believe him, my boy
| learn from good authority, that Rresi-
dent Abe has perfected great plan for thu
prosecution of the campaign. He viii keep
The troops whore they are until the Soath-
ern troops are all grown to be very old men,
and then he will atta,-k them without more
delay. am informed that the slips which
sailed from New York and Boston. recent
ly, are unler sealed orders to proceed inn
mediaiely to the South by wav of the coast
OF Africa. We shall hear from them some
time next century. Yours diplomaiically.