Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-17

sincerely hope, will return laden with many
a dollar to-Ielieve thgse who are in real
need.
Mr.. Ovefend, Of Wiistach Keys 4 Co., has
been spending week with as, and is becDm-
ing quite a soldier, Iand has already beSome
quite an adept in camp life.
Mr.. LokiDg hqb resigned his position az
Surgeon ofthis regiment. l believe Ae haps
l suppose NDr. n. W. Ames, who has ten-
desred himself to all those with whom he
has come in contact will be his successor. If
the will of the regiment has any thing to do
with it there would be no doubt foThe is as
assiduous in his attentions to the gick as he
is kind and Rentlemanly. disposition
is natural to him-a qualification, very es-
sential in the service, and Il need not say,
but rarely found. a NJ
A physician who is unkind or overbearing
to a sick soldier must beajbrute indeed, and
our army has not been without some of this
character. Let it be Vurged of them alto
gether. e.. E N ...
Colonel Bosley paid us visit to-day, the
first we have seen Of him for six weeks. The
Colonel looks "erandly fne." He was
dressed "tip of tfe mode" and had an escort
of fifty cavalryf He returned 70 his post at
Beverly this evening.
Captain Westcott Of Company A, is shortly
to proceed TO Cincinnati TO recruit for his
company, he having lost by appointments"
and Especial duty" some forty of bis men. -
A story is told by Captain Bracken, for
merly one of the editors of the Indianapolis
Sentinel, too good to be lost.
One Of his scouts, going out through the
woods on picket duty, accidentally espied,
away up dark rsvine, little log hut. An
ticipating hearty meal, he rode up to the
house, and an old woman, with q face more
like pigs (the Captain says nearly all the
women look that way here) came out, look
ing the picture of CONSERVATION. The SOL
dier dsmounted, and asked for something
"Wbst witteIs ?" exclaimed the horrible
looking creature. "Whar did you come from,
and what be a sojsr doin' here Z"
"Well, l came from indianapolis, and be
after somethipgto eat. Are there any Secesh
in these partsW
"Apy what2"
"Secesb."
"Why, gracious, what's them 2"
"Are you and your folks for the Union ?"
"Why, sartin. Thar's the old man, neow."
Just at this moment there came gaunt'
eyed sim-livered, carniverous, yellow
skinned, mountain Virginian-no doubt one
| of the first families.
"Look heab,n continued the old woman,
'this ere sojer wants to know if you be
Union"
The old fellow looked more astonished
than the woman at the soldier.
In the course of conversation the soldier
inquired what the old man thought of the
war.
What war;" exclaimed the old fellow,
'the Revolution ~
eyes, the Rebellion we call it,"
"Ob, why we gin the Britishers fits, didn't
we2"
1t was evident the old man knew nothing
of the rebellion going on,
When asked it he heard the fight the other
day only six miles from bis house, he opened
his eyes and said he heard it thunderin' mighty
loud, but couldn't see no clouds, and didn't
know What to make of it.
The fact is, these people live up in this
place, raise what little will keep them from
year to year, and scarcely ever visit, never
read, for they can't, or, in fact, see paper
There are many cases of this kind within 9
few miles of this place, where as much pent
up ignorance is displayed. If North Caroinf
is any worse, for Heavens name let our Mis-
sionary Societies send no more money tc
distant hedthenS, but attend to those at home
Yours, as ever, ALF BURNETT.