New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-10-24

visible as long as the tree lived.
That part of the cemetery where they bury sol
dlerS IS Immediately back of our company, the
Contnentals; we see all the funerals, and there
are enough OF them, ] am sorry to say. Some OF
the poor fellows who lose their lives in endeayor-
ing to serve their country are brought, plainly
boxed, IN an army wagon, with no more attend
ants than are necessary to perform the last offices;
their graves are left unmarked, and soon the rains
VIII wear away even the poor mounds Oh DIRT
which mark their last resting place. Other funerals
are largely attended, and the obsequies performed
with lifting soemnity. | shall not soon forget the
one | saw the other day. young soldier Of an
Arkansas regiment was buried; his young wife
and child were at the funeral :; they tried to pre-
vent the widow from coming, but it was useless.
The screaming Of the poor thing, as the Chaplain
prayed and as they filled up the grave, and her
| sobs, and means as she left, one big.whiskered,
rOugh-looking soldier carrying her baby, and
another supporting herself, were truly moving,
! and brought the tear TO many an eye unused TO
| the melting mood.
| The other day squad Of country soldiers came
| with a dead comrade in wagon, and band OF
| music, and proceeded to dig grave. As they
dug, the musicians left their instruments at the
| head Of the grave. One of our men, looking on,
| the chief grave-digger, lone of them horns is
considerably bigger than the other.' s. Yes"
driy replied the digger, the big one's some five
| or six year oldern tother." He resumed his dig
| ging, and our man yentured no further remarks.
Soldiers, you see, will have their joke under all
circumstances.
| One Joke Of theirs has become by-word all
| through the camps around Columbus. When i
first arrived here, or shortly afterward, was much
| puzzled to know the meaning or wit of the cry,
| '' Here's your MULE with which caYalrymen and
artilleliss, and finally the infantry, saluted each
other upon meeting, Or shouted out in deVliment
| wherever they went. It started in this way, as
| am told. When the Tennessee troops were at
New Madrid, one Sunday, while the Chaplain was
preaching, rough and unny-looking old country
| fellow rode into camp on rickety old mule, which
| n
| the soldiers sent him to some other part OF the
camp, where they, said mule was wanted, where
upon the old fellow galloped over, shouting
| " Here's your nuleH AT the second place the
soldiers taking the joke, sent him in another direc
| ton, and he was kept galoping around and
shouting {" Here's your mule!'' until he got dis
| gusted and galloped back into the woods having
| seriously disturbed the religious services, and
| thrown the soldiers into fits of laughter. The story
spread, and the old countryman's shout became
| famous, as have related a few days ago conn-
try soldier shouted to stranger on the roadside,
" Here's your mule" The stranger didn't see the
| point, and replied, " Mule! you look dernd sighl
more like iackass than a mule -
The articles of forbid swearing or profane
| language in the army; nevertheless, the vice is
very generally INDUCED in. 1t seems hard to be a
| soldier and not swear at anything. But in the
Twelfth Louisiana Regiment the vice is pretty well
| curbed in, there being many religious men in both
| rank and file. Passing that camp a few evenings
ago, / heard one of the men thus hail two soldiers
| of some other camp who passed along swearing
about something, g Look hyur, you fellers, you
mustn't cuss that way when you pass this camp
your melts if you won't have TO dry up!' heard
another pious soldier, who had been accused of
| something, indignantly declare, "Ill be dad
shamed if did ~ The ancient and popular
" dog gone,h may add, is largely in vogue among
the soldiers who don't like to " cuss " or - swar y
right out.
| Among the braves from the interior of Tennes-
see and Arkansas are many odd and funny charac.
| tprC with sE nf lrhn I Tpiu
had nothing else to do as well as hosts of the
| greenest men that ever came out of the woods
| Many Of Hardee's men, transported from New
| Madrid to Columbus by steamer, had never seen a
steamboat Said one to another, coming up on
the Charm, after having thoroughly examined that
pretty craft" Well, jim, this is a little different
from trottin' along on an old hoss, ant it' 1t is
that" said Jim the old thing gifts along right
smooth and steady now don't she ~ l was much
entertained watching young lady on board the
Prince though it s'nt generally bit of mine to
watch young ladies; but this fair one had never
seen steamboat, and visited the Prince to crafty
her curiosity She examined every part of the boat
with the most undisguised admiration The large
mirror in the ladies' cabin seemed to please her
most, for she stood in front Of it some ten minutes
| fixing her pretty curs. 1t IS refreshing thing to
see person, especially Young lady, who never
saw steamboat. l may add thatiE is more or less
refreshing to see any young lady in these parts,
whether she has seen a steamboat or not.
In the way of news there is nothing of particular
interest. The Cairo gunboats have not shown
themselves lately, having doubtless found it was nj
'' good for their wholesome" " to banter our bat
teries too much. A detachment of the, Bolivar
| Mounted Troop, encamped on the Missouri side
secuted far enough up the river a few days since
to meet the eneny's scouts. A brief action took
place, in which our side had three horses wounded
and one man shot in the arm, having since been
| amputated, and one man killed and several
| wounded on the enemys side.
The refusal Of the officers at Cairo to exchange
prisoners with us--the Grampus having gone up a
fSr H. 1lF # to ,tf.r
change-has excited no surprise. 1t has only
deepened and intensified the disgust which our
army previously felt for the Hessan horde. 1t is
reported here, how truly can't say, that our side
offered ten prisoners in exchange for one - H
| Franko, of New Orleans, now prisoner in Louis
vile. 1t will be some time before our side cende
| scends to make such another offer. Since the re-
fusal to exchange the Hessan prisoners held here
have been put to work. IsaW gang of them, un
der guard, digging road on the hillside the othnl
| day.
Col. McCown, acting general of this (the second
brigade, learn, is to be promoted Brigadier Gen
eral, and Col. S. +. Marks, of this regiment (Lous
lana Eleventh) is to step up next to him in rank
Sergeant Bone, of the Contnentals, colorbearer tt
the regiment, has left us to take commission a
New Orleans. Harry is a trump; we all hated tt
see him go. Private Joe lhrie, of the Continen
tails now carries the colors.
They are weighing baggage in Cheatham's Bri
gade near us, and otherwise preparing to march
| Though the indications are that we Louisianian
will have to winter here, the report keeps bobbn
around that We will soon receive marching orders
Hope SO.
The news Of Com. Hons' victory at the Passes
| and the behavior Of the Gyastcutus, aroused th
liyeest rejoicings here. Further doings dowl
| there are aDNOusy waited for.
Counterfeit Confederate notes, fiyes and tens
/; are in circulation here. They are easily detected
by those familiar with the genuine notes, and are
believed to come from your good city. 1. G.
| TIE MOBILE FREE NJ M.\RKET.-We visited the free
market yesterday, and experienced mingled feel
, ings of pleasure and pain at what we saw there
of pain at the sight of SO many applicants for as
sistance-for the room was absolutely crowded
with women who certainly have not begun to suf
, | fer since the Relief Association commenced it,
labors, but have been enduring jim senced and un
, known how much privation and hunger we know
not, for weeks and perhaps for months of pleas
| IRE that there was the means and the will among
, us to relieve so great an amount Of want. The
r supply Of bread meats, vegetables and grocerie
! was abundant and much care was evidently eXer
t cised in distributing them according to the want
} of each of the applicants. The special request
of these were also attended to with much kindness
though there was little occasion to profter them
; as they were generally anticipated with, ''yo'
have sick child, you want some rice do you not
and some tea - and this after the basket had beel
, filled with ordinary provisions.
) 1t is plain that as the committee continue thei
| abors cases of destitutiOn constantly comu
f to view, and we may expect the number to in
crease for some time to come, not from new, bu