Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-08-07
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CAar Ellis, Suffolk, Va, July soth, 1891
Editor Spirit Of the Ags-Althouga We
have been expecting daily to be ordered to
some other Joint, we are still at Suffolk
Our measles eases are recovering. A mem
Der Of Captain Hargroves' Co by thename
Of Ball, died Saturday morning of typhoid
pnenmonia. The deaths that have recently
occurred in our Regiment may DO calculated
to alarm our friends but they sho1ld bear in
mind that man is mortal, and that some of
as would probably have died this summer
had we remained at homa. Death is no re-
specter of climates or localities.
A few days since, a man pretending to be
deaf, was arrested and ipcarcerated in Suffolk
jail, on suspicion Of his beings Yankee spy.
On Thursday last be escaped prison, and was
making in the direction of Norfolk. Col.
Daniel sent out two or three companies to
scour the country in search of him. Our
sharpsighted Roughs" tracked him through
q swamp, and were gaining on him and prob
ably would have caught him, had not a citl-
zen been a little too fast for them, and arres-
ted him. He was returned to prison to await
an investigation of his case.
On Sabbath, l had the privilege OF hearing
two sermons from DR.. L. NJ. Lee, OF the Elr-
ginia Conference. In the morning he preach
ed a thanksgiving sermon, in reference to
the battle and victory Of Stone Bridge. Som
thought the effort entirely too political for
the pulpit; it sounded more like a political
speech than a sermon. Whether such a dis
course, on such an occasion, was out Of place,
OF not, I scarcely feel competent to decide ;
but one thing | can say, it was a c%austic, pow
: erful discourse. His sermon at night was an
able evangelical effort.
: l have hitherto omitted any mention of the
: ladies of Suffolk. The code of honor" de-
m ands, at least, a passing notice Of them at
S my hands. Some time since they organized
themselves into a society, for the purpose OF
! administering to the wants of the sick sol
diers. A committe of ladies visits each hos
# pital daily, and the ~visitants do not come with
empty hands. Their presence, their swee
:; smiles, their soft words, their sympathies
e their teas and soups, all contribute largely t.
n the cheer and physical welfare of the SICK
At God bless the women Long may they lv
and ruLe in the land of the free and tn
- home of the brave!
l. But | would perhaps be doing great injus-
tice to one of the most important subject
~ .Lz-Jc 4 ~ oo-oslorc
: ton of mortal man, were to close withou
a few remarks on that sweet word money!
The soldiers are beginning to grumble a littl
about pay. Mr.. Holden says the authorize
~ W are to blame for the non-payment Of the sol
m diers; Mr.. Spelman has hearn different" y
Now which is correct we know not; but OF
'ly thing we do know that whereas we nee
hit money badly, and desire it most ~earnestl
we have received a very diminutive porto
or of it up to this period of time.
vas Mr.. Editor, will you be so kind as to st
ow up the pure minds of the authorities at R
;5n e lie Ugh, by way of remembrance, on this SUI
MT ject? A camp-meeting man once came to t
-a ~---l--:~" tiraS e~aIs ~vro bviug lost roe j
the ac0nt Of strawi What evils, therefor
yb93 may yet befall the Southern army, just +
gil the want of money, no one is able to divir
We intend to do our whole duty to our cou
81 try, by fighting for it, and we want our cou
ing try to do its duty to us, by furnishing
mes with the "sinews of war"
l I We hear of no fighting in the Peninsul
the We looked for your paper Monday evenir
but it did not arrive. What is the matte
lies ] see in the last Standard that Mr.. Hold
compliments the western counties of n.
for the zeal with which they have rallied
fth, the standard of the South. This complim
ner- is certainly merited. He says that Buncou
III has furnished four companies of Voluntee
Tell him to multiply the number by two, a
us he will have the truth in the case.
ROUGH AND READY
M