Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-07-05
Froiu our Regular Correspondent
LETTER FROM PERRYVILLE.
LETTER No. 10.

EhAkA llAiAt9 NAbs
WEDNESDAY EVENING, July Sd, 81.
Mr.. Editor If any one who does not en-
Joy the good fortune to be in the SERVICE
should be impressed with the belief that the
soldier is always MS stiff and starchy as in
ranks; head up; body erect; feet forming
nearly IL right angle; eyes directed to the
front about fifteen PAGES, with n look an in
deX that within that line OF vision, some oh
ject narrowing to the feelings presented it.
self, and with a cOuntenance expressive of
IL collapsed condition of pocket, which from
its depths sends up the mournlul report
mary nickleh-he is grieyously mistaken ;
his is not by any means Il tread-mill life, nor
his face that of leart-broken, oe-begonc
sinner, with the imprint of never ending
sorrow, without an evanescent smile to
smooth down the lines that despair had made
prominent. If the viglant sentinel should
allow IN outsider to come within the circuit
of his rounds, some night before the hour for
"taps," when the rain falls remOrselessly,
the stars shut in by the murkness of the
weather, until the sable goddess receives nm
extra tinge, and everything out doors is drea-
ny and repelling, and the quarters within are
attractive as evidenced by the fellows CON
gregating therein, the civilian would directly
be undeceived. He would soon determine
that those Jolly fellows suffered themselves
to think little of the chances of war, and the
dangers of battle that il they were troubled
about what the fates had in store for Them
they did not show it in their manners, for
jolty reigns supreme; songs are sung and
dances engaged in, and everything is gay
enough all running over with an eXuberance
OF spirits, which is proof against the COM
mingling of any disagreeable element, and
clearly says to trouble, "ayaunt, we have no
desire for an intimate acquaintance-we want
none of your ugly shells thrown into our
ranks"
This morning, delightfully."- pleasant, whilst
seated short distance from our quarters, at
the edge of the river, on n rock, with our
back against tree, in spot so beautifully
| shaded by the large trees Oyerhanging our
romantic seat that the SUMS rays couldn't
find their way through, with our feet resting
upon another rock, with stones and drift
wood piled irregularly about, we abandoned
oursclf to the enjoyment of the scene, and tC
the indulgence of pleasant reveries and ,
general cogitation. Whilst thus comfortabl,
liked, we arouse our partially dormant fac
ulties and senses, inert from the soothinl
calm, falling like peoples uponthem, and lool
around. Asquad ofmen are walking alonl
the bank above, each with bundle unde
his arm; they move on n few yards, and oh
serving boat in the stream they descen,
himself for Il swim, plunges i'm the water
elevates himself into the boat, and brings he
TO the shore, when all get in and row off to
! raft, where the bundles are unrolled to un
dergo the necessary process of washing
| Further down the shore we see on the ruins
| of an old wharf, iutting into the river Il man
solitary and alone, bending over, much ab
sorbed in the same operation. Up the banl
IL few rods, with hoe in hand, several fellow
| sva1 l., lt.rr, So
which to entice unwary and credulOus fisl
to take hold of the inviting hook. Wills
through the branches of cherry tree to on
right, we can see Il man quietly employed /
reducing the stock of cherries Such ar
, II few OF the many ways the men have of Kill
, ing time.
Seccssionists, or Southern sympathisers, S
called, are not half so unamable as we sur
posed them to be, for we have visited som
houses in the vicinity of this place, the pr,
? prietors of which, Madam Rumor-who
some times very oiiicious-decared were ,
this style of thinking but we found them
be exceedingly clever secessionists, (if thel
is such . thing of whose pleasant hospiia
itywe were cordially invited to partalSe, will
out ever learning their peculiar views on III
absorbing question of the day. Ifthey WEI
secessionists they were very discreet one
and didn't fail to entertain us handsomely
The men will soon weary of this plac
now, we imagine, since nearly all the cherl
trees in the neighbOrhood have been divestl
of their fruit. What have they to fall upo
next Nothing, unless they can inject vii
a some highly indiscreet secessionist, who
j. they could worry II little that amusemcl
d, would doubtless be II considerable relief
~ them. Most anything will break the mon
= tony of a soldiers life in camp or quarter!
: they are always alive to incidents, howev
y slight. Our popular Chaplain for the fir
a time, visited us to-day, leaving some tract
and little books. What impressions obtaint
in his mindas to the morality of the compar
= we are unable to say.
d There is dearth of news. The event
: the season will he Il picnic at Port Deposi
tomorrow, which promises to be somethil
good. As we, together with others, la,
had an invitation to be present on that il
r teresting occasion, we hardly think II YOU
| he courteous to decline, since our impuls
prompt us so strongly in that direction. III
probability is we shall he there to give vel
, TO our patriotism, Yours,
, BILLY