St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-11-28
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ED. DEM.-T Thinking that the readers of
your valuable paper would like t. know:
what is going on in this part Of the xorlds ?
will give few incidents that came un+
der my observation. ! lcft! st.. Cloud DC.
fober 27th, and arrived in St. Paul at o
o'clock in the evening; took the steam
boat the: next moraing, and arrived at
Dunlsith "Wednesday night: I was forci.
bly, reminded, all the way down, that QUIZ:
country was not at peace; but that tho
demon War was abroad in our land At:
every large town along the route, there II
could be seen 4 recruiting officer talking
10 = group Of gaping eountrymen, or shel-
ding on to the button hole Of some one he
thought would enlist; while soldiers ii :
squads and siDgly, would lake passage on
tho bc.t-,ome dor tie is..t 4 of f. xmat, m other.
to visit their friends and bid them, good
bye, ere they leave for the battle field. g.:
1.-The horrors Of war! Amid all the
pomp aud pride incident to soldiers life
I could not repress rising tear to see tho
grey haired fathes, the mother, With tot..
tering steps, and the gentle wife taking the
last. farewell embrace of their departing
20. md husband: There i, more pat1,ot-
ism ia the lard than | had supposed. I
have eonyes.ed, with many soldiers, aud
the universal feeling is, we must preserve
our country let the; cost be what it may
If it need be, We freely give our lives.
= At Dunleith I took the cars for Spring.
field. We passed through > somewhat
broke, county for some thirty miles, then
emerged into the broad prairies, extend.
ing - far As the eye could reach, inter-
:spe,ed with large fields Of corn, neat hou-
'..aes. green fields Of wheat, beautiful or
,chards, still green large herds Of cattle
roaming over the prairie or grazing iu pas
>.ore, q blue gtass.. The cv1nl crop, this
7esr, j. excellent seldom better; but the
wheat crop is quite light / arrived at ny
,destiaation, = small town, near spring6
and Va, warmly welcomed by numerous
old friends; and the general remark w,
":Why, how much healthier you look than
when you went away you look ten year.
younger!" I did4no fail to put iusI good
word for Minnesota told then, that be.
fore I vent - Minnesota had:to take .
portion Of ealomel Or 4 dose Of qpipine ev7
cry little while to keep of the lager, agger =: but
'.ines:I had been there, some eighteen.
months, I had not taken nor reeaed any
medicine ~hatever. '' *. ~ . =
f. Tbs next day I&visited Camp Butler +
ne.: Springfield: There are some four Of
6re regiments Of cavalry, three or four Of
infantry, and some artillery in The camp.
They ;h.v, SOME three thousand horses oil
equipped, with Ii. exception Of arms. 1t
vas grand sight tosee two or three thou
sand cavalry going throuSh the various ev@'
olutions of their afternoon: drill: Occasion
ally when' they would charge upon some
imaginary TO, 'ith., ground. would fairly
tre,abis beneath our feet. 1t seems that
here is where they manufacture soldierss;,
for hundreds of raw, recruits are arriving
daily, drilled and sent. 81 to the. war
You may hear from me again. s5@' :" 9''''1
A FARMER: ::
~-We hopeotoi';7s &o>E:u>% ,!4oe4. Tayts
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