The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-07-03

Amusing Corresponderce.

JOHN GHARKY Of the West Union Pio-
neer has an army Correspondent who is
nearly equal to The Disbanded Volunteer
of the N. Y. Sunday Times. In the Pho.
neer of last week VIC find letter from him
which exhibits in true light, though "a.
cetiously got up, the disappointments Of
those who enlist. Promising that the wri-
ter is one of the best quill-drivers in North
Iowa we extract:
kEYERKERK, June IA.
DEER JON:-Yew ma be surprised tu heer
from yewr old correspondent, but moar es.
peshully his addressin yew from the sect of
wor. The fac: is, got almity patryotic
da, ana bein slitely elevated I conclooded
tn go to wor, and here | am, but find mi
patryotic phelinks considerably deuted; as
much so purity nearly as the whisky tina
Civ me when I run mi Ease for it, which
operashun l hav large and practiclc ex-
perience in. But yew want tn heer all
about the wor, and what tha kill each
other fur and yew ort tn no it. The fact
is, I've diskivered that worm aint phunnv
nary a bit, and that Ira has been deserved
by them that orten tu Nv did it, that he's
ben deluded and seduced away from his
own fires side bi suthin and the Lord only
nose whot, and the conclushun he's cum tu
is that the wor is "bore," a dog-on bore.
Mi stars only think Of bein told tn du
this, and tn du that, by dod derned snob.
that yew woodent think node enuff to saw
wood, and then if yew feal like goin to prair
metin or cnnything, to hev ov these squirts
clost tn yewr heals, tn wach yew, and no
whether yew set with the brothers exclcw-
sively or no-Pll tell yew whot, no never
ioiered me but wonst and then thretened
tn pitch him in the river, and he quit and
reported o,l rite and interestin metin.-
Th'as ben thGnderin site ov sogcrs hear
til yisterda, wien regiments left for Han
nibi to sea about the affares Of them Mis-
ssoorians hoo air plain ''purfic H." AZ
Bill. ses about the Majer, so thairs only re-
giment left now. *
Over officers air drefful crank for men
that don't no no moar millytary than tina du
| wonted to be excused from drill this NOR
min, sost | Good rite tu yew, and heel up
my feat, but oil the satisfaction I Good git
wos nuthin-aad orders from Lea that tha
woodent be nobody excused. | jist natar-
ally tole 'em tn du their own drillin an Tide
do mine. I was excused on account of
havin soar feet, but with strikt orders from
LEA tn the gard not tn let any man to leave
the quarters. Yew woodent bleve that |
wos at this present time ,itin in duch
grosery, with half glas Of lorgcr aforc me
that haint been drunkt. Its nevertheless
trew, for the gard was slepy and | tole him
I'd stan for him, and so did. He dassant
sa nothin, for follin asleep on gard is accor-
din tu the "Artikle of War;" deth penal.
ty, and doun wood so his meat hous.
Over grub aint bad considerin that the
orficers don't eat with us. The tee and cof.
fy is ov a slender maik, and the soop is as
cleen as a whissel. 1t woodent grees a
babies brow. Over music is all left, and
thairs sum purity phunny marching sum-
times. Tha was some ov the boys desarted
at Mack Gregory, and the boys blamed 'em
mitely then, but the most ov 'em is sorry
tina dident sesesh tina do the wos sworn in.
The fack is, a soger is dorg-a WALLER dore
"a dorg with his tail borbed, and q short
card, borbed tailed yaller purp dorg and
that's oil he is. If he was spotted New
found land, or pretty good likely NASTY
shepard, or kind ov good dorg, HOOD
cair-but to be a-a-well the gard has
walked up and | remain ycwrn
in atlicshun, IRA SHARP.
p. S.-The wor is darnd ''bore."
.... IRA.