Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-26
Tteu. from Camp at CoIumbus.

We CLEAN the following from the Columbus
correspondence of the New Orleans Daily Cres-
cent
CoIrABUs. Ky, October 20.-After a week OF
! cold, coulds and Scotch mists, pleasant weather
is again upon US, and to-day is a Sabbath OF un-
common loveliness The landscape around Us is
rauidlv assuming the somber garb of autumn /;
the annual carpet Of dry leaves grows luxuTiant,
and the hickory nuts and walnuts pelt the earth
with every breeze that passes, whilst the peTsm-
mon, the grape, and the papaw, in matured lus-
ciOusness, tempt the stroller through the woods
The papaw crop hereabouts is very great, and
those who esteem that forest dainty are having
high time. OF it. There are many, however, who
can never eat this fruit, and Of these | am one
But the fruit is vOracioUsly deyOUred and greatly
enjoyed by those who have the stomach for it.
The value Of papaw TO papaw eaters is well illus
trated IN a Joke I heard in camp A good moth
er in the country asked her pet boy to spit some
wood for the bake-oveu; he was stubborn, and
she cosXed. "CUme, that's a good boy, she
said now yOu split few sticks of wood, and
YOU shall have some apple-pie, and some Of the
nice bresd and butter, Just as soon as they are
baked" Ma replied young impudence,
50 your pies and your bread and butter can Jest
20 to HI; pspaws is ripe now g" The steamer
Grampus came near being caught by the Cairo
ashore, hunting papaws in the Missouri woods
above here.
That part Of the cemetery where they bury
soldiers IS Immediately back of our company
the COutneutals; so 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
cndeavorinC to serve their country are brought,
plainly boxed, in an army wagon, with no more
attendants than are necessary 10 perform the last
| Offices; their graves are left unmarked and soon
| the rams wild wear away even the poor mounds
/ of dirt which mark their last resting place.
! Other funerals are largely attended and the OBJ
| sequies performed with fitting soemnity. l
shall not soon forget the one ! saw the other day.
A soldier of an Arkansas regiment was buried;
! his Young wife and child were at the funeral F.;
/ they tried 10 prevent the widow from coming,
/ but It was useless The screaming of the poor
thing, as the chaplain prayed and they filed up
! the grave, and her sobs and means AS she left,
one big-whiskered, rough-looking soldier carry
4 ing her baby, and another supporting herself,
were truly moving, and brought thetear TO many
an eye unused 10 the melting mood.
The other day squad of country soldiers
came with a dead comrade in a wagon, and q
| band of music, and proceeded to dig a grave.
As they dug, the musicians left their instruments
at the head Of the grave One Of our men,
! looking on, and not knowing what else to say,
remarked to the chief grave-diggeT, One OF
! them horns is considerably bigger than the
other" d" Yes" drily replied the digger, " the
| big ones some FIVE or six year oide'rn t'Other."
| He resumed his digging, and our man ventured
no further remarks. SOluieTs, you see, will have
/ their Joke under all circumstances.
The articles of war forbid swearing or profane
| language in the army; nevertheless the vice is
very generally indulged in. It seems hard to be
/ collier and Y,a4 sEse4r Of aUNIliu,r
/ Twelfth Louisiana regiment the vice is pretty
/ well curbed in, there being many religious men
/ in bothranks. Passing that camp few evenings
ago, heard one Of the men thus hail two sol
] diers Of some other camp, who passed along
swearing about something, Z" Look hvur YOU
/ felleTs, You mustn't cuss that way when you
! pass this camp; we don't allow cussini' we
/ don't, and dad burn your meits if you won't
| have to dry up" / heard another pious soldier
who had been accused of something, indignant
/ lv declare, I'll be dad shamed if / did IT,
The ancient and popular dog gone" may
add, is largely in vouge among the soldiers who
| don't ike 70 q" cuss' or " swar" right out
Among the braves from the interior of Ten
nessee and Arkansas are many odd and funny
characters, with sketches of whom | might fill
a book had nothing else to do as well as hosts
of the Creenest men that ever came out of the
woods. Many Of Hardee's men, transported
TOm New Madrid 10 Columbus by steamer, had
never seen a steamboat Said one to another
coming up on the Charm, after having thor
oughly examined that pretty craft" Well, jim,
this is little different from tTottiu along on an
old hoss, amt it, - ut is that" said jim;
% the old thing gits along right smooth and
steady now, don't she?" / was much enter
tained watching a young lady on board the
Prince, though it isn't generally habit OF mine
to watch young ladies; but this fair one had
never seen a steamboat, and visited the Prince
to crafty her curiosity. She examined every
part Of the boat with the most undisguised admi-
ration. The large mirror in the ladies' cabin
seemed to please her most, for she stood in front
of it some ten minutes Gxing her pretty curls.
1t is a refreshing thing to see person, espe-
cially young lady, who never saw a steamboat
may add that it is more OF less refreshing to
see any young lady in these parts, whether she
has seen a steamboat or not.