The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-06-27
A Bit CT Fun from Washington.
"soger" correspondent of the n. Y. Mercur,
writes as follows:

A "soger'' correspondent of the n. y. Mercury
writes as follows:
am living very luxuriously at present on the
top Of very respectable fence, and fare sumptu-
ously three granite biscuit day, and a glass
OF water weakened by brandy; a high private in
the twenty second regiment has promised to let
me have ore of his spare pocket handkcrchiefs
for sheet the first rainy night, and | never 20 to
bed on my comfortable window-brush without
thinking how many poor creatures there in the
world who have to sleep on their hair mltrasses
and feather beds all their lives Before the great
rush Of Fire ZOuaves, and the rest of the menage-
rie commenced, l boarded exclusively on a front
stoop on Pennsylvania, and used to slumber regard
less of expense. in a well conlusted ash box; but
the military monopolize all all such accommoda-
tions now, and gave way for the sake of my
country.
tell you my boy, we are having high times
hereiust now, and # they get any higher shan
be able to afford to stay. The city in "danger'
every other hour, and as a veteran in the Fire
Zouavcs ramaro ed, there seems to be enough dan
ger lying around loose on Arlington Heights to
make very good blood and thunder fiction in
merons pages If the yigilant and well educated
sentinelS happen to see niger the upper side
of the Potomac, they sing out 'Here they GOMEZ"
and the whole blessed army is swapping caps in
less than minute. Then all the cheap reporters
telegraph to the papers in New York and Phila-
dephia, that "Jetf Davi is within two minutes
walk of the capitol, with few millions of men,
and all the States send six more regime. IS apiece
| to crowd US little more. | sllan't stand much
more crowdin-, for my fence is full now, and there
were six applications Yesterday to rent an improved
knot-hole. Ny landlord says if more than three
men set up house keeping on one pest, he'll be
obliged to raise the rent
| The great confderce in General Scott is felt by
all, and it would do you good to see the gay Old
| fellow take the oath. He takes it after every
meal, and the first thing when he gets up in the
morning.
Those Fire Zouaves are fellows of awful suction
| tell you. Just for greens | asked one of them
yesterday. what ne here tor, "H.." says
he, shutting one eye, We clme here for to strike
for your altars and your fi:es-especaly your
fires" General Scott says that if he wanted 20
make these chaps break throu -h the army of the
Zoe, he'd have fire bell runy for some strict on
the other side of the rebels. He SAYS th,t half a
million of the traitors could keep the Fire
Zouaves out Of TINT district five minutes. ! be-
lieve him. my boy
learn from COOL authority that President Lin
coin has prepared gr eat plan fos the prosecution
of the camp,iSn. lie will keep the troops where
the, are until the Southern troops are all gro vn
be very old men, AMI zen he will attack them with
out more delay. | an informe that the ships ia II
sailed from New York AMI Boston, recently. are
under sealed orie,s to proceed Immediately 10 the
South by way of the coast of Africa. We shal
hear from them some time next century.
Yours tiplomltcally.