Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-12-07


|. Man that is born Of woman, and en-,
listeth as soldier il the Kansas First, is
of few days and short Of "ratons.'
2. lie cometh forth at "reveille," is
present also at retreat" YES even at
tattoo ami re:ireth, oppGrcnHy, at
taps !"
3 He draweh his ration from he Com
m'ssary, and devoureth the same. lie
str!ke.h his teeth against much hard
bread and is satisfied He flleth his
canteen with aQta pure, ans1-s ?neth tho
mouth hereof upon the, ms Of whis
Ky barrel, ami ahcr a lIu!a while goeth
away rejoicing in his strategy
4. Much soldering hath made him
sharp; yea even the seat Of his breeches
are in danger Of being cut through
). lie covenanteh with he creiu'1us
farmer for many chickens, aud much honey
aud milk. to be paid promptly at the end
Of each ten days; and 10 his re4iment
move,a on the ninth du5 to another post
6. His tent is filed with potatoes. cab,
bage, turuips, krout, and other delicate
morsels of dulcet delicious taste, which
abound not in the Commissary Depart.
ment.
I. Aud many other things not 10 the
return and which never viii return
yet, of a truth, it must be said OF soldier
Of the Kansas First, that OF a surety he
taketh uo}hing which he cannot reach!
s. lie iireth his MIME rifle at midnight,
aud the "ho!e camp is aroused and formed
in iine, when 10! Ills mess come bearing
in nice poyker which he soIemnly de,
claretn 50 reson0leth q Seeesh that he was
compelled to pail trigger
8. lie glve,h the Provost Marshal much
trouble, often Capturing his guard, and
possesses himself Of the city.
10 At such times lager and bretzle.
flow like milk ami honey from his gener'
Gus hand. He giveth without stint to his
own comrade, yes ! and wihholdeth not
from the lank expecians Hoosier Of the
/" Indiana 9th"
IL. The grant of a pig. Or The growing
Of a cock, awakened lam the sound st
sleep. and he sapntereth forth, uatl halted
by the guard, when he instantly clappeth
his hands upon his bread basket, aud the
guard in commisseration alloNeth him to
pass to the rear, to escape l. grippe!
II. No sooner has he passed the sen,
try beat than he strikcth " lee line
for the nearest hen roost, aad, selling a
pair Of plump pullets, returnelh, soliloqulz.
ing to himself: The noise of a goose
saved Rome, how much more the aesh OF
chickens preserveth the soldier
Is He playeth Euchre with the pars n
whether there viii be preaching in camp
on the Sabbath, and by dexterousl ''turn.
L.. Il, H., 1T 18th
the service.
H. Aud many other marvellous things
doeth he; and 10! are they not already
recorded in the morning reports OF Com
pany G.?
A Confederate Treasury Note hos made
its way into our sanctam. Il is No, 43,77l,
and OF the denomination Of five dollars,
payable ten years after date, fundable in
Confederate State stock bearing Sper cent
interest, and receivable in payment of al!
dues except export dues. Tbs engraving
is execrable and the paper is Common cap
Of inferior quality The vignstte is sail
or leaning on capstan, the Significance
of which we presume is that, he is about
to haul taut" on the anchor Of hope
We are told that this scrip is as plenty
around about Bowling Green as dead
leaves in the forests, aud about as value.
less. Louisville Journal.
The Boston Journal says that, If the
army Of the Potomac was in line, moving
on narrow country road, with cavalry
four abreast, and men in files OF four nc
companied BY all the wagons and ambu-
lances, and ammunition trains, it would
reach from Boston to Hartford no! far
from 50 miles.