The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-12-10
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way q gratifying their wishes than TO ad.
dress them through the columns d the
Journal, knowing a. 90 that they are a
very intelligent portion Of community. and
consequently readers Of your sheet. lam
well aware also that material and ability
also Is scarce for very interesting com
municaiion at this time but prcsumins
the people Of our county are generally in-
ierested in the 80 Co. Sharp Shooters. ia
common with other soldiers, ssh venture
. few remarks.
" Although we as Company lave la
bored under many disadvantages, and at
one period OF our existence VIC very near
/ " ceased TO be, now can truly say, Te
aiH hre, and our prospects for the future
are very fine.
Al that period when our benefcent
Legislature did think Us not worthy Of be-
ing recognized il would have amused the
most serious minds TO have hsard the re
marks made by some Of the live Yankees
Of which our Company is composed
Some proposed TO take The government Of
our State as prisoners Of war, and others
thought best to speak for rooms for them
at the Insane Asylum; while third class
said they enlisted to serve the Union, and
they were bound for Dixie if they had TO
pay their own expenses, But our troub
les in that respect have passed away, MS
one would have thought, TO have been in
our drill room and heard the cheers that
went UP upon being informed that our
Legislature had at the eleventh hour rec
ognized US.
In some respects, AT least, we are very
highly favored, especially as regards our
quarters, which are at the Wesselheft
Water Cure an establishment well calcu-
lated for our comfort Mr.. Francis, our
host, as our Company can testify, is truly
the solicitous friend, and does all he can
for the remuneration he receives, for our
comfort.
In reading an article from one Of our
State papers, from member Of the I'd
Co, could but be well satisfied with our
condition, and came 10 the conclusion the
writer Of that article was either of the
! fault finders which abound in all Compa-
MES, Except our OWN or else the people
of West Randolph and vicinity are not
very charitable, especially so far as the
comfort Of that Company was concerned.
The probability is we shall have to re-
main here nearly the whole of the present
month, for we still lack few men OF the
required number for n full Company, and
have yet to 60 through with the formula
Of being mustered in and choosing officers,
&c. Although, as have before remark
ed, we are well cared for, nevertheless,
we are tired Of staying here, and long for
| the lime TO come when we can pitch our
tent nearer 10 and do the will of Father
Abraham.
Thus far think we have succeeded in
obtaining here good name for ourselves,
especially so far as sobriety and good be-
hayior is concerned. Nevertheless,
think that some Of the shop-keepers have
much more respect for the small amount
of change our boys happen to have, than
anything else.
One Of our boys not being provided
with reticule in which to carry pins,
needles, thread, &C., made one for himself,
and lacking a small piece Of cloth, applied
to one Of the princely dealers of woven
fabrics, and made known lis wants, and
his use, for the same, and received piece
the value Of which appeared TO be one
cent. Whereupon our volunteer deposit
ed the specie and departed. A transac-
ton on the part Of the yender, honest, but
not very generous.
We usually drill four hours in each day
in the Town Hall, which is very good
place for the purpose. In one end Of the
room are two large charcoal drawings, ex-
eeuted by the young artist Mead, Of Brat
ileboro. One is Neptune, the God of the
waters, astride Of four sea horses, going at
full speed through their native element,
and the other is Vulcan, the God Of FIRE,
being huge man at work at blacksmiths
forge, while around him lie numerous ar
ticles he has made, such az a coat Of mail,
shield, dagger, &c. Although rough at
near view, at the distance of few feet
they are very beautiful indeed. ! under
stand they were put up on the occasion of