The weekly Panola star., 1861-09-12

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mFf#sah tFen 3hen "a aasy
ThH shsa sheamped ~ : IeHrsh n
fma r. aha taee, ihey heeyme. ~
w. opinion, m0fe liable ~ disease
fhHh shah more ipfse ah1 l1eglassleh
afe sll4sad rspalfy sefsies IL hoi
ip maab liable N ihIs objection. bu,
iheif duties ~ scouts ahl sufpea's,
mife than N much N their hata
ml ffe' fhi that "a ygu veil khgs,
Foo e climate lIhe ihis, " " itaelf uh.
favorable - healih
hffllafy, ffm N very nature, is
nni liable f. either n these objections,
W. afe attached W NJ regiment, are
wl'hih 10 guard lines. have ~ much
pheo ~ W. ebpao fm pitching tents,
plekeiina horses, No., and afe lefi, IN
onr ease 1T least, 10 make ouf own
ramp and police regulations. | have
mover bad seniincI posted lesoepi
10 puifd the canton and horses since
WI landed IL Missouri. and ! never
shall, while the conduct of our boys
y ns exemplary a. !, has been up 10
ihls date There is no restriction
whatever, save - general order, 10
prevent their going when aud whore
hey please, aud yet, such thing "a
70 man leaving camp without pernis.
sion, IA almost unknown In our midst.
lInt IN our camp land II Is a very
large one) while oG dnty, foo,.raccs,
wrestling, quoit pitching, music ANA
merry making generally, are much
IN vogue. aud more noisy, merry
se, Of fellows you mover saw. An.
other remarkable fact is Vat, since
va landed here nov more than a
mouth ago. the boys have, to a man,
became tcctotallors. Not u "droT
Of the crittor,' goes down their
throats, and ! cant see that they are
much injured thereby. When you
see some Of the boys, You will doubt.
less have good laugh over the eaus'
Of this powerful conversion.
There is tradition in camp to the
effect, that u barrel of fine whisky
once remained in open camp untouch'
ed, by day and night, and was nj
length stove in, andsuilcrsd with the
exception of n drink to all hands, IN
honor Of the arrival Of our Commits
sary and mules f.om panola,) Il
gurgle forth in mournful cadence ant
"wase its sweetness on the migrate
ful soil Of Missouri.
Still another source Of our GOO
health, may be recognized in the fact
tha, our State AMI the people Of ou
county, have provided Us with trans
rortstion fully adequate TO all ou
wants: while the balance Of the army
with the exception Of few compan
ics,l is entirely dependent on til
Quartermastcr for transportation, an
frequently move bu. half provide
with tents or baggage OF any kind
We. on the contrary, with our ,hrc
large. Wagons and eighteen fin
mules. can carry everything We hav,
and when nightiall ovcrtakes us, ai,e
. days march, tents are pitched
camp fires blaze, pots boil, and III
scene IL not only comfortable, bu
there il something attractive to mo,
: men, in the groups Of merry, socia
brouzed fellows, who congrcgal
, around the iircs, smoking, yarn.spii
ming, and taking things easy gene
ally. but for all this, Mr.. Edito,
any man who joins the artillery Sc
: Wee under the impression ,ha, !
c will not find plenty Of hard work
y 10, Is wofully mistaken. Bu, m
space is growing scan,. and | mu
state what should, perhaps, have bee
. mentioned in the first instance.
? Our brigade received orders tn
. morning. to cook three days ration
4 pack up, and hold ourselves in ins.al
= readiness to move. Most Of Il
/, packing is now done. the cooking
: . IN full blast, and such Of the boys
" are not busy, are stretched In Il
y shade waiting quietly for the ord
!. to move. We know no, whittier, Q
T. ccpt that il is to result in placing
. nearer the enemy. Six weeks .,
I" an order to move, would have pr
y duccd exci,emct and queries wisho'
number. hut q few marches and cou
le ,cr-marehcs, produce q wonderi
?. scdssivc cifec, Il. soldiers minds, al
!, they soon practically adopt d
n scriptural maxims Of 'lc. the morr,
:, take care FOR the things Of ITSELF q
:. "saIhcicn. for tho day is the ev
"a thereof"
N send us some "Stars" vhcn Y
!, find out our new whereabouts.
4. Yours truly,