, 1861-09-07

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w4su1seros. Sept. z. 1851.
May l hope that you will print note now
and then, when thero is DO possibility eoa'' !,
will 81 give aid ard comfort to ene eusms.
the things that 7een Ao
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legal soldiers In ano Aoan 49, nsn,to,
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1eu 1a's esn.' ees n5 ea4iI'so' :" 'no
"'oia'ne, " la'o' ~ eo"0 n0'ans e'nF' aao
ean IL ~" Ai1u'es iea'e suo noteo ALA ouse
u w ete5s anu p1"nee 1nto gteea lahes, Where
tne tIets also noHets anu olfaS are as fresh
ano enees1u. as Il per1ees peace was on all
e1eee, Ns1e4a OF great WILLS VI ufe aud ateel,
2no men whose ne1ses ano MUSCLES are olsted
1or the oattle' HglFes one the most cu11ously
p4enueu ioe1.ns' u l'lae ano sorfo" TO suo
oenls nno Inc peHeet repose broken by
o8Scne1 gtanclng OUT toward your horse, and
thep, Passang 1ne senianel, TO come into a |
cahp nanamlhs Win rough hearty Life, and |
nlunlneo win camp nres, white tents and
stacks OF arms, clustering N the morning sun; |
OF rash lines OF men in battalion drill, gradu- |
alY getting an 3n6'gne and aptitude for their
great task that Will finally make them trreststl-
BILE. Now, as have got you into q camp,
this viii be good time to observe its varied
life. First Of ell. its position. Whitaker,
in his History Of CzaEen, sa5s Of the sltuation
Of the old Molasteries, that " they are sure to
be found IN the very choicest epot in the
district" 1t is mainly so Of the camps. They
stand SO as to command the county; atd
often on all sides are the most charming Vle~s
Of hill, valley and woodland, dotted with farm
steadE, si1as, chureaes, and SELL other camps,
where the blue smoke curls up and hoats
away 1azily through the sweet morning ali.
After drill is good time to observe the
men; and no where Is to be seen such variety
Of character. In the country OF city, where
they have lived, when the days work Was doce,
they vent, according to custom; where they
were used to going:to the reading room garden,
cobbter's shop or saloon; here they must stay
in camp, and it is suggestive to LOOK into the
/ tents and sec what is doing, Here is boy
| painfully writing q letter to his mother OF to
| Amanda, on piece Of rough board set On his
| knee; there is one reading letter that seems
coed deal creased in the folds, rs if those
angels visite were few and far between; there
another trying to be soand asleep and keep
| the flies from his face at the same time;
| still another trying the descent from 8
mEsket to needle, with moderate success
A number are ct work beautifying their tents,
both inside and o5t, with spruce branches,
forming arbors and fragrant mattresses Of
spruce that are very pleasant to sleep on 9th
e1s are seeing to the dinner OF the peddlcr's
cart, where are pies euiltless Of crispineas Of
crust. of emascnlate interior and dreadful
price. The negroes, really, make the best
pies, and are most moderate in prices; but
there is a deadly feud betgeen the piemen and
the Doctors, I was present at the battle be
tween the Doctor and an old negro, who was
begging to be let into caap Dpctor-Go
aHay. you old sinner you will make all MI
men sick with your miserable trash. Negro
Masss Doctor, dat amt 60. I belong to meet
in, dis forty year., an, / work ont nv freedom
work sometimes tree 6ays and nights and ei
; M s1een. when cit a good chance at de ia
hacca an, want to make q little suff,n nov
fer me an, ,ny ola woman: she make des
r;es sb7v dsv m, da rpa, soaa n;es.-~crust all
6vea xv;d hntte, an, ins53e IL enn,es an, neach
es ~, anear mi hntter all stewed tore6der
noctar yon ies eat a niece nf dat nfe an, !
; ss5 aat,,a r;e,n no1- ,o,, r. sv;rs ro,, 1eav
= - ta,,a ~. W. .;eh+ ;n+o dot fae1 an, cto1, y,
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+ se s'so ~ s-.a.as ,.naa ~ art;s. .. fan,
l. 1r.nso+o~ ~ ~ +hs E s.nitsrv Com,n;ssion 7 ha,
q zs;tea s,a oa-af,,117 ,,oto5 +he cona;tion ,f
- ereat MANY reeinnents in iiffsrsnt localit,s
~ sh,,, h,ve f,,t,,rf. onno,tnr;ty to tell ven
,n.nv ;nterpet;np 1art,cn,ara Of III sir life 81
condition "a + think If prudent to do.
le ss - :. o,7a,, 80 - ~ 4a, nd -, >,
a. preat Northwest. through you, that in but O.
= Tegina47a3 Aasr seen d man drunk; and ha'
U aeer a uoad dea1 over twenty thnnRani u,<