Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-11

CAMP WADE, Oct. 9, 1861.
Eos. LHADER with feeling of extreme
fullness, sit down to chronicle the events
of this ever memorable 9th of October at
Camp Wade. Words fail to express our en-
tire satisfaction with the proceedings
throughout The fact is, this days doings
can't be beat anywhere. Music of all kinds,
two picnics, company drills, battalion drills,
dress parade, why, Mr.. Editor, Camp Wade
has been as gay as Christmas all day long.
1t would have done you good to have seen
the hand-shaking and the greetings of
friends, when the delegation from Yelling
ton arrived on the camp grounds this morn
ing, We had expected large number be-
cause they had promised there should be a
gay time but we did not anticipate seeing
all the beauty, and the ehivalry of noted
Wellington on exhibition at one and the
same time, and that too so far from home /;
but We were happily disappointed, and, as I
said before, well pleased with the whole
proceeding. eve made up our minds to
this effect just after dinner.) Or course
most of the afternoon was spent among "the
boys" where were settled little items of bus
mess between the friends at home, and those
/ 'sgoing to the wars" About noon one Of
the boys. came around and said, Company
| Il is having a bit of time to-day, will
you go in2" Surely had no constitutional
| objection to such an arrangement, and very
soon got myself into posisk. Chickens, cake,
pie and fxings generally, always had an
attraction for me, bat tdoubly so, when placed
in contrast with pork, beans, bread, coffee.
| I haveseen cake, but not such cake, chick
ems but not such chickens pies, but not
-ueh pies; ladies, but not such ladies, for
long time.
After dinner Il love to linger on that word)
the strangers were favored with seeing a
citizen transformed to United States SOL
dier. Lieut.. Neil can do such things in
STYLE. The afternoon was spent by tho Wis
itors in seeing the sights in camp, and won
dering how thirteen full grown men could
live ia one small tent. Room in abundance
But we must not forget performance No. 2.
/ Company B. was also destined to treat
When have thought Of water cures, have
always fancied to myself, doctors with long
bair, and long boards, patients with sunken
eyes, and jeundiced faces, going through
| lnnumera0le scruDOlugs anu FlnbluBb IN al
sorts Of tubs and vats, tables with spOtless
linen, graced by BUTTERFLIES and cakeless
plates saltless and pepperless boxes tea
less and coffeeless cups, and so on, Ga tnen.
This, say, is what have fancied. But tell
me ne more of these things after the delight
full supper given this afternoon by the pa
tients and friends of the Water Cure in
Cleveland to Company B. The richest and
| rarest Of the season was spread out by the
gayest and loveliest, and in an abundance
too, that actually makes us feel mean, when
we think of our former ideas upon these
subjects What the eighty of company 3
could not eat, was kindly given to other
companies, and many q three times three
went up for the Cleveland Water Cure and
its generous patrons. We do not expect tc
see many such gala days in Camp Wade
but bear in mind that the soldiers OF the I'd
Ohio Cavalry will not soon forget these gem
erous tokens of sympathy BY those they
leave behind to fight the battles Of theii
oorntyv YIsI.