The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-12-24

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ilca ID fti,n ggeat Feat s gaae'l AL i
developed wH3er kiad'y Influences If.
proefsss necessarily wiil g upward anl
onv5sl aaal mau- destiny has answered
tc porease q ile gtea deagagf Il
may po. s Improper % refer agaii % ,hc
81 de evc e oaf departure
ipon Maasi.esses, ,sar las expression Al
Chasltn sympathy, This va. 90 inter.
esuug occasion 70 Is, ard trust 10 son.
Many a resolution Was formed e. that Or.
adsa, beneath the shade q those familiar
trees aHd n presence q llasc whose conn.
ieuanees bespoke sympathy kr Us, sec.
ond oply 10 tie cause 81 God and our be-
loved country. II peace or war long
shall We e No survive tbs struggle rcmcm.
her the orchard. the lawn. and the aeon.
panyiur cannieaances Willie firm as tie
Equinox viii stand the tfuils there vt
tered 10 faithful aud eloquent appeals to
ns or the Divine ia brbalf o. The spiritual
and temporal Interests of ns who we're
soon 10 leave lor The war. We lea, an
ticpatiug war, bat hank Iravcn, We have
enjoyed the most profound peace. Real
ly, | never enjoyed four months Of more
quiet, peaceful life, save The noise incident
90 and TO be expected in camp life. Tho
ffe aud drum or rather martial music, j.
common lut tic marc inlarmonioas and
diseordaat, Is Is liule pmeiiced or heard
Fla Co. i perhaps as any II tie Brigade.
Oar Captain and olher commissioned oii-
Gers being model men. the non.commis-
stoned md priyalea irye to initiate their
noble examples and thus your ears are
never panied with the report that Burton.
Buckley. or Go. 4, have taken lessons in
Ne guard house Too much Iraise can.
not be bestowed on our officers; but |
NH for this once leave their works 10
praise thm while We live as quiet a fam.
iiy 81 any 10 your Christian neighborliood,
cheerful a. family Of children and unit
cd rs the cham llim links TO die I,icrnh.
/ purposed 10 write full slrcl, bpl tbs
drum beats for roll call and my friend
Corp. Burton T. unpacking II. box $ hich
has just arrived, while tic mail leaves At
sceen.
The tealJh q tic Company i improv-
lug both Of those in quarters ard most Of
those in hospital Brother hcnnctt is
very SICK in hospital; sass him TO-DAY,
and fear fYl him, but lp,ve hnrd since
/ that lie appears letter We al feel
deep interest ii bin, and hope be may bs
,parcl. fear haye sol consumption
perhaps not Tie surgeon examined my
lungs to-day, and Thought l'tc lcfi orr NJ.
'eclci. ! corgI good del, am quite
INc,b, bu, ii pool spirits, and il matters
llbdc whether cross Jordan or the Polo-
mac. One have cro. sed and re-rrossed,
tie otter know TO have been.
Burton, having examicd The content"
Of Liz box, cxclaims ii earnest, Well, I
Jlliuk this company Is blessed" Truly
wc are, ard trust We feel grateful to
you and 10 the sririi that 50 guides you in
your sympatbies with ~. May you ever
be blessed with means 10 bestow, and es.
peciaIy may you enjoy the blcsscaness Of
those whose inheritance is secured by this
aud other virtues which bespcak a nobler
than earthly inheritance. Finally, may
we all i've, love and serve humanity, yet
God supgemrly and thus having laid
up tFeasuie in heaven, enjoy nj last ihe
lfull fruitiou 81 holy life in presence Of
those We love aud Him who first loved US,
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