Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-07-05

Miss, young lady came on the cars TO
Join the others we started with, and
after while noticed a young man with
them whom, without anything or any
word to lead me to any such conclusion
NOT having an opportunity to speak to
him at all, | scented as a Northerner.
We left Brookhayen at three o'clock
Wednesday, and reacked jackson, Tenn,
Thursday at three o'clock, where we had
to stay over until nine o'clock the next
morning. There we all naturally fell in
company, went three quarters Of IL mile
20 see Pennsylvania University. Coming
back to our hotel the young man took
us all into an ice-cream saloon and treat
ed us. During this walk he found Mr..
Lee was Northerner and also revealed
himself, but with exceeding caution, said
he was coming direct to Chicago, via Ca
iro. Mr.. Lee had purchased our tickets
to Louisville, Ky. They exchanged
mine at Humboldt Tenn, and there lef:
Mr.. Lee feeling that knew not what
was before me nor what l might be
obliged to do or say. We passed the
camp at Union City, stretched along two
or three miles on the railroad. saw
only two that | knew. There were ma
ny there, but | had not time to see them.
They were in the most unpleasant, dis
NAL swamp you ever saw. The water
stood around in pools. That, | should
Judge, must be very unhealthy. l saw
in the paper that they bad the "chiIls 3"
there, and could get no quinine. My
heart pittied them--poor Ignorant, mis-
led creaturesl some of them, too, young
boys, from fourteen to eighteen. Many
from the North have been obliged to join
to save their iives--not having money
enough to get away. | knew Of one
young man from Vermont who was
forced in that way. He is in the quar-
termaster's department which is the only
thing that makes it endurable for him,
for he viii not have to fight. | know Of
another young man right from Brook
haven, who was raised in Arkansas, who
joined in the same way; and there are
many poor fellows whose hearts are as
true as Lincoln's but who have been COM
PEELED to do it, and who are only waiting
their time to desert or be taken prison
ers.
We came to Columbus, KY, took a
boat for Cairo, found we were too late for
the cars, so we had TO wait from three
o'clock until four the next morning. |
did not care, but was glad. | suppose
you will think | was foolish or crazy
but can't bel p it-but if | could ex
press my feelings when | first saw our
glorious flag floating over the fortfca-
tons at Cairo, might make my fortune
as an authoress. If could have shout
ed like uncle Cyrus Morrill, might have
felt relieved, but up the wharf we went
amid bayonets and keen eyes until we
were fairly on the land, when | said,
"Bless the Lord" The young man with
me said Bless the Lord" too, though l
don't think he was accustomed to bless
Him much, however, think he did bless
Him then from his heart. We went up
to the hotel not knowing whether we
should be shot or hung, but as | told Mr..
Lee before | started, would start if |
knew they would put me in prison when
l got to Cairo. All along had heard
reports of travellers being abused there.
| went to my room and washed off the
Stare soil | hope for the last time, went
down to the parlor, where reporter for
the New York Herald spied me out, |
gave him a few items. Another report
er for the Boston papers got after me and
took me up to the fourth story where l
could see the soldiers drill. After tea
he took an old lady, a fellow traveller,
my young man, and myself all over the
camp, after getting pass from Gen.
Prentiss. We saw all the Notifications,
the guns commanding the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Rivers, the mortars for throwing
shells, then passed the soldiers quarters,
a long wooden building, comfortable and
convenient. Some were singing hymns,
some playing cards, but all seemed quiet
and orderly. We were just at the hotel
when a guard sprang at US and shouted
"Halt p l halted in double quick time.
Our reporter had pass from Gen. Prem
tiss, but that would not do. An Adiu-
tant away off somewhere had to be shout
ed for. He came, and got too near the
invisible line between US, had to be push
ed back with the side, not the end, of the
bayonet, and after being satisfied who we,
or rather the reporter, was and that he
had pass from Gen. Prentiss, he gave
the pass word and we went by him and
up to our rooms, or rather the parlor.
We had been there about half hour
when suddenly, right under our windows,
we heard big uproar. sprang to the
windows and saw the streets full of sol
diers, and two or three officers l suppose
shouting, Silence Order!" &c, Twas
sure the place was attacked, or some big
man had arrived, OR something else had
happened; but in a minute man mount
ed table or barrel, and instantly there
was perfect silence. The substance of
his speech was as follows: " Gentlemen,
| am sorry TO see you here. The effect
is demoralizing-it is disgraceful to our
company. l am sorry for you, but l '0iH
command this brigade. | am not to
blame for this. The officers are greatly
to blame. l shall reprimand them Sc
verely. | forgive you all. l know you
did not mean to insult me or injure my
feelings by coming here and groaning
three times. If you are treated so again,
come to me and l will attend to you if it
is in the dead of night. Fall into your
ranks and retire to your quarters, and in
twenty minutes you shall have water. =
! Every man fell into his place in tipO sec