Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-06-24

TO possess them ; cards were rejected without
the least regard for helr os5 for it squile no
tcea bic thai card-players, gamblers especially.
have au instructive dread, superestltlOus lear
/ OF caids IN moments alarm and perlI,-all
were quickly On Their lee ready . run, or dodge,
or look out for themselves TIE best way they
could. Soldiers, when they are not IN the ranks
armed and equipped and under the influence
ol discipline, aud nos directly under the control
OF a eader, feel ast as other people resupposed
1 to IN times Oi danger, and When one shot ha,
barely missed them, and they hAy1 reason To be-
hove another is about to be fired with no chance
on their part 10 return it, or for concerted ac-
tJn D resist the toe, IL is the most natural thing
IA the world for even soldiers o. feel inclined t1
run, and toany one who wOu,l attribute tins
inclination 10 c9Wardlc4, | would say it j. d
great pity, the Amy Of tae Potomac should be
deprived Vi thar services However. there was
10 running VI any Consequence mere many oi
Tie boys never So much stirred out OF their
tracks. Our batteries promptly accepted the
rebel challenge and ,ilenced rhelr -aucy demon
sraious in short metre The workmsu kept
right Oh with their work, without scarcely
deignng to notice anything but their own legt-
innate business. In due time, when all these
to march across and either get terribly whipped
or force our way INTO Richmond
A. said, we had but little to do. but idle
ness is by no means the parent ot contentment.
If once mind is unoccupled II will prey upon it
self, or seek qualification IN whatever comes in
its way no matter how unworthy hence the
tendency 10 evil in camp life But, excepting
few grumblers. the boys have been in good spir
its and have enjoyed themselves comparatively
we'll confident OF being soon led on to victory
by our almost idolzed General. Hard crackers
and meat are The sum total of our living, he Wis.
its Ji suffers being almost az rare as those Of an
gels. There IS but little temptation to suriet,
to the detrlment OF health or comfort, Oh such
fodder, and ali attempts TO modify the flavor Of
our plain lare--as, to- instance. 20 warm over
our meat in spider and fry our crackers in the
surplus iat-is promptly ir0wued down By the
authorltie. that be. Doubtless these restrictions
are made out OF wholesome sJlcitudc Tor our
physical welfare, 50 while we are all prohibited
from making our ratiOns more palatabe-aud
submit 70 you If the desire is not laudable one
under the crcumslanccs--no doubt many of the
more imprudent are prohibited irum enjoying
tpe luxury OF a slck headach= gate too uiteR to
/ make il Profitable Tor Uncic sam The boys
/ found a place d short distance outside Oi the
camp, AT d certain mill, where they could occa-
sionaliy buy a cup OF -four or meal at u price
which would render a common crop ON an ordi-
nary farm worth fortune to its poSsessor, and
out OF this manufacture puddngs or llplacks in
u style OF simplicity such rs only soldiers would
think o. adopting. fancy our tidy New Eng
land nousekeepers, who take honest pride in
setting IL well furnished table, would smile TO
see what splendid nOyices we are in the culinary
art But any young lady 81 foolish Us to con
template natrimony with such rugged specimens
OF humanity as We poor soldiers II she be an in
different cook need not be unduy eated at
this account, nor think her imperectlons will
be lightly overlooked, for these same boys, who
out-urlham Sylvester Graham himself in his
most radical ideas OF simplicity in diet, would
scorn 10 accept such TODD IT served to them by
their dearest beloved, ut whom they will inag
lne angelic things Coarse meal, cold water
and salt have been the ingredients composing
many meal for US, which u thanksgiving sup
per, IN other circumstances, will scarcely rival.
Occasionally a sutler comes into camp. and
forthwith rush Is made Tor their goodies,
regardless vi the extrayagaut prices demanded.
Cheese at fifty cents u chunk, sand chunk sup
posed q weigh pound, ples as large as Il COM
mon saucer, and perhaps little TOO thick TO
rad tIne prrul lbi ugh, for quarter, and 9th
er things accordingly. a hungry man could M
vest five dollars ior dinner az one OF these es-
ablsnments and scare ly do uslice to his ap.
petite suppose people OF refinement would
consider it IN Dad taste to have much 10 say on
the niece matter OF eating and drinking, but we
plead Tor an exception ~ our ease ior what can
the men be expected 10 know ot the common
courtcses o hio
lt seems, tncn, after much debating, that Con
gress mas refused to pass the Emancipation act,
but Provisional Governor Stanley OF North Car
ohna, without stol ping TO debate at all, has mol
refused to close the schools IN that State Tor col
! ored children, nor To return runaway nlggors to
their masters, providing The master will take the
oath of allegiance. Slmplihed to the compre-
hension OF u soldier 1t seems to amount to just
this Ii u man. rebel, II you pease-accus-
TONED all his lifetime to swearing Is willing, III
accordance with his proiane habit, to again
swear allegiance to the Government he has be-
fore sworn to maintain and since sworn to repu-
| diate, he may take hls human property where
ever he can hud II, with the pleasing conscious
ness that Llncoln's government is better able 70
protect The peculiar institution than that OF hls
majesty, jeff, DAVIS, and wlthal full as willing
! So our ieluded " Southern brethren are to be
concihaIed after all by some sugar plum policy,
instead OF being forced into obedience ut the
cannon's mouth, 3" But says the slavehold
ers apologist, you are here TO suppress rebel
lion and restore the lawsus they ,oere, State laws
aud all, without any distinction between slave
anu other local laws aud what are you going
to do about ~" OF course we are cornered
and can only say, il we are here in Virginia
fighting TO restore the old slave code in this cor
rupt state then IN the name OF consistency let
It b, 50 understood. They may fire upon our