The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-11-15
THINGS MILITARY.

w 0esoASey AAeoAo'n6 '~s'3 S~P'' ~'A~A
OILS left this place to rejoin bis old COM
pauy in the gallant 4sh Iowa. The evening
previous to bis departure, the commissioned
'encers Of the Regiment rendered him .
complimentary supper, At NlxoN's Saloon.
After the good things in the way Of estables
(which BY the way were gotten up il
6rst rate style)-were disposed of-then
commenced that ssaow Of SOUP
(Which cheers the sad, revives the old, inspires
The Young, makes wsarinsss forget his till,
And Fear her danger; opens . new world, ~
when this, the present, pals"
10 response to toast offered BY W. W.
Wilson, expressing regret at Capt. EIcE-
OILS departure, and thanking him in behalf
Of the Regiment, for his constant and an
csasing Lahore for the past month. in per-
fsosiug the Regiment in al those matters
essential to its efficiency in the feld-the
Captain spoke feelingly; bis stay here had
been Of the most pleasant character, and
his association with the officers Of the Reg
inent had been productive of nothing but
feelings Of the utmost respect and cor
dislisy; be regretted to leave them, not 50
much on acsouD; Of losing his position, as
from 'underinE the pleasant relations be
had formed with the men of the 29sh.-
But 70 have no. time to further allude to
the genial remarks of Capt. NICHOLS. In
taking his seat hs offered toast sompli-
nsntary to the men Of the 10Th Regiment,
which Vas drank standing, with thrss cheers
and . "tiger.''
The successor Of Capt. Nichols, Capt.
3. F. PArTsRsox, Of the ever glorious 5sh
Iowa, responded nobly and touchingly to .
toast welcoming him to the Regiment, -
successor to the olioer whose departure had
given rise to the banquet.
The "b ball being now fairly opsu," hap
py tossts and merry responses followed in
quick suocessiou-and merrier or ovid,
"within the limits Of becoming mirth.
Inev.r spent hours talk withal."
Capt. FULLER vas
-"svsr foremost In the ranks Of fun,
The laughing her sid Of the harmless pan"
Err. xxx, the Satler, proved himself "a
b, 10 tho language Of Shakespeare,
"A man Of unbounded stomach"
SO much so, % 10 educs the following from
Col. NUrf:
/. "7As worthy Sstler Of The 2ssh-li b
can carry % much Suslsrs' stores % he CAT
sasables and dripkablss, hs will nsve,
swindls the Government BY using ito trans
portatiou.''
Lieut.. Mitchell sung " Ki.gdou coming
With fss sfsos, the whole crowd rendering
the chorus with much gaato. The ssrisl
band gave forth some excellent nusio.-
Then came Lisut. ELlrarrz' Datch cong
and then more sossss, Co., until late hos1
Of the nighs-afser which she senpany pro
ssedsd in body to escort Capt. NlczoL
to the rssidssss Of Col. Bsxrox, freu
whence Be toak she stage. And thus sods,
one Of the meet pleasant Affairs Of The KIM
ws ever had the pleasure to attend. Spec
d. promotion and long life to Capt. NlcI
sss. and The came to each and every one o
abe officers sf The 2stt--sSey deserve both
1By BRET and unsstisfaesory tsle
Rram this week, vs have the rpatiol
chat 0ea. AsCiellan hs, been removed, All
0ea. Bsrssides sseeeeds to HE command
Wat causes led 10 this important change,
~ mat v 70 b. done With Gen. Mcclellan