The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-08-06
Army Correspondence.

ST. LOUIS, July %, 1862.
My Dear Eds IL arrived in this wick.
ed City last Friday night and am not likely
to leave it before Friday night, as have
got the Surgeons certificate for discharge,
Notwithstanding my Family Physician"
refused to give me any more certificates for
extension of furlough. Wasn't there
soonean at the bottom of that Doc9 new.
er said anything to Tuck" about you,-
I was only joking.
spoke Of leaving here in the night
Some evil disposed persons might inter-
pref it to mean that l had been doing some
thing naughty, but that isn't the case for l
have beer fed and drank at respectable
Hotel in this City ever since landed and
my credit is good for several days yet.
But the very devil is to pay here. In
consequence Of the call for all men able to
carry arms to report themselves, it is evil
dent to the most of people here that draft.
ing is going on, and consequently, people
here are hunting up all their old fever sores
and broken limbs just as they are doing in
Iowa, and it is certainly astonishing to see
people grow old as fast Many of the
Irish citizens here who have never received
their natuization papers are claiming pro-
lection from the English Government, and
flock about the British Consul's office, and
when they get their papers, they are knock.
ed down and their papers destroyed. For
two days the whole stength of the police
was required to keep down the mob.
Frank Blair is busy making speeches and
trying to raise brigade, but enlisting goes
on pretty slowly. A company of Jaw
hawkers is about being organized here,
and | had notion to join it, but found
that the most Of the company was like my
self-wantcd shoulder straps and I've con.
cluded not to join it. There is no doubt
but it will pay pretty well.
We had fine run to Dubuque where we
landed about dark, and soon after landed
myself in the Herald Office, to deliver a
letter for Col. Richardson, who was the
last man to give me the grip at McGre-
gor. was very kindly received by the
proprietors, invited to seat and left with
the promise to send them an occasional
scrap, notwithstanding their "secesh" pro-
clivities.
Leaving Dubuque, or rather Dunleith, on
the 6 o'clock train, by the time we arrived
at Freeport your correspondent was some
what weakened from long fasting, and as
there was general invitation to.eat for five
minutes, the opportunity was embraced,
and one quarter Of currant pie was con-
tracted for, price cents, which was
promptly paid, as was always taught to
"pay as you go" and that "honesty is the
best policy" But whether it was the flavor
Of the pie, or the craving appetite Of your
unworthy correspondent am unable to
| decide, but when ''all aboard y was sound
ed the whole pie had disappeared with the
addition Of two glasses of lager and three
of the largest nut cakes that ever saw
and all for five cents Freeport must be a
cheap place to board at.
I met here Charley Miller Of West Union
on his way home, and everybody will be
glad to see him. He will deliver this letter
and you must be pretty good to him.
| expect to leave here the last of the week for
Corinth where have an offer that will pa
| me very well. 1t isn't shoulder straps"
Yours hastily, MAJOR JONES.