Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-12-03
soldier Life in Camp ssanaaai.
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CAMpsRA NDAtL, Nov. Ia, GO.
Edilors .Ssdss Journal,

That's very me ana very appropriate.
| am acquainted with several soldier boys
that would sing tbat tune if they only
knew it. Fellows bent on glory or tie
grave"
Did you ever wear q leather apron
without feeling anxious to tap somebody's
boots-or shoe a horse! Did YOU ever
s,cerk mp witLoat Icing inspired with
"yah, yah, yah, aad Oh Bob Ridley |"
Yoa eaat account for -. :
Wen Nes AZ sa same !. S rue Of a. ".hoady
subjects" ~ 4SIAGz
rsWbeu oursrigs -sar1e I walked up to
the captains Office q peaceful, .wclI-dis;.
posed citizen, WITH pockcts full OF daily
papers, peanuts and eiestionpsieketsy I
came cut an altered lnan. : felt that I
was fit for the edespewtc. encounter-
blood iuAmy eye..a Heels Ola the align
Tuent," toes eqeaIlt turned out" "knees
extended without stiffness, body erect
upon tbs HIPS, "6Sc; cIotiie,!sin The pan
oply Of grim visagld war, pedals en-
cased il paddy bFoyu Ga.
"All the same size, boys" said the
captain, cheerfuiIy, as he handed out my
wardrobe. s.
;. by bsogues were calculated With due
regnr for corns- and coru-ineai r6iions.
! For 81 ri wear them eross-wise.
The pants are roo,ny to n fault. They
say it is q good fault, It may be, bit
/ how it looks: parts Of my person groom
passed with q balloon attacbment. and
MY legs protruding from pehings at the
!. bottom.
I 1t atn't neat Ct. -
/ Then wear q blouse, gotten mp with
I great ~espect for tho performance below
Which looks as though it ought IS open
soon--witb- o carrotty poll surfnounted
with a cap. out OF box AL Of The same
/ size, IA iauuty cup the girls tell mo
and II is too-now Faking back dixie a
Baltimore clipper, md thendown forward
Ike North River o. s.er boat. With q
pair of horse pistols protrudiug from my
| balloon pockets; huge dirk inserted un-
der the rim Of my house, IS it were;-
take birds eye view If me, and say if
you dare, in view Of MI this, that my mp
! pearance bellies nv occupation--that ain
the victim Of misplaced confidence
War Sir, isa terrible thing Il say it
from six weeks cxpcricncc.
War is an expensive Luxury, too.
The Government keeps seven paper
!. mi'is running to supply green backs to
pay for army supplies; $500 for trou-
sers, so cents for Llorse, Is. cents for
shoes, l8 pence for cap, and $l,00
more for drawers and shirt, and YOU
have the enormous sum of $3.50, or
thereabonts, expended on n poor cuss
that. as likely ns not, viii he shot in q
few months. Shame on such prof gaey.
A government ought to suk that per
mits 1t,
And again, shoulder straps arc quoted
with an upward tendency. | paid yes
terday for straps, with two stars, only
8l2. so. There is large home demand
/ now. Several Colonies were in camp
last week, with the best Of paper, trying
TO pick up 3 few Brisadier commissions;
but holders seemed Arm tue Govern
ment would not give down. i is how
ever expected that batch Of ten or ff--
teen sill be turned loose in few days
! and this no doubt hns affected the mar
ket.
bought mine for private use.
I2have fears tiiat Iinay he called upon
suddenly 20 command Brigade. Our
| sth Corporal IS hoarse, the lst Sergeant
1 cfoRlsv. oIepfrhe EcatenautsrheumGtic
! and the Mafor~ airfr stcadv on his pins.
All | lave~to say is. If my country
needs 4te s3crtice, ..Harkis is willn'.N
'.Whesa tbs sword 6 cams, l know yon
vii follow Sc, Dc.
a leng-mooted question was settled in
-cawp this week. u question that State
| and t.. s. Authorities had growled over
until the thing had become nfouIdy. 4
\ refer 10 tllc aSfove Revolution" or the
"Stoyc-Iippa War as tins been termed !.
g Yournle awaw i. suppose Chat man
eamo afi tho way frola Maine to open
quarry at magag Ahet.tones, or the
strength of7'i7e relfo.t al a stranger who
! in T'nss.p& Camp Randall hsd mistaken
4 the 30th Laiia,1on lIriii for the seams Of a
! laarrE OF the pure b!Ho inagog Well
SIR fhesfoet WAS, the men had stood shiy,
erips u - & 3 sffuch tia, their counte
/ .nsaoe, tpspsiblao T!.ey bad tried to
@asm t.ienls'lse By moenliglt. Tiieg
had sto, d. oH- tie s'inay. s5ies,of the bar
rae%s. waiting for NovchBtA's traggline
3 sanbeams TO Timber up their stiff aesi
! jsiats; al1d loaking y ae to e9ax,Oh Sol
/ opt into ~onte,h'ng ii bat appeared Ike his
native element, I'll the tinge froze on.
/ ,Meat. tmeslle authorities fw.re growing
J over the~old sioYes-lelt here. rs the le,
! -gend runs, by former rsce that inhabi-
tea the caWTr-an Oh aynastw e,~Emti
now. On lis side il WAS contended that
the stoYes we're turned epey-on that,
they want These commended TINT they
had nofLiHg % jlswith them; those, that
il furaed ooer, it want properly did, ana
that no stoyescould be turned over regu-
Iaflv unless it rolled over three rows Of
clerks and one old man at the end look
| ing SoYcr us spectaesss.vas, =
sEAmi 50 they hare I'D II back and
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