Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-12

know she's youne, for I've her picture, aud pau
ful or I'm no judge. Bu. hsI, perhaps, bettr tell
how came 10 see it. We'll be 4 his tnspssck open,
aud had curiosity. By the way, in line two abov
see ned to speak sghtingly Of that camp drink"
an very far ircm having any uIkind ling towards IL
OF the contrary have The highest arpr,e citation of s
mlly Icellent qualities.
ling in winter qrsrtsrs has sJmewbat ebsngtd the
app arance Of Fort Evans. The rows Of shie pier.
r.que tents have disappeared, and in their stead
hls, some Of log Of plank SO pretty to lock
a.. tu. much mere comfortable. The outside vi Gees
o 1t charm The casual observer but to the poor devil
wo has had bis tent rent asunder by the wind has teen
ava tened from hs sumb at midnight, to feel u
vntry blast sweeps from the North unobsu re,,d
ovn bis person, il has peculiar charms.
suppose the cczy appearance Of these little habits
,ps hss had something 10 do with making the bashs-
Iors rsaless. They are beginnng TO read Moore and
s,ot and Byrcp. and ever and Assa you can hear,
"Py to the desert ay With me-" and tbso sill come
erings about Arab ieas and love and thrones, &c.
,me Of the coafrmed old fellows have suddenly
discovered that Romeo aud Juliet aud the Ldy Ct yous
the autfu piodu ,iions Of the Eagish tongue.
N to prove it. they will tote "Se hov she leais
her cheek upon her hand :" or Any dearest nay; IL
thou wouldst have paint the home to which, could
love fulfil its wish" &c., sld then queer and sieky
melancholy seems to steal over them, aud then they
walk sway-far away to the lonely woods, and ther-
/ what then g-perbsps, they shed toars-sho knows -
Being thus dou;ied (ths: il, being in houses
something might be done for the cause but for theso
Gener Is (tey very peculiar set Of persons irss
ing upon four five Elk living in house, which,
you know, would be /" death 10 love" man must not
however, view bis position 50 goomily as 10
deeming features and will confess that have our
tile anusemsnts, though th'y very htts snuse.
msnts indeed. We pay full dress visits TO the little vii.
lage hard BY and leave cards bu. only allowed
this felicity the day. otherwise the ull dress
would have to be left ou.. Our camp amusemenis We
have perform in the violent manner 10 order to
make them tell. Thus play checkers furiousy, and
whs. furiousy we walk furiously to the top of the
psrapet and look at the milt throwing dirt-(hs
DO calmly. benignly serenely We shake dits fur.
ousy at the Yankees the other side Of the river ard
walk furously down. and, when dinner on, are
ready to go at that frantically.
But these houses Of ours-as 10 Architecture We dis
csrded the Dorc the Ionic and Corinthian, in fur.
niture have laid aside the for the substantial
Each cabin has stove, I've made 1! point to buy up
ii in the negtborhood before the weather got cold)
and mino Is doing lie Gu now, keeping mo al
keeping my coffee too (Which intend to drink present.
! " well have no more for week. school house
bench, three stools, one tabe-not mlhoespy-and
n candle stick make up the furniture proper-but We
rave thousand convenieDces besides-sheves for KNAPP
sacks-shelges for plates, Dishes cups &;, nails n the
sl-beIe hargs coat patched side TUNED in )-there
svss', here q crsvat, there rsr Of psnts-bstwssu,
above below ald around hsversacks cantsers
ostos sabres old boots and Shoes all the lsdas
you'd say in "most admirable d.so.der'-tut there 10
10 disorder about il, We know where everything We
sant is-we wouldn't know II We had ladies' here (the
.y advantage of being without them) for they have
ucs habit OF putting things Of sight; when I'm at
,ome never aud thing where left it, here sl~ays
o. But bJve furniture and sabres DO we prize our
obaceo bag aud pipes have large Bag and the boys
ONE in aud help themselves, and then We all with one
ccord begin to smoke. All the pipe for me forever
Ike Marvel made great fuss his segar-ts ashes
md It's smoke. What Gould Of bis talents DO
If he'd only smoke the pipe thought needless TO
iscribe our snuf,Isook your fore6nger and thumb
.ud you have better description than words con:
,sy-but to use them with dextef requires some prac
Ice.
We Ike pretty well to get butter and eggs occasionally,
nd as Tor IN sp-we have the greatest variety-of
leef, every variety. From the youpg and sprigbtly
heller, jus, blooming into cowhood TO the aged and
rabls bull Wlo but for the ruthless hand Of some uB
,ilyog butcher might in few day have coss long
and useful life and been gathered his fathers 10 the
old and natural way.
I fnFynt N me- 1;ion that when our frat hnusa
iaished Gelr Stone envous Of lie style that be
heled il OT rhoe day. One OF the shells Injured Il
little, and as soon a. hear that Mr. Chase has mace
raise we nte I'd 10 send bill for damages 10 the Gen.
ral they say the General is very nice Young man, and
i would be cIu,l 10 present til him under the eI.
sting pre- cure.
Well have tod you all about tie camp that can
,hink of-its pleasures, it's sorowsand its cravings.
sl now touch tha: venerable subject tie weather aud
tlen farewell It has been IL and is likely to 10 for
ONE time eIecrIbe. The mud Is immense gard
! .loomy aud pecu ar TIE dainty aud mnleing city
ep Is lost IL he long Stage stride less graceful perhaps
Il. mora convenient, Tor VII. foot goes down there
- no surety that when il up the boot will come
With it, so s d. be that il should 20 down as ss.-
lom rs possible
The cl, X strikes onemy dip has burnt TO The
sad my IN. ack awaits my head. SO good night.
Tup DAsHNGEST PypInIT ,r Ar