Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-06-11

EAN'Ny 0--e t1SN' istSS7' eut q u = sIetF HcSsS,
and trot along as gay as you please. IF
you look at one, she becomes desperately
fid.ity, and almost frantic with rage. and
if YOU speak to her, oh nv, the silly
thins firts around almost beside herself
and gives you to distinctly understand that
her cap IS set for a " bold southerner. -
Perhaps they don't understand that we
Northerners are inclined to furnish them
with subsistence,-that but Tor the ready
hard of ABRAHAM they would starve in
less than week. As Tor good looks you
cannot da5ter them. lin fact they have
become so used 10 turning up their noses
"a contempt Tor taines to their disiikinc.
that it spoils their good looks, if they ever
possessed SO necessary an article.
Last evening we received the news OF
the Ealing hack OF sea BANKS. but the
stores sre SO mixed up that we fear 10
say anything on the matter. In fact we
are watching McCLELLAx, and expect
every hour of hearing OF his taking the
Southern Metropolis
-iaS 4co1-
During ne afternoon of Yesterday we
were under orders to be in remliness to
march at moments notice, but pp 10 the
present time see no signs of forward
movement The railroad bridge at this
point was completed 81 egenin-. and the
ears have geac4ed the station wigh army
supplies
The l9th Indiana band having received
new silver instruments, were out last
evening until a late hour serenading.-
This band Is considered one of the beet
IN the service.
GEo SANDERS, one of the best men Iiv-
ing, u true soldier, has been promoted 20
First Lieutenantcy of Co D. GEORGE
is one IF the politest of fellows, and
might be considered "a REGULAR ladv
catch ?"
| see by the Janesvilie Gazette that a
rather impertinent article il published on
Col q CONNER, purporting to be the do
inss of eN-Lieut DoDGE, formerly of this
Regiment Such items are uncalled for.
and especially when such men rs Mr.
DopGE, the author Of the paragraph, are
,-ir-t,,aI,- ,3oh-e4 ~ +l7a t,oIr,l fer. M. n
favors, hIch viii cost him = life time 20
repay. Cur Co'ane' 5 .sten.ire 80 T.
Interests . h. men and thorough dl--
.2..aariaa. wa-sly leasin. q brave
,,n4 -a.iau- regiment into action. Eus
vs tha5 know the Colonel, sro willing -
leave his actions to sPesk sor themselves,
not desiring the reckless fault finders to
pick flaws for as We consider ours Ives
capable Of judein- the Aerits of our
leader without the aid of paltry aspi-
rants. so much for DODGE, the ex-Lieu-
tenant
Our boys are not hard up cor amuse-
ments To while away time is one Of the
hardest duties known to the soldier, there
fore you vii. not be surprised a5 the ex-
ertions ON ,heir pars 20 Kill the waerr
hours os eao3o Hls We're voa present
now. rou would see mere and there squa3
# four and -ix suiogia q soe;al -ame 81
cards, seme paying 70 stake, whi.e
around them are grouped numerous ones
Of the soldiers. inteutIy reviewing che ex-
ci5in- game Occasionally YOU hear Of
one having been SO iuckr Is 10 win, and
then again YOU viii perceive another, sor
rowfully begging the loan Of ' until
next pay day Il is no uncommon thing
to hear of this and that one having alb
solved the coming two months pay At the
Ga4.-- taa'e iH fact poker has te-
erase .aae 81 the re-fs.sr ..sane7 through
oa- sfle camps .eara rhes the Colonel
iateuls seulaz so oris- g-b.dJ.ae gau-
blin- ansaaz tticars and men within the
line. II would bs +. glorious thing to
check 50 great an evil, f r al must agree
that it Is one of the greatest evils on
record
Religious documents are circulated
among the soldiers pretty freely, by the
American Tract Society, but whether
they tend to better the condition of the
men is rs vet subject for journalists to
discuss, There was a time when zee
could proudly enter = church, bat the
twelve months OF camp f has brought a
change er our dreams There are a
number in our regiment personally known
to me, wao are S5eadl.ss5 20 the cause o.
religion, aaj undoubtedly WA forever
remain 50. they aF- q set OF men 1Aat
YOU can always depend on, never finch
IN from the arjuous duties imposed on
the soldier Such men are worthy Of
positions of honor in the service. Were
the Second gifted with an excellent Chap
lain, man willing to exert himself in
behalf Of Christianity, and true to his
calling. it would be different But, we
are not blessed with a Chaplain, instead,
q man visits as whenever he thinks mus
ter-day Is close AZ hand and It becomes
necessary he should be present, in order
to draw his two hundred and sixty-two
dollars. There Is nothing so much felt
the loss Of in the army as q good chap
lain Men may discuss it in whatever
form they please, but Chaplain Is OF
more benefit TO a Regiment than the Col