Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-12-27
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
From the 18th Regiment.
CAMP LYON, near FIT. HENRY, }
December IL, 1862. {

A week ago We were contrasting De-
cember in Wisconsin with December in
Tennessee, and noting how great parody
is the latter on the former. Three DAYS
later we modified our opinion-with-
drew in good order, and heaped the fire
with "gum stumps" and hickory logs, and
cree ed woodplle batteries against the per-
sstent attacks of the keen young giant,
surnamed Jack, who had so suddenly and
ruthlessly knocked our parody into !'pi."
Whte-blossomed forests, carpeted earth.
and jeweled shrubs, all testified that even
"way down in Tennessee" where, as the
song runs, certain venerable as well as
INDECENT, Git may be indignant, though no
mention of this is made by the poet,) col
ored individual in bonds, sank to repose.
some years ago, they have very fair pan.
tend that it is very uncommon to have as
cold snaps at this season, and that we have
already had colder weather than any ex.
perienced in this vicinity during the whole
of last winter. Now, again, the weather
here resembles late October in Wisconsin.
We have pleasant, sunny days, and sharp,
frosty nights. l
The 18th is resting on its-not laurels,
for it has never won any except marching
laurels-but on the downy side of rectan-
gular shoddy patches, marked q. s., and
called soldiers blankets. Several expedi-
tons have turned out fzzles within fort
night. One cannot help thinking that the
plan of action at this petty post, is but
pgmine copy of that so long pursued on
the Potomac. What pity that so many
military mems saooir .taire is forever
ruined by two sneaking little particles.
which transform it into: saooir ne taire
paste know how not to do, ..ss
Although this is only border State.
and reputed to be full of tenderness for
the nigger--for one, l am getting as deep
an insight into the peculiar and practical
workings of the pet system of the South
as care to get. Last night | stopped
with a planter who has not yet lost all
his bipedal property, on account of his
Union sentiments-viz, two sons in the
rebel army-as he tells me, and after par
taking of the best supper l have seen
spread in this State, had the good fortune
to hear the lashings and outcry conseouept
upon the fsggellation of a 'tdamned little
yallah son OF b-h," who had failed To
do some erraod in the shortest possible
meter. . ... ......
1t vas rather too much for Northern
nerves, unused to the aristocratic busioess
to hear the little fellow cry out in piteons
pleading tones, 30 Lord have mere;
Pity, o Lord, pityt" and l came near n.
terferng, revolver in hand. = ~
was afterwards glad did not for T
learned that the saucy little devil do.
served to be skinned" and that bis crime
was lack of celebrity in going after some
vegetables for the cook. which was enouoh
to render any one deserving of all the
spare lashes about the premises. I also
found that it was not "Massa" a. I had
supposed when contemplating the inter.
vention of Yankee blood and a Colts Re-.
peater, but the colored cook and bosa
wench who administered the wholesome
medicine so lavishly. I was gladden. stiII
when | learned this that nv northern
blood did not cause me to force bis sahlae
chastiser to spare the rod and spoil the
child.
Mails come ann go very irreeulsr)v
sometime til weekly, sometimes less than
weekly. The Tennessee is rising,
V1D.