Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-03-06
OHIO ON APPROPRIATIONS.

out IN Ohio;
1t is reported that a volunteer in one OF
he Ohio Regiments wrote quite spicy letter
to the " man of influence" who agreed If he
would enlist his family should be well provi'
ded for, stating that his wife had written him
she was not having such attention as she ex-
pected to have, and concluded his letter as
follows:
snow misstur, when listed yeu TOLD me
what butyfulliest thing it was tn bee sold |
ger and how KNOXVILLE and awl SIGH funny
diddle tawk, and when.i listed i spozed by
yewer tawk mi wife and baybees wood KUN
tn bee as gould as eny Of the airystockrysee
& wood 60 drcst as we'll. and now lie be
kerfummuxed eff mi wife don't wright me that
instid Of havin sylk dresez she don't get nav
thin but kaliko and blak stalkins and
thick souled shooz and SOW fourth. And
instad OF havvin SIGH luxurez as Yeu git fur
yewer tabal, she has tn bee kontintd with
beif stake, Potaters and flower that is graid-
ed tn xxx, and the mylk yeu have left fur
thee yungist baybee-sch stuff, wy thee man
haz payntd rite on his kart country milk, &
whln 1t is left aloan ovar knight, thar is
CRATE flthie yellowgh skum risez awl ovar
thee top. Now want mi baybee to be in
stile and hav sity milk and eff yew don't sport
mi foxes az yew greed ii, when j git home
lie sew the staff fur e pluribust union ime
goin to save mi monte.
Viewers trewly,
Johnathan Judkins'
The gentleman who received the above
letter was inclined to practice joking occa-
sonally. He went to the State House and
informed Mr.. Picayune, the member from
Gumplum, that the soldiers were not satisfied
with the allowance the State furnished for
the support of their families, and as he had
been unexpectedly called away and had not
been much perplexed with the business OF
the early part of the session, he was just the
man to offer bill for the liberal supplying
OF the soldiers families. On account of Mr..
Picayune's absence he did not know what
had been done on this subject, and retired
to draught bill The next day he offered
bill appropriating, on an average, $3.50
per week to each soldiers family, and sup.
ported the bill with three hour speech.
Mr. Threepence, (from Shinbone) who was
absent when the previous relief bill was
passed and does not read the newspapers
much, said he thought the bill needed ar
amednment, and while listening to the gen
tleman's speech he had made calculation
which he would read to the house | will tak'
as an average family wife and two chill
dren; they cannot live in less than one room
which in any town in Ohio will cost fift,
cents week.
The family will need one bed, and for tina
l will give them bundle ofstraw, which viii
cost cents; one pound of sweet potato cot
fee, which is coming into common use anon!
soldiers families, 5 cents one peck of pota
toes, 10 centsi one pound of lard to fry then
in, 5 cents; one straw hat for one child, II
cents; three unmentionables for baby, Il
cents /; one postage stamp for letter to hus
band in camp, cents; one half sheet O
foolscap paper, (for soldiers wives must nc
use full sheets, as we do at per diem oftou
dollars,) l cent; one quart watered milk 70
baby, 5 cents; one tin rattle to keep bah
quiet while mother is doing the washing,
cents one half bushel of corn for hominy
IS cents; one spot of pins, cent; one skei
of thread to mend childreu's clothes, cent
sundries, cents--making in all 81 "a pc
week. Now, Mr.. Speaker, move that tn
bill be amended so as to read $1,44 instea
of ST., so.
The House was somewhat amused at til
ignorance and ideas of the gentleman, an
the following colloquy took place:
Mr.. Warner-Would that family need a
the items mentioned, every week?
Mr.. Threepence-Frincipally they woult
and various things not enumerated woul
make up for those not needed every week.
/ DIR. Reany-Will the boy need the stra,
hat every week? Uaughter.)
Mr.. Threepence-No; but the wife wi
need a new dress occasionally.
, Mr.. Warner-Will the baby need ne
r rattle every week. Uaughter.)
: Mr.. Threepence-I think it will. Childre
D generally use up rattle in one week-e
: pecially soldiers children, for they are MOI
belligerent than the children of civilians, sue
f as those of the gentleman from the Reserv
3 Uaughter)
/ BY this time the fun became general, an
i the gentlemen were informed that a reli
y bill had already been passed. Mr.. Picayur