The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-06-12
Army COrrespondence.
CAMP NEAR CcRiNTH, BissrssIRPI, !
astisas4'e1'1 Nav 27tb 1867. ~

Sgs'-at least 80 IL 'apPears 10 one who
dedases his conclusion on fhe presumed
fact that nobody ever lived here; and,
therefore. az a natutul CONSEQUENCE. no
body ever got lonesome here before we
came: Notwithstanding the sparse pop.
ulaiion in this "Deck Of woods" have
met several ainbabi,ants who know the
ground dOd situation perfectly welI.--
There, Tor instance, is 9 i'f ~ sa5n
WILLIAM HEsRY MoeoUITo. lung. an
igulsF bodied citizen. with any number Of
reiotirSs. who, as guide, accompanies nj
Of nights on pickeis and scouts. He II
well known in sh;O locality as person Of
refined taste aud great sensi.JiU ity, eating
nothing but matured army beef and drink
ing nothing bu. the best clqret VINE.
drawn from Mood red sources. In bust
ness transactions he is esteemed sharp,
aud his smdrtness is proverblsl, and al.
though some doubl his honesty of purpose.
and have striven to erfnguish him, a
beautiful pathetic refrain from his musi.
cal prOtuberance generally makes per.
sou Of imaginative turn Of mind conceive
arusbing q river oyerlowing its banks and,
who. imagining so, exclaims damn IL '
AnRAHAA WooDr1cK, scion OF one ol
the-''irst families" Of Swamp Hollow, is
a very piess Iul little body, ana when once
he centers his affections on person, i, is
devlish hard 10 break his hold. Rather
than prove traitor to one on whom he hat
become attached, he would permi, his he
10 be detached from his 6odI A second
cousin to Abraham paid our Brigade a
visit 'totber day, and, forming a liking TO
soldier Of our Regiment. buried bis head
in The soldiers bosom. and there il still
remains. ! have it from the soldiers
own mouth; likewise from huge lump on
bis breast. whersia is contained all that
was vital Of Cousin Woodtickl Old Abe
still lives!
Mr.. G. NAT is The only denizen / have
seen who renders himself absolutely de
1testable to the soldiery. He gets in ouI
water. bathes in our coffee, anchors or
our faces, stands picket in our eye.lashes
erawls through our hair, buzzes round
our ears, and goes on reconnoisapceI
down our tbroats. Although Southern IL
tone and mannersJ whenever driven away
by offended Federals. he Immediately
comes back with the assurance that he is
"for the Union as il wasf'
B. CREEPER, ESQ. is person now held
in custody by the forces Of Gen. Buell.,
and is considered component part Of the
Grand Army Of Occupation; SO, at leas.
am informed b5 one who was Of The par
lty that arrested Mr.. Creeper as d Secesb
spy. having found him under LOT of reb.
el clothing left in deserted camp. He
declares himself for Union, but we want
nothing at all to do with him, as there il
no doubt but at least ninety nine one
bundred,Es Of his friends and all his rels
lives are closely identified with the Cot
ton Confederacy, as they won't have any
thing to do with linen or sVoOl!
Lizards, snakes. toads, scorpions. &C.,
abound here plenlifully, but as yet l bave
not visited the Great Swamp to the West
Of us, where, to use the always truthful
words Of Baron Munchausen, there is
three feet layer Of iizafds, two of scOrPi.
Ions, and four Of toads, 10 boggy quag-
lmire of eighteen miles; the whole sur
rounded with a variegated cOlOring Of
sqairming, and curling snakes.
/
For passtime in camp VIC have euchre,
seven up and bluff; draw poker. horse
shoe and ring pitching; wrestling, run
ming and jumping; ration eating. tobacco
chewing and drilling; once iu awhile q
lille fight; lurlher depOnent saith not.
Muslei and cannon firing has become
so common along the line that the boy'
feel uneasy whenever they don't hear 1t
and lhe omiuous silence for the last two
or three day portends a heavy storm aIte'
a quiet calm or else a more than quie
calm after a heavy storm. We Gil up on
havcrsacts for a march every tao days
lbut somebody orders us in quarters, AM
down ia the region Of digestion goes ,h
r.tiOns--an easy and speedy task. as on
has only to mash up some BRACKETS wit
an axe aud then sOakthsm ID mOSquitOe'
gravy or gnstted water.
In company with two others Of oul
Company took astrOlI over to the lef
wing 'tpthet day 10 see the company 0
Capt. Brown and Lieut.. HewistoO, Of th'
4sd o.v The men all looked well. an'
lola +" Peter" although labofing under I
ls.iuh, iudispOsition., was full of life Will
tie "DoetOri' looked as ven. if mot better
than he ever did, Allow me here 70, 70 OK
press my thanks for glass ef excsllsn
lsmonade received from them, with th
I advice 70 the maker that spiks IN lem