The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-22

drink DeJtcr IMAM d oOluiCi Auo'NA va ''N
tack. raw pork and bareback coffee for months
You can readily conceive what an appetite they
had on when the camp news became general
that there was boat-load of suffers stores at
the landing. Chickens to dough dish is but
!, moor Illustration of the rush to the river's
bank for victuals, something that had the smell
or taste of buttery about it,-cheese, ginger
bread, cakes, pies, crackers, and of course to-
Iacco, cider. and | reckon down in the bulk
head few measures of liquifed rye and corn.
10 their great establishment and chagrln, the
boat was anchored out in the stream some thirty
wards from the shore. But there were dozen
or more skitfs about, and all of them in demand
taking passengers TO and from this toat-oad OF
luxures. Impatient for passage, many hun
gry soldier would wade out in the stream up to
his waist to meet the returning boat. while
others, still more impatient, threw OFT their
clothes, and plunging IN, swan 70 Jonder boat
with their mouths craInmed full with pocket
book, purse Or change. Securing passage Tor
the moderate sum of twenty-five cents, your
correspondent was soon one Of them, n lone
dollar being all his capital, with which he Ger
canly expected to get as much as a taste OF
something good to eat, for his bowels yearned
exceedingly. The craft was a full rugged schoon-
er of about two hundred tons burthen. Fore
and aft there was hatchway, and down in the
hold all the supplies were stored, save few
barrels o! apple cider on deck AS many as
three MEG A5 each hatchway oficated rs clerks,
dealing out the goodies to the hyenas on deck
Now, cannot believe that any pen can pic
ture out those hatchway scenes brush and
pencil might do it to advantage, but this little
weapon, it it is more powerful than the sword,
becomes like Samson snorn Of his strength when
1t essays to write out scene like this. There
was fist constant yell, two pounds Of snaps,
one pound of cheese, g three pounds of but
ter, . ten pounds of tobacco and now and
then you would hear somc reckless, hungry,
improvldent chap sing out, - Here's IA dollar
get us that's worth Ut any thing, whlskey, ,obac
GO Or bread But, to my great surprise and
disappointment, soon found that dollar was
of much less account there than the same mon
ey was in California in l849, when $l2 dozen
tor eggs was u moderate charge, and | began to
think that by the lime | had paid another quar-
ter Tor ID return passage, my chances for II smell
even, say nothing about taste, would be ex-
cecdlngly small. However, saw a cider barrel
going, and thinks to myself, if half or
quarter has got any show on this boat, that
barrel must DC the place. So, after pushing,
and tanning. and punching, and pulling my
self through the crowd, in the course of an hour
aud bali had the good luck to secure cup
full of cider, an excellent article. There was
less than pint, and as it only cost a quarter, |
felt relieved alter l got myself out OF the chan.
mel aud breathed freely again. just then met
one of the stark naked customers, and he had u
pound OF cheese in his arms . What did you
ply for that asked. Seven'y-ive cents ~
- | II give you dollar and "a halt for it now"
put in ragged, rusty looking soldier by my
side. mo you don't, said the cheese man,
" I'D rather charge a rebel battery than 90 ma
ked throug! that crowd again"
While this conversation was going on an
officer came along with bottle OF brandy pea
ches " How much for that some one asks
- Two and half" " Can you get any more"
% Yes, You, can but can't, unless you lend Inc
the money In a little while soon observed
movement extraordinary near the bow Of the
schooner. Crowding along up, soon learned
what the matter was squad Of boys, more
liberal in their views of trade and traffic than
the proprietor OF the concern, had knocked in
the head of cider barrel and were vending the
fun without money and without price, and be.
fore the news came to the ears OF the suter,
they had sold out. then stood round the
hatchway again and looked in amazement upon
these customers packed around. tier above tier,
buying their wares Fully third of them were
swimmers, some Zouaves with their circus riding
uniforms and the balance u crowd of sharp wit
ted, money spending soldiers, the whole group
making u tableau such as noartst has ever pain
ted. Tired Of all this, yet would not have
miss I'd it for an interest in the Iribunes gun
factory, set sail Tor camp,arriving just in time
to settle UP my cash account-15 cents for Il
drink of clder-and write up my correspondence
for the Freeman and other parties nearer nome.
Great is Diana of Ephesians, but greater still
is Horace Greedy OF the Tribune, and 1t seems u
pity that he is not u God. Yesterday | made
an extract from one of his editorials, wherein he
4" regretted > that our success at Yorktown was
not more sanguinary, that is, he was sorry that
your correspondent or somebody else had not
mingled their blood With his carnage loving pa
triotism for the Union and his Brigade. Most
Of US soldiers are incliued 10 think that is some
what cool to say the least, and if we should take
time to study on it Il little they might get lit
tie wrolh
1t is rainy again and the signs are that it will
continue through the night if not longer. This
is not Just what we could wish but no more than
we can endure.
BY the way that yarn about the Vermont
troops going home soon has thckened upa little
and last night IL WAS said to be official that all
the Vermont troops would soon he discharged
save those who were willing to enlist in the Reg
uar service. You can take AZ much stock IN
this as you please. aud will sell you all OF mine
for a small consideration ; at the same time |
would not be surprised il We should make an
advance upon Vermont before The 4h of July
How would itsuit women children and tax.pay