The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-01
TAKE NOTICE, EVERYBODY !


From the Missouri Democrat
The following is a copy of letter hand
ed to us for publication. 1t was picked up
on Olive street, and was enclosed in an en-
velope:
ST. LOUIS, April, 1862.
DEAREST ALICIA:-I have comparatively
little news to give you. There is little or
no improvement in the style of bonnets.-
We wear old ones, retrimmed with red and
white. The fact is, my darling, we have
had so many calls upon our purses that we
cannot afford anything new.
First, there was that person last summer
who solicited contributions for the widow
of that hero-Jackson. He received quite
an amount with which understand he has
gone to Europe, to assist Mr.. Slidell.
Then we had to purchase so much cloth
ing for our friends. The poor fellows from
Pea Ridge were quite needy-CI wish you
could have seen them. They were perfect
specimens of Southern chivalry. Their
erect, digni6ed bearing in distress proved
how superior our friends are to the wretch
ed hirelings)-many of them not having
had clean linen for months. Just think of
it; isn't it horrible.
In old times the less water one used the
-
now we associate solIed linen with nerufsm.
Now we have the prisoners from Pittsburg.
They had all been captured in the tbickest
of the fight One officer told me that his
company resisted alone for eleven hours
the attack of 5000 men, and strange to
say, not one of his men were wounded
Truly, my darling " HeaUep is on our
side.
We have been buisily engaged in sending
delicacies to them. We have great diff
Guilty in seeing the poor fellows, but we
have referred the entire matter to a COM
mittee consisting of Miss Foxey, Mrs. Beau
and Miss Beauty. Miss Foxey talks SO
sweetly about religion. You recollect the
interview she had with Governor Jackson
she spoke so feelingly about our troubles
that he promised that the entire national
difficulties should be referred for settlement
to a committee of ladies, of which she
should be one. Was not that kind But il
was not done, for the dear Governor re-
ceived and accepted pressing invitation tt
visit the Varieties Theater in New Orleans
and he left to fulfil it, and you know Con
federate neUer, NEVER breaks his work.
Well, Miss Foxey talks piously to the
officer in charge. She has no friends in thu
prison, but she wants to see that they are
all, and she generally gets pass for her
self and two friends.
Mrs. Beau sends all sorts of delicacies tC
the officers, and then calls herself. She
commences by deploring the war. Nc
one regrets it more than she does" She
generally takes her crochet work, and knitG
and talks until the pass for herself and
three friends is given her.
Miss Beauty does not say much-she
looks. She asks for pass for herself and
two friends, ard for her mothers servant,
who wishes to know if her cousin is doing
well. We have sub. committee, consist.
ing of Mrs., Venerable and Mrs. Talk. They
look so old. They always ask for pass
on the plea of their age. Now, you can't
resist an old lady" They only call when
the first committee fail. They have so
many places to visit. One officer has his
office up three flights of stairs. 1t is ask
ing too much of the committee to go up so
high. They don't visit him much. Anoth-
er officer has his Office nearer the ground,
but he is perfect wretch. He asks the
committe to sit down when there is not a
chair in the place, and then picks up a
bundle of paper, and says, ladies, call al
four this afternoon or eight tomorrow,
and then he rushes out. The committee
used to do it, but they don't now, for they
have ascertained from his servant that he
don't rise till nine, and always dimes at
four. Is it not brutal treatment? But
what else can be expected from these YAM
KEGS" But l cant write any more. Ned
has just come in and says Price has cap
tured Curtis, that Thompson is marching
on st. Louis, and that Halleck is prisoner
on his;way to Richmond. Isn't it splendid
am going out to buy some material for
aaContederate flag Good bye, darling
Your own,
BETsEY.
p. S.-Do not forget the Isce Point
loce, my love. BETsEv.