Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29

Second to the brigade burial ground The
young man was q private in company X,
who died yesterday morning \ few DAYS
before, understand, this same young man
applied at the hospital, and relating lis
case, asked for medicine, when he was
told that nothing was the matter with
him" consequently he was returned to
duty If such be true, it speaks not very
flatteringly of the surgeons, but l am in
clined to think better of the Di-jp:ty
gentlemen than that There has been a
time when the surgeons department need
ed looking to, but Just now it is supposed
that no ADLER or finer man could preside
over the institution than DR. WARD. The
private was buried with military honors
This has been washing dav with as. In
one corner of the cabin was the tub and
wash board-what the women would call
Indispensable articles, and which we find
equally so, from the appearance Of the
clothes lines at present writing. There
are shirts, drawers, gloves. handkerchiefs
and SOCKS, all upon the line just as neat
i venture to sav--as though some fair
lady had done the work The only things
lacking, to make the clothes lines look
natural, is the want of night-caps, night
gowns, and those great long stockings
usually On clothes lines These clothes
may not BE as clean as the ladies would
have made them, but then they look pretty
white; but the boy CHARLEY who by the
way did the work, declares that he can t
drum for week to come, as his fingers
are blistered, and his arms ache from the
excessive labor at scrubbing and had it
not been for the Bourbon, they never
would have come out clean. Nethinks |
hear him now, crying out, JCDGE, where
the deuce is the Bourbon. and the only
answer | could give him was, CHARLEY,
! don't know. without the Captain has it
in his pocket, or the Second Lieut. has it
laid away in some slv nook" and assure
you his questions, Of that kind in partic-
uIar, were numerous, for be it known that
CHARLEY really admires this great institu-
tion-Bourbon: and you viii aver that
your correspondent seldom. if ever, winks
at the sight Of the monster. There, HANK
RIDDLE comes in. and SAYS, JUDGE, give
her my respects / do It. but know not
the lucky recipient HANK. to say the
least, Is a funny fellow, and if the Quar-
termasters : Department IS to be believed.
he Is a regular sojer,' and is the lucky
recipient Of more girlish letters than any
other man in Camp But then he is not
70 blame for that. for there Is nary a one
of us but would give a fortune to be il
his shoes. if only for q night
RIGHT BOWER has gone on furiough
for three months He SAYS he will have
n good time all to himself and shall make
no bones about It. either But then. he
will remember
An --tbor. once starved and poor.
Vitn cloth DER his head.
But now be makes annual tour.
And tlattered is. and fed
If he turns up suddenly some bright
morning about the Point, you viii not
wonder
Corporal Ge.e has turned company cook.
and with the aid Of private SAMPSON, the
boys get their fiji in right good style
The JUDGE has found out new style
for an economical editorial chair Get
flour barrel cut off about six slaves. in
the centre, trimming the remaining slaves
to form 2 peak. and then fiji in all the old
trash-for instance, the exchanges would
be just the thing In ours. we use the
blankets, old coats, &c The wear and
tear of this chair is nothing, and itanswes
every purpose
But | must close, knowing that I have
written enough for this time There III
vow, CHARLEY comes again: ~JUDGE
where's the Bourhra." Here, CHARLEY.
take the Bourbon, and then fiji the pipes.
and read US Madam STAEEwEArHER YER
sion Of the War Adieu, JUDGE.