Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-01-23


Tax CAMP.-There is, as usual in eli
large armies, concentration Of viii and
frolic. The leisure hours Of a soldier
hang heavy, though euehre may occupy
q portion, ret soldiers life is always
gay &C., and man win at all tines Pc
merry, The Kansas First las ds5.t
subject iHits ranks, Whosefund of epel
nature has been lessened by .fae intr6-
duction.ef the following revised edition
Of chronicles:
"0HRoSIcLxss OF TaE KAssAs sEfkss
REeiMKsr "A member Of Gsnpsny
g, of the First Kansas regfasns. nov
in Missouri, has perpetsessd tss olDSm-
ing seSoa- psraefsphs: sssss'
1. .as>s .fha i born Of a xeuso
and ends. = sssdier In the. ks.
Fiirsts + 49, days and short 81 "se-
tions.1 -.-S -
3. He eometh forth at "reveille, !" is
present also at Retreat" yea, even at
tattoo" and retireth apparently at
"taps."
5. He draweth his rations apparent
ly from the eommissary and deVoureth
the same. He striketh his teeth against
much ''hard bread" and is satisfied.
He filleth his canteen with aqua pura,
and clappeth the mouth thereof upon
the bung Of whiskey barrel, and af-
ter little while be goeth away rejoic-
ing in his strategy
4. Much soldering hath made him
sharp, yea, even the seat Of his breech-
es are in danger of being cut through.
8. He covenanteth with the credu-
lous farmer for many chickens, and
much honey and milk, to be paid
promptly at the end of each ten days;
and lol his regiment moyeth on the
ninth day TO another post.
8. His tent is filed with potatoes,
cabbage, turnips, krout, and other deli
cate morsels of delicious taste, which
abound not in the commisssry depart
ment.
7. And many other things not in
the "return," and which never will re-
turn; yet, for a truth, it must be said =
of the soldier of the Kansas First, that
of surety be taketh nothing which he
cannot reach.
/. 8. He fireth his MIME rifle at mid
blight, and the whole camp is aroused
anaA formed into line; when lol his
mess comes bearing in nice porker,
which he declareth so resembles Sc
cesh, he was compelled to pull trig-
ger.
9. He giyeth the Provost Marshal
much trouble, often capturing his guard,
and possesseth himself of the city.
10, at such times lager and pret-
sells flow like milk and honey from bis
generous hand. He giYeth without
stint to his comrade, yea! and with
holdeth not from his lank expectant
Hoosier of the "Indiany Twenty
fourth"
IL. The grunt of a pig, OF the
Growing of a cock, awakeneth him
from the soundest sleep, and he saun-
tereth forth, until halted by the guard,
when he instantly clappeth his hands
upon his bread-basket, and the guard
in commisseration slloweth him to pass
to the rear.
l2. No sooner hath he passed the
sentry's beat, than he striketh "bee-
line" for the nearest ben-roost, and
seizing a pair of plump pullets, return
eth, soliloquizing to himself: "The
noise of goose saved Rome, how
much more the flesh of chicken preserV-
eth the soldier.'
IS. He playeth euchre with the par
son, whether there will be preaching
in camp on the Sabbath, and by dex-
terously turning Jack" from the bot
tom, postponeth the service.
IA. And many other marvellous
things doeth he; and 10! are they not
already recorded in the morning reports
of Company G?