The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-31


Cairo for exchange; and then again We send .
on, and 60 on.
We have been very busy the last two days
dxing up our new home; and We tx il we'll, % No
expect to stay here during the war; but Of this
we know nothing. Weare near the centre OF
The city, and In the strongest secesh part Of Il.
Az We passed throsgh, both going and return.
Ing We attracted great deal Of attention, and
many remarks we're made on %, such -, "WAy,
they are all Old men |" land amt they whoppers"
bow civil and steady they 60 along, and oil cox
Der, tool" "Whers are they from :" All vol.
unteers reckon" II tell you, them old sugs
win fight like The dsvil," &C., &c. When told
tnstvs were from Iove, some said good
for the Hswk-Eye State II II hadn't been for
le''s and the Duck ws'd never got through =
We have, and Ne should have lost tho city-any
house, handkerchief we're waved ct ~ with .
will, to al Of which waved my hat and or
whole regiment oleered most Justify. Bet was
most deeply affected BY the light Of several wo-
men, who, while they shook sheir white hand
kerchiefs. or waved their flags, the tears stole
silently down their cheeks, and their whole do.
meanor seemed to say "God bless you" % ws
passed. At one large house mother placed
her little boy Of about three summers on his
rocking horse near the window, threw up The
sash and placed flag in bis hand, which the
little fellow knew well how to wave, and at tho
same time mako his horse 60 in foe style, while
the mother stood near and looked volumes Of
Joy to the child, aud approval 10 us 10 We cheer.
ed the cherished emblem which he 90 gracefully
presented %. And who would not cheer such
mother and her boy, and still more that sym.
Dol Of al that 10 grand in Empire, and of al that
ID sacred in our peaceful homes! When W got
down into the business part Of the city, mer-
chants came out and threw good caps to some
of our new recruits who were wearing old hats,
and one man took fine fur cap of bis head
and gsye'it to one of our men and went himself
bareheaded. A few nights ago man passed
one of our men standing guard with bare hands;
it was very cold, and he took from bis handsa
pair Of ten dollar fur gloves, and gave them to
the soldier and hurried on not even waiting for
tbanks 81 gsa ,a3 ,45t sss - - ,-,
But while the 'good and the true" thus greet
the "Grey Beards," the secesh demons look on
with steady, sturdy, studied, sullen silence. or
'knit their brows like the gathering storm, nurs.
ing their wrath TO keep it warm. Their every
"Zo he'll oiN yov." But, thank God, they dare
make no tang;6ls demonstrations, but their AMI
mus shows what they ,could do If they could
They dare not talk here 40 their beloved 'breth-
erin" do in Mt Pleasant. But let them howl I;
the teoth'ess old dogs may slobber en- us but they
can't bic here or there May God have mercy
on them, for al loyal people have lost confidence
In, and respect for them.
When We entered Benton Barracks, soldiers
of other regiments gathered round US by humid
reds, wondering and sdmiring such q regiment
of fathers and grandfatherA One young man
who had been in several battles, and was DOW Q
paroled prisoner, not knowing that any heard
him save bis brother soldiers Of the same class,
(for stood behind him. said, SNOW boys, just
look there at them old grey heaed men, now after
this any young man that Ill stay ct home ought
to have his cussed cowardly head twisted of bis
Just then I heard noise, and on looking
around, saw . stout young soldier of the 14th
Iowa through the crowd, crying, "give way boys,
give way" "What the deuce are you after,
Jim-whats the hurry" said one a. he passed.
'.Why, my grondf father 10 in that ere regiment,
and want to find him." Was the reply.
But must close BY saying, the Grey Beard
enterprise is an entire success. Col Kincatd ID
. very efficient officer, ands deservedly popular
one among both officers and men. .--
There 10 no Swine" or small pox in St Louis
at this time, and We have few sick in the regi-
meDt
The regiment il 70 divided up, some companies
being stationed here, and others there, over the
city, that shall not preach much more to .
whole regiment Ut once, but hold meetings
around with the companies. am very pleas
antly situated in pspered, room with gas AZ
lures, bathing apparatus, &c., in it. IT
s We have 70 detail guard Of about 160 mon
every day, to look after the secesh prisoners In
the different prisona Speaking of prisons, 70.
minds me that two Of the places occupied BY