The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-03-05
FReN JAMES ISLAND.
odrrsspondsnes Of soathern Bn.erpri 4

- ~SSsnoSh Dheorpri %
4,arss sI.rsrs. S q, FsJfpary q, 1858
Bear, EntsrPSst - Leaving the lovsly
village Of Greeayilies on, the morning Of
the 2sth .instsat,+.I was brought by ti,~,,
mighty power otssteam safely to Colsui,Iat
where. prrisd for he night Jghv gave
.Vs nHofTortunity 10 visit sou1e Of the hoe,
.pitalss Sif-t. ) -fJiina aiumberspi our deat
saldisss; who seemed to b. ~sll cared .f,1r,
and most cf thesn eonsaIe.csnt Cut oh, ds
,Seare, .fnoms Nor portions Of the ssS orld,
from wheroe come -een,s Of our best com.
fortsf A8a ergn2ef m . devastating swar,, it
is'"ainost ippossibls toaot,taia q s,ffieteheyy
Of socb filings ~ a siet urfm S,isbt .dcsire
or med yet no pains are spseed 10y stke
kind.ladies toaoke tie sick soldieT com
fortabf! On the evening Of the ssth,
arrived At Chariestep. aud lesrned that the
aoag looked, for battle had not been fought.
Not oven the sound of a cannon, nor, ho
repost NJ mu.kstry, WINS 20 be But ali were
cbesffdl- and quiet, .espseia,ly the 'scldiers
, who are ready TO receive Che long expected
4iuvaders, IL thsy come With ho,.ors due TO
hsir rank. Dnt 4tin they do not come.
Surely thcy'hnve not chang tin;r notion.
after 20 ,,any i,ron,issr.i PerhsFs they WIN
-sisit ns after awhile; perhaps-th viii
not; however, we cry -stilly looking fur
them; aud IL they come. Hlsy will not 6sd
AIS. .rr,PrePnrsd.~
The health of this (IIoitz6law's) CONN env
is remarkab'y good at present; and of the
N.-a. Ill n.
ella We comp imuy is well sappIieds will COOL
new tents with. l,ouse ssbyilpin the, rrnr Of
them for kitchens. n rn,,.xrsie suJ,pIy of
beef and Bread, an.i good hUinYr and ,Se,.r..
fnlncss in abundance .sIfs.ofIrs ",tnod
fitnds" stlhotsiss could 81. US hcr., they
would conclude thnt camp life-is not 80 ,Iis-
,agreedble'a some would tepr,ssnr it - %
. The wsatherfrr sohie dny Y = has been q mite
pleasaah aIri TO day tle. saa sb,h,- mildly
upen thr Side ut:d .woods, ,en usitg tbv t,.iT.
DIR. blades OF grass and befbs to put oi,,.;
while the happy litt'esbitt 10 'tl,a Sbou2,s :
OF thc n'igirborihgIr sI.i,f s wreu yvtht
praiss Of The anilIar Of ,1at ur"::, Evsrything
has an irsos pieassintncss. Eat though The
solder may lac S,lcounlrl 10y fascinating,
sceaes and -gieefuf s,nnpamioi,s. vet in his
moWen's of quiet his ,uihd wa.itters back
10, hi,w lro,u~. the place of all others niosL
deljghtf'h On this cnrth. end thin king OF
lovingones there, whan be canunt sec, his
heart swcl's with emotion, aud he iov volun-
tarily sigl,s, ''oh. for peace ~ To return
osbis f''rn,er nv ocatiUn. to the Btigir scenes
oi souil,fui Jay s,.or to I'LL his vacant scala $
with his family around the f?esi,ie, aad a
the hmily aitHrstis soldier anxiously, In6ys.
/ Yet. heis,wiiiing TO bear every trial and
prknti"n for the sHkc of libert,.s Though
tlIs -slo'''t r,,'~ casts lie dark si,adnwovsr
US q. nat'on. Vet. from, the siyns If tie
lines, al is tg,lr that is said To rc the
t'dhy cannot be fac tlistlnt wtrru the Lr iehr
teamsof peace will cheer us. a faithful
'lisehurgn of onr duty, whatever bs our
,eailim 4. with an unwnv. "",; trust in Just
andia 'rsif i God, aud Liberty is oars.
'Tis that for,whieh Y- fight,
To that we vii attai4i,''
God being our helper. >. ~ P.H.