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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-16
From the Vermont Brigade.

From the Vermont Brigade.
The following private letters were written by
the Chaplain of the 9th Regiment to his friends
here They are valuable as part of the record
of the splendid courage of Vermonters in the
attack of Fredericksburg. Fruitless as that at
tack was made by the subsequent retreat, 1t will
nevertheless remain an enduring monument of
the calm bravery OF Green Mountain Boys
SUNDAY, May 3, o'clock, A. NJ.
Dear ones at home: Our Brigade crossed las
evening and advanced at daylight to where we
are now lying in the road, about mile above
where we were in The last battle. Shot and
shell are flying very briskly all around US and
over our heads, but bank Of earth protects our
brigade from the enemy's fire just now, though
we are somewhat in danger from the defective
shells of one OF our own batteries Several frag-
ments have fallen among US without injuring
any one. One just fell in mudpuddle throw
ing some drops of dirty water on me, among
others. We hear the distant, heavy roar of Hook
ers advance. Some regiments are now making
a charge They 20 forward bravely. The sight
makes my pulse beat fast. You would admire
the noble manhood expressed in the faces OF
many of our Vermont boys as they wait for the
order to act their part in the fight. I have had
several short, but very pleasant, yes, precious
conversations with some happy soldiers Of Christ,
who now realize nearer communion with Him
than they have ever found even in the peace of
Sabbaths and sanctuares at home If one of
these has commenced a sabbath whose bright
sun for him shall never set, but only be ex-
changed for the glorious Light of Heaven, what
comforting messages | shall send to his friends.
If find chance to send this off the field to be
mailed, shall do 90, and if | have no chance
to add word, do not think of me as hurt, but
only busy, caring for the wounded or march
ing for think we shall soon have driven them
from the heights if can judge from present ap-
pearances
P. SIT is o'clock. No Vermonter hurt.
| hear that two of the New jersey boys in our
Brigade were hurt by some pieces of shell.
LATER.-Drs. james, Chandler and others are
arranging temporary hospital in deep ravlDe
near by. Our Brigade are about to storm the
nights back of the city. ltlooks like desperate
undertaking, but believe it will be successful.
If any men can accomplish it they will.
?. Mt is ever our batteries occupy the
nights. Nothing have ever seen before is al
all to be compared with the sight of our troops
marching up those nights and over the intrench.
ments, driving the enemy in confusion from fort
to fort. How swiftly and gloriously the star,
and stripes moved on in pursuit of the rebels
over high Notifications and through deep ra
vines
EvENrNs.-We occupy several houses in tn,
city for hospitals. The I'd appear to have .si
fered most severely. Thank God, our Colone
and other officers are SAFE Two or three mer
of the regiment l have found slightly wounded
and hear of one killed. As soon as the wound
ed are attended to, l will try to get list 0
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Vermonters killed and wounded. | must con-
tinue to be busy with them tonight.
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 9

SATURDAY MORNING, May y.
We have got back to camp. near where eur
old camping ground was. The wounded have
been carried to Washington. Drs. James and
Chandler have started to go ever oy flag of truce
to attend to our wounded that were taken pris
oners. The 9th regiment took more prisonersthan
it had men,-one General. Three of our hospi-
tel nurses, Porter, Bixby, and Riker were cap
ture while attending the wounded on the field,
We made list of the wounded day or two
ago and Dr. Chandler sent one home which will
be published suppose
The sun is shining this morning, 50 l hope
to sleep in dry blankets tonight luxury
have not known for some time.
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Leave Montpelier 81 % A. M, u 05 M and IOS,s
IA ALL TRAIN leaves St.Aibans at 6,35 A. M. BurInc
M ton 10 M, connecting at White River JunctGn
with tfaius for and from ST. Johnsbury and ln
Teton, and with Northern Railroad for Bosom
Worcester &C., and connecting at Bellows Falls win
Cheshire K. K. for Boston and wth Vermont Valley R
K. for Springfield and New York, arriving in New Yors
at l0,15p. NJ.
ExraEss Tram leaves Montreal st 600 A. NJ Rou,e,s
Point at s 90 A NJ for Mortified, Rutland and Troy
NIGHT EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Ogdehsbufg at TO- is p NJ
Montreal at 345 M, Houses PoiHt at 600 p M arrv
ing at Boston at $40 M, connecting Bellows Fall
with Cheshire K K. for Boston and Worcester and with
Vermont Valley r R. for Springfield and New Haven
and arriving in New York at 400 p. M.
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THE subscriber has in operation Soap ManuiaC,v'S
in Montpelier Village Hs proposes to take the .f' ",
maeria'' at the residences OF such IS widh to s'
him, buying their ashes and grease, and selling In
good article OF soap, and delivering it to them ne
pay IL cents bushe for ashes, and to cents On
for grease and will sell New Soap at and qu nm
at So 90 barrel a. O. hAm "a.
Montpelier, April l7SlS63.
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Vermont Central and SuIIi-
VAN Railroads.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT

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Trains Going south and East.

Commencing May 4th, 1868.
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ST. Adams, VT, May 4. 1863.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-12

laugh. would have given worlds n
that moment to have possessed she pow
er of controlling myself, bus could nos)
the strange. hysterical sound eomir
louder the more | tried TO repress i:
until at last | tainted, and vas carrie, l
back to the hotel from whence I cam
and did not leave my bed till the mex.
day. /,
That was the way in which saw th,
explosion, and when | was exAmineS
next day upon the inquest, though ha
tn acknowledge that | had not bee,
unconscious for moment, yet that wa,
all knew.
The man falling down the front &
the building was one of the engineer
who was blown over sixty yards to TIL
third story, where he struck upon one q
iron shutters and hung for a minute, i
his dying struggle disengaging himsel
and falling to the ground. The gentle
man and ladies who stood beside me o.
the gangway plank were entirely un
hurt.
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GREAT ALARM AT RlcHMoND.-The
following is reported by telegraph as
the last conversation of sentinels across
the Rapidan:
Federal Sentinel.--"Good morning
rebel, how are you!"
Rebel Sentinel. .---"All right, Yank;
how are you! :"
Fed.---"Any news from Richmond,
this morning?"
Reb.--"Oh, yes; news has been re-
ceived here that alarms even jeff. him.
self"
Fed -"Dew tell what is it rebel !
Dare you report p
Keb. Yes. A fellow named Con-
ness has presented a cane to Abe with
the inscription: "Conness to Abe"
Cause of alarm, amt it, Yank :"
Fed.---"Damn Conness and his cane;
this is not the time for mutal admira-
tion presentations"
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Win stray newspaper anu 4etoIiANe"-
ced.
Young man," said he, and his eyes
glistened with delight as he spoke
You are really the most interesting
subject | have ever met with. Really
most wonderful case. | don't know
when l have enjoyed half hour SO
thoroughly. Why sir, with the excep-
tons of two, or at most three, YOU have
symptoms of every disease in the med
ical dictionary. Please let me embrace
you again, just to see if I can detect
exicosis of the viscious membrane.-
"Well, no" he continued with a slight
ly disappointed air, as he released me.
II don't seem to find it exactly, but
would you mind coming round to my
boarding house, after tea, so that | can
spend the evening osculating after it -
He was so anxious to find that par
ticulr symptom, that was very sorry to
refuse him, but | had promised Sophia
Ann that | would be at home to tea,
and l knew she would worry if stayed
so was obliged to decline. Seeing
there was a lady in the case, he very
politely excused me, very much to my
relief.
"Well, good bye, my friend" said
he, as took my hat to 60, Il wish it
was so you could 60 to the war, | would
have you in my hospital in less than
month, and then | could examine you at
my leisure. | am positive a little ex-
posure would bring on those two symp-
toms I spoke of, and then what a mag
nifcent subject YOU would be? How |
should like to dissect you. But then,
perhaps you dent feel like it, and if
YOU don't don't know az can blame
you much for preserving your wonder
full organization as long as you can, so
You Just 90 into the next room and
Capt. Herrick will give you furlough
to 60 heme and provide substitute or
pay your commutation. Boy, call the
next on the list y
"But, sir" said 7 aghast at his con
cluding remarks, ''you don't pretend to
accept me as able bodied %
Greatly, my FRIEND" said he, ''the
fact is you have so many diseases that
| actually don't know which to specify.
II won't do to say cranial disease, when
its your heart that is affected, and if |
mention yeur heart what is the use of
your having consumption? But l know
DR.. Coggswell VII be pleased to receive
your commit lion fee, or if you will
bring up likely substitute l shall be
pleased to examine him, and some day
when We are both at liberty, | shall be
most happy to have you call upon me.
Hold!-just unbutton your coat for a
moment. | must find that cxco-"
But here l broke from his grasp, and
stopping in the next room only long
enough to procure my furlough, l start
ed for the railway station, and never
looked behind until was safe in the arms
of Sophia Ann and the children.
And now, can anybody inform me
where l can find good able bodied sub
stitute, warranted diseased in the head
heart, lungs or legs, or all of them. To
such a man l will give $500 cash down,
or if preferred at the rate of five dol
lars apiece for each symptom, and pro
mise him in behalf of our Uncle Samuel
food and clothing for three years, to-
gether with medical attendance in pro-
portion to the number and malignity of
his diseases.
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Substitute Wanted.

The other day Chief Engineer Dean
of the Fire Department, called at the
office where l make shoes for living, and
handed me big white envelop, notify
ing me that was drafted, and must
report myself for examination at Law
renee, on the 18th day of August.
Now | consider it the duty of every
citizen to give his life, if need be, for
the defence of his country, so on the
morning Of the eycntful 18th, put on
clean shirt and my Sunday clothes;
and started for Lawrence to see if |
could get exempted.
Lawrence, as all know, is situated on
the Merrimack river, and its principal
productions are mud, dust and factory
girls. The city proper, at least that
part that | saw, consisted of long mar
row entry, up one flight of stairs, adorn-
ed overhead with frescoing of gas me-
sers, and carpeted with worn out to-
bacco quids, and furnished with one
chair, two settees, and as many huge
square packing cases marked @. D. NJ
Scattered around this palatial entrance
halt were some forty or fifty conscripts,
looking very much as if they expected
to be exempted by reason of old age,
before the young man with the ferocious
moustache should notify them of their
turn. Most of them, however, were
doomed to disappointment, for while
they counted the hours of delay door
would suddenly open, and the tall
young man would single out man and
march him through the open doorway,
to be seen no more.
By and by-thatis after several hours
waiting-my turn came.
''John Smith - shouted the door
keeper.
"That's me-" says I, and with a cheer
from the crowd, | entered large square
room, where two persons sat at writ
ing table, and a third, evidently the
surgeon, was examining man in the
last stage of nudity.
n,a &c +bo ~.
young man with curly eyes and blue
hair, nodded to me and dipping his pen
in the ink, commenced
John Smith, what's Your name ?"
"John Smith," says I.
"Where were you born -
''Podunk, Maine"
"What did your grand mother die
of"
"Darned if l know" says |.
Call it hapentap," says he, "and
your grandfather too p
II don't care what you call it," says
|, for | was little rlled by his non
sensical question.
"Did you ever have any boils :" says
he.
"No sir.'
''Or fits ;"
mary ft."
'Or delirium tremens!
"No sir-eel''
"Or rickets p
''Ill cricket your" saysI; l thought
he meant something else.
"Did you ever have the measles -
says he.
''Here took off my coat.
''Or the itch! p
"Yes, sir" says I-"that ere fist
(and | showed a very brown one within
three inches of his nose has been itch
ing for the last ten minutes to knock
your pesky head of, you little, mean,
low-hved, contemplate whelp you"
The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-12

"BR1CK," of La Crosse, Wisconsin
paper, is an inhuman joker, and latel,,
witnessed scene in Milwaukee whicf
is worth transferring'to our columns: d
The reader must picture stout, bifI
bellied, short-haired recruiting officer
with blue cap, broad, stiff frontispiec,
"a short sword-blue uniform, sizi
too small, and a raw customer from
"faderland," with wooden shoes ant
long tailed grey coat. The officer wac
after recruits for German regiment
and thus went for his susceptible coun
man:
so. derc, Hans be dat you?"
"Yaw."
Comes nit me to be sojer man."
"Nein!"
"Yaw Come. 1t be so nice"
"Nein! l gets shoot =
"Nix! Py tam it is peter as gooti /
1t be foon all de vile. You enlist nit.
me, you gets Elm hundred dollars boun-
tish :"
"Sow ,
"Yaw. And you gils such nice
clothes ash never vos! Shust looks nit
me -
$50 ~
"Yaw, And in ter morning ven der
trum beets, dat is de gurnel's compli-
ments to come and git some schnapps
NIT him."
"Sor"
"Yaw. And purity soon, bime by de
trum peets agin and dat ish de gurnel's
compliments to come eat some seurkrout
un sausage NIT him, py TAM"
$50, Mynheer -
"Yaw, dat ish so! Den Durty soon,
bime by, der trum beets, and dat ish
de gurnel's compliments to ride NIT him
in de carriage to see your vrow or your
Katrina. And den you rides all over
de city NIT him and it no cost you one
tam cent And bime by der trum peets
and dat ish der gurnel's compliments
to come and schmoke bipe NIT him +!
And den, bime by, purity soon, right
away, der trum peets like der tuyfel
and dat ish der gurnel's compliments to
come and git Elm hundred tollars boun-
tlsh, thinks, but guess not, py tam"
"Yaw! So goot p
"Yaw! And den der gurnel and der
president shakes hands init you, and
you eat krout NIT der PRESIDENTS vrow,
and you shust live shust like one fight
ing rooster Ply TAM And den in q
little vile you say der Bresident be one
nice man, and you gets anoder hundred
tollers bountih, and der president makes
un grand general NIT you purity soon l
guess, but links not You 60 NIT met
,'Yaw"
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September.
BT & 2. FULLER.


Fair the infancy and childhood
OF the gentle autumn seem,
When her soft smiles gid the wildwood,
Over hill and valley gleam,
Golden corn and meadow lawn
Lighting with lovely beam,
Rocked in branches richly glowing,
Gemmed with every Jewel bright,
Famed By zephyrs softly flowing.
Srathed in sunshine, Tapped in light,
Soft caresses twine her tresses,
Purple grapes in clusters dight
Gentle June now we remember,
Early autumn's counterpart
Like as sisters, sweet September,
Yet how different thou art
From beginning both are winning;
Both with beauty move the heart.
Mildly mHsing, one subduing,
kindles thought and passion Gains:
But the other, gently wooing,
Leads Us captive in in her charms;
Life-delighting love melting,
Lead alluring to her arms.
Gay songs singing, fragrance hanging,
Dewey sparkling wreathed rose,
In her path fresh impulse bringing.
Always laughing as she goes,
With gay dances and love glances,
June for all her philtre throws
Yet, her roses we remember,
Sometimes left thorn behind:
But thy pleasures past, September,
fingered sweetly in the mind
Sheafs Of reason, sober season,
In thy golden hour we bind.
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3 BEAUTY RISING OUT OF Chaos
Moss will grow upon gravestones, the
ivy will cling to the mouldering pile !;
the mistletoe springs from the dying
branch and, God be praised, some
thing green, something fair to the sight
and grateful will yet twine around and
grow out of the seams and cracks of the
desolate temple Of the human heart.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-12

RICH MEN often disregard the great
est interest Of the Commonwealth, be-
cause absorbed in looking to the exorb
liant interests of their own uncommon
wealth.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-12

"ANlN g TAKEN. AND THOROUGHLY
II Il reftted and refurnished the Brannon House.
would assure the travelling pgblc that no pains
will be spared Tor the accommodation of guests,
snG hopes TO receive share OF patronage.
The Table viii be supplied with the substantials
and Injuries Of the season and the Bar with choice
liquors and cigars
~ STEWARD.
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on my arm; CAIN your>ef, pray.
Don't let your angry passions rise, but
but take off your clothes so that can
see what you are made Of
So l suppressed my anger, and with
drawing to corner, hung ny clothes
on the floor and presented myself for
examination, clad only with the cover
ing nature had given me, except about
square inch of corn plaster on my
right shin, where l had fallen over a
chair the night before, feeling for a
match.
''Young man. said the surgeon,
looking me straight in the eye, you
have got the myopia.''
eyes, sir" said |, ''and a good one,
too; little Binninger, with drop of
Stoughton, makes an excellent eye-op-
ener in the morning"
"And there seems to be an amuratic
tendency of the right eye, accompanied
with opthalmia."
/ ''Show ~ says l.
''And that white spot in the left eye
betokens 4 cataract"
81 guess you mean in the ear says
|, "cause | went in swimming this NOR
ming, and got an ALFRED big bubble in
my left ear" and here jumped up and
down two or three times on my left foot
but to no purpose. Assoon as stopped
he mounted a chair and commenced
feeling the top of my head.
"Was your family ever troubled with
epilepsy - says he.
"Only the two boys" says 1, ''and
when they catch them, my wife always
goes at them with a fine tooth comb,
the first thing"
Jumping off the chair, he hit me lick
in the ribs that nearly knocked me over
and before | had time to demonstrate,
his arms were around my neck and his
head pressed against my bosom the
same way that Sophia Ann does, when
she wants ME to buy her some new bon
nets and things.
"Just what | thought" says he
"Tuberculosis and HemOptysis, COM
bined with defect in scapular men,
brane and incipient phthysis y
"Heavens !" says "what is that?"
"And Cardiac disease
"No - said |.
"And Pendardites -
"Thunder !" said I.
Stop talking. Now count after me
ono ~
"Oner' said l, half ead with
fright.
"Asthma Two"
"Two," yelled.
"Exostis of the right fabula. Three"
"Three - | gasped.
"Coxalgia Four
Murder !" said l, 'four -
Confirmed duodenam of the right
ventricle! Five
ooh, doctor dear doctor, aint you
most through? l feel faintl''
Through? No! Not half Through.
Why M friend, Pandora's box was
nothing to your chest. You have
Sphynixians, and gloriosis, and choil-
ogis, and persihage and"
Here my kneess trembled so leaned
against the table for support.
''And permanent luxation of the an
terror lobe of the right phalanx.
My only answer was deprecatory
gesture.
"And scrofulous diathesis and omni-
opodites."
sank to the floor in utter despair.
''Elutriation:'' he yelled, for he saw
l was going fast-and maxillarium,
and"
When awoke to consciousness again
l found myself in a puddle of water, an
empty bucket near by, and the surgeon
astride of my chest, shouting something
into my ear, of which, however; | could
hear nothing.
smiled feebly in acknowledgment Of
his attentions. At sign from him,
two attendants drew near, and having
lifted him into chair, for he was abso-
lutely black in the face with the violence
The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-12

MES 60 an undulating course, some
time on the hill, sometime in the valley.
But he only is in the right who in the
valley forgets not the hill prospect, and
knows in darkness that the sun will rise
again. That is the real life which is
subordinate to, not merged in, the ideal;
he is only wise who can bring the low
est act of his life into sympathy with
its highest thought. And this l take
to be the one aim Of our pilgrimage
here. I agree with those who think
that no true philosophy will try to ig-
more or annihilate the material part of
man, but will rather seek to put it in its
place. as servant and minister TO the
soul.
HA1Ll We small, sweet courtesies of
life, how smooth do We make the road of
it! Like grace and beauty, which be-
get inclinations to love at first sight,
It's We who open the door and let the
stranger in.
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IT is DIFFICULT, if not impossible for
men to love and be wise; even tho
heather gods, when they we're in love,
The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-12

SOME like their beef steak rare, 9TH
ers well done. With the rebels, all
sorts of meat On the table is rare.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-12

60 Stages leave this hotel every day for al
parts of the country.
RALPH BIRD.
JAMES LOWRY.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-12

RA- The Office of the California Stage Company
is at the International.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-12

- THIS OLD ESTABLISHMENT HAS A
LIZ removed 10 the elegant and spacious ..lS
brick building Al the southeast corner Of PINE and
sANS0ME streets, where the proprietor viii be
enabled u accommodate his former patrons and
the public in good style. with his increased facl-
ties. The Brooklyn Hotel Omnibus will convey
passengers from the steamboats, FREE of CHARGE.
Rooms viii he let by the night, week month with
without board; also. elegant sCiteS OF rooms to
families O others. al reduced rates The table will
always be supplied with an abundance Of the chOi-
cest and best the market can afford and no expense
viii be spared 10 SET table that viii DEFY the oriti-
ciSm Of the most fastidious epicure-
feh9S-5m JOHN KELLY. JR.
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IF the ant gives an example of indus
try. it is much more than good many
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-01-14

you eat your turkey dinner on new years,
and thank God that printers are not like
other men, much less like publicany, si"-
ners and soldiers. May you enjoy all the
blessings of home, made happy by the
smiles of those who love good dinners,
and the Joyous prattle ofjuveniIa tongues
and when you have filled up the gastric
region with the good things of life, be sure
you don't envy us the hard crackers and
meys pork. But live in view OF the SOL
elmn fact that when eighteen hundred
and sixty two years more shall have rolled
away into the ocean of eternity, you will
not have any more turkey dinners to eat,
and that we will all have returned home
in peace.
The day is closing, and the shades of
evening are gathering around my muslin
house-yet one word, and then good bye ::
Herewith send you n copy of the Chriss
tan Banner, printed on brown paper in the
city Of Fredericksburg last June. 1t was
given to me by loyal lady Of Virginia.
She desires that its loyal and patriotic SEN
timents be made known in the North, and
that the paper itself shall be preserved as
one link in the chain of love by which the
Union shall be preserved.
Very truly, your old friend.
G. +. HOOP
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-01-14
CLEARF1ELD, PA WEDNESDAY, JAN a. 1868

attention and kindness has been shown
to us by Captain Trenchard sr his Off.
GERS TO whom we all feel deeply grateful.
Very respectfully yonr obedient ser'yt.
j. ?. BANXHEAD, Commander.
Acting Rear Admiral s. 2. LEE Com.
mandlng North Atlantic Blockadinp
SQUADRON.