The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-04


bake for hesoldiers and forthwith her kitchen il
crowded with brave defenders CT our counlry's
flag" respectful, perhaps but awfully impuden,,
and all eager for the first loaf of bread, or the
first batch Of bsc ITS, as the case might be- The
Grst mar TO visit such place will, if hz is shrewd
offer about ten cents dozen for biscuits of very
faShiouabl: size, and perhaps strike up bargain
for quite lumber But other customers begin to
come, anc soon there is crowd. The position
Of the cock is now more laborlous than pleasant.
The demnd for soft bread or bi cults so exceeds
the supply that the price bounds up to marvel
lous fgun. One will offer % cents for loaf of
bread ora plate of biscuits; another to oyerreach
him Will 'er % cents, and take out the money and
urge her o take it to clinch his claim. A third
will produce dollar greenback, and beg the wo-
man to give the bread to him, as he has had
nothing u eat for three days,-and if that doesn't
touch hersympathias, he will make it three weeks
while perhaps fourth individual unheard of be-
fore, will step forward and claim that the bread
has been promised to him. If the woman doubts
his statement he can furnish positive proof that
it was SO. The woman gets confused dealing
with such strange characters, and she hardly
knows what to do. Her room is getting crowded
full of men her cooking is interrupted her fire
goes oat, or her bread gets burnt her cakes
mysteroasly disappear, until in despair she gives
up the lucrative business, shuts her stove, and
with as much poteness as she can assume, invites
the men to clear out. No other alternative is
now left US, but to go to some other place and
try again, or else return and be reconciled to our
sighted and abused crackers. For me, in such
a case, Ii was very easy question to decide, es-
pecally after marching from twenty to twenty
i've miles and carrying soldiers pack under
log-days sun.
Our brigads had one day of hard skirmishing
lear Funkstown, as you are well aware, in which
he Vermonters did all the fighting with character
site success and pluck. saw in the Baltimore
Clipper, the next day, f:tteriug notice of how
he Vermonters drove the rebels, and were
With difficulty restrained from rushing on after the
eIeaung Toe. Inc CttPpe' uisL. L~,o .vil ho"
ur bare skrmlsh line received and repulsed de-
ermined charge from the enemy made in regular
rider in three lines of battle. Z" Mr.. johnny
Eebs thought he was going to crush our thin
lcket line, but the whist.ing Minnies from our
ccurate rifles came most too thickIand close for
heir courage to stand. They hesitated. Their
mcers tired to urge them on they shamed and
threatened them they told them that there were
Ut lew OF US, and we could easily be captured.
ONE turned on their heels and run, some rallied
gam to the charge They came on few rods
irther, when their ranks broke, and the whole
attallon, officers and all, skedaddled for their
cry lives. They had discovered that they were
Iundering on to nest of Vermouters. No Won
er 1t was difficult to restrain the BOYS from rush
g after them. With few more Vermopters i
could have anEihilated the whole crew. No r
her part OF the corps did any fighting that day, n
,cept our artillery. v
Since we have crossed the Potomac we have v
ID no lighting to do, but plenty of marching II
III "wednesday noon our marching was in style h
lite reasonable and human. At that time wa e
ID got as far as Rietor's Town Station. on the n
anassas Gap railroad, almost the last station this
lie OF the gap. We rested at that place till two al
Clock and we expected to rest longer, but some al
ioreseen contingency made it necessary, SUP. "
Se, for another long forced march. AS we wait. m
we had a glorious opportunity to gather p'
antty OF ripe, luscious blackberres for if nature Oh
d intended us banquet of this delicious fruit 81
could not have offered them at better time s