The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-22
JULY %, 1863.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
DEcHARD STATION, Tenn.
July Is, 1865.

July 13, 1865.
To the Editors of the Evansville Journal:
If the mails have not miscarried, ere
this you have received letter from me
closing with the 4th of July l must
write you again.
This place is just fifty miles from Muir.
freesboro, on the Nashville and Charles
ton Railroad, and about FIVE miles from
the tunnel that leads through the Cum.
berland Mountains. The place is one of
no note, only that number of roads
lead out from here. There are but few
houses, and all, or nearly all of them
are in dilapidated condition, and the
guide folks look IN the same way, and
no doubt feel in that blissful state. The
citizens here curse Bragg most bitterly.
He was expected to fight at this place, or
at Tullahoma, but alas for human ex
pectations, he unceremoniously left the
people to get their ownrights, while our
boys came on and took possession of a
beautiful country, where there is an
abundance of nothing to eat,"
Most of the people here look as if they
had not time to quote prayer, or even
say
"Now lay me down to Sleep
for our army came SO unexpected, and
so sudden that the natives did not have
time to Simmer down" and become
quasi uniOn, as they invariably have done
upon our approach, still there are a
few who know so well bow to summer
sault, that they are ready for any emer-
gency.
A friend of mine was in the country
few days ago, and while talking with
a .fdir rebel was very much surprised
to have her give the following modest
hint:
Z" hope the male bipeds with cerulean
abdomens will speedily evacuate my
premises, and not defle the sacred soil
with their mudsill feet, but betake them
selves to the land of wooden nutmegs
and counterfeit Confederate scrip"
For while my friend stood amazed,
but at last he caught the idea, and ske-
daddled." So would have done.
There are but few gentlemen, cor any
other men, in this region, the Secesh
having "grafted them into the army"
and those who have not been gobbled "
in this way have fled to the mountains
to seek refuge among the rocks and rat
tlesnakes, and now they are occasion
ally coming out; and all, soldiers and
citizens, declare themselves ready to
vote Tennessee back into the Union,
and feel sure that vote in this State
now would show very large majority
In favor of the return of the people to
their former allegiance to the old Gov
OuattdHvvSuJ orru 49, ->r>-------
has even gone from that place. The
last ditch is now supposed to be in
course of construction, either on this or
the other side of the Gulf of Mexico
One of the boys picked up a letter the
other day, product of this repentant
country. AS l wish to be of as great ad-
vantage as possible to the fels. at home
who are studying the arts of Cupid with
an energy and diligence that Copper
head studies to get into Office, l will
copy the letter for the benefit of the
faint-hearted," you know. The chap,
it will he perceived, is deeply in
love, and, like Bragg, is hardly
willing to risk his own power, so he asks
Justify for reinforcements. Bnt here
goes for the letter, it will speak for itself,
if the poor "fel' cannot:
MANCHESTER, 1863
SAMUEL, Dear Sir:-Well, l am as
well as usual, so far as health is concern
ed in the general eptation ofthe word
Well, don't know exactly how to 60 al
the subject l can't read we'll Well,
could read we'll enough if it was not fol
an image, beautiful image, an heaven
ly image, an angelic image in earthly
form, that is near; that is, between mt
and the book, that is between me and al
things else, yea, that is near the heart o
thy friend.
'ESuch an one never smiled before
though many have smiled lovingly OIL
those that love- Such an one, the image
Of whom 1 speak, is seldom found.
"Within twenty-seven long years per
fection in one I've found.
"She was made by her Heavenly FatE
er, and am beautiful, and as pure as tn
lmped stream, imbued with power
though unconscious; will the fair fiowe
of whom l speak. cherish the tende
plant that owes existence to that power
she unconscious wields. The dewy tw
light of her smiles nourished the tende
bud, fed by the dainties of the sweeteS
voice, and reared by the light ofa cult
waited mind.
'iHow watchful must be the guardla
angel that ever looks after and watche
over the fair one. Will not that ang'
conduct her on the road that leads thr'
5 rosy bowers As she passes will not th
roses wave her welcome?
: Samuel, though l indulge in this mai
ner, am to some extent unhappy. Ma
y ters and things are not altogether as
would wish them in this world. l W;
to see my sweetheart the other day.
J, passed delightful time. Success
very uncertain. l had not brass
make any discoveries.
e 81 want you to go this week and So
a her, and learn what you can concernll
the matter, and write to me immediatel
E. and let me know it quick; for if l fall
; fall in a noble cause, seeking to win Il
= favor of one of the most noble of her Sc
Whatever is her will l shall seek to nal
nv pleasure, for whatever she does
this behalf, shall not fall out with he
know she will do right