The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-28

an ample shelter, provided With warmth and
comfort-home comfo,ts, where husband and
wie parents and children, may have Iels re
for pleasant visit, and the cheer and com
fort within may form delightful contrast
with the cold storm without. But home
comforts ere strangely missed here in rainy
day No dry wood and cheerful fire; ne ia
bic, with is white clo'b aud tempting Ood
surrou ded with the happy family circle; no
well furnished library no smiling wife, or
prattIing babes, or mothers thou-htiul care
30 drive dull thoughts away. Our rations are
cooked and served berei in primitive style; ma
king strange contrast with the way it is
done at home. But our friends should not
suppose that We are destitute Of comfort or
the means Of social cheer. We have our lit
tie homes, few feet square, and these are
IL niehed, 10 our camp, with a small stove or
some means Of making a fire. most have stoves,
some old fashioned fir, places. The soldier,
by some means, never lacks for wood or the
means of making fire; and, thanbsto " Un-
Gle Sam he is seldom left without enough
Of some kind Of food to eat the supply is
usually ample and wholesome, and we are
sure that hare We have the advantage Of an
appetite known only to the soldier. The SOL
der has his Testament, and limited supply
of other reading. This Regiment, We Judge
is behind no other In good social feeling and
It's ability to make good music, either in song
or with the fife aud drum We have good
singing, and large portion of this is heard 10
" Sacred Song The camp is never destitute
Of its rumors and we have hero our due pro-
portion of those who love to hear and tell
some ne0 thing, and as we intlmated in our
last, some topics for discussion never grow
old.
The soldier here, 10 the darkest day, is
cbeered with the thought that he is trying to
serve his country in its hour OF fearful peril, in
the sacrifices he is making. There are few here
who are willing to acknowledge that any in
fuence beside this, would make them willing
to endure the soldier lot. In connection
with this, we have with US the imagery of alb
sent hoHes. Although separated by a long
distance from loved ones, still the soldier is
often at home, He looks upon its familiar
forms, and behoIds it still in every scene to
memory dear" and it does not look the less
lovely by contrast with the narrow tents,
rougher manners, and protaner language of
the camp. His dreams are of home, and to
a great extent 1t IS the play ground of imagi-
nation, and It's cherished memories cling to
him whether sleeping or waking. We have
just been reminded Of this fact by the recep-
ton in camp of the Christian Bannsr, ap
prop lately printed by The Boston American
Tract Society, for the soldier and sailor. This
excellent Iirte sheet bas cut representing
The sleeping soldier, dreaming Of vile and
children Yes' said a soldier as We hand.
ed hun a copy, hardly night passes but
that l dream Of dome." Many eyes moisren
as they look ugoo the picture, from tho SIR
ring associations and memories il avabous.
10 is palotu 70 reflect tbat some OF our num-
oor will see those homes again only ID the
memory OF the past, fer disease and death
are still thinning our ranks. Bat there is :
home more worthy Of Tie name-
Far nm ir sho aba.