New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-05
FROM NORFOLK.
YasLcc Learning, &c. - Mr. Canu'o
specch-Gsn. Baticr's Discretionary
Visitors and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

roasies.

Visitors and COMMUNICATING
cry Wen.
Correspondence Q: The n. Y Tribune.
NoEFoIK. Va. Nov. q, 1863
Two little girls have caught my attention hall
a dozen times day for the past five weeks. Pale.
eanlydrcsed little creaturos the sight OF them ways
gives me pang; so. one day attempted an overture
with GOOD morning. sissiesp The older gave me "
frosty Southern bow the thing Is patent here bot tho
younger tucked her soed little hand into mine and YVES
sociahle OF course I not ripped by the hoet %
shat boW. l pushed my acquaintance with me niue
one. where Go you go TO school my Mite giln,
I'VE ION. so nowheres Maain, rsihsr sorro"iq my
spoken; Ma han't got 10 money 20 send as Too
badl Did she ever send you . The older here inter-
ieget You see We lost All b. the Yankees che e.
planned IN old demure way stu keeping herself aooi.
" We went 10 schOoli1 Hampton, OltwEen tae iahAeeo
csme We LEFT everything, you see, every nhS -sAo
thin llte palms opened with gesture that made mat
"esegthing' most emphatic and came aere aia |"
child, il was those brutal Rebels that burned your
house" Tie little girl took sep forward anu ooAec
scrutinzlngy into my face Evidently she was puzzled,
but wax 20 discuss the point and without deigln6
another word she drew her sister iAdoors. -.
The Eox; time met them, though, both aeknowleisee
ny rod, and after few more interviews pfoioseII
that they should 90 my room 1t liked tmes' ana
would &c ti-ir teacher. Ills Proposition the e.Ge.
rraciousiy referred 70 her A pale woman iouno
Ter even sat.crny in Der dress than the children
also found. MY anazcmcnt ON entering tho house
what 1 supposed vas not In existence Q big heavy,
loalcr looking man. she called her husband Now,
1 can face women and children anywhere, ons
TO 'besrd The lion in bis den !" Ny heart sank down
and nv knees knocked together But was :" In Tor "
and TAXED or my errsnd straight Never shall tor.
get the he talked back Yer needn't Try none
Sfyour-Twarn adectsel-N ankce nonsense over ine''
he began fonndcrug into sitting posture on the un'
tidy ped where my ant ghmI'e had s eaagn, mn
own rsctonl" lie rose up his feet and faced me.
What a hurly fellow 70 was and on how his ha,
hr.silod out a." never haa 10 learnn-reyer wanted
- oil a "A q a
With youT- thit adjective books Let me see one OF
nv Children At ladjecivcl-laike lesrnin' and
III zee you .n-l,hat awful placel There's the door.
maam'"
Yes. there II was was happy to remember. and
hurried outside. moro than ever impressed with the
mans inlcp.nd ice OF spirit Can The South ever %
oonqucgcaf l tiak not. Ihe hero for instance stdyo
al home oeitng his patriotism ving month aier MONTH
on Government railons which TINT vile Of his goes
every iecn DAYS with the dest gir 10 bring bone TO
bim. His devotion O. southern kiEhts eonpcs LIN 70
turn BIS back upon every opening for thrifty aoor ts
oath Of aiceisaee being required Of al artishns ahc
traders. ii is known that these people actually Lave
bacon and meal 10 eel. They draw utons for ,ix ana
keep up their shabby wardrobe with The surplus thO
Now tAis city is full Of Jnst such heroes
Wei not 70 lose my spare time. play the tutor oysf
rompcy aud Shadrach aud Isaac. Good sta".Tl ie!'
lows found them the other escrlne. snug ~ an our
0ithe.vay corner whore tie gas sends good gnimel
through, All hard at work at their Primers WITH theLr
biz orclngcrs pointing lotter hy letter, ard con-
s.tug scemnly together the Pronunciation 81 eaco
separ aie word They did riuse my aid. or course
lad feast TO spread comparable with that We fesa
OF when they went into highways and bywa.s Tor the
company but iAsy don't refuse 20 81, At my table ana
rejoice them. tel y0u, the way the music was
IS in these fellows helps them on IN building letters iuta
words j. wonderful To b. sure. 4 IN q they reaa
same" and "jot." but .ley VII soon correct thsL
Nons,rcslties Ike "wr0usN or unique ihey en-
counter with CONSERVATION At fgst but they give tae1
names OF some sort, usually. end march on IL LULA
bers they terribly at random DGt u Is ferclns
TIE Iat M careful attention ho are ready to CAV sIa
tAcls chldhc unQuestonJng ruth ~ every iaet uai
ful | Am uf school.
N exhibition ono OF these days. aud send 1n'' aA''S
ration gentry complimentary tiekcts.
For teacher Of good manners believe IN oeneiss'
Batter week sgo could not cross the ferry WIZ;
out hearing doa about the ''plzen YsnkeesP u
occupied seat, some women would attempt TO sioow
mo on. Not SO since tho wholesome order; I9 lam
yous and "lfy you peas,s' are ~ plentiui As Juns
roses Along tie street roofs and windows begin 10 %
gay with the cheerful old nag. Mr.; Gantts speeS Ss
travels hiihcr and lhher. Nol only talon peope saA
pains 10 distribute a. hear u L IN the hands OF no,eo
Seccssonists ard also know @, is being sent ir'i'
them far out beyond the lines.
Two adies cAno TO mo Yesterday RON Pr,nc ,
Ammo County nor Carolina, true. earnest ohios
women. they tel nearly all In thor vicinity sr@
with them they say, not horse, COW. sheep or S.
nothing Is sato fsca suerriiias They are moslf ' az
boys they say. subject 70 some foxy Oh eaee1,, ss
familiar with The country aud dashing into We SPIT
much fom love OF Fun as disposition 10 plndef ,ho,e
ladies drove through the country. thirty mns soms
escort wltAout thought o.! mOlestdtlol lheIc hns
suffering among the very poor viii ITEM. Iny rsys,
mostly they have harvested plenty The sperii,s no,
enicr their houses 10 rnlder, but u . So his in~s
cecds In leaving the army and geaehinS ", ho
they prowl about ,cizo him and are on NIl I'm
mot aiso yesterday some ladies' rom noIu r ~
Who had come ia IN lie same yngHatuea ,!rsnsi 70
told fir more u desii.ution. WAY rs ~ ,"o,ber
women barefoot among Us SAID one Anur 'rsr.
dressed IN black, checked her Ihat Is hotne hnnrh
nothing" said she with dreary expression, Nosef
that went 10 my heart. - can endure pare Wy,
DO Mt mind going hungry" she covered up avr I,wc
and choSed back sob. ''lve Jos, NY husband anu
sona-all / had IA the wordr She burst OUT, .uInn
10 me- as though tho one thOrglt that WIS upP'in ~,
would utter Itself even 10 q stranger. Anu Us
whatf she added pressing closer 70 me- ana looSn,Hf
50 de- pcratcy into NY idcc God Anows, wa, a..
rould reply. This was on the icrry rear . s;iss
Ihey-tlrce women aone-wcro 10 r.e twenty a III.
On lonesome country road last night 10 tee.n ss,
iomc My friends started at - oclocS-tmr'y nu .s
,cforc them. Both parties IN this wilderness VIZ" ~.
ramped Virginia. aud noe one OF tho A'o "on'H w
For AniiSnyery people, come hero. Tsey
no not many IN number. but host In might mae mas
ho old Sercssionists believe in and fear II zen p
or will only put rlsH not C0ppeiheads In eutaoIiy
ERE. II ony men who arc as indulgent 10 TINS ora,j
ttlo Union baud az 20 the Disunl0n host. tneh wous
10 sse fright make might" oVAAS eo0'A.