Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-08
AN OLD KEETUcEIAH.


q portion Of The forces, that from this time for
| ward during the winter win be idle in win.
/ ter qusrtsrs, in repairing and improving .his
| Indispensable eomn1nicaiion with cur new
base, would iEuTe Nc. only 20 the good Of the
service but to the comfort OF thar portion Of the
luekless travelling public who aTs compelled ts
| take tbs trip
Cars are su Improvement in this country On
ths army wagon, bas at this Hns they would
! not compare faYsrsbly with en-. Irish ooaeh,
either in point ef speed OF esnfo1t.
4 car on this road Resembles discarded canal
packet, after misshievoUs Ssys have psltsd tie
windows with stsHss and the sides with mud
balls II you have ever seen sitting room ct a
hetsl 81 n State esFitsi on rainy day, during
tie OfgAaiGadoR Of the Lsgislaturo, flowing
wish ziIsUTo Of tebsees juice and mud, yea
hGvo Only 10 recall the spectacle, ard yoa have
s tyPe CT rsil0sy cars On tks Nashville and
Chattanooga road.
II is ehssTipg to knew that amid all tho de-
meTsliaAiisu socially, shst war has eSseted 10
military uen, the pTepTieties Of sseisiy, eali-
Vered hv ths pTessles OF 1ornes, aFe not tefsiiy
disreEsrded sven on the thsstaT Of war. TaRs
man IS most fortunate, whe, on this rad, pre-
cures q ssAt in car wkers lady happens 70 be
passenger IF bis fellow passengers aIs mod
ss; " favored with brains, ard prepsr spp7e-
citation Of these Ciriiiiss toward women that
bsspesk TIE gentleman, he may reasosGBiy
heps to escape suffocasion by tobacco iGnss. /
nOdesd ere man during my rip, who, tkOugh
repeatedly IeQuestea to 5esist from the use OF 9
filthy Pipe, smoked Only the more, snd seeming
ly e. jsysd his vulgad'y.
The = leave Nashville now st o'clock,
and arrive "a Murireesboro in time for break
fast If hunger annoys on The way, yeu nsy
sppesss its gns1ings by purchasing pies OF
vsRdsrs at the stations. Pumpkin is Ihs favor
ito among the pis-beys and negTesses, who en-
gage in she business The crust is Gb5as aS
tough and about as diSeslihls Is sole leather,
and this characteristic has given them the az
pslation ''sols leather pies" Dried apple pies
aTo abundant too, ans the cTusis Of these yoa
viii fnd abeat 40 devoid Of apples as the apples
are Of substance Eow and then you viii fad
among the long, yellow eT --at-shsp.d chunks
that resemble dned apple ky halT, thai
seriously dispeses the eoniea.plzlIve mind to
the boiof that the principal Ingredient Is minced
Eulstto.
At DschaId yeu rnsy succeed ia obtaining
something more palstsbls ard more nutritious.
In fact, yeu may, ss q general thing, % 60 bat
The tables groan under very nodsst bardsn.
Slowly, tediously plods tho train again
Camps and picke! posts, white canvas heusss
and grim and Eullsn sentiasls constitute the
principal objects of observation, until we reaeh
he mountains. Here q hugo locomotive At
ID the summit Wrecks Of locomotives
ana cars streW the lirs of lhs roed, s6oTdiBg an
unpleasant reminder to the nervous traveller that
eternity is not AZ improbable sermirstie1 Of the
typ. and net many feet distant Tke recky
nights arc reached, the heavy rUmbii3g puEher
quits Us gTse, fEily, eud Ne enter the long, dszE
dIesTy, damp, and rspul5ive tnnHsL Tbs iran
descsnds the mountain amid scenes Of desirue-
tiall similar t. those witnessed ia the ascent.
rresr-4sl iaa-r-~figa khcrn 4. and
other locomotive, another further on, and now
comes a train Of sBiVeTed esTs. Tbs valley is
reached, and through a country that tAs plough
sbsro OF iho enteTPfising husbaRdrgan might
have made the garden 81 sgUealfuTe, we lsooT
ike WesIisd i8Oiman among uRtillsd Eelds,
that be1T upon thsC surface IN the Tettrd forests
sc emblem Of their own crying bRrfeERes5.
n ght ehases the san6eaDs, and as Their Teeed-
ing brightness sbsndoHs the earth 70 the pUTsu-
er's pail, wa creep slowly into sIsYezsoa, Ala
bsmG.
The propristoEs Of ihs Alabama house will
fu-nish you ell the mock comforts OF q hotel,
Hnless, like myself, yGu Happen to ee a reporter
and have nstissd the cstablishmsRt If in your
notice You hsvo preserved proper regard for
the truth you viii have -grisvously offended the
lords Of the mansion and you may, ssI did,
meet with an unweicoms reception. You will
have remarked before you each this place tha.
vail the fate that cempels delsY st the Ala
bamA house. Avoid any mention Of shs house
in tho newspapers, for if you do net your ep-
peAIauoe IN tie presence Of the proprietors wIll
bo tho Ocession of a bissPheIaeaS TltuperStion,
TO which the devils vocabulary could offsr fsW
improvements.
ut rains" in this country means il peurs. We
lisvo Goods here instead Of showers, and we
hsd one when I arrived. By the kindsess Of
n
son, who furnished ne horse, / was enabled
to make an exceedingly pleasant visit TO the
headquarters Of Col. Atkins, 933 IlliReis mount
ed infantry. coald not express ia stronger
terms nay appreciation eff the Coanel's kindness
while visiting him, thAR to say thAt the visit
prosecuted through hostile els4snts, vas 8
pleasant one.
The regiment Is Ia that vast forest lying be-
tween the Memphis ard Casrisstsn rsilrea1 and
the TonAea.ss A cabin in this eheerles5 waste
is The hesdeasTtsrs A ehssTfal log ars lighted
up and warmed the rather contracted quarters,
aud the excellent band, composed o. musicians
from the regiment, snlivened tho EaHiag hours
Of night with its stirring melodies.
Midaight was BndistHrbed gsTe BY the lpiliHg
2as,ero OF tLo raIn5seps 81 the reef Listening
10 ,hsse melodies Of nssuTs sleep steie eis qaiss
mirck.
Families from Georgia arc continually Coming
10 be sent Noyth. Five Z laen, with tksir hltle
bundles Of clothinE came down fFeHl the Inoun-
snins aud wers ierried over the river in sklff
on that stormy night, sleeping in the dreneAiHg
raia on the river Bank. The women OF ths South
srs the resl sufferers in this war, aRd their stole,
uneoDplaining endurance viii rank them kish
in tbs catalogue of heveines.
If the rehsliisn succeeds, sud no mortal can
divine DiyiBity's ways and aiH5, tie South will
de its women iniasties il IL doss nst accord thea
an equal share OF the hOn0Ts that accrue
If, however, The experiment fails, tks misdi.
/ reelsd zeal OF HJ1theTn Wonen will have hespse
upon their eSisTssser e lesd Of ohloquy, to which
! 8 thousand resking hsestenhs Will stand as ST.
/ lent, solemn, relentless ResaseTs before genera
4 tions and ages to come sbd 60.
To the restless, ehurlish misOhiof-uakeTs, wke
would, BY their nedilssoEos indisorstieRs, dis
turb tne pesee Of society North, aud eenvert bel
/ smiling 6alds into barren battle grounds, / eoa
mend a-zisit TO this sorry thsair- IT war.
| The London TfEaSs sE iIss Great R10dus
Some years sgo West 1n3isuau had dis