Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-21

IL CAEP NEAR DALToF, Jan. l8, 1854.
BpIToRs ArrKAL: Tho rain, hsv it pasteTs down
this morning, how glssmy Hiihsul We were gsddeuet
ysslordEy by the sunlight, which fen in Eoldoa
Seed tbs surrounding Hills, On ihs slorssOf which
are the rads Tiagss-bs present abiding place sf
army. TAs inAsbftaRls vera sEtieed oat ef thsir
sRblns in which tAey had baea sonaRsd for asme
tine BY the frssiy weather snd they psfshsd upon
the piles e weed in sks strssis to sHH thsmsslyeS
clustering away iasrFJ, hsPPy ihai the erysl bars
Of winter brsksa fer tine Bal The rain ia
ssras ana viii it slash and mad making It mere sa.
gsssble tAaa ever in camp. For tiae past. ew-
g 70 tAs iaeeeaey Of the uesiher, all drills Tevisws
sss. have sesH emitted tzi Wl po s0abt be doabled
90 sooE S. the mad bssszss 'EsYiEabls," In order
that the aray nay be IL the best BesEbs tsi 10 give
I Urites States Grant rsespGsn When he Is net
I In the eenizg spring.
Oar hssitatlcnE srs pleasantly situated on ths hills
and add strange. besEiy 70 he surrounding fssnery
which is Bstnrsly romantic while the blue souRns Of
smoke, eEring up from tie rzde ekimneys, SPEAK Of
eeHlfort 70 the weaiherbezisR soldier Il Is anusiug
% 90 threugh the camps te tie many plans after
which tAe "dWsuiDgs' built; lhsy Of a. many
iEereRt shapes bad Protess, while ell manner sf
rougk sfshtsstHrs Is displayed Yet, In every ssts
tbs well sAinsksd Esls shield the iaHssE from The
rude blaEts Of winter and ars generally semfors5ls
traEy.
Ia passing tiirouss thoss sslsisf tewHs one nay
also sAst spirit speculation has srspt into tie
army " some extent The trade Is principally eon.
haeats gingerbread" sna "ssobers," which tempt
sagly displayed many cabin asors FOR sals There
also restssrGnts ia fall blast; hsre cup Of Eeas,
wac" Aoes with o.hsr "eiestsrlss Be had a. ali
hours On ks rslTssa, Ekleh Is tbe thorsyghfsT0 be.
tween sAEFS I'D Town, dlizklug saloon Is sosehnes
opened, IA ths shape sf a zsn, with ssvers eanteszs
swaRs hrsuad Af nssk, uke dolss the "pius Top"
the nodsTzts rate e tive dollars drink There s
generally crowd srsuad this asSlocs which seems
10 do a thriylag buslEsss Ia a small way
Csmp lie Is not 50 horrible rs might EEpPssl. 4
The cid heroes q an hundred battles" ssssmbls I
around the rearing log hrsG kndled their ssrtAep
hssrhs to talk OF the say tines they viii have
when his srusl Is over 10 recount thsir sdven.
ssd hsrdsAip IA former campaigns and te Epssu-
late thsss 70 be made IN the future and, notx-
dem, to talk Of their fer away homes many Of which
are In the lzsG ef sAs enemy others again read hsir
bibles by tia light OF blssng piss-kno.-"soldsr's
sszdss'whs many Fsak Amusement in the mysteries
Of ".sveR-up,7 poker" aHs other gamer Thgs arc
the lonE winter evenings whiled away VIXEN usAriss
thsy retire to thsr ronsh sosshss perhaps to wander
in sweat dreams 10 their far away homss ssd are sur
LNAANeu y 10 u uarss Al many 0an TiHE EEeu
homes enly IN dreams Thsy have been driven back
step By step dying thsir native soil with their blood
lrivsn la.0 exile What Prosd dsy 1t will bsto thoge
,zsd veterans when the FOE ia hurled back fosl cur
borders and they can again syo,s their thrssh
isds is reality 70 meet the dssr oRes from whom they
lAvs beoR separated So long
The winter Is wearing away, and sooa ear battle Rags
vii have be unfursd to the breezss Of spring and
he lines Of gay viii have 20 Be drawn up-a living
vail against UhsA the tide Of uvsslon, It Is hoped
Tin beat IN vain d
The OLD yesr closed down uPsn ms with defeat dis.
stsr Nay the present year briug Victory sad sus-
esA The heur is dark Rad fall Of gloom, but such 4
snsrslly comes before the dEvEiag os 5sasfsI day
Wien the ssevs was vfiEtsR tao rain wss pelarg !
swE TAis Honinr, 18Th, thsrs Is great ehaase in
be weather. We had light fsll Of Snow lass night
osuing tie hIIs La kits rsbss Early ths san s,rug
led through hinge piles Of dark eEvass, which were
oon dispsr1ed lasvi7g elssr sky bright suui and
lFeady tue suow has Essrly disappeared except On
he mountains which loon up. darling white In the
sssHeo, presenting very besudfal scenery z
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