New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-06

cessiye heats Of July and August Stin doubt If it
VIII be much worse for these soldiers 1t VIII be no
for them, and perhaps much better, II TIE Fan
clothing can be given out-eay everything but great
coats which will not be needed for tins yet-ia.
mediatey One fortunate circumstance IT, that this ID
wooded country, and few such nights hs the last
will set Ere TO blzlng for every corrorlrs guard n
the army and these dcnsely-giovn pineands will be
rapidly cleared when hundred thoufand men set 70
oloppng fuel for twenty thousand fires in ;he open air
In the July dust We longel for rain. WITH August
came rain-rnin every day. Some Of us thought that
little much fell but anything was preferable to The
dust. Some aposloph2ed IA late storm. after the
manner Of re f1rhoaring lover to his mistress thus;
with all thy JaLs love thee still"
Yet the waters scarcely diminished the heat and some
Of the most trying marches the army haS known have
been over earth. slippery wet and between fful show.
ers Int in air sizzling tho blast OF furnace, and ener
vating and emasculaliug sniff Of ehlor0fo-m.
Bot now with TIE first days q fa thai, too. Is past
and there hours aer each sunrise and hours before
each delicicnsy hracng. hours WHOM the air
IS brave with strength and ic. that would almost
risk The fever bred Of sniry ond chilly dlyb.oak
for tie sake Of vantonng in usty life the rest ~ the
time. WHY The very horses feel the difference ald man
ifcst 1t with paving delig eger spirit Of Co.
a.rinoss Of carfiags snufrg Of the air Of inhibition
and snoring Of The air Of exhsation which .enpts to
tho saddle. while It dissuades nom the spur.
/ Two days ngo while threading my WY through
camp goo5-looking. cleauy dressed fnbslTdei col
der attracted ny attention by a gesture which was
half salute and half bockoa refining up for thonght
detected desire g. speak with me, the advanced
and folding bis arms and standing at his ul length.
began. Sir. do / look Tie a bCggari Look AZ
and say II l appear as If werc in the habit Of bog
einer / answered in the negative and desired 20
know whether he had anything 10 beg for thea-and
got his story. Said he, do YOU chsw or smoke Now
don't know whether you officer or chaplain,
sutler qnartermastcrs clerk bu; If ycn have
any tobacco with you, for Gods sake divide with me-
You have not been paid for five mont 80 can't
buy any, and have a snote-cau't stand 1t any
longer nm home-sick n school. girl. be hanged If
haven't come confoundcd deserving. (iierc he
stopped 20 HIGHT cigar had handed him. along with
a more or-less Of Ki1iknDick When (Puf) get back
(puG puG) to Connecticut, meln TO raise. puff pud
puff raise tobacco b the acre and. hang mo. daf
puf)hang me If don't give II al away 10 poor devils
that haven't money to-(puif pull, puf)-poor devils
that haven't money to buy any. Conversing with him
further he declared that he woad reens: II he could
be sure Of obtaining tobacco regularly and hc would
not re-eulist unless he could be SIRE Of IT,
The moral this Incident is easily enough deduced-
tobacco for the soldiers
The negro soldiers believe in Gen. Butler with eil
their might Some wcefs ago a squad Of them prescat
ed themselves 1t the Office OF Lieut. Brown. then nus
terng officer here and demanded 10 he mustered ont
They had heard that Gen. Buffers time was ont they
had enlisted to fight under hun and they w sn't Poin
q bab any uldcr man generalzin fer dem" and they
were queted only by the assurance that Gen. BltoEs
limo not ont.
The hur0r tnst crops on; between rickefs hrnishe-A
rood many funny inoidont- BE y LufloN was Iatey
showing his lines % a party Of civilians, one OF whom
was conspicuous for his hat a tail silk tile ha ne"
from an establishment beneath tho Astor House. The
individual Of the hGt had Just said to the NJ Ior: Is
that man In drab clothing Just out there under the tree
one Of vour piokets =" when tho man IA DIR cloth
inr" brought bis gun 70 his shouder and shouted
SAY You Teller with the stove-pipe hat ef you don't
take that bat off id sDddert. III shoot YER And lie
Of the hat did take It off suddont sDd for the rest OF
the way carried It something neryously in his hand
Not long since Surgeon X X. Smith reported for duty
TO Gen Butler in person. The Gen. told hirn he should
order him 70 Norfolk to report % Gen. ShePiey WHO
would direct him 20 inspect all the hospitals in that vi
cniiv with view 70 Gle airing them Of all cOnyalescens
h FOR duty The doctor asked II IN every case lie should
nee his own discretion to wheihor man was ut for
the Aed yes sr" said the General land you are not
20 credit suy yarns they may tel you, III give yon
good rule 70 work by. Ill take IL nom H0yle, when
eyer YOU are In doubt take 1e f'isk" Dr. smith pro
oeeded to the different hospitals about Norfolk and has
already sent nearly quite battalion 10 their rcg1
nents II Is 10 be doubted that were the hospitals
throughout the North subjected q thorough oyerhaui
ing The army would be tho ganor by rome Thousands
Tho difficulty is that the men once In hospital. even
those lightly wounded, who, whom fcw weeks have
healed their wounds are hardy sad able do not come
ahuo hal In
Some become nurse. some wardmasters. sone cooks,
others are taken mp hospital guards, as orderies r
the surgeons % musicians for the hoI band. which
has been organized to swe the importance OF the sur
geon in chargo-until in many hospitals thcro are as
many ~ soldiers rs sick ones Aud so II La that stall
wsr men, trained veterans who should be In the field
tot serenades simmer broths. bend over wash'tuba
polish surgeons boots carry tn doVr for young MDs
even scIape their chns aud mend their stockings
soldier ehould once have been barber tailor repeat
thorough oyerhaLllg Of all the Northern hospitals
youd .end 70 the field some Thousands Of good soldiers
Atlast We have the Pcylaster among US. Several
millions Of dollars have been psd to this army within
fortnight and Row the suffers do thrive. Conmunica-
ton with the North Is 80 easy and the army being quite
rermapeny located suffers and thsr goods are allow
al 70 come 10 the 'front.' that ell tho Injuries OF tho sea-
con abound. Ons may any morning at City Point
and bermuda Hundred heaps OF mciow apples. peaches
and vegetables tiat would not dScTedit Washington
and Fulton markets Fresh FISH, not twenty four hours
from tho sea- fresh figs not twcntyioar hours from the
tree ( In the Of tho prophet. fSs , and SJla
bulbs and oies and wines, piss. and other such lady
like things" ell brought from the vicinity of Norfolk
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