Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-15
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To the ESitor Of The Whig:
PIrERssuEs BArrhr. No. S6, NV. H. 1854.
IL has been two months slpoe undertook to throw
any Fgst upon style Of living and hot days have
given place TO cold nights in tOdiers thoughts, and
TO questions Of blankets and hreWoOd. Most Of our
sry companies are ell right In the matter Of winter
quarters, and have constructed subterranean bomb.
proof hAbltaOnF which, in point Of comfort and pro-
lection against the elements and the missiles OF our
enemies are the phrase b, squAled BY few and e1-
ossd by nOne Dungeons with hreplsees are not such
bad accommodations after all and Aud 1t dficult to
understand how Gil Bias could have left bis underground
retreat with the Impotence be did Some, still more
sptsrprsng have secured lumber from adjacent houss
exposed to Ere ard abandoned by Their owners, and,
everythirgbsrg considered, this mcmentary coniusion
on their part OF st aud t ought not to be scruti'
,xsd too closely It's sad thing hne country
essbskmsnt disappear completely as Wss the case
With the house of very much esteemed gentleman, Mr.
Raglan that hardly brickost remains to tell the tale
but 1t Il also sad to have to fefE' to death and no
doubt our soldiers WILL after the war, generously step
for yard and fork ever the amount Of damages.
Meanwhile the mortars and the 'shArpshooters keep
nm their custom ary txshange Of cVes in both senses
OF the word for they not only gasconade at each other
loud enough for half the line 10 hear but are none TIE
les busy With their guns the same time The mortars
are looked upon as g good johe. have never yet
heard of any ones being injured by their means, e1
cept in the care Of inexperienced commisSaries or
anbulantss trying when in no danger to GET out OF
thair way But the running Is now IN the other drec:
lion. The Government gives cer'sn price Tor old
iron and no sooner IL bomb heard 10 be coming than
there il general rush BY Interested parties, and thsse
Vii no 6oEbt blame ne for publishing In 'ormation
which ought 10 he the enemy f'Om wasting so much
powder.
Az for the minnie bills which hear constantly bis
ing and whining Overhead perhaps because they cant
Fet Ia our erssSivOEk they ere TsRsrdsd with little
more respect. Keen balls have passed through one
tent could mention. Il Wss not long since that one
to,k me 10 the hss though vas less vulnsrab' than
AoAHlas Who, II remember rightly, got iurle % on
Ma me bullet holes around our houses are the nrst
hing We lcok for In the morning, In the ssme way that
victim uho Is troubled by vampire searches flr the
fatal uupcture which Ills him that bis deadly Zoe
sill near. Alright long you hear the CONSTANT fu'
lade generally Sluggish It occasionally freshenng up
into an animated h.e To who IL reused up sue"
dsply AZ night and can't Immediately remember Why
man shouli kill each other, and listens to The pcke
yeirK and bis rig away like so many inurated devils
il seems Ike q1esT business It's hard for the ear 10
get used to-this constant, upceGslnS, pe7sF-enolpg
Are and though there uldoub edy the peat OF res
sons on our part for keeping it up the mind mas 70
hun. I'D the Why and the wherefore each time.
To cav there Ia moro excitement than usual 10 the
Y,nkss lines oUy to election rsturn bu; what 10 the
Ger cot news, An so many c'n:Hdic'ory reports
more than ca say. RlsASAOA'