Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-08
LErTRR FRom TuK ARMY.

CAMP HARRfsoSs BRIGkDE, I
Esar Resaes, Ca, APPS 10 ls6tt
EDITORS APPEAL; As the accommodating rust seems
not 70 have entirely consumed the little merit Of my
pen take the liberty Of intrudiDg Into your
hallowed sanetum, and once upsesnng your equa
nimity with horrible squib from its illiteraie wit
And though do SC perhaps Htts more boldly than
before, yet confess not with mlssiyngs, snd
trmbng glance at that csrniverous and unsuitable old
bag Of yours supposed to contain writhing and moan
ing In all the agonss Of close and cruel imprisonment
the fond hopes and ambitious forts Of many ssplr
Ing struggling sou Alssi TOO great for the little brains
Of the poor body In which wsa doomed psss Its
earthly pilgrimage, never sgain to be sxhumsd OE
brought to light unless to Light your segsr Of rainy
day, or until the younger Mr. Devil should rssurrsct
them cold morning and esss them into the stOve
and with his sulphurous QocofOeo or luelfsr ss yop
pIease) match bid them burn, while you. in seeming
bsaal Ignorance Of the cruel deed thus laid your
door. in, spread out ynur hands 70 their genial
warmth, and ehuckls with inward gse st the Scfort
which surrounds yOu, ali heartless and needless Of sSh
Ing hearts and fond hopes you have thus destroyed
obtain 1t
And nows ksEsrs Editors, you eertsinly wont-yos
esrsIzly can't after such AestIng sppesl to your
feeling and generous heart But If you are still deter
mined to east me In that hOrrid place Just for few
mlstakes ehirogrsphleal or punecus then let beg
Of you to consider the circumstances aud difficulties
under which poor correspondents labor the
publiS JuEt imagine to yourself couple of Yankee
oil elOths stretched pole just high enOuph for
man to sit upright under, and you have our aanstam
Well IN MesEs Editors, shsll not consider you
sbtruSive-nos bit Of it-you viii End me seated 3
blanket psr of ssddlsbaEs across ny lap and en- II
sheet OF paper and there, eli cranpsd np,I sit and
write both lssH perfectly Humbsd for want Of cirea-
ton OF tbs blood, Uhk The rain pours down all around
and pstters my oil cloth though It meant to
ntruds upon this little spot. But will appeal TO
you to look srscl0usly upon my effort what would,
shoald ike 10 knewi Al all evens shah df Il dees
not almost feel inclined to set you down sacopS sd
d.iOns Of poor "Rush Eslrs" Brother, iHyacynth."
Since last writing you old bngsds has been lying
by patiently awaiting for sOneshinE to turn up But
80 far little Of interest has occurred to the dun
roEtlns Of camp life, except refreshing sermon now
and then from the eloquent aud much loved chaplain Of
the s,h Texas regiment the Rsv. r F. Bsntlng. And,
speaking Of religious matters esnaat allow the ap
portunlty pass without few remarks in regard 70
the morals Of this brigade which perhaps may NOT be
wholly uninsreEting and especially the Texans
as well as other trans Mississippi troops do not bear the
most snyiabe reputation morally speaking though how
Justly or unjusiy have not leisure 70 discuss Szfcs
It to say. that consider them ofsn sadly misrepre
sented We have in this brigade msny and sincere
Christians. who SIN cling firmly 70 Jesus ald th'
church. And we have alsa q Chnssiaa Association