Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-09-21
Correspondence OF the Mineral Point Tribune
A Trip 70 Michigan.

lCoffespondence OF the Mineral foiis IIipuiie-J
Trip II Michigan.
Mill PoINr, Mich, Sept II, ca.
Messrs Editors lit is now one week
since lie # our little city, with promise
to you that / would write. l fully IN
tended to redeem that promise at an ear
lier date, but alas
''The best laid plans mice and men
Gang aft asley.n
After reaching here, the first thing, OF
course, was to make a careful survey OF
the peach orchard; and as said peach or
chard covered twelve acres of land and
contained but few peaches you Will readi-
ly perceive that it would take consldera-
bic time to note all the points of interest
that might require further attention.
| Then there was boundless area covered
with blackberry bushes to be LOOKED over
/ These and other things "to tell OF which
the time would fail me" by which | have
been let hitherto must be my apology
for the present tardiness.
had hoped to furnish you with some
thing sensatioRal-an arrest by the pro-
vost n arshal, for instance But no such
/ opportunity for making myself famous
4 oc cured
/ No unusual incident marked or married
tie trip to Milwaukee but from the
/ leaving of the cars all the way to Grand
! Haven, the trip was quite incidental, To
n landSman, the change from n railway
coaci, To a lake steamer when old Boreas
/ is reused 10 unwonted fury, and shakes
/ his white locks de6antly before you, is no
| triling or pleasant affair. I" We were
crowded in the cabin" yes cro,cded, for
every state room was pre- tempted long be-
fore the 7. du C. train arrived Some took
the berths below, some the cabin floor, and
other some those 'brief" lounges, where
on half man might lie As we came
out upon the open sea, "the wind was high
and the night was dark" Presently GER
tain omirous sounds from various parts
of the boat testified that the sudden t7lc-
tuatio7aS in the floating stock Of the Mil.
& Detroit r. r. Co were producing their
natural results. These were all "frst class
passengers" In first class boat, but ! am
sure that never before did | see so much
retch-edness among an equal number of
persons of that class.
As we approached the windward shore
the gong summoned us to leave our
staunch boat-a summons in every way
acceptable | assure you. AS we gathered
near the cabin stairs, | was impressed with
the youthful appearance of the company
and curiosity led me to make an enroll
ment. l found, in space about 20 feet
abaft the engine, about 80 men, of whom
not more than fire appeared to be exempt
from military service just then I thought
Of the date of my ticket, Sept 5, ga"
and that suggested variety Of things
among which was the fact that a ferry
boat runs from the Eastern terminus of
this line .o-Canada
Thus far, not word on politics-hut
now, the single word Grant strikes the
ear. The speaker, a rough old soldier,
was dis cusSing the holdba policy of
some Of our semi-secesh generals. A
couple of young Cops who chad come over
from Michigan" few DAYS before (?) and
whose town "had filed its quota before
they left, were showing off to great ad-
vantage with the veteran hero They were
speaking of the "impossibility of subdu-
ing such people, when one of them de-
family asked, GLOW long will it take to
whip them p The old soldier, with a
heart burning with Indignation and patri-
otism, turned upon him a look Of r.ost
unutterable contempt, and with whitening
emphasis replied: with such talk as |
hear from men who 'front.' go and dare not
90, it will take long time" When the
spontaneous applause with which this
merited rebuke was greeted had subsidized
the young cop. endeavored to rally by
! turning to the pathetic, asking "What are
the South fighting for p ''To get licked
like the -," rejoined the indignant vet
eran This last thrust ex.inguished the
young cop, and he subsidized The old
soldier continued: Il have boy that has
lost leg in the service | carry in my
body now a bullet | received there, but
and his eye flashed the intensity of his
purpose-"before | will see such peace
as you advocate, | will give my life to my
country" All honor, l say, to the noble
hero, and so said every true loyal heart in
that little group. Let these coacards 90 to
Canada, and if they will send back half
their number of those sable men who went
there for freedom, we shall have gained
by the exchange.
Very truly, yours, &c,
f. B. NJ
'Nailed to DisIoya and Disunion Platform"