The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-11-19

ocl Lotn--AS We le1t SufnmerFlile tniS a. "
I noticed posted on the side of the road All
and lith corps to Ga,esville, Ala, Il miles
This indicated the extent of our tramp 70
the day and as it was already after O'Clock
it was evident that the night would be Ell
croached upon before we reached our destin
alton. Unfortunately for me- it was my turr
to take charge OF the ioraging party from
our regiment and had therefore to range baci
| aud forth on the side OF the road for from
! - miles We did not however, gather an
! thing until Just beICre dark when we fount
all we wanted to lug along.
! While travelling along through the country
I | stopped at a comfortable looking log houss
! and seeing an old lady sitting by Il fire en-
I quired OF her if she had any milk to sell
! She informed me she had not, that the sol
! diers bad driven off all her mill. COWS, bu
that Mary Ann had jus, gone 10 the spring
| for wafer and If | would come in and sit dowr
! ! could re, good drink Of fresh water which
was all she had to give. | complied with the
old lady's inv .tatIon. Presently Mar Anr
| arrived with the water and took cool and
refreshing draught. Mary Ann also drank
and then ,hrusting her hand int, her pockc;
drew forth plug of tobacco and took a very
respectable quid from it, which she gently
placed between her ruby lips. IN thank
YOU for chew if you please said to Mary
Ann. She bIushed and begged pardon for
not offering it before. She handed me the
plug and urged me to take enough 10 last me
AL day, but declined, con,enting myself with
a single chew. II NAV seem incredible 10
the ladies' of Illinois when | tell them tha,
nearly a.! the women in this region use 10
bacco. but such is the fact and q very large
proportion OF them chew it. Chewing tobac
I .le
as il Is among men in Illinois. After very
hard tramp we 20: To Galcsyille, Ala and
eucamped abou, j miles gu, in beautiful
grove G.lesviIe is a little old dilapiadtcd
village. containing about 700 inhabitants in
its palmicst days. 1t Is situated at the south
west end of Chattanooga VALLEY, SIX miles
from the Georgia line.
The region o! country traverSed By us since
leaving Kingston is the finest and richest !
have seca since crossing tnc Cumberland
Mountains The mountains run IN uniform
ridge. from North-caster.y to a Southwest
ery direction, dividing the country imto u
scrics o. beautiful and fer lie valleys, aver
a ily .r.la two tn eight miles IN d;h.
Iay,e ,a.rys are ,h.ck!y P'Pulat,d and lol-
yraa.. ",.. ...rMrd. But i;tie 90 toh has
0-eu i,.t.:cI r.is year. Cs.n. wheat, oats
au4 >ac-...E, however, cover the whole Cou..-
tre. az; L..: iinOl not drawn Sherman. oGI
.. y !ai.i.. lie c.plc h-.c might hav: lived
happily w..A abundance To spare II sup.
I,tt tie rebel army. j H. grca, scheme.
however. -. ihc sO-tucrn press, seconded %
the rebel authorities a.: i;iyLmoud oi forcing,
ol,c...,.u To withdraw LI- army from Atlanta,
Us -..il.sE ou III, communication, La, iryye
= >yre experiment to Gen. Hood. AID E,s
friends through lh', portion O. the ComeGer;.-
o.. ! i-- IS ~ lave come the whole cJuA-
O.. - '.,u lad waste, aud the citizen, re
I..c.I T. al.u'ut- &e-..i-''un for 70 mile, on
-;.'..- side ~ Tire -...c. And thi, Is 10, all
1ac Can. ..'-a ;.r IL. w.n.er las but barely
commenced. i is the tr~irn Of Gen. Shvr-
Inc rr.r:r,. II intends slowly TO move
from place place aaI clear everything cat a.
lee progresses. t. i, ,viden; that there > NJ,
force enough in ;Lcse States - rcsis. our
progress. The rebels are ciIcc,u.ily whipped
auu =, Sherman told Hood. u lew DAYS since,
a il he would 40; Ii G!t nor lay dowa III. arms
Ia. .~hctIrarf utr.l,iv,i t. ut-tAe Il u Hcts On
e.,r., from lee ;o Argus;ai.
The scenery through here is beautiful be-
y,Ld description. The ioty mountains III
,heir unii,r.n IA, iers, uuted with the gor-
.-cou. huv, Of aI,.mn in Wild grandeur
stretch their lol.s range -uultward un;Il dis
,.uc. miuslrs iAv.r blue outline, with the
horizon. iur,. and delicious springs o: coll!
water gur.ic up all .,lOur tnc roAIsIlc t. re-
fresh ile weary traveller yn his wa, while AZ
convenient tl-taJ'c-. clear creeks aud blue
rivers. with J.lvk current, rush across the
pain, Ca ,v.!I ;Al. beautiful cuun.ry bat
u settled hy = people posses, ,!'aG 'He -Hieg-
Prise o. the ror,u II wound BE- Il t.ra'.rsc.
The mas, Of ,h- People jhroa Il. t.ete beat
:iful valleys are bIi lt.c aJoFc The Indian.
No, ul ,h-m i've IL miserable Old di!aPda-
.r.. lpg hats without windows or c"cn the
cracks chiukcd MP. Aud although there i
az abundance Oi "a, ii'.e timber the world
can produce. their .vHCes are richc;y and
poor. Everything las the appearance Of
,.rycnIy cA:ciessnc,,.
UsL 2C-E,cr sincc the 10Th We have been
stationary here. The rebel army IS said to
br resting al the south pJiAt o.! Look cut
Novntaln l. miles from here We are EUw
2, miles west Of Rome, winch is the ueares;
p,iui Ui railroad communication. Trains 20
dahl, f.sm here to Rome. and others arrive.
We are l..ying IN large supply OF sugar, o :
fee and sait, with some bacon aud hard bread
with view hereafter 10 S,hs,, mainly Oh the
couutrv The army Will !yisurely shit from
poi,; 10 poi:: aGd clear he country as We
progress. 80 "a 30 r!Ia,e 1t unteHabie FOR a.
other army Until the rev crops come o..
b. this course We VIII put :. perfect check nu
uucrr.la raids on our communication her.
after. aud viii be enabled to accumulate a
,utiicien; amolnt OF SUPPLIES at Atlanta To
make ihat a base Vi supplies Tor The next sum
mcrs operations. lie army Is exceednglr
healthy. and the men live better than ever
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