The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-04-09


26ht, lS63.-FRlEsp DUNBAR:
ask the favor Of a small portion Of your
valuable paper that we may. say few
words to our dilatory friends in and
around Burlington. BY complying with our
request you will merit our sincere thanks.
We have adopted this plan fol the reason
that it presents wider and more rapid Il.
cilitiea for making known the cause Of
complaint. thus saving time and paper, two
items worthy of a soldiers consideration.
It is with regret that We call the attention
of our friends to the tact that Of late they
have grown very negligent about writing,
thus depriving as OF happy privilege
1t has ever proved source OF the greatest
pleasure to rs isolated beings, hundreds Of
miles from home in an eneiny's country,
to receive those messengers Of glad tidings
waited to US by the hand of friendship,
reminding US that we were not forgotten
by those We left nesting in the quiet -.
clusiOn of home and its sacred precints;
those who have exerted the most powerful
influence in our life histories. There are
many pleasant memories clustering round
home and friends which we love to reEearse
bright connecting links Of the present
with the past. Time has passed quickly
but its path has rot been trackless; many
and sad changes have taken place since We
parted company but as they are events OF
the fact we will not awaken their memory,
it interests US most. Our experience has
indeed been an eventful one, Of which long
weary marches, skirmishes and battles %
to make up the total. But notwithstsnd-
ing, we cannot but admit that during that
time we have seen much that has proved
both pleasing and interesting as well as in
structive. The boys have ever kept up
good spirits and courage even in the midst
Of hardships and dangers, remembering
the dear ones IT home who were an xicusly
watching their movements glorving in
their success, determined to prove them.
selves worthy Of the love and respect Of
friends and relations. The boys have BE-
tending soldier life that they allow nothing
70 cloud their spirits, but perform their
duty cheerfuilv.
The order to .'be ready to march q. = mo-
ment's warning" is OF such common occur
renee. that it has long since lost its charm.
But this is not the cause of complaint. +
is the non-srrival Of those letters wh1ch
our of repeated efforts have failed to elicit
We have excused their seeming negligence
in our minds, thinking perhaps some uusc-
cOuntable circumstances had caused their
delay, until we fai. 10 satisfy ourselves
longer with such excuses. Letters. ~
know are apt to be lost or delayed on The
road, for which We have made due allow.
ances, but is has grown TO be such a gene
raj tact that we have come to the conclusion
that the fault lies not altogether in the
mails, but with the persons in question:
One Of US got letter some time ago. but II
has become quite curiosity, so much 50
that we intend soon as paid of TO raise >
sum sufficient among ourselves 70 have IL
sterotyped upon the first opportunity. Ii
may be that our friends can employ their
time more probably than by writing to
their soldier acquaintances; ifsuch be the
case OF course we willingly relinquish all
all claims upon their time ser
vices. We are very happy to state, how.
ever, that letters from our parents come
pretty regular. In conclusion we wish TO
say few words to our lady correepon-
dents IN particular. We have known tne
time when we hailed the arrival o! the
trains as an event which brought with
glad tidings in the shape OF letters w6icn
| served greatly TO break the dull monoson!
Of camp life. Blu; things have changed q
late. The arrival Of the trains now excite
! but little Enthusiastically more than the
u.s.
We have Just adjourned from council
| of war hefd among ourselves, and having
taken all circumstances into cOrside1al.
| and made due allowances in every
case, we have arrived az the following PIE
amblc and resolutions:
| Resolved, That, considering ourselves
! the subject of grievous lmiss-eatmenf;
| wholly Incompatible with our sense OF
| of right and wrong and not 70 be borne.
unlees said grievances committed by our
sweet-we mean our lady correspondent:
Of course, be promptly adjusted W VII
renounce all allegiance TO the calico gov
ernments, and establish another il this
southern country upon basis who's
principles of liberality and justice viii
guarantee rs our rightful claims. .
There are plenty OF Southern beauties
down here with nice little hy-away jackets
and decked in all the giit.ering pa-arher-
malta necessary to adorn their beauty, who
are awaiting our pleasure: 50 you had bee.
| ter strive to make amdends for past neER,1
gence, that is-write long and often.
Trusting to hear from all. coon, we sign
! ourselves FRIENDS IN THE Army.