The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-01-25

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am in Do good mood To wIlte YOU such q
} letter rs would Ike but mu,t Improve
tho opportunity to >eud you such an ooe
as can BY The under ground route We
have JUS, been visited this uorIiog wiIb
one of those terrible SCENES with which
We have almust become familiar from their
occurrence 10 every pIisGn and Oh every
Journey that we have bad III the South
An officer. Lieuienant Turbine, G6rh
y. ! Vols, was hot and instantly killed
in the camp this morning by one Of the
sentiuels |, was beoitless murder, Of
the most coxardly and ,indictiye charac
ter. This is the second killed. and the
sixth lit sluce this camp was established
in October. But there is no use Of re
counting yeril~, ialdships, &c If you
could have picture Of onf quarters here,
AID Of. us as We are busy or lie ab"nt
thea 10 DAY. suppose YOU might prize
it. Even would value it for keep.
sake Such. however, il is impossible to
have, and must tiy and supply the
deficiency for you with pen aud ink.
Imagine 1900 men loaded with all
manner of bundles. tiu dishes, iron dishes,
etcetcra, clothed IN motley suits uf rags,
in personal appearance worse than the
London Becgar> : drive them out into
,ur old clover bot. and surround them
with Lrander S icers' armed. scatter
among The Leanders score or two OF
/ Cox buys aDd yoG have u and our Con
! fedcratc guards az we came here. We
! had absolutely ~ sheltr. and unIy such
ui>erable clothes. food aud dishes Is We
could carry nn our blcks. Give the 100
ocp 90 cooking utensils. only eight axes,
u AXE them carry their wuod tlUm our
big lot (ncarlv halt a ui'e) aud supply
each with ra'i"ts in quantity and Pna'liy
as fullows: Every tyc days tse rinls
unbolted corn meal. one aud half Pints
| H,ur, two liable spoonslul Sai;, one halt
! liDt Tice, three Eiuts gifts, one pint s"l.
ghum, and You have our means Of sub
>iSting. Leave these men to their own
- JcdIepts fer two months and lh,y vii!
have shelIcrs Of all descriptions from
/ holes i, the gronnd like wood chuck 10
log huts covered With shakes after the
4.uner Of some 10 Old pouer I am
happy to inform yuu that I with -four
others enjoy az the fruits Of cur IahnT~
one Of The latter. and 80 W. a!a Guarded
and f+d like herd uf cattle. can say
nothing of rhe food. COR the same reason
the farmer wuullu.t swear when his load
Of apples tnn,p,ed down the hlll-l
cnuldn't do the sutiecf ju,tico. Suffice
it to say tia; we ca, and "a, all ve yet,
anl the quantity i not any TOO great.
suppose in the way of cooking, ! c"u'd
out2o kitchen in!i Of C0udrI-po't gins.
can ring the changes on girls, ice, 'ncaj
aud s,rIlum ta tie tune Of d, zen dit.
/ rerent dishes and often have bread -nnr.
! pudding aud st2w all IN one Bat TO
be u.ore confidential with You will t; ke
ycu into ne house and the ,ccrets "t
household afijTS Tie size Il oar drU J.
Gil j. eight feet bv ten feet Inside i.
aud myself crn-titute one family. and
three "gul crimes another. Make
little curtvSy and you can get in the door,
/ face about AMI take chair-we have goI
two af tho-e dplectabe "reminiscences ot
civilization that we brought on our back
! from Charleston. Now YOU are bounded
on the right by a box OF dishes. number
ing suudrY old tin plates. knives. forks
aud cups; on the left by bag Containing
the wardrobes OF the family in from; bg
! fireplace aud door. and 10 the rear by bed
of fine straw large enough to accunmo
date i've. On the mntl"pitCe sunury
pipes and divers other notions over thar
a shelf laden with corn p"nes the size of
a respectable cart wheel aud about the
thickness and c0nsIsTehcy # L two inch
/ hemlock plank. euclr a. our cirnt grand
| da hes u-ed to turn out Of those old
1 Dutch ovens, the remains of which |
used to find few inc cs under ground
/ in the door yard or a few Icet under
/ rubbish in the garret. The above, with
a teapot which IL innocent Of everything
bnt scorched rice. Il very good substitute.
and Tin pail make up house an lur-
niture.
Our dorcstic duties ere anicabIy per
foru cd on tho system If l DIVISION Of
labor We a,e each cook a week at a
time. Oar regime is rice, mu-h or pone
for breakfast. aud for supper pore. ruu>h
! or rice, either served with sor H.um a.
geli.h. Meals served twice day aud al
tlAes VARYING ic3oraiug I" tie energy and
appetite o. ,nc cook Oar di>h is some
itmes mendcd by sprinkling Of beef
.oup OF f'w dozen Of sweet potatoes.
bnt beef AT S. per pound and potatoes at
so per bu,hrl have been rc4rce at our
llckle>s board until within a f.w days
Recently We have found uan who let.
Us nnney at an enormous shave /; but it IL
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