Litchfield enquirer., 1865-02-09

alter 1t was taken down, and she would pee : ont very prettily from amids, the stars an stripes, like little newborn Goddess of Lii
 Ierty. ez
 About once month, some inspecting ofic,
 was sent to the camp by the General in con
 mand. to see the condition of everything in tn
 regiment from bayonet to buttons. It W,
 usually long and tiresome process, and, whe
 everything else was done, l used to tell tn
 officer at had one thing more for him to il
 spect. which was peculiar to our regiM ent-
 Then would send for Baby to be exhibited
 and never saw an inspecting officer, old c
 young, who did not look pleased at the sudde
 appearance of the little, fresh smiling creatur
 "a flower in the midst of war. And Anni
 in her turn would look at them with the tru
 baby dignity in her face; that deep earnes
 look which babies often have, and which peo
 pie think so wonderful when Raphael paints il
 although they might often see just :he sam expression in the faces of their own darling lat home.
 Meanwhile, Annie seemed to like the camr styie of house keeping very much. Her fa fhers tent was douhle and he used the iron, apartment for his office, and .he inner room fol pafior and bed room while the nurse had a separate tent and wash room behind all re- member that. the first time went there in lhe | ana while Baby's mother was hunting for it in the front tent. I heard great cooing and uur mnring in the inner room. l asked if Annie was still awake. and her mother told me to go in and see. Pushing aside the convass door. entered No sign of anybody was to be seen; hut variety of soft little happy noises seemed to come from some unseen eorner.-- Mrs. c. came quietly in, pulled away the coun- trrpane of her own bed. and drew out the rough cradle where lay the little damsel. per hctlV happy. and wider awake than anything but baby possibly can be. She looked as II the exclusion of a. dozen family bedsteads would not be enougbt to discourage her spirits ahd saw that camp life was likely to suit her very well.
 A tent can be kept very warm for it is mere- ly house with a thinner wall than usual and do not think that Baby felt the cold much more than If she had been at home that win ter. The great trouble is that tent cbimnay not being built very high, is apt te smoke when the wind is in certain direction; and when that happens, it is hardly possible to stay Tn; side. So we used to build the chmneys of some tents on the east side and those of other on the west and thus some of the tents were always comfortable. I have seen Baby's mo ther running in hard rain. with little Red Riding Hood in her arms. to take refuge with the Adjuant's wife. when every other abode was full Of smoke, and must admit that there were one or two winds.sszsays that season when ass asssaf !!!!I x..s, .ss4 and ssasiss Aaass with ymahy clothes on as possible. for almost ttRe whole time
 The qnaltermaster's tent was very attractive to us ia the evening". remember that once, on passing near it after nightfall heard our Majors fine voice staging Methodist hymns within, and Mrs C.s sweet tones chiming in. So Ipeeped through the batter door. The fire was burning very pleasantly in the inner tent and the scrap of new red carpet made the floor look qnite magnificent. The Major sat on, a box. our surgeon on a stool; @ M. and hls i wife, and the Adjutant's wife, and one nf the Captains. were all sitting on the bed, singing as we'll as they knew how and the baby was under the he'd. Baby had retired for the night. was overshadowed, suppressed, Sat t-up- on; the singing went on. and the little thing had wandered away into her own land oi dreams, nearer to heaven. perhaps, thar any pitch their voices could attain. l weat in and joined the party. Presently the music stopped. and another officer was sent for, to sing some particular soEg. At this pause the invisible l innocent walked little, ,and began to chuck aad l coo. / l II It's the kitten" exciaimed somebody. i " It's my baby!' exclaimed Mrs. c. tri~mFh- antly in that tone of unfaling pe"'ona' p'lde which belongs to yonng moth.,,s'
 The people all got up Aom the bed for mo m.nt wh;le Annie. was pulled from beneath. wide awake a-d placid as usual; and she sat in ma Ian. and ano'her during the rest of the cons-rt sometimes winking at the candle, but 1fdsuaily listening to the songs, with a cam and critical expression. as if she could make as much noise as any of them. whenever she saw fit to try. Not a sound did she make, however, except one little solt sn.eze, which led to an immediate Aood-tide of red shawl, covering every part of her hut the forehead. After a little while hinted that the concer, had better be ended. because I knew from observation that the small damse had carefully watched a ragimental inspection and brigade drill on that day. and that an interval of repose was certaii ly necessary.
 Annie did not long remain the ouly haby in camp, One day on going out to the stables to l look at a horse heard a sound of bahY-talk addressed by some man to child near byano, l looking round the corner of a tent, saw that one of the hostlers had something black and round lying on the slope side of tent, wlti which he was playing very eagerly. It proved to be his little baby, plump little shiny thing younger than Annie, and never saw merrl CT picture than the happy father froiicking wlti his child while the mutheT stood quietly by This was Baby Number Two, and she stayed in the camp several weeks. the two little inno cents meeting each other every day. in the pla cid indifference that belonged to their years both were happy little healthy things, and l never seemed to cross their minds that ther
 was any difference in their complexions. As
 said before, Annie was not troubled by any prejudice in regard to oelor nor do suppos f that the other little maiden was.
 , Annie enjoyed the tent-life very much bu s when we were sebt on picket soon after. sh enjoyed it still more. When a regiment is O 8 pickett the main camp is usually much smaller :. because most of the companies are scattere e about at outposts, and but few are left at hea c quarters. Our headquarters were at deserte ,t plantation house, with one large parlor, dir It ing room, and a few bedrooms. Raby's fathe l. aud mother had room up stairs, with a soy, y whose pipe went straight out at the window This was quite comfortable. though half tt s windows were broken, and therc was no gla "a and no gazier to mend them. The windows d the large parlor were in much the same cond IT ltion. though we had an immense 6re-plac H. where we had bright fire whenever it W $. cold and always in the evening. The walls Or this room were very dirty. and it to,k our lat i'd Iseveral days to cover all the uhsightly piac in with wrpaths aud hangines of evergreen ! e this performance Baby took an active. or rath ,a o es,.,s mort Hav dnties c,usiSted in SlttiI