The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-20
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The sky which has just been fsownlng 60
darkly upon US has resumed loyal hue
aud an air Of quietness pervades what waa
but lately the theater Of q more exciting
and excited action. The little silver toned
sonEsters, realizing that they no longer
breathe the atmosphere Of bondage, are
singing forth from every tree, from lev
cry bough, joyously, exulsingly pouring
forth their songs Of freedom, as if a new
found JOY had taken possession of them,
causing even the "demoroii.ed SOLDIER to
forget tee horrid visage and dire effects Of
War.
But the existence Of this fact is no reason
Why the pen should not be kept moving
With the excitement has died away all eff
fort on the part of those who .'wield the
pen to acquaint the world with the TACT
that the ga Iowa survives the rebellion
Having watched in vain the columns OF
your paper for something from this GUAR
ter, have essayed to trouble you again
With something for WHOM ii may cou-
Germ -edityiny or Instructive.
We are at present very. pleasantly sirua-
BiaAely, the exact locality Of which Is I'M
nlis.akably designated BY q repulsive look
ing building, with grated windows, sur
mOLnted by room seated aud fitted up
for the transaction OF legal business.
Tue general disposition OF the country is
rough, heavily timbered and we'll watered,
bat Its institutions Of neutrality-suspicious.
" its common schools form the most
prominent and attractive feature, The
traveller. as be plods along through the
DARK recesses Of an undulating forest, be-
gins 70 appreciate the autherof
"a nj you glad to get ont of the wilderness,
Down IN Aiabam,'
and begins tossing
ION. solitude where are thy charmssr
VIXEN he ia suddenly interrupted aud
brought to exclaim with the philosopher.
"EUrekal Eureka" as q real building
greets his view. A he approaches he OBJ
serves it to be constructed OF small logs,
stripped of their bark, aud with nothing
the yawning crevices except . number Of
little urchin's heads which may be seen
protruding from every side that commands
= view ofthe approaching stranger. Cpon
these and kindred observations the voyo.
geur very aptly concludes that some Chi
,nerical old bachelor, resolving upon q her.
nit life, better to avoid CONSUMPTION and
eulist the favor ofall, in these trou blesome
times, had taken the lob OF raising the ju-
venile southern bloois." and had retired
70 this secluded spot in order that they
might be kept more perfectly from the con-
terminating influences of the bad mann0rs
aud language Of corrupt society, but on q
uearer investigation he ascertains that it is
where they s'learn the young ideas how to
shoot" Aud how admirably adapted to-
the purpose! They may shoot in any di-
rection without danger Of striking. The
most anlusjng and laughable scene. how
ever, 10 the s'call to books when every
one. dropping ball, bat Or Jumping rope.
wherever they are, make for their seats by
the nearest route. and II not on the right
side for the door, substitute a crack. and
crawl in like 30 many little chickens.
Boats are on the qxs vive everything is
being shippes1 with the greatest expeditiop
to Mobile. Women o: various classes and
circumstances ars coming in almost con-
tioualiy, many Of them wearing their bed.
clothes to hide their nAkedness: and ma.
ny OF them give deplorable account Of the
suffering beyond our lines. pride goeth
oefor destruction and naughty spirit be.
force fall" Surely the Southerners have
been Of a proud and naughty spirit. and
their destruction il upon them.
A cloud Of wrataful Indignation seems to
have settled down upon the army entire.
on account OF the assassination Of our be.
loved President, SD much so that their ~.
pirations are nothing but curses upon
traitors; aud this feeling seems 10 pervade
every breast alike, even from those who
toward the administration, Nc hear. moth
ing but tmprecattons the most bitter
against traitors and sympathisers every.
where history furnishes us no instance
Of more unanimous feeling than exists
in our army ut this time upon this subject.
Confederate soldiers are coming In every
day and giving up their arms, and the UNI
equal strife, and going home; many of
them are boys between the ages of fourteen
and nineteen large numbers of this class
died of sickness: A look into one of their
morning RepOrt.Books, would astound
those who are unacquainted with the
causes which produce such deleterious eff
fects. But pay avisit to one of their hos
pital stations, one of their "butcher Yards. -
or one of their camps. witness the grow
ing malarl0us influences that exist there.
and that astonishment subsidies and give
place to one greater; that of wonder that
contagiOn was not more sweeping and
universal.
Papers looked for anxiously every mail:
none more so than, the Hunk Eye. Al
though general news" is said to have
died recently, and now being deeply la
respon dents generally, we still take a deep
interest in rye local. Of our brilliant
State. -
President Johnson's speech is very salts
factory every word he has spoken with
regard to future policy, and every step ..he
has as yet taken finds hearty amen In the
heart Of every soldier. Paymasters have
arrived ct Mobile; we are to be paid as
- soon % mu1tered-s0 madame rumor
says, and Tomorrow We Jour regiment)
muster for twelve months pay. On the
18th ult. . member of company g, 10Th
Wisconsin had his LETT leg blown off by .
torpedo. saxl s'4s.,s J.J.G.
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