Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-04-11
ANECDOTES OF THE CAMP.


her Of the United States Serrice Magazine.
1t givesnn account Of the visit Of an officer
to his department, and of the experience
gained bv such visit, Here is sketch
of character
There is old Major Chittick talking
now; the eighteenth statute standing up
before the Cononel, talking in a measured
monotone, with corn musk in his voice
a. You see, Colonel he drones, our
ridgment when they enlisted, our hoy $
toldsits gon to he cav'Iy rldgmens, and
them c min good many of EN- to my GER
tin knowledge, tn an stannin. tho twan't t
put down in writin. Well, fust the Guv' :
nor he sail he'd see tive rot our hossis,
n we watid flst one week n then mother
n month in n out til t come timet the
ridgment was full, and still we didn't seem
to git our hosciS somehow, though the
Coy nor alwez said they's comin, n then,
less sec, pears to me twas about the fust
or second week Of September; yes. twas
the fust; no, 'twant neither is second
what am thinkin about? is eleventh o
September for certin, there was n young
officer come down, 'xpect YOU know him
don't vou, Colonel? !? he's n poot nice
look n cffcer. black hair, n smooth face;
forgot his name, Akin, Aikin-uo,
Paine no, that want it well, it's all
one, he lie onged to artillery, rig'lar til
lery, mebbe you can tell his name, Mat
thews, Abbott, Webster, IIib--, no, l for
get it: well, as | was "A sayin-.
a. Excuse me, Major, says the gray
eyed, with look and tone keen and poll
ished as DIR. Peackack's favorite steel in
strument, but has this young oaicer ap-
piled for leave?
''' Wei, no. says the Major, not at all
jostled from his selfcomposed monotone,
i think he's on cruitin service now you d
know his name in minute if | could re
member it; Polhemus, Pol, Andrews
no, l can't get it, It's on the tip Of my
tongue now, how provkin', It's 'stonishin'
how little thing like that will work
through mans head Colonel, suppose
YOU call over few Of the names Of the
ree'lar artillery officers you know en-
pool much ali Of EN- | guess
us there anything hut bone il that
skull? Cartilage, perhaps, or bone in n
veal state! Surely that flash from the
gray eyes would Lave fired anything in
the shape of nerve tissue and set it quiv-
erinc like Jelly in the supper room during
the Gal'op below.
a. Major. says the Colonel, with u Da-
mascus edge on every word, my time is
not my own, or should he only too happy
to hear your little story, and to look over
the army register with YOU, or the New
York Directory if you like, FOR the i'm
portant name. Let me sneak, please
You want to so home on recruiting SER
vice?'
e. Wcl', you sec, our ridgment when it
enlisted =
- Your application IS disaPproved.-
There are Sc cn officers away from your
regiment now on recruiting service, in
cIuding both the Colonel and Lieutenant
Colonel. Captain Ro les. write disap-
proved and respectfully returned on that
Wen send it back through the regular
channels
"Iiaow?
90 Through the regular channels. corps,
division ami brigade commanders. Cool
morning. Major What is Your business,
sir turning to - shabby statute in a black
slt with gilt buttons turned green, cast
brass Captains shoulder straps, and Il
miners back hat surrounded by General
officers gold cord
"' Well, but Colonel persists Major
Chittick, irrepressibly, half minute,
please, if you'd iust let me explain, you
see, our ridgment'-
~ Can't be granted, sir
"'Our riigment-'
"'Good morning Major
"The drone, after mlking half dozen
mere attempts to speak, like the little re
volvin. figures on Il hand organ, gives up
thc attempt to finish his autobiography
then and there and disappears, slouch-
ingiy."
There j: also IN admirable scene with q
timid chaplain, followed by
AN INTERVIEW WITH a CONGRESSMAN.
%. Do you intend to keep me waiting
all the morning? ? says, in 4 load tone oi
voice the eighth statute, who has already
made several attempts on the Coloners at
tention.
No, sir replies Colonel Cromwell
simply.
q Because, if you do, sir continues the
loud man, ilascribly, 1 want you to know
sir. that come direct from the people
not their masters, and that even by you
men dressed in a little brief authority
sir, we expect. sir, to be treated will
civilitv, sir; yes, sir, repeat it, with
ciyility.
"'And so,' remarks the Colonel, placid
lv, you always treat others with the same