Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-03-08

by having a good FIRE place to sit by these
Geld. windy nights. Perhaps IT would be
interesting to some to know how we build
our fire places. Well ! will tell you.
We drive into the ground some stakes IN
the form of half circle, or nearly SO,
then we drive another row outside of them
in the same manner, then we fill mp the
space between the two rows with mortar
which is already mixed, and quite plenty
in this part of the country. As the stakes
burn the mortar becomes baked, and when
thoroughly baked is very hard. In this
manner we get very comfortable hre
place. Our chimneys are made of small
sticks put up cob house fashion and well
mortared out side and in. Our ratious
are very good and plenty of them.
The regiment is in pretty good spirits es-
pecially just now, as we expect to be paid
this week. Our duty is not very hard,
mostly drills and inspection. There are
six regiments in this brigade, GUS is the
largest. We have had quite strife
to see which regiment would come out
upon inspection in the best shape.
Last Sunday our regiment got the premi-
um, consequently we are excused from one
weeks outside duty--that is picket and
fatigue. Now we are going to try with
the division for the premium, may be
disappointed. but am of the opinion that
the Ninth will not be far behind, for Col
onel Ripley is soldier in every sense OF
the word, and he will leave no stone un-
turned.
Seine of the boys are getting furloughs.
They get them in this way: First they
are inspected by their Captain. If they
pass they are sent to the Colonel, Gone
from each company and the Que that
bears the best inspection goes to brigade
headquarters. There he finds one from
each regiment in the brigade, and there
her bis chance With the representatives
from six regiments The inspector exam
ines their gun and equipments very close
ly and then your hands ears neck and
even your feet. If you bear good in
spection so far, the best one out of the six
gets "a furlough of thirty days, and the
second best turlough of twenty five
days.
Washington's birth day was observed
here by salute of one hundl ed guns from
the left of Fort Harrison. We we're also
furnished with little of the lrishmans
riches. After all had imbibed Capt.
Goiham proposed three cheers for our bull
ly Colonel, b. IL. Ripley which was CIV
Ell with a hearty good will and then came
the tiger, and ali retired to their respect
i've places of abode. NJ. f'..#
There are only nine of the old boys
that came out with the company here
now. There are a few sick. ~.
do not think of only one from Hy dc
Park. That is Corp. Gauthier who is
well and hearty. Lieut. Hodge mas retir.
ed from the service much against the will
of all the company. He was noble gen.
erous hearted man much beloved by all
his company. e far r
There is a vacancy alth ough Sergt.
Branch of Co. G. is acting as second Lieut..
and we hope he will come into the compa-
ny to stay, as he is we'll liked by all the
boys. There has been several deserters
shot here lately. and several more hung
within short time t...a
Rebel deserters are fockipg in from
every point where there is any chance for
them to reach our lines. The boys while
on picket cry out to the Johnyites and ask
them where Sherman is. They shake
their heads and keep silent. Aud il my
opinion they had better keep mum. for 1
think in the course of few months they
will be mum. 1t is nearly roll call
so shall be obliged to close. sH
Yours &C.,
tf. SYLVESTER.
From the Irasburgh Standard,