Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-02-08

some day; then woe unto the trloe OF ''l-
ferson. for you will be hungry and get
nothing to eat you will be dry. and get
no whiskey you will be naked, sure pop
aud we'll take off your wig; you will he
cold, and we'll throw cold water on you;
You will begin to shiver, and we'll let you
flush 1t, d----n vel" We didn't often
swear, but we were sometimes obliged to
think swear. Halt" shouted the man
who was showing US around, as he stop
ped in front of an old tobacco factory, OPP
posite what used to be Libby & Sons,
now called the "Old Libby Prison." The
sign is still on the corner: Libby &
Sons, Ship Chambers and Grocers" The
windows were filled with half-naked half
starved men and boys from our army, who
looked as though they had seen hard
times. They were all anxious to learn
the news. but We were not allowed to hold
any conversation with them. Forward"
said the conductor, and we entered the
"house that Jack built" nasty, dirty,
filthy den. as We thought Bugs Of al
most every description, not to be counted,
big lice" innumerable, gray, blue and
spotted rats and mice off at a dis
tance kept shy until after dark Moth
ing to cat tonight, of course, we hadn't
got regulated. The room was about
35 feet long and 20 wide. In this room
we're nearly 200 men. Tired and hungry
we lay down on the dusty floor and tried
to sleep, Each one said his prayers to
himself if he said them at all. With so
many in the room, the air soon became
impure. Twice | got up and went to the
window to get air. Once tumbled over
a big fellow who uttered big oath Who
he was don't know. for it Was dark and
| couldn't see. Who | was he didn't
know, for it was dark, and he couldn't
see. Finally | fell asleep. In the morn
ing | awoke and found my bed just as
soft as ever, 1T was not tpmbled in the
least: looked out at the window through
the iron CRATES then | sat down, my
back against the wall. You better believe
thought of old Irasburgh, and wondered
what my folks were going to have for
breakfast. Everything good. Perhaps
they were wondering what | was going to
have wondered so myself looked
in my havel sack, but there was no crumbs
there no, not crumb. took my cup
and filled it with water, took out my cof-
fee bag, and put in some coffee, let it
stand about half an hour, then drank it.
Others if they were lucky enough to have
the coffee, did the same. About ten O.
clock we we're transferred to the Libby.
Fvey body has probably read the descrip-
ton of the "Old Libby Prison. so there
is no use in my giving it here The boys
from Orleans County, or at least what be-
longed to Co. T, of the llth regiment
kept together as much as possible. We
were put into the upper story. The floor
had been washed. aud was quite clean.
In one corner there was trough and
plenty of water to wash in, but it was
poor stotf to drink. About noon VIC got a
small piece of corn bread and a half pint
of bean soup to man. This relieved us
some, though it was not enough to satisfy
US q hours. Pretty soon after dinner
some one said they were examining us.
Those that had money began to contrive
how they might save it. They sewed it
in the lining of their coats put it in the
toes of their shoes or tops of their caps.
Presently we we've ordered down into the
second story. few at time, as sheep are
taken out of pen to he ,heared After
examination we were put still lower down
on the lower floor They told us to take
everything we had in our knapsacks out
and put it in pile; our knapsacks. haver-
sacks and canteens were all thrown into
a heap 10 the middle of the floor. They
had us stand up in row just as we used
to do at school when VIC came out into the
, spelling class. They then told us to
take off our clothes, and put them down
on the floor. This done they commenced
search for greenbacks. They examined
the lining Of our coats and pants. and
felt of every seam. They looked in ever
imaginable place where money could b,