Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1864-1865, 1865-03-09

and will be memorable Is bayin.
afforded protection to Gen. W
when, on that Sunday morning, il
August. 1864. he was 80 uncere
moniously visited by the omnipresen
Forrest
Let's pass around the outer cdg,
OF the cm5ankment. Tread lightly
here, my friend. for close bv tn,
outer ditch. and under the shadow,
OF these battlements. is the rude
cemetery or the soldicr-a kind o
Pottcr'5 field. in which officer an.
private lie barred, all forgctful o
their tolls and campaigns. Thes,
little ycrdureicSs mounds. newly
made,and those older ones overgrowr
with weeds and glass. are graves
the soldiers last bivouac and camp
ing ground. until he is marshaleC
with the mighty host on that Other
shore. No buglc blast nor cannon
roar, will again disturb the hero ;
quiet slumber. for
"Now that life's hthl fever i Ger,
lie sleeps we'll"
Scattered over this drcar heath arc
numbcrlcss graves. No ivy twinc,
about their rough tombstoncs, nol
cedar nor magnolia tree throw theil
cooling shade upon them.
We have now arrived at Il little
knoll ut the lower limit OF the fort
Here the river appears 10 divide
itself, throwing one half OF its waters
south, and the other west. looking
southwark, over romantic dell
scooped ont of the river bank. and
over the lead colorcd surface OF the
Mississippi, the eye detects n city OF
log hnts and white tents, pccping
from beneath the brown forest trees,
This is Presidents Island, and is
now occupied by freedmen. to whose
use it was some time ago appropria-
ted, by q military order. The island
is several miles in extent. and n walk
over it. among its groups of negroes,
through its schools and cabins,
would he interesting, but we must
defer onr visit to some other day
BY walking short distance east
ward from this point. we have a
panoramic view of the whole of that
side of the city Earthworks. stock
aides and cncampmcnts of troops.
eirdle It's whole circumference. and
every important avcnue Of approach
is swept 10y battery. No more
surprises for Memphis. As We can
not pass tho mbroken chain OF
pickcts that encirelcs us, we will re
turn to the city.
Here we are at Main street. the
second from the rivcr--thc street of
fancy stores and fashion--the prom
cnade of the boa ton--,ho mimic
Broadway-the th6rought'arc OF
hacks. Memphis Ias no such plebian
vehicle rs an omnibus, but It's lower
million. rs wei! Is lis "niggcrs, ana
upper ten thousand. roll through the
streets in sill, lined. silver gilded
hacks. How strangely tho "stccd
and the chariot are in contrast
Some time ago tho military authori-
ties pressed all The horses. of any
value. into the service. and now YOU
may sec Il carriage fit for king,
drawn 10y horses ns attcnuated and
bony rs Orpheus c. KerrS gothic
and architectural stccd pegaSsus.--
Along Main street flows q constant
human current. If YOU would see
Memphis. study its people. here is
your most available stand point. for
through this artery flows daily almost
every drop OF is patrician and its
plehian blood. Human nature may
here he seen In profusion and in
variety. The war, the climate, or
some other cause, has developed
divers types ot man and given un-
usual prominence to almost every
Characteristic. In the busy crowd Gi
comers and gocrs who sweep past YOU
you may see smiling, light hearted
women, who never frown; cold, I'M
I feeling women, who never smile,
meek. submissive women, who ncvei
fret; anG peevish, nervous women
who always scold. The little Miss
with laughing eye and jockey hat
trips by you all forgat(ul that in {
brief time she will ba rs sallow an.
wrinkled rs the aged and dccrepid
grandmother. she IL her hurry
almost jostled out OF her pathway
Lastly, we have here unfortunately
quite too many Of thai silly class .
empty pated and disgusting women
Il kind of cross Of the prudc anC
The coquettc. genuine feminine para
sites OF the fast decaying old aristo
cratic regime: women who can t bca
the SIGHT of q blue coat. or the sta
spanelcd banner, but who still cos
tume themselves to that lowest verg
of proprety. which, IS Sir " ute
Scott chastcly expressed it,
''To win the eve or tempt 'he touch,
For n.odesty show all too aech-
Too much-yet promise more
Of men you may sec here the solGio
in blue, the shoulder strapped Office
the rebel dcserter s;ill in his ding
gray. Che ragged and weather beate
refugee. the blacklcg and tho ger
tlcman, the sot and the sober mar
the priest and the loarer. the mel
, chant prince anil the butcher. I'll
lawyer, sprig of chivalry. pcddlc