The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-12-27

The graphic tiers of our -pecia'
~pOndent with the Iiriie army o.
kenruckisns in Breu,hift, published
Yesterday aud to day. counof have tail
ed 10 recall, in III mind, Of many
veteran. incidents and genes OF miii
tary hardship and glory upon widr'
aud >ternei ED. at the same time ha
IL must have started smile upon re
ups OF nd soldiers at the expense
the gallant young fellows who are go.
ting their FRS experience Of war aui0
the bleak aud barren wilds oi 4 region
nowhere surpassed in rugged, pictur
e,que. uncou'h prcuiari'ie-.
The hero at a >ruTe nf battles, and
an hundred marches, ha,irg &C p II
The disastrous hap~ OF Fl I'D aud d-.d.
is 10y his cosy f,e>ide, aud. a h.
reads OF how the boy. tramp~d n u
The long miry mountain roads thron= h
the snow, The mud aud the rain, of boa
trey passed ~reIched nights alieru, e
" trying 10 save heir blankets from
burning and Ia keep themselves ienm
freezing. OF how they went for rarIou-
in way >lde cabins and jok~d The old
wum-u aud hiried with the giri-, If
how they -worr, aud sung. and wien
they came ~ sight of their deS'ina'i"n.
of how ihrS chrrrrd, he mrrhautclHy
gives Tie poker martial Il 'urI>h a.
lie >rir> the Goals, aud mhrmur- ban
uncnu-ci"usiy TO himself ~ The words
81 the poet I've ban thar
Ye> he has been there particularly
he Whu happened I" wear the grry.in
stead If tie hIlr; who had 10 foot IL
Whru Dunrl~on tell; who soaked for
two werk- ia the trenches AZ Mu
free bo,o; ha lay a, Cor jHfh; aud
ia fact wtu followed the turtIi,'s> IT =
losing cnu-r until il was quite 'o-'.
from Shiloh 10 APppm'',"x; often
bareinot in the SNOW, often weary ,ni
fami- he'd It'll rrnd4ing ouwa d
through the darkne>-; i.l-cl,d IL fed
At hest, with hiS communica' cut
aud steady fire ia hts rear n"r n.u Ia
hope ia front; ~ new from hi~ sweet
hear; uo ''sperits' in hi cant,eu: n
lock at hair, perhaps nppn hi baS'm,
pipe OF tuhscro in hi pncket-hi-
only con- olatiuu day time AMI night.
tune; on. ou. on. with Bragg; On. on
on With johnston; on, on. on With
Hood; ever on aud on into The jtw- ni
death. inru the month OF he'll tie
wonders how he came out alive. F..r
moment he half donb'- whe her he
i rpa!iy the same man. whether il l.
not dream fay Thai stars NJ r. u,
the rudy flames aud emhlaz1ns up"n
the chimney piece ~uch CHASTITY. gro
t-~que imagery. Blr NJ; il j. not Il
dream For 'here j. johnny dressed
mp a. corp"ral aud pIayi ing tyran'
over Billy Il" has nnt go' qTlre n-ed
70 hi dr-i breerhrs; ani there are III.
girls conveying the remrinS of
cra-rd Tin soldier iu III, lat account ia
coffin imprn,i-rd by The upce--i lie,
at chjldhu"f s'mu-t IA riynr ~ A.
those Of wal. from an empty prun- h"x
Ant there. too, l. the girl grown 10 be
Il atrnn whose >iik"u tre.S lay up0u
hi breast; The hair J. not - ~iiLen
SOW, and there are lines about the
mon h aud eyes which had no hu-iue-s
Ia come therr; though. whaf does he
rrrr? She i The -rm+ dear glrl who
l"v-I HIM ADD waited FIR him; the Wit
of hi- hrurr Of hearts; the mother uf
hi children
Ye- ye~. he's been there; and you.
you y"uug-trr- who are trying IL uow
for 'he fir-t time. and who very truly
think il just what /, j.. a tri6e rough
y"u will one day be veterans too. an.i.
hriikr. there are rn~y checked blue
~ ed dauS-Ie Uho are 81 tbi> moment
mu-ing ahnut Yen. whose long pretty
in>hc> are even vet at tim-s for Won
aud who think !, j. "aw inf' that
ynur toes -h"u'd tie cold. AID thni you
may have TO stay xix dreadful weeks
away.