The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-08

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| ieiY;'and the Melbourne" was S.nt in
| ADVANCE with number of special SER
wee officers to prepare for the recep>
ZION ana forwarding of the troops. The
| Melhoufne was IL wretchedly slow
ship. and the troops were arriving ahead
| oil the special service officers While
General Rumiey and his staff were des-
| patching relays of sleigh loads from ST.
Johns into the interior, Wolseley had
| reached his allotted post at Riyieie du
] Loup on the St. Lawrence by the cir.
! cuitous but more rapid route by way
| OF Boston and Montreal, in time IN le,
| ccirc and forawrd the earliest and subs
sequent contingents of troops. But the
pressure of haste had slackcnul with
| the inttmation that the Government Of
| the United States had liberated Afcssrs
Mason and Slidell in the end of Decem,
| Der. 1851
| In the autumn of 1862 Wolseley left
| Canada on leave. bent on attempting 10
visit the Confederate headquarters in
the field. He and his companion. the
| hon. Frank Lawley, had some curious
| ana risky experiences i'm iunning the
| blockade of the Potomac: and after :,
WISH To richmond, where he met with
| very hearty reception. he proceeded
20 General Lees headquarters. lie and
itawley had the good fortune To be pre-.
| sehtcd 10 the famous chief of the Con
ieoclate army, who received them with
kindly courtesy. From the Headquarters
OF the COMMUNICATIVE chief. they were
passed on to those of General "Stone-
val jackson. with whom they spent
very pleasant evening. and were
agfecably surprised to find him .ycnia |
ana affable. having been informed that
they would find him reticcnt. and. in
deed morose
| THE SOLDIERS POCKETBOOE."
IL was during his long term of ser>
vice IN Canada. which extended. with
| intervals of leave homo. from 1862 UNI
III 1870. that Wolselcy prepared and pub,
| lished the first edition OF that most
practical and comprehensive work, The
5uiuier fpckethcol. While it meets
every emergency of the soldiers needs
on icid service il throws Il strong light
| on WoiscleYs personal character. Mar,
uraliy. II is for the most part technical
yer me CIVILIAN render may enjoy many
pages of il. For it's author is endowed
with he rare gift Of relieving the driest
details with bright flashes of quaint,
iresh originality. Every page is infus-
ca win his racy individuality and quiet.
eaSE hunor. The sanitary officer on
ctmpaigh, he remarks. for instance
| is n Very useless functionnry. | have
never heard his make any useful sut.-
| SeStions. whereas 7 have heard him
nlhke many Very silly ones. But. to he
| sure, lhiS is not wholly his fault: for
win an army moving 1t is imno.Sihlc 10
Dram IL town or to curry out any great
sanitary measure" intoxicating. MS no
| never tires OF doing. the cultivation or
| me military spirit. he writes: The bet
ter YOU dress the soldier the n,or,. biob
| ~ VIII lie hc thought of by women, and
consequently by himself" There is 9.
dlrect iranincsS in The occasional Cyni-
fiEm Of the soldiers Pocltethook." Of
which the following is Il characteristic
spHcinici: AS nation we are bred up
/" leel 1t diScrcdit even to succeed ~
| tnlSehood; we keep hammniing aIo,I
with the conviction that honesty is T,r
PEST policy and that truth always Wins
IN me long run Thes" pretty little scn>
fences do well for Il cilllJ'.; rO,,yhool,
but the man who acts on them in war
nad better shcathc his sword forever .
| The commander who would succeed. IL
seems, must lie like II Russian diplo-
.',at' ana W"iSelgN Senially suggests to
nm that, inter ALA, he can. by sprcat,-
| ing false news among the gentlemen of
| The press. uae them as medium nv
which To deceive the enemy" He is !,
norm foe tn wooden usc;casrcss DO
not he contonied." be demands. with
| my hut "" best C"lccrs and ;iir hest
men for these small ware or ours; ana if
some old Adiutamt-Ci2Ie"Gl Pipeclav re-
Uses 10 Let you have them hp nss,,reI
~" ENGLISH pccnIl VIII support YOU:
| their sound cGyumnu sense VIII la tn,,
powerful even for Tie ur,.osition Of ,,nnr
:ieutcnant-G.nera Sir Regulation Ron.
| inc. II VIII be seen frD.n .nch Out
| Si"kcn uit:Eance5 that even while in
| comparative ohscuNty WUlsclcv vas
/ y
ouEh soldlsr he insists on the value or
GOODNESS IL action. IN stat officer" l,c
| writes. "Eai'op:nE ia 81 high state OF cx-
| I.H'htNt WIN an order Ia Il column
raN play Old Harry with the spirit; nf
III" iH@n wtci>ps The man who cantcra
| UP WIN a 9milin% Face and lives his
| orders without 2nv furry. having "A nod
| '"f ms "cqualniar""s in tn ranks.
| spreads about u feeling Of ohecn,itv
| ava success Wli@h sonn pcrrneaies H..
| ~" snalles; l'@irr. | once saw Il ca Il.
| "di.rr 2all5r Win AN order 10 ? colnnu
! sheltered iiom ir": as he noarsa i, n
r"urd shot struck IA" ground Directly
| "hn"i itH tors" The horse "wcrv.d,
| MT was checked by his rider without
| 'I|lh% irpE, his mouth TIE risar he
was smoking, apparentiy having tax
| ~ notice Whatever ~ tie or.tirrrl1"n
! -" fal'o1ed W 10 the column. crolv
| cave MS orders ana il.ca cautcrcd back
! gently over the open space VII .e thp
| r"nHd S''nt wer" stirling pretty thick.
| ~, sun smoking his ciEar. TN" man.
| ner in which lie ignored altogether th,.
| eM'F'SNFe ~ "nT danger had caDital
| tH rci upon the column. consisting chief
| " of young soldiers" Furt her Quota
lion is not here possible: hut i, may ia
aid that s,rcwn over the pa-es of
| The Soldiers POckcthooE" may he
! found instance on instance of its an
| Itors singular po"er of G&ehing in
| VII few strong strokes OF his Den n
| picture that spcal,s. and lives. and re-
mains in HE memory
| THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION.
| Notwithstanding almost continuous
! military employment during his min.
| years of Canadian service. this period
| OF WOl$cicy'S career must have ben