Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-06-03

cool as early as b D.. A... but the days don .
say word. They lust keep quiet and put
in lots OF good work
Thousands are lying under anything
shady from II O'Clock -. 81 until or 6
j.. Nu
some OF the boys think. considering all
things, they had little rather be
in the Connecticut regiments place than
here. You might as well drop the word
"some' and say al the boys ETC.
But We are here and ready 10 90 to any
Old place to defend the best country that
ever was. or ever will be.-'If it were no.
Tor the politicians j on can't kick me,
gentlemen. for I'm NO. 10. neither do
monkey with any mules
The health of Company ] is mp TO the
100 mark 20 date with one or two little
cases of "rich food and poor water, collie.
etc.
Brattleboro and other towns near her
who have boys here should fee. proud of
the officers who came with them, as they
look after you like a turkey nuzzard, and
save many in Company from the hospital
Chaplain Day goes around among the
company every day looking for some one
to cheer up a little. He rode his horse 10
the river this afternoon to give him a
drink. The horse took ii and then pro
ceeded to lie down Ike any regular army
officers horse.
Chaplain Day, with an expression un-
able to transfer to paper. leaped on into
three feet Of water 10 save being swamped
entirely
Undoubtedly il was the nearest he ever
came to being a Baptist; and no one can
tell how he will ever get the creases out Of
those trousers.as We allow no Cinnamon
III camp
Since we came, not one OF our boys has
hardly left the company streets. much less
60 down TO Chattanooga
We are not only called the best behaved
regiment by other regiments here. but bv
people down in Chattanooga, according TO
remarks made 10 members OF other com
panies who have been down there
kumors OF an attack on US by the
Pennsylvania regiment were going round
tonight because We were too orderly.
Everything was ready for them if they
wanted any OF Us.
They not coming. we thought it best to
60 down and see if there was anything to
the report, It is only two miles from
there and back, with the intermediate
space filled with rows upon rows Of tents.
After getting there they still stretch on
and on
The road passes through a forest. with
trees a little closer than the trees on the
common. stretching away on either side
All the trees are oak and through the
leaves shone the moon. making beau,i-
tul night. On arriving at Pennsylvania
regiment streets Isauutered no and down.
listened 20 some very tine music bv 1bp
band, also a uue baritone singer. but
could gain 10 information abou, their
coming "to do us mp" but when / aot
back 20 old Vermont First regiment. The
singing sounded a mighty sight better than
anything down the line
All You see are negroes, negroes. negroes
and then there are few Left. They will
do anything under the sun but work. The
only ones who condescend TO lower them
selves in that line are those who have an
old bow-leGged mule and cart They sell
indigestibe pies, cookies, etc, then 60 and
blow their money in on corn whiskey.
Every one is a shark from two years I'D.
and then you talk about the jew. one of
these nlggers can give the Jews points