The National tribune., 1899-03-16

will have for some time to come. After
The rioters were safely landed in the
guardhcuse and the excitement caused
by it subsided, the Others continued
their revelry until one by one they got
too drunk and sick, and by midnight
all was quiet. (Let it be distinctly
understood that | wa; goo! boy this
time; didn't drink a drop Of the
whisky and was not engaged in the
looting of the sutler)
Oct. 81 to Nov. 3.-Nothing Of
special interest to record for few days /;
drilling some, standing guard, attending
preaching, which is still going on,
plenty to eat, etc. We all vote this the
best camp We ever had, and pray that
it may be our quarters for the Winter.
Nov. 4.-Shelt returned last night
from his sisters and brought big box
faH OF good things. We are now feast
ing on pound cake, chicken, ham, light
bread, biscuits, ETC., and have sufficient
to last our mess several days. Capt.
Walker has just arrived, and brings the
sad intelligence that our country Is
again overrun blythe enemy. An army
of $4,000 or 10000 is marching east
wardly from Corinth on the road on
which my father lives, making a clean
sweep of stock and provisions of all
kinds.
Nov. GA slow rain fell all day
yesterday, and at night began to pour
down i'll torrents, flooded the camp, put
out our fires. and drenched us to the
skin, so we spent a miserable night. ]
think | viii surely begin building if we
don't get orders to move ina day or two.
Nov. Lieut.. Chambers applica-
ton for leave of absence having come
back approved, all of us are busy writ
ing letters and preparing little memen-
toes to send home by him, but [ fear he
will not be able to stay at home much,
unless the enemy leaves that section be-
fore his arrival
Nov. 6.-This is a beautiful Sabbath
morning. The sun, which has been
obscured by clouds for several days, has
come out in all its glory, shedding
his genial rays upon us, day which
invites every one to the worship of the
Almighty. For this purpose see
many from this and other regiments
vending their way to the grove where
we have erected temporary altar.
Since the campaign ended at Jackson
last Summer we have had a great awak
ening in this army, especially in our
brigade many souls have been converted
and many more are seeking the ways Of
the righteous.
The bleak winds and cold rains Of
approaching Winter, a little foretaste OF
which we have already had, warn Us of
the necessity of making preparations
for more comfortable quarters. The
enemy are remaining SO quietly on their
own side of the Big Black, the roads
will soon be too bad for movements of
large bodies of troops, and other favora-
BILE indications warrant the hope that we
may stay here for a considerable time,
50 Shelf and | have decided not to defer
building any longer. -..
We have ben bunking three together,
and since Lieut. Chandler left US we
are the losers to the extent Of one
blanket, and the colder the night the
more we feel the loss, so we deem it
advisable to take in another bunk
mate if an agreeable one could be found
Accordingly a proposition to that effect
was made to John Jones and readily
accepted. John is the best cook and
the best housekeeper in the Army Of
Mississippi. He never gets too tired or
too sleepy to do his part, and, more,
keeps everything around his camp as
tidy as an old woman; his dish-rags are
always clean, and he washes camp ket-
ties and tin plates with hot water (and
soap when he has it, instead of wiping
them out with leaves, as some Of us do.
He is twice as old as we are, and knows
all about building log houses, and lots
Of other things Of which we are ignorant.
In short, he is the very best partner we
could have found. and we are in luck
to get him into our family, so it is set
tied that we three will begin building a
Winter residence early Monday morn
ing, unless providentiaIly or otherwise
prevented.
To be continued