Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-18

been sent home to christmas" A
few still remain but the general health
of the camp Is much better than it has
been.
The exchange Of prisoners Is still
going on. They are delivered in
Charleston harbor instead Of at Sa-
vannah as heretofore. Though they
are sent off a thousand at a time we
have new accessions daily and just
while writing, a number are passing
our quarters on the way to the stock
ade. They were captured recently at
Pocotaligo and have thus succeeded
in gaining a foothold in the interior.
1t is now understood that a stock
ade is being built on the South Caro-
lima railroad eleven miles below Co
lumbia, to which point the prisoners
remaining unexchanged will be trans
ferred and the reserves sent on to the
front as the militia will relieve them
of any further guard duty. 1t is hoped
by that time (some twenty days, it is
said) our commanding officers will be
at their posts; as 1t is we are like
sheep without shepherd, and 1t is
hard to tell from one day to another
who is in command. The Georgians
are still lording it over us but it is
thought they will be relieved after a
while. Gov. Brown certainly has
some use for them in his own state.
There is none for them here except to
keep out of harms way and sport
gay uniforms, trade in greenbacks and
Yankee jewelry and drinking whisky.
AS a consequence, late hours are kept
and we have a new feature in guard
mounting at o'clock p. m, instead
Of in the morning as has been the
custom from time immemorial; the
change produces great dissatisfaction
among both officers and men, but it
cannot last longer than some sober
minded men are placed in command.
Gen. Winder did not stay with us
long but left a good many in his trail
who should be doing duty at the front
with guns on their shoulders.
A company Of m. D.'s' can be
picked up at any hospital station and
we would call the attention Of the
war brokers to the fact.
It is a source Of regret among us
that the hospitality Of our fellow
citizens at home should be called in
hot nj
better treated in Yorkville than our
own soldiers. A week since, one Of
our men on his way home with a sick
furlough had his leg hurt and was left
at the York depot until late in the
evening without assistance until a
good Samaritan moved him in a hand
barrow to the hotel and procured a
nights lodging and refreshments.
The next morning arrangements were
made by the soldier for conveyance
home by an old hacker" for $25 a
dollar a mile, but at the end OF the
journey $50 was demanded and paid.
If this is not eXtortion what is it? If
this be the hospitality we meet at
home what must we expect from
strangers? 1t is not necessary to name
the party; he has been for some time
marked by high professions and low
practices which, like old age, rather
increases miser-like.
Still prowling, relentless and eager
to save,
Still grasping for cash on the brink
of the grave"
The near approach of Christmas
holidays, though but little merriment
can be expected, at this time. has
created q furor for furloughs among
both young and old. They had been
suspended for twenty days, which
time Is near out and as your corre-
spondent hopes to be with you in "a
few days." he would like to have