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hehe?In-•ad-115,.wedon*ssa-hioaec-ird,)OUtaiil-*ito-but i isH. S. Alien reached there the *U)th.From the 05th lowo.Camt near Woodville, Abu, March atjht, lm-FRlEJJO Dcsha* ttr—We ask the favor of a small portion of your valuable paper that He may say a tew words to our dilatory friends in and around Burlington. By complying with our request you will merit oar sincere thanks. We have adopted this plan fo: the reason that it presents wider and more rapid facilities for making known the cafl*e of complaint, thus saving time and paper,tw© items worthy of a soldier's consideration*It is with regret that we call the attention of our friends to the tact that of late they have growu very negligent about writing, thus aepriving’us ot a happjr privilege.—It has ever proved a source of the greatest pleasure to us isolate*! beings, hundreds of miles from home in au enemy’s country, to receive those messengers of’glad tidings “wafted” to us by the bund of friendship, reminding us that we were not forgotten by those we left nestling in the quiet ee-elusion of home and its sacred preeinta; those who have exerted the most powerful influence in our lile histories. There are many pleasant memories clustering round home and frie nds which we love to rehears# nec- j —bright connecting links of the present I with the pa;»t. Time has passed quicklyen-brki on aree)hioaty-utahowareate,lare)hiogen-u—iim-»rve rit,—pur-* bebut its path h^s not U»en trackless: many sad cand sad changes have* taken place since parted company bn: as they are events ofthe fact we w ill not awaken’their memory, we wish to deal chiefly with the present 90 it interests us most. Our experience .has indeed been an eventful one, of which loag weary marches, skirmishes and battles go to make up the total. But notwithstanding, we cannot but admit that during that time we have seen much that has proved both pleasing and interesting as well aainstructive. The boys have ever kept np good spirits and courage even in tbe midst of hardships and dangers, remembering the dear oues at home who were anxiously watching their movements glorying is re~ j their success, determined to prove them-' selves worthy of the love and respect of frieuda and relations. The boys have become so accustomed to the incidents attending soldier life that they allow ootibing to cloud their spirits, bat perform their duty cheerfully.The order to’“be ready to march a! a tno-j meat's warning” is of such common occurrence, that it has long since lost its charm. But this is not the cause of complaint. It is the non-arrival of those letters which our oft repeated efforts have failed to elicit We have excused their seeming negligent*anylaryad-lereIf it 1 beIs to hey r as-Shlyiy to morn our minds, thinking perhaps some n countable circumstances baa caused their delay, until we fail to satbfr ouraelve* longer with such excuses. Xetters. w# know are apt to be lost or delayed on theroad, for which we have made due allow*ances, but it has grown to be such :i general tact that we hav* come to !hft conclusion that the fault lies not altogether in tbe mails, but with the persons iti question.-* One of us got a letter some time auo. but it has become quite a curiositv, so much so that we intend soon as paid off to raise a aum sufficient among ourselves to hare it sterotyped upon the tfrt opportunity. It may be that our friends can employ their time more profitably than by writing totheir soldier acquaintances; if such be the case of course we willingly relinquish allall claims upon their time ser-Land tor’ anoe ■ent-king ►wed ught anyam-and ath-i, arethey have the rhey hris-unlv., . . „ ,* • I but little interest—scarcely more than theaxra~ | remark “I wonder if there is any mad forus.”r . We have just adjourned from a nncilaAAer j of war hefd among ourselves, and having “De-} Liken ail circumstances into oor.siderat-a for i and made due allowances in every i not ***** *** have arrived at tbe following preamble and resolutions:Resolved, That, considering ourselvee tbe subject of a grievous 4n\»?n atiuent, wholly incompatible with our sens* of atera ’ riS^t aQlt;* wrong and not to l*e borne, j unlees said trrievan**es committed by oofuean i gweet—we mean our lady correspondent* will ■ of coarse, be promptly iw^jaded wewiJ lirh. renounce all allegiance to the calico gov-| ernments, and establish ancthc— in thi* southern country upon a basis principles of liberality und justice will a its j guarantee us our rightful claims, f the1 There are plenty of •‘Southern beaut;vices. We are very happy to state, however, that letters from our parents c^m* pretty regular. In conclusion we wish to say a few words to our lady correspondents in partirnlar. We have known the time when we hailed the arrival of the trains as an event which brought with it glad tidings in the shape of letters which served greatly to break the dull monotoov of camp life. * But things have cbaugedofflate. The arrival of the trains now ex dieee.—Sow,boute lies headvarystartMr.down here with nice little fly-away jacketsand decked in all the glittering paraphernalia necessary to adorn their beauty, whe are awaiting our pleasure: *o vou hai I**-ter strive to make amdends for past negtf^ gence, that Is—write long and often. Trusting to hear from all, soon, wesig®ourselves Friend® in the armv.
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Burlington Weekly Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa, US
Sat, Apr 09, 1864
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