Ebbitt House, Washington, Nov. 11<\/p>\n
It is very late, but I scribble a line before going to bed to say we got over safely from camp, stopping on the way for Mr. Hopkins, who is going to Poolesville with us to-morrow. We got in at six o\u2019clock and since then we have been in a blaze of glory, for there has been a splendid torchlight procession in honor of McClellan, with rockets and blue lights and all sorts of fine things. Of course we followed it with Chaplain Hopkins, bringing up at Mrs. Hodge\u2019s in H street, next door to McClellan\u2019s own house, where the procession halted and called out Seward and Lincoln and Cameron and McClellan himself, and there were several little speeches, the best of which was General Blenker\u2019s, who said: \u201cCitizens and soldiers, when I shtand on de battle field with your thousands volunteers I will fight de enemy better as I shpeak your noble language.\u201d Then on tiptoe he patted McClellan on the back and I think kissed him! Seward\u2019s speech was highly vague and promiscuous.<\/p>\n
We came home at midnight, just now, with our patriotic noses smutty from the torches.<\/p>\n
At 9 this morning we start for Poolesville and have the prospect of a fine day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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