The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-04-12
Memories Of tho Quarantine War.

Some time ngo good story was published in
the Express, illustrating the strict discipline
practscd by soldier Of one Of our New York
Regiments Of the Fourth Hrigadc. The fol-
lowing, which shows the other side of the qucs-
ton, is told by an officer who formerly held a
high position in the same corps:
One day, at the usual time of guard mount
Ing, one of the soldiers agreed with another to
cover him as his rear rank man, rcmarking at
the same time that he had got flask of excel
lent gin, which, " be the powers, Pat asthore,'
said he, "'ill keep the cowd out of our sto-
machs when we go on scnthry." Accordingly.
after the scntries'wcrc posted at night, Tom.
which was the name of the man who carried
the spirit ration, left his post ind went up to
Pat.
"H.at, yc devil" said he care you thcre?'
"Faix / am" said Pat, f" an its mcscf that
wishes was any place else this blessed and ho-
ly night
"Aisy,' said Tom, I'll soon give you some
thing that ill warm the cookies in yer hcart.'
Tom accordingly laid down his mnskct, took
y,
handed it to Pat. Toms establishment may be
imagined when Pat Informed him that he was n
prisoner
What for, achushla ?" asked Tom.
What for, is it? Ton me sowl yc seem to
forget that you've committed an awful crime.
Didn't ye lay down yermn>kct, yer hlaggard ~
Well, shure, I'll take it up again."
The devil take, ma houchcllccn bwe
{ my little yellow boy) just lave id there
darlin', until / coll The sargent o. the guard'
"Oh Pat, ayournccn, is id In airncst yc
arc?'
-" Yc may jst whistle that or sing 1t, nr yc
have tn uir of it, Tom, dear"
"Och Pat, don't Jis' remember our com
pany has never had man in the guard d-houst
yet, agra, only think nv the disgrace"
l can't help that. A man that id lay lowr
his gun to dlrnk gin shouldn't be thruscd vii
one, must call the sargent"
"Aisy now, Pat, darln': all the money hay,
is Il five dollar goold piece, and III give II I,
you, if yc let me nIl:only this wan time, Pat
q hagar.'
: yer dirty money care, rll let yc alr mn yol
may keep your v Give inc how'll o. the bot
Tic now"
l Tom handed him the bottle, and, scizing hi
musket, returned with great alacliy to hi
post.
$ In the meantime Pat drained The bottle. ant
G wien he had finished, left his post and wcl
10 Toms.
o Who comes there ?" said Tom.
|, Sh-sl-sh--" said the other, "r,
s brought the bottle"
r g Hand it here tllen," said Tom
!; Pat laid down his muskct, when Tom INN
IS dialcly made him prisoner. In vain he il
" p'orcd, and reminded Tom how he vast
u hard on him, so he was'nt' IL was no us
a Tom was nAcxiblc. Al length IL third sent,
II intericrcd, and Tom said" Very WE'LL III |
y you off; hand here The bottle"
70 Pat handed the "crushkccn" to Tom, wi
of held it up to the moonlight, and found it
l. empty as his own head.
10 llillo,' said he, what's this? o. be Il
y powers nv war, but ye'rc prisoner now ai
II, no mistake"
IL What has he done now ~ said the third
i. {" Done? Enough to have him tried be
ic coort martial" said Tom.
al "Oh! wcil,' said The peace, maker, "y
~ ~ promised to let him of, and an Trishmun shou
O. never break his word"
"a " But, bluran-ouns man, lie has commit
'V two crimes didn't he first lay down his I'M
ket?r
Well, You forgev him.
.n " Yes, but be the mortshall, didn't forgi
ID the other crime"
it Holy ST. Pcthcr, was it sarons?"
IN " Sarious, is id? Faix bclccvc you,
It, boy. lie has fl7tshcd the gin, and brought
it. an empty bottle
: The dickens he has. Then, Tom, you IN
"o make him prisoner. The man that id give
It, Imply bottle to shinthry, id take anol
bis mans lifc.'
"s an Just as he spoke the relief came up, and
rc was marched to the guard house.
Next day he was punished by not being +
mittcl to leave the camp, hut the whole ste
i,o as above related, leaked out only a few We
10 ngo, and many a hearty laugh has there b
since nt Pats expense.