Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-25
Fun fn,he Army.

The Fairfax correspondent of the Charleston
Courier writing on the lIth instant says:
Speaking bf Bourbon, it Is positively distrs ssng
to one with symPsthizng nature to see the straits
10 which the soldiers occasionally reduced bg
/ the want of their accustomed stimuli. Liau0r Of
any kind is rarity an1 the more difficult il Is 10
obtain, the greater IS It's abuse Spectators among
the soldiers grs selling riaed stuff which is a cross
between SHEET lightning sad North Carolina turpen-
/ tine, at three dollars quart. while the Provost
| Marshal has ccndscated lot which, at auction
would not bfing fifteen cents gallon. Now and
then some sharp captain, while fOragIng. secures
enough TO last himself and comrades one drink
around but this is the exception AM not the rule
Even private packages are not exempt from exam
nation and the presence CT hqlf a dGZgn straWs
from the crevice Of box is evidence on which eff
cial wedge or axe is brought intD Ftuuisitisn
70 discover the liquid iniguJy. Smuggling H.
therefore, again coming iltO vogue. Several
days ego. d terrible rumpus was created in
one OF the camps, by the d-vsi17~7-7t of
twenty 10 thirty men 40 Intoxicated a. 70 able
TO engage 10 the evening drill Al examination Wts
st once set on foot to ascertain where the GquJr
had been O6tained. bIt without Success. The next
day another party were also drunk, and for nearly
week the Occurrences was 3eated in spite Of tho
utmost vigilance. Finally, one Of the delnquents,
royalty hAppy Irishman. was brought 70 headquar-
ters, where the perpexed officers were holding a
consultation over the strange proceedings.
The tDp of the m1rnin' to yez gintlemenv
Silence y Numbered the Colonel" ." You're
drunk sir"
Dlruok, is it shure -besorra its only delighted
that l am to receive letter from me swstaheart"
- Tell me where you got your liquor, instantly,
sir
whisky dy e name. Kern1-I hav ut had a smiII
Of the craythur for the lssht six wakes"
At this Junc;ure one Of the officers called atten-
ton to little stream that was trinklng do wn the
Paddg's ear.
whats Jhat?" demanded tn Colonel
Nike slipped his hand up to the delinquent suric-
Ilar, and drawing his finger across his mouth to
taste the drop he now felt expression Of comic
outlines tool possession of his face if he had
discovered SO Eething wrong, and he replied:
"By the powers, Ksrnl, bus is wsrrun day. 1
behave I'm prespiring.'
take of your cap, SIR
"That will, sur, to any gintleman ike yer honOrn
Mikes head was vet a soaked dish rag; and
it was observed that his cap, usually so plia-
Die, was stiff and unruly with some suspicious con
tents.
"Hand it to me, sirD
"Indade, KsrnT, but its nothing but me handker-
chief"
He had to pass it over, however. and much to the
Of Pat. the officers drew forth an Oh
sct which at first sight puzzled the credulty Of
every person present, and which would be an equal
puzzle 10 your best guess. 1t was about eighteen
inches of the entrails of an OK dried and prepared
o. this novel US led with pint two of torch
ight possession" and tied at both ends UnfOrtu-
letely for Mike, one Of these had become loose and
lis extraordinary precipitation" led 70 the long
fought discovery. TAe milk in the cOcOsnHt" OF
he Regiment being thus accounted for, the delin-
uent dismissed for extra duty, and to give the
jolonel and his brother inquisitors an opportunity
0 let out the broad "guffaws," which had been ac-
umulating during the strange examination. 9th
rs Of these intestinal arrangements were subse~
uently found, and l need not add that no further
roube has been experienced there from sUrrept-
OUs drinks.
Not long ago we had creased pig race the por-
er 70 be the prize Of any man VINO caught hinl by
is slippery c.uIdd but unfortunately the appan3-
&c came off and the game was blocked
Then there are sack races, blndfolded attempts
, stick hot poker in 4 certain target with any
uantity of immense practical jokes.
Y5 see therefore, that cur men viii not al die
rom inani.ioa. Fun, life, and jJlliiy, are written
every camp. and no one could pass by az certain
ours when the msFcury Of happiness is st fever
eat without feeling satisfied Of the supreme con
INT Of the army.