The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-28
subsIs1Ing on the Enemy.

A correspondent of the Missouri Demo-
crat, who accompanied General Wallace's
expedition to Perdy, McNairy county, Ten
nessee, gives the following amusing account
of how he subsisted on the enemy. After
describing night of storms he proceeds:
The coming daylight exposed to our
view a little hamlet of three or four houses
near by, and after half dozen hours of
continuous soaking ia the pelting torrents,
as might be supposed, the shelter of log
cabin presented attractions of no mean
nature. Proceeding to one of these / was
soon Joined by a medical gentleman and
one or two others, and after a somewhat
patient waiting for the rising of the inmates
the truth began TO dawn upon us that the
! 99laGe vas deserted. The door proved to be
sudden flight. The old gents aspectff1es
were lying upon the bureau, the water pals
were filled, the kitchen implements were
lying around in a condition indicating a re-
cent use. The house for the country dis
tricts of Tennessee was quite an aristocratic
affair, boasting of three compartments, and,
strange to relate, in the kitchen, a bona fde
cooking stove. There was besides barrel
of corn meal in the corner, aud subsequent
Investigation disclosed the fact that the hem
house was possessed of both eggs and chick
ems, and that another little log structuFe
gIOried in the possession of a goodly array
of smoked shoulders and sides, and keg of
sorghum. The haversaek Of one of the
party contained rations of coffee and sugar.
Need / add the results of all these discoV-
cries Need disclose to the world that
your correspondent robbed the hens
nest, even to its " nest-egg," and with
one murderous blow felled to the earth
one of The likeliest pullets of the yard, or
that soon after, the Doctor was to be seen
as deeply interested in the dissection of the
bird as ever be was in performance of an.
amputation A young man rejoicing in
the uncommon patronymic Of Smith, be-
came immersed in the mysteries of corn
dodgers, fried ham and eggs, while pre-
sided over the destinies of the coffee-pot
with an enviable success. The party of the
fourth part was not behind hand in discov
ering a clean table-spread, and in bringing
forth such twO-tined forks and damaged
crockery as the place afforded. That the
breakfast was not perfected by the addition
of pitcher of milk, was not owing to the
fact that the doctor failed in discovering
bovine specimens on the hill, or that the
Democrat didn't sally forth for the purpose
of putting them under contribution but
rather, / imagine, to the fact that the afore-
said bovines upon acloser inspection proved
to be rather better adapted to hauling than
milking purposes. As we are ready to
eat. who should arrive on the scene
but stalwart Eighth Missourian, with his
musket on his shoulder, and looking very
much as if he was on foraging expedition.
HBaby,n (for such was the nick name of the
4zfsErs-of some SIX fe0r-
SAYS the Doctor graveIy, cannot allow
any depredations around this house. This
| is the Hospital It is under the charge of
myself and assistants here, and we cannot
see the property of the gentleman OF this
house. now absent with his family on busi-
| ness. interfered With "Baby," however,
has evidently no child's head on his should
ers, for with comical glance at the boiled
chickens, ham and eggs, corn dodgers and
sorghum, be suggested that hospitals gen
orally needed guards; that good many OF
"the boys" had nothing but crackers and
| pork, and had liking for chickens, and
! that in all probability, unless We had a
| guard, the house would be full and the
Chicken decimated before our breakfast
was concluded and therefore, he would re-
spectfully suggest that he be appointed
guardsman at the gate, and that when we
had concluded our meal, he would be most
Ebappy to take his turn at such "hospital
stores " as were left. The suggestion savor-
ed of wisdom, and Baby was voted q trump
and installed as guard with strict exhorta-
Ftious to give all intruders, save the sick
(viz those having no appetites) all OF tue
bavonet thrusts laid down in the manual
I take pleasure in recording the entlre
faithfulness of his service.
oHAs. MGoKAY, THE PoBr.-The Boston