, 1863-05-28
The New Shoes.

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plump on my devoted head.
"Ill Hallow Eve you, conionnd you J. said L
pettishly, rubbing my head and rushing toward
the door. peered out into the darkness, Dnt the
young rOgues had either hidden or decamped.
"Never mind" continued ], "Il be even with
you II you try that on again" 1 closed my once
door, and taxing ptcner o. water roI tne '1Dle 1
placeo nysei 10 Posl.On " cVnnanu W =. uoo., ~,
aetermlned, Iney again mO'eSVeu me- " give
tnem goOu orenculng: s,o...o,,
nad nSS lo5g 70 wa. nerG slST WI lTo.sSc '.Ust
% ~ ",n Teus S,u ,". st- t-orosn
inc "no.e PlecneE ~ W. s.'.H5 ~
dous sptung an1 spIutte,ing, nOarSe s0.nu . VI III
tween a11 grow, anu ~ ssiASu ~ NJ .S .Ie vi
orm q SqIire OayP1ie sIe na" III =. ~ sa.S "
Ieast uesIeu " 1nenu e yinS ;e \. AZ LIN. -
certaln young laoy 70 "non "as In '"e "a"'' Vi
paying irequent vlsls. s,1 1...A,
rac,ous go9ungSsi Squ''e' IL Oes 'e" S'Ou-
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s1la squiLe S'IyPSSls, nnseL,LaPu1s \. ~,
ano Mplng ms Ace WIN nls nanuAgLo.S 5." ""~
saa1ge coluucI-veLy suHllSS SOueuSS
| Listen 70 me; squre salo Pray 1IoM me
.nsn FL 'olu 1n ..e ~hS'e ~ ,..Io,n,,
stance' ~ WHICH Ine SO"un"'ure" V'u se"'ie"'""
laughed nearthy:
"by-the-pye' George' sald me- nave some
news Ior YOU zoe came ho,ne Vo-nlg9.
what CRED l, excltedly our ~ yOet iour
son Ioe-Joe OayPole gGt PACK! ~ 90 aau -
MIN az once, conunueo l. Seizlng my na' auu
nurrylng 70 tne door; III g., 1t, A..
Inats tne very tning came IorI saIu tne
squire. Joe wants 70 see you very mucn' lou
Gnu goatOncei t"il i3IOw you 1lrec!X' mnss su.
Just step up ana te. mary. Sne VII W g'ao
enough W near ner oio Deau re'urneu'
accordingly hurried of 10 the direction Of the
squires dwelling, large brick house on the out
skirts OF the town. Joe Claypole was an old com
panion and schOOlfellow Of mine, and thought as
much Of him as IL be were my brother. Joe had
volunteered as private IN one o. ne hrst cOmpa.
mes RAISED IN our toWn' ana during ms absence az
Ine seat Of war we had kept up regular corres.
Ponaence. IN etter we received from nlm aOous
.ne beginning Of august ne requested US 70 send
MN goou strong Pair OF snoes, ss ms amy sn9es
weTe worn o9t, and ne was nearly oarelooG ne
US 70 send tne as ms ~ Were very scre
WeAcc0rul1giy sent MN palr o. Iens mus Oelng
the humDer ne generaliy wore Ihree weekS aIter,
we received ietter irom him aeknowle1ging tne
recelptoI tne snoes out stated tne act tneir oe
ing NUMBER Iens caused MN 70 meet W1Is an au-
venture Wnlcn neafly cost MN ms h,e; Inc lette,
ralsed my curiosity very mucn, and 4 aeierminea
'ne nrst oPPortunl'y W nIve u gr1.Ineu.
W TeAcIlng tne nouse, lOunI Coe SH!y con'ortaDy
Ssa'eu ~ sne nre' Aner mutual congts'uLAtOns' aL
Vur Convention . o. cOuEse tolneu upon sne wal W
e. Alte, sTnc uIne sPenS ~ hsatInS neIs Hvln ou
.,lenus, requested Joe 70 reia'e inc adventure O
'"s nv 2sn ~ snots; W
sAiu 1Oe, n9gnlng; LnOse % new snVey ,
I;o CauSeo e y Meet wan an aoventa[e WIN teSe,
SOiaisr, % Tnlcn came very near 9elng WcrSteo
SOe, sa'1 l, snoIlo not MINK One
reoe: solIles cCuld 40 mucn WIN you you Mere
cousuettu ~ a No on Hresue Or scunlei unerS
was ~ MN III own coulo ny yTe gu your 1ack.
% Inoug1. m Was some mysen, NPls1 ooe
uae tnA. iello" GamS Prsuy neAr hklng tne con-
ceit Out Ol me. pus VIII teii you. Ine Wnole sUo
uen you can Juuge Ut yourself
He then related the following adventure, which
give in his own words:
We were on picket duty. 1t was, let me see,
somewhere about the middle OF August, remenl-
Der, put Oh the new shoes you sent me. We
were stationed on the side Of bill, In thick wood
commanding full view Of the main road. Twas
sent that morning to stand guardo on the other side
Of the hill, q quarter Of mile distant. In front
otme was q large meadow inclosed BY worm fence,
which cornered about two hundred yards from
where stood, and then took OF at right angle
and was lost to view in deep hollow beyond.
There was q small stream running through the
meadow. which seemed to take its rise in the cor
ner beiore-mentioned The weather was intensely
hot, and / was very thirsty. The water in my
canteen was warm, and did me no good / have
great notion soliloquized l, TO 20 and fll my
canteen at the spring yonder, II there is one.
knew tnls would not be allowed; our sergeant had
gwen me particular orders NOT 70 expose myself
IN !ne clearing, as tnere was danger Of my being
picked On oy some 9, the enemy plcEets, VINO were
suPposed 70 % In the nelghporhood; MY thirst
however became 50 lntOerable, | determined to
RISK IL leu my knapeack ut the root Of . tree,
and taking my rliie and canteen, stepped boldly
out ln'1 tne open ground and soon reached the
Ience. crePt cautiously along u until reached
~, sne corner; mere paused ior lew minutes and
nsteGea in!enLly' ont could near nothing. stood
my I,ne IN INC @ corner ot tne lence; ana sprang
nghtly over. 1here was piece OF level green