The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-18
BURLINGTON WEEKLY. HAWK-EYE,

army Of the United States Another stroke
OF the sabre on the floor that ratified thu
broken glass in the windows followed
RE old man gave another shudder
Strengthened up, steadied himself at the ia
ole with his left hand, and with = swallow
that nearly strangled him, drank off hi
glass.
"'Ha! old fellow, said the Captain, grin
Clip,
"'George, show us where the appl,
darkie.
THE darkie bowed, grinned and point
ed to the door leading to the cellar way.
oh, Lord! my spirits! Don't take it
gentlemen officers, must have morning
dram, and its all I've got. Let me keep tn,
Spirits
"You old dip exclaimed the Cap
tain, as he eyed him savagely, ''spirits have
| made all the trouble in the country. Yes
sir. Bad whisky and worse preaching q
false spiritual doctrines, such as slavery
being divine institution, and what not
started the rebellion, and kept it up. Spir
its are contraband Of war, just as Ben. But
Ter says niger are, and we'll confiscate it
here the Captain gave me sly loOk-''ir
the name and by the authority OF the Pres
ident of the United States. Major, where's
your canteens?'
II produced three that had been slune
under my cape, and the Captain as many
more.
LAS the old rebel saw the preparations
he groaned out, My God and only fouI
inches in the barrel. George, mind thu
barrel in the corner
KNOWING the darkie would be all right
we followed under pretty stiff loads, the ole
man bringing up the rear, staggering to thu
door and getting down the steps on hi.
hands and knees.
1.-THE Captain tasted both barrels. On,
in corner was commissary that the dark.
said 'Massa had dickered for jus; the day
BEFORE The other was well nigh empty
George, old as he was, had the steadies
hands, and he filled the canteens one by
one, closing their mouths on the cedar
! spigot. As he did it, he whispered, 'Dis'l
make de ole Niger feel good. Massa get:
flustered on dis. and buses de ole wimin
De commissary fotches him-can't hur
muffin wild dat.
There's devilish little to fuster hin
now said the Captain, as be tipped The
barrel to fill the last canteen.
1.-The old man had stuck at the bottom O.
the steps. George fairly carried him up
and he lay helpless on the floor.
"'That last toast said the Captain, as We
left the room, will knock any rebel
George held the horses, and l raihe,
guess sIedOleu our legs AS We got On We.
loaded with appie-iu:ce inside and out
The Captains spurs sent the black mare
of at gallOp, over rocks and bushes and
he left me far behind IN ifsy. But did
IN earnest act as an aid before we got &c
camp. / found him near the place where
we turn in. fast between two scrub-oaks
swearing like trooper a. the pickets as be
called the bushes for acresting him, and
unable to get backward or forward. His
swearsing saved him that clip. as II was
dark and would have gone past II haGn
heard it,"
II move the adoption of the report, with
the thanks of the meeting 20 Major General
Franklin and his genuine Aid" said the
Adiutant, after a stiff drink al around.
II move that il be referred back for re-
port on the Commissary,' said Lieuten-
ant, after another equally stiff round.
The adjutant would not withdraw his
motion,-no chairman to preserve order
brandy good, drinks frequent, and in the
confusion that ensued we close the chapter.
remarking only that the Commissarv was
spared to the old rebel, through an order to
march at four the mex, morning, that came
TO hand near midnight.