The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-04-22
U he Ddilp' Rebel.


Gao morning 1t roll call nsar Rueselville
Kentucky, we were surprised and amused a,
seeing . HACK wench gal!op ints camp, SEATED
astride o powerful iroa grey horse, and carry
Hing before her three or four fae lcoking En-.
fisid riass She dashed. mp into our midst, and
dropping the guns upen the ground, exclaim-
ed, IBless de Lord, 8afe at lastr
What's the meaning Of shisi" isqsired Col
I-Abernstsy, stspping forward.
'Ive me kiss fuas, mnsea, den tells yon
replied the wsrch, leering at tie asfonish.e
sod iHccnsed ColonsI: the bystaRders the While
she utipg with laughter, at his astopished and
lud;crous apPearanee.
The Cslenel teizssa ,tick aud was about 10
Fay 1t en- tho back If the iDpudsnt wench
when she cried 10 an altered tone, "forbear
Cclone'; it 10 ], Sergeant johnson, your Order.
ly."
"The d-,l" exclaimed the Colorel. dropping
his stick and breaking out into laSgh. What
msaus this. Chariey7. Where have you baeni
How came you in this disguiss!"
Charley threw orc leg over the front of the
saddle and proposed 10 explain, while the
whole regiment gathered around 10 hear the
story. III you rccollect, Colonel, you gave me
fivo days furlough yeaterday morning, to 90
down TO Whippoorwill Bridge, to see my friead
Billy Mills We'll, 1 arrived there yesterday
evSsiBg. and was having a jolly time las,
night, when the negroes oame running in and
ers were coming up tho road, both in frcnt
asd rear Of the house.. tell you boys, was
frightened and thought was about to go up
for ninety days this timo, CERTAIN. where
ska hide? whero thall hide? cried I, bean.
Gil about from one corner of the room TO an
other, ncarly beside myself with foar; hide in
ihe cellar" suggested Billy Milla-"nc, no.
that wont do, cried another, ego on into the thu,
garnet" which latter suggestion I was about
to folew, when Lrcy, the old black woman,
t1ok forciblo possession Cf me AID dragged
me 10 the kitckcn, saying, "Ill FIX ye, cone
long | followed unrcsisiingly, and tho old
woman with no genie hand commenced strip
pig of my clothes had no idea what che
was after, but IS my case was desperate one
resolved TO submit, the more resdiiy too as
heard upon all sdss tho heavy tramp of the
orcmys hoiscs as ihcy closed ia upcn he
houte
She tore CT my clothes with one or two
swipcs of her hard, and then cast over INV
he-d oso of her own drsescs-;o.wit Tho one
have on. She drew over my head this black
cap aud tied this handkerchief, this done. she
smeared my face and hands with scot from tho
pots, and by the time the Yankees entered
was colorsd, as you sea, q fifteen hundred dol.
lar wnnch."
"WeI. what aecurred after that, Charley?"
the Colonel srqaircd.
"Wclf, they camo in bnstcriag ard swearing
ard inquired II there we're any rebels In the
housc. They were told thero was mono, but
notwithstanding they searched every whore,
aud finding no one, ordered ua poor blacks to
gci them a id good supper, they wouid
; kin US alive. | tell you, Colonsl | made the
pots clatter with vengeance. Ia q very short
lime. Lucy, Diuah, Patsy, and myself, set be.
fo,e them "the bts. tho Country cfft tded."--
Those in the hou.c sa. d 5wn TO their meal
while T,uuy nn1 went ous ard SUNNI oned tho
half 2cZ remaining arouid d tho house ]
then secured the premises a time or two to
sec that the coast was clear, aud finding il So
| took the finest horse in tho Let, gathered MP
three of their rifles and led tho horse gently
cff till ! got hundred yards or GO from tho
house, then mounted and madc tracks for
camp.
For this splendid charger, saddle, bridle
hoist ers, pistols and guns, left them in ex-
change, my old broken down jade and my old
ragged uniform. Now Colonel, will you still
refuse the kiss?"
No Charley, no; but you must fret wash
your face Southern Punch,