Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-08-19

came home.
All right, admirable, couldn't be impro
we'd ; dead latches to the locks 90 that our
wives could fasten themselves in and eve.
rybody but their husbands out. Capital
idea, that give Us our keys, Colonel,
while we think Of it, and Orion, who had
the brass talismaus in his pocket, distri.
buted them very carefully, studying a it,
tie over each media! attached to the keys
to be sure be was correct, serving out to
US Clinton, Burnside, Governor Curtin,
&C., which we pocke,ed quite as carefully
against the time OF need.
Now the first guess would naturally be,
that separated from FIVE to twenty months
from our wives as We had been, our first
devotion would have been paid to them
But that was jus. the reason why we chose
to worship few hours in the social hall
first.
There were at least forty fellow. shoul.
der straps on board who knew all the
matri N onial ropes, and if we had rushed
into hugging and kissing, and taken to
locking ourselves into our rooms the first
thing-thunde. they'd have been running
and bleeding us at the bar the whole pas.
sage. We were not so green as that. 1t
was capital plea to put our wives on :,
too.
So after tea we went forward and cot
happy, and kept on growing happy, till
about ten O'Clock, when Colonel Orion
made an appeal to our generosity. He had
been pack.horse all day, was tired, and
didn't feel as we'll as he might. Would we
let him off? He wanted to turn in. Yes.
We would that. He was a dry chip any,
how-not much ginger in bin. Go on,
Co'onel-go and turn in. So off went
Colonel Orion, and of we wen. on our
jubilee back again.
At length, a little before IL o'clock, We
voted to square away and run down for
Blanket Bay, and of We went. making
short ,acks with fair wind on the pas
sage down the long saloon, going afoul of
every craft We fell in with, whether at
anchor or under weigh, until at last We
got into the latitude of the glass states.
men aud generals, when we hove to and
hunted up latch keys.
All right. We could read plain enough
yet the great gold letters on the glass, and
the little brass letters on the key :allies.
Here you are General Tay lor-t that's
my barbor, 6 'ge gens'lin," declared Lieut..
Jones iu somewhat tanalod articulation.
"Guv.nor or Curtin y man." was
Col Marshall's declarat16o.
sim going to turn in to Dewitt Gin.
ton, with little curly Carrie boosted
Major Florence.
And I'm TO sail under Burnside" said
Dick Marine, holding up bis latch key
closes to the light, to make sure be was
right in the tally.
swell, I'm blest beautiful If amt bill.
leted on, or in, General Cameron" growl.
ed George Coleman. However, I don't
care cuss who's over me, so long as
Mary lays alongside. All right, shipma,es.
$50 that leaves me General Scott, " said
Captain Hamilton, taking near sighted
look at his latch key.
II say, shipmates, lie les er do er thing
quie,er, ys see," suggested Lieutenant.
Jones.
Yes, that sit, &c. gen. tid.lms," replied
Colonel Marshall. Yessee the girls sail eff
sleep fore this time; lesser 60 softly, SOS
not ter wake EN- up, esser'l wanter know
wha time It's
"ies, let's 60 softly everybody respond.
ed; and so We went like burglars to our
respective key holes, and let ourselves in
30 still you couldn't have heerd click or
crack of single door.
was inside in the dark, and hauling
away At my stnrboard boot, when little
dimity about half way woke up. put out
her head sleepily like, and laying it Oh
my port leg by guess, said, in sort Of
dreamy way:
"Ah, that you, husband? What kept
you away SO long7"
"S.ss-sb, my dear whispered. Don't
talk 90 loud. There's the Major in the
next room, and there's only an inch pine
wall between US. I'll tell you ell about it
when l &c. into bed.'
Tha.'ll do; now hurry, dear-I want
you.'
Yes: honey, I'm coming
Having unbent every rag Of canvass,
stripped to grtline, bent down over the
side Of tho berth, tasted once Of little 10.
sey's lips she laid back the cover invi.
.ingly, and Dick went over back side and
into bed 1t the 6rst invitation. Josey and
l had just laid our figure heads together