New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-09
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From the Clarion and stsndard.l
CHICKEN PIE

When the two armies were entrenched around
the city of Petersburg, Va. there were many
little incidents transpiring almost daily to relieve
the fatigue and anxieties constantly upon the
minds of the boys"
In the rear Of Wilcox's old brigade, Mahone's
division, which was situated just on the right Of
Harris's Mississippi boys, was long hollow lead.
ing to within some fifty yards of the rear of the
line, Where there was spring of elegant water,
shaded by majestic oak. This was in a great
measure secure from the enemy's missiles and
great numbers of the free negroes from Peters
burg used to bring their truck" pies an things, y
as we called them-and sell them to the half
starved rebels y at enormous rates
long lantern Jawed, cadaverous looking Ala
bamlan, who presented the appearance of one fed
on weak nee water for many months, and whose
munger kneW no bounds, was wistfully cycling the
collection Here was an abundance Of everything
to eat but he had no money, not even ''Confed-
crate rag" The darkies were too watchful; he
couldn't slip thing. But he determined to have
alnnef, iet the consequences be what they might.
Some little time after his determination, you might
have seen him vending his way toward one of the
most popular of all the stands with sack sung
across his shoulder, And thus he accosted the
venerable aunty:N
Well, aunty, what's that chicken pie worth p,
Fourteen dollars, massa. Cheap at datn
" Well halnt no money, but here's four pounds
OF sugar in this sack I'll give you for as much of
one as I can eat'
OATS trade, shore. Here's de pie.r
Alabama ate about three-fourths of the pie,
Strengthened himself up, and handed over the sack,
telling her that as the pie was so nice she might
have the sack too.
The old woman thanked him but the soldier had
watched for busy moment to hand over his pay
ment, and while the pie maker was waiting on
others, he wendell his way back to where bullets
were Whlstllng, where he would be rid from per
secution.
~ After lull in her business, the old woman con-
cluded to examine into the nature of her trade
a l on opening the sack and peeping in, she ex-
Humph, mighty purity sugar +" and reaching
down her hand for more minute inspection and
Immediately her eyes dilated, her face elongated
and mouth protruding beyond her nasal appe nd
age, growled:
Muffin but sand.n
RAPID INCREASE.
When we were marching toward Gettysburg and
came to Greencastle a detail was driving a large
drove of fine looking cattle through the streets Of
the village. When about half way through the
town, one of the men sauntering along the pave
ment passed by portico which came out to tbe
sidewalk, when he heard the following utterance
from one OF several ladies who were standing
there:
"Just look at the cattle these dirty lousy rascals
have taken from our people, and are driving along
g Madam, :" said the detail, you are very much
mistaken in regard to that matter; do you see that
large RED cow there?' pointing to one suiting the
description.
",well, what if do?'
" Why, only this, that we bought that cow and
her husband over there way down in Virginia, and
she has had all those calves since we left there.
CHARGING BREAsTwoRKs.
The correspondent of the London Times fur
nishes that paper with the following good one:
When the Confederate army was passing through
Chambersburg, many ladies gathered about the
doors and windows, around the gates and
upon the Yerandahs, most of whom were deco
rated with Union flags about their persons.
One young lady who stood near the street had a
tremendous one stretched across her bosom. One
Of Hoods Texans saw it, stopped and leaning his
moments, and then said
!" Miss, advise you to take down that flag"
" Because these are Hoods men here, and thew
are terrible fellows to charge Yankee breastworks,
especially when they are surmounted by a u. S.
dag.n ~
The young lady vanished.