The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-25

tive sisters. l thought at the time that
Baltimore was splendid place for slack
water navigation. Because when we
were not tight ON whisky we were slack
on water.
However, it was then place of tide
water navigation, for General Wallace
with long string of army regulators
tied US exclusively to water as bever-
age. But then to use n Dutch sailor
phrase, we always slipped the cable
whenever we could raise the wind.
! always loved General Wallace. He
was such swift and graceful pedestri-
an, and never CALLED the enemy with
short .javelins. At MonOcacy we gave
Jubal E. the. Ricketts,, and the Ricketts,
for once proved saving grace, l could
swear by my gallant commanders beard.
Thought was old even then, yet / was
festive youth among the boys, and
the eigth Corporal always looked up to
me-. he being about eighteen inches
shorter than l. "Many time, and oft,
Antonio" have they gathered around
the campfires at night with eager SIM
plicity, while the pots simmered, to
hear me tell how that chicken died
game, and this one showed many a
white feather. I.gEr.
II know bank whereon the wild
thyme grows" and know bank where
en- many q good time used to grow.
That was on the bank of river which
is called back to my memory to night.
There did we see the Herr Won Camp
bells kids on many moonlight eve.
There at many sunny noon did we
dive deep into his cellar and drink deep
libations to the bright eyes behind the
counter, in sparkling porter, until we
brought upin that welcome port, the
guard-house.
/ loved picket duty, until they picked
me up one night and stuck me in the
guard-house, because closed my eyes
in fit of melancholy musings. And
there lay dreaming all night long, un-
til there arose vision of the multipli-
cation table and stood before me. The
thought struck me, all at once, that i
was q battalion Of myself. 1t grew
upon me and clustered about ms. It
run down the back of my neck
that / was. l ordered myself out for
dress parade and-thenI awoke in the
broad daylight. looked about Inc and
more than realized my dream. con-
stitutcd Il brigade of hungry recruits
continually coming in.a There / was
in the guard house. The door stood
open. The grim guard sat at distance
oftwenty PAGES devouring his breakfast.
Liberty is sweet to hungry man. i
watched my opportunity to escape. My
attnoGal his uannnI hionnif
with the butt end Of his bayonet. My
hour had come. My heart throbbed
wildly. MAKE way for liberty" /
cried. make it yourself" said the
guard. / did, and was soon in the arms
of my overwhelmed and surprised com
rades. The Captain saw it all and
knighted me for my BRAY cry upon the
spot. was promoted to the position of
street scavengerin camp. Who wouldn't
90 to war and cover himself with glory
as with garment.
When we were proprietors of Gun
powder bridge, something occurred. /
am a German gentleman, born in the
northpart of Ireland, of rich, but respect
able, parents, and, therefore, love pota-
toes. The commissary no longer culti-
waited them. l knew that we were en-
titled to them, according to army reg
ulations. To be sure of it, as l can
neither read or write myself, | went to
the post commander and asked him
about the matter. Certainly" said he.
Prince Arthur was murdered upon less
explicit authority, and l was good
soldier, and knew my duty. returned
to my messmates, who no longer could
articulate in the native Celtic tongue.
Boys" said /, "we are all right; we
are entitled to the potatoes. But we
must draw them as we did milk in earli
or wars, from the bosom of mother
earth.' Their eyes rolled in a fine
frenzy. By a detour we gained old
Bramble's potato field. l mounted
guard on the fence while the boys went
to work. Presently saw Bramble at
the head of a corporal land six men,
bearing down upon us in true military
array. The moment was critical, and |
sang ont
HHo comrades of the sash and sword,
The cross.belts and the bayonets glitter!'
And they did hoe. If you never saw
potatoes unravelled rapidly, you should
have been there. Heavy stealings
make light feet. and so we outran our
pursuers.
But what has all this to do with Hor-
ace Greeley Read the book of Job and
YOU will see. One morning about that
time / was going up Eutaw street, Won
dering why some patriotic person didn't
propose to set up the beer, where, who
should i meet but Mr.. Greeley himself,
who had come over from New York to
see the boys and express himself on the
subject of "brave old Ben Wade," for
President. He extended his hand cor
daily, and exclaimed with tragic eager
ness" "And you, too, my son! Why
YOU were q drummcr-boy in the war of
'12, and was on Old Hickory's staff
in the Greek raid. How frisky you
look in your new clothes. Come, let's
go round to the Barnum and see them
haul on the wires. They have the
President machine around there" "Oh
yes, / comprehend" said he, as he saw
me glance at pretty waiter girl who
was handing ont beer mngs. Certain
ly, on occasions like this, but at no
other times" We stepped inside the
door, tarried q moment, and II. G. left
twenty cents on the counter. We then
turned in the direction Of the Barnum.
As we were passing along, Horace stop
ped suddenly and enquired, "What do
you think of these things" "Well,"
said I, "the first depends upon the sec
ond, the second on the third, and all
three very decidedly on circumstances"
He gazed at me obviously as, though
he thought too much beer, or military
glory had made me mad. s"Why did
You answer until you. had heardp Fall
in ~ and the ca plain of the patrols in
vited me to 90 to Fort Federal Hill, for
being out without o pass, at the same
time intimating to that "bald-headed
cuss," as he called H. g., that he would
find it a healthy recreation to stop en-
couraging desertiens, and return to
Anne Arundle county. "Such is war"
sighed Horace, as he hurried away to
hide his emotions. - sE -
s(IN PARENTHEsIs. IL once said !
would tell you why do not drink beer.
It's on account of species of over
grown dumb watches, set in mahogany
frames. They have them immediately
behind the counter in well regulated
saloons. They bear upon their faces a