The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-06

The editor Of the Marion Commonwealth,
in the last number of his 81 "reminiscences Of
the Fourth Aabama,' has the following:
Sometime during the night Of the 18th,
some hungry Confederate robbed It nelghbor-
inc BARNARD. to the extent at least, of one
turkey hen, and the next day the owner of the
missing fowl came into camp to find, claim
and recover his stolen property. The inevlta-
bic Dump Sterling, Of B company, had learned
by some chance that General Hood had pur-
chased and expected to * dine on turkey % that
~dav.
when, therefore, the searching unfortunate
reached the Fourth Alabama in his grand
rounds" Dump very promptly informed him
that if he would go to that large tent on the
hiIl, pointing out Gen. Hoods headquarters,
Is he would probably find his turkey" Know
inc nothing OF the character or quality of the
occupant of 81 that tent on the lII," the old
gentleman went directly thi.her, but soon re-
turned. " Did you find your turkey :? " asked
in chorus a dozen different voices. " Yes! III
dc dang'd if | didn't" replied he. "What
did YOU do about it - continued his inerrog-
ators. ''Wcll now not much of anything"
saw the Niger picking the turkey, or one
Jest like it, right before my eyes, but when |
axcd him where he stoled it, a long bearded
officer came out of that tent and told me if
didn't clear my traps he'd have me 'rested
and put in the guard-house. But its my tur-
key, by ing. After that, whenever Gen Hood
would ride by the Fourth Alabama, some man
in the ranks would call out at the top OF his
voice: "Who stole the old mans turkey .
and another at little distance would respond,
General IIood' OF course the General
heard it all, but he knew and re]ished the
Joke, and only smiled whenever the subject
was thus stcathi1v but loudly alluded TO.
With Col. Bulgcr Of the 47th Alabama, the
case was different
The men found that it excited his angry
passions to call him as he rode by them, and
! The result was that he was forever subjected tc
that ANNOYANCE, especially by the members Of
| the Fourth Alabama. They had a style O
pronouncing his name which added poynancy
! 10 his anger They pronounced the first syI
/ liable of his name as though it had been spelled
| B-o-o1." giving the" u - the sound of 900
in "coo," and stringing the whole out IS long
as the breath would permit. Whenever Col
/ Mike J. would ride by the Fourth, some mis-
chevous fellow would be sure to sing out
who got drunk on the privates' whisky ? ,
re which some other scnpegrace would in
stan1y respond, in style, " B.o-o-l ger "
''CoI. BowlvS," ga>Pcd the irate colonel
one day, " if YOU don't teach your regimen
to treat me with respect, I shall report it Il
headquarters"
Adjutant Coles responded Col. Bowles
Z" tell the company officers to make their me-
quit haIlooiny at Col. BuIIcr when he passes
The order was promptly delivered, bat befor
the adjutan could return to his post, the bal
Ioon5 WAS resumed. The company officer
were powcrIcss to prevent it or even detec
the offenders. Col. Bulycr, therefore, cora
piled with his promise, and reported the mat
ter to Gen. Hood. That is nothin5,' replied
the Good humored and noble old cavalier
They accuse me of stealing a turkey-but
only Iaugh at IT,