Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-08-21
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him for a month or two"
"Why, what is the matter with him 2"
inquired the General.
"Matter why dod rot his old soul,
he's starvin' us to DEATH"
Starving you ?"
"Yes, sir, starvin US l don't expect
you'll believe me, for it's tough story to
tell white man but its gopW truth,
[ hain't had thing to ca, now for NOR L
eight days, except few simmons"
"Well," said Grant "that is a pretty
tough story"
"Yes it Is but I'll take my sold oath
on a stack Of Bibles as high as that house
that it's Tery word the gospW Truth =
Mister, can you give me a chew of to-
baksg"
r. II nave no tobacco about me, - said the
General, but l can get you some y and
turning TO one Of his escort he got ? luz
Of tobacco and handed it over to an
jianpy"
lie took out his knife as if to cut it,
and looking up said, please, mister, may
take two chews. | hain't had taste
o. tobacker for more'n four weeks. bod
rot the suffers ~
"Oh, yes" said Grant, you nay keep
the whole plug if you choose We have
plenty"
'Aow, mister. | thank you very much,
III give you ten pound Of tobacker some
time. This Il be meat and coffee and blan-
kets for Jim ard me-"
"Why, doU'r you lave blankets enough?,
"Blankets thunder Mister, | s'pose
you'll think | am an uugodly liar, but |
haiat had no Blanket no. 10 Qyercoat now
for more than six weeks aud i3reiy
amt it cold of nights? wish you had
to try it as we do! No that's i lie
i don't wish it either p
How came you to be without an over
coat and blanket Z" the General inquired
"Why, sir" said the Hoosier, Col
-, the id old rip-took us out Of
camp over lere at the Clinch Cap, and
while we were gone, the Johnnies-dod
rot their thievin,' rebel hearts | wish
had about six Of 'em here no,c-they
made a raid on our camp, and stole our
Overcoats and blankets bod darn 'um y
"Well," said Grant, "you do seem to
have hard time OF it,
u rather guess we do," said the SCI
dier, "and that amt all | hain't never
had no pay neither. Darn NE, ef I've
had dollar now for more n four months"
"What is the reason Of that 2" queried
the General. Don't the paymaster ever
come around here ?"
"Yes," said the soldier, "the Paymas-
ter came around two months ago, and he
vas lousy with greenbacks."
"Well then, said Grant," ""why didn't
you get your pay?'
"Why, jist this reason, mister After
we'd signed the pay rolls, and the Pay
master had the ready John Daris countea
out in piles for US, Col, the ID
old rip, marched US off over the Clinch
Gap, and | haiut seen no Paymas:er since
aud I'll tell you, mister, when this to-
backer's gone, III be dod rotted TO thun-
der eff me and the boys don't make Il raid |
on one of the suffers, eff we're hung for
it in five minutes Darn 'em they're as
bad as the rcbs they won't trust fellow
to cent ~
"Now," said the General, "you look
like an honest man, any if you will be
sure to pay NE, III lend you dollar.
The Eoosisr's countenarce frightened |
up
"Upon my soul and homer, mister, I'll
pay you"
very good here's the money; now be
as good as your word" said the General,
and he handed the soldier a Government
note.
"Hello, mister!" said the soldier, open
ing the bill and looking at it, you've
made devil of mistake This is V
L won't take that much"
"All right" said Grant, turning his
horse and starting of, "Iend some of it to
jim and the other boys. ! have nothing
smaller just now"
The soldier set his masket against the
fence, and running after the General
caught his horse by the bride and stop
ped hin and, while the tears streamed