The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-19
MY First Pine.

hangs very nicely in the corner of
your mouth, the stem, and not the
pigs tail, with the bowl resting on
the chin, and the ascending smoke
warming your nose in cold weather
In @ very jolly way. It has been
bands around the stem, which set off
the dark mahogany tint of the meer-
schaum very prettily. This pipe was
given me by Ensign --, of ii. NJ.
-th Regiment, and it recalls to mind
many jolly days and nights in the
mesS-room or at the main guard.
The citadel at --, where the til
were quartered, stood on a natural
elevation overlooking the town, har-
Dor and surrounding country. A
century had rolled round since the
Notifications had been designed, and
MOSES were growing in many places
on the granite walls. It was truly n
formidable looking place, with its
great cannon sweeping down the
slopes, its massive walls and yawning
embrasures. The officers quarters
were very like prison cells. Some
faced outward and some inward, but
with very few exceptions the view
from the solitary window was the
same-dark granite walls,
""Only this and nothing more"
The ceilings were arched brick
work, the floor and walls of cold gray
granite, and over walls and ceilings
were many coats of white-wash. The
tire-places or CRATES were small and
deeply sunk, but when filled with
soft bituminous coal, they dispensed
ample heat. Ensign -'s quarters
boasted of the regulation iron bed
stead. and here his dog Jack Ia short
haired Irish terrier, more knowing
than one would suppose it possible
for q dog to be,) used to ensconce
himself in his masters absence. At
the first rattle of the door handle.
however, Jack would dart off from
and under the bed in q iiffy; but
this v-onld not always save him from
castigation, for little hollow in the
level of the bed would testify unmis-
takably to his guilt. Beside, the bed
was the skin of q black bear, and in
the centre of the room moose skin.
On the wall above the bed was the
stuffed head of moose, with its huge
antlers, on which were laid or hung
various walking sticks, fishing rods,
etc. A bureau, with good display
of scarf pins, buttons and toilet arti-
cles; slender iron washstand, with
tin bowl and pitcher; dozen or two
of forks in portable shelves; a table
bearing Photographic albums and pho
tographs; drawing materials, water
colors, dogs cared volumes from the
garrison library, cards and notes,
pipes and tobacco, few Autographs
on the wall, and you have sketch of
all the officers quarters in the citadel
Here it was that I first smoked the
pipe which afterward became mine.
1t was cold, raw day in autumn; the
fire was burning brightly in the little
CRATE; Jack, the terrier, was curled
up on the moose skin, now and then
turning his full, intelligent eye upon
us, as we sat in easy lounging chairs
on either side Of the fire and ex-
changed condolences over steaming
glasses of pure Glenlivet. A third
person would have been decidedly de
ToP. We were discussing young
lady who had broken scores of hearts
IN the country, and who had now
come to town to try her skill on
higher game than susceptible country
pumpkins. Of course, we could not.
or rather would not, have introduced
such subject had we other listeners
than the terrier. We were both
pretty deep in the young lady's
looks, and deadly rivals in the eyes of
the world, or rather, that portion OF
it comprised in the society of ;
but we used to exchange notes at in
tervals for mutual edifcation and in
struction. 1t would make story of
itself, this double Irritation, and a
very amusing one too, for no hearts
were broken in the somewhat danger
GUS pastime. The young lady added
two to her list of victims, las she
thought,} and then engaged herself
to great moon faced BOBBY who had
been courting her aunt las proxy) all
the time in the back ground, and they
were long since married. Several in
cidents of this nature are linked with
our friendship, and my pipe recalls