Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-08-13
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BY ]. wITHERsPoON KREM.
CHAPTER HACoNr1xUrD.

You throw your hasersacks wide open 10 every
conrads, and yet can you ten where yons next
meal Is to come from?'' And the speaker smiled,
pleasantly, while he looked Victor in the hee.
1--WE may not need another, Captain, |" .respon.
ded Victor, IN the light tone Of careless soli,ar.
''And 50 your motto Is Ike that Of many hsht-
hearted soldier: 'eat drink and be merry, Tor 70
morrow we die Is that It p asked the Csp-
tain. .f...-..,.,,.,ss{E a..
sTo-morrow |? That promises too much" re-
piled the youth, with seriousness. Say, rather,
to-day. But come, Captain; help yourself and let
us make one more good meal Of it fox the SMOKE
of the enemy rising nearer and nearer, shows We
shall soon have busy time of It. ". : =,
1--WE must not, however, let the anticipation
spoil our appetites. Il may come soon. bat 'sutt-
cient for the day is the evil thereof let us fort-
~ ourselves against q long fast for If the enemy
get to driving us or succeed In making us prison-
ers, We shall hsye ienten season of it But, Vic
tor, nv good fellow, where did you find this p and
the Captain, as he spoke, held alof junk bottle,
the wiresecured cork Of which was wrapped in
tin foil. ''' -. -,
a..A citizen-a jolly old bachelor, I think he
must be-hailed US from the portico Of his house,
as we were passing, and calling Prescott and my
self in, presented each Of us with a'botth He
would have insisted on our empying bottle with
him, but we were behind time and had not q mo-
ment to spare, 80 we thanked him for his kindness
and hurried away, just in time to climb into the
cars as they were beginning to move"
.Pitch the stuff over into the bushes, Captain
cried Giles Shorter; it's nothing but champagne,
and not fit for dog to drink" -
"No Giles; that Will be making rather too free
with Victor property" replied Captain Carbery.
''Let him keep it until we are done with the enc
my, or they with us, and we viii find some other
place for it than the bushes 1t is good familiar
creature when properly used" A
81 shall not take the trouble to carry it with me,
Captain, replied Victor; ''my musket and cart
ridge box, with my blankets, viii be quite load
enough for me. only burdened myself with it,
thus far, thinking it might be acceptable to you.
II thank you, Victor; it is refreshing surprise
to one who, like myself, has. ever delighted in the
blood of the grape. HeEes Lawrie," }" said the
captain to his henchman, s'pace it in the spring,
to grow cool while we eat )" and the nimble Law
rie, who he'd been seated near at hand sprang for
ward to do his bidding.
81 have another for you, Captain" said Pres
oott drawing forth similar bottle from his haver
sack, and passing it over to the active hench-
man.
swell it never rains but it pours, " responded
Captain Carbery, as he gratefully accepted Pres
colts present. "I shall reserve this until We come
out of the fight, and then we shall partake Of it
together. Seek me out, boys, when the hurry
burly's DONE and We shall-all Of Us who are g.
hve-take cup together"
II should like to feel sure that we shall take q
glass together them" responded Victor, as he
seated himself on the ground and prepared to join
his comrades in their meal. ''We should lose our
selves in conjecture, should We attempt to guess
when, where, and under what circumstances, that
bottle shall be emptied. -
"Yes, indeed" exclaimed Captain Carberry.
'Befre that cork flies, we shall have gone through
some eventful scenes in our history. Aman's first
sweetheart and first battle make memorable i'm.
pressions. They are not soon forgotten"
''WeD to my notion" chimed in Giles, tits the
last sweetheart that carries the day and wipes out
by-gones completely. When thing is over ane
done, consider it as gone up the spout. :"
s'But, Giles" rejoined the captain, first loyeis
too delicious thing to be forgotten. l warrant
me, each one remembers-even when his head be
gins to whiten-some pleasant, dear little schoo
girl; bright eyed, rosy checked, with step like
young fawn, and lips like an opening rose, that he
has not seen, perhaps, since he was boy, whom
he thinks of to day with deeper and tenderer feel
ings than any one he has met with in years. II
warns the heart still, and makes you forget you,
years, to think with whateagerness you looked te
catch even glimpse of her form, and how YOU
heart leaped and your cheeks burned when youl
eyes met. There is no joy in life 80 sweet-nc
memory so tender"
81 hardly think it worth mans while to re
member such tom-fooleries, Captain" answered
Giles, drily.
II think it is, Giles, replied the captain. I'll
keeps a mans heart from growing old and cank
cred. When once man cuts himself adrift ffou
his youth and looks with censorious eyes on all th'
acts and feelings of his early days, retaining nj
sympathy for his youthful self he is like girdlet
tree Thelife,gving circulation is gone and Sprint
is no more felt than Winter"
Sat my time of life Captain, it's nothing NOR
than natural that one should be atough old stump,
replied Giles. .....
IT think not, rejoined Captain Carbery, quit
seriously. ''Itis on the contrary, quite unnatural
If the tree be old and gnarled let it still have it
tender buds and green leaves. Let them adorl
and beautify it still, while its broad shadow fall
invitingly around Old age is cherries thing II
look forward to- if none of the freshness and warn
sympathies of youth are to attend it. Better +
fall in battle in the full strenth Of youth, riddles
with bullets, than to reach three score and ten Of
such conditions I warrant me, these youngster
are, even now, thinking of some fair young gil
whom they fear never to see again." and the Cap
tain waved his hand significantly towards Victo
and Prescott, the former of whom colored ul
deeply, while the latter only smiled at being thu
indicated.
"As for me, Captain" said Giles. II thinl
much more about where shall next spread m.
blanket for sleeping, and whether my next mea
will be half 80 plentiful as this, than l do abou
such things. Champagne and tom-foolery of tina
kind may do for boys, who hain't hardly shed thei
milk teeth, but am plain, matter fact man
and like something more substantial and practl
cal
eyes, "sneered Prescott, ''you are fond Of some
thing practical! remember that little practics
joke you played of on US at Gramball's Point, an
I don't think you have altogether forgotten il
You didn't catch Us with our milk teeth then-d