Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-07-16

The supwassh shining ehseFily into Victor g. chsso
bef when ea~oke, free from pain, thoroughiyre
freshed, and feeling no III effects From Che blos
that he had received on the previous night saTh
wound was indeed quite slight, and when he hal
removed the bsndages,, performed his ablusious
and dressed himself, he felt that buoyaucyof spri
which IS the best heritage Of youth t9efu;d aE9Ir
VERY naturally, Victor was desrous Of engaginl
inthose duties which belonged TO him as q soldier
He was weary of the task which had BEEN assign
edhirn, and now that it was completed creditabl.
tohimself and in manner satisfactory to his mil
itary superiers, heresolyed to return to camp ant
learn something Of It's duties and share m the ex
citing risks which faI to the lot Of the forwsrs
and active soldier Of h9,sEF5 s:od1 II Sio:e,
I'd He had hoped quietly to make his way from th'
house, but q servant met him on the landing ant
conducted him to the dining room, where an abun
dant breakfast had been provided for! him. lso
lette DeVere, who had not yet lefag her chamber
anticipating hismosement had ordered the major
domo of her establishment to have breakfast u
waiting for her guest az an early hoar it he should
desire to take his departure before her usual hour
of rising. Victor did ample justice to the cheer
before him, and, bestowing q gratuity on the ser:
want, took his way towards the camp on james
Island. 'Jsat Ay5e !:i. -:;,'Ais'' 1-t.- +.H {"
ssold Matte Meyer was sweeping out his store as
he passed, and paused in his semployment to pull
off his hat and bow to the, young soldier. |"i
"Mine young friend, you forget dem eggs you
nav me for Yesterday" asked old Matte, as he
bowed and touched his hat Sc 2i,9!2os'!sSl ahi
GI should have forgotten them, but for youl
hind reminder" replied Victor, turning into the
shop. Glow IS business to-day, MattieH ,ab
.s@Ohi not 50 very fine yet. but It wilbe prisk
enough when the soldier begin to come over; but,
mine young friend, I can't find out Miss Isolette
vet IF Nellie Prack be over in de course Of DE
day, I shall find out all, tink.'"sFg. az s.r,,s
'Don't give yourself any trouble about it, Mat
tie" answered Victor, it will not makemuch dit:
ference. But here, Matte, since I think Of it,
poor Nellie Brack had on shoes yesterday she could
scarcely hobble across the street in. Take this
money, will you, and supply he. With comforta-
BE pain. She needs them. ."o q, :., .. bur-
sI viii do 80, mine young shentieu,an, wild pleas
ure," replied Mittie, examining the bill and laying
it away in his pocket-book. "Ptaek ought 70 pc
ashamedof himself. He is.as worse ss q shesthen,
to waste his money on gin, and let his children 60
in rags. He,llcome to some pad end yet Icount
desc eggs yesterday-wm you count them over a.
gain2 .,r,- ......- ii, /. y,a... ,..:..... r.
.No, thank you, I know they're all right, IRE.
piled Victor, land now, good morning. Matte, !
must 60 and rejoin my regimen" ""a -.,..5 -.
'Geod pye, young shentleman; send de soldier
to old Matte, and he will sell as sheep bargains as
any house in de city" ..-at 80
e Taking his box of eggs under his arm, Victor
had soon passed the bridge, and was vending his
yay along the road that led to the camp where his
regiment was stationed. Once arrived there, he
reported to his Colonel, who congratulated him
warmly, upon the complete success of his mission,
and promised his influence to promote him to the
first heutenancy that it should be in his power to
bestow; compliment that Victor gratefully but
very firmly declined, modestly contenting himself
with the prospect Of remaining in the ranks, and
leaving the honors and responsibilities Of office to
those who we're older and more experienced than
himself " -..'-.. 49,.
II NAV be said to be Victor's first appearance in
camp. Aequaintances were to be formed, and the
routine duties of camp aseertained There was
not little awkwardness in standing as stranger
amongst several hundreds of men, many Of them
coarse and rude in their manners and repulslVe IN
their familiarity. The sun had not set before he
felt painfully the inconyeniences and hardships IN
separable from camp life, even under its most ia
yorable condition. 1t was some consolation to him
that he was thrown into q mess with an old cam
paigner, like Harvey Haley. strong g-armed and self
reliant, before whose vigor, energy, and industry
all smaller inconveniences and obstacles vanished
away. .n -, r :, -
Rations were drawn, and Harvey Haley began
making preparations for cooking their noon-tide
meal. Black and begrimmed, he was sitting over
the fire, turningthe hoecake in the spider, and es
saving to fry to. q turn, with a green pine wood
FIRE the thick Slices Of fat pork which formed theil
rations 1t required constant conversion OF hii
lungs into pair of bellows, to keep the fire alive
and whilst busy at this troublesome duty, hal
blinded by the smoke and sufocated by the ashes
the sergeant could not repress an oath or two, ovei
which we may, in charity, hope the recording an
gel failed not to drop tear. Victor was seatet
ON pine log on the opposite side Of the fre, ant
as often as he attempted to interfere for the rehe
Of Harvey, that old campaigner would say:
"Never do you mind, Victor; am an old sol
dier, andihave broiled bacon and cooked my hoe
cake in the shadow of the Garita de Belen, wher
we had hot work of it, Time enough tor you Il
learn to cook up your rations, wheryou have In
double sense, learned to stand fire. " .........
i. "Mass Harvey" said voice at the sergeant
elbow, 'tyou stan one side, and let me git at dem
I show you how for cook" -. 5a.'-, 80
"Why, Pompey where in the devil did yo'
drop from ?" exclaimed Harvey Haley, turning
hastily around in his SURPRISE 'sand what have yo'
done with the mule and cart p, .a ..nls.
ssI send em back wild de wagon, to old Masser
His wagon come down to de city to bring cotton
and uncle Cyrus drive de wagon, and yailer Jak
he take de cart back."
.Well, Pompey, come in here and finish thi
cooking" said Harvey, turning over the knife t
him. "You can stay here and cook tor us, until
c can hear from Major Short"
cold massa done tell me to stay and cook vittel
far Won and Mass Vic" replied Pompey, who ha
no idea of returning to resume the hoe In the corI
6eld. "Enty he tell you 50, too, Mass Harvey Z
eyes but Pompey, we won't need you here
you Will only be an incumbrance," answered Ha'
yey. ,- ~ sf'l. ,s~., :, - - -. ~. - -
y t.Now, look here, Mass Haryey-don { you ca
me apy Of dem hard names" said Pompey pau
inc in his labor of blowing the fire, to protest
q ,a;nst what he conceived to be most abusive eI