Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-05-21
Notes at a Wayside Inn.

Notes at Wayside Inn.
On Monday last our trip was through
a part of Ridgeway, bringing up at night
at the a a5
VILLAGE OF MOSCOW,
Which has grist-mill, stores, / tailor
shop, l tavern, a good school-house, and
several private residences, among the best
Of which is that Of Fl
.7aa COL. JOHN GREEN,
Formerly of the 9th Wisconsin Infantry,
whose acquaintance we had the pleasure to
make. The Colonel knew several persons
with whom we have been acquainted for a
long time. We mention: W. G. Webb,
Quartermaster of the 37th, formerly of
Waushara county, now doing successful
law business at Fort Scott, Kansas Alvah
Nash, Captain and Major of 37th, former
~ and still Of Waushara county, of which
he is now Sheriff; Lieut.. George Hurst, of
Dakota, whom the Colonel says was one
of the best officers In the regiment; N.
B. Prentice, of Dakota, Quartermaster-
Sergeant and afterward Quartermaster =
the last two still at Dakota, Hurst on
farm, and Prentice in tavern; Sergeant
s. J. Abbott, of the Assembly Postoffce,
formerly of Dakota, now practicing law in,
and school superintendent Of, Farribault
county, Minnesota; and New. Rowley,
Commissary Sergeant, and subsequently
First Lieutenant of Company I, formerly
of Waushara, now in the hotel business at
Fort Scott. The Coloners recollections of
this individual are of the most pleasant
nature, though slightly tinged with sadness.
ARMY "REMINISCENCES.
In his "reminiscences of life in the 9th,
he mentioned that on one occasion when
Rowley was officer of the guard, he (the
ColoneD gave strict orders to admit no
one inside the lines after 10 P. NJ, except
orderlies from division and brigade head
quarters; that if others presented them
selves they were to be marched to regi-
mental headquarters. The same evening
it happened that the Colonel and friend
were out calling on brother officer, and
ere they were aware the witching hour of
ten had passed. In the meantime Rowley
had doubled the guard in order to catch
the Colonel" Not wishing scene, and
knowing the characteristics of the officer
of the guard, the Colonel and his friend,
in the bright moonlight, watching their
opportunity, " ran the guard" crawling on
their hands and knees to do SO, preferring
this somewhat undignifed (for Colonel y
manner Of getting into camp to being
bored Gf not shot) to death by the
wretched Rowley.........Col. Green spoke
kindly Of all his old comrades, and has the
most pleasant recOllect;ons of them all.
THE DUDLEY HOUSE
Has been opened but short time, but is
just the place to get good meal and a
good bed, and is kept by good people.
Mr.. Dudley intends to enlarge his house,
when it will rank with the best hotels in
the county. q @ -
e A VETERAN CAT.
At Mr.. Dudley's we saw venerable
cat, which they assured US was fully TWEEN.
ty-two years old His full name is "Dap-
per James, familiarity Dapper Jim )"
Dapper" for common, and "Dap." for
short. His health is still good only last
week he caught rabbit and squirrel; he
is heavy on rats, and appears to be in full
possession of all his faculties. With an
excellent reputation as a hunter, with
years and honors thick upon him, he will
soon go the way Of all CATS.
S. @ PEDIGREE.
Nineteen years ago, when Mr.. Dudley's
people first came to the country, Dapper
was three years old, and had been raised
from kittenhood in the family of Michael
Statzer. He afterward lived at Mrs. Jo-
seph Van Meters, Mrs. James Kile's, Mrs.
COL Green's, Mrs. Benjamin Hollands,
and last and at present at Mrs. John II.
Dudley's. So much for cat.
THROUGH wALDwIcK. AZ
Our route from Moscow to Mineral
Point lay through the handsomess and
best part of the town of Waldwick.
Land on the ridge along which the road
runs is often assessed 81 per acre higher
than some other land in the town.
W John S. Langrishe, weil-known
throughout this state as theatrical mana