Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-02-20


that night und he had no heart To eat.
rnr boy Looked wisiIully al the food. and
the Captain said, Eat that if YOU like.
DE hull ont Mass Cap'u''
Yes, il ypa want It
lir Ate like some starved wild animal;
then dropped on lh, ground, curled him
.rlt up like littie dog, with his arms
wh" hiI been awakened so suddenly.
hadug thai there wa, no further alarm.
40 lay down 10 sleep again; and the
camp once more lay quiet under the star
light
What is your nameY Was Captain
Leish's first question the next morning.
Name Tobo
d, is that alp
Oats all, Mass Csp'n.'
How old are you9'
Dunno, Mass Cap'n. Nobody nchher
done lole me dat ar
Where have YOU come from p
Come f'um dc back o. Ricbmnn' Mass
Cap'n,'
. What did you come here loI p
All de res oh 'cm RUINED away; an'
ole Mass he wor SCI mad, wOr jeS' fear
ed q my lite, Sides fought ! mought
fin my nanny OF got 'mong der
Unions
Where Is your mother :
Dunno. Mass Cap'n Ole Mass done
sol her down in Georgy las' corn shucsiu,
an Amt nebber heerd oh her scnce
But fought mcbbe She mought ha' run
ned way too, an I'll fin her wild der
Unions
Well, now what arc you going to do !?
Dunno. Mass Capn. Id like ter stay
long wild YOU.
What can YOU do p
Kin wai, on yer, Mass Cap'n; kin
shine up boots; an Frightening up, as
hi, eyes. wandering round, caught sigh,
OF the horses kin clean de hos.es righ,
smart
.Y.u are not biz enough TO take care
/ oi horse.
Deed is. Mass Cap'n; an ain'l
/ feared o. no hoss. Ole Mass alius sot me
/ ter tend ter de hosses dat nobody else
couldn't manage. Dey allus lets me
handle EN- eli ,ley's ebber 50 debbIesome
Jcs' ser Try me Mass Cap'n, an see eI
/ | amt telled yer dc T. ooi.'
III keep you with me you must be y
good boy, and do rs tell YOU
Deed will. Mass Cnp'n. l'se DO eb
cry word yer say. 'ho's Yer bohn.'
So when the troops left Harrison
/ Landing lobe went too. in charge oi the
/ Captains horse ami baggage; and
when The steamer was fairly underway
Frightened into new creature, as every
revolution of the wheel placed greater
distance between himself and ole Mass.
Mass Cap'n. he asked one day. 'whal
is We e'gwino at P
Either To Washington or Alexandria
don't know exactly which.
will dar be one sto' up dar, Mass Capn
Yes, there are plenty oi stores. What
! do You want from one
Please. Mass Cap'n, please jes'-'ant
he stammered aud caught his breath mp
parenlly overwhelmed by the magnitude
of bis desires.
We'll. out with it; what wonderful
thing do you want p
Please. Mass Csp'n. buy me ono
banjo?'
A bsujo! what on earth DO you want
of ihat?'
Kin play tic banjo right smart; an
dance too. ki! Mass Cap'n, plays ie1
yer all de time.
.rhered be rather too much OF goot
thing about that 7
Is yer gwinc ter git il fer me. Mass
Csp'n9'
i don't know. III see when We ge
there
II friends from ONE had been n
Washington. or Alexandria. to welcome
the .Peninsular veterans on their return
they wonld scarcely have recognized
those they sought in that crowd OF rag
ged. haggard. war'worn men. Hair anc
beard uncut and uncarcd for Tor weeks
formed an etfectuaI disguise. Said one
officer. i lost my brush aud comb month
ago; and since I've let my horse lick my
hair down once in while, by way oi
brushing There were erownless ant
rimle.s hats; sleeveless and skirtleS'
coats, sometimes no coat nj ALI panta
looms with legs half torn away by briars
| boots without tops aud tops without soles