The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-11-06
At the first sound Of the capt,iu s

"You can 60 into that tent, and
sleep till morning. said the captain.
what is your name Z was Capt.
Leighs first question the next morn.
Ing
Name Tobe.'
"Is that all
"Dat's all, Mass Cap'u,
"lIow old are you {
"l'unno, Massi Cap'n. Nobody
nebber dono told me dat nr.
"Where have You come from =
Come fun dc back o Ricnmon',
Mass Cap'n
What did you come here for 2
"All dc res ob IN run'd away au'
ole mass he wDr 50 ma |, wJr les
feared o my lfj SIDES. | touyht
| Iuoght lin my mummy of got
IN Jng der Unions.
where is yOur mother ?
"DunnD, Mass Cip'n. O,o mass
done sol her down IN Glorgy lis
-shnchin', an | aiu't n.hber
hecrei ob her seace. BIT | t'onyht
mebby, she mought ha runnci way
to. an I'd fir her VII der Unions.
"Wcll, now, what are You going
to do (!
"Dnnno, Mss Cap'n. ia lill tor
stay long wid you.
"What can you 10 2
"k.n wait on yer, Mss Cip'n
kin shine boots M '-brishteriny :
mp as his eyes, wandering roaul,
caught sight Of the horses kin
clean do horses RI i..!it smtrt.'
~ "a arc not big eupayl to take
care Of horse.
Deed | is. Mtss Cip'n an
amt fcgil q ~ boss. Ole mass H.
lns sent me tor Dc hpssc- dat noblIy
else cJald't manage D.y a!lus lets
me handle 'em ei d,y \ ebbar SO
lebblesone. Jcs yer try me. Macs
Uapn au 500 ef / ts.l1i Yer de
tro. e.
If keep you with me You mus,
be good boy, uni do as | tell
yon.
Deed | will. Mss C,p'n. Is
10 cherry work ye say. sac = yer
born.
81 when the troops left UIrrisDu's
!aniIrg fobs went tp), in cnlrya
4 tn. ct2taIls horse aii bigstso :.
lui when the steamer wss fairly m.
ier way, ha frightened into nney
creature us every revolution OF the
wheel plhr L 4 greater distance be.
tween himself an ole m t,sl
"N,s4a tlp'n h" asked oao day,
"wLar is we 5Sino IA; 2
"hither u Washington or Alax-
sudr'a:: don't know ex.cty
whic'.
win dar be one sto' up dar.
Cap'n!
"ics. there arc plenty OF stores.
What do YOU want from one =
"Pleas,. Mass Clpn, pl,nse, j'ss
and he stannercd, aul clught his
breath, apparently overwnelme |
Nith the mlgnituie OF his desires
"Woll, out vita it. What won.
derfn, thing 10 you want e
"ilelse. Mass Capn, jess buy me
one banjo
a banjo! What on earth do
you want Of that 2
Kin play do banjo right smart,
an dance too. Kin Mss Clpn,
plays for ye MI dc time
"'rhered bs rather too much of a
good thing about that.
us yer gwine to git il fer ME p
II don't know Ill see when
we get there.
PAY day came. Everybody got
fixed up and Tobe fell heir to m
old cayalry-uuiiorm. Ii didn't f,.
to be sure. Tho pantaloons came
mp to his shoulders, and were rolled
up in great punches around his ank-
les /; the jacket came down TO his
KEGS aud tho sleeves hung like
yawning c.verus. in which his hands
disappeared so far that it seemed
doubtful if ever he woud tini them
again. But there were the gilt but
tons and cavalry stripes; aud Tobe's
inmost soul rejoiced over them.
Ne was so absorbed in his clothes
that he seemed to have forgotten the
banjo 10 when, one day, the captain
suddenly held one up before him.
His eyes dilated till they seemed to
cover half the face aud he gaspei
out, Yer gwins to glib mo dat ar
Masser Capu z
lyon said you wanted banjo.
didn't you 7
~ knows axed yer for ter buy
me one but t'ought mebbe yer
wouldn't gi' me de clo'an' do baujo
too.
"Well, which will you have,-the
banjo or the clothes 7
Tobe answered not word, but
pulled off his jacket, und laid it at
the captains feet Capt. l.eigh
laughed. "Well, he said, III you
want q banjo ~ bad as that, you
shall have it. Here, take it,
"Whar mus / put do close at,
Massa Cap'nt
"You needn't put them anywhere.
Keep them on.
"Does yer mean to gi'me DO close
and do banjo tool Aud, UNDER
standing at last that il was really 30,
Tobo gave vent to his feelings in q
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