Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-22

..aii vas 4 uy sanaes. 10 tho day time | could |
see a. aGyarce and rather Ike il, but this fir |
Ing .cGo 10 ;ho biaekness, without being able |
to SIS you7 friends, and worse still, your emo
lai2s, q,tl!ei me, but loaded and fred as |
best | could end then when my musket would |
net ~ o:f +! stood ready to set q good example |
and 90 oil myac!f at q minutes notice. Ger. |
iain had tho enemy attacked he could have
na!!lGj thu line easily, as not one musket 10 |
tlvo ':&u'd FIR. toc they haG their barrels hall |
lll:ci With wafer, |
SlitGae st last, the cOlCr came back 10 mary
checks, bn,: afi draw loGg breath. | can tell |
you 1n1 !:,i2g, ali meu, the traytst and most |
| reckless. all towards il the dark
&c sinss on TIA man who Invented tobacco. |
u ito cal epaaE 81 its DELIGHTS liz oys, it's cor
soiaiian 50 well IS tho aod!cr 10 the ranks; who
b1: h. Gag kn0y how the weary march is short.
2naf; how hanger aati cld a:c forgotten; how
| VII: caaorsr,ic fidelity Old secass and cid
lac3- a:o r>nr3daucd before him by that great
a;@;l and r?Ga:c -: tha! guido, c3ursollnr AID
F;icad, 4 ht:ie Ersar root pipo 10 his jacket
Hlci..t. #2NEi ihst could Immortal z, you
| III Gj"TiHH verso ard arnr, iJr yon w.rc tho
! h""! brand that ragged tattoIcd Johnny Eeb
| bal. OIartc-n!sstc.g TouId Iail us co,amis.
! 3aIiGG sECud Glasrnclat us, suffers wauld luavo
| III, tut cur 'i!cd trio3d, the b:icr root, would
| ars, he with is &a:' cheer rs il cur trouble
| He's thty ho!acl us through tho rights;
SEEMING r!&i.i sran cald in trenches, wc
! v7,ll!:.! :EtSaHS DER ripe, ii 1t With THE
Sd ::es'i jdT, n celebrated brand thcr; goS a
iisht ron. \ ocmrnjc, anl then, like tho touch
| OF !'7aSn~f3's Wand, tho saHnn wcul! change
! ;i0T iIic;i5 tho lights sec; what beautiful
w0r;en go passing; LISTEN to thEt strain OF nu-
;io--a sos. 3:asr2y Tai!Z--;hGt cen. the cou-
! li?S gliding "gcr ;'io Ncll:heG Ter ia rhymio
! mcas%:c. Jain i.2 ia = glass ii chsnEagc.
| I'H%:ks, t;c:Gs 20 cur s2e1thaaJs aud wives,
| ga; success 10 tho Confederate srmy. Another
| glass. Oh There she goes. | hii y$u good
| cFc;l"@, i!2s Us S'Eo!ila tho conservatory, you
s:g. !i022 sH2ctig s|e sfni!3;; how blushirgly
s':e Consents, aid .oR her blue eyes Gil wth
! tear; '@w he tender mcu!h qa;v2rs. How
but Tic :i.c IS oui-thc vision Is past. and you
arc no!hloS but private IN the rauks, kecpiag
guard, &uG the raia pouring doEn, and teeth
cbntic:iDE Ike oasti21is. FIJI up agaiC; give
u oEc raoro dream TO night?
:;as C&G 81 TIC fortunate ones that sept
That nighs. 20 mg CID lr,c7d Pat NJ. Of c..
6, 0Te Tint luxury. 4 moro gallant soldier
the Green ts!G never seat to fight Ter the ilb:rt
ties OF o:her lsHds; q teGdercr heart never beat
IL i}Sard's bosom. lie Vas large and was small;
he y giaIw&c; l.lar, & slendar boz, and many
q l0ne msr3h i?nnll ho take my musket ard
cary il FIR miles. G:tc0 ia the winter cvcu-
inEs il The !,ivGuEc wcuid so to sleep 10 bis
lar, aud ;!:ct niih!, hunting mo out ho leaned
AGAINST ITO slant Of the naFtpe; opened his
heavy Ly.ro9st AID i,aued my head against his
honest hear; then buttontd his cape, and.
throwing CEc arm acrneS me, he tod mo to
s'c4r. lie t;:cu !6autd back and smoked his
clG tlackcaed pipe in contcrttd sileDcs; sup
! L., NOD =.
Gamrhejis SjGiar'H Dieaia-a percden,e. lilo
was tho Yicior il street fight, with dtzeu
broken skn!l9 as tsophiis. and au untrakcu
shi!la'y or ne Vas dreaming Of The Ould Lilo,
and wondering whether he would ever SEQ its
green ahorcs agair. Poor icillW Poor fellow
the s2nSs cf his io were swiftly running out.
aud the recording angel was marking down his
good record and ucsafsh ao!s
The rcXt morning daTnCd and % the light
routed the ia! knesl and established its sway,
the soooo vas not tnlivening. and more tlue,
miserable and dissustod locking set Of mon
then the G:veEtcsuth regiment could not be
found on. OF jail yard OF prison gstes. They
were too miserable even to curse their untOWard
luck, and could opl7 wonder in torpid, vague,
stupid way. where in the devil was tho glory of
soldiers life.
That morning va were relieved from duty,
ard returned back isto tho woods. built hugo
fires, aud full rallObs were issued. We were
soon comfortable and full. Tho sun camo cut
too with It's cheering beams. aud the regiment,
like hcti!apgled game cook in q thunder
G;crm, eDcn get their feathers dry, their plum
age dressed, and crest erect onoo moro, and again
| The iuva! aorg, tho LOUD laughter and careless
vol;cs were heard IN tho ranks
l c0u:d SO On Tor pEgeE, and tell ycu how
Col. CoEsn let mo ead Walter Addison, of Go.
A, and CAPT. Herald, Of the PGitco William
hiil9a. 20 On scout together; how re c,avcd
a!GGs on cur faces tar about o half milo in
trcas of cur FORKS, ard how wclcuni Ourselves
IL Etgu!gr hornets nest. clcso TO tho Burdsn
| Sharfsho0ic!S. who amused themselves in
sending hni!aIs about throo iuches long at us:
how NC la!t! down. fearing to fun, snd cxpcc,ing
death every romont, AID oil nearly Spccchess
Wl:h fright; nov Walter Addison tried to say
hla Prayers, ana ocald'at thi1k OF ANYTHING
&C :pt Moe lay Eac Gowu 20 aIecr;" how
tiaH5. 'S":ai swnrc he would never bc such
ID l1l as@io # Tho war lasted o hundred
years; ho'T 81 tha example aua made match
against 'n?H l'g striking ttr cur lives, aud ran
- last ihHt became sea sick and lest my
hrGa&iag; how Wc oil pulled for camp. and
VIM 8 !oactirg 1890 Capt. N!aryo got in when
! he learned OF cur tsc2 pGlo, aud threatened 10
sand Walter and rlYse!! right straight back
homc. Al! maLtcrs Of tradition whiui, | will tell
y2u all nh0ut ;ome cay.
! | kRog that ,inr!ns tho whal, fearful cyDo.
ri&na, c! The SevoBtec1h in Tho loue years Of
; the VA, !Eoy no7ar suffered moro than they
did IN G'!ose thEce aay ia tho trenches at York.
t1Ru. CuAssElIR
| CULTIVATION OF TIE OYsTEE.-Tho invcs-
/ legations regarding tho development Of the
| o;ae7 have ed to tho important and u1ex-
| ltc;2d coSc'usion that tho broeci9g habits of
tho American oysters arc So different from thcso
CT i!o oSs;c;s CT EuIopc that tho methods CT
| artificial propagation wli,h have boon carried
to sGoa p2Iitc:ien in France and elsewhere
| must in ibis country DO replaced or supple
m@atSd by others, Tho eggs of tho Europcan
oyster aTo .criiiZed and Matched IN the shell Of
| inc pafclt, ana arc retained there until tho
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