The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-04-28

may not be considered by the fastidious
and critical as symmetrical and comely ;
.bnFit eeytaintyd9es indicate degree OF
.e6hrage apd--eul.dog endurance rarely
AxcelledS SbY. military mon. Again, I am
aware thstsieHas thought our hero mas
sinclined tobe iconceited and self-impor.
ltant, to somGextent this may have been
30. But We must reflect that military
honors arouse all the latent manhood Of
our natures, and in many cases does
beget conceit, somewhat blind to the
true status and imperfections Of the case.
This being so, some allowance must be
made for any consequential airs that may
take place after the shoulderstraps, blue
coat and gilt buttons, and scarlet sash arc
donned. It is but laudable military
pride that should not,be too severely con-
demned.
But to return to the state of things up
,on the. street after the militia are dis.
missed. Wefnd our notwithstanding
fatigusd by the duties Of the day, and
much in need of something to strengthen
the inner man and restore his wonted
spirits and yigor. His. first and natural
impulse was to call upon Capt. Baldface
and enjoy his genial and sxhilerating
presence. OF course the greetings were
hearty and cordial salute took place, until
our hero, feeling his strength fully re-.
stored and competent to any ernerg rgency
that might befall him, was again upon
the streets, among lettering friends and
companions in arms, discoursing elegantly
and somewhat y0ciferously, and the sub
tleties of military tactics on the glories
of miiitafYlife.a But ihffie5 midE of all
this;;hh hhesams conscbnsnf l slight in
disposisi5niih thesway Of leg wsarinsss,
and to give rest to his overtaxed body, he
concluded to take a recumbent position
upon the sidewalk. Somnus observing
the attitude, gently pressed his, eyelids
and eased him off into-a profound slum'
Der. Now it seems superauous to state
in these primitive days Of society before
the vices Of civilization prevailed to any
great extent, that such nuisances az
calaboose and policemen did not exist,
and that on such festive occasions as we
are now describing, gentlemen could take
little snooze on the sidewalk without
being mofested in their repose. ......=j
But unfortunately for our hero. another
concomitant:of civilized life, more terri
BILE at times than street patrol, even at
this early day, had made Judgement in
this moral and unusually quiet village.
alluds to the animal known as the
street Arab; they were there in force,
and had an eye. skinned for business.
Time wore on and the stiffness and
| darkness of night prevailed in the deser-
| ted streets and still ourihero slumbered on,
Fall unconscious Of lurking i'll.
Fully equipped, silently and stealthily
| tho Arabs made a descentzupon the pros.
trate military genius, and by the aid Of
anoleaginous substance, commingledwith
lamp blacks quickly changed 5his anglo!
ESaxoncuticle to the sombre hue 1ofthat
of "a man and brother" and left him id
appearance good type of the American
citizens Of African descent" minus the
kinky head. IL
The night was wearing awayS and
somnus having removed the.pall Of sleep
our hero aroused himself, and not know
ing that he,t I'D been Bhorne,of his iden.
tity, and that his, Caucasian glory had
departed from him, he scrambled up like
Sampson from the lap of Deliah, and
|sxith true military stIde, ;stafts to seek
more ::hospitable quarters atthe village
inn. But being not very familiar with
the locality, or not yet exactly level in his
upper story, he makes mistake and raps
vigorously at the door of private resi-.
dence. The proprietor was quick to re-
spond, and opening the door, asked what
was wanting?
Lodging for the night 2" was the gruff
reply, Eply;, !. :, ,,on ...u,,u 81, a.,,.nd.d :, .
proprietor.
..f am Lieut.. Jones, of Capt. H.'s COM
Ei&ny, of the 18th regiment Of Tennessee
smilitia, was the supercilious answer.
The. moon was giving light, and the
spropr retgnheing enabled thereby totake
in theikitnatfon, and being man of dry
humorand seeing an opportunity for fun
remarked:
sIarnaracquainted with Lieut.. Jones,
and you are certainly not the man."
,With.still more hauteur than at first
he reiterated '"I am Lieut.. Jones, Of
Captain HIS company, of the 18th regi-
ment of Tennessee militia"
sSome mistake about this" says the
proprietor. "Wait minute, till l get
light"
Returning in a few minutes with light
he remarked {: ri felt sure you were not
my friend, Lieut.. Jones. Be 20 good as
to step here to the glass, and sec if you
are"
With full military assurance and pomp
he boldly walked up to the glass and,
for moment, stood aghast! Then said
"No; id fits me;a and abruptly ysleft.
AS TO how our chieftain disposed Of
himself during the remainder of the night
tradition is silent. Bat. at early
dawn the arabs were. on the alert, and dis.
covered their victim at an adjacent brook
performing his morning. additions; and
such animals being naturally curious,
approached as near to the scene as safety
would permit, which enabled them to
overhear very audible soliloquy, which
consisted of some horrid, oaths about
"town boys" and volley after volley of
curses poured out upon the vile stuff that
de6led his person, tenaciously refusing to
be removed, with now and then an e1cla-
nation of "aint this a caution?" With
much rubbing and scrubbing in vain, he
gave up the job in seeming despair, and
put up rather devout petition, that Pat
sy and the children might never learn
of his disgrace. Here his emotional ma
ture oyercame him and he sank down
and shed tears like sprinkling pot. At
this stage of the drama the Arabs fled and
reported progress.
A FUNERAL AMONG THE ANTs.-The
are ants which bury their dead-a fact
discovered by accident. A lady had