The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-11-30

| Will not v0uch Tor tho truth OF
the following incident, which he
was-iu the habit OF relating in a
manner which would aln )st have
made mule laugh. Il was out the
other morniu =" sail he, "and saw
y guard drill that knocked oil my
liens OF that performance. Groups
Of mon wero standing around their
hinge fires--the mornings were qnite
cull--when one of tho South Car
Gilman officers came mp, aud push
ing away big fat fellow who had
tied tarred rope into his belt to
make il reach around him, said,
"Eph, git from afore me. for I'm a.
cold" aud proceeded to warm his
rear by elevatiug his coat tail on his
hands.
Then looking aronnd upon the
groups Of men, he said, "Now boys
git into two ranks like later ridges
for Use a poin to fling yer into
four ranks" After getting them in
to two ranks, he gave the orler to,
rightdress but the limo didit suit
him
Epb, especially. gave him trouble.
Eph, Eph, stick yer stomach in thar;
Tuis Eph endeavorel to do; but
when his feet we're in line his stom-
ac'i: :protrnded WY beyond, AMI when
his stomach was in line his feet we're
in the rear rank. Getting vexed at
this kird OF rightdressing, he pulled
out his sword, and drew q crooked
mark in front Of the company, cay.
ing, Col ding it, if yer cant right
dress. come up tor that ar scratch /;
They did this very satisfactorily,
when he commenced TO drill them.
The first order was, Two ranks
inter four ranks, donble smart, right
quick, git, git p Bnt in this man
oenvre thcy got mixed up so bad
that it wasn't tried again. lie then
commenced to drill them in the
manual of arms.
The person addressed as Eph
seemed TO take unkindly to tLis mil
itary drill. and his Captain addressed
him in pathetic tones OF remon-
STRANGE 'Epb, Eph :, I've told yer
four times to bring that or gun ter a
tote, and yer hain't done it yet.
Eph, yer have acted the plum dog
lgon fool ?
Addressing the Sergeant Of the re-
lief he said, Put this 'er Eph on
guard near the swamp, where Rey-
nolds won't see him.. And. said
Reynolds, "without seeing me, away
went the relief at route step, with
arms in all kinds OF positions but
the right one.
During the second week ont on
parole. about thirty men belonging
to one OF our merchantmen, captur-
cd inst off New York harbor by O
rebel cruiser, where brought into
prison.
Iversou parolel the officers, but
turned the common sailors into the
prison to take their lack with the
prisoners, The officers. who had
en- ough to eat and good clothes,
thought outside life about the hard
est Of anything they ever heard Of,
and we're much surprised when I
told them l thought they ought not
to grumble, when men inside the
stockad de we're starving.
Two officers, Lieutenant Luke and
Lienteuant j. Long, were cap
tured while trying to escape FROM
Columbia, aud were brought into
Florence prison about this time.
| Lieutenant Long, was captured in
the same battle with some OF my
comrades, aud as was personally
acquainted with him, I slyly gave
him clothes, and went to the Colo-
mel, at risk Of being sent into the
stockade again, and interceeded for
good quarters and food for them,
which were given.
The last OF November. orders
came from general Hardee to COM
meuce making out parole rolls for
the sick and wounded prisoners at
Florence, who were to be sent to
Charleston, at the rate of two thou-
sand every day or every other day.
| 7, with others, went to work upon
those parols. What joyful day 1t
was to those men, at last they rea-
lized that they were going home,
aud with trembling, eager hands
they signed their parole Of freedom;
Il man M work makin0 ouk khaaa