The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-06-02
Burdette on Soldiers!
Why it il that Private EdnkanflG is
Lonesome Three Years in -Four.
The Officers in the Offices |!
HOW A GRATEFUL GOVERNMENT
DISTRIBUTES ITS FAvoRS TO
THOSE WHO FOUGHT.

Somehow Private nAnkar file always
wore the txiiessipn oI IA lon. sume man
three years in four. There is a wander.
ing roll of his eyes, searching glance,
as of n man seeking for som thug b.
hasn't exactly lost and never expects t.
fiud. He fought 'in,o the war;" aud
often bave listened TO his well.wofn old
army sturl,s, m,rely Ms an act III Girls
tian ch rity TO Rttkan6le L = med
to do Linn good. II. would ,me out OF
q two hours monologue abont fields
whore he had fought and lied and run
Il entrenched an marched by various
Il ,nks aud advanced himself on the right
d held the centre with lis lett tile
rrfased and did various Other tlit e. ex-
trcmely przz'ing to a civilian br,r h II
aud n happier man. And l would
away feelii e us good as martyr ,nd
carrying wIth M II s"r Of impress II
tia Prva II 'nknrfi ! q great I, nj
to do with the ma nuvres oi the cClps
of which he WAS n private gentleman au.l
associated almost exclusively with Y. IL
erals and colonels.
But when met him the other day
thsre was glad look in his eye and be
grasped my hand eagerly.
"You must lie here ou the 90 H." ht
Sai l, ga.ly; ''the old One Hundred and
e gh y.seventh is going to have renn
ion. I'll see all the old b y; gallant Old
fellows l haven't met siLcs Co."
There Was nothing lonesome nbou,
Rtukanfle uow. CIVILIAN MS l was,
reioiced at the prospect ur his meeting
his ol friends.
ut WIS a sple' did regiment" I re.
m ,rked. the old One Hundred anG
Ei ,htN seventh m Ide a gallant record.
Wnere is Il ner De r spa aid now?"
"oh he's Collector of Internal
Reve. ur,"
so he is; I had forgotten. Aud Col.
E ,heloi?"
He's Postmaster"
"Snre enough. Aud Major Kamr.
stuhl?'
Hes Sheriff."
"And Captain Tom i",?"
"Uuited States Consul to--Gutta
Percha, l believe it is"
"And Lieutenant Colonel Rou dstep?"
United States Marshal"
"And Captain Tumbril?"
ale is Judge of the United States
Cjurt."
"oh. yes; and Qnartermaster Salt.
horst?'
He was in the Treasury Department
until last week"
aud where is be noW?'
They doh'; know" said Private r INK.
anfile. e,aslvely. They think he is il
Canada. bat they haven't found him yet ;
"Ah. yes; ana wh'r are the other eli
GERS Of your regiment?'
''In the Legislatur7; FL except Sur.
seou Greensash--he is in Congress- aud
Adju;ant Tenshun, who is in the Pen,
sion Bureau.
"wpnt are you doing'' I asked.
al nm shipping clerk down here nj
Hide & Tallow's. and" with a trouble
look-''they won't want me after the first
of lime; they have to make place fol
OLD T ,lloN + nephew. Bnt I'll 6ad some
thing, Ireckon. Tn revrr ont Of n pl ,c
very long Come in and see MS when W,
get together on the 29h. won't ynu?
and all the ironhle died out Of his fnc,
1t TIE thought Of meeting the old be-!
again.
looked after him ps he limned away
His q il is nueracefdI, necauSe he hes
n knee. III ~ n boNe. l. was shit
tered AT lptie'am. TIE bullet wen
crashing into It when he ran hack 10 picl
mp and save the =, gimen'al Il g that a
fallen from the dead bands Of the colo
sergeant.
Don't tell me that republics are m
grateful" sail iha big-henr'ed priva'
ons day. Iis eyes swimming in prltefn
tears. 'Look here. all this Ist for n III
tie thump like that" He had Just d-awr
his pension. Eight dollars n month.
he said proudly, "lor stiff knee"
His old commander. General De Res
paraid. gets great deal m're than tia
and never got 'cratch in the nrmy
Dnt he has something mysterious. wit
a long Latin name. that has affected = m
Cour-syllable portion of his anatomy
Ev ry time 4 ,nk ,rfil4 hpa's nj is-whic
is every time he mests the general
shndders. and SAYS 'that thing viii car
ry the gen, raj a one of these d avs"
] would not he snrFIised. Il is bil
IN 1ugh to carry OF q rhinooeroA