The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-15

for January, contains tho following
rcminiscence of soldier life in the
Confederate army:
A hungry looking, lank, angular
specimen Of the genus Reb, appeared
at the farm house Of a widow lady
not far from GordWusyiIle, who was
noted for her uiggardliness and par
simony. So close indeed, and mean
was she, that a pIacard was nailed ON
her gate with the inscription: "No
soldiers fed or housed here
The best foragcrs and pirooters Of
the brigade met their match in this
old woman, and returned defeated
from the field, and at last she was left
in undisturbed possession other place
and no hungry soldiers ever were fed
at her table.
When this animated picture and
figure of famine stalked in her yard,
the old lady was prepared for hostlli-
ties Immediately.
The sad faced defender Of the soil,
asked in humble way:
"Please marn, lend me your iron
pot ?"
Man | haven'tno iron pot for YOU -
"Please marm, I wont hurt it."
"You don't s'pose | am agwine to
| Ia, n
do you would never see it again.
Go over there whore Mrs. Hanger
lives, she will lend hers to vou.'
"Marm | will bring your pot back,
hope may die of don't. l wont
take it out of the yard and will kindlc
the fire here"
'What do you want with it ?" said
the old lady.
81 want to bile some stone soup,
answered. the soldier looking plain
lively at the qucstioner.
"Stone soup! What's stone soup ~
and the old lady's curiosity began to
rise. "IIow do you make it, and
what for ~
"NIarm," replied the sad faced
infantryman, sever since the war
bcgan,the rations have become scare
er and scarcer,until they have stopped
entirely, and we uns have to live on
stone soup to keep from starving"
"Stone soup,how DO you make it ~
''Pleaso marin you get pot with
some water, and ! will show you.
We bile the stone y
The ancient dame trotted off, full
Of wonder and inquisitiyeness to get
the article, and by the time she re.
turned the solder had kindled fire,
and setting the kettle on the pile,
waited for the water to boil, taking a
rock about the size of his head, he
washed it clean and put it in the pot,
and then he said to the old woman
who was peering in the pot:
"Marm, please get me small piece
of bacon, about the size Of your hand,
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