Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-14
A Confederate Eggnog.

One cold, cloudy Christmas day, when
the prospects of the Confederacy were as
gloomy as the weather, an Arkansas
soldier. whose clothes looked as though
they had been run through threashing-
machine, approached General Hindnlan,
who sat on a stump near fire, and said
General, wouldn't little aignog GO
putty we'll this mornin'? You know, in
Arkansas we allus eiGbrate Christmas with
little o the stuff"
Yes" the General replied, and l should
like to have quart of it right now"
well lets go TO your tent whar nobody
ken see US, an we'll make some range
ments."
When they entered the tent the soldier
said:
You git the whisky, and I'll git the
aigs an sugar"
."All right"
The soldier went away, and after while,
with detected countenance, he returned
with the information that some one had
stolen the q articles" I'm devlish sorry,
said he, g for I've been er sayin' them things
fur yer benefit for a long time, KNOWN
how a aignog would strike yer Christmas
day
THAT is bad" said the General, and If
I could discover the thief, he should be
punished. Stay here, and let me go out
and skirmish."
The General, after much difficulty, sue
ceeded in securing the ingredients, and ere
long bowl of the frothing drink was pre-
pared.
All" said the soldier, reflling his tin
cup the third time, this tastes like old
times, when | ulster to get up afore day an
fire off the old fuzee. Put two mems heads
together an suthin' is goin' ter happen"
Shortly after the soldier left the tent,
Colonel Bob Newton, chief Of Hindman's
staff, entered and said
do you remember old Dave Aickett,
who used torun flatboat on White river?'
" Yes; he was here few moments ago"
I" He came to me this morning" the
Colonel continued, "and began to talk
about 'eggnog said that he had been keep
ing eggs and sugar for me for long time,
and that if would furnish the whisky we
would have a Christmas drink. / agreed,
and he went away, returning pretty soon,
and sorrowfully announced that some one
had stolen his treasure. Rather than see
the old fellow suffer, | furnished every
thing, and for few moments We
Good morning, gentlemen" said Cen
eral Churchill, entering the tent Had
fine eggnog early this morning. An old
ltllON iIidl uStl " run HdNpoell Oll w me
river said that he would furnish the eggs
and sugar."
But did he do it? asked Hindman and
Newton simultaneously.
No; some wretch had stolen the stuff.
Hello, here is Pagan"
Gentlemen" said General Pagan, you
ought to have been with me this morning.
An old fellow, former flatboatman, came
to me and talked about eggs till he made
my mouth water. He said that he had
been saving up lot of eggs and sugar for
my benefit, and that if would furnish the
whisky we would celebrate. l agreed, and
he went away but | never saw more cast
down man than he was upon returning.
Some one had stolen the eggs, but l fur
nished the outfit seeing that disappoint-
ment would about kill the old fellow.
Hello Reynolds !"
Good morning, gentlemen" said Gen
eral Reynolds. have had a fine time
this morning. An old fellow"
Hold on, shouted the other men; we
know all about that stealing business"
General Hindman called an orderly, and
giving him the name of the egg man, said
g Find that man and make him drunk, if
it takes every drop of whisky in the Con-
Such merit shall not go unre-
warded. = Texas Siftings.