The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-06-19
A Confederate EggnOgg.

One cold, cloudy Christmas day, when
the prospects of the Confederacy were as
gloomy as the leather, an Arkansaw SOL
dier, whose clothes loked as though they
had been run through a threshing ma.
chine, approached General HindmaD,
who sat on stump near fire, and said
"Gineral, wouldn't little aignog go
putty we'll this mornin'? You know, in
Arkansaw we allus cilibrate Christmas
with little o. the stuff"
eyes," the General replied, "and
should like to have a quart of it right
now"
"Well, let's go to your tent, whar
nobody ken see US, and we'll make som e
'rangements."
When they entered the tent, the soldier
said "You git the whiskey, and I'll git
the aigs an sugar"
Call right"
The soldier went away, and after
while, with detected countenance, he
returned with the information that some
one had stolen the "artickles." I'm
devlish sorry," said he, "for I've been er
savin' them things fur yer benefit for a
long time, KNOWN how aignog would
strike yer Christmas day."
"That is bad" said the General, "and
ifI could discover the thief, he should
be punished. Stay here, and let me go
out and skirmish."
The General, after much difficulty,
succeeded in securing the ingredients,
and ere long bowl of the frothing drink
was prepared.
"Ah," said the soldier, reflling his tin
cup the third time, "this tastes like old
times, when I uster 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,
Col. Bob Newton, chief of Hindmar's
staff, entered and said:
"Do you remember old Dave Aickett,
who used to run fiat boat on White
river ?"
eyes, he was here a few moments
ago."
"He came to me this morning." the
Colonel continued, "and began to talk
about eggnogg. Said that he had been
keeping eggs and sugar for me long
time, and that if would furnish the
whiskey, we would have Christmas
drink. 1 agreed, and he went away,
returning pretty soon, and sorrowfully
announced that some one had stolen his
treasure. Rather than see the old fellow
disappointed, 1 furnished everything, and
for few moments We"
"Good morning, gentlemen" said Gen.
Churchill, entering the tent. "Had a
fine eggnogg early this morning. An
old fellow that used to run fiat boat on
White 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 Fagan."
"Gentlemen," said General Fagan,
"you ought to have been with me this
morning. An old fellow, former fat
boatman, came to me and talked about
eggs till he made my mouth water. He
said that be had been saving up lot of
eggs and sugar for my benefit, and that if
l would furnish the whiskey we would
CeIeUIdte. 6iCeu, auo H0 hoh1 away
but [ never saw more cast down man
than he was upon returning. Some one
had stolen the eggs, but I furnished the
outfit, seeing that disappointment would
about kill the old fellow. Hello Rey-
nolds p
"Good morning, gentlemen" said Gen
eral Reynolds. II have had fine time
this morning. An old fellow
"Hold on" shouted the other men
eve know all about that egg stealing
business"
General Hindman called an orderly,
and giving him the name of the egg man,
said: "Find that man and make him
drunk, if it takes every drop of whiskey
in the Confederacy. Such merit shall
not 60 unrewarded."