The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-27
A OeNFRD,s EGG-NoG.
How One Of Hindman's Men Cele-
brated Christmas.

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when the prospects OF the,confedsracy
we're as gloomy az the weather. an
Arkansaw soldier, whose clothes look.
ed as though they had been run
through q threshing machine. ap,
preached Ganeral Hindmsn. who sat
en- stump near fire, and said:
"Gineral, wouldn't little aignog
90 putty we'll this mornin'? You
know, in Aakansaw We allus CELEBRATE
Christmas with a little o. the stuff"
Yes" the general replied, land
should like to have q quart Off right
now"
well, let's 60 to your tent, whar
nobody ken see us, and we'll make
Engagements"
Wen they entered the tent the
soldier said; "You git the whiekey,
and I'll git the aigs an sugar."
'All right"
The soldier went away, and after o
while, with detected coun.enance, he
returned with the information that
some one had stolen the "artickles."
"I'm devilish sorry" said he, "ior
I've been or savin' them things fur
yer benefit fur a long time. KNOWN
how aignog would strike yer Christ
mas day."
THAT'S bad" said the general,
land il I could discover the theft. he
should be punished. Stay here. and
let me 60 out and ekirmish."
The general. after much difficulty,
succeeded in securing the ingredients,
and ere long o bowl of the irothing
drink was prepared.
"Ah," said the soldier, refIling his
tin CUP the third time, "shis tastes
like old times, when l ulster get up
sfore day and fire of the old fuzee.
Put two meme heads together, and
suthin is goin' ter happen"
Shortly after the soldier left the
tent, Colonel Bob Newton, Chief OF
Hiudman's staff, entered and said:
"Do you remember old Dave Hick-
EFT, who used to run e fas boat on
the White rivers"
"Yes, he was here few moments
ago."
HE came to me this morning."
the colonel continued, 4" and began
to talk about egg nog, and SAID that
been keeping eggs and sugar for me-
long time, and that il would fur.
nish the whisky ne would have a
Christmas drink. l agreed, and ne
went away. returning pretty SOON. and
eorrowfulIy announced that some Que
had stolen his treasure. Rather than
see the old fellow disappointed, I fur
niehed everything, and FOR q few
moments we"
''Good morning, gentlemen" said
General Churchill, entering the tent.
Had fine egg-nog early this morn
ing, An old fellow that used to run
e fat boat on the White river. said
that he would furnish the eggs and
sugar"
E'But did he DO ita" asked Hind
man and Newton simultaneously.
mo; some wretch had stolen the
stuff. Hello! here is Fsgan."
"Gsntlemen," said General Fa2ar,
''you ought to have been with me this
morning. An old fellow, a former
flat-boa!man, came 10 me and talked
about eggs ill he made my mouth
water. He said that ne had been
saving up lot OF eggs and sugar fol
my benefit, and that il would fur
nish the whisky ne would celebrate.
I agreed, and he went away, but
never aaW a more cast.down man
thar he vas upon returning. Some
one had stolen the eggs, but I fur
nished the outfit, seeing that diapa-
| pointedment would about kill the Old
fellow"
'Good morning, gentlemen" saic
General Reynolds. ~ have had {
fine time this morning, An old fel,
low"
"Hold on? saauteii the othsr men
1--WE know all abou. that egg stealing
business"
General Hindm called an ordefl,
and giving him the name OF the egg
man, said; Find that man ant
make him drunk, if i: takes ever
dfop Of whisky in the confsderaoy
tsuch merit should no. go unresa d
ed"