The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-11

Sacramento BE.
"The fights in camp" said Capt. Hand,
"were often hotter than our engagements
III the hsld. Nest Of the disputes that led
to personal encounters grew out OF trouble
at tho card table. Everybody played poker
in the army, even some Of the chaplaius.
The greatest tins at poker remember was
when We lay down in Tennessee Tor three
weeks one time aud nothing to do. We
used to put a rubber over our tent to hide
the candle light. Many time have l lost
half day on barrel fol being caught
burning candle after taps. We'll, beans
were the only chips We had. The result!
was TINT no matter how carefully the bank
er kept his accounts he always had to re-
deem about twice as many beans az he
had given out. Then somebody would Get
mad, and presently there would be q fight.
that could not be stopped by threat to
call tho guard, or the appearance
OF tho guard j in person, and
guard house all night for tho
party. How those boys would fight. And
they were always good friends next day,
TOO. There was johnson, my tent COM
paniop, he's gone now; got his last bullet
at Vlcksbu.g. Ha WAS always licking
somebody. They rang in 10 many bogus
BEAM on johnson that the last time he
KEEP. bank he made everybody at the
table turn his pockets inside out boicre
they eat down. ! WIS sitting on board
over our cEmp:ke.tle, aud luck was against
me, so before cat down I filled the bot.
tom with beans from our camp store. I
lifted Il good many during the game, and
when johnson came to redeem be WIS
broken up, and swore he would never play
with Billy Cieaves again. He wanted to
lick him, only l called the guard. Yes,
great timea those WERE" aud the man who
had been where the bullets flaw relapsed
into silence. -7l
Zone OF the most dramatic scenes re.
member" said the Judge, twas an occur
renee on MissisaippI river steamer.
Judge Saaseliord OF the Supreme Court
had fine place on tho river down in Ten
nessse. lie was neutral, though with
Union sympathies. Dstachmen;s from
both armies were frequently at his place.
and he treated all alike. His daughter
Miss Mary, was a yivac:ous little lady, and
rebel to the core. Oae son was in the Con.
tederato army, and WAS killed, and two
with US. We'll the Judge was coming back
from Washington with Miss Mary. and the
only way 70 get down the river was on a
Union gunboat. There was strict order to
ALLOW now ladies on board, but The Judge
fixed it up in some way with lhe
captain aud got Mary on beard. al
tho dinner the pretty young lady was given
the ssat Of honor at tho head OF The fable.
She was slch q dainty little thing md
snubbed tho officers go numerically that
they admired her alt the more. The yery
frat toast was proposed, I'LL standing 10
the Union army. Glasses were raised and
all eyes turned toward Miss Mary, only to
be STARTLED by her action. She sprang to
her feet, her iAce flushed with anger. and.
smashing. her glass to fragments on the
table before her, cried: mo no! No
toast shall be drank in my presence TO the
army that killed my brother! sand the
Grange part Of it wsa," said the Judge in
conclusion, shat they did not drink the
toast or a similar one, as long as ste was
on the beat" 80 !. -