Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-07
i Confederate Egsnosg.

eracy were as gloomy AZ tile hea'ii
er. an Arkansaw soldier, whose
clothes looked. as though they had
been run through q threshing ma
chine, approached Gen. Hindman,
who sat OF a stump near fire, and
said:
"Gineral, wouldn't u little aignog
90 putty well this mornin? You
know, in Arkansaw we allus ciIi-
brate Christmas with u little o. the
stuff"
YES" the general replied, "and
| should like to have quart OF 1t
right now"
"Well, let's 60 to your tent,
whar nobody ken see us, an we'll
make some 'rangements."
When they entered the tent the
soldier said: "You git the whisky,
and I'll git the aigs an sugar.
Gail right"
The soldier went away, and after
awhile, with detected countenance,
he returned with the information
that some one had stolen the
"artickles " "I'm devilish sorry"
said he "for I've been er savin'
them things fur yer benefit for a
long time, KNOWN how a aignog
would strike yer Christmas day.
"That is bad" said the general,
land if I 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 ingred-
tents, and ere long q bowl of the
frothing drink was prepared.
"Ah," said the soldier, retilling
his tin cup the third time, "this
tastes like old times, when ] ulster
get up afore day an fire Off the old
fuzee. Put two mems heads to-
gether, an suthin is goin' ter hap
pen
Shortly after the soldier left the
tent, Col. Bob Newton, chief Of
Hindmm's staff, entered and said:
"Do you remember old Dave
Aikett, who used to run a fiat boat
On White River ?"
eyes, he was here few moments
ago."
"He came to me this morning."
the colonel continued, "and begar
to talk about eggnogg. Said tina
he had been keeping eggs and sugar
for me long time, and that if
would furnish the whisky, we would
have Christmas drink. / agreed
and he went away, returning prett!
soon, and sorrowfully announced
that some one had stolen his treas
ure. Rather than see the old fellow
disappointed, / furnished every
thing, and for few moments We
Good morning, gentlemen,
said Gen. Churchill, entering tn
tent. clad a fine eggnogg earl.
this morning. An old fellow tina
used to run a flat boat on Whit
River, said that he would furnisl
the eggs and sugar"
"But did he do it?" asked Hind
man and Newton simultaneously
"No; some wretch had stolen tn
stuff. Hello here is Pagan"
"Gentlemcn," said Gen. Pagan
"you ought to have been with m
this morning. An old fellow,
former flat boat man, came to m
and talked about eggs till he mad
my mouth water. He said that h
had been saving up a lot of egg
and sugar for my benefit, and this
| if ! would furnish the whisky W
would celebrate. agreed, and h
, went away, but l never saw MOI
= cast-down man than he was upo
returning. Some one had stole
the eggs, but furnished the outfi
seeing that disappointment woul
about kill the old fellow. Helix
,, Reynolds ~
Good morning, gentlemen,
70 said Gen. Reynolds. 81 have had
fine time this morning An ol
: fellow
Hold on !" shouted the 9th,
men; Eve know all about that eg
stealing business"
Gen. Hindman called an ordcrl,
and, giving him the name of Il
egg man, said: Find that man al
, make him drunk, if it takes ever
a drop Of whisky in the Confederate
: Such merit shall not go unrewar