The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-06-14
4 Confederate Egaogs.
FTexas Siftines.l

One cold, cleudy Christmas day,
when the prospects OF the Confe d.
eracy were as gloomy as the wealth
er an Arkansaw soldier, whose
clothes looked as though TINY had |
been run through q threshing ma
chine, approached Gen. Hindman.
who sat on o stump near fire, and
said:
"Gineral, wouldn't alittle aignog
20 putty well this mornili You
know, In Arkansaw We allus cilli.
brate Christmas with q little o. the |
stuif.n
"Yes,n the general replied, sand
/ should like to have q quart Of II |
right now.S
swell, let's us 60 to your tent,
whar nobody ken see us, an wen |
make some arrangements.n
When they entered the tent the
soldier said: aYou git the whisky,
and III git the aigs an sugar."
"All right.n
The soldier went away, and after
awhile, with detected countenance
he returned with the information
that some one had stolen the "ar.
tickles.n am devilish sorry,n
said he, afor I've been or savin'
them things fur yer benefit for q
long time, knowin' how q aignog
would strike yer Christmas day."
''That is bad" said the general,
"and II I could discover the thief,
he should be punished. Stay
here and let me 60 out and skir.
mish."
The general, after much dificul.
ty, succeeded In securing the In.
gradients, and ere long Q bowl Of
the frothing drink was prepared.
"Ah,n said the soldier re6lling
his tin cup the third time. ''this
tastes like old times, when l uster
got up afore day an hre OF the
old hlsee. Put two mems heads
together an suthin' Is goiu' ter
happen"
Shortly after the soldier left the
tent Col. Bob Newton, chief Of
Hindman's stan, entered aud said /:
"Do you remember old Dave
Alckett, who used to run . DAT boat
on White Riverf'
ayes, he was here q 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 aud 81.
gar for me Q long time, and that II
l would furnish the whisky, we
would have . Christmas drink. l
agreed, and he went away, return.
ing pretty soon, and sorrowfully
announced that some one had sto.
len his treasure. Rather than SEQ
the old fellow disappointed, / fur.
nished everything, and for q few
moments We"
"Good morning, gentlemen"
said Gen. Churchill, entering the
tent. Had q flne eggnogg ear.
ly this morning. An old fellow
that used 10 run . fst boat on
White River, said that he would
furnish the eggs and sugnr-"
"But did he do II r asked Hind
man and Newton simultaneously,
"No; some wretch had. stolen
the stun. Hellol here's Fagan.'
Gentlemen" said Gen. Pagan,
"you ought to have been with me
this morning. An old follow,
former fat boatman came to inc
and talked about eggs till he made
my mouth water. He said he had
been saving up q lot Of eggs and
sugar for my benefit, and II
would furnish the whisky w
would celebrate. / agreed, and
he went away, but never saw 9
more cast-down man than he wal
upon returning Some one had
stolen the eggs, but furnished the
outfit, seeing that disappointment,
would about kill the old fellow
Hellow, Reynolds n
"Good morning, gentlemen
said Gen. Reynolds. ~ have had
Q fine time this morning. An old
fellow
"Hold on p shouted the Other
men, I'VE know all about that egg
stealing business"
Gen. Hindman called sn orderly
and giving him the name Of the
egg man, said: "Find that man
and make him drunk, II it takel
every drop Of whisky in the Con
federacy. Such merit shall not g.
unrewarded.r
" think the Investments are safe