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

One cold, cloudy Christmas day, wher
the prospects of the Confederacy we're n,
gloomy as the weather, an ArkSusaw sol
dier, whose clothes loked as though the,
had been run through tnreshing +,
chine, approached General Hind An
who sat on stump near O fire, al .aid
"Gineral, wouldn't @ little aisuog &c
putty we'll this mornin'? You know. II
Arkansaw we allus cilibrate Christina,
with little o. the stuff"
yes the General replied, "and ]
should like to have quart of it right
now"
"Well, let's go to your tent, whs,
nobody ken see US, aud we'll make soms
| 'rangements."
| Wen they entered lite tent. the soidie,
said "You git the whiskey, aud I'll gi,
the aigs an sugar"
cali right"
The soldier went away, and afte,
q 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 el
seavin them things fur yer benefit for a
long time, KNOWN how aignog would
strike yer Christmas day."
THAT is bad" said the General, "and
II could discover the thief, he should
be punished. Stay here, and let me &c
out and skirmish."
! The General, after much difficulty
succeeded in securing the Ingredients
and ere long bowl Of the frotbing drink
was prepared.
"Ab," said the soldier, refilling his tin
cup the third time, "this tastes like old
time5, when l uster get up a fore day an
fire off the old fuzee. Put two men's
heads together, an suthin is goin' tel
| happen"
Shortly after the soldier left the tent
Col. Bob Newton, chief of Hind.nan'e
! staff, entered aud said:
do you remember old Dave Aickett,
who used TO run fiat boat on White
| riyer2"
| eyes, he was here few moments
ago."
o"He came to me this morning" the
Colonel continued, "and began to talk
about eggnogg. Said that Se had been
time, and that if would furnish the
whiskey, we would have Christmas
drink. agreed, and he went away,
announced that some one had stolen his
treasure. Rather than see the old felio7;
disappointed, l 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.
"Bnt did he do it?" asked Hindman
! and Newton nsimultapeoualv
No; some wretch had stolen the stuff.
Hello, here is Fagan."
"Geh.!emen," said General Pagan,
"you ought to have been with me this
morning. An old fellow, former fiat
boatman, came to me aud talked about
eggs till he made my mouth water. he
said that he had been saving up q lot oI
eggs aud sugar for my benefit, aud that il
l would furnish the whiskey we would
celebrate. I agreed, and he went away
but never saw more cast down man
than he was upon returning. Some one
had stolen the eggs, bu. furnished the
outfit, seeing that disappointment would
about kill the old fellow. Hello Rey.
nolds ]"
Good morning, gentlemen" said Gen.
eral Reynolds. ~ have had O fine time
j this morning. An old fellow"
| "Hold en-" shouted the other men
! I'VE know all about that egg stealing
business"
General Hindmau called an orderly
!. and giving him the namc of the egg man
said: "Find that man and make him
/ drunk, If 1t takes every drop Of whiskey
in the Confederacy. Such merit shall
not go unrewarded."