Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-29
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saess 81 seakest polat q dsfsase. 70
ssar1 the rae STATE "a shfaks .l thst potsls
Nas sea s<ltA . sl4lali ses.1 sias patty b.
lae ~as ef BE shiazis conips1iay's eaaial
mt Lake JssliuEsleEi.s. e. sool1 frosr thsnes
seulh ~ lhe Dlsssas saalar.
ulta9 IA skl1s ~z FeaeAed 4 Landing Ga
solefah.y solf sFoani. an camped fof tls
aI-lls 3u o lItl- kaei rs q dense sniekst ~
scrub pils. a ba4l alle ~ thersabgut from
ta1 point oi landing OF course /
bad senliasls ~en oat fFom car bisoaac,
tor anew ~ many sounds that the
enemy we're aot FAR from as. All vent
sell through the night and at dawn Nc
male colt e ald cooked soiae yeais0n that
1 bad got hon old Duke al the head 0f tho
eaaal as ~e came - hls place 0n the pre-
gious afternoon. The sentiueis were called
Ia ~ breakfast, for nnere seemed . DO 40
Issslnesiiass q anger. y h4d Iust sqeatted
- ''ur c1fse aud srist when sound sauck
oar sars which mafe every nan ia silence
spIlas ~ and rasD hls Sharp's earbine.
Is sss Ia heavy trea / of nlea. We hai
Just sot oar arls u hand when a do<en
men in febei gray led by a lieutenant aver
six f-ct D. sh ana iean as q aan. broke
Fisal shrsu b lhs 5Fasl ln ront of us.
Ia : seeoad, taiie kg.a paTtlss Stool at
a rsady, the b utenant eFiet out:
Hold oh, Tansss l. y0u'uns ~on's
shool. we'uns 'i hoid hre. rnat eotee
sglel.s mis1tg .ooi-Se'uns haven't had
none i9r a year. We've lots OF tobacco,
though.
IL and his men looked 50 gaunt and
hunsry, aad ~ little like enemies Just
IL.en, that eried out:
Ii you'll stack your arms out there
All trust % us. y5n shall share ia grub
aai csifee, aud then be free 70 20 back and
n shl it oat if you want TO-"
Cool as sweet corn. We'uns are
m gaty hun -, yoa het.p
They az once stacked arms and we did
the aans, aud while our cook put more
coffee AMI more steak oa the fire We sat
there on ths ground, the Blue aud the
~ ~ AIAA LdAArA us "a VIC Wtft nAi
friends. Not about the war or its causes,
bat about camp afe and other things.
And the way our coffee went down, with
hart tack and juicy venisOn steak, would
have satisfied ths proadest landlord thai
ever brayget II his table.
Ate We had tilted up. the Virginian'
brous sat 0<t their tobacco and did theil
share OF treating Tue Lieutenant had a
huge eautesu Of old peach brandy anC
that went the rounds.
After we hal got 50 friendly | asked the
Lieutenant now he came % be in on thai
p3iat- usrspiis /:
Twas ssRt Ia watch lest YOU 'uns came
this VA, IA lorce g. take Us on the faux
Our lain force is ul1ssrl in front, where
tae batteriss are read 10 20 IN il you 'gn,
weaken, and tae old man I.onsstreet) wa.
afeard you mis ht come through the swamI
and tickle as in the rear. What were yoJ
l 'uns doin' heI-ss"
'Just out "a hunt for fresh meat; got
this deer last nighC."
''Well, tbe best o. luck % you. y YOu dom
feel ike ghtin' now. ID youy"
Not II YOU boys don't- 1t would be
pity 70 spoil this picnic that way"
80 we ali shook hands, traded coffee FOL
tobacco, aud separated, at least for then
as friends The next day on the lines W,
were all throwing lead and iron at each
other