The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-08
Boston Beans in Came.

In the winter of 1868, we were at
Brandy Station, writes "a Boston cor.
respondent of the Philadelphia Press.
Our cook was Frank d. Hewasa tip
top fellow, passably honest las cooks
go), and being a Boston boy, wasfond
OF beans.
One night / was sergeant of the
guard, and a short time after taps, /
happened to be near our company
street, and saw Frank and his assist
ant quietly remove the embers from
the hole under the fireplace, and then
put in a small sized camp kettle,
which [ knew from experience to con
tain beans. went back to the guard
house; / said nothing about my dis
covery till near morning. but l did a
heap of thinking.
At about 3 a. M, another fellow
and went and took the kettle out Of
the hole more quietly than Frank had
put it. there; we carried it to the guard
house, and, after pledging theguard to
secrecy, divided the beans among them.
The morning was cold and the beans
were hot; they were the product OF a
violation OF the eighth commandment
but they tasted rs good as though we
had paid for them. besides, Frank
himself had stolen them from the
company in the first place, and when
L was q boy we had a saying to the
effect that the last thief had the best
title to the article purloined. At any
rate, we ate the beans.
After the last one had disappeared,
some n proposed that we put the
empty kettle back where we found it,
as if it had never been disturbed.
Quietly, but rapidly weshoved it back
into the hole, and, replacing the cover
raked the GOALS around and on top OF
1T, and then retired to await develop
ments. We had not longto wait.
Just before daylight the cooks turn
ed out and went to take out the beans,
They had to be removed before the
men saw them or there would be a
row. Their looks of mingled satisfac.
ton and expectation would do you
good to look at. Carefully they drew
the kettle from it's packing OF cinders
and then-ah, then!-noticing it's low
specific gravity they set it on The
ground, removed the cover andlookec
within. Now both these young mer
We're OF good family. In youth theil
home influence had been of the best
ana n of them, when at home, had
been a Sunday school teacher, butthe
language they uttered on that morn.
ing at Brandy station would never dc
for publication in the columns of a
Sunday school paper. / was present
when Maj. II. discovered that some
evil disposed person had shaver the
tail OF his charger, and put whee
grease on the seat of his saddle.
have often heard an army teamster
discussing the situation With his mules
when the wagon was hub deep il
the mud, and the mules would
not pull u pound; and l once
heard Gen. Phil kearney make some
remarks Of q personal nature to al
orderly who. in helping the general tt
mount hishorse, had by his awkward
ness caused the general to tear hi.
trousers; but for good, cool, clear
hair-lifting profanity, for malediction.
which embraced the whole nine part.
OF speech, which were formed accord
ing to the rules OF syntax, and coult
be anaylized and parsed, i never
heard anything quite come up to tina,
little discourse which Frank delivered
that morning over the empty bear
pot. He insisted on tightingsomeone
he didn't ARE who, if he was aslarg,
as an elephant and as tall as Bunkel
Hill monument" 1t was a long tim,
before the company got their COTE,
that morning, and a longer one befor,
he cooled down, and up to the las
day OF his service you had only to sa,
Oceans to him to drive him into {
fit OF emotional insanity.