Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-02-16

hearts core, and that we were
merely Lincoln hirelings still.
they were women they did
not like to see any one appear
careless of dress. so soon
there was not a uniform coat
with a loose hanging button.
To have a Southern woman.
whether maid. wife. widow or
gray-haired & rand mother,
bring a needle and thread and
tighten a button. while the
wearer stood awkwardly in
front Of her, was to realize
that Louisiana was not the
only party to the war who was
being "conciliated."
Every regiment had some
officer, generally a young
Lieutenant, whose ability, APP
pearance and spirits COMPEL
ed his comrades to pronounce
him the flower Of the flock. -
Ours was Will Glelnie. The
natives approved our choice
Of their own accord, .And we
accepted their dictum without
bit of jealousy, fearing only
that thcyoungster might cause
some fruitless hcartaches. But
he didn't. He was officer OF
the first picket line we threw
out, and SO impressed was he
with the defensive possibilities
of the place, that we were glad
to have him relieve us OF some
responsibility by taking charge
of the slight carthworks it
seemed advisable to erect.
He spent a full half hour OF
every day outside the lines.
looking Tor additional points
of vantage, and as no enemy
had been in the vicinity for
weeks, he never cared for a
guard.
Time passed ON delightfully."-
for a fortnight that there was
little but roll calls and picket
duty to remind us that we
were soldiers. Every thing
was too pleasant to last, so
one day a rattle of muskctry
warned us that there was trou-
bic on the picket line. BY the
time our buglcs had recalled
us from our hospitable loung-
ing place, and hurried us to-
ward the front, a soldier with
a broken arm came in and re-
ported that some cavalry had
tried to force their way into
town by the western road.and,
being rcpulscd, had dismount-
ed. and were disagreeing, in
the usual military manncr,with
the picket, who had fallen
back TO Glennie $ breastworks.
BLESS Glennie for the brest-
works =" exclaimed our Major
in command, after he had
shouted Double quiz c k,
march
The resistance made by our
entire force seemed to disgust
the enemy, for in a couple OF
hours they ceased firing. A
special roll call showed that
none of our men had been
killed. and only two or three
wounded. but a Captain APP
preached the Major and said
that Lieutenant Glcnnic was
missing. He had gone nearly
a mile to the front. TO a little
elevation where he had thought
a howitzer might advantage
ously be posted, gone two or
three hours before the enemy
appeared.
Captured, then, of course, =
groaned the Major. Con
found it, gentlemen, for the
good OF the service Id rather
have been captured myself"
Most of us felt the same
way. and we were too dismal
for the remainder of the day
even to rejoice at having re
pulsed the enemy. The en-
tire force went out as skirm-
ishcrs for mile or two, asking
questions at every plantation
house and cabin, but no one
could tell whether or no the
enemy. as they galloped away,
had a Union officer with them.
We felt SO ugly at our loss
that we feared to face the ma
tives when we returned to
town. What would they think
OF us, as soldiers. when they
learned that the officer whom
we all cheerfully acknowledg.
ed was the ablest soldier
among us had fallen into the