The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-04-26
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sersed Capt Mar-h Miller ~ reply
10 u question touching articles o
diet he had tackled during his ca
reer as a soldier.
"But | and my whole Company
got The name of being dog eater,
once, and it stuck TO us until we
disbauded," he added III the conf
dental tone he assumes when he
is prepared TO unship a reminis.
cence.
The way of IT. he continued,
twas this. | had been ordered ia
take a squad of men-all trained
scouts and Indian fghters-and
skirrnish around in the woods back
of st. Joseph, La, and watch The
enemy.
we had nothing 10 eat except
bareback aud SOW belly, and an oc.
caslonal piece OF beef, when we
could catch a COW or steer that
looked like it was tired OF Lille, so
when some of The boys brought IN
a young kid one day there was a
general rejoicing.
"The kid wasn't in very good or
der; in fact a glassed-eyed man
could count his ribs fifty yards
away, but we were not particular.
Goat was goat, and anything beat
the regular ratiOns.
1--WE skinned the KID and Dor
rOwed one of those old-fashioned
ovens to bake it in, and were lick,
ing our chops in fond contempla-
ton OF The coming feast, when up
rode Col. Harris, whose regiment
was camped about ten miles away.
He had ten men with him and they
all looked hungry.
Light, Colonel, and take din
ner," says |.
We're gong down the road a
piece, but We'll be back inside OF
fifteen minutes and go YOU" said
he, and he eyed the oven like he
could eat everything in IT..
All right, "said /, aud Harris and
gang rode off.
"Cappen you have played hi
now" said one OF The boys after
Harris had gone, Them lellers'll
come back here, am they bein'
company We'll have to take a back
seat am they'll eat all The kid"
mo they won't" SAID |, "and l
meant il, for ! had a plan.
One Of the boys had shot a vel.
dog that morning and The car.
cass lay in a ravine pretty close 10
he camp. | sent a man down to
where the animal was and had him
o cut off The feet and bring them
o me.
Il threw 'em down pretty close
o The oven and laid for Harris and
lis crowd. Pretty soon they came
pack, looking hungrler than ever.
Il invited 'em to sit down on a
og where they could look right at
he dogs feet, and after looking
while, | got up and raised the lid
# the oven.
"The kid was just done enough
0 look red, and | hadn't known
| might have taken it for a
myself.
"Where are the feet 2" / asked
he cook, looking all around and {
wearing like a Texas trooper be-
ause what | called the best part of
he meat had been thrown away.
Then l saw the dogs feet, and | :
rent on worse than ever. | black
uarded the cook and everybody
4 the army from jeff Davis down, /
ecause the feet had been left off.
u course Harris and his men no. 9
.ced tbe dogs paws and caught on, t
r thought they did. n
IL don't believe we can STAY to
inner, Miller" said Harris in a "
loment or two, ave haven't got e
me-" y
ooh yes you have" I replied, 9
I'd picking up one of the paws | h
to The cook ant told him to
I'm 1t and barbecue il for Colonel IL
Iarris. q,
"Well, sir, l thought Harris W
.Ould faint. He turned red in The n
ice, squirmed like a girl with a 81
Ed under her corset, aud finally re
ammered something about being OF
disposed and urgent duties
hlch demanded his immediate NJ
'esence AT his camp, and walked III
Ter to where his horse was tied. 10
His men followed, and, I'm spite dI
Il entreaiies, every one of the I'll
.ckers rode off and left us to eat
nner alone. W
80 we had the kid all to our. CO
Ives, and it vas good ealing, 100, eC
we paid for II afterwards. Har- 81
) men told every one they saw III
al Marsh Miller and his crowd sc
e dog, aud everybody believe it.
And that'sthe wayI got the rep st
of knowing the taste of a tn
nine roast" er