Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-07
BACH CLUB GOSSIP.

The larger part Of the members were in
the other evening and seemed TO enjoy the
contrast bets cen the cosy interior of the
Bach Club rooms and the drizzle outside.
That is all enjoyed 1t except the Deacon,
the Psrson and the Squire, who we're by
col incidence jointly interested In q contract
to cut several thousand tons Of ice. You
see they couldn't feel just right with the
rain honey combing that ice field of theirs
lust down by the lot of land the Squire got
by way of a mortgage last spring. Hadat
cut cake, a1d it wasn't surprising that
they should have little conversation except
amoug .hem-e'ves.
There usually is q game of cards going
at the Bach Club of an evening and to-
night the Captain" and "Commodore'
were pitted against the Scribe" and Lon
who had been coaxed away from discus
sion on wool tariff to take hand at Euchre-
| Now "Zed" Cakes, known TO the boys as
"Old Sport" always turned his nose up at
these harmless games Of cards yet couldn't
keen away from the table, and the Colo
| nell is q man that never finds greater de-
| igh. than in interrupting a game with some
choice story Lon" had just turned the
two spot counter to record a euchre on the
Captain and "Commodore" when the
Colonel" remarked, Il say, boys, I've
been thinking tonight of what an
old comrade from St. Louis told me
the other day. Hadn't met him for Is
years, and now I tell you we had some
good stories to swap. Twas when Charlie
was on the Rapidan. he said. that this re-
msrkable incidence occurred. WAS Char
lie Maine boyg YES, first saw sunlight
during a snowstorm down in Carroll in 1874.
Well down on the Rapidan this night videttes
| of the opposing armies were stationed on
either bank of the narrow stream. just
after dark one night the silence was broken
by the shout Hello, Johnny Reb," from
a Union man. He was answered in mo
ment by hrs opposite sentry with ''feiio,
Johnny Yank." Then this colioquy oc-
CURED: "Who are your ''DennisOn of
company A First Massachusetts,. Who
are your" "Dennisor of company E Fifth
Louisiana What is your first name"
Charles L what's yours?" Charles E
too" The peculiar coincidence attracted
attention from all of the two armies
| within hearing, and they listened to the
story yelled across the river from one
army to another on the eve of battle. 1t de-
veloped that they were father and sou. The
former had opposed his sons marriage to Il
factory girl, and the son had married jus.
the same. He and his bride had taken the
money the wealthy father had allotted him,
and suddenly disappeared. Then the father
relented, and continued an unavailng search
until the war had called him. The son had
gone to New Orleans, it tran'rired, and
there had gone into business and grown
n L..l =, sta
southern spirit by his surroundings, and had
taken up southern arms Mex day two boats
under flags of truce, met in the river,
and two armies witnessed the reunion.
The following morning Charles E
Deinnson, Jr., WAS missing from our COM
mani, and we never saw him until after
Appomatto1, when he walked into camp
and told US he had gone over, taken the
oath. and gone to the old home, where he
remained with his wife uotil Lees surren-
der made it safe to see his old comrades.
His desertion had been to avoid fighting his
father"
If he'd been rs big a hog as some I've
met he'd have staid on this side and done
his level best to have shot the old
man." remarked the Doctor in his
voice, always so suggestive by the way of
long rides in pure air. The doctor had
Just come in from a drive and was all
"primed" for a story.
when was practising in New Jersey
a few years ago l had an opportunity of
seeing two of the biggest human hogs in
Jersey. yet the laugh turned on them.
One man was driving out with load of
brick and the other driving in with load
of hay. Both attempted to get the best
side of q mud hole. and as consequence
their teams came head to head and stopped.
You, there shouted the brick man.
You, there, YOURSELF" replied the
other.
Going to turn outf'
mol"
Neither will t."
I'm stay here a whole year first'''
"And I'll stay ten of them"
Both proceeded to make themselves a.
comfor.ahl, as possible and to appear care
less and Indifferent as to results. Other
travellers took the other side of the hole
and passed them by, so it became question
of endu rance. At the end of an hour the
hay man said
IF there's any one man hate above
another it's human hog"
Then it's a wonder you haven't hated
yourself to death = was the retort, and ST.
lence reigned supreme again. Another
hour passed, and the brick man observed
II IN going to sleep ami hope you won't
disturb me"
"Just what was going to ask of YOU"
replied the hay man.
Both pretended to sleep. but at the end
Of the Ell shth hour the hay man suddenly
called out;
Say You are cussed mean man."
The same to youl"
Where you going with those bricks?"
-Four miles out, to John Dsyton's.
Where you going with your hay?"
ITO Sinners brick-yard?"
Say, msu, I'm John Day ton myself, and
I've traded this hay for brick
We'll, I'm young Sdner, and l was
driving the first load OUT
What fools we are Here, take all the
road ~
''No--no-le, me turn out
I'm turn
"No-let me-
Aad in their haste to do the right thing
the load of hay WAS upset and a wheel |
taken Cd the brick wagon