The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-02-28
THE CAMP FIRE.
REBELLION REVIVED.
Eudurfng the Wsr-Chsnges In Guns
Proposed Increase OF Pay
Sundry Matters

sundry Mstter.
After the war had progressed sew
eral years, and the soldiers of Uncle
Sam and those of JEFF Davis had dew
astated this section Of Alabama, says
Bub, in Toledo Blade. 1t became nee
essary for my elder brother and my
self to scout around the country
for commissaries. We owned little
black pony, and remodeled dump
cart. We put in a second bottom.
raised several inches from the original
one, and thus equipped we started for
the country. Our route was by way
of farm roads and by-ways, for the
woods were full of scouts" and bush
whackers. We reached a farm of a
very wealthy planter, SIX miles from
.own, after having traversed fifteen
niles of road. We succeeded in getting
two sides OF bacon and two 1shels OF
corn. The bacon we placed between
the two bottoms, filed the body with
cOrn-shucks, placed the sack OF corn
on top the load, and started for home.
We had got nearly home. and were in
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the enemy, when, oh, horrors! as we
turned to go up hill, just east Of
town, we met a column OF federal cav
airy. They halted, so did we. The
officer in command questioned us very
closely, and ordered the troops to
move on; but one young soldier
| searched the cart, and found-noth-
ing!
AS the troops moved of the officer
and a weather. beaten trooper remained
behind. then recognition took place,
the soldiers put his questions and got
| the desired information, and the officer
gave us strict orders to enter town by
another road, which we obeyed. and
| that is how we saved our bacon
| In 1868, some federal cavalry were
stationed ut Florence, Alabama, for
some time, among whom was very
dashing, handsome lieutenant, whose
name was Fisher. After the troops
were comfortably settled, they were
| forced to evacuate, and a dance was
given in honor of the event; but on
the following morning the rebs gave
way, and the feds came up serenely.
Lieut.. Fisher was acquainted with one
OF the young hostesses, and rode up to
the house and saluted the young lady,
when she exclaimed
.'Oh. lieutenant, danced with such
pretty rebel last night; you ought to
have seen me enjoy myselfT
why, Miss -, you did not en-
Joy it any more than / did, for
danced four sets with heprettiest CIR
in the house."
'Oh! oh! you horrid, hateful Yam.
kee, your But she did not faint.
Changes In Guns.
Though l am more than eight year:
beyond the three score and ter
allotted as the life of man 1 con.
stantly think and speak of myself as
boy, says James Whalen, in Chicago
News, and it is only when con
slider the wonderful changes that have
taken place in our country and it,
military service since l frs
shouldered one of Uncle Sans gun:
that l realize my age. The only arm:
we had then were heavy, clumsy, ole
muskets that contained only one bal
at time, and had to be loaded from
the muzzle after being once dis
charged.
We did not even have cartridges
With an old-fashioned ramrod we
first rammed down some powder
Then we placed bullet in the palm
Of our hand, covered it with powder.
poured powder and ball into the gun
rammed them down, rammed down Q
small wad Of paper, placed cap or
what was called the nipple Of oui
gun-something that no modern gun
maker or user knows anything abou
and then we were ready to shoot.
How different from the needle guns
Chassepot rifles, the Winchester ant
Remington arms OF the present day
A little brass cannon carrying q
twelve-pound ball was the largest CUR
we had, and was considered some
thing terrific. Now Uncle Sam can
mons are sixteen-inch guns, carrying
ball weighing 500 pounds. which re
quires $50 pounds Of powder to fire it.
and which will perforate' a steel plate
sixteen inches thick at distance o.
twelve miles.
1t was but a short time after my en-
listment before l became convinced
that man in the army has far eas
Ter, pleasanter life and much better
chance to prosper and do well, II he
behaves himself, than in any menia
position as that OF laborer OF
servant, for example - outside Of it
The officials always manifest an inter
est in a private who shows a desire tt
be faithful and improve his condition
and will encourage and aid him, in ev.
cry possible way. ~