The National tribune., 1891-04-23
EAST TENNESSEE.
More Sick wheat Bread Mixed with Honey

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Yes, Comrade
! Banks, that ham was good I know, for the side
| / had thought was the best meat / ever pat
! into my mouth, for we had been living on rather
short ratOns at Chattanooga
Well do / remember the bread made from
sick wheat, and IL served our regiment the
same as ii did Others. But ! will tell what a
treat our company had before they gayeit up
skipped our that morning 10 forage a little,
bnt was not successful in getting anything until
about , o'clock in the afternoon. when ]. with
/ number Of others, met i'm the front yard OF a
/ large iramo residence where there were about
/ 20 oid-fashioned bechiyes, aud Of course tho
most Of rs were afraid 10 tackle them. but at
the same wanted the honey. We could see no
one about the house hut little boy about five
or SIX years old, who had come out 10 sec tho
/ hanks that were in the yard.
One OF the boys viewed the hives from all
Sides and, getting the lay Of the land. re-
marked: IF had something TO knock or the
tops and not disturb the bees, we could lit out
al The honey we wanted without any danger
Of getting stung"
The little fellow who stood near by watching
US, SAID: . can get you a hatchet"
Just the thing, bring IL out my little man."
said the leader, and while waiting he explained
how we should proceed. After the Ratchet was
handed him he went up 10 the first hive,
Knocked of the top, watched it for a moment,
proceeded 10 the next and the next until half
oil them were minus their tops.
was the happy possessor of a twO-quart pail
IN which my pard and ] made our coffee. and
ihat was the only thing had to put the honey
IN, but the honey / must have. / went up TO
one of the hives aud reached in-all the time
on tho watch for Mr.. Bce-bTose off big piece
oil comb, put ii in the pail, reached i'm and got
another piece, until my pail was jam full |
got my gun TO a loft shoulder shift" swung
my pail in my left hand, reached down
into another hive and secured n comb that
weighed about three pounds. This / had
to carry on my hand, but had 10 hold il up
so that 10 would not break OF started for
The regiment that had got quite a distance
ahead. i trudged on, nibhlug 40 the honey,
thinking what treat j would give the boys
But o, whit" the blamed stuff WAS run
nlnE down the back OF my hand and under my
sleeve, aud dropping on my blouse aud pants;
but I'm Ia for IL, and must get TO the regiment
rs soon as j can. j reached the company at
last aud told my pard 30 take the pail aud the
ether boys TO take that which was i'm my hand
ana they slowed il away in their cups or any
thlhS they could carry il in and then Well
Tie boys did have the laugh on me. for was
bedaubcd all over with the blamed stun, aud
no chance 70 wash or get it OF my clothes
but my old friend Tom Walsh consolci me hy
telling me that | was the sWatest bye In the
whole regiment"
While | was gone from the company the
boys had succeeded in getting -four. and We
now began talking about fapjacks aud honey.
Ii was late when wo got into camp and, as We
were all tired, concluded to postpone our feast
until morning.
We'll, we had our feast and were ont on tho
road, and, before We had gone very far, one
after another began to fall out of ranks and
into the ience-coners TO pay their respects TO
Jonah's whale We had not gone very FAR
until we halted for some reason, and all the
boys dropped down on the side Of the road !
J noticed my pard looked rather pale about
The mouth, aud then he sneaked oil into tho /
fence conner. / went up 10 him and asked /
him u he was sick. "Wcll, - hoave. o. |
heaye! concluded he was sick Our Major /
came among the boys and asked, "All that are |
sick, aud can do so, stand up" Aud about 4
two-thirds Of the regiment did stand up. /
: Well, said the Major, " I'm in the same fix" /
lie then told us that IL WIS Z" sick wheat -four /
that made US all sick, bat that we would be an /
right after little while Yes. was a little /
bit sick too, but not quite so bad as NY pard.
Comrade Banks shake on the /" sick wheat /
hour" bread. -SILAs CRoWELL, g3d Ohio.
Springfield O.