Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-11
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4 snort tina r tbs occurrence Of tbs
Incidents nsrra!ed in my rsmsnisoeDces oi
the war. which appeared in the GAZETTE OF
the b, bad secured csnteea OF Gae d
scuppernong win!, End when we hated fos
feN hours res: 10 the middle of The day l
placed it carefully under my head and fell
off into delightful doz:. Upon awakening
my fret act was to take my canteen from
under my head and take good swig, when
"mirabie dic,u, ,"my wine bad turned TO wa
ter. My expression Of mingled disappoint-
meut and s2ust wac greeted with roars OF
laughter from at least score of officers and
men who had patiently awaited my awak-
euine. 1 conforted myself by thinking l
might have G chance ut them sooner or
later.
They played me tn bitter p ank
When from my aask the wine they drank,
At length played them one as frank,
For me at last sets all things even.
And If we do but visit the hour
There never yet was humsn power
That could evade, il un orgivep,
Tho patient search and vigil long,
Of him who lost his scuppernong.
l. was thus my opportunity occurred ::
Ooe day au order came from the General
for me- TO take detail OF @ hundred m en-
and cut road through G neighboring
swsmp While experimenting tbs exeou
ton OF the order happened to be standing
near dead pine from which the bark
was hanging In detached sheets. l
gave one of them pull when
down it tumblsd, disclosing bundrtds of
large horned beetles or pinch bugs, as the
children call them, that ned been hybernat-
ing between the bark and the trunk. L
took the large official envelope that COD.
timed the order for the detail from my
p cket and proceeded to fill 1t with the huge
bugs OF which 1 managed to crowd in and
secure about q hundred. Upon my return
10 camp the first object on which my eyes
rested was orderly a., who 1 suspected Of
beIDg the priacipal operator in changing
nv wine to water, lying asleep near his
| hcrse which was saddled. Here then was
my looked for opportunity. 1 opened the
envelope and started bug On an exploring
expedition up each leg of bis trousers. When
these bad disappeared started Two more,
and had nearly released oil my prisoners,
when an order came for 81. to mount and
ride some two miles into the country for g
pig the General had bought. He got up
! hsttily rubbing his eyes and mounted his
horse, bot Gipin-like quickly got down
again and occupied himself with stamping
a huge BEETLE into fragments. Af.sr riding
few hundred yards We saw htm again dis
mount and go through the stamping opera.
| tion. He was gone considerable sine and
| when he returned he had a scared express
sion 10 his eyes aud said with great en-
phass, "Well, this certsin'y bsate any place
| io the world for bugs and do not cere how
soon we get ordsrs to mcve. You saw me,
didn't you, stamp greet big bug to death
before started" I told him had. well" "
said he, II hate to tell It, for I hardly ez-
poet to be believed, but may I never per-
ceivs If didn't have to take of my pants,
and / got 81 out OF one leg and 80 out OF the
other OF those great big bugs with horns as
sharp as the old boys, and, good gracious,
| how they can bite. Just look how one pin
ned me through the thumb" Then he
| carefully prepared against another invasion
| by teking some twlne from his pockets and
| tying his pants tight around his ankles.
There were many interesting occurrences
| thst for want of space must omit. Such as
the experience of the bee hlve detail and
the adventures OF the sergeant In command
of the detail to arrest strsgglers in Tarboro.
| Our recall from the old North State was
much regretted by both officers and msn. l
rscollect one of the latter telling me that it
struck yet that he had bought dozen yes.
only took four TO make good-szsd scram-
BILE for man. III have not already tired
| YOU will relate one more practical joke
played by E z (who afterwards served his
oouaty In the Legslature) On big eonscript.
We were in camp below the Howlet house,
and the 6,e wood being some distance back
nf he Hnn oOnSl0arlhla
to carry twenty -four hour supply to camp.
E.. Z. was lying In his bunk one day when
| the big conscript ]. came in and sat down by the
fire. The commissary had been Issuing black
| beans, Of vhich E. K. was no fonder than he was
| of toting wood, and he hsd accumulated about
| gallon OF them. 1t occurred TO him that now was
| an opportunity 10 make trade; 80 he said: j.,
| if you will bring me two good shoulder turns Of
| wood will give you all my beans" "All right
| Lish" he said; II will do it," Before starting
he said "Lish, will you lend me- your boiler to
put cn some to cook while am gomez Having
obtained the loan Of the boiler, he poured In some
water and about pint Of the beans and putting
it on the fire started for the wood.
Now the commissary had been issuing soap to
wash the clothes, about the color and consis er
OF tar and Of an extremely disagreeable odor. ].
had hardly gotten out Of hearing before Z. slip
ped out Of his bunk and put about half pound Of
| tho soap in the beans then getting back into his
bunk pretended to be asleep. After considers
BILE time he heard j. coming with the wood,
which he threw down, and upon opening the door
cried out in great alarm, "Lish Lish! look here,
Lishp & raised up, looking at the Fireplace
and cav an immense stack of soapsuds reaching
some three feet up the chimney shove the boiler.
Ee merely said, 81 believe those NUT be dog
| beans the coumissary hiss issued u.s." got a
plate and poured out ne to cool, snd after tsst'
ing them said, ''Lish, you are certainly right !;
these arc dog beans sure, for they taste exactly
like a wet dog smells, and will certainly inform
the Genera on the commissary in the morning. B..
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