The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-02-03
Nights AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BY ONE OF rHE "oLD VETS. :

w" siil Oh tue PRISON. lie nau spent ten
months in the place as prisoner.
Captain Baker, late of the Tenth New
York Cavalry, seemed TO have the idea
that raiding was nothing but rose pink,
star-spangled romance on horseback, but
you don't want to go into 1t for pleasure
il you do, you'll get left.
1t Is said that In the first Bull Run,
general officer ordeted one of the privatcs
to get out of ditch where he was hiding
and Join his regiment at the front He
replied "oh, yes, know what you
want; you want this place for yourself. ;"
The late Quartermaster General Meigs
wrote such villainous hand that few
could read it. General Sherman once in
dorsed one Of Meigs' official papers: 81
heartily concur in the endorsement of the
Quartermaster General, but don't know
what he says"
Comrades, remember the Post room,
Ana make II your duty TO call
rorgeL not Tonight there's q meeting
And be at your place In the hall.
30 greet your old comrades with kindness
20 stand as we stood In the fight
with the touch to left at the elbow
Forget not the meeting tonight.
One OF the applicants for certificate to
teach in the country schools can never be
accused of being aught but loyal TO the
South. The question being, "who wrote
the Declaration Of Independence Z" She
declared in the prettest of penmanship
that II was General Robert Z. Lee" 1t
is good thing TO err on the right side il
you are going TO err at all.
An officer Of rank, who was in great
haste to keep an appointment, found his
carriage stopped by line of stones which
barred his way, placed there by some la
borers VINO were repairing sewer He
called cut angrily, "Tbrow them stones
to h" The man nearest to him grin
ned and replied: "Faith, I'm afraid they'd
be more in your honor's way there than
they are here. y
Little Johnny's father had been elected
Commander of a Grand Army Post, an
honor of which he had good reason 10 be
proud. Johnny could not conceal his ex-
ultation when he heard the news. "Ob,
papa, I'm so glad you've got to be Com
mander,n he said. "Thank you," said
his father, "but can you tell me, my son,
why you are so glad Z" "'Cause you'll
have soldiers at your funeral,n answered
Johnny.
During the late war, young southern
soldier, just before going into battle, call
ed his servant to him and said mos
solemnly: "Rod, may be killed in THU
battle, and il ! am, find my body, buy &
coffin (handing him his belt sf money!
and take me home to my mother, Yot
may have whatever money is left Tht
boy took the money and looked up with {
bread grin and said, " Mars. Raymond
how much you think dat box gwine L
cost ~
For the benefit OF the boys who maj
have forgotten the recipe for our favoritt
army dish, we produce ii, as 1t may bt
needed al our reunions: "Take pail Of
water and wash it clean then boil il I'LL
1t is brown on both sides pour in one
|
bean; when the bean begins to worry,
prepare il to simmer; il the soup will not
| simmer, II Is too rich, and you must pour
10 more water; dry the water with a
towel before you put 1t in; the dryer the
water, the sooner it win brown"
The Soldiers Home at Dayton, is one
OF the most interesting places 10 Ohio.
From village 1t has grown to be city
OF 8, 900 men. Three men die every two
days, and force is kept busy digging
graves in anticipation OF deaths. An un-
derground passage-way runs from the
hospital to the graveyard, aud when SOL
dier bres.hes his last, the body is covered
with the flag and loaded on truck, a
squad fires salute and the cold clods OF
earth soon hide forever the human dust.
A Confederate soldier, who had been
drinking, seated himself without cere-
mony at the same table with General Ma
grader, when the General drew himself
up angrily, and said "Do you know who
| am, sir 2" No." replied the soldier,
Sand don't care continental who you
are. When first entered the army was
very particular about my associates, buI
DOW | have become perfectly reckless
You can keep your seat" Magruder en-
joyed the joke. aud did not have the mar
arrested.
A Maine soldier says that when th
boys wanted fire. wood down South, the,
often helped themselves 10 the zig IA
fence rails, which being dry, blazed u
like finder. A planter 10 Virginia wa
once very much annoyed by the disap
pcarauce of his fences, and complained t
the commanding officer of body o
Maine troops stationed near. The Office
considered the matter fully, and said
"The boys cannot get along without som
dry wood. But will issue an order a
lowing them to only take the top rail.
The planter thereupon went away salts
fed, but as there was always II top ra
until the ground was reached, the boy
found no fault with the order.
Officer Of the Day O'Brien arreste
private Hoy, Of the 9th Indiana Vols. 70
drunkenness while on duty. He wa
tried by court, which had been assembled
and sentenced for his manifold sins @
drunkenness, 10 have the buttons cut Ct
his coat, an empty whiskey bottle tie
around his neck, and TO be drummed on
OF camp and out OF The service to Tn
| time NJ the Rouoe,a March How wa