The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-11-30
SAD TO RELATE.
How the Fair Fame of n Brave Conpan,
was Forever furnished.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: While
halling at Sykcstown, Mo-, from March 6 TO
10, 1862, a deplorable incident occurred,
which had tendency to cast a very uni ust
and unmerited shadow of suspicion upon
the fair reputation of a gallant company of
the grand old Live Eagle regiment.
| 1t was on or about The 7th that Leonard
/ Loss, Mike Hatch, aud David Thomas, High
! P!ivates OF Co K, Live Eagle regiment,
! happened 10 be stro'ling near the railroad,
! where some of those very necessary attaches
of all important military movements, term
ed army suffers had vast amount of goods
| piled alongside Of The track, where any one
could see that they were in danger of capt
IRE by jeff Thompson's guerrillas, and in
jury III case of q storm for want of shelter.
The honest lads, of course, recognizing
the paternal interest of the generous-hearted
suffers in their welfare in providing such
generous stock of champagne for the officers,
and white spruce and porter for the private
soldier at the trifiing consideration of %
cents half-pint bottle, ard being naturally
somewhat anxious about the safety of these
goods in their unsheltered and exposed situa-
ton, they inform the suffers of log house
not far away, where the goods could be safely
stored and protected from the weather and
marauding thieves.
The suffers accepting the suggestion as
wise and timely, the aforesaid High Privates
OF Co. X guided them to the aforementioned
house, where the goods were conveyed and
stored.
But alas for human plans and schemes!
The suffers well-planned edifce was built
upon the sand For with all the careful
provision for their safety, the next morning
those goods were, to use legal phrase, non
est inventus. In fact, they were not per-
ceptible to the occult sense even with the
aid of the best binocular OF most powerful
microscope that might be brought to bear
upon the locality OF their recent occupation.
Verify, they had mysteriously vanished from
the where of their recent whereabouts.
And notwithstanding the anxious interest
manifested in their safety and welfare by
the aforesaid privates of Co X, those migrate
full suffers had the inconsistency to suspect
them of having had something to do with
the mysterious disappearance Of those goods.
Whereupon Capt VIM. p Lyon, of Co. K,
aforesaid, instituted thorough search, with
every member of the company aiding in the
search. But not veStige of the goods could
be found. However, nevertheless, notwith-
standing all the facts and evidence in the
case, all tending to prove the entire innO-
cence of those Co. K boys in the matter, we
presume there are those who, to this day,
believe Co. X stole those goods. Therefore,
and in consideration of those well-grounded
suggestions on our part, and to clear up any
lingering shadow that may still rest upon
the bright page of their spotless fame, we
will agree to furnish the names, with their
POstoffice addresses, of a score or more of the
reliable old veterans of that honest old COM
pany, who will each affirm that they know
nothing whatever about the matters. C.
MILES, Co. E, 9th Wis, Stetsonyille, Wis.