The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-06-07

ne WOuIu get the wagon, anu VIC Couiu
all go for a ride out to Littlestown, a
distance of 10miles.
As the wounded were mostly removed
and our work nearly done, we got the
four big bays from the hospital-wagon,
and their driver and started on our trip.
We took roundabout route, had fine
ride, and struck Littlestown about 3
p. m. l thought it strange as we rode
into the place for us to drive past the
Union House, on through town to a
brick house kept by friend of VOLTS.
Well, we ordered dinner, and went up
town to give the wounded boys some
music. We had only played few tunes,
when citizen came up to us and said ::
Boys suppose by your dress you
are Union men?"
We answered, Why, yes; of course
we are"
"Well, do you know you have put up
at the worst Copperhead house in the
County? He is the man who dined the
rebel cavalry officers and gave them the
names of Union and rebel sympathizers,
so they'd know whom to rob and whom
not to rob-"
We Immediately struck out for the
Union House, orderedvour dinners, sent
word to the rebel house we could not eat
their dinner, sent for the team, and went
to make our toilets and get ready for
| dinner.
As the team came up through the
street Wolf, with some of his friends,
caught hold of the horses heads, and
declared that we should pay damages
for the trouble we had caused his rebel
host. We saw the fracas from the hotel
window, and came out on the double
quick. After we had talked business to
them, declining to pay, they "wilted,"
and gave up the horses, and the breeze
blew over. They furnished a fine meal
for us at the Union, and we did sol
dier's duty in disposing of the good
things.
After dinner the citizens came to
listen to our playing. Some of the men
MADE SPEECHES,
and the ladies sang for us from the bal
cony of the hotel. We finally took our
seats in the band-wagon, which, by the
way, was fine one, and started out on
circle around the public square. The
driver cracked his whip and the horses
went out of town on the run, band play
ing that patriotic piece we always rem
dered during excitement As we glanced
back, playing " Yankee Doodle" we
could see the men and women waving
hats and handkerchiefs, and cheering us.
Before we started Wolf came and
begged us to let him ride home with us.
We said {: "All right, if you'll carry the
flag and wave it like one of U.S." He
did so, and by the way he waved you
couldn't have told him from a whole
regiment of Union men. e.
Someone reported the days doings to
the Baltimore papers, and they gave US
the credit of cleaning out F" the whole
Copperhead portion of the town in true
soldier fashion.
A few days after our "raid " on Lit
tlestown We were relieved from duty at
Gettysburg and given passes for the
front, via Baltimore, Washington, and
Alexandria. At Baltimore we met our
Colonel on his way to the front, he hav-
ing been home, as he was wounded the
first day at Gettysburg.
Arriving at Washington in the after
noon, the Colonel said, as he had some
business to transact, We had better stay
in the city over night, and all go up
together in the morning.
"And, boys, said he, " if you wish to
60 out anywhere this evening, you will
haveto have passessigned by the Provost"
He said Henry, his nephew, could go
with him and bring back the passes, he
having once lived in Washington and
knew all about the way to 90.
Well, he accompanied the Colonel,
but on his way back " fell in with some
acquaintance and was late getting home;
came on the run, gave us our passes,
forgetting to tell US the Colonel was un-
able was to find the Provost to sign the
papers; therefore we must be in before 10
o'clock p. m. In our hurry we didn't
look at our passes, but away We went for
the theater; five going to one, and six
to the other.
Well, the five were taking in the play
in great style, when in came an officer
with several men bearing arms.
He fixed his eye on us, and said:
"Got any passes "
AS BIG AS LIFE
we brought our papers forward. He
glanced at them and said: "These are
no good come with me-"
We tried to explain, when he sang
out loud enough to stop the play: Fall
in! Fall inl"
We had to go or die. He took us to
the Central Street Station. A man came
forward and took possession of the con-
tents of our pockets, taking everything,
from watch to a matchbox. And
then he trotted us out into large hall
filed with all kinds Of prisoners.
Well, We felt as if we would rather
have been home under our mothers
beds, and were beginning to do some tall