Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-01-14

There was a man In the Fifth Geor
gia Regiment that by instinct or some
other means, IL there was any whisky
around. never failed to find it. 1t was
a rare thing for him to stand on guard.
as his friends would volunteer to stand
In his place, while he was sent in
search Of the whisky he rarely failed to
find.
At the beginning of the war this
regiment was stationed at Pensacola.
Fla, where it remained for about a
year, and as no enemy ever approached
the days passed more like a picnic
season than war. However, they had
bitter experience In the year that
followed. Men who had left the plow-
handles and the many other places Of
action in the business world were not
prepared for such stagnation: conse-
quently, for lack Of other employment,
they made 1t part of their business
to evade the guard, and get OF some
thing at the expense Of the officers.
1t was due to these annoyances and
the fact. In spite OF orders to the con-
trary, that whisky continued, by some
mysterious means, to make its way
through the lines that Colonel b. gave
| orders that no man be allowed to pass
into camp without being searched.
The boys knew they had the man
that could find 1t, but after that order
came they saw no chance for it to be
Struggled through the line. Besides.
suspicion already pointed to our hero
of this battle. and he was being closely
watched.
| The next trip out. on his return our
hero was duly searched. but was found
10 be carrying only a watermelon.
This searching went on day after
day, hut every time it was only a
watermelon, but still the whisky was
getting into camp.
Finally guard decided he would
examine the watermelon, which re.
vealed the fact that by removing a
slice a bottle had been placed on the
inside of the melon and then tho slice
neatly pinned back with pegs.
The whisky was oontiscated and thu
boys said the officers drank it.
Well, the whisky business seemed tt
be At IN end. now. but until he coul,
devise other methods our friend sailed
out the next day to steal his accus
toned watermelon.
On his previous visits to this water
melon patch he had noticed a yer.
large melon tina; had been picked by
crow. and though a large hole was i,
one side Of ii, the other. it seemed
could be nice and ripe in few days.
About the first thing he saw upon hi
arrival this time was a coach whips
head sticking from the cavity in tn
melon. Instantly an idea struck him
As he approached, tho snake darte'
back. 1t required but little time an
, ingenuity to cut a piece of rind from
another melon, and to fit 1t in the hol
in the one containing the snake. The
he shOuldered 1t and struck line 70
, camp.
. Thought you would play that sam
r dodge again to-day. did you?"
, But there is no whisky in thi
I melon"
big plug in 1t. though. Guess yo
Q had better leave it,"
! He was forced to leave the melor
. but he decided he would watch for de-
. velopments. The fact that the whisk
l the day before had been found in
I melon had been made known, so whe
9 this melon was sent to the Colonel
a tent, he without suspicion ordered on
- Of his officers to cut it.
I Colonel" said he. some fellow ha
6 taken terrible plug out Of it," an
at the same time he pulled it out, tn
snake was liberated. and in an instar
\ was coiled about the Colonefs feet
\ 10 not necessary to relate the scene this
: followed. but still whisky was SNUG