The Eddy current., 1897-11-13
CHICKEN AND HONEY.
A foRAolNo EXPEDITION or ONE
MAN m THE WINTER or 1903.


Uucis Joc, who Was "Cap'n" Thrn. Lised
His Chleksn ponc nrown.
"lt was wrctchcd night back in
isGa. aid uuclo Jos
Unclo Jaos stories Of tho war wcro
thiu9i 90 be looked forward 90 and ro.
monbnro1. lio had served during tho
ontir' four yours rs a commissioned OIL
cor and know whereof ho spoke. having
an cacollent memory and an inimitably
humorous way of telling the adventures
Of himself and his men.
1T was IN Missouri Ia the winter ~
1868 on o cold raw night that !, the on.
cor of tho day, prCperod about midnight
90 make, with half dozen Of tho guard,
what is called tho grand rouud, or,
moro plainly speaking, the visiting ~
che soldier doing picket. duty nt their
different posta. We wcro ON short ra
tions and every man Of ua, officer or
private lougod for % good, fqunro meal
90 brace mm up against the raw damp
coldnoss OF the night As was about
20 spring into my saddle low voice nt
my shoulder said.
"'Cap'n, how would n supper Of chick.
cn aud honey tastcv
II swung hastily around and behold
the speaker Iio was fellow called
Lang, ono of ouI most valuable FpiuR
and in some respects mighty clover
follow, hut iu--uh, wril, TN Zee 10 go
by saying that his moral nature had
never beou ovudoyolup.l Tie was q
short. thiclfDt man, with twlnkling
blac', eyes nui otherwise the most thor.
uurhy impn iyo faco ] ever looked
into u was said of him That ho would
clip into the butt,mut suit OF the robrl
and mako himself much at homo in
Lcc's army. l'e waa hail follow well
met with nll tho ngi and came back to
the Union lines po .r.-od uf tho most
invaluable information ~. had cHpo.
Tioncod thrilling adventures aud was %
man of intrepid courage.
'Capn, Ao repeated as ho stood he
eido me thnt cold night, how would %
supper of chicken uhd honey tlstoF
Excellent. Lang oNcollont, ro-
piled, thinking Of our limited supply
uf smoked meat and hard tack Have
you soineF
"'No, but might get some, / reckon,
n looked round bit. he druwlod, laz.
fly kicking mp clay with the too Of his
boot ! saw Immediately that ho meant
90 go out of camp, ilnd farmhouse and
help himself Such things are not un.
heard uf In the army.
Nonsense Lang, said l. 'You
would bo killed sure " you won't Tho
pic,ets are On extra sharp lookout to-
night, and it's altogether too dang, r9us
Nou would never come back alive.
with that / sprang into yny saddle
and rode away, followed by my mC".
"Wo were gone two or three hours,
making the rounds Of the pickots, aud
q moro miserable ride had seldom TAXI
en-. Nc. uh. -,i tu in- runa rnd hun.
Pry aud my men likewise. As | rode
back toward camp tho glow of bon "a
in remote corner caught uy eye and
! immediately turned my weary Eo d
toward it Before tho TackIIng %
81. l.ro. calmly frying chicken, wiz 'o
at hI $40 ren,-.,, /. A.ee ot honey. ia
looked up and smiled nImly
'Supprr's most rudy. ur'u,' -
said, touching his apology for 4.
Make yourselves 90 homie gcutlcm ,
'Lana mid stornly didn't toD
you not 90 gof
"'No. cap'n, he replied as he con
tiuued 20 cut up the plump fowl in !, 3
hand; you didn't Fny ! couldn't go. Ih
though, II I remember correctly yea
didn exactly advise 10 on the score ~
ils hring dangerous, but man what =
led the life ! have ain't goin lo let a
littlo thiug like thnt Hlp him WHOM
hos hungry, aud he held toward d
the plump iog Of chicken uicay
Drowned
"'Lang, said J, tell mo how you
did a.
no very grcnt matter, he replied,
proceeding with hisCuliumy art 'Whcu
you'd gone, I walks along quiet To TIA,
outpost aud nnds picket walhin uI
and down like be- owned the earth, 80
Hops down on my stomach alongside 9
fence liein dark night as 10 is, Mr.
Picket comes along aud don't su pee
that fence so az much as harhorin
mouse Minute he gets half q rod awa'
over that fonco goes lighmiulik
nud takes "a Hcant into some woods clos
hy aud then goes about my business.
"'Oo on, said l. with my mouth ful
of chicken and honey
"Lnnf continued. you SEQ, ! mo'
this country mighty we'll so ! make
tracks Tor farmhouse cluso by whor
they keeps plenty Of chickens When
opens tha gato 90 go iu, along comos
dog We'll. capn, that's the only dog
ever met with that ! couldn eth,
scare or make friends with No, fil
that wouldn't ta.io no stock /
lhuns. so / whips uut my revolver an
iays him ont 80 that up goos q wiz
dow. and % man bglus 60 ycll 90 iiu
ont who's there Put your hoad insit
that window and keep 80 there on ]
knock 10 on f0r you. tays ] ''No
Jim, ! continues, 'yun just watc
that window. aud ~ tho follow sicl