The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-01-02
A CONFEDERATE EGGNOG.

n IONI 'LDLNA = EIJNUO.
On cold Nv Years morning. when
the pro>pr cts Of the couIcderacy were Us
gIonmy rs the wrathri. an Arkams Is soldier,
whose c'"tIa~ l"nkri rs trnu.h they had
been run through thrrshing machine,
approached General Iliuiman, who sat ON
stump near "A lite, and said
'GInrra!. w"ildni Il lIttlc singing 30
patty well this mornin: You know in
Arhansa" We alus celebrate New Years
with It little of the fluff"
Yes" the general replied" and
should like to have quart of it right
HON
"Wr!l lets 20 to your tent, where no
body kan SEE Ia, an veil make some
'rIn-rlDru.>.n
When they entered the ,cnt the soldier
said: "Y"n git Che WHISKY and III cit
the eggs aa' sugar
AN right -
The soIiicr went away, and after a
while, with detected rountrrulcr. ne re-
turned With tin information II at .,r,.. uar
had stolen the articles. "lm awful sorry. d"
said he, Tor I've been rr S.Nin' ,hr.a
tlngo .ut yer benefit fur long ,rur.
showing now an aignog would strike yer
Ncw Years bay.
"That is bao,' sid the general, 'aud
il you yoa.d discover tie thief he should h.
punished. Stay here and let me 90 out
and sl,irmish.
Til" General after much difficulty sue
cceded in securing the ingredients, and ere
long IA bowl of the irothing drink was pre-
pared.
"AH,' said the soldier, reiiliiug his tim
cup the tnird time, this tastes like old
times, when ulster get up arore day aud
iirr off the old fuse. Pat Two men : heads
together an somethin' is gong ter
hoppen'
Shortly after the soldier had left the tent
Colonel Bud Newton, chief OF General
llindman's staff entered and said:
DO you remember old Dave Aickett,
who used TO run tlathoat on White
river
eyes; he was here few moments
40"
''ile came to me this morning." the
colonel continued, 'and began to talk egg
nog. Said he had been keeping eggs and
sugar for me for II long time, and that if
you'd furnish the whisky we would
have New Years drink | agreed. and
he wen. away. Pretty soon he returned
and selrowfully announced that some one
had stolen the treasure. Rather than see
the old fellow disappointed furnished
everything, and for Il few moments We
Good morning, gcntlmen," said Cen
eral Cnurchhill, entering the tent. Had
a fine egg-nog this morning. An old fell
low that used to run fatboat on White
river said that he would furnish the eggs
and sugar"
"But did he do it," asked Hindman and
Newton simultaneously.
"No; some wretch had stolen the stuff.
Helow, here is Fagen."
''Gentemen,' said General Fagen, "you
ought to have been with me this morning.
An old fellow, former flatboat man, came
to me and talked about egg-nog till he
made my mouth water. He said he had
been saving up a lot of eggs and sugar for
my benefit, and that if | would furnish
the whisky we would celebrate. agreed
and he went away, but | never saw more
downcAst man than he was upon returning.
Some one had stolen the eggs but ! furn-
ished the outfit, seeing that disappoint-
ment would kill the old fellow. Hellow,
Reynolds"
Good morning, gentlemen" said Gen.
Reynolds Il had fine time this morn
ing"
eve know all about that egg stealing
business
General Hindman then called an orderly
and giving him the name of egg man, said:
"Find that man and make him drunk if it
takes every drop OF whisky in the Con-
fedoracy. such merit shall not 20 I'M
rewarded.