The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-17

Lodge where yank and Reb Met
on the Level

an the Lever.
IF Charter Oak Lodge IS in existence in
New York" said man from up the state.
.qt ought 20 have the furniture Of A lodge
which was held during the war in the
field II was on Folly Island $. c. and
had ia charter and special dispensation
from tho grand lodge 81 Indiana, says the
New York sun. There were in camp on
the island the Thirteenth Indiana Infantry
and the one Hundred and Twelfth and
one Hundred and Sixty-Nlnth New York
Infantry Soon afterwsrd the First New
York Independent Engineers moved down.
ard they built a rustic Masonic temple.
The altar and chairs and furniture we're
made a. the wood Of the island and some
~ the furniture made OF the natural twist
and bend OF the wood was unique. The
aaor was covered with what Is known as
pine needles. and the Mosaic carpet was
tent ~ on which squares were painted.
The globes AZ the entrance OF the temple
were is-inch mortar shells. and they rest
"a on two sawed-off palm trees. know
that all this furniture was sent 20 Char
ter oak Lodge. IN New York" When this
was told. a man whose manner and talk
located him from the South, said;
II was present ~ meeting OF grand
ioase thst vas held en- the woods OF Texas.
The floor Wa the sand There was but
one globe and that was the sun And the
sfransesf pars OF all was thar the men VINO
formed that communication were Confed-
crates and FedsTals. l place the Confed-
crates first because they we're holding the
stockade IN which several thousand Fed
erals were prisoners. IL was in the Red
rtypr country We had a lot Of clever
Yankees In that stockade and they were
nearly all Intelligent Many were Of the
first enlistment. Il was funny how the
st0ekadc sentry and prisoner built up a
brotherhood unlike anything, reckon,
that happened during the war.
zone or the prisoners was a long haired
Yank who was noted Tor playing tricks.
We was a scr; OF magician and used % en-
terrain the officers II the stockade with
his performances. One afternoon after
be had exhibited his AT in handling
enakes--we had trapped some for him-the
commander % the stoeksde asked the
Tank n Ne could tame q snake. and the
Yank said he could. The commander said
he would bet him a dinner that he
couldn't ana the next day was sst for the
trial All she officers and men net on duty
were thcre. and the Yank appeared.
striped - the waist big black snake
was turned out - rs captivity. The Yank
had a farked stick. He atted the fork
over that snake. Just back OF SIS head
quicker than can tel T. and held TIE
snake IN the sand until - grabbed q
WEerc ne rad Ufted Sae STICK. ans fnrr -
twiriei Mr.. Snake IN the ar and ashed
y about until the snake wss tired cut
The stocksAe gave IRE Nsnk the rebel vel
ana tire commander shook hts hand a. I
was tire commanders chef had 20 pre-
rare the dinner. II consisted u navy
beans fat sliecs 90 sait bacon. hard tack
two TN cups ef whisky. ara some long
green smoking tohacco fcr p{pes TIE Gla-
ner was served 81 the shade q the stock
afe
When II was ever ths' TanE carried
away wtsA hfrn = pass from tAe COM
ynarcey II created a 5000 deal - gossip
for awhile. but e permitted the Nauk 20
pass cut of TIE stocka6s, withou; Eiart.
syhenever he wanted 20. TIE cr1y promise
- Vas sskes 20 make wAs % - trs e. ~
sueSet Ard Re never failed
y uass tell you 81 a trick ~ Ylays5 "a
s1uie ~ she guard ard Their @tll teu yea
bow ne Eot the pass. he vas CT ire cu.-
Side 90 fhe stocka8e ere usernlns wAea NJ
saw scase 90 fha Johannes cooking hreak-
fast. Teey Sad eExS Ana sega were a
iGNurv So tbcse days Tha yauk stoned
oy Sc mess ard sala he vas very f1n5 ~
vS one % thr JCAgnses replied Yen
oaebt 20 Eef some TEE Yank said re
saegrht ht would ans gsRt ire ones re
saU would st1st TIRE JaAsr - satH they
sastsse3 art The Nark foakr3 "a saHarfv
ss she iuxuFits were being prepared. and
Wrea thay were PLACED "a the tle the
Nark called Gal { ike egxs" aut SIS -
sad Il &c pulled i've snake trS2 lie So