Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-02-10
WARTIME RECOLlECTIONS.
The Old Soldier Tells OF His Going Ava.
and of His Home Coming.

ana OF K1lS f1OlAe COLniHESs
"My last recollection Of the camp in
which we were mustered in,' said the
old soldier, twas Of my mother We
had been i'll camp for days, for weeks,
in fact filling up the regiment and
drilling and getting equipped, and get
ting ready generally. Finally we were
mustered in, and the next day after that
we started
at was nightfall when wo fell in for
tho last time i'll the company streets OF
our first camp and marched out and
formed Oh the color line. There was q
great crowd there, relatives and friends
and sightseers come to see the regiment
off In front Of my own company l
could see my father and mother, come
to see the last CT their boy before be
went to war. was the apple Of my
mothers eye | knew that, and / had
expected to SEQ her break down COM
pletely when the regiment marched
away, but she stood as firm as a rock.
"When the regiment came home, we
marched mp through the same street
that we had marched down years before
might again, it was, too-with band
Of music, with fireworks flying every
where, and with crowds on the side
walk cheering. to the town hall, where
there was banquet, with & speech from
the mayor, and SO On. When this was
nearly over, my father and my brother,
who had come TO meet me, went home
p al i.e1- I
"Home vas half mile or more
away. A bunch Of US, men Of the regi-
ment, started from the hall together.
They fell of one after. another, until
finally | went Gu alone along the ia
miliar street It was bright moonlight.
Far ahead, at the corner Of the street
down whieil must turn for home,
saw her She WIS waiting.
'tWhen | had come to her, she lifted
up her hands and pronounced my name
that was all, and then her arms were
about Iny neck, and my old blue over
| coa5 WAS wet with Ter falling tears.
| Her son had come home. New York
Sun
Eusc:3s Sues Franks.
The father Of Eugene Sue was ply
stefan with exalted patients all over
Europe, who stnt him the choices!
wines. The emparor of Austria, fer in
stance, rad contributed tokay, the king
| Of Prussia. rare kock, Queen Christina
of Spain priceless alicante, Prince Met
ternich genuine cachet dor, and SO on.
The whole was Kept il large iron cup
board in the study CT the learned ply
sician, known as the ElZevir library.
Eugene was then a college freshman,
and, having procured skeleton key to
the closet, with his friends, Adolphe,
Adam, Veron and others. proceeded
every night to Investigate the contents
of the bottles Not wishing to have
their explorations prematurely stopped,
they took the precaution to fill up the
partially exhausted TASKS with water
| and then to reseal them. When, for a
long time afterward, the doctor brought
forth samples of his precious stock foz
the delectation Of guests worthy Of it,
| and the company tasted it with due
| sense Of awe, it was privately felt that
| the celebrity Of these great brands was
| all moonshine, that ordinary table d'hote
bordeaux was preferable to them. Bat
| nobody dared to say SO, and it was only
| after the death OF his dreaded parent
| that the novelist confessed the saorilege.