The National tribune., 1898-09-08

open as de gates OF sav4Ion," said the
negro, rising into rhapsody.
] -, and covered with mud that sticks
wuSs nor Aunt Terminals plaster, y saiI
Stoct
Mawnin' and evenin' for 20 years ha5 I
prayed FUR dis. Day and might hao erie /
unto de l4awd from out 90 my mi cry.
Nebber hab | ceased TO weary HIM wid nv
suppIcations dat he would pint out dc pain
o! liberty aad maze my heart bolt and nv
feet strong To walk in IL. Now 1T comes a5
snddint and unexpected ~ de lignt dat
showed out Oh de heavens to Saul and de
mountains and lions dat stood il de path
have become no more nor molehills and
hares o. de fiels Sho'
"'God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perfsIwm:
He pan his foo sop on lie sea,
An rides II pom de stawm "
That nig's cIaZier nor bedbug, " thought
Stock, wholly unable to comprehend these
transports; lone o them gunboat shells
adjusted nigh him and skecred him so that
his brains have added, like thunder s,ur5
sweet milk. | don't believe it's safe to trust
him with that jug of molaSseS. 1t takes an
awful cool head TO take care of a Jug
But Stock soon had occasion for still greater
sOlictude in another direction. Numbers OF
soldiers were now f0cling into the Iory anI
all of them turned very covctous eyes upon
the hams. The interval between forming II
cOvetoas wish and endeayoring to carry tuat
wish into execution is never very great with
a soldier
First knowing looking little soldier
stepped briskly up aud said:
" You're internally slow getting that stuff
hack 10
patience with you; he's swearing like a
pirate because You don't come with some
thing for his supper. He sent me out to find
Won and take part Of your load. Here, let
me have couple of them hams''
"'Pears TO Inc you hain't been long with
the company. l dsremember ever havin,
seen you aiore," said Stock; land, IL a
store-keeper in our town SAYS, makes it a
rule not to trust strangers with perwishuns :"
As the baflled one sheered Off Stock called
after him:
" Air you really soldier?"
Yes, F." was the repy.
- Been IN the sarsice long?"
Nigh on about four months"
Qneer! Why, we wore ont that dodge
afore we draw'd our blue uniform. You II
starve to death If you 'hevn't got nolhin'
bettcrn that TO play fer grub"
After he had gone Sergeant. accompanied
by two or three privates, appeared and sad:
belong TO the Commissiry Department.
and you must turn that meat over tn me- +"
. You may belong to- Commissary Depart
ment, but am Commissary Department"
You Commlssary Department Well,
well, what are You Commissary off,"
''Co. A, lst IL, an as tEis department is
run strictly accordin' to reggerashuns, you
carn't git thing without written acquisi-
ton"
- What in thunder is an acquisition, " said
the Sergeant
Sergeant can't You see he's an ignora-
mus?" said one of the men. "He means a
Iequisition."
80; requisition, you mean" said the Ser
geant. I've got requisition here to relieve
you of at least half your load, and Pm a-goin
to do 1T. II you Ii hand over the rest, we'll
let you keep one of the hams-the biggest
and your meal and molasses. II YOU 1--WE rs
trouble Wen take everything away from
you"
Poor Stock groaned in spirit and swore in
flesh He recognized that he was in the
hapos OF the Phllistines with no help near.
ana ne made the compromise that the Ser
geant suggested, saving:
MS IS reglar highway robbery, and if
yon he'd what ye deserved yed be behind
bars"
20, no." replied the Sergeant, as they
eally marched of with their plumber, "yut.
qude mistake. We're not criminals, but
ministers OF justice. We are advancing the
cau-e of morality by taking away the re-
wards o. theft from the thief Alden till we