The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-12-08

ode Pussonal Rskoliekshnns" of an Army
Cook-The War Viewed from tho Rear.
| Eff did hab a peck oh trubbel while
wuz in de ahmy, also had bushei OBJ
| fun. But | used tub tinl< dat de flip
aiah had mon bushei OBJ trubbel tub
a scant peck OBJ fun.
| De Majah wuz mad a long time at Mis-
| tub 10 foh KILN dem sheep down at
Cufpepah Courthouse. belongin tub de ole
| rebel who wuz out gunnin for his grocer
| les among ouah commissary- trains, while
his darters wuz at home firth wild an
bamboo in de Majah.
| De Malah KEEP pickin an naggin at Mis-
tub 10 cherry chanst he got, until at last
Mistuh 10 got mad an begin iayin foh
him, an wen Mistuh 10 laid fob man
dat man had betteh git an axident insur-
| ance.
Bimeby we ali went back tub Cuipepah
! Courthouse agin, Ell de Ahmy OBJ de Pc
| tomick wuZ in de habit OBJ doin cherry
| change OBJ de moon, an de flip Ma jah he
| begin Skyfaxin round dem same rebel gals
| agin.
One day me an Mistuh 10 wuz pirOutin
| round de country lool<in fob sumfin tub
| sorter pad out ouah bareback an pork, an
we dun cum acroSt "a settin hens nest
| from which de hen seem tub hab eiOped-
| gone off wild a handsomer rooster. an lef
| de aigS tub de cold mercieS oh an I'M
| feelin world. | found dem fuSt by steppin
| on one, when de whole air wuZ perambu-
! lated wild smell dat most loosened my
| teef.
der ali dem up an put dem in my haver-
sack, SEE Mistuh 10. "Dey,s iist de ting
| I've done bin lOohin fob.
! What emmy man wood want wild aigS so
game dat dey'd spite soap grease | Good
ent foh de life oh me make out. But ]
knowed dat Ide betteh do Ell Mistuh 10
| ordehed, so | geddered up de aigs an
| handed de haversacli tub Mistuh 10.
He put de strap ober his shoulder an
| Santered back tub camp, goin right by
whar de Maiah wuz promenadin wild de
| seceSh gals. De moment de Maah sees
| him he wants tub show off his authority
| befo de she SeceSherS.
"Heah, you rascal" sezzee; Cum heah,
dis minnit.'
Mistuh 10 he walked up ez humble an
perlite ez Good be an salOoted.
"Whar you bin?' axed de Maiah, very
naughty an cross.
"Out in de country, lookin foh sumfin
tub eat seq Mistuh 10.
so sposed. you ruffian. Bin robbin
de honest people OBJ der property. What
you got in dat haversack?'
only dozen or so OBJ fresh aigs,... seq
Mistuh 10, very meekly.
well, you pillagin' thievin villain" seq
de Maiah, maxim great show OBJ mad
ness befoh de gals lie learn you lesson
bout going round de country Robin hens
nests. lie glib yousa dose dat you won t |
forgit foh awhile, I tell you. Glib me dat |
haversack. Heah,t Snow ball, you black |
imp, take dat up tub my tent an tell |
Meshack tub fry dem wild dat ham | got |
from de suffer fob euppeh fob myself an
desc ladies'. SargiElt OBJ de Gyard, take |
dis robber tub de gyard- house an put him |
on bread an watch. Buck an gag him eli |
he makes de least move or seq a word |
Leddies, | hab derhonor tub invite you |
tub suppeh in my tent. Wild de addition |
of desc fresh county aigs | kin offer you a |
meal dat will be wurf settin down tub,
dough not de banquet you deserve"
%, Majah,' dey giggied, were cher so
much obeeged tufTyou foh yore invite. an
we II accept wild thanks. You air so per
lite, an we're rayiy hongry. You horrid
Yankees has robbed us SO dat dere's no
longer ennything fit tub eat tub be got in
de county,
| santered ober tuh, de Majah's tent.
takin keer not tub cir dar befo de AIaah
an de gals. ! handed de haversack tuh
Meshack, an glib him de Maiah s ordehs.
yes, Meshack" called cut de Maiah
from de front tent Il want you tub be
kecrfui an fry dem aigs very nicely foh
we hab some charmn young ieddies foh
suDpeh. Do yourself an me credit
.JeS den AIeshack let one oh de aigs
slip an fall
Fob de Lawd's hub, what's de matter
wild dat aig?' seq Meshack, as de smell
riZ de fly OBJ de tent
"Alajah, ! heared one oh de gals say. |
Tine afeared you habbent pitched your |
tent Jest right. De air amt at all good
heah.'
| glib Meshack's arm joggle. an he
dropped de whole haversack. Land OBJ