The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-15

ced around through Tennessee drink
ing ,buttermilk as only cavalry could
drink, till he got SO big and fat that
it was a misory--ho thought-for him
to ride ut all. Nothing would do but
| what he must make change, anil SO
| he got transfer from cavalry to
heavy artillery aud went to Savan-
nah. He lay around on tho coast
eating oysters till he got fatter than
ovcr and lazier than over, and COM
planned according.
At Savannah this fellow had a pic
mic, if bo had only known it, but lo
grumbled SO at throwing up breast
works aud lifting at heavy guns till
he naturally grow to bellevo it
was terrible place, and bomoaned
tho feats that caused him to leave tho
cavalry and the cool breezes of Ton
ncssco and cussod himself accord
in:.
He felt sure there was some easy
branch Of service and became detcr-
mined to find that branch. TO thi ;
cud no wont to work for another
transfer. This time he was transfer
red to flying artillery and went OF,
his way to Virginia in great glec, ar
riving there just in tlmo to take Il
hand in the Seven Days fight around
Richmond.
When tho Seven Days fight had
ended ho went out and found lone
somc log and there he spcnt whole
day in cusslng himself and pulling
ont his hair, onco and awhile butting
his head against the log as punish
mont for boing the biggest fool in tho
whole southern confcdcracy, and to
such an cXtcnt did he carry this
frenzy, pulling his hair, grtting his
teeth, Jumping Up and down, foam.
ing at tho mouth that his comrades
buckcd and gagged him to savo his
life.
lilo would have sworn thoro was no
chance for him to worst himself after
this, and 80 he proceeded to get Il
transfer TO tho infantry scrvicc--
then known az Stonowall's foot cav
clry, and horo | will leave him, for
mono but an old soldier could enjoy
tho joke Of a fellow going to infan-
try to better his condition.
SO it is with war there is no easy
places ana the young generation
had better govern themselves ac-
cording.
1t is mighty nice to look upon pic
lures and 500 tho horses plunging,
the flags II waving and bravo follows
rushing into death, but You may
look at all tho pictures in tho world
and know nothing of what war is nor
tho trouble il brings.
Tho talk is now that n war with
Spain would bo short and principally
between tho navies. They said tho
war in 1860 would be short-so short
that tho soldiers would most Get
back for breakfast. The truth is that
the southern young mon were scared
that they could not got there bcforo
it was ended. This ought to make
us very careful now 1t is fine to
listen t. tho speeches of orators and
step proud to the sound OF martial
music, but such things arc not part
of real war, nor do they teach things
Of war matters.
Figl ing, itself, is not all of war,
though that is II plenty for mo and
wv" IL i'N Ctll illuICl II man unu
perish man till no would take fight
ing rs Il dessert. Thcro arc many
things in war that the youthful mind
mover dreamed Of.
At first a follow was mighty proud
and his people were proud to 500 him
of in tho last war, but it got mighty
serious before tho end. There arc
many yet living who can remember
tho sad partings after wo had awoke
to tho seriousness of the affair. And
many arc living who can remember
tho sorrow which bowed down all
the south when these soldiers began
to rotnrn after tho war.
There wore many-yca, so many,
thut mover did rptl,rD md tboro ,,,o.,