The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-22
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q .,i,alipn oi a lgh rcrar for tlie
lt.l.r prirt"~ oi lir. younr
al. -ilir- tAup Naciml- ouc
ts.n, 49, Hr rl uri a. holne
im.h. iv ~wn 4. tier ,iror a
i.,ur is,M se,iie ra.lri nd.
N,, nt r ...iii..e ii, ma-ii
al II il .,,rl ~i.oll meet
d"s Hi, ,n- w.l rrnbaily BE-
rc,w., ps. ir'rn~iii.ni
i' 4- rl., .,,r ycar- uf The Con-
var, wa-h BASIN in camp
,v III unknpwn quantity. The
.o.ni:- abu,loin if performed at all
VA ,aana-rd rs pouring water on the
hama. from a rnntccn. Lieutenant
.;iAnrliar remember alway, held
his l!anl~ ia rnr shape until hes were
Tiled AMI th,n invariably dropped
pnr- lillln- all the ilnui'i and wash
Ing | face wirI the m"-tcnoi Ialr.
~! IT,, othcr In The litter cold and
constant lnaul!us If nur trip to Nash
viii N thr winter II a. | am ~ati,-
fed that some If til, hoy- did not
wall il,ir iar,- or ,rmb their hair
At .'- tllan weekly intervals. As
nli'.r:icc of ,,, nfrruirncy uf bath
tut i.'l>. ipr reasons named in
tia, calnr:,i-n recall the fa,, that
.c-i 4 -Alicr handkerchief and though,
had dropped !; uil the march, Some
wcrA aitcrwar,i III rcnv\i ing my outer
ri"tLln. for the first time after lis
appearance, found i, hidden away
.'rucath the back a.. .ny yc>t. On
our return to torinth Miss. my mess
took their underwear to i lady ia L,.
wa he'd, and Il iI.cy had been wearing
it for Il month! or more without Il
change, Ill apology wa~ made for its
conditions. NO apologies are nccrs-
>ary, She said. II have washed
*"n!c for FORESTS : cavalry hat were
;" -;iicnc'i with dirt, that they were
able 70 stand alone. How We man
aged u keep our pedal rxtrrnitic> in
clcanly conditions when no streams
were accessible do not recall, save
IN 4 -lnr!c instance, and it is, per
tiarS, not ami>s To say hat this wa,
an exceptional case aud not Il com
rany custom. \ member Of the Dslc-
thorlc~ one day began his prepare
,Ion> for the midday meal. One of
che cooking utensils wa, missing and
hc -an~ out: where i the oven ,"
:"c>>natc, >onr distance away,
shouted back: Cant YOU wait till
finish washing my feet in it - | am
not prepared to testify a. to the flavor
OF the bread that day, a, was not il
member Of that particular mess.
nK. II. Y. MILLER AND rmt RICH
MoNn r"rNrY MELONS.
During the summer Of Gl Aaron
Rhodes, If the Oglcthorrc~. fell sick
and VAS sent to the hospital at Greens
loro, ta. Dr. II. Y. VI. Miller, the
ncmo>thcncs Of the Mountains. and
IN antc-bcllum professor of the Mcdi-
cal college in this city. was !hc sur
gcon in charge. \arons father Sc
cured for him Il leave of absence to
visit his home, and At it, expiration
Went 10 Greensboro u procure an rx
tension a> hc waS still unii, for duty
l'r. Miller SAID that it WAS impossible
I" Grant the request. II strict orders
!iaU been received t. allow no further
leaves that the instruction, were i'm
l'cratlYc aud .avr hin. no discretion
sn ihr matter. Mr.. Rhodes ar.uc,
ami pleaded, hut without avail. The
doctor said his decision WAS positive
and final. At The close uf tile inter
view Mr.. Rhodes gave the assurance
that AARON would !,c sent ,ip az once.
anu then. IN taking hi leave. said:
ly the way, doctor. Lrough, up
those Richmond county melons |
promised you when was here last
ana they are now ut the depot for
you. ".\h thank you, said the
doctor, and, by the way, please say
t" aaron, that after rcconsidcrinc the
snattrr, he can remain ut home rs long
as he wishes, or until able to return
to duty. And Aaron mclon-choly
days were not the Saddcst of the
year.
TWILIGHT rEAyEK MEETING.
rev incidents connected with my
service as Soldic. have fingered in
my memory more wildly, or in their
retrospect have brought, perhaps,
deeper sense of satisfaction than that
which closed Il bright May day in 6i.
Sherman and Johnston were fronting
each other near Kingston. Ga. In
tho * irmi Shinr tb,t 1,,. ,Lo n,