Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-07-06

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I'm not going 10 give him up either.
That's the long and short Of II. 20 Just
drop him I'm not going % give my
victuals 20 chaplains. for I guess you
are such--you're soft spoken enough.
We do the fighting. and l guess we
ought 70 do the eating too. Now. just
drop that goose or IN make you feel
sorry Drop him. sayi"
And you say You have had nothing
20 eat for a month";" says the man. Just
as cool and cam as ever and still hold.
ing on 10 the goose.
well. that may be stretching the
truth little. says l. still mighty
fercelike. "but it amt much. tell
you. and I'm bound TO have that goose
anyway
shook my gun more threlteninglike
than ever The man didn't appear 20
be scared. but be handed the goose 20
me, and he said in a sorrowfullike way.
because he had 10 give up the goose.
reckon.
Take him. my friend Your hunger
Is greater than mine
Then he turned and walked of.
well, pardner. | said 10 myself ar
tucked that big Fat gander under ms
arm, you're not hard 10 bluff That
comes Of praying all the time and never
lighting. You haven't any business in
armies You won't get along anyhow. E"
Then tucked the rags Of my old coat
over the goose and slipped hack 10 the
camp II was worth a whole circus 90
see big Tom shaw open his eyes when
showed the goose. 50 fat and 50 tempt
ing.
well. You are a trump You take
the whole deck. Bill Middleton SAYS
be.
Then told him how Ia bluiFed the
chaplain looking fellow. and old Tom
laughed till be near cried. He agreed
with me that that fellow wouldn't get
along anyhow.
We roasted the goose. and Tom and !
ate him clean up. right down 10 the
bones. and l felt full and happy for the
first time in six months
The next morning We began 20 fall
back again. Twas tramping along with
Tom and the rest Of the COMPANY. cal.
culating how I'd capture another fat
goose the coming night was feeling
pretty proud and stuck up. too. for /
was the only one Of the boys that could
find a goose
Directly big. gray haired man.
riding a gray horse. came up. was
thinking 50 much about goose that
didn notice him tai be was pretty
near on me. He slowed bis horse down
and said 20 me as soft as a woman.
my friend. hope you enjoyed your
goose last night
"Guess did. said / in an offhand
way. land / tell you. pardner. yon
tried TO beat me out Of him. but I'm
not going TO let any Of You run over me
because haven't been long with the
eastern army and you think L m green. "
He laughed a little. ever 70 pleasant.
and then hesays. still as soft and gentle
as woman.
my friend. yielded him TO You
willingly only hope You fight as well
as You forage"
"You bet dol" saysI as he rode of.
still smiling 10 himself
Then | looked around and saw biz
Tom Shaw staring at the chaplain look.
ing fellow.
What are you staring at that way
What's got into your says /. madlike.
for didn't like his look.
Don't you know who that man Is.
Bill Middleton" says he.
IL know he's the man bluffed ont
Of that goose that you helped me 20 eat
last night, says | as carelesslike and
as ohhand as you please. but don,
know his name. and don't know that
II makes a bit Of difference either"
Then Tom he looks at mo and says.
That's Genera. Lee. the commander
in chiefr
And that's the whole story Of that
goose that the boys who fought In the
war with me are always Fostering me
about. but can tell you l was mighty
glad II stopped right there where il did. |