The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-02-09
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4 nose oruefSl demanded Levi W no
dare gif orters dat ofer-rite mineS You ko
at vunce mt haf ar engin-de pest enc ron
haf-hitched on. Couple on NV gar unit %
realty to sdart in feefteen minutes Feeh
teen minutes gif you." continued he, look.
ing at his watch. Dell de Drain Dis
patcher to clear effery ting onto switches
until we ket to Murfreosboro. uus haf de
oherator at MurfureeshoFo lay By effeEyting
till We ket to Nashville"
The Yard Boss rushed OF to execute the
order
"Great Jehosephat, what's come over
Levi?" muttered Shorty. elias he be-
come the High-muk-a-muk Of the whols
army? Have they put him in Gen. Rose
erans's place ,"
''Wili | dare to speak to such high
! 6yer?" said the Deacon, doubtfully.
Lewis eyes flashed from one point to
another, rested on the Deacon f,r moment,
and the latter wreathed his face with grin
of recognition. Then Lewis stern eounte-
nance relaxed with a still broader grin.
Hello. Sqvire," he shouted joyously.
- Iss dat You Where are de poys?" And he
rushed forward with outstretched hand
| I've got 'em in here, badly hurt"
answered the Deacon, jumping To the ground
and grasping the outstTetched hand In his
own horny palm. . I'm very glad to see
You, Mr. Rosenbanm.
'Glat amt no name for il" said Levi.
" DIT you say You'd got de poys in dere?
Here, YOU men, pring me two or tree Of dose
cracker poxes"
By the aid of the cracker-boxes Levi
climbed into the car and shook the bows
hands, and cried and talked mingled glad
ness and sympathy in his broken English
What place have you got and what are
you dom down here, Mr. ROsenbaum 2"
the Deacon asked in the first lul
20, I'm Sbecial Agent off de Dreasury in
charge off de gotten pizniss. You see desc
rascals hafi pin sdealin' de DreaSury plind,
| III COTTON. unit dey had to half an honest man
down here. who vas up to all DER bricks, unit
wouldn't slant no nonsense. Dey cent me,
unit gif me orters which make me poss off dc
whole oudfid. None OFF dem oudranks me
apout desc drains. F"
80 see," said the Deacon "Wisht I'd
had handful of your authority yesterday"
Here, we're Wasting dime" said Levi
suddenly. ''You're dryin' to ket desc poys
pack home I'll see dat dey ket as far as ds
Ohio Rifer as vast as de drainTl go. Here,
six or eight off You men pick up desc poys
unit garry dem Offer to my gar dere. Handle
dem as if dey vas eggs, for dey're my
frients."
There was no lack of willing hands to exc
cute this order. That was long before the
lays of private cars. even for railway mag
mates, bul Rosenbaum had impressed ca
oOoSe for himself, which he had had fitted up
with as many of the comforts of q home as
were available at that era of car-building.
lie had a good bed with a spring mattress for
himself and another for his friends, table,
chairs, wash-room and Autographed
L fnr h.
Is fond Of good living as of sumptuous
raiment.
All this and more be was only too glad to
place at the disposal of the Deacon and the
,oys. The Deacon himself was not moro
.olicitous about their comfort.
The train started as Levi had ordered, and
| sped along on clear track to Nashville
lotion was needed at the North almost as
much as rations were needed at the front,
| and a train loaded with Treasury cotton had
superior rights to the track which must not
| ne disregarded AT Nashville q friend of
Lewis. a Surgeon Of generally recognized
skill, and whom Levi had telegraphed for,
came aboard with couple OF skilled nurses,
| who bathed the boys, dressed their wounds,
and replaced their seiied, torn clothes with
new, clean ones, including fine, soft under
wear from Lewis own wardrobe.
4 say, DOC, OHOIty, dltcl was
inisned and he had devoured supper cooked
under Lewis special care, 81 feel so much
better that don't believe there's any need
o. my goin' on any further. I'll jest lay
here. and 90 into Convalescent Camp for
few DAYS. and then GO back to the front with
a SQUAD, and help clean up our cracker line
I'd like awfully well to have hand IN run
ann them rebels often Lookout Mountain.
| They've bin too internally impudent and
,;assy for any earthly use.
Indeed you won't, said the Surgeon de-
| risiveIy. you'll go straight home, anu
tay there until you are well. You won't be
! lit for duty for at least month yet, if then
| If YOU went out into camp now you would
| have a relapse, and ne dead inside of week.
| The country between here aud Chattanooga
| IS dotted with the graves OF men who have
1 been sent to the front too soon."
| The Journey to Louisville was delightful.
| At Louisville Levi tried hard to get his
caboose taken across the river and attached
| 10 q train on the other side, 50 that the boys
could 90 clear home IN 1t. But Special
| Treasury Agent had but little of the import
,nce north OF the Ohio River that he had
south of it. Still, Levi managed to get tn.
crew Of an accommodation train interested in
he bows. whom he had driven acro-s the
river on a light wagon, lying on his spring
| mattress. They were placed IN comfortable
| eaboose and soon were speeding on the lass
| stretch of the journey.
The day was bright and sunny, and tho
| boys were propped up 50 that they could
| look out of the windows and enjoy the
scenery. That they were nearing homo
made 81 nervous and fdgety. 1t seemed to
him that the train only crawled, and stopped
unfortunately at every station and crossing.
The Deacon became alarmed lest this should
unavorably affect him, and resorted to
various devices to divert his mind. He
bought a Cincinnati Gazett~, and began
resriing it aloud. 81 was deeply interested
in all the war news, particularly that relat-
ing to the situation at Chattanooga, but he
| would not listen to the tributes to the merits
OF Spalding's Prepared Glue
The day wore away towards evening.
'Ain, we most there, Pap?" ST asked
ENORMOUSLY.
About % mile away, think. answered
his father. Il disremember Just how fur
that last stop is from the Crick, but think
it IS betwixt - and 30 mile'
Just then the whistle blew for a stop.
"What'n the world are they stoppin' here
for?" groaned 81 Some woman's got .
dozen aigs or pound o. butter that she
wants to send to town. spose we'll stop
here until she finishes churnin OF gifts an
or her aiu to make I'D the dozen / never did