The National tribune., 1899-11-02

year, and how many times We marched over
the roads in Virginia backward and for
ward | can't recollect Therefore l start
from year later with the episodes of my
own experience, which | recollect well.
We were stationed near Winchester, Va
We received there one morning seven re-
cruits; they all looked new and fresh, as if
they had just come out of band-boXes, and
were thus distinguished from the others,
who were rough looking, and tanned by
the sun. Now, | had a full beard of about
a years growth that covered almost my
whole face The weather being hot IAN
idea struck me; went TO our barber, Phil
Reisder Gf he is alive yet he may be i'll
Washington, and told him TO cut my hair
and take off the beard, except the mustache.
He laughed and said: Let's go up in the
rife pit. so that nobody will see u.s." There
he fixed me up and told me TO go ahead.
AS went along / met a company COM
rade with two canteens. He asked me if |
wanted a drink of water, and showed me
where the spring was if | wanted to go for
water in the future; he took me for one of
the recruits, and asked whether there were
more recruits in New York. ! said there
We're, and they all wanted To join the Carl
baldi Guard" He was pleased with the
news. and started in another direction for
lear he would find out his mistake.
Passing by an Orderly, he called me in
his tent; pointing to a rife and other equip,
ments, and said:
There are your things; take them owe,
to your tent"
said: IN be right back; want TO go tc
the sutler first TO buy some tobacco" He
must have thought 1 was very obedieni
recruit; he carried the things over himself
JOKING A CoMRApE.
My terminate was playing cards with
another fellow. l sat down on my bunk
without a word, looking on the game
After while l took drink out of my can.
teen. My mate said to the other comrade
That's fresh rooster. l think well
have TO teach him the rules and regulations
about taking things without asking first
1 acted as if didn't hear, and kept look.
ing at the game. To stir them up took
the canteen down again, and that broke VI
the game. My comrade pulled the canteer
from my mouth and said:
That's too much of good thing. YOU
get out. If Bischoff were here now ht
would give il 10 you"
IF Bischoff would come here now," said
l, 81 would take him by the collar and by
the seat of his pants and fire him out.
Ny comrade looked at me, surprised, and
laughed, and exclaimed:
What have you been doing with your
self; / didn't know you till you spoke.
We then went up together and had some
fun with the Orderly.
A few days after this we got an order Il
march 10 Front Royal. After a hot marck
We arrived there i'll the afternoon Towards
evening detail was made for picket, and
was posted upon knoll. After while (;
cold wind commenced TO blow. My clothes
were wet with perspiration from the march
ing, and | was chilled through in little
time | tried TO walk myself warm, bu
failed; became benumbei in every joint anc
could not get warm. The next day w
marched back TO Winchester, and / arrived
there very sick man.
When the regiment was ready to marcl
Twas not. the doctor would not let me 70
anywhere but 10 the hospital at Winchester
1 went there and next day found myself :
prisoner, but was paroled with a number O
others.
We eventually reached Camp Chase, o.
where we had good time for while, Will
plenty 10 eat and drink and nothing TO do
got tired of it, for 1 was well again, and
finally, after much persuasion, was allowet
TO return TO my regiment
When 1 arrived in camp at Centeryille
Va, an Orderly shouted to the others: