The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-16
Stories Heard Around Confederate
Camp Fires.

A soldier, being on picket reserve,
went to farmhouse, as he said, to
borrow afrying pan, but for what none
could imagine, as there was nothing
to fry. However, he went to the
house and knocked at the door, which
was opened by lady, who asked what
he wished. "Medam, could you lend
me frying pan? I belong to the
picket down here" eyes, SIR" and
forthwith came the pan. He took it,
looked in it, turned it over again, and
looked into it very hard, as if not GER
tain it was clean. "Well, SIR said
the lady, "can I do anything moro for
you?" :'Could -could-could you
lend me piece of meat to fry in it,
me- amp" and he laughed in spite of
himself. He got it,
In the summer of 1863 Thrall's Sec
ond Arkansas battery was passing
well-to-do looking premises, when
Frankfort Southland, an excellent
soldier and forager Of much merit,
spied, in passing the aforesaid premi-
ses, herd of bee hives, and "allow.
ed" to the boys that he had "set" his
heart on certain large, fat hive,
which he pointed out, saying if the
battery did not march more than ten
miles beyond for the nights encamp-
ment, that he would return and take
that large, fat hive in out of the wet.
The command marched some six
miles beyond and struck camp for the
night.
Frankfort Southland evaded the
pickets and marched by o circuitous
route, cautiously, until he approached
the object of his mission, when he
grounded arms" and advanced, with
outstretched hands, and laid violent
hands on the large, fat bee hive, which
he had spied that afternoon.
The night was dark, but Frankfort
Southhand's spirit was bright, his
load was heavy and the road was long,
but upon his vision finally flashed the
camp fires of his company, which he
| approached with the silence of mid
night assassin, until he had reached
the locality of his mess, which was in
close proximity to the Captains quar-
ters, when he discovered well-known
figure, Alex. Alston, his Gamaliel and
bed-fellow, to whom he said, in a
whisper: "Alex, assist me to put it
down, for it is awfully heavy, hut very
rich. I feel the honey running down
my back" Whereupon his companion
lighted match and discovered that it
was only an ashhopper which Frank
fort Southland, in his eagerness, had
taken instead of the 'bee-hive.
A certain officer Of Company G.,
Ninth Virginia cavalry, was noted for
his neatness, and. consequently, he
was chaffed by the boys great deal.
He had occasion, in the fall of '63, to
! rsss through the camp Of Gen. Bar
ringers North Carolina brigade. He
sat as straight as an arrow, and, with
great dignity, rode alone amid such
bantering az s'Good morning, Gen
eral," Come out Of that hat" ar1
"Where did you get those boota2"
On arriving near the Generals tent,
be was stopped by she Tar Hesl guard, =,
who observed to him, with great gyin-
pathy: "Don't you mind them boys,
mister. They are always holIering at
some fool going along by here"
An Irishman by the name Of
O'Donahue, but very properly and
| appropriately called DoAny, was plao-
ed on picket at Big Spring, Va, and
Maj. Abe Looney, being the officer on
duty, thought ft to question Donny
to see If he knew picket's duty.
Maj. Looney said: ''Donny. do you
know the duty OF picket?' "Yis,
be jabbers, do" ".Well, if any per-
son was to come to your post tonight,
what would you say to him?" "Why,
begorra, / would prcsint arms and let
him pass" "But, suppose it was a
Yankee, what would you do then?"
"Will, If it was a Yankee, thin /
would tell him that the Ribils was not
far OF, and he had better go back"
Donny stayed with the regiment until
the reorganization at Corinth, but was
never placed on picket.
One Of the best companies of the
Stonewall brigade was composed Of
railroad men from Martinsburg, W.
Va. In g charge at Manassas, the
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