The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-22
loyFuL CHRISTMAS MEETING.
.,oraURs AND COMRADES RE-
tv1rE AFTER MANY YEARS.

49,. comrades. -Four of whom Were
,rothsrs. an the Array OF Northern
,.,-..,nia. Have ReunisR-one
~. captured while roraatnE for
,..cb brandy D1rhnE Christmas
-, rses. and Remataed in Ohio
where lie Was Carried a Pris-
.r- Another settled IN Missis-
.t.yt After the War.
...,.,-,hls. $. C.. Dec. .-Thirty-sevcn
.,-. ,ro four brothers. Thomas, Henry
900, ana John Webster and c. NJ
--r.v from Bennettsville. Marlboro
we're soldiers in the Army OF
vo-,.srn virginia and fast comrades all
.- the brothers were privstes and
v..,.rsrly was adiutant. They have just
,,s a rnmandc Christmas reunion.
..r after entering the army John was
...i mess cook. Young, courageous and
-ir- he soon developed into a first-class
,...- and mis- mess was one OF the best
.....eA la the regiment Everything went
rtftv until one day John heard that
-.-s was a stHi In the neighborhOod
.- .a, taking The temptation was not to
listed Tho weather was cold. & was
ding Christmas OF 60. and the boys
appreciate something on which 10
ratio So singing half dozen can
around him the mess cook started
BenE a good woodsman and having
aimed accurate Information he located
i..tiuery and had no dlficulty in nll-
-- Ire thirsty canteens.
lg.r was making his way to camp. pic
.,rfre the happiness his prize would bring
d, bis comrades. when a trapper by the
.5. OF the woodland road ordered him -
hail. put down his load and get up be
rtm The cook. thinking a joke was
.r. 1iavcd on him, tried 20 remonstrate o..
r- the canteeus were niled with
.rsrsv for the boys "a camp But the
raauted oflcer was peremptory in his or
rs 70 mount behind him John. think
n s'l that he was speaking 20 Con-
f1.rats onlcer. asked leave 10 take one
ssr,seu 10 the adjutant Then his capto-
"a ard toh him he was prisoner
.ri would not see the adjutsnt
John spent his Christmas in the Federal
.rs and was soon after sent 20 a prison
.r otto. where he remained TIL the close
Tie war. on being released. she young
man found himself without friends or
money. 80 lie went to work as a day la
er he was far from home. and the
rof lltions existing In his native state did
~. ..mpt him 10 undertake the long
-r-rp back tie wrote 10 find out some
re about his brothers. but received no
a.r. and supposed they had been killed
'ha last desperate fighting, or like him
ef had been taken prisoners and seat
rcd The letter never reached Its desti-
nation boz Marlboro for two OF
.. brothers and the adjutant
there. Tho fourth brother.
lf.t-r. had got into n Mississippi Reg
n.0 and returned 10 that state after the
r Hut he returned this week to see
relatives The three brothers with
adiutaut were having a reunion din
- at The house OF Thomas Webster.
| r.f were % course, talking OF war times
-I amontinE the fate Of the absent
when there was a loud knock on the
Henry went TO open 81? Those
. heard loud exclamations ami on
out saw two ola men tocke,i in each
c arms and kissing. After thirty
sears ~ labor and wandering over
world John had found his way back
~ old home Just "a time 20 make the
r.o0 perfect
Tie aiiutant was tho first 20 recover
called FOR tho brandy John had gone
Cor their Christmas IN 1863. and then
told hts story.