The National tribune., 1901-06-27

went back to the heuse, where we found
the two girls and thsir mother crouclied in
corner, eyidertlyS believing something
terrible was aboutsto befall them.
1t was some time Before we could assure
them of our friendly intentions. and as
soon as they wereSsatisfied on that point,
their tongues became loosed, and if ever
any one got a tongue-lashng it was three
of Uncle SANS Representatives.
While the Women We're giving us fits,
Ollie and Henty were sampling the cakes
with a degree of Industry that threatened
to empty the pan before l could get a
chance to taste them.
When the wosEan saw that we only
laughed at their tongue-lashings, they
stopped, and we then told them the joke
we had played on their friends. AS soon
as they comprehended the affair and were
convinced of its truthfulness, they laughed
quite heartily, thinking of the joke they
would have on their soldier lovers the next
time they came to see them.
They became quite friendly before we
left, bringing out more sweet-cakes and
insisting that we take some to camp with
us, which of course we did.
We remained about an hour. saying all
the sweet things we could think of, and it
seemed to us that the putting off of tAe
old and taking on the new was not such
a terrible trial to the young ladies after
than the other chaps. | say this in conf
dence, and don't want it repeated, as the
two ,Johnnies may still be living, and
would not like to hurt their feelings by
holding them up to the world as being
more homely than we were at that time.
We reached the command at II o'clock
that night, turning the horses over to the
QuartermaSter, and getting a reprimand
from our Captain for our pains; but it was
ever thus. Jealousy on the part of the
officers, who would rather the rebellion
was not put down, if they could not have
a hand in it.
THE GENERAL WAS FOND OF TURKEY.
After the battle of Chickamauga,
which took place on the 10Th and Goth of
September, 1868, Rosecrans's defeated
army fell back to Chattanooga, followed
by BraXton Bragg, who proceeded to in
fest the city. His troops were posted on
Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, the
former within range of the Union forces
as they lay encamped in and about the
city.
Rosecrans'S army was almost complete
ly hemmed in, having but one very bad
mountainous road over which supplies
could reach Chattanooga, and this was in
Tested by the enemy's cavalry to such an
extent that all trains had to be heavily
and even then it was with great
difficulty that the supplies reached us.
Hundreds of wagons were captured and
burned by the enemy, who allowed no
opportunity to pass to swoop down upon
a train. This was no doubt great fun for
the JOhnnics, but it was tough on the boys
in Chattanooga, whose rations in conse-
quence of this foolshness were reduced
to minimum, and sometimes below that
point. Forage was as scarce as the pro-
verbal hen teeth, and yet Jake Steiner
came into camp one evening Juggling a
pair of turkeys by the legs.
Where he found them we could not
learn, but he had them all the same. The
boys gathered around Jake, who hung on
to his turkeys like grim death, knowing
full well that should he permit them out
of his hands they would be 'gOners."
Jake was a German and a feIlow-coun-
tryman of Gen. Turchin, who commanded
our brigade, and having u warm spot in
his heart for his General, he concluded to
present him with one of the turkeys. See
ing the General seated in front of his
headquarters, enjoying his pipe, selecting
the best-lOoking turkey, Jake marched up
TO the General, and with a great flourish
in German, presented him with the turkey
After he had made his presentation speech,
Gen. Turchn said, "Jake where you get
dot turkey? and without waiting for a
reply he proceeded-to answer his own
question by saying Il know where you get
him, you stole him, you got right'-with
a great flourish of his hand toward the
troops-"to steal turkeys, all dos men got
right to steal turkeys. Jake, you take
him round to de cook"
Jake told US what the General had said,
and that when he got through he winked
his eye at him. Den l knows it was all
right" said Jake. as he busted himself
plucking the feathers from the remaining
turkey.
TO be continued