The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-04-19

on the spot where 1t was swallowed.
This being the case, those Of US who
had never been accustomed to such
messes let it severely alone and took
our chances with the malaria.
But one day Wess McKown said:
"Suppose we all 60 up and draw our
whiskey rations and whom we get
enough we'll give them to
see him get drunk and cut up and
lot them put him in the guar'l house."
The mess, or rather some of them,
consented to the plot, and with the
aid Of some others to whom the Sc
cret was communicated We got about
q quart, "Wess" was to manage 1t.
He told the fellow, (who I don't care
to mention the name of just here,)
that he had . quart of liquor and if
he wanted dram he could have it as
long as there was any Of it in the
bottle. They went into the tent and
"Wess" drew his bottle and before
the fellow knew it he had gulped
down swallow of it. But before
he got the bottle fairly away from
his mouth the dose had done its
work, but not as we expected, for
next morning We had all the chairs
and camp stools in camp around our
FIRE place. He had glorious drunk
and the officers. never found it out.
Il was q le1Gq tive feeded at our
quarters. .,.
I forgot to tell about little Gillian
Jetsr killing an alligator at Camp
Taylor. He shot it behind the fore
shoulder with rife. Joe Lawson
caught one and brought it into camp,
pulling it along by its tail. lie kept
+ in a barrel of water for several
DAYS and it died.
At. this same camp . little negro
lboyS tha. Joe Thomas picked "
somewhere on the coast, or sbou
Charleston, which We called Johl
Free-found some qS sqaiSEgelh SSSS6esteE
to show thssmt thss to )" shoot them. DolPi
r. r.. "" "r so,ne ono else, had nick
FAINT, OF souAo ~. i;v, Ununt
named George calling nun Pup, =
.nd he was known better by pup P,I!,
5 than George. Anyway the h.s' %
! ~saro ,a knew of no other name to ca
!, h;9 than "pup." So in trying
Z show George the squirrel no 1. %ou
ssv: "Don't you see it Mars pup
;. Yonder II is on that limb, Mr.. PUP.
= : Fla went on till George got m! M
!. and told the little Negro that II !,
d didh't stop calling him that, q
w ss blamed if he didn't kill him and nj
a. him there IN the swamp.
'H =. Jimmie Heron, our hero OF
ok "poolit schrape," got hoid o. ,
% W. Jpbn Free incident and he una
y 49, yooI x remonstrate with George
| s.'r s sxcusine Free Johns ignoranG,
nj. I that he had "niver heerd him 81 >
ost oney thing else boot pupe.
ne. ne made George worse, if snysA
81 u IAN no evolutionist, but II y
"a I man will 70 on the coast OF = :.
RING Carolina and see the darkies n
ame there as they were during tne
me, and then resist tho conclusion
an there is nothing in evolution 2,
ask be ono Of the faithful" rev ~ y
the hsrd'to convince. IT ne sec
similarity between tho 6aoooa,
key and African, then ~ 20 ~ "
y extent blindfoldsd. Their :
o Tor customs, disposition and pn,
about anatomy all 60 TO support sne !!
's,e,y Rice aud potatoes are their pr
chiils food. They would make m mu'
g the over an army cracker. we
tricts,' pet all the potatoes We wantee
posed. Raw crackers. Fish tho sam
rels at where they had D good chance
That Nv And a. for Wild duck
RS was wss no end to them-espea'
inc or D.. Island.
.s;n - We semaiaed in that at sect.o
\! Y" ~ ing the spring Of 1sol 1as sas
70. An nHsn mai 10 asSaa anesavs1a