The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-07-26


Frank Millwood was in Shelt's mess
and occupied the same tent with him.
Next day DIR. 8. csme round and
left Shelf some moro medicine, and
so on the next day, and for consid-
able length of time. Frank was aware
how things were working, and one
day he says to the DR.:
"What do you think is the matter
with my cousin, Shelf Fowler?
The DR.. said, IL think he's got
cold, and perhaps some fever symp-
toms too.
DO you think your medicine is
doing him any good?'
"Oh yes, l think So"
Next day the DR.. reported back to
see his patient. Frank. met him
before he got to the tent, and said,
''Doctor, amt there about twenty
eight different diseases laid down in
your books that human flesh is heir
to? Well, when you 90 to examine
my cousin Shelf try him on all of
them, and see if he aiu't got them
all or most of them, at least, and he
sure to feel in his pockets and you
will find all the medicine that you
gave him since you have been attend
ing to him." The DR.. did as re-
quested, with satisfactory results, AID
Shelf promised to cut Franks throat
for giving this information.
Shelf did not release his intention
of being at home after the 10Th of
July, aid kept up his constant visits
to company headquarters. One day
while Shelf was out, Frank Millwood
went into his tent and tied all of his
(Shelt's) things up with a rope, hard
and fast, and slipped out of his tent
unnoticed, and was soon at head
quarters with Shelf and the others.
Shelf had never yet forgiven Frank
for the matter in which DR.. Snowdon
took part.
Frank communicated the fact of
Shelt's things being bundled up and
ready for shipment to some of the
other boys, who went to the tent and
called the attention of others to it
until the whole camp became inter-
ested, and lot of fun grew out of it.
Frank was always "selling" sone-
body out. He took Lieut.. Palmer
down one day after We got to Vir-
ginia. 1t was thus: The Lieut.. was
scolding Tom Rodgers for hurting
ing his horses back, and Frank,
thinking he could relieve Tom, called
to the Lieut.. and said: "Lieut.,
what do you think of DR.. Dogan."
| think he is q id fine man."
said the Lieut.. Frank said, II don't
know about that" "Why?' said the
Lieut.. Frank said that he had just
received letter from home and that
they had taken two soldiers up to
Union, and that he (Dogan) objected
to their being buried in the village
graveyard. The Lieut.. said, with
an oath, that a detail ought to be
sent home to kill him, and
wanted to know why the Doctor OBJ
jected to their being buried in the
village graveyard? Frank replied.
because they wsrn't dead" There
upon the Lieut.. began pouring his
anathemus upon Frank as long as he
was in sight and hearing, and then
turned upon poor Tom with redoubled
vigor.
OF this noble man, Capt. John w.
Palmer, will say something bef re
I close these "reminiscences. No
purer man or braver soldier over
welded q swordS cool, brave, i'm
partial and honofabie; a man who
Ind an indescribable dislike for any
thing like cowardice or dishonesty. |
never pass and look upon the marble
that marks his last resting place but
that l feel | am on sacred ground.
Peace to his sshes and eternal calm
to his memory"
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