The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-02-28

Dolph would never make . decision
until he had fully satisfied himself OF
had sufficient proofto risk decision,
and then he would let it out, and as
good luck would have it he never
failed that / know of.
Soon Steve Farr, (an old body ses-
want of Sergt. R. c. Fsrr) came and
consulted Dolph secretly, saying
that he had lost his watch. He
further stated that he and Bill Pal
mer "a servant of Lieut.. j. W. Pal
mer) were gambling the night before
and whom he (Steve) got to noddiag
he lost his watch, and he thought
Bill had it. Dolph told him 10
would consult his jack and find out.
But Dslph asked Steve why he did
not use his swn jack as he had one.
Steve told him that his jack was out
of fix, and, besides, it was in the
wrong time of the moon for it to be
depended upon and so he wanted
him (Dolph) TO make the investiga-
ton. Dolph told him to call Bill
into the tent. In the meantime
Dolph had posted some of his mess
mates on what was up. Soon Bill
was on hand and Dolph took out his
jack and began to swing it around
then bowed and asked it something
in whisper: Bill looked on in
amszement. he was ashy and dis
tressed. At last Dolph turned to
Bill and said, ''Bill out with it now
and I'll say no moro about it. You
don't want to be exposed. But if
you do al right then just give Steve
his watch and that's the end of it,"
Without further ceremony Bill be-
gan to unbutton his pants and from
an inside pocket he drew out Steve,s
watch and handed it to him. After
that Steve offered Dolph 425 for
his hand jack.
Not lsng after this the "York
Mess as it was called, lost their
spoons. Joe Leeoh called to Dolph
at the top of his voice land he had Q
strong ono too) to bring out his jack
and find the spoons. DELPHI went
out and after investigating the case
asked for moro time-stating that it
was the wrong time in the moon to
make investigations With the hand
jack. In the meantime he went to
work in sly way and found out
that Jess Dickins had tho spoons.
This sustained the reputation Of tho
jack TO tell anything that was mys-
terry and long it was talked of, but
these are the only cases that I will
present just now, ~ they will
be well remembered by u lot of
old soldiers who recollect the circum-
stances to which I have referred.
Some time after this Bill Sanders
como across Steve Farr learning Pete
McKissick how to eat FIRE Goals.
The result was that Pete had very
sore mouth soon after that and no.
body knew what was tho matter of
it. You ought to get Bill Sanders
to tell what he saw on that occasion.
It will make dog laugh to hear
him tell it.
While we were camped at D.
scend bridge in the winter Of 1862
and '63, Bill Goings resolved to
live better life and quit swearing,
which he never had INDUCED in eI-
oept on urgent occasions. He was
sitting in his tent one day when
Frank Millwood. knowing his desire
to do better, popped his head inside
of the tent and said, "Bill, have you
heard anything from home lstely!"
He said he had not particularly.
Frank said, "well I have got . letter
from home and Jane THAT was
Franks wifs) wrote me that Bryant
Fowler has got discharge from the
army and il 1t homo making tar,
and he has about burnt up al that
rich 'lighterd' Of yours on the Cole
place that you got from John Nc
kissick." Bill forgot himsek and