The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1904-02-25
WartIme Frolies.

said the Doctor, and In the winter OF
1859 We we're camped at FaIrview with
three regiments OF Vermont troops.
Our regiment was newer than the
others, and was nearly as strong In
numbers as the three Vermont regt
mentS. We were camped on the
slope OF a hill. and the vergoaters
above ms near the summit The camp
was q beautiful one and camp life
very pleasant. when q heavy SNOW
came the vermonters challenged m 10
a snow ight. and we accepted. We
Organized under Geld ofieers. a. did
the vermonters. and we fully believed
we could charge up the hill and drive
them out Of their camp.
I'VE made the charge. We went up
IN good shape. Snowballs lev as
thick as bullets at Gettysburg. But
the vermonters we're old snow fight
ers. They not only stopped our
charge. but drove us back down the
hill. After that whenever We passed
the Vermont regiments the men would
shout. Hunt your holes. Jarseys-' At
last cur boys determined to get even
Some OF the men Killed q large dog.
nkinned and dressed the carcass, and
hung Il up in plain sight OF the Yer
mont camp. We made n show OF
putting guards about II. knowing the
Vermonters. supposing the carcass to
be that of a sheep. would attempt to
steal Il. The plan vas to let them
raid, our guards were not alert and
have Il. and when they made their
the dog carcass was carried on.
I'VE awaited developments IN q
state of Wild expectancy. and our
spies reported that the vermorsers
suspecting no trick were on the point
o. dividing the carcass among several
messes. Before this was done. how.
ever. the character ok the meat was
discovered and the carcass was
thrown away. After that whenever q
man of our regiment met q vermonte7
he would whistle. and when the Jer'
seymen passed the VermOnters on the
march or In line all the former would
wLIstle and all the latter would shout
Aunt your holes. Jarseys.' Whenever
hear a whistle on the street now
thin. Of the frOlies the Jerseymen had
In war time"-Chicago Inter Ocean
Queer Characters Good Soldiers.
There were some queer cases In
the army" said n veteran. I'VE had
one man in Company b. Fifty-second
Ohio. who beat the hand I don't be
Iieve any other company In the army
had his equal. His uame was Patrick
Flynn, and he was one Of the recruits
who came TO us In the winter Of ls6s
81. He was of medium size, about AZ
years Of age, and carried himself like
soldier OF experience. He would 90
anywhere with the bravest, and was
In the thickest OF the fight at Kene
saw, Jonesboro and other places. but
he was never known 20 lre n gun He
was always well to the front. with
men who fred rapidly. but he never
pulled a trigger. No one understood
Il. PSt did his duty as he understood
Il, and we let Il 90 at that
when our regiment was organized
at Camp Dennison. Ohio. We were
given the very best RRns then obtain
able. new Springfield muskets. and We
were proud Of them. Just after we
received the muskets. one OF our men
who stammered. was detailed foE
guard near the adjutant's ofIee. or on
a street on which there was q good
deal OF travel Our man went ON duty
lust as the countersign was given out
and was Instructed % recngniEe nc
passes. A citizen who had gone In
on a pass presented Il rs he came out
The guard refused 10 look at u. en-
planning that the bearer must have
the eountersign- The citizen became
indignant and said he would 80 Out
anyway. Thereupon the guard said
'By-by ho-hohey. n you trtr-tTy that
III lay th-th-this g-R-gun down. and
knock you d-d-down. ~ help me
gracious The citizen persisting the
guard put down his gun and used Ais
nsts 10 such purpose that the man
was clad 10 return TO headquarteFS
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