The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-04-28

word will fill the situation) down the
| mountain into valley richer than q dia-
| mond mine. One man had 200 hogs hoard
| ed up ready to butcher for the Confederate
| army He also had n pull like some other
| politicians, and got protection papers from
| regiments all out of pork. About half
| these fellows were lined up against the
yard fence that contained the live sau-
sage, when little Phil himself rode up.
What's up here:' says he:
"Helrs to pay" says big Swede from
man; he have safety papers"
citizen, and he read McCook's paper Or
| ders must be obeyed, and the only way
| to get that pork was to buy it. How
much you want for a fair-sized shoat? Z"
asked Little Phil. Il recon $1O," said the
owner.
Here bane $10," said the Swede, as he
handed up to the General new clean
Confederate note for that amount. The
General handed the bill to the man, and
rising himself in the stirrups called out,
Boys, go in and catch my hog" Over the
fence went thousand men. while the
General galloped down the road. There
were not hogs enough to go round, but the
| boys did not forget the General, for he
got ham out of every animal In the lot
They brought pork to headquarters until
to half mile up the road to get away
from the stuff. That event was one Of the
| reasons for Sheridan's boast of his divi-
sion, that they could catch, cook and eat
hog on the march and not lose the step.
Sheridan was a much better Judge Of
! mountain shad than was Billy Sherman.
When Sherman started on the Atlanta
| Campaign he had one of the boys court
martialed for shooting one Of these ami
mails. shooting In camp, was waste of
ammunition. and very 'unsoldiery thing
to do" Sherman had come to US from
Mississippi, where the hogs were short
legged and fat-very simple matter to get
| one by his hind legs-but he changed his
mind soon afterwards, when he made his
headquarters in fine mansion one night
with the army camped all about him in the
vast open fields.
The planter had a right smart stool,
before we made that camp. but it vanished
rapidly: In the morning the General and
other Generals, with their gaily -attired
stats, thronged the wide porches Of the
points to the numerous young ladies that
were there-a dozen strong. There were
acres Of soldiers lounging about ready to
march-the Starlight boys, the Acorn
Band, the Arrows and the Forty Round
Fellows. There were score of bands, ali
playing at once-a most inspiring sight
when, in the midst of it all. from under
the house came one of those razor-ba cked
mountain shad. He didn't weigh over &c
pounds, but he had the eyes Of a thousand
soldiers on him, and he hadn't made &c
rods before wild shout went up from the
thousand men who Joined in the chase. He
slipped between a Colonels legs, downing
him; then direct to the Brigade Band
where he upset the bass-drnm man and Q
horn or two. Then everybody cheered hin
on. Out through the Fourteenth Corps
below to the Twentieth. then around
. through the Fifteenth and back by thu
Seventeenth. making a complete circle
after him. The men fell over each other
, got up, swore bit, fought round or two
and turned again to watch the race. Ant
all this time Old Billy stood on the porch
. wild with delight. The animal was on tn,
home stretch, nose and tail straight out
, there was safe harbor under the man
sion. While soldiers were falling owe
!, themselves grabbing at him, he came in ,
Decline straight towards one Of thes
2 beautiful, elegantly dressed girls standin;
. on the porch. When within 10 feet, sh
. sprang from the place directly upon tn
I animal caught it up in her arms and cam
| parlor. Then turning. threw kisses from
her fngertips to 10000 cheering boys il
: blue.
> THE FELLOWS WITH THE MUsKETs.
: There was a lot Of fellows In the resi
; ment that the authorities at Washington
heard. little about, men who dropped of
3 here and there without changing til
E course OF the war: There was Jim Red
, as high private, holding the rank withou
: losing day's service for more than tw,
years IL he ever combed the mass Of tan
9ied red hair that covered his head anf