The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-02-01
Confederate Camp Dinners.

Thursday was tittingly observed as
Lees birthday in Thomasville, Ga.
Captain Tip Harrison was expected to
be here to deliver the address of the
occasion, but was prevented from
coming. Judge S. "A. Rodenberry,
familiarly and lovingly called Ander.
son Roddenberry by the people Of
Thomas county, on o three-days' no.
tice gave us magnifcep. address.
He is the biggest little man I know.
The beauty about his speech was that
he made no apologies for being a
Southerner. He stated the truth in
such way that he was given the
most liberal applause by those who
were fortunate enough TO hear him.
H:: :. Sc not about tie speech that
l started to write, it is about the din
ner that vas given to the old soldiers
by the local chapter Of the Daughters
OF the Confederacy. It would have
done you good TO have seen hoy those
old soldiers did enjoy the good things
that had been provided for them.
"Say, boys" said one Of them, as
he had just finished plato Of oyster
soup and had waded into q chicken
leg, "this is the kind Of dinner we
used to dream about as we lay down to
sleep ct night covered with a thin
blanket. Then we never again hoped
to enjoy such FEAST,
"I'll never yet be satisfied" put in
another, until 1 see the old soldiers
give an old-time camp dinner to the
Daughters of the Confederaoy and
their children"
"How would you get it up Jim?"
called an old man from across the ta-
BILE, as he looked over CUP of sure
enough coffee whose aroma filed the
hall in which the dinner was spread.
well, Id 60 around to the butcher
shops and get lot Of beef heels, some
beef tails, and maybe a head or Two
and put them all in big ten gallon
can and boil them down to. stew.
Then I'D bake a lot of old-fashioned
corn cakes, cock EN- maybe on
sheet Of tin, OF iu the ashes. ID ge5
me lot Of forked sticks and call up
the company and let them fish the
meat out Of the pot and eat it the
best they could as they sat on the
ground" $s III /,
II have eaten many dinner like
that" put In another old soldier,
"and / can tell you it was not to be
despised when we were as hungry as
pack Of wolves that had been on shore
rations for o week,or more" .,
"Why don't you tell about Che kind
Of beef it wasp called out another
old soldier, ct which quite laugh
ran down the line. 81
"Well," continued che firss speaker,
I've were not overly parsiouler, goa
see. The beef would not have been
regarded as first class today aud we
would have the man who. dared TO
offer it for sale prosecuted TO the full
est extent Of the Law. You remember,
boys, that we sometimes had drsve
Of cattle to carry along with us and ~
had q butcher. When we stopped at
night and one Of the steers was not
able to jump the bars into the pen,
why that wac the same as death sen.
tence for him. We knew that he
would not be able to travel another
day and 80 he was slaughtered. The
fat ones were saved for the last, go
that they would be able to travel. s'
"But tho meat was mighty good,'',
said another. Il. ss ,SS ..is
You're right, old coprade, and ;I
hope the Lord has forgiven me for the
lies J told'in getting hold Of an n extra
sst Of beef heels. = -
well, now, that dinner would, NOE
be completelp put in anoth I. dnless
you had some boiled pumpk kins sprinks
led over wish aalt.,' sss$% VS.
S And I don't forges TO have ssome |
parched corr, !. said 3 anuther. ssIII
think ths best thing 4 ever Sats IN NY [
life Was up I'M Ksntuck HAD 1
been on stsrvation rations fof snssriyl
|. week. Up there swe got 8 4 aii1Sfat
beef that Hass bateh hsred aud divided
out among the boys made thiskl
broth out Is nine, angd ia u i dropped
: some pafch led corn. m would susnl
ap our nosss ats 81 today ! but That sdsy1
Ewass Wslling to ssdecl clafs that aasrl
billof issss could NOS aye been ast |
before q king. 81