The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-20

About sunset We reached the eastern base of the mountains and went into
 bivouac for the night My feet were
 now in such a condition that could
 not bear the pressure of the shoes and ] hastily removed them The weather was growing icy cold. and General Jackson fearing that his barefoot boys
 might become frosted, issued an order
 that they procure moccasins of raw
 hide for temporary use. Though the
 owner of a pair of shoes, the brusied
 condition of my feet virtually placed
 me on the barefoot list, and I fared
 with the rest. Repairing to the
 slaughter pen. we placed our feet upon
 the hides of the freshly butchered
 best we could. drew them up around
 our ancles, and bound them tightly on,
 with thongs of the same material
 Although our moccasins were "cut with
 the gore" they did not seem to come
 up to our companions idea of good
 style and many were the whoops and
 peals of laughter that greeted our ap-
 pearance. next morning. as we attempt
 ed to keep in ranks with our new
 fangled foot gear.
 Ere long, we had encamped in the vicinity of Gordonsville, and one morn
 ing, number of us went over to a
 suffers wagon to make some pur- chases. had pressed close up to the
 wagon and was intently examining
 some apples. when I felt something working at my feet. Looking down saw four black -and-tan terriers, some two-thirds grown, busy with my moccasions. Of course I was shocked at such rude familiarity on so short acquaintance. and roughly attempted to shake them all of. But the pup pies who were fond of fresh beef, evi- dently. and thought they had struck a bonanza, were not to be disposed of, so easily then changed my tactics and giving my right foot sudden 11irt. thereby sent two puppies a short dis tance through the afr. But, before could disengage the other two the former couple had returned to the as- sault and thus I waged the unequal conflict, until, at last, by one desperate effort I managed to shake all of them off. and then, though victor beat nasty retreat for camps amid the plaudits of my admiring companions
 Old comrades, don't you think I came out pretty well? You remem- Der. in battle. we used to think four | to one, desperate odds.
 Watt Roberts. my mess mate. and | the artist of the company, happened to was in for caricature which ap- peared shortly after we reached camp over the title "Parson and the Pup pies" The boys declared 1t was SO true to life, they could actually see those puppies wag their tails as they gnawed at the Parsons moccassins. Copies were in demand to be sent nome as souvenirs, and this day. there may be slowed away among old army "elics. in somebody's possession. pie -ure. on brown paper. of a long egged. dangling young fellow dressed n slouched hat and round-a- bout bearing in his serene countenance some resemblance to your humble servant IS he tussled with the puppies.
 A few days later Hills division was ordered to Port Royal, on the Kappa On this march. al a halt for est. a detail was called for to go l. onward with canteens and get water or the company's Alack- a day! It fell O my lot. Just in front of us were )ale's Georgians lying in open ranks, esting on either side of the road. l By this time my moccasins had been aughed at so much, that, as the old t; arkey would express 1t. I had become cry 'tubus" as to social standing, and it vas with no little trepidation that li