Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-12-29

regiment had longer clothes Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Capturing Guarded Calf.
While lying at Rome. Ca In 1864,
our rations needed little replenishing,
and one of our mess discovered n calf,
too big for one to handle, which calf
was honOred by guard of two soldiers!
1t was rule of our mess that any one
discovering such a find must report
1t at mess, and this was accordingly
reported, and our mess determined, in
spite Of the guard, to raise that calf.
Old Pink led the party II was in
the eastern part of the village, and the
Enclosure in which the calf was con.
fined was surrounded by picket fence,
A few pickets We're taken off quietly,
and then the fun began. Such Il love
of home as that calf manifested would
have done honor to BRrZllea OF old. He
would not see. nor find, nor pass out
through that hole In the fence, not
withstanding we drove him back and
forth like viewers shuttle time and
time again. At last Old Kit Ca brother
of our leader) out OF all patience, del
termiued to try force and, grabbing
at the calf's neck, and missing by n
couple of feet, grasped him around tho
body, whereupon the creature began to
run with all his might old Kit cling.
ing the tighter. The calf was about
eight months old, In good condition,
ana the way he drew that scyen-f0utct
through the dog-fennel and cherry
sprouts was too funny for a Sunday
school class Had the brute kept his
mouth shut we should have been all
right, but, unable to shake off Old Kit,
he began to below around and around
the inclosure, which aroused the
guards, and bang bang! went their
muskets whereupon all but Old Pink
and myself lit out. and the guard
thinking all had gone, became quiet
again, we lying close to the cherry
sprouts meanwhile. After while We
tried the calf again, and had IittlG
| difficulty in conducting him out through
the fence and in the direction OF the
camp. At about half way our calf be.
gan to recover his attachment for home
and show a decided inclination 10 con
tribute nothing more toward the trans
portation OF his own corpus away
from his native field Of dog fennel aud
cherry sprouts If he wouldn't he
wouldn't and. as we were determined
TO own that calf. we had to accept the
situation and abide by H. Catching
the calf by the hind foot, Old Kit
handed me the hatchet with the curt
command, KIN him" The first blow
only started that siren below again,
hut a second blow laid him insensble
at our feet. Old Kit now showed him
self good deal of n butcher, for In
few moments that calfs head was
severed from bis body aud we were
! dragging the latter up the sidewalk
| to the hilltop, when Old Kit, out Of
| mere brayado, returned 10 where we
| killed the calf, and, taking the head.
| PIC il through tue NiHhoN W iit
second pair Of guards We suppose
| they brcakfastod upon IT,
In due time We arrived In camp, and
while dressing our beef IN n clump Of
elder bushes at about the hour Of mid
night, the owner OF the calf and the
guards came prowling about hunting
the calf just then covered deep in
elder bushes Never was n quieter
place than that camp AZ that hour.
It was poetlcally quiet Every soldier
was asleep. save the two they were
/ hunting for and didn't find They
finally departed, and We were glad to
see them %. and then We finished our
butchering and stored our beef
The camp guard each got good
| slice. and we-why We had meat to
sell at twelve aud half cents ~I
| pound