The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-07-19
PICKET SHOTS
erom Alert Comrades Along the Whole
:. Line.
The Bee Hunt.

The Bee Hunt.
c. Childs, Co. 1, 9th Mass, tells the
following amusing incident: Zone no
day at Newborn, n. c., in 1862, wher
our regiment was doing picket duty a.
Deep Gully, about eight miles up the
railroad from Newborn, two of my com.
rades came up and proposed that We
go and get some honey. We took tive
pals and left camp for a plantation
about one mile out. We arrived safely
and found 10 swarms of bees, but as
luck would have it the owner of the
insects, his wife, daughter and a blood.
hound were watching them. Though we
tried, we could make no Roadway with
the vigilant watchers, and finally re.
solved to move on and try our luck a,
another plantation where / knew there
were two SwarmS of bees. The hives
We're located on either side OF the door
of the house, a small one-story building
containing two rooms. We decided that
one of the boys should engage the old
man in conversation and keep him to
the rear. l was to stop up the holes In
the hives and keep a lookout for the
lady of the house, in case she tried to
interfere with our operations, and the
third man, Morgan, was to take the
bees. Everything worked well, and
soon / saw Morgan running across the
field with one beehive. In those days
hives were made of hollow logs, with
boards nailed on the ends and holes cut
In them to let the pees go In and out
followed MIN as soon as possible, first
nou-yifg our other companion that we
81 mad the bees. When / caught up to
Morgan / discovered that one end of the
beehive had come off and he was hav-
Ing hot time. / threw my coat over
the hive, and asked for the pals, quick
In our excitement we had entirely for
gotten them, and Morgan offered to go
back after them. / guess he was glad
enough to get away from those pesky
little bees. BY the time he got back
had killed all the bees, and we hastily
filled our pals and hurried off to camp
The Old Man came to see the Colonel
next day, but we had covered our tracks
well, and he found nothing suspicious
about camp. AS soon as he went we
boys took the Colonel some of the best
honey"
The LIST Iowa.
Abner s. Chase, Co. D, 1st Kan, Iowa
Soldiers Home, thinks it strange that
there should be any question as to the
regiment Gen. Lyon was leading when
he was killed. He says it was the 1st
Iowa. The battle was opened by the
LIST Mo. and the 1st Kan, the 1st Iowa
coming to their support. Comrade
Chase's regiment was within supporting
distance of Totten's and Dubois's Bat
teries, and the rebs made it a terribly
hot place. He was SO busy with the
Johnnies in front that he did not sec
the 1st Iowa when 1t came up. His
messmate called his attention to it and
said. There is Gen. Lyon" He looked
and saw Gen. Lyon not more than SO
feet from them on horseback, hat in
hand. waving 1t to his men. Just as the
1st Iowa came into line with the 1st
Kan. the General received a mortal
M al 10
rade Chase knew Gen. Lyon well, hav-
ing been led on the march by him fol
weeks. He thinks the first rebel to view
the Generals remains was the one who
did SO at Mrs. Phelps's the day after our
retreat.
A Warner Boom.
William Kelley, Co. I, s1st ILL.,
Brownsville. Tex, writes US a very in
teresting letter from his home, which
he calls perfect Paradise" and the
''only Garden OF Eden" where there is
no Winter, and people go the year
round In their shirt sleeves and bare
feet, II they choose; with fruits, vege-
tables and flowers always growing. He
Is a very enthusiastic admirer and sup
porter Of Maj. William Warner. whom
ne thinks will surely be the next Presi-
dent. He says the people Of the West
and Northwest are getting up a lively
boom for the gallant Warner who is
loved and venerated by all. There are
Warner Clubs all over Missouri. Com
rade Kelley predicts that the Demo
Gratis of his part of the country will vote
for him, and says people are already
shouting Warmer" from pole tc
pole.
Would Like to Hear From Him.
A. A. Palmer. Co. H. 21st Mich.
Byron Center, Mich, at the time OF
Perryville, was detailed as Gunner No
In Capt. Barnetts Battery, but after
three months Joined his regiment and
was with 1t during all the rest of the
nghting 1t did. He was wounded al
Cn1ckamauga and taken back to Chat
tanooga, where orders were issued that
all wounded should cross the river and
walk TO Bridgeport, where they would
take the train for Nashville After
walking about a half mile Comrade
Palmer gave entirely out. and Law down
In an old howell to die Wilder's Cavalry
soon came along with a lot of rebe
prisoners, and one of the Captains took
him and placed him on a horse and
carried him to Bridgeport, thereby say.
Ing his life. He has lost the CAPTAIN:
name, but would be greatly pleased tc
near from him; also. from any of his
old comrades Comrade Palmer was In
II general engagements and wounded
twice.
A Correction.
William Skunk, Co. K, 20sth Pa.
Etna Green. Ind. begs Comrade Scott.
pardon for correcting an error In hi:
Battle Incidents" with regard to thu
shooting of Allen Funk. The nam.
should be Allen Skunk, and he was the
brother Of William. The ball insteae
OF going In at the front of the throa
struck him on the left side of the necl
just back Of the ear lobe. coming on
back of the collarbone on the RICH
shoulder. He survived his wounds ant
served another enlistment
Has a Hard Time.
Henry Sheehan, Valparaiso, Ind
thinks l.. ID. Crumpacker. the membe
or Congress from his town YER,
worthy gentleman and friend Of the oil,
soldiers. COmrade Sheehan is nearl,
40 years OF age, and has a very hare
time trying to live on his small pensio,
OF $40 per month. He lost his gooc
wife few years ago. and had TO go /,
debt $500 for the funeral and othe
expenses. He thinks the Government
ought TO do better for the old boys. III,
finds life pretty hard with only $40 pc
month
War ReHc.
A. Il. Newton, Co. !, och Ind. Prince
ton, Mimi, has a war retc he prize