The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
WHAT A PRIVATE
SAW AND HEARD
Amusing Sidclights Of Camp and
March-Privates We're Polite
to the Women.
ny EX-I.RIyATL: W. n. rttnrlS

iicrc ~ another lot Of Srccn pine
poles from Tidowatcr Virginia. and IL
you viii put llc same good kindlns
on top OF this you did on my last
article II will not put the campfire out
My. my. low Tic boys would wor-
rs he nicely dressed citizen they
would meet on the long. weary rtarch.
.ei,linS hin To come out oi that billed
Shirt You had better take OF that
StHnufnS collar unless yuir ears arc
Insured Come from under that tall
beaver. We know you arc under il:
We sec your feet hanging down" MI
would SAY the same. or words 10 that
effect. There would be no use Tor lii.
citizen 10 fret: he had 10 take il.
one private, who was very dull. cs-
nec,aiiy on mathematics, met his ola
leader on the march. walked UP 10 him.
sshook his hand and said. "liowdy Old
lewis. PcrhaDs 1000 dil and said
the same thing. The teuchcr's right
us much ra tiled as l,c ever got that
private rattled In the class On on.
occasion we met a very tall mar.
with very tall white beaver on and
a piece of Grape around it, and a
thoushtlcss boy said: Mister. is your
COW dead? l2scc your churn In mourn
ing. Ihat was most too rough, and
condemned by the ma lorily
IN, how very polite and gallant tho
boys were TO the ladies In their neat
~ fitting. bright colorcd. liomeRpun
us PASS Ono would say: You girls arc
Just as sweet and pretty as the girls
where came from Another would
FAY; When This nneivil war is over
am coming here TO get my Wife Walt
Tor me, girls One soldier huggou
little boy In his arms and said: You
remind me Of my dear little boy at
home kissed him and M, him down.
with tears on his sunburnt face Pity
INC hoy We would meet old enough
70 DC IN the army and was not. lie
had better run back home to your ma.
we are yotng to snap a cap presently.
and It might scare you. There is not
a xo, sir bo, IN tie south VINO would call
infantry met, ii Was s. Il against steel:
VII and humor WOULD Hash; for there
Was more genuine Wit and hun,or in
/; me Confederate army for the size OF
i; than in any army ever organized
! since the dav Melchisetlec met Abraham
coming from the slaughter a, one
we're granted Burroughs. One fellow
was anxious To go home To sec his
pest girl Seeing the general in his
tent alone. he walked in with tears
IN his eyes (too big 20 come ouD ana
said: General, received n letter from
my mother-in law this morning. askinr.
me, me to try to get permit 10 come
very IL! The general said: ~ got a
letter from your wife just now. ann
enc she said she was glad you were in
the army. She hoped I'd keep YOU here
until the war closed. maybe it would
stop you from drinking" The soldier
started .ai, ont OF the tent. The general
snid;o W WA heve you to say?' The
there are two nrst-class liars III this
tent L amt got wife and never had
one"
The recent for making .cusli'' viii
Keen hoping some soldier, better cook
man myself, may furnish IT,. "Cush.''
sometimes spelt with IL *" because 1t
never strengthened the back much, and
often failed to hll long felt want in
me front part OF the human system.
soldiers, truth-loving soldiers. and. OF
course; all wero that. for our motto
was; we hate liar. hut love rogue
, used 10 say government mule could
KICK salt out OF brend. Our bread was
maze nn,,.e OF swamp water and little salt.
company d outdid the mule by steal
ing sugar out Of & comrades coffee, who
put n large lump Of sugar in his can
10 STIR it. no sooner had he turned
M MS head than the other fellow PIN his
nhEerS In the cap OF hot coffee and
p p,cReu out 1 Inc sugar and put It in his
red red and tasted and tasted and said.
This suga- has no sweetness in IL.
aha ] gave 81 pound for it. too
m;,rr fo1h e.. Leiiow In our company was
listed: had been with us some time. md
had not written 10 his wife The boys
Worried MIN until he finally wrote to
5lnkie." One fellow. who had been
detailed by tho colonel to get ali ahIe-
poured Tree ringers" to put up breast
the neighborhood when the letter was
received. He lost no time after tic got
pack 20 the company to tell on tho
b beor wsn Dlu si 1S. boy; From then on
mat same boy was Il good brave sol :
dter. but In the "scuihe" MT Seven Pines
70 ron lost . his hat, his gun and his brother
hat
gun and my brother Tom.' After ina,
II any ono asked who WINS Miss Pin,
Toms barc-headcd brother" lie was
worried almost to the "cussins' pitch,
but the more one Kicked" tho oftener
they were punched.
shaved the tail of their colonel's horse
very closely The next morning the
h co. looking out of his tent. called
i tI coH ala ahh saHi Go, drive that ugly
my horses corn The hoy said: Mars.
ter, dats your horse. Jim Some boys
Is Is done shave his tain clean and close. !"
That day tho colonel Issued general
money and thirty days fmrioug Eli for rr
any information that will lead 10 tho
s shnvad ana arrest Of The rascal who
got the Information, though the thir-
y days furlough was great tempta-
on II that ran after this order.
Anything in crca ton M
For any informatiOn:
OH yes, MY honey.
tlhy dollars In money
And months detail
For the hoy who cut my horses tail p"
(ChorusJ
Poor old Jim lo looks so slim
didn't know him.
lie looks so small. with no tall at ali"
Ono of the bovs set II 10 music. and
we sing Ito beat tho hand" perhans
my old comrade. cx-Corporal Thomas
ltedd: on corner Twenty-nfrth and.
Broad. can SUI ply The rest.
THE MARSHALL boat.
] noticed IN. both our daily papers a
S..n.ggestion that tho. old canalboat
Marshall" upon which Tho remains
Of. Stonewall jackson wcro carried FROM