The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-17
CIVIL WAR STORIES.
Humorous Experiences of Wayne !
Counteans During the Civil War.


missiles. A half of a shell went into
barrel and whirled it around so
swiftly that it toppled it over and it
went rolling down toward the brook
amid the shouting and laughter of
the boys.
The Interrupted Card Game.
We were safe behind the abutment
of the city point railroad bridge.
While there another shell busted
right over tent where four men
were playing cards, and part of it
came straight down on the center of
the tent, knocking it down fiat. l
said to Smith all in that tent is kill
ed, and ran to it to help them out,
but they were scrambling to get the
tent off of them, and when they
emerged safe Bottle Sanburg remark
ed that if the shell had not interfered
we would have reached you.
The Sanded Writing.
| went out to write letter for Nc
Carly to his family at Pittsburg. We
had got it almost finished when a
piece of a shell struck close to us
and threw that Virginia sand all over
us and the letter. | remarked to
McCarty that we would not need
sand to dry the ink this time.
Life Saving Chew of Tobacco.
We were lying by the race course
at Petersburg when they were she'll
ing us very severely 1t was with
difficulty that we could keep our
selves from coming in contact with
them. Spear was lying beside me.
Now Super lay about a rod or so
from Spear. Super says if you will
come and get it you may have it.
Spear quickly got up and went for
the tobacco. While gone a piece of
shell came down and went in the
ground about eight inches. When
Spear returned | showed him what
happened. He dug out the missile
and remarked that they could not
hit that spot again if they tried, but
he had only got comfortably settled
down again when another shell came
tearing down.
Out FIanking Officials. Js5
On a Fourth of July, 1862, Abra-
ham Lincoln and some of his cabinet
with a few Congressman were out
to the silver springs, not far from
Washington. The boys of the I'd Pa.
liChNg AIlllClg dlSO were OuI lOT d
good time. The Presidents COM
pany was composed of men who knew
good champagne, and so did many
of our boys. This champagne was
guarded by the servants at the spring
and it was very difficult to get at it.
Finally some of us veterans got
them interested with our conversa-
tion as they seemed good natured,
it,t4 ,1oI
in getting the liquid. Shortly after
the most of it had disappeared, a
butler came for some more cham
payne. He was surprised at the dis
appearance of those bottles of cham
payne and went up and informed
! Lincoln and the rest about it, Then
the President laughed at them and
said that is the kind of soldiers that
suited me, those that know how to
get a flank movement on you and
conquer the spoils Now | think
you will go back sober.
A Drunken Set.
Well, our boys didn't come back
sober as we was all night gathering
them in. Some times we laughed
and some times we were mad.
Got An Extra Ration.
| got the laugh on the officers il
the deal after all they was going tC
punish me-about a certain loaf O.
bread which | had found. When
returned to our tent which Gibbs
had put up while we were under
trial. He for me, had drawn an ex
ira ration. When | told him of m!
success, he smiled and said: "Wm
Waymoth will not like this part o
it,"
The GOsling Captured.
While we was about to fall bacl
from Fort Gilmore in our failure t
hold it, we came to a house up ol
blocks. An Irishman discovered
gosling under it and was trying t.
spear it on his bayonet. One of tn
boys remarked to him: "Well, Mike
what do you intend to do with tha
young quacking fellok?" "Aw sure,
replied Mike, "he will make a fey
mouths full"
Watson Had The Last Laugh.
While along the Weldon railroa,
, on picket duty, we were firing at on
J another. The confederates seeme
: to have an antipathy for Watson
as every time we would see a gu
barrel protrude from behind a pin
! tree, the ball went closer to Watso
than any other soldier. Finally Wat
, son got behind a pine tree about
foot over, barely enough to cove
him. The other fellow discovere
him and he fired at Watson. The
the bark from the tree was knocke
in Watson's eyes so severely that h
= dropped his gun, and jumped in ou
' hole, using vile words on that VII
lain who he said almost knocked hi
S eyes out. So to console Watso
in his failure to get shot at tha
sporter, we said to him, just yo
D watch that gun barrel the next tim
it pertrudes and see the consequeI
J, ces. AS Watson raised his cap abov
!. our breastworks on the ramrod, ths
e gun barrel appeared again, but as W
9 fred first the sliyers few SO we coul