The Press., 1911-06-07
Johnnie
 5 an0Eudie ! AStory Told by Vet to His Grand } children on Memorial Day
By F. A. Mitchell
Copyright by American Press Asso-
 citation, 1911.

war in which you took part. Come we're all ready"
 every well, my dear; suppose I'll have to keep my promise"
 A girl of seven perched herself on the broad arm of piazza chair; Tom. my climbed up on one knee, Billy on the other, and all waited eagerly foH the story, which began as follows:
 "When was a soldier boy in the Federal army-I was nineteen years old at the time I'm going to tell you about-we were fighting in Virginia One day the general-we'n call him General Bumble.''
 General Bumblebee?" asked Billy.
 "Yes, General Bumblebee, if you like. He was a real general, but what I'm going to tell you happened so long ago that I've forgotten some of the names. So I'll make lem up as go along. We'll, General Bumblebee sent for a friend of mine, very particular friend, and he looked like me too"
 'EWhat was his namep' asked Tom my.
 "His name? Why, his name was Johnny Spy" @
 'That's funny name. Call lem all by those made up names" ......#
 "Johnny Spy went to General Bum blebee's headquarters, and the general said to him: .4 ....s... .......
 Corporal Johnny was a corporal your captain recommends you as a good man to go down into the enemy's lines to secure information Now, the southern general-what shall we call him?''
 "You give him his name, grandpa"
 'SWe'n call him General Gobble."
 Turkey Gobblew
 ''Yes; Turkey Gobble if you like. Gen eral Bee told Johnny Spy to go down dressed up like somebody else so that the Confederates wouldn't know him, look about, find out what they were going to do and come back and tell the general.
 'aThe next day a farmers boy with a faded straw hat on his head and rough clothes and driving a COW got mixed up with the Confederate pick ets."
 q know who that was," said the girl, Alice. "That was Johnny Spy"
 You're right. Johnny told them that his home was back of their lines, and they let him go through. But aft CT he got in the rear of the picket line somehow Johnny and his COW got sep arated and were not seen together any more.
 "There were great many peddlers following the armies on both sides who carried baskets full of cheap watches and jewelry that they sold to the soldiers at high prices. The morn ing after Johnny came into the Confed- crate camp one of these peddlers was going about selling watches and scarf pins."
 "Was he Johnny?" asked Tom.
 "Yes; he was Johnny"
 Where did he get his watches and things?"
 From another peddler. You see, the general had given him plenty of money, and he bought a whole basket full. Johnny persuaded a family to let him stay with them awhile and soon found out that they were Union peo- pie. For awhile he pretended to be very bitter against the north, but there was young girl in the family that Johnny took shine to, and after awhile he told her that he was a Un- ion soldier in disguise. You see, he wanted her to help him get informa- hon."
 What was her name?'
 "Her name? Why, I reckon wen call her Eudoxia."
 That's the funniest name for a girl ever heardv' exclaimed Alice.
 "It's the name of Roman empress who lived at Constantinople."
 "Does she live there now?'
 ''Not very likely, since she reigned some 1,500 years ago. The house this Union family lived in was right in among the Confederate camps, and Johnny Spy and Eudoxia found out a good many things for Johnny to tell General Bumblebee when he got back. It was an awful risky thing to do, for if they caught Johnny they would hang him up by the neck till he was as dead as the Empress Eudoxia."
 What's Eudoxfa's short name?" ask cd Alice. "Eudie2'' f6
 "Yes, 1ndeedy Eudie. I'll call her that after this. Eudie was very much worried for fear the Confederates would find out that Johnny was a Union soldier, and, sure enough, one day Johnny found himself in trouble. You see, he had been within the Con- federate lines before, and one of the soldiers recognized him-that is, the soldier thought he did. but when he had seen him Johnny was Dressed as curate. So the man wasn't certain.
 "Eudie heard about 1t and told John ny. He made up his mind to get out of that region as quickly as possible, and Eudie agreed to go part way with him, for they hoped that the two might pass for brother and sister when they got where they. were not known.s Johnny wanted to go to his room for some papers, but didn't dare. In a wood they changed their outer gar ments. Eudie cut of her long hair that reached nearly to her ankles and fixed 1t up as wig for Johnny. They had just finished Eudie in. Johnny's trou- gers and Johnny in her dress. with her