The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-05-16
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Federal army whs niaeteea years
80 a fhs tise I'm Fgiug % te' you
abaut~we were nghUus 70 Virginia
Que day ths gcasrsl we'li chli him
GeBsral Bamble
General fIumbiebee sAked bily
Yes Cebeal Bumbiebee. u you
lle lie was real general boz what
LEI going 10 teii you haplTDfd 70 Ions
hga TIA, I've forgotten some u tbs
nnnes SO ~ make EN- up as go
along Well General fsumblebec scut
fof friend o. nlne rery particular
friend. and be locked like me too
what YES bis nsnsT asked Tom
ny
his nsmsl Why bis name VAS
JotuBy Spy
That's a funny name Call EN- aa
b. those made 10 names
iohnny spy wen, 20 General Bum.
hlel,ec'a headquarters. and the general
taid 10 him
Corporal johnny Was . corporal
-yoDr captain recommends you as .
good man 10 80 down into the enemy 5
linrs 10 secure information Now the
southern general-what shall We call
himY
You give him bis name, grandpa"
swe1i cali him General Gobble."
Turkey GobbieT'
YES. Turkey Gobble II you Ike Gen
erai Bee told Johnny spy to so down
dressed Or ike somebody else so that
The Confederalcs wouldn't know hun.
lock about. hnd out what they we're
going 70 do and come back and tell the
general
The next day farmers boy With
fnded straw hat on bis bead and
rough clothes aud driving COW got
MIXED Up With the Confederate pick
cts
u know who that was" said the
gifl. Alice THAT was Johnny Spy"
You're right. johnny told them
that bis home was back o. their lines,
and they LET BIN so through But aft
er he go, 10 The rear Of the picket line
somehow Johnny aud his COW got sep.
arsted and were not seen together any
more
There were a great many peddlers
following the armies Oh both sides
who carried baskets full Of cheap
watches and jewelry that they sold 70
the soldiers At high prices The morn
ing after Johnny came Into the Confed
crate camp one Of these peddlcrs was
going about selling watches aud scarf
pins"
" NJ AA' JIMMY aNA'N AWAH
Yes; be was Johnny
Where did he get his watches aud
'hingsf'
From another peddler Yon see
the general bad given him plenty OF
money. and be bought a whole basket
ful Johnny persuaded family TO LET
him stay with them awhile and soon
found out that they we're Union pco
pie For awhile be pretended 10 be
very bitter against the north, but there
was young gir In the family thai
Johnny took q shine TO- and after
awhile be told her that he was a Tn
ion soldier IN disguise You see. he
wsntcd her 10 help him get informa
ton"
what was her namei"
"Iler namei Why reckon Wen
call her Endoxia
That's the funniest name for girl
ever beard" exclaimed Alice.
IT'S the name Of Roman empress
who lived NJ ConstDntiu0ple -
Does she live there nowT'
"Not very likely. since she reigned |
some 800 years ago The house this
uulon family lived IN was rlgh, In 4
among the Confederate camps. and
johnny spy aud Endoxia found out
coed many things for Johnny 10 tell /
General Bumblcl,ce when be got back 4
II was an awful risky thing 70 DO, for
II fhcy caught Johnny they would hang
hin up By the neck tIli be was as dead
ns The Empress Eudnxla
What, EudoNia's short nameT' ask
"a Alice fsuhlpT
yes. indeed Eudle m call her
that after this Eudle was very much
worried Tor FEAR the Coufeleraies
would end ont that Johnny was q
Union soldier and sure enough one
dsy lohnny found himself IN trouble
You see. be bed been wtihln The Con
fesermfe llncs before snd one ~ tbs
soldiers recognized hln that Is. lht
soldier thought he dld, bui when be-
had seea him Johnny wRs dressed a.
a rarate 80 the man wasn't certain
Eadie beard abo1t II and told John
~ lie made 40 bic mlud to get oal
Of that region as QUICKLY ~ possible
ard Eudie agreed 70 81 par way With
hin Tor they hopcd that The two
might ps's Tor brother aud sister when
they got where they were no, known
Johnny waited 10 60 10 his room for
some Fapcrs bat didnt dare 10 al
wood they changed their outer gar
iHea,s Egdle cEi Oh Der long hAlf that
reached ue4fy 70 Der ankles and nsed
II 90 " a Wig fof Johnny They had
just nnished Eudic IN lohhuy's troe
tefs and lphang 10 her dress, with her
baif cciled up On The lur ~ his head
q hrn fhrJ mct somc Confederate cav
alfyasn coming tr0m ihe opposite a
reilon The senefhl u another pafi
n 'be Confederate srusy bad received
. telegram from GenerBi Gohbie io
bead 90 yoaug farmers boy and
sia sod boid On % me boy The
troopers took Eddie. whom ties sup
posed % be tie boy and lel 1ohnny
10 where be illea
ieudie was ceuftoniea - ibe man
u DO hzd rceoguisei Johnny on course
be ssia she wasn't ihs one be meant