Year: 1867

Inc departure OF her mother caused
the damsel of the house to make her ap>
pearance at the windows with possibly
mingled feeling of curiosity, to see aud
hold a parley with the strangely costum-
ed gentlemen who had affrighted her
parent and cast dishonor upon the fair
name of their Alma Mater.


Gentlemen she commenced, Il am
here all alone! You boys always was
bad lot, and I'm mighty ateard you'll try
to come in


No response was made to this, and in
rather disappointed tone she resumed:


where are you, anyhow7 l can't
see one of you; but don't come in the
house, for tell you l am all .olone.'


was in the beginning ofan assurance
that we would under no possible cir
cumstances do so attired as we were,
when Mr---and a party Of friends
made.their appearance.


The circumstances were soon explain
ed, and, amid roars of laughter, a SER
want was sent for clothes, which, being
brought, we made toilet in the woods
and rushed for camp, where we were
received by an officer, who conducted us
to the guard tent.


Fortunately for us Cal tain - pre-
ferred no charge against us, and, save
extra tours of guard duty, we received
no punishment.


The battle of Shiloh had been raging
for some hours, and we were stubborn
ly and sullenly retiring to the river, fol-
lowed by the exultant and cheering Con
tederates.


In taking battery into position l
had my horse shot, and had returned to
headquarters to procure another mount.
The majority Of the staff had met with
like luck, SO was compelled to take
quiet looking nag, who had served the
Republic long while in the artillery.


COL regiment of Illinois cavalry
had not been heard of for some time, and
it was to my great disgust that l receiv>
ed an order to hunt it up No one knew
where the regiment was, and, with the
agreeable intimation that it was most
likely I--had been captured, and that
! had better look out tor the Johnnies,
| started of through the dense woods to
search for the missing command


In my little experience. never found
II a pleasant way 'ot willing time to ride
through forests clamorous with the echo
of heavy and light ordnance A stroll
under such stances, although ex-
citing, IS not pleasant even when the
horse one rides is gallant and swift
charger: but on the morning to which |
refer | was mounted on miserable
beast. whose speed could never change
from what is popularly known as dog
trot.'


The bullets screamed past him, the
shells shreked over him ever and anon
he must have Leard the cheers and yell
of the charge and the repulse, but all to
no avail; my Pegasus logged along as
unconcernedly as If he were being taken
to water.


praised the beast; called him "a
good old horse fine fellow but my
disregard for truth only appeared to
make him give me reLribution by slack
enlng his pace. Then / became in-
diguant. Ireviled him; am almost
afraid swore at him, but with no more
success.


Finally detirnlned to leave the brute
to his fate; so, throwing the saddle in a
gully, I walked off, having given him a
parting kick as a farewell sautation' and
when I last saw him he was strolling
composedly up a road which was being
swept by the enemy's artillery


In the early morning nv horse' ID
falling, had thrown mo into one OF the
little impromptu swamps formed by
the rain l Escaped uninjurcd, but my
overcoat being thoroughly wet--which
was true, in a measure, Of all my other
clo,hes--I threw it away, forgetting at
the moment it contained all my papers
and revolver in each side pocket.


After my dignitied stud had left me-
walked about tho woods without see.
ing any one snve some dead and wound
ed, and was seated on a log cogitating
AZ to what l should do, when two SOL
diers in Federal uniform approached
me.


'Hellol What you dom thar = was
the greeting with which the tallest 50.
luted me.


In what I fondly deemed most Dig
ni6ed manner. I replied that / was
a.. An