. . It was not p sible to carry the largetents when upon scoutingtrips, and much of the timehitherto the horseman hadbeen without shelter whenupon his forays, exceptsuch as he could improvisefrom the materials at weight of the sheltertent was nothing for ahorse, and the rider alwhad it with him. The tentcould be pitched in iminutes, and struck andpacked in half that appearance it was veryfar from the majestic Sib-lex tent, but for usefulnessin the field its superioritywill not for a moment ■ bequestioned by any veter
. . It was not p sible to carry the largetents when upon scoutingtrips, and much of the timehitherto the horseman hadbeen without shelter whenupon his forays, exceptsuch as he could improvisefrom the materials at weight of the sheltertent was nothing for ahorse, and the rider alwhad it with him. The tentcould be pitched in iminutes, and struck andpacked in half that appearance it was veryfar from the majestic Sib-lex tent, but for usefulnessin the field its superioritywill not for a moment ■ bequestioned by any veteranof the war. One evening a memberof Company A, whom we will call Jim, looked a little too longupon some Kentucky applejack when it was red—or some othercolor—and got into a condition sometimes described as half seasover, Captain Skeggs was officer of the day, and Jim declaredhis purpose to accompany him, as one of the escort, when hewent upon the grand rounds1 of the picket posts at midnight—a trip that was always lonely and often dangerous. When the. ■ >UT,FIRST Lii !. COMPANY R, time came and mounted his horse, tin- Jim, somewhat hilarious and in a mood for any adventure. The little arted upon its mission, and as it approached one ofthe reserve posts the halted it, according to the form for such cases made and provided, and asked, Who comesthere? This conundrum was a* in an altogether unexpected wav by Jim, who yelled at the top of his voice: l< Who the clicks * is hut Cap. Skeggs n me! Dickens is not exactly the word he used, which had butone syllable, but it will answer the purpose of this narrative. No sooner had Jim uttered these paralyzing words than hedashed the spurs into his horses Ranks and galloped directly uponthe post, the men scrambling in every direction to get out of theway. Then he reined up and trotted back to the post in greatglee, telling the officer that he was ready to proceed on the Skeggs, ho^ oncluded to dispense with hi
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