. . trotting along while the troO] a trailing behind, a procession of brass buttons. Kelley took a position where the general would be sure to see him and carelessly threw open his blouse, rendering the absence of his under-garment so obvious that a wayfaring man though add not err therein. lie caught the of the general and the latter instantly reined up his charger. rUt I ve got it in my knapsacordin to ordej The general openedthe floodgate and let outa freshet of word> whieh,ording to tl cles ot War, i ost a dollar apiThen, addr
. . trotting along while the troO] a trailing behind, a procession of brass buttons. Kelley took a position where the general would be sure to see him and carelessly threw open his blouse, rendering the absence of his under-garment so obvious that a wayfaring man though add not err therein. lie caught the of the general and the latter instantly reined up his charger. rUt I ve got it in my knapsacordin to ordej The general openedthe floodgate and let outa freshet of word> whieh,ording to tl cles ot War, i ost a dollar apiThen, addressing the order-ly serge »mpany, who was standingid: Sergeant, does this man belong to apany?M • \ [e d< tes, 3ir. Well, wh(■!. ip have him c;irr\ a rail for houi The rode on, but when hi.^ wrai: ated he< eluded it wasnt a bad joke, and sent back an orderly with amessage revoking the order for Toms punishment. It was along time before the shirt order was F. TRES< PY-FIFTH. 214 PRETTY GIRLS AT IUKA [June, The rear-guard was ordered to prod up the stragglers and tosearch the knapsacks of any who seemed to be carrying more thantheir proper allowance. Captain Baldwin, of the battery, tellsof hearing an argument between a guard and one of the stragglers,who was of German extraction. The guard said: What have you got in your knapsack? The infantryman replied: Veil, dot is none of your piznessI guess I know vat I got. You shust go long. I komes tocamp pretty soon after a vile. The guard insisted upon knowing, and proceeded to examinethe knapsack, when out rolled a twelve pound solid shot. What isthi Veil, I guess you can see for yourself vat it is. If youdont know I can dell you; dat is a drophy, a relic you calls dakes him home to show mine shildren. * The shot had to go overboard and the soldier finally movedon, vowing vengence on the rear-guard. Next day, soon after noon, we approached the prettiest vil-lage we had seen for month
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