. . d demanded that a thorough search be made in the camp, inorder that condign punish-ment might be meted outto the offenders. Now, thetruth is that the meat inquestion was scattered allthrough the Sixty-fourth,but the men were warnedof the raid and con-cealed their plunder socarefully that nothing \\found. After the fruitlesssearch was finished a reportwas made that it musthave been the d d nig-gers/ In lieu of anythingbetter, the judge was com-pelled to accept this as anexplanation of the disap-pearance of his swines-flesh. He pro
. . d demanded that a thorough search be made in the camp, inorder that condign punish-ment might be meted outto the offenders. Now, thetruth is that the meat inquestion was scattered allthrough the Sixty-fourth,but the men were warnedof the raid and con-cealed their plunder socarefully that nothing \\found. After the fruitlesssearch was finished a reportwas made that it musthave been the d d nig-gers/ In lieu of anythingbetter, the judge was com-pelled to accept this as anexplanation of the disap-pearance of his swines-flesh. He probably hadhis suspicions, as to whereit had gone, but the debatewas closed ; there was nothing more to be said. Doctor Quinn and Chaplain Thompson were partners,15tenting together. One radical point of difference between themWas that Quinn never had a canteen two days after getting intocamp. What became of all his canteens nobody could tell, butthey disappeared, and whenever a march was in prospect hewould have to scratch around to supply himself. The chaplain,. JOHN S. GOSHORN, FIRST SERGEANT, COMPANY B, AND FIRST LIEUTENANT, SIXTY-FIFTH. l865.] DOCTOK QUINN AND THE CHAPLAIN. 70S OH the other hand, always had a nice, clean canteen, which hekept with great care, exciting the envy of the doctor. The lat-ter finally hit upon a scheme which worked beautifully. Whenthere were symptoms of a move he would pour into the chap-lains canteen a little whiskey, the odor whereoi was highlyoffensive to the nostrils of the reverend gentleman. One sniffwas enough; the chaplain would Sing the canteen aside, declar-ing that it wasnt his, for he never used the stuff. Then thedoctor would appropriateit, with the observationthat he wasnt so con-founded particular and itwould do well enough forhim. After Quinn hadplayed this on him two orthree times, the chaplainkept his canteen locked upwhen not in use. The health of the sol-diers while at Athens wasnerally good. Theweather was of all sorts—cold a
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