. . three years. It happened one day whilewe were in Texas that somebodydetected him in the act of buy-ing a pound bale of Kinnikinickfrom Andy Stevens, the Sixty-fifth sutler. The news quicklyspread through the camp thatMajor Smith had some smofetoba ight or ten of the company officers immediately or-ganized ssion, each withpipe in hand, and, with a fifeand drum leading, marched inIndian file to the majors major had just opened the-baic and was filling his pipewhen the column halted. Captain /eke Moores, who was for-merly o
. . three years. It happened one day whilewe were in Texas that somebodydetected him in the act of buy-ing a pound bale of Kinnikinickfrom Andy Stevens, the Sixty-fifth sutler. The news quicklyspread through the camp thatMajor Smith had some smofetoba ight or ten of the company officers immediately or-ganized ssion, each withpipe in hand, and, with a fifeand drum leading, marched inIndian file to the majors major had just opened the-baic and was filling his pipewhen the column halted. Captain /eke Moores, who was for-merly orderly sergeant of G when Smith was its captain, actedas spokesman. lajor, lie said with great solemnity, theres a good dealof excitement in camp. \Vh\\ urhats the m inquired the major, with eagerne Well, they say youve got some smoking tobacco. Id justlike to try a little of it. Certainly, Captain, have a smoke with me! Moores crammed into hih pipe as much as it would hold andthen scooped up a handful, remarking: Ill just take along a little for another smok. SAMUEL H. TUCKER,SIXTH BATTERY. THK MA KINICK. [October, Then came, successively , McCune and T n<i Hell ami rt and McKadden and Crow and Kanel and Powell and Hin-nian. The major sat down upon his bunk and exclaimed, in ahelpless, despairing w Just help yourselves, gentlemen, its my treat tod;*By the time each of his visitors bad repeated Zekked very much emaciated. The major was fortunate if he got half a do/en smokes ( ul of it. The next da in, with the same-old pipe, the sight of whichi so familiar to us is believed that he didnot venture to buy anymore tobacco while he \\in the service. Stnokir tu >t quite universal in the army, butthose who did not smokewere the exceptions. Itwas the dessert after everymeal, and especially whena days march was vast deal of comfort from millions ofpipes, by the soldiers ofboth armies, as they gath-ered around their camp-fires, often wet, cold andweary,
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