Antietam to Appomattox with 118th Pennavols., Corn exhange regiment . proper effect. A night came, however, on which he wasdelighted with the results. Jim ! screamed one of the occupants of the next tent; Ji^ ! gst up, quick ! Theres a snake in the straw ! The four sleepers were awake, up in an instant, and out ofthe tent. Once outside, they interrogated the alarmist: How do you know there is a snake there ? I was turning over and put my hand on was most conclusive proof The proprietor of the toadscame out of his tent and obligingly offered to furnish a candleto throw light on further


Antietam to Appomattox with 118th Pennavols., Corn exhange regiment . proper effect. A night came, however, on which he wasdelighted with the results. Jim ! screamed one of the occupants of the next tent; Ji^ ! gst up, quick ! Theres a snake in the straw ! The four sleepers were awake, up in an instant, and out ofthe tent. Once outside, they interrogated the alarmist: How do you know there is a snake there ? I was turning over and put my hand on was most conclusive proof The proprietor of the toadscame out of his tent and obligingly offered to furnish a candleto throw light on further investigations. Arming themselves,they cautiously pulled the straw out of the tent, little by little,and with raised sticks watched at the entrance, while an ex-tended arm, with the light, was held inside. Tiie night scenewas an interesting one. The rays from the candle re\-caletl twosolemn-looking toads, squatted on their haunches, apparentlywondering what the fuss was all about. The presence of toadsin the tent on the other side of the joker having been discov-. w


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