During the battle of Kingston a brigade of North Carolina Junior Deserves behaved badly and retreated before ihe Union forces. A general seized one Of Hie fugitives and held this conversation with him:— α-ererul: " What are you running tor ?' _ Junior: •'Oh, general, the Yankees were ehootiDg '•" β-ene-ial: "Why didn't you shoot back again? >nn t vou a«hnn.ed of yourself? You are crying like a baby.' Junior (blubbering): " I wish I was a baby. Oh, I wish I wan a gal baby."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1345, 9 March 1868, Page 3
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81Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1345, 9 March 1868, Page 3
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