LACONICALLY TOLD.

Western Star, Issue 377, 4 September 1880, Page 1 (Supplement)

LACONICALLY TOLD.

The Stoev OV/TwO WOt/NnSio .'S^ldW^ QURT&ti, 'THE' %'ivK^^Lzks^MJ^kk^^ Joe Parsons a Baltimore boy,-,?Jid : a little rough} but withal a good-hearted fejipwj and a brave sbldieri .He got badly woijp<iedj at Aridefani, and; thus, laconically described i the,;occurrence,arid;,yhat, followed , people who visited the hospital: ; .Jto "What is your name? ' , : './''Joe/Parsons."..(]■-, r„.., rj ..r ; -...■,-.•., :,,,;. " What is the inatter?" ' j 0 .., e « a ,. oi ; ." Blind as a bat,, sir; both eyes shot o^t." ; '"'AVwM'battler''-'/; , j ;'.' ..;//;/;'-" ....... •; "Aritietam..' -' ''" q-' '." T ' ,'.\ \ '.'- :^ i 'V'Hpw'did : it>app'enr' | ..'. p'L,/; //r'; r '"j " 1 \vas hit arid. kribckeji ' ddWri and had to lie all ?hight dri the'-lbattie-Md. /The &0t was renewed 'next dtif, and 1 Wa'? undbr'nre. I could stand the pain, but COiild 1 liot'see. ,/l watjted..to' see'br ■'■ get 'out".'.of the'-fii-e.; I waited anil listened,' a'rid pr&ently I heard U "grbaii hfearirie!' ; ""' '/':'..: './■,,■.•., l ." J Halloo 1' says I.- - • ' r ' ',/; r, /v '/'■"* Halloolyorirself,' says tie'. ",'-' - ''' tfrib be ybu ?? says X- '",':' '';'". '.', . "'Who be you?' Says'Tie; ; '. .' '..'"""';.''.■, "■ V 'Well, Pm a reb,' he.'" " ■;,' i -. , ; < ' What's thb X-/-";.', /'.,' I)(I ",; , '" Myleg's says he. /'' '" «'C'' Cari'ydu'Walkr s'a'ys'l.''''." ;" - J -f" ■. '"'No/sayV he. ' ', '"7 l '' ; ■'.., ' « i '' r (Jari'ybAl'see?' [ sa'ysX J "''!,/ ~",.'Yes,!.says he., T - r -r . - . ,-p,'.' 1 . '•«Well,';sajjra 'l, '.'irdil're' a■ rebel, Mt I'll db'you a little faVpri' ' ' "",' What's 'that?' feays'he; ,'•;'•;' '.,' ; '\ s ,'?! i • v ' '-'''My eye's are/'shpt biit;' %i?M ,'arid 'if you'll show'me the way,"lll bafry ybu but,' 'says'L ',',' '" ■'.' " :".'.',' J\ . ..'/ /';.,-.'.. ; '"' All right,' says he. 1 ' ;.', : .'/".',''/.',.'. /.','. r™ ' ! | L . "VCr'aWl oyer Hbre,' says I; arid heaicL.'. . ".'Now,- bid Butternut,'says I, 'get bri my back,' arid hie did; '; ' . '. ',■ '. , ' : :: f''«";Groah^adi'''says'her'.;'' p ,'; ;;/ ; ;.; ','?! ■ i 4i,« j n g< w ay,' : &a#S : Ii ' f or'T oari't see "a! 'blesse'd J thingi' ' . :, '.,',' I " "'Straight-ahead,'says'he. '; ./' "The balls were a flyin.' all around/arid I trotted off, arid soon out of fatige.t '"Bully fbr ybdl* says he, 'but ybuVe shook my legs almost .off.' . "'Take a drink,.' says he, holding up his canteen, and I tbbk a .riip. .; '; ; '; • ■'■"■'« *Nbw letusgo ori kga'iri;'; says he,' 'kind o' slowly;* arid I took him up, arid he ;did 'the .iiavigatui' 'inu^l '. did the : w^lkiri'i 'After I had carried hiin rieatly 'a mile, ahd -W& almost dead,,he Said, : ' HdVe We are., let me down;'' Just; then: a : .ypice sai'd, u .' Hallo, Billy; where did ybu get that YiiidtZ' ; . '"• •" Wh6i*ear'e-We?'saysX ','' /: l .' J of and d—m my r buttons if. that rebel.hadri ? t ridden me a straight'mile iritb' the .;rebel camp. Next.day M'Clellan's army.advaribbd arid took us both iri"|'','ari'd''thbri-we', shook hands and made itupf biltit/wiis 'ft thfean trick of him, r don't. you delphiaTiines. - ;,,__... '_■ V*;,' , : \ ,;, . j