SETTLING THE WAR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1055, 22 April 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)

SETTLING THE WAR.

, In the winter of 1864, Pony Mountain in the Shenandoah Valley, was full of' game, and Federals and 1 Confederates used to shoot squirrels and trap rabbits when off picket duty. Care was taken' to' avoid each other, but many collisions occurred, and more than one poor fellow's bones are bleaching under the dark pines to-day. One day, a member of the Sixth Michigan Cavalry encountered a "Jolinny" face to face as they both turned the thicket.' Both bad guns on" their' shoulders, and both were too surprised to speak for some time. Then the Confederate yelled out: " Say, you Yank, what are you down here for?"

" To put down the rebellion." "You can't do it nohow." "Bet you 10 dollars we can," "Look here," said the "reb" as ho came closer, and put down his gun to indulge in gestures, "I'll play ye a game of euchre to see which side is going to whip," This was agreed to, and a pack of cards were produced, The "Yank "got the first deal and made a point, Tho "reb" took the second and made a march. At the next. deal the score was even, and prCtty soon they stood four to four. The play was careful, but the tConfederacy had the winning cards, and as the "Johnny" took the last trick with an ace he jumped up and yelled 1 " I knew it-I knew it. Now, Yank, are wesnuar'?" "lam." " Then go back and stop this 'ere war 'cording to agreement, and mount yer critter and go home. Whoop! 'Rah.! fur me I I knew there must be some way to settle this dog gone war if I could only got beyond the pickets,"