Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 197, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1912 — Not Yet. [ARTICLE]

Not Yet.

When some Union soldiers were scouting hi the mountains of western North Carolina they came to a cabin in a clearing which might have been; across the sea so far, as its being disturbed by the war was concerned.; Laziness was in the air. The hogs slept where they had fallen without' a grunt, a thin claybank mule grazed; ’round and 'round in a circle to save, the effort of walking, and a lean, lank man, whose garments were the color of the mule, dozed ln the shade of a sycamore and let time roll by, “Howdy dor shouted a soldier when the man showed signs of life. “Howdy,” came the answer. “Pleasant country." "Fur them ss likes ft.” “Lived here ell your lifer £ The southerner spat pensively t& the dust: “Not jit.” - | Perkins Was Collected. . *T understand.” said the investigating officer, “that you and Private Perkins were calm and collected wheat the explosion occurred at the powder magazine.” “Wen—yea. sir” replied the soldier slowly. “That is. I was calm, but poor Perkins, he was ooUected.” • •• - LASSOS*