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Title: The blue and the gray, or, The Civil War as seen by a boy : a story of patriotism and adventure in our war for the Union
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: White, Annie Randall
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Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina, Government & Heritage Library
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FORAGING. 4Not a boughten one, Bill replied; somehow thosekind of chickens the sutler has on hand dont have the genooineflavor. The hint was always taken, and alas, for the poor farmerwho had a nice hen-roost, or a young porker in the sty. They had no regard for property rights, and HELPING THEMSELVES Ui r *.u j r TO chickens although they were not supposed to for- age, except under orders, yet the tempta-tion was too strong to be resisted. SUTLERS CHICKENS NOT GOOD. 73 At such times the cackling of the fowls, whose quiet wasdisturbed, the melodious grunting of the pigs, who often ledthem a hard chase, and the laughter and shouting of the pur-suing soldiers, made a scene of wild merriment never forgotten.But Ralph could not see the funny side of these depreda-tions. To him it was a clear wrong to take what did not belong to them. He neverwould join them inthese expeditions, acourse which exposedhim to much ridiculefor his pious no-tions, but which hadno effect upon him. Often their ze

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