Show Hardco and a Raw Recruit Gen Hardee the famous tactician and Confederate commander was a strict disciplinarian dis-ciplinarian One day while commanding in the southwest he rode out on the picket line and much to his surprise found a sentry sen-try a raw recruit sitting on a rail fence munching a piece of bacon Tho general appeared not to see him until he got abreast of him and then drew his horse up expecting to find the sentry at a present pre-sent He was nothing of tho kind but sat munching away as unconcernedly as though ho was in his native mountains Do you know who I am demanded Gen Hardee in his severest tones Stranger Stran-ger I low I dont I am Gen Hardee and Without stopping to hear tho remainder of his sentence the raw recruit slowly climbed down from the fence and shamblinc into the road extended his hand as he said How air yer gineral Im mighty glad to see yer lookin so peart Boston Traveler |