Show THE COLONELS REBUKE An Occasion ben the Boys in Gray Were Not Exactly Consistent ExCongressman Gunter was during the war a proud and impressive otlicer He was not afraid of the enemy and never sought a chance of keeping out of i harms way but it was a well known I I fact that the clanking panoply and tur I keygobbler strut of war was to him quite j asinteresting as the gleam of the bayonet bayo-net or the cannons opening roar In i I January 1863 Gunter marched his men from tlie northwest down to the capital city While the men were halted on the opposite bank of the river Gunter went over into the town and while there became be-came acquainted with several young ladies In the presence of these ladies he decided to make an impressive show and he told them to stand upon the hotel balcony to be cheered by his troops as they passed Now boys said Gunter when he had gone back to his men when you cross over I want you to march just as gracefully as you possibly can A party of ladies will be standing on the hotel balcony When 3 take off my hat and shout Three cheers for the ladies of Little Hock Jeff Davis and the Southern Confederacy you must all cheer The men were not in a cheering humor hu-mor They had marched through many miles of snow The peacock feather to them while it might have been picturesque pictur-esque possessed not that great charm which lurks around a loaf of bread and 11 place to sit down Just before arriving opposite the hotel on the balcony of which the ladies stood one of the officers said Boys wev got enough of this foolishness fool-ishness Dont open your mouths Pass it along the line The word was passed along Gunter took off his hat waved it and exclaimed Three cheers for the ladies of Little Rock Jeff Davis and the Southern Confederacy Con-federacy The men were marching in the most zigzag and slatternly manner No one cheered Gunter ducked his head and breated an oath as long as a plow line Shortly after the soldiers passed the hotel a yellow dog ran into the street Then the men yelled Gunter raved Standing upon his stirrups he exclaimed Oh yes dang you You cant cheer a party of ladies but you can cheer a dang yallar dog dang you Never afterwards dill Gunter place so much confidence in his men Arkansas Tm idler |