Charlie
Called Himself A Mason, And Has A Book That He Made Himself Which He
Said Was A "Mason-Man Blook," But I Learned Yesterday That He Is A
"High-Binder," No Mason At All, And For That Reason The Chinamen In
The Garrison Would Not Permit Him To Remain Here.
They were afraid of
him, yet he seemed so very trustworthy in every way.
But a highbinder
in one's own house!
There has been another departure from the family - Bettie has been
sold! Lieutenant Warren wanted her to match a horse he had recently
bought. The two make a beautiful little team, and Bettie is already a
great pet, and I am glad of that, of course, but I do not see the
necessity of Lieutenant Warren's giving her sugar right in front of
our windows! His quarters are near ours. He says that Bettie made no
objections to the harness, but drove right off with her mate.
There was a distressing occurrence in the garrison yesterday that I
cannot forget. At all army posts the prisoners do the rough work, such
as bringing the wood and water, keeping the yards tidy, bringing the
ice, and so on. Yesterday morning one of the general prisoners here
escaped from the sentry guarding him. The long-roll was beaten, and as
this always means that something is wrong and calls out all the
troops, officers and men, I ran out on the porch to see what was the
matter, fearing there might be a fire some place.
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