DuringtheAmericanCivilWarin1863,SergeantJoeReidandasquadofConfederatesoldiers,chargedwiththeresponsibilityofwatchingtheenemyontheothersideoftheRappahannock,weresaunteringdownthebankwhenashoutwasheard,"JohnnyReb,Isay,JohnnyReb,don'tshoot."
Reidshoutedback,"Allright."
"Haveyouanytabacco?""Plentyofit."
"Anycoffeeandsugar?""Notatastenorasmell."
"Let'strade,"wasshoutedwitheagerness."Verywell,"wasthepromptreply.
AswimmerfromtheConfederatesidecarriedaboxoftobaccoacrosstherivertothebluecoats.Therewasnochaffingonlyroisteringwelcomes.Thenheswambackwithapreciouscargoofsugar,coffee,lemonsandevencandy.
一八六三年美國內戰期間，喬．里德中尉和一小隊南軍奉命監視拉帕漢諾克河對岸敵軍。他們沿河漫步，忽然聽見一聲叫喊：「造反老兄，聽我說，造反老兄，不要開槍。」
里德回喊：「好吧。」
「你們有菸草嗎？」「多得很。」
「有咖啡和糖嗎？」「喝一口、聞一聞都沒有。」
「我們交換吧！」這充滿雀躍之情的喊聲，換來毫不遲疑的回答：「好啊。」
南軍那邊一個善泳者，把一盒菸草帶給對岸的北軍，獲得熱烈歡迎，完全沒有遭揶揄，然後游回對岸，帶着一批珍貴的糖、咖啡、檸檬甚至糖果。