Nebraska Newspapers

    1 THIS OMAHA DAILV BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 0 , 1898 ,
I.
Gladys sat with her e'.bowa on her desk ,
her chin supported by both hands , but she
* ald nothing ; she only listened while the
other girls stormed.
"Whoro's tlin note , Gladjs ? " asked Iluth
linrton ; "I can tell Frank's writing nny-
whcio. "
"I ilon't think yon could possibly tell this , "
said 0 adjs , as nho handed Huth the big
equarc envelope.
"Hir no , I gtiens not ; typewritten Ins'.do
nnd out. Listen , Girls : "
"Dear Madame Wo arc sorry that your
application for membership In the ttxcclslor
hand has been not aside. Wo do not care to
extend onr list , and , furthermore , we havn
no women among us. Kcgt citing that \ve
cannot avail ourselves of your undoubted
talent , wo arc very truly , " etc. , etc.
"Outrageous ! " cried Jcvsle Snow ; "I'd give
them hall Columbia If I wcro you ; but
you'ro not meek , I'm glad to say. "
"N'rt " said "here
very , Gladys modestly ;
Is my answer :
" ' .Members of the Hxcolslor Hand : Dear
Sirs I nm sorry that you have refused my
application , but trust that some day jou wilt
reconsider the matter. Very tiuly ,
"GLADYS VI3KNON.1 "
"I wouldn't go Into their old band for
pay , " said little Oli\o Ferguson , Indig
nantly.
"I won't unless they beg me , " returned
GladjH , calmly.
Gladjs was a born fidu'er ; nt lf > she
hnmllcd her bow with such grace and skill
that her family and friends considered her
a budding genius. ttvcn at tlio boarding j
rooicJTiin PAPRII AND
IT CAHII UI > LY.
Bchool they \\ero proud of her gift , nnd It I
\\as no uncommon sight for this small child-
Ish-looklng girl , with the golden curls and |
blue ejcH , to send a hush over everything i
OH her violin xang to her wrapt audience. I
Several imislc-loxliig fellows In the boys'I
kchool near by clubbed together and organ
ized the Kxcelslor band. They all chobo
wind Instruments , Krank Burton led oft with
the cornet ; there were two llutes , a
ilagclct , a clarionet and trombone , and , at
their IIrat impromptu conceit , the young
imiK'.claiiH played the Mmplc selection ! ) re
markably well.
II.
Gladjs' note was lead nt the next meetIng -
Ing , commented upon rather flerlblvely by
eonio of thi ? Uxcelslors , and laid regretfully
away by I < "rjnk Hurtoti.
"It's a pit } ! " ho remarked , "she would
Irnvo mude a valuable addition. "
"It's the principle of the thing , " said
Charllo Grant , "uo must take those girls
down u peg or 'two. ' "
"lieconslilcr ! " sneered Jack Cvnns , one
of the Hutu players , "that will be 'never
and a daj , ' I guess. "
me band met a id practice 1 constantly ;
but their public appearance was deferred
until mid-winter , after a < llhtiesslng ac
cident when money was being raised to relieve
lievo tlie situation. Tile "I2\cels.lors" came
forward handsomely , and ' .Mrs. Wallace
offeri'd her assembly room for rcheaisals
after school hours when the girls and
tcacheih could bo present or not , as they felt
Inclined
It would have been an act of courtesy
had the boys Invited Gladys to axMst nt thin
spechl performance , but they dldn''t , much
to the Indignation of the girls , though
Gladjs still preserved an ominous and deadly
Bllt'llCC.
' 1 ho first rehearsal took place en Friday
afternoon ; the girls ruuhed from their desks
to iiuikti a few simple changes of toilet ,
ns girls are piono to do whenever they
can. Then they 'trooped ' to the absembly
room , taking with them characteristic diver
sions to wlille away the afternoon. Some
brought their fancy woik. but the genci.il
Inclination was towards refreshment ; candy ,
ciacKois , cnKcs , apples , bananas , oranges ,
and lio.ucn knows what !
The musicians were ready when Gladys
came Into the room ; bhi > carried a salt cellar
in DUO hand , and a email paper bag In the
other , nnd slipped Into a Heat , a little to
0110 slilo of the raited platform. At the
elgnul to begin they led off In fine style ,
> \lth u selection from "Carmen. "
Gladys listened attentively , her quick ear
on the nlert , her srrloub eyes fixed upoci the
plajcrs ; then she Mowly and contempla
tively opened her Ilitle bag and drew out
ix lemon' It was largo and liibclous looking ;
eho hit off the top , nnd began sucking It
coMontedly , dipping It In the bait now ami
then us an extra relish , she kept her gaze
ctlll upon the platform. The music was not
tin smooth , there was a hitch somewhere ,
becoming at last BO painfully apparent that
the mublo master suggested a halt and a
fresh start.
was humiliating ; they were thor
otighly familiar witn the music , nnd there
was no rc-json whj thej should fall. They
trucked up courage -.nd began again , but
they could not help a sheepish glance to
ward ( lladjs , to sec how she wcis behaving
under trj'ng circumstances She was ab
sorbed In her lemon , seemingly unconscious
of any disaster , but that one glance "fln-
Ightd" the Hxeclslor band.
They understood the eauso of the break ;
It waa the lemon that m.ido their mouths
water and held the glands of their throats
In stringent grip ; a t-uddm tension of the
muscles ID death to the plajlag of wind
Ini'trtimcnt.s. and the sight of a lemon hen
been known to accomplish this In the twlnk-
1'ng of an eye.
The Kxcelslor tuna grew pale to n man ;
they made several unsuoctcfiful attempts to
pull themselves together , but finally "Car
men" waa laid despairingly nslde ; Instead
of the applause they had anticipated they
were greeted with pollto but chilling silence ,
nic ) were furious In consequence. Ae for
Olaihs she Jookcd vcrj eorry and sjmpn-
thetlc , and she sucked her lemoni sadly ,
shak'cig her curls , ns number after number
fell flat.
I'oir fellows ! they began bravely enough ,
kecking their ejc upon vacancy , their lips
firmly on their Instruments , but that de-
tirstablo lemon always loomed In fl'g'iit at
the critical moment n-.d they were helplcra.
They struggled through somehow , and went
away quite subdued.
III.
The band met that night In secret con
clave , but could find no remedy for the sit
uation.
uation.Vn
" \Vn can't complain , " said Prank LJurton ,
"wo shouldn't HKe the thing to get public
and I'.JMJ mbichlexouH fellows continually
try eig that prank on us ; besides , It may
Just be an acclucnt. "
"Hut If iiho means It , and she's smart
enough for anythUg. " persisted Jack I\cns ,
who was sore from his experience that nft-
ornoon , .having murdered Uio "Ca\allcru
Kunt'eana" ' with great slaughter.
"Will , " said Krank , "we can't tell on a
girl. If It wiM one of our fellows we could
duck him and bind him to sl'encc. I mo\o
that we tike no rot'ce ' urMl wo are quite
stiro she means mischief , " a resolution
which they adopted with n groan.
They marched bravely to their next re
hearsal ; the i itmosphere was not quite as
fr endly , but they tried not to notice nny
falling off In Interest. Gladjs was not to
ho seen , perhaps she was not coming ah ,
\aln hope ! there she was , marching down the
aisle , to n viuaiit front sent. As before , she
carrleJ a salt cellar and a brown paper bag.
How Innocent she looked , as she laid her
things on the desk , folded her hands anu
gazed expectantly nt the band !
Consternation took hold of them ; ithey
clustoro-l together for ono moment of
dcbperatc consultation ; then they faced
about manfully , grasped their Instruments
as If they were so many explosives , . .ml fell
to work.
Stiaigo ; to relate "Carmen" glided
smoothly to the finish ; the applause was
generous , nnd Hie flushed mu.slei.um boned ,
s-iilllng down defiantly at Gladys , which
w.is unfortunate , as she was Inclined to
meicy. If , Indeed , she had nj' Intention In
the matter. During the first number she
had not openel her little tag ; now , however ,
fche seemed suddenly to renicmbcc that re
freshment was necessary , and brought forth
her lemon.
The bojs' eyes were riveted upon that
terrible object ; It fascinated them , ami when
It was time for the second number thej1cie
panic-stricken. They tiled to signal Gladjs
without attracting attention , but she wan
sucking her lemon with that faraway , soul
ful expression , which thejhad learneJ
to drrad.
At last 'Pi'ink ' Burton stepped fo-ward
from among his mates : "I nm very sorry , "
ho 'began , "we we ilon't feel quite sure of
ourachcs this afternoon ; I think we'd
better practice a little more ; we wo arc
afraid to give jou our next number It may
not bo so good " He spoke jerkily , and his
forced smile looked almost ghabtly.
"Nontense , Prank , " s * Id the music master ;
"It Is jour solo ; don't go to pieces ; you
won't be oble , at this rate , to face a large
audience. Try the 'Pantasle , ' you played It
well last night. "
Hut Krank shook his head. "I ean't , sir.
really , anJ the other fellows would rather
wi.lt. too. "
Gladj-s brought her ejes back to earth
and took the lemon from her lips for one
brief moment.
"Oh , plcaeo , " she said persuasively ; "I'm
enjoying It so much "
Of couibo t'.ie was. the little witch ; that
was the last straw ; Prank held his ground ,
the other bojs were equally firm and so the
second rehearm ! could scnrcely bo called nil
Improvement on the ( list.
IV.
"Seo here , fellows , " said Prank that night ,
"I'm the last man to cringe to a girl , but
we have our reputation to ccn. lder ; we must
meet the enemy half waj , that's all. "
After a stormy debate the "Excelsiors" de-
elded to hold forth u flag of truce. They sent
the following note , wMlch Gladjs received
the next morning :
Miss ( lliicly.sVriion :
Dear Aladam-The ICxeelslor bnnd beg
your assistance at their nppi caching con
cert. Knowing how piompl you are to respond
spend to any call of ehailty , they Inpo you
will show your usual ehailty on this occn-
flon.
flon.This
This was dlg-ned by each member nnd
Gladjs rend It to the girls.
"What an wer will you give ? " nbkcd Jes
sie Snow.
Gladys shook her long curls all over her
face to hldo her dancing oycs. "I shall rc-
fllSC' , " SllO Mill.
SOIIH of her comrades nodded approvingly ,
but others preferred u nil'Mlo course.
"Don't say 'No , ' out and out , " urged Jcsslo
Snow. "I wouldn't stir them up ; hoj's are
.10 queer , you don't know what they'll do
nixt. "
'N'o. that's It ; If I was certain well It
wouldn't make much difference , for my
mln 1's made up. Listen to my note : "
Members of the Ivxri'lslor Hand.
Dear Sirs-I am ton > to ! elu o j-our kind
Invitation , but , not bring a member of your
band , I fei-l that It would be unfair to take
part In the < cjnci-n Ulh nianv regie ! * * ,
hlnecrely , GUAIJYS VHHNON
Van was bent In spite of protests , for
Do nol confute "Cola tins" and "Kola thai"
with Dr. ( Jhatcol'i Kola Nervine ' 1 ablet ) ,
The Mighty Black Men
of Western Tropical Africa grand
specimens of physical development-
depend for vigor and energy upon
the nerve and muscle-building qual
ities of the Kola ( guru ) nut. By its
use they are enabled to withstand the Kolu Nut.
fatigue of killing marches and to perform feats of strength
impossible with those not using the nut. Thousands of
men and women in this city owe their energy to the pre
cious qualities extracted from this noble nut combined in
DR. CHARCOT'S Kola Nervine Tablets. These tablets ,
made ( from the FRESH KOLA NUTS ) upon the pre
scription of Dr. Jean Martin Charcot , the greatest doctor
the world has ever known , absolutely banish sleeplessness
and nervous troubles. * - CMARCOTS
Write for PROOFS of CURES ,
50c and ? 1 a package Get them
of your druggist or if he cannot
supply you , send money and
druggist's name and we will send
you the genuine tablets.
. Eureka Chemical and Manufacturing : Co. , La Crosse , Wis.
* * * * * * * * '
TTnrnnnrTMmTTmrari TatmrmattswmmiE ?
the plrh wanted their vlollndil to the front
at any cost Hut Gladys had the fiber of
true Kenttis ; she could bide her time. She-
knew the Excelsiors had none to waite ; ,
that they would never hive written unless
In dlro straits ; she knew what had put i
them there. She knew what would release
them , and so she walled.
Several days passed without a sign. At
IctiR'th Krank Burton called on Mrs. Wal
lace. nnd GladjM was summonvd to the
"My dear , " said her teacher , as she came
In , "Frank li hero ns a representative of ]
tlio Kind. "
Gladjs looked at him Imiulrlncly ; heBrew
Brow confused , but ho nnr.aged to spcnl ;
straight to the point.
" \Ve pro cut our compliments and ask
vou to become ono of us. We need a
Uolm to help us In our efforts , and wo here
with bes jou to sign thta form of enroll- ,
mont. "
Gladjfl toolc the paper and reid It cireH
fully , while Krank watchil for the faintest
glcMtn of triumph on the childish face. Hut
there was none ; facts were facts to that
rrntter-of-fact young person.
"Yea , 1 should like to Join. " she salel ,
nulptly. "Where rlull I sign' "
Tills was balm to hU boyish soul ; In the )
fullnws of his Joy he gallantly offered hli
fountain pen to seal HID compact
There Is no need to say that the third
rehearsal was an overwhelming succi-ss ,
anil that the Hxcelslors secured a good ,
rovnl mini nt the forthcoming concert. Tlio
slim dreamy-looking girl , In her white
co.vn Icoked irko ( i flower In the midst of ,
those sturdy lads , nnd the tender melody
that breathed from her violin gave them
the tone and color that thev ncc.lod
Whether this wus due to the now order.
of things , who can say ? With Gladys the
Ktcelslors becimc famous In their way ;
without her but why gucsa at Improbabili
ties ?
I-'KAST OK IMII.I.S.
A .Inpaiu-so Suliitlttifc for .SI. VaK-n-
( Ini-'H liny.
In > tbat land of feasts ami festivals
Japan the most popular ono with the
children Is the feast ofdolls , uhlch takes
place In the month of February. It perhaps
answers to our St. Valentine festivities.
The fun lasts for three days , and If little
Miss Japan's father and mother , and grand
father and grandmother have laid up in
stoie for this occasion , dolls by the hundreds
are brought forth to cele-brato the feast , ami
many of the dills are years and jears old
hundreds of years even , for every doll thai
enters a Japanese homo is treasured ami
kept for this great day.
The best room In the house Is chosen i
here shelves covered with rich silken hang
ings , gay In color , are arranged perhaps
live or bix shelves , extending the length of
cue side of the room.
The principal dolls are the emperor ana
omprcss of Japan , or two dolls dressed to
represent these august personages In their
court attire. Everything centers about them ;
dolls to rep.esent maids of honor , courtiers
and statesmen , each in appropriate dress ,
are rangel next In order.
everything which 4hulr Imperial majesties
can posblbly need In the way of household
furniture Is represented In miniature ; silver
cups , bowls and rice buckets , on lacquered
trajs , are placed before the emperor nnd
empicss , and each day the little child ftr
whom this festival Is prepared fills the dUhcs
with the different kinds of food used In a
Japanese household rice , fruits , nuts and
eaKc or sw eet w Inc.
Besides the table service , everything which
an imperial doll can bo expected to need Is
seen lacquered palanquins , funny , hood-
hhiped bullock ca.ta. lire boxes , charcoal
baskets and tongs. Ncr Is the toilet table
and Us accessor cs forgotten there are
combs , brushes , mirrors , utensils for black-
eilng the teeth , for icddenlng the lips and
whitening the face.
At the end of the feast the dolls arc
packed away for another year , except two
or thice , which arc left out tos dally use.
I'll VTTI.U OF Till : YlU' .
"Well , how do you like j-our new little
sleter ? "
Ueitlc O , nursle , ask mamma not to
numo It a girl name It a loy so 1 can have
a Ida to play with.
Johnnie was Inspecting the new portrait In
oil that had been hung In the rurlor. HO
looked at It from several points of vle\- ,
squinted at it thn-ugh hia partially closeu
hand , trkd the effect nt a distance and ai
close quarters , nnd lnally asked :
"Papa , what did the man put paint on that
picture for ? "
It wan a Philadelphia little girl who , when
her mother had given her a box of candy
and had told her to Invite ono of her frlendn
to partake of it with her , said she would nst
Fanny Drown , because candy always made
Fanny's teeth ache , so she couldn't eat
much.
Tim minister was dining with a family of
whleh little 4-ycur-old Ilcssle was a prom
inent memlbcr. When hep papa began t >
carve the turkey ho asked the minister what
part ho preferred , and was told that It was
Immaterial. After a time It was Ilesslo's
turn to bo served , and In reply tea similar
query from papa , she said : "I decs I'll
take a piece of zo Im-terlal , too. "
"Father , " said the little son of a clergj--
mnn , "I think JOH told a ntory this morning
when you were preaching. "
"Why , what do you mean ? " asked thegoaa
man. In surprlre.
"Well , " answered the observing little fel
low , "jou said , "One word more and .1 am
done , ' nnd then j-ou wont right on nnd talked
for nearly ten minutes. "
"I can't help ibelng a little < blt afraid or
the dark , " remarked the small boy , apolo-
gctlcally ,
"That Is very slllj- , " replied his father.
"Vou will outgrow It when j'ou are older
nnd more sensible. "
"Of course. It won't bo PO very long be'- '
fore I nm big , and then I'll bo like you and
mother and not bo afraid of anything ex
cept spilling salt and seeing the now moon
over my left shoulder. "
Till : OI.D-TMII''US.
Henry Hiibsoli , the veteran Rngl'sh ' com
poser. Is Sfl jears old , and continues halo add
hearty.
Nicholas McQuillan celebrated bin 100th
birthday anniversary at Southold , L. I. , bj
leading a dance with his sister , whoso ago
In 91 years. .
Women llvo longer than men. In Ung-
land 225 women out of every 1,000,000 lave
reached tlio century mark , whllo only eight
men in the same number have done fo.
I3.x-Mayor Frederick 0. Prince of Hcston ,
who los Ju.U celebrated his 81st birthday.
Is lUlll efficiently tilling the pohltlon of presi
dent of the Hoard of Truuiccs of the public
library of that city.
William Tjler , who has Jtnt died at Conk-
ling , Tenn. . at the ago of 85 jears , w-s a
nephew of President Tyler. Ho was Lorn
and spent hla whole life lei a house once
owned by Jo'm ' Sovler. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A phjo elm In Mnbllo , Ala. , Is quite proud
of the distinction of having had at once
four patients under hl.i clargo whose aggre-
l-.ite ages amount to 311 jeara. Cne Is 78.
another 80 , another SS , and the fourth Sl
jears old.
Samuel S. Green of Portsmouth , X. H. . In
a iiinhkig son of a revolutionary soldier.
His father , Mark Green , enlisted In the
Fourth Matt/ichuaettB regiment at the ago
of 19 jeans. The son celebrated hl3 85th
rlhAiy not long ago.
Mine , du Dos d'i'Miccquo : : ' if ; the oldebt
living woman who earns her living with
hei pen She Is 93 jears old and lives In
a convent near Anglers , Trance. She lirn
been writing foi' uovcnty-nlno jears and has
publlehc I many botfuShe still writes for
nonspapeiw.
John Adrlance , who played en Important
part In the early biMory of Texts , is rtill
Ihlng In the old toMI of Columbia , tin
Mrs' capital of the republic. Ho IK nov.
mcro than 0 jcais old niui bi one of the <
[ e , v remaining llnka with the stirring lime.-
In Texea sixty jear * CRO.
The dcrgj stand at the haa.l of the
k igevltj ( Ufeis. AccoidllU to Ncu/lVs !
t Ve of profciu'onal ncn. the a\eiaie IcnsCi
ef life Is Of ihjilclami , fil > JIBIS : Uw-
jors. 61 ; merchants 57 , teacher * , 6'J , cli-rsj.
men , ( ill It Is oil that tlie > man who tali
the glio.iiicstlew of th's ' \alo of tea 3
should stay Ihciclu longer than
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DOWN : , S.OUT1L IN WAR TIME
Story of the Experiences of tv Nortlisrn Man
in the Eebal Aimy ,
SHOCK OF REAL W\R AT BULL RUN
SoiiuIncliUnls of ( ho FIIIIIOIIH llnttlc ,
tin- Union .Ilout . mill tin- Victor * '
FL-iiNt TinCciitervllli * Cuiiiv
Shooting at u llullooii.
"I had the honor of accompanying the first
union soldiers to enter Richmond after the
outbreak of the wnr. They were prisoners
captured before the battle of Dull Run , and
I escorted them to the confederate capital. "
The remark , was made by one of a group
of rail read engineers gathered In a cozj"
corner of the Union Pacific roundhouic at
North Pintle. The companj had exhausted
Its stock of road talk when Jobn Sullivan , a
locomotive veteran , broke In with the quoted
remark. "Jack , " as he Is familiarly called
by bis acfioc'ates , Is am active , wiry man of
medium height with few traces of the fifty-
eight 3 ears that have patted since he ( lift
baw the sunlight at Chlcopce , Mass. He las
pulled passenger trains on the second divi
sion of the Unlcn Pacific for many jeira and
still holds the throttle and lever with the
graep nnd confidence of a master hand.
Sullivan's Introductory to a war story was
received with mingled surprise nnd doubt ,
The lUiteneis had heard him ibcast of his
New England birth and of his railroad ex-
porluices In and about Doston. Naturally
they Inquired how It came to pafs that n
native of the Hay State the hothouse of
abolition sentiment transferred hid allegl-
anco to the south and participated In the
Btrugg.es of tuo lost e\uise. Tlio narrator
volunteered < in explanation to satisfy the
doubting tlMt ho was not "blowing off
steam. "
When Sullivan was 11 jenrs of ago he waa
properly tagged , gl\en a letter of Instillation
and mnp.s and suit alone from
Chlcopce to relatives In Richmond.
Ho hai at that early ago panic of
the grit and self-confldcrico Mibsequccitly
Htanvyed on the man. for when a New York
hnckman tried to rope htm Into purchasing
a bogus ticket the boy balled a policeman
and caused the John to seek safety In flight.
Young Sul han ncs apprenticed to a cooperage -
ago eompanj , tbe shop of which was In the
rear of what subsequently became famous
and Infamous as Llbby prison.
Late In the 50s life In Richmond assumed
a Hcml-inllltary .atqu'ct , the s'gnltlcance ' of
which few of the joung men comprehended
To join a military company was the ambl-
tlcn of o\cry j'oumg man. It was a aoelal
ncccpblty. In 18.r > 8 the Montgomery guard
was the great eoalil attraction of Richmond.
Its membcishlp embraced ippre.sentatUes of
the best element * of the town and the en
thusiasm which lie , popularity evoked wofi
sedulously cultivated and Msulncd by loeal
southern eeutlmrtit , Sul Ivrn enll.sted at the
age of 18 nnd remained a metrter until the
fcummor of 1&G2 , rising from the rank a to
the grade of captain. He participated In the
capture of John llruwn at Harper's Kerry In
the fall of 1859 vvh n the guards received a
foretaste of ilia coming campi pn.
"Holiday soldlrring came to n sudden
end , " ho tald , "In April , 18G1 , when the
.Montgomery guards were ordered out for
active sen Ice as u part of the Klrit Vir
ginia regiment. Wo did not think it would
bu anything more than another John Drown
fuss , and the boys fell good at the pros
pect of another chunco to play soldlern , Re-
uulting offices were opened to nil up the
ranks 100 men being assignee ) to each eom-
panj It took but a few days to get the
required mi in LIT , nnd then wo we-it Into
camp on the fair grounds near Richmond.
In Maj wo weio oulered to Manas3ds Jniu-
tlou , where we encamped. ThlTis" now be
gan to | jok a little moreserious. . Soon rest- j
men after regiment began to arrhe and go
Into ramp Wo xaw that we had begun to I
bo koldleis In ean est. The awakening made
mo l.c > Musl'X I longed for a vli.it home ,
and the more I longed the tighter diew j
inllltaiy : tiles. An opportunity v-tme in .
June. T > .o stray federal * and a upy were j
captured our lines and I was detailed to
take them to Itiilnnoid I had n guard of
three with meVe > took the prisoners to
tuo headquarters at the capital , I was
told there that as these were the first prls-
onets of wnr brought In , the authorities did
not know wlmt to do with them. Whereupon
I turned them over to the cltj' officers. 1
did 1101 le-arn what wns done with them. As
no charge was made against them , I sup
pose the city authorities ! let them go.
HULL. RUN.
"Hy Julj" the opposing picket lines an-
li.'oiched closer and closer , nnd the boys had
frequently little biushos with the federals.
Soon our command was moved further
north , ne > ar Dull Run stream. This stream
was very narrow nnd shallow. We were
there onlj' a few days when affairs began
to look serious On the lOtb of July our
line of battle was planned along that stream.
Near the bank were a few trees and some
brushwood. On the opposite side the ground
was clear and sloped upward for n cpiarter
of a mile or more. About the noon hour
our men haxlng stacked arms , were scat
tered about. Suddenly a crash of musketry
was heard , bullets flew over our heads and
the cannonade from the other side began.
I was swinging on n grapevine when the
fight began The men got Into line very
qulcklj- id a battery called the Washlng-
I ton artlllciy , from New Orleans , located on
our real , thundered back deflnnce. It was
a grand sight to behold the duel between
the opposing batteries. The shot and shell
fiom both tides passed over our heads , here
and there clipping off 1ho trees. After n
while the Infantry charged on us nnd we
had a pretty hot fight. All the afternoon
the fighting wus so close that we often came
together hand to hand In the stream , and
at times were unable to use our guns. Our
artillery made lm\oc with tlio union
soldieris , and we gained ground slowlj' . Our
guns were elevated and fired up the sloping I I
ground and swept the field from the bank j
of the stienm. The locality was called I
Ulackburn's Ford. In one of the bayonet
charges I saw one of our men knock down
n union soldier with his fist The man 0:1
my right was shot tlnotigh the body. As
ho was falling I caught him and laid him
down. I thought he was done for , hut hn
rccnveiPd nnd In three months went back
with the company.
"When the fight wns o\cr we were called
together and found that clevon of our com
pany were wounded Lieutenant ICngllsh ,
the uncle of Rev. KatliT English of Oninha ,
was wounded In the knee , but icturned to
the ranks after a few months. Six of our
wounded die-d
"Tho thy aftei the fight wo were not al
lowed to huvc fires and so had to do the
best wo could with cold victuals. Some of
us called on the prisoners , and one of them
recognised the man who knocked him down
with hit(1st. ( . lie was asked if that was
not bettor than being run through with a
bayonet. Tin batUfled , ' he answered.
THfi SKCOND IIUU. III'X
"On the moni'ng of the 21tt of Julj wo
were ng'ln called to arms. 'Carly ' In the day
wo could hear the lour of cannon on our left
nnd then ngnln on our light. After n while
wo got u doNe near the ee-nter of the lino.
Tlio union t'littt-y was plncot'i on the top of
the fllopo where It WJB en the 18th. Wo were
ordemi to charge II. Well , wo tried to do
ro , but as teen nij wo got to the edge of the
timber they poured grope and cunUtir Into
KB and wo had to fall Lack among the trrrn ,
Whllei thcrr we got another round of grape
fihot One of our men a big , btrong Iilbh-
nian was struck en thi1 hip with DTP of the
nhrt Turning round suddenly he hit the
iron behind him withTils ) flbt , mippo.iiK ! the
fellow had utrutk him with a btone to iciro
him.
him."Wn
"Wn were then hhlftcd from one point to
anc'ther ' , an ttiero was not much fighting
wheio we wt-ie at flist. At ono time in the !
r'ternoon wei woio ordered further to tlio I | I
left. Aa vu were under the llro of the union
guns weie ordeied to llo down and lot the .
khot 'paw ' over our head' . Finally wo were I
clmiKCd back to our old place. All thi.io
changes were made , as wo learned afterward ,
to draw cttpnilon from the principal | > o.nt |
of attack. Tlioro was an awful roar of i |
cannon and inuvitetry but fortunately uo |
did not have to go lnti tin- thick of it. J/it" I
In Ihu afternoon we ndvame.l again The (
unlr-n BoY.itr. * Immediately moved to head us
oiV \l liit ( hi * time General .Iot > Johnston i
or.oraro-1 pn.i lnfim > d now life Into the
ic3ldlcrs all along the lire In lets than uu
hour no con 11 tee and feel that the union
S3ldl"in were hrvamlnc weal > and i guy
nnd SOOT we leirned 'Ju-j were retreating
The retrrat deve'opod ' In.o a rtampidf for
\\ashlnplon or to me point nculh Wn followed - '
lowed them for a couple of in.1m * with great
rxo lenient all I ng the line The Infontiy
was the'i halted and ( uriult ror'lnui'd for
pome diEtaneo by the Illaek Horse cavalry
The bojs wanted to go ripht on to Washing
ton , but \i > were ordered to fall back. The
report at the time was that Jeff Davis had
so ordered. We also heard that Da\ls and
lieauregard were not on good terms , be
cause Dcauregard wished to PI\SS on to
Washington. A few dajs after t\e fight I
he'ard one of our corporals asked General
Bcaurcgard why he did not go to Washing
ton.
" 'Sir , ' he replied , ' 1 am like n locomotive
without steam ; It has no power. '
FRUITS OP VICTORY.
"When the boj's .returned to the battle
field they got something which they really
needed. Hot codec , bread and blankets
which the soldiers and spectators from
Washington were in too big a hurry to earrj'
back with them were gobbled up In no time.
The rations of the enemy was the only
Eiipper we could get , the blanket served In
lieu of tents. That night rain fell In tor
rents , but wo did not feel It as we were tired
out. For breakfast we had hardtack , which
tasted very well. During the forenoon I was
detailed with others to go to .Mannbsas Junc
tion for supplies. I was biirprlbcJ uiid
gratified to find my mother there pieparlng
food for the soldiers. It was a happy meet
ing for both of UK. In an hour wo were
re-ndy to return to camp nnd bhe came along
with us. We brought two largo camp kettles
filled with ohlckens , ducks and gepbo , all
mixed together In the soup I told the cap
tain wh'-t we bad nnd he was one of the
first to help himself. Mother busied herself
dishing out the grub , and I can tell jou the
men were thankful to the old woman. After !
the meal I took mother over to the battle
field. It was an awful sight to If ok upon.
.Many bodies were jet unburlcd nnd puns ,
knapsacks , canteens and dead hoiscs were
scattered around In largo quantities ,
"In a te\f dajs wo left Hull Run for Cen-
terville , where wo went Into camp and
began drilling annln. The Loulslani reg
iments were camped Jimt an PBS tlio roaj
from wheie wo were. They wern the
Fifth , Sixth and Sc\cnth and Major Wheat's
Louisiana Tigers. They wern a pretty
tough lot , but very clover. I got well ac
quainted with them while In cump. The
Tigers were not nt all as ferocious as their
titln Implied. In fact , not ono of them
would dare go through our camp unless
escorted by one of onr men. On the other
hand , our men could go thiongh their cami
without n word said to them. Wo had n
pretty good tlmo at Centervlllc. Wo hm
to do picket duty , of courcc , but the HIICH
were clear nt that tlmo.While there wo
p
witnessed the shooting of two of the Uoulsl
ana Tigers , by order of General Joseph H
Johnston. They had , while on duty
threatened to Mioot the lieutenant of tlu
guard. I ' ! fly thousand men ullncsbeil the
execution. It was n sad hlght to see those
two men kneeling by their tolflnu , their
tied behind them and to n stak"
Twelve men stood In front of them will
, six muskets loaded and six blank. Tlio
i lieutenant who cammed their death did no
llvo long nfter that. Ho wah repotted miRS-
Ing shortly afterward. *
KKATIJHKS OP CAMP UKH.
"Probably the first bogus cannon em-
plojcil In tlio war adorned the brcabtwoikfl
thrown up around CentersIllo. Wo wore-
camped on a hillside , and on the top a
heavy line of breastworks was thrown up.
In place of cannon wo put In largo plno
! Irgs , with the ends painted to represent
| camion. Wo had quite a number of prls
i oners with us nnd they were placed In a
'
church for safekeeping. Among them
i weio foveral members of the Fourteenth
I New York Zouaves. They were a flno set
of fellows. One day five of u went out
berry picking with two | arie mess kcltUn
Wo filled them with berries and tarried
them to the prisoners. Ono of tlin prls-
oners exchanged caps with mo They hail
laory handsome ml uniform , which made
them an easy mark on tlio field. Soon
after they were sent with others to Rich
mond. Vcare after I met In llrookljn , N.
V. , the young follow who exchanged caps
with me , and the town was scarcely big
enough for u .
"Tlio monotony of guard and picket duty
during I ho fall nnd winter wa virled with
raids on the corn whisky Mills In thei vi
cinity of tlio camp. Groups of the tougher
tdomcnt would nil thcmnchcx nnd their
canteens and then tlicro would bo black
( jrs In plenty , followed by a rest In the
guard house or doing double duly. There
Aero tovornl peach orchards hot.toon the
picket lines and the boys bail several flghtii
for Iho fruit. O.'ic daj wo would takei them
and next the union men would take them.
WITHIN SIGHT OP AI'U.SGTO.V. '
"KarlIn the tiprlng wo marehed to Fair
fax court houec. Our picket line vas out
as far an Palls church , and fco close to the
Union lines that we frequently exchange I
shots with the pickets We could hear the
binds playing on Arlington Heights and
could distinguish the tunes.
"Spring wote away nnd summer came wl'h '
but few clungcs In our duties , although i\o
were shifted around quite ofton. Our great
grievance was In = ull1cient fond. If wo g/
two meals a day we counted oursehes.
Uickj' . Of courae , there wns kicking and ,
cursing , but It did not satisfy our appetites.
Some of the troipt were fnvorcd more than
oeiiera at the commissary stores and tiai *
'grub to burn , ' as the eajlng Is. One
morning a number of us were detailed for
guatd duty. As we did not have breakfast ,
while others who were not going on duty
had theirs , we lofused to go The orderly
seigeant and the captain gave tholr orders ,
but wo didn't budge. I was , soledcd for
punishment as an example. A thieat of
the guard house did not hcaro me. Doing
a noncommissioned officer , I could be bent
to my tent , not to the guard house I
knew breakfast could bo had nt the g-iaid
house , so I tojk out n pockolknlfe , eut tho-
stripes from my jacket sleeves and went
to the guard house with the lo.sl of the
kickers. For two Weeks we fared b ( tor
than the oulsUc tioi/po Soon after tlil
Incident the captnln wns made major of the
regiment , William English wus eh-ctod < up
tain. I was eboscii third lieutenant HI d
James Mitchell , son of Jolm .Mitchell the
Iilsh patriot , wns elected hccond lliMHoiurii
"F.arly In the summer there wa nm h
acttUty along oui front We could si o t'ic ' P" !
union men foiilfylng Arlington IklgliiH. U
Ono daj I had cliiigc of the outside pus a
near Upton'w Hill Wo notlceH n balloon
rlstt out of the union lines. General Josipli
H. Johnston WIIH near , and when he siw II
ho ordered one of the pieces of the Wash
ington ( New OiIcaiiH ) artillery up the hill
A filx-poiind'T was lislnod on the bnlloim
by one of the best R.mners at'd fired \fvr
the Mist HIOI ! ut It the people In the tial-
loon ga\e a rilunal with a flag anil It was.
hauled down I heard afterward that It
wns IVof. I.emo'H balloon , It did not ap
pear again
FOHOOT TO 11131'ORT.
"Shortly uf'eiward wu move ! bock to fen
tervlllo < iid , then trnvaid Richmond ( Mir
brigade. Guierol I.oni'nlroel's , covered Hii >
mov < 'iront. It n is pu'ltj warm wojibir
during Juno I'll'Soincttinu , we lind < >
ilrliik out of tlio .ll'chio Themcn \u t
afiald of the > ll ihmliri'j Ihej mlgl1' ' !
pomonc'l. In u ft.v diyn wo reui'lied OKIU >
eouit hotifce' KIOIII ihnro the wagons wi
whipped by rail to Hl'lunopd I had rha
of 'ho train nii-l gnaris There- was a la L j
ciowd nt the depot v.hnn wo arrived In Itub
monil One of the guards aski.J to De r <
llovod for Iwony four liiurs lie hclicic'1 !
to uomficcij 0 of our regiment. Tliu niii' > t
.n granted I dlii no ; eee him ag'iln nn i |
Ihij'I ' Meanwhile ho became noted OH ai
actor In fiieh pliiys n "Mcumora. " "Ma--
beth. " Itlchaid III" arid Otliello , and toined
the cciratij lie came tu Cumlierlaml wlun
I was cmp'ojed ' en iho Haltlinore & Ohio at
tlat point I v.ciH to hco him at the lioli 1
ami putting i in hand on hlu shoulder firt
tended 'o arifsi him Ho waa frared at liitit ,
as bet tliomhi I was a corntablc.
" 'It In iliro for jou to input ! . ' I buil ,
'your twentj-four boms urn up. '
" ' .My ( led , lli'i.leiiiint,1 bo exclaimed 'M
that jou. ' at ho i-amo tlinet nearly pul I u
my arm off Mnkfi ? It. 'For hcauii's sake
don't toll on me here * . General Ciook n l
his Htaff Imvii bfe-n onKrlalnliig tno at
niornlnt ; and I ! uoii'd ' never do to ralio ii ] >
my army careci '
"Hit played ' .Motnmora' that night nnd I
occupied a box at his Invllatlrxn I have i.ot
seen him since
"Goneral I.ee usmmod command of the
army after It moved below Richmond. About
Juno 21 hot KklrmlHhlng begun at Iho front
unit on tlio ilij following bloody work coin
neneed between tl'c armlca of Lee and Mo
Jlcllan The nijhtlns lasted several days ,
but wo could not pre-vmt McC'lollaii fiom
reaching the James During the flmt day
or two Captain English and Muutvrunt
Mitchell were wounded. The latter soon re
covered and was promoted to General IA/.K- /
street's elaff. Our company lout twclvo
illlod and twentj-four wounded I uaa
hen clerted captain but declined the lioi.or
and teen after re-tired from the ecrvlce. "
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