THE SO It ANTON TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17,1894.
11
Recollections ot Episodes of Heroism
by Land and Sea.
Stirring Contributions From Colonel N. T.
Willif, Major Alfred R. Cr.lhonn, raid Captains
George P. Singer and Edward Dawn Fifth
Number of a Notable Series.
It is propoxrd in the series of pajHM, of
tchieh the following forma the fifth number
to give to the fUtUte for tht first time unit in
authentic form, by a large number of distin
vishtd contributors, the storks of the most
signal deeds of individual heroism anil self
sacrifice occurring under their personal ob
servation ichile in the service, either by land
or sea, during the war of UU, The colt.ction,
when compu ted, will form a splendid itumu
men to the prowess, pafftOtfSM and chivalrous
magnanimity of the American soldier. Thus
those heroes who.bg their individual deeds of
daring, added lustre and enthusiasm to the
eon'lietsome in distinguished and others in
humble roits wfU find their true place in the
loeingand admiring hearts of a united nation.
TOLD BY M.AJ02 A. B. CALHOUN.
"By you are the one man 1 want to nee
here I"
The man. who wrung mj ham! and shouted
th'.stntoroyear. ivus in the uniform o'a Federal
Captain of the Cavalry. Bo wae about thirty
yours of age. over nix feet in height, and lean,
lithe, and active us a tiger. His hair wan crisp
tnd fallow, bit even blue, and but i'or the de
termined and almost desperate expression of
his face at this time. Captain Uoot-gc Walker, of
Carter's Second Fust Tennessee Cavalry, tight
In1 tor dc Oov'mcnt." might have ban thought
handsome. As he addressed mo!n the prison pen
lit Atlanta Ha. this Was in November ISfill. I
noticed that ho was distinguished from the
othar prisoners by having a thick iron ring ot-
tachad to his right ankle. To the ring was
fastened ii heavy, rusty, iron ehahl, at the and
of which than waa on iron ball that walghadat
least a hundred pounds, but which he carried
as if it were a toy.
A year before this when, a boy o( eighteen. I
entered the army. I met Walker fur the drat
time at Somerset, Kentucky. At that time he
was regarded as one of the most daring scouts
in our service, and this reputation he main
tained to the end.
" You can't bo a friend to lie gtad to see me
here. " I said, as we sat side by ilda on a log.
the rain pouring down in torrents on the hun
gry, poorly-clad men In bluo about us; but sit
ting there, the captain told ma his story,
When the war broke out. ho was working et
his trade In the machine hop of the Georgia
Central Hailroad. at Atlanta. F.rery man cap
able of bearing arms was nt once tnUSteTed Into
the service of the Confederacy, and those
needed for other duties, like Walker, were
specially detailed. He was an Kust Tenneaslan
and an Intense L'nion man, so. at the tlrst op
porrunity, deserted, made his way through to
Camp Dick Robinson in Kentucky, and en
listed In Carter's regiment.
Ills courage. Intelligence, and knowledge of
the people and geography of the mountain
country, made him an Invaluable scout. He
wan on special duty in the Chicamauga. cam
palirn when he was captured and taken on to
Atlanta, irom which point the prisoners were
and that Utile with a drawl, und who iu ap
pearance and manner was far from being uu
ideal soldier. He had n fair reputation In his
regiment, in which there were a great many
sturdy " Pennsylvania Dutch," from Heading
and Horks counties,
I tlrst saw Kupp in Liboy Mn in the early
part of IMi He, with a large uuiiiber of his
regiment, bad boon captured at Gettysburg. I
hetterai and eight wontln In prison had re
duced his uniform to rags. At this time, the
lilehtnond authorities permitted tho friends of
prisoners, in the North, to send through under
Hag of truce, boxes containing food and cloth
ing, provided the clothing was such as Is worn
by citizens.
Kupp was fortunate in getting a box. and in
the box there was a mlt of brown clothes, the
My tlrst impression was, that the fugitive
I was one of the enemy who luul been discovered
in tho act of deserting to our lines, lint ho
hatas it might, the fact th at. thin- were trying
t kill him. was to us sufficient reason fur try
ing to save him, and on Hie instant, we opened
tire on the pursuers. Straight tor the river, the
man headed, the shouts und the shots inireas
lug. He reached the hauk, hut unheeding the
i swollen, Ice-covered current, he dove in, with
out n Instant's hesitation.
liy this tine, our firing had called out the
nearest regiment, and over the head of the
daring swimmer our rifles Opened on the
enemy, who. Instead of returning our lire, still
directed their attention to the fugitlro.
The bullets cut. and splashed, and rlchoeh
cited ahout hi ill. and It seemed that he must
clotti or which looked as if It were made at be killed before be reached our side. Hu was
home: there was nodoubt that the tailoring was I about a hundred feet from the haul; when he
done there. Urosicd In this butternut costumo
tho lieutenant bore a Striking resemblance to
one o( those North Carolinians so familiar to
all at the front. Indeed, his friends In " tho
Cpper Kast Boon," called him a "Tar heel,"
and made frequent Inquiries about tho last
news from "North Kllleny," which ho bore
with haraetcristlc good nature, if not actual
Ini iff.'vnco. Hut all the time Kupp was
"diui' a powerful sight of private thinkin."
and more than once he amused his friends by
saying that ho had serious notions of escaping,
a! which they laughed,
Every morning at daylight a little clerk
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named Hess, with a sergeant and guard came
In to count tho prisoners; the pfoOSSS wan
known as "roll call." Some times Ooafedsr
ate soldlsn on leave in Richmond, and even
private citizens cumein with the guard to see
tho "caged Yankoet."
Ono dull morning in early February tho
guards wire going down the steps lending to
the office of Turner, tho commandant, on the
ground floor In the west end of tho building,
when, to the unspeakable nmaicnictit of nil
who saw the net, Kupp fell In behind them.
The guards passed directly through Major
Turner's quarters and out to the street; bill
KsTS Kupp hung back. After a few minutes
the commandant entered, and supposing him
to be a Confederate private, he shouted out:
" Hello! What the devil do you want!"
" Wool," drawled Kupp, " I got a furlough
to come up to KtlohlUOnd, and so I thought I 'd
like to drop In mid tako a look at tho Yanks, if
so lie you d in t mind."
"But I do mlndl Hot out of here, confound
you, and go to tho front, where you'll see
Yankees enough to scare yon to death," and
Turner motioned his guest to the door.
Kupp said "all right Kenul," and left the
prison by order of his keeper.
An ordinary man would have made tracks in
soon a he gut out, but not so Kupp. Tho man
had no nerves, no fitting sens? of the danger of !
his situation. Ho crossed to tho other side of j
Carey Street, and stood looking up at the bars
behind which swarmed hie astonished Mends, j
At length, he Uft his hat and made a bow that I
set even the guards a laughing, lie deserved
to get through and ho did. Up to this tlmo I
Kupp's escape ranks first In my memory of all
tho acts of cool daring witnessed during tho
war. ceoroe p. simiek
suddenly Stopped and threw up one hntid. On
the instant two men leaped in and hurried to
his aid.
They brought him to Ihe shore, with his left
arm broken. He was carried out of lire, look
ing llko a dying limn, hut Inspired hy his
purpose, Owens, before he fainted, had the
strength to reveal himself, and to cheer Ihe
troops at KnOX Villa with tin-thrilling news that
Sherman w as pressing north to our relief.
Owens survived the struggle and came out
with n commission, and 1 have always re
g.irdcd his exploit, ns the bravest act that
came under my notice during tho war.
Knvv ami Dawn.
TOLD BY I.T.-COLONEL N. T. WILLIS,
Only those w ho nro entirely fnmilinr w ith thn
detailed history of tho whole war, aro SWOTS of
the tact that the tide of battle swept West till
It dadied Its roil spray on the foot hills of the
Kooky Mountains. In the rammer of IMS, the
Confederate General, Bible), with some ten
thousand men, Invaded New Mexico from
Texas. The Second California and the Second i
New Mexico Cavalry, of thn latter regiment
the famous frontiersmen Kit Can-on was the
colonel, w ith a few hundred regulars, were our j
main reliance to hold the invasion in check tilt
the Colorado troops could come to our asulst- 1
anre.
The lieutenant colonel of Cm-son's regiment
was a Hollander, named PfeHTer, and he was I
certainly one of the most kindly-hearted as well
OS the most gallant man 1 ever met. Enamored I
of frontier life, 1'feltTer, the son of a wealthy j
father, sailed from Holland and c imc to the
far West soon after leaving college, and, at this
time he had been Kit Carson's constant com- 1
pouion for more than twenty-five years.
About a week before tho battle of Val Yanlc,
I was then a captain, 1 WOe Ordered to report
with my troop to Lieutenant Colonel Pfalffer, !
for scouting duty In tho direction of the enemy, i
I was yo- ig at the time, and Inclined to he a
dandy, and Pfciffcr's rather plain exterior, In
difference to military etiquette, OS w ell as his
hrusquoriess of manner did not prepooess DM in
his favor, but my opinion was destined to be
suddenly changed.
Mistress of tha White House Pictured
by a Personal Friend.
Stately, Courteous, Tactful and Witty -Her Hat
red of Oossip-Moirfors How She Entertains
the " Smart Sot " in Washington Society
Hor Domestic Frugality Inquisitive Nuisan
ces aud Curiosity-Seekers.
Copyright by the Wilson l'ress Syndicate, lRMt.
Wasimnuton, Feb. 17. It Is all but ten yoarr.
since the young graduate of Wells' College
took her place beneath Ihe llaehnrat crystal
chandelier In the Hid ROOU of the Executive
Mansion, to await the ceremony that was to
unite her In bonds of holy matrimony to tho
then recently elected President. As she stood
there In her beautiful gown, with her dark,
tofl hair, Intense glowing eyes and iilmnst girl.
Ith femininity, she could hardly have been
thought by a worldly-wise observer to give
prOtniSC Of great things, There are some women
who aro "warranted to run " until marriage;
but that estate reached, there la no further
development In them. Hut the young college
girl was of qulto different material. She
simply moved onward, grasping each oppor
tunity as it came. When she cntno to live In
tho big White House, although a newly
llcdged matron, with a good deal of the halo
that covers such a character with ninystei ious
charm, she was true to the progressive instinct
In her nature. She became rapidly Cleveland
osque and now, In her second occupancy of
charming Dolly Madison's old home, sho has
show n herself more so than ever.
It la truly curious, at any rato from a
woman's point of view, to note how unfail
ingly Mrs. Cleveland has met social SUOOCSS on
every occasion. I think even the twittering
sparrows that whisper togother on ths house
tops COUld hardly tin t an exception. Punctilious
etiquette never failed her nor was she ever-
gullty of a social anachronism, Anxious to
make n good Impression on all those who
came within the circle of her jiersonul Influ
ence, while her husband was making ollli lnl
history, the young wife was equally Intent on
achieving a social anil kindly fame.
Something more than mere cordiality is
needed to in ike a perfect hostess. Mrs. Cleve
land, stately and condescending by turns, has prune n lilt!
expected to writo on a card their requests for
interviews If they wished them. Our bootMS
amiably granted these petitions and chatted
with us in Hots of six or oight at a tlmo. Each
parlor would have a parly and BVeTT party a
parlor. I'lin ceremony wus quite simple and
unost dilutions. Mrs. Cleveland would conic
forward w ith a little rush, her skirt i breezy
about her, mid giving her a somewhat too cere
inoiiioiis ulr, although the hoHess herself was
all gracioiiMicss and smiling ease.
Looking into the diary kept hy a daring
young person who Was "in the swim" here a
lew winter ago, I found this written: "Tin
Beoretary of Stato and Mrs. Endicott gave
Mrs. Cleveland a reception to nigh.. 1 wnsn tin
i ited.nor were a lot or nice people w hom I know
so 1 fancy it is to be merely nlticial." "Otllelal"
isn't the top crust, nor yet the plums beneath
In the opinion of some of the"rin.irt set" in
Washington. Mrs. Cleveland used to bo at
home Unofficially on Tuesday mornings, to her
mole intimate friends, for nn hour or so and
these were the most delightful days. On one
such occasion, we were among tho last to leavo
the HeU Room. Passing out to the hallway,
we were getting on our outdoor wraps, w hen
an usher was sent to detain us, and in a
moment Mrs. Cleveland ran out from the parlor.
Putting out her hand with a pretty conxing
manner she said:
Dp come back again for n few moments, to
h'lir the Htranger perform. She promises to bo
a famous w histler.
l had already observed a Uttlegroup snuggled
away in a corner of the lied Ifoom whllu the
informal reception was going on, among them
tho lovoly daughter of toe late Commander in
chief of the Confederate forces, Miss Mildred
Lee. There w ere some strangers too, and there
had been eouio discussion as to who they were.
All doubt WSJ set at rest when the principal
utranger, at Mrs. Cleveland's request, plnced
herself ut the open piano, struck n few prelimi
nary chords, then gave us the aria from
" Martha," accompanying the clearest swei test
I most delicious whistle, 1 had ever hoard. The
! privileged llntencrs wcro enchanted. After
i ward when tho whistler hud executed several
delightful selections and made her udieu to the
! Mistress Of the White House, the utlior inform
i ed me In strictly confidential whimpers, an we
passed out, Unit "tho holy hud four children
and a set or twins nil of whom could whistle llko
Iho mother." This lady huh Mis. Shaw, wlei
has since become famous here and abroad, and
who Is Indebted for her Initial encouragement
to the yoiiiiir mistress uf the While I!,.
1 whose genius lor doing the best thing at tho
right moment hud happily taken that oppor-
lunlty of Introducing Her to a little but highly
appreciative audience of her own favored
I guests.
Mrs. Cleveland would never consent to bring
a party to "wooden nutmegs," hut sho ban
always been, notwithstanding, as astute as any
Yankee. 1 tncun of course, in the sense of
moral selection. Today. her course as mlstreea
j of the White Douse Is Instructive us touching
the financial pressure and what, should bo a
ici. sonablo retrenchment In our superlative ok -travaganoe,
Moderation is the key note of
1 Mrs, Olevelnnds administration, tho diftinc
; live huiimurk of the nursery, the kitchen, the
I salon, as well us of the personal expenditure in
I tin mlttiit in- of her own drcsu. Ths soonoinr
of the rranph meitaow Is to spare a little here.
Such Women are Seldom Favorites with
Their Own Sex.
The Two Kinds of Women that Flcaso Men
Those tho Latter Flirt With are Not the
Ones They Marry Tho Winter of Discon
tent that Follows Wasted Opportunities
Tcllinc Words frcm Mrs. Amelia E. Barr.
. -zr,e f.
Wfval !-x. fr
rin ill
this subtle c harm, which one locks In Vain to
define, As she speeds daintily it own the spread'
lug stair cae of the Old White Hon 10, thai bus
held so many charming mistresses, hor skirts
giving forth a subdued Von Inn;, ami her firm
looking white hands held out, palms upward. In
i hearty greeting, heroyOSOre fixed on yours and
her smiling lips are parted in gracious words
Presently you discover thai she Isan admirable
Listener, unwearied under the recital of the
"Infinite)) little,' prompt with sympathetic
rejoinder, tactful and witty. Hut whatever
turn the conversation takes, one never falls to
receive the Impression of unruffled serenity
and perfect breeding,
I had the good fortune to bo honored, on a
certain OCOOSlOU, with an Invitation to lunch
eon, during tho reason when Congress was In
session. The Capital us usual was In a mill
sort of polltlco-aw lal delirium. Washington
during the recess reminds ono of what Henri
Tains suld of London as to Its " being Bab bath
every day of the week there," but while our
capital Inclines tOplaydoad when Congress i.i
not in session It Is just OS surely la a state of
delirium when the statesmen are actually busy
I arrived et tie- BxouUtlra Mansion ot the ap
pointed hour, to find some Ilfly other guests all
prominent and noted in Hie social galaxy.
There were Mrs. Admiral I'pshur, w ho in the
lays of the larl empire was renowned at the
Court of Eugenie for her exaited stylo of
beauty: Mrs. Phil. Sheridan, who as wife of
I the thou commander-in-chief of tha army, rest-
lent in n osniugwn, was expected to appear ;
ccsslty, Mrs
there, save
Cleveland
UKOlna the next ne
ts a methodical, all-
hcr
"VOL- ARE THE ONE HAH t WAXT TO SEE
II EKE."
sent nort h to Libby anil Hello Isle. At Atlanta,
Walker was recognized b7 some of hia former '
associates, separated from the other prisoners,
tried for desertion, and sentenced to death.
ThU was Wednesday tho 23d of November, j
and he was to die on the Friday following. ;
"Hut," he snld. In conclusion, "If they shoot
me, if must be on the win?, and I want you to i
help me."
I told him I was ready, hut f dil not, see how
1 could assist an unarmed man, hampered with ,
a ball and chain, to scale the fifteen feet of sur- I
rounding stockade, with nn armed jruard every
fifteen pacce.
" I've tiled the rivets and can got rid of the I
irons," he explained. " And with the help of a !
r . r. that's inside, I can climb so ns to
get hold of the stockade, then I can pull myself
up. end swing over."
"But the guards!" I protested.
" I want you and your friends to take care of
thrm," he said.
In the middle of the stockade there was a
piie of bricks, the chimney of a house that had j
)cn burned down, ".Ml tho guards aro .
green," conrfanM PTalkar, "and if just at
t welve, you could get our boys to heave bricks I
down at the other end, they'd run thoro
from their posts und leave mo a clear front
to the south. They have a camp, with flvo I
thousand men In It outside, but If I'm shot 1
running throuTb. It'll bo a d-fi sight hotter j
t nan stundln' up to the thing blindfolded, you
know."
I at once told Walker's punsme ia a fore or
more men. whom I could trust, and I found
every ono of them ready to risk his life to holp 1
their comrade. I wus with him when tho j
fcnnrda cftllod out " Half past eleven and nil's
Weill " He freed hlmaelf from the chain, and I I
bnie him "good-by und bod speed."
I wont to the men, whom I found crouching
on the wet ground w ith bricks In their urns,
1 never felt, so nervous Iwfore, und I was
amazed at the Captain's splendid nerve und
coolness. At length the shout went round the
Htockade. "Twelve o'clock und all's well!"
1'hut woe the signal. On the Instant, thirty
tnen rose and began to " heave bricks.' With
cries of alarm, the guards tired wildly into tho
Ftockade, and rushed in a body to the toint of
iitt.uk.
Walker s one chance had come ; the space to
(he south was clear. I rote and wan hod him
11 the dim light of the dead line luinpe. Ho
ran to the slocknde. placed the stretcher
gainst it, mounted, seized the top of the logs,
and wus over, with tho speed and grace of u
L'rey-hound. We could hear the firing along
ie trail, and thn distant cheer, that told in hu
as free of tho camp.
Tho Confederates, whu hurried into the pen.
tumid a ball and chain, with no Walker at the
i l,d. The gallant fellow reached the Lulon
lines in safety, und, strange to say, no u man
oa Injured by the tiring of the guard.
jfLumo it. Oauukjh,
TOLD BY C ATTAIN UEOXOE P. (SINGES.
Therein re dlffferoTtl qualities of physical cour
age, Junt as there arc of cloth. Thci e ire men,
und I hoveaoon them, who. In company, would
rush with n shout upon u battery, but who, If
ulone, would be incapable of anything like
rockless during. Lieutenant Kupp, of the
Eighty-Eighth Pa. Volunteers, was a tall, lank,
alub-sldcd young man, vhu spoko but little.
TOLD BY CAPTAIN EDWARD DAWN.
1 saw herd service, from Mill Springs, In
Kentucky, till tho surrender of General "Joe"
Johnson. In North Carolina, but, at the risk of
being considered "odd," I will venture tho
statement that the finest deeds of daring were
nor thoso exhibited on great battlefields, end,
because of this, many of them will pass away
unrecorded. For instance, there is the ease of
Sergeant Jiimei Owens, ot the First Kentucky,
which l think tho most Utrillingly daring
incident of tho war, and I an glad of the
opportunity to keep it from sinking Into
oblivion.
In November, 1SG3, two division of the Ninth
corps were besieged in Knoxvllle, Kast Ten
nessee, by General Lcogitrset, I was in the
beslogod city at tho time with a company of
dismounted cavalry'- The weather WSJ bitterly
cold, rations were reduced and uneertaln, and
there wasa pretty general feeling that If relief
did not soon reach ns from Chattanooga, that
we w ould h-.- sturved Into a surrender.
It will In- remembered that immediately after
the battlo of Missionary RldgS, Qottera Slim
ma WOO Ordered to march north with all 8oed
and relieve Rurnslda, and It was all-Important
that BurUslds should know that relief was
pruning. After much searching a man was
found, who knew tha country as well ns If he
bud built It, and who was ready to curry tho
ROWS of coming help to the beleaguered gar
rison. A brave heart, a good horse, and fino roads
wero desirable, but tho first of those was thn
only necessity sergeant Jam OS Owens of thn
First Kentucky had. Ail Iho horses were
reduced to skeletons arid the ro ids were fright
ful. In rddltlon to thSOO drawbacks, the scout
must trevot In disguise, for to venture outsldn
he L'nion lines In the rogular utilforrn would
have besQ a sort of suicide. Owons must go as
n Confederate. Howas as intelligent as he was
brave, and so knew that this was an under
taking on which oven ths oomrnaaderuvchlef
rtrmSOlf COUld not order him. yet. for the good
of the oaue, he volunteered promptly, as soon
as be leuni'-d what WUS needed.
Wheeler's, Wharton's and Morgan's Confed
erate cavalry swarmed In tho country over
which Owens mtint. ride i.lone, end nfter this
was successfully done, there were Ihe well
guarded lines of Lougstrect, which mart bo
passed bc.'ore Ids mlMlon WUS ended.
round manager, and u good book keeper, us lit
an (Hints show, the entries nil mOuS liv hi
own hand, with tidy precision, Sho duos not
believe that even a large Income warrants
lavish expenditure or ultra extravagant squan
dering. This subject coming up in general
conversation, she has not infrequently reiter
ated her belief In the beauty of moderation.
" Let us have not only the spirit, but the letter
of the law, while the national treasury Is under
Hie present, strain, and hunger and cold are
over the kind,'' she bus said quli I ly and she
herself sets the example of a good thrifty
housewife.
The atmosphere of the White House Is
charged with gosslpon occasion, owing to the
Irrepressible gossip-mongers. Mrs. Cleveland
dislikes this emphatically. Notwithstanding
hor social ambitions one has an Instinctive
dislaste for publicity of the sort that haunts
one prominent in afl airs. That dlstuste, I need
hardly say, inn bean Intensified by the well
remembered explorations of the gossiping into
the unknown or forgotten early manhood of the
late Secretary Blaine and the campaign raids
made by the unscrupulous political opponents
of tier hu ihund into his private life. These con
stituted examples which ebocked ths woman
ly sense of decency Within her and Inspired t ho
perpetual endeavor to keep the curtain of hor
privacy stitched together with w axed thread,
against Intrusive eyes. She leaves these
toe-ldlers absolutely nothing to talk uhout.
Very recently I heard a forlorn woman gossip
remark: "It Is perfectly hopeless; one never
hears anything Whatever about her ; I do so
long to have- one comfortable gossip ull about
Mrs. Cleveland!"
Inquisitive strangers end gushing women
who find their unbidden way Into the grounds
of the White House have compelled Mrs.
Cleveland-In order to protect her children
'UK DOVH in MHTHOtrt
TATtOX
V MOMKNT H in;-1
Once outside the Union lines, the sergeant
was a ConlSd SS Ota Ut appearance, but a spy-
with a halter awaiting him. If detected.
He ki pt away from the direct rouds, repru
Sl iding to the cnsuul bands he met up with'
that he was on his way to Join Longslrcct
After travelling constantly fur thirty hours,
Ids hone dropped under htm, and be shot tin
poor creature to put It out of misery ; then he
resumed his journey on foot.
Just at day break on the morning ot N'ov.VMh,
I was In command of the plcksts along the Hols
ton Kiver, ulttn 1 win, startled by hearing yells
and shots on the other side w hen- the en. in; s
pickets Duu liven er quiet. .. I.,.. 1 was
RH UUOMD TRX ICOUn.
We had beSrjOUt for three dai s. without see
ing a trace of the enemy, and when we went
into camp the third evening, our Mexican
I scouts, very skilful, hut far from reliable, us 1
oun learned, roportod that there was no armed
: enemy within a day's march, Of course we
took all tho guard precautions, hut the most
timid did not dream of an attack. I should say
' here that all Carson's enlisted men and many
. of tho officers were native Now MsXjoanS,
Thoro was a hint of day In tho east, tho next
morning, when our pickets fired, and came
rushing Into camp, shouting at the topof their
; voices: "LoS TsXtCOOOSl sv Tcxlcanos!" und
' many leaped on their horses without w ait Ing to
saddle, and dashed away.
Fortunately our camp was surrounded by
masses of volcanic ris k that made an excellent
natural defence, and hurrying behind these
we opened such a tire on the Texans as arrested
the onset and forced them to fall back to the
protection of similar rocks, about three hun
dred yards away; our camp hud been in tho
intervening space.
A nuinlw of our men had been killed end
wounded before we could get under cover,
and among Ihe latter was a bugler of PfdSsr'l
regiment, a handsome hid of sixteen. Tho day
that followed was blistering hot. and the
bugler, shot through the legs, began ubout
nooa to call piteously for water. The poor lad s
appeals were heart-rending, but to go to his
rescue meant death.
"My God! I can't stand Pedro's cries nny
longer! " This I henrd from Pfeiffrr, and the
next Instant hn hail loaped over the rocks and
was hurrying to w here the bugler lay.
The onotny fired and I expected to see the
t gallant officer full every moment. He reached
j the bugler, stooped, and took him up In bis
1 nrins. The Instant his purpose became known,
and he turned back, the enemy censed firing.
, Not only that, but as soon as the daring man
reached our lines. Iho Texans sent up nn nn
: proving cheer, showing that, even In the heart
of battle they could appreciate nn art of self
sacrificing heroism. N. T. Willis.
TCLD BY CONGRESSMAN JOHN F. LACEY.
RsmlnlSOSnoes of deeds of bravery of t he late
war usually embrace only nets of chivalry in
battle.
I have seen so many Instances of cool daring
under Urn that it is hard to single ono out
of the Dumber,
AtSUOh times tho excitement of Iho moment,
the pride of distinction, the admiration or ap
plause of comrades brace up a soldier's nerves
to deeds of heroism.
Whan Napoleon's attention was called to the
blanched cheek of a soldier who was marching
up in the face of a hullcry he said, "Thoro is a
brave man, ho knows and realizes fully bis
danger, but yet hn faces it."
1 will rotate a simple Inmdnnt of an act of In
tent heroism after a battle was over. Jenkin s
Ferry, Ark., April 'M. ISM. wus a bloody, Held,
and luihcn Coouies, of Co, "C" 31W Ion a,
loiigbt as gallant U as any of ids comrades.
His captain, A. J, COUUtock, w as dangerously
WOUndcd, and if left without proper cure was
Ure to die, Nothing but tender nursing by n
careful friend could save him. General stoelos
army wasubnai tOCOntlnUS .Is retreat to l.ltt le
RoelLand Cunt. Ooeusteek most be wfl to fail
Into the hands of the eueiiiy.
lit-asked if any of his company would volun-
i leer to stay witti bun. Had a forlorn hope
been culled for to lean a charge many would
huvu disputed for the place ot honor. Hut to
Tull Into the enemy's iianii mount that when
Iho service of the nurse was no longer needed
. the soldier would bi sen: to the prison eii of
! Tyler, 'loans. In (Mil tic Iioitdi ot prison life
Was u nightmare to the t nlon soldier.
Mr. Connies 04X04 forward, said he " I t annul
entunteer to renodii heru, iu family ut hOttM
nro very dear to me, and if I should never re
turn from the enemy's lint-, they would feel
that 1 hud sacrificed m) life which belongs to
! them as utilities to uto. Hut let me tie detailed,
and then no service will become u mutter of
, duty."
i And so the gallant fellow "volunteered to be
1 detailed,'' for this dangerous and try log service.
He stood by his captain's col, as his regiment
uiureiiid away, leaving them In tho woods to
I fall Into the hands ol the huciii)
1 The eupluin's wound, though well nigh mor
tal, was iiualed, and Mr. Coomes was then sent
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MRS. r-I t-VKI.AVIl Atn IIKH Til II.DIIKX.
Simultaneously at various places, such were the
demands upaU her; Mrs. Francis Hodgson Hur
nrtt. the famous author, and olhcr equally
Interesting personalities. The holies were re
ceived In Inn handsome East room, where
after a moment's greeting to Mrs. Cleveland,
little group, wire formed and the spacious
room stsui rasounded With le- liveliest of
feminine ohattor and the gayest of laughter,
I remember Mr.-. Burnett coming unto me
to hog me to help her by Jogging luir memory
g little, as one of lbs ladles present hud .iiist
lr-eii remarking on certain trails of a partlOU
lar ehariieter in one of In r books a physician
I think and asking the author her reason for
preasntlng btrn as she did,
"I'm quite mystlflsd," said Mrs. Burnett,
with n puzzled ulr, "for really now. lean's
recall any such person in that special bock.
At t Hal moment I saw tin- beckoning linger of
from unknown BTObracOS and the alarming
desire. OS expressed by one Individual, to cm
off a lock or the soft curly hair from one little
head as n memento, to order the gates of tho
grounds fastened while the children are at piny
in tin-garden. One notable liHtaico. Illustra
tive of annoyances of this class in Washington.
occurcd directly after the funeral of General
Logan. Airs. Logan had sent for me In conduct
ome charitable work which she was In too
prostrated a condition to undertake at the
lime. I found her In her chamber, shrouded iii
the weeds of hor early wldownood end gri( f,
ami iltently enduring the preaenos of an utter
stranger, who nniarkea on my Inquiring ae to
her purpose there:
" I came all the wav from Boston to look nt
the bed Hie Genual died on. 1 have been
counting ths number of stutTnl doves they 've
got round I bo room, those they didn't put on
hie less who drew me usnlo ami lowering the grave, and now as l' o sal ii while and .-.en
a . . . ... , . ,. i to prison where ho languished for iniiiiy mouths
wonderlug wnat tne uproar meant. I could ,, ,,. dltm, , M)llaIur f , i0 rlmm
In the Indistinct light u man running like
a deer fur the river, with a lot of other men
on foot, and a few mounted, were speeding alter
hiui, and bring wildly as they rau.
camp. Thirty .- ,n have pu,sed since then,
her voice, renuu-ki d :
"I won! you to tell me again the name of
the gentleman whom yon brought to call last
week, I asked him to mil again and I wish
to racal his mime. You will not mention it,
nloneal It is lUUh a gauitu fie." she added. " not
to know the mime of one's acquaintance."
This utile Incident simple and entire) nat
ural in itself. Itemed to me to mark strongly
the whole character of Mrs. Cleveland's tocml
kdnlnlStraUun, 'Hint slie considered It, of
BulBclant Importancs to keep so tt Ifling a mat
ter uiiforgotten until she should again see me,
and that even amid the distraction of receiv
ing fifty other guests she should -l ill remem
ber it and go so tactfully and agrsaabl) about
it showed her a mistriss of social strategy,
And it afforded a refreshing glimpse of he
kindliness unit tinartilli nil suay it) of the Mis
t less of I he Whits House.
hen the ushers lluiily threw open the double
doors leiiitlng Into the Ocntrol hallway, down
whleh the assembled ladle, passed In pairs as
their mimes were called, und so entered the
bil ge dining room, every (juest found a pleasant
surprise awaiting her. On Inking her place at
table, there was not only the illuminated card
bearing her name but, alternating between iho
cards, were ai l candlesticks of pink, bowing
lilin -tinted was caudles, and tied with pink
bow s, and lilac COndUMtioks holding pink can
dles mid lied with lilac bows. Mis. Clovi land
told me afterw ards t lint she had DOtseH ICleoted
tho candlesticks at u particular shop In the
city, and liar own ib-ft hands tied the ribbons
on each. The nuines written on the cards at
our places wsre also In bur i liar, flrru ham!
writing. Tin- bpUqttOW were delight full;
fragrant and on these sin-hud again expended
hei decorative taste, tying w.th her own
lingers the pink bouquets Willi lilac ribbon,
w idle she limped up the heliotrope with strings
of pink.
I have rarely seen a prettier eheci am where.
To attain a perfect success, she bod personally
but ,,ir. ( isiines unit i apton i uinstoek whose superintended tin- preparation ol the luncheon
uiansaavea art- menus ana iieignnors. going i so thai tlio whole occasion was lcall) the re
down MM lull of lilt- logithir. .alt ol In i own bandlwoii..
JoM i', btWti I Callers on Mrs, OtTWanfj. u,i:, i now, were
it all. I gm ss Id belter be moving along
' Ills manner of the President and Mrs,
I 'Icvc land toward each other is full of court cons
pleasantness. He Is harassed and hurried from
Ids tlrst waking hours until he sleeps airain at
night. Some fifty years ago, u well knoyvn
character In the politico-social world at tho
National Capital, wus a Mr. Jake I lade, Hcing
on terms ot Intimacy with the President lie
applied to nun for some government position:
" Let it be a syn e cu--.ro, Mr. President" ho
usgi'd "but with dimmed good pay.'' He rc
( lived the appointment of superintendent Of the
penitentiary ami proci sded imniedlateli to put
the prisoners on their honor, tfs blanked one
of yon misbehave, 1 will turn every blanked
one of you out." said Jake. Tho story is often
heard in connection with Mr. Cleveland. Who,
however, holds anything bin u "syn-c-cu-rcc,"
and w hose hand is Unfurl unatei) not given free
rein to cast olf the ollicc-socklug bores nod
other worries. At a reception following his re
election a bright little lady, shaking him
heartily by the hand, expressed herself u.i
happy to see him again In the White House.
"And indeed Mr. President, wo hope to sec
you still here on another election.'
"No, madam,' no replied with stern pollte-
iicbs, "you ro wishing for the LmpoOBSuis,
Nor would 1 lone it otherwise,"
Then tho unabashed little woman from
Virginia freely replied, "Oh. Mr. President I
am sure that you would ii' you could."
President Cleveland endures tin neccssarj'
functions appertaining to Ids office, hut the
mechanical handshake ami iho brushing
against pudnly-wrltten curiosity in unknown
quantities liuirit) him. His great solace is to
turn from It ull. and listen lor his wife's fresh
young oieo, and watch tor the luerr) eyesof
his children, us they glean when bis (cp IS
board on tho mirscry threshold.
JoaaKX i w.ius.
ktgg, VVATtfJt trS yen anxious to iar:i a
good dinner, ttXJ poor inanl
KAiiv Waikin.i. .Not half as anxious as 1
am lur the Uiuniii', -i ruth.
It may be taken ua a ruic. that women yvho
nro favorites with men. are very seldom favor
ites with their oyvn ocx. Wherever women
congregate, and other women are under dis
cussion, men's favorites are named with that
tone of disapproval and disdain, which Infers
something not quite proper something unde
sirable In the position. If specific charges arc
made, tho "Favorite" will probably be called
THB calm. SCDATC n.IKT.
"an nrtll little flirt." or she will be "sly " or
"fast." Matrons will wonder what the men
sec In her faco or figure; and the young girls
will deplore her manners, or rather her want of
manners; or they will mtrclfuily "hope there
Is nothing really wrong in her freedom, and
boldness hut" and the sigh and shrug will deny
the charitable hope, with all the emphasis ne
cessary for her condemnation. For if a girl is a
favorite with the men of her own set. she is
naturally disliked by the women, since she
attracts to herself far more than her share of
admiration, and the admiration of men.
whether women acknowledge it or not. Is Ihe
desire and delight of I be feminine heart; just
as ihe love of women is the desire and delight
I of the mssmillns heart.
In thetr social Intercourse, tivo kinds of
women please men; the bright, pert woman,
who says such things and does such things as
no other woman would dare to say and do, and
w ho is therefore very amusing; and the sympa
thetic woninn who admires and perhaps lOTSI
thorn. Hut those two great oloeses have wide
and Indefinite varieties and the bright little
woman with her innocent audaciousness, and
the graceful swun-necko l nngcl. With her fine
feelings and her softly spoken compliments arc
, but t pes of species that have Infinite peculiar
ities and distinctions. The two women sitting
quietly in the same room, and dressed in the
Sana orthodox fashion may not appear to be
radically different, but ns soon as conversation
and dancing commences, the one in a frankly
outspoken way, snys Just what she thinks, and
charUS in the most undisguised manner w hile
the other must be looked tor In retired corners,
quiet and demure, listening with penstVOUdoro
ticn to her companions cleverness, and llirtine
in that insidious w ay which se- other women's
cheeks burning with Indignation.
An absolutely yvomanly ideal farthe purposes
of flirtation or of Diatonic friendship It such
On emotion exlsts-is not supposable; for man
IS himself so many sided, that the woman who
is perfect in one's estimation would be uninter
esting in another's. It Is, however, very cer
tain, that the woman men flirt w ith are not the
Women man marry. Tln-ir social favorites are
not the matrimonial favorites and therefore it
is not n good thing for u girl's settlement that
she should get the raputatlon of being a " gont le
mon's favorite." It is rather a position to be
avoided, for the hrigliest or sweetest girl with
tills character w ill likely pass her best years In
charming all without being able to tlx one lover
to her side for life. This is the score! of the
great number of plain married women w hom
everyone counts aiming their acquaintances.
The position Of a Favorite Is no ensy cue.
sho has to cult i v.ito many qualities which
should be put to lictter use and bring hor more
! Satisfactory results. She must have discrlml
i nation enough to value flirting nt its proper
i value; for if she confounds I s, -making with
j Love, and takes every thing augrand strieux.
her reputation ns n sufo favorite would bo ser
iously endangered. In her flirtations she must
, never permit herself to show whether she lie
hit or not. She must never suffer n fop to have
any occasion for a boast. She must avoid
every circumstance which would allow a fem
inine rival nn opportunity for a sneer. She
must be able lo give, and take cheerfully; to
conceal every social wound and slight, and to
be deaf to every' disagreeable thing. In short,
she must bo Ormod Ot every point, and never
lay dow her anus, and never he olf watch. It
Is, therefore n position whose requirements If
translated Into active business life, would
employ the utmost resources of n fertile and
energetic man.
And what are the general results of talents
so varied nnd so Industriously employcdl As
a usual thing, the gentlemen's Favorite dances
and flirts her way from a hrllllnnt girlhood
to a fretful DOglcOtOd McmMS Vassie. She has
In the meantime had the mortification of see-
u man whom ten ycar3 previously yvouid
no) have ventured lo clasp her shoe buckle.
If he happens to possess a firm will und a
slroug character, ho will try to pull her
sharply Up to his mark, and there will be
oudlesa frictions and reprisals with all their
possible results. If ho is some old lover, weak
in purpose, fatuous and brainless in his adm
ration then the foolish flirting virgin will like
become a foolish flirting y ife; and a miscrah
i ":iiplalsanec will bring forth its natural UU
prowth of contempt nnd dislike, und porhup
culminate in some flagrant social misde
meanor. To be a favorite with men, is not then adcsiia
ble honor for any woman. They will adm If
her loveliness, sun themselves In her smile
and catch a little ephemeral pleasuro and glor
! l,0 lMMk LaikteMSI.!,. I .
j .,.. iuiui, , ii.', ill liui III f KOI . VVII
the reason, though not very evident to
I thoughtless girl. Is at least a very real mi
powerful one. It Is, because 6uch a girl, nen
totwhes them M their best side; and neve.
reveals in herself that womanly nature, which
a man knoyvs Instinctively Is the foundation of
wifely Value t that nature which gipimilS
Itself in scrvleo for Love's sake, as a very
neceFslty of Its being.
On the contrary, a " Favorite" leuns ull to one
side, and that side Is herself. Shelsoverbearing
and exacting In the most trivial matters of out
ward homage, she will be served on tho bended
knee, nnd her service Is a hard and ungrateful
one. And this is the truth about such homage -men
may bo compelled to kneel to a woman s
whims for a short time; ut when they do find
courage to rise to their feet, they go away for
ever. So that after all the estimate of women, for
those of their own sex who aro favorites of a
great number of men, is a very Just one. It is
neither unfair nor untrue In Its essentials, foi
In this world, we can only Judge actions by the!:
consequences; and the consequences of a Ion.
career of general admiration, docs not Justif..
honorable mention of the belle of many seuson.
She eon hardly escape the results of her social
experience. She must of necessity become
false end artificial Sho connotuvoid a morbid
Jealousy of her own rights; and a painful
Jealousy of the successes of those, who have
passed her In the matrimonial career.
Nor can she us these qualities strengthen, ty
any maana conceal their presence. F.very at
tribute of our naturo has Its distinctive
atmotplicrc ; It Is subtle and Invlsiblo as the
perfume of a plant, but tt ruukos Itself dls-
t.nctiy present; even when women are careful
to permit no translation of tho feeling Inl
action. Men are not anulyzors or Inquirer
Into character, as u general rule, but the brig!.
Ways und witty conversation of their Favor!1.' .
does not deceive them. Sooner or later, tin -arc
sensitive to the restlessness, dlsuppoli,
merit, envy end hatred, which couches benc.V
tho smiles and sparkle. They may put tl
knowledge uwuy ut the time, but when th. i
I are alone, they will eventually admit and
j understand It nil.
And the saddest part of this situation Is. th
, they nro not at all astonished at what tin !
hearts reveal to them. They know that the
have expected nothing better, nothing mo:
permanent! valuable, They tell thcinselv.
frankly, that In this woman's society the)
never luoUd for imperishable virtues; she w
only a pretty painetempa - a woman euliu!
: for lift s laughter, but not for Its nobleet dutli
and dlsdplin.
For when good men want to marry, th
srtk a woman for what tht is; not for Wh
she looks, They want a gentlewoman of blun
loss bonur, who will luve her husband,
neither be reluctant lo have children. lid
bring 1 hrni no at her knees- who will care :
her house duties, and bur husband s coat
and welfare, as If llirn- things Werr an Kiel e
Commandment, And inch women, fa'r at
ultured enough to make any homo hate
arc not difficult lo find. However pecui'
and Individual a man may be, there are ye:
j lew In a generation, who can not convin
some good woman, that their peculiarities in
1 abnormal t-'etilus, or refined mural seiisltlv.
lien, or tome other grrut und rare excellency.
Therefore, before a girl commits herself to a
course uf fr.voiity and tiuie.pleas.itqt, which
will fatten on her tuih a misnomer us r
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the saitt rum.
" Favorite" of men. let hrr carefully ponder thi
( lose of such u career. For having one
obtained this reputation, she will find It very
bRrd to rid herself of its oorsoqnen of. Ami i'i
I is alas! very likely that many girls enter this
career thoughtlessly ; and not until thev are
. entangled In it. find out that they have mad.
a mistake with thetr life. Then thev ar.
wretched In the conditions thev have surround
ed themselves yvlth; and vet are afraid to leave
them, Their popularity it odious to them,
I hey stretch out their hands to their yvati
youth, and their future apals them. The
Weep, for they think It is too late, to retrieve
their errors.
No! It Is never too late, to lift up the her. !
and the heart 1 It Is alwavn the right nout
, to become noble und truthful and courageoi
' onco more! In short, there is Tet a Divine hi
1 for those who n ek It: and In that strength, s
may tu-;i back and recapture their hest se'.v,
While life lasts, there Is no such time
too latcl" Aud Oh. the good that fact do.
cnul
AHXLU E. BAKr..
XOT mitt who noun not vliut.
ing the plain girls whom she despised, bee ml e
honored wives and niotlierj, and nossihly
leiu'.eis In Hull sol of the social world, of
which She still makes une of the rank and tile
of s; Instcrhood. Her disappointments, ill
spite of her careful concealment of then, tell
upon bar physlqusi She soes ths waning of her
power, and the approaches of that winter of
discontent, which wasted opportunities is sure
to bring.
Spurred with a sense of haste, by MUM un
happy slight, she perhaps unadvisedly marries
TOLD BY CONOHEESSMAN W. 8. LUCAS.
The coolest bravery I witnessed during my
term of service, wus a; LSSSOUrg, Mo. General
j Tom Erring, With a battalion ot the Uth Iowa
Veteran but, numbering 160 men and two or
' three hundred Missouri State militia wer
forci d to eviu unto Pilot Knob bv the advam
of Marmoduke ar.,1 Shelby's commands, so
; to number three or tour thousand troops. Et
I tug attempted toreiu h Holla when he evacua;
Pilot Knoli, After a ru ntilng fight of tWSI
i fuur hours, IiIb tired aud hungry hi tic comma1
being pressed In flunk and roar, took refuge
a uoep uu or tne railroad, nt the village of uei
burg nt dark.
Tlie lines of the enemy wero drawn we
about the beleagured little command. Tl
commands of tho enemy were plainly heai
while adjusting their linos for, as General KT'
Ing believed, a night attack. In front of th
holoagureil forces and Inside of the advanci.
lines of the enemy was n large bam wit.
several haystacks surrounding It. Qenert
lin ing called for a volunteer from thetrencho
to steal inside and through the enemy's line
nnd set flro to the barn and hay stacks. In ordi
to light up the, field in trout of the beleagurc
little bund nnd about the lines of the enem;
Karl J. l.iiinson. a corporal of (X. Y.I Co. " U
Uth Iowa, offered himself as the deslrsd incci.
dial ) . 1 Warned him of the Imminent danger o
moll an undertaking and the fciv chances (
escape from oapture or death. He replied, "
fully comprehend the danger, hut General Kri
ing believes It necessary lor the safety of this
command that the barn shell bo fired and lean t
truly trust a better service that to a conipan;.
to perform the service.'' He stripped hluisolt.
stole our the hunks of the railroad cut and
wiia soon lost to sight. As we waited with
bated breath for the result, moments seemed
minutes and minutes hours. Soon however, a
commotion was discovered among the enemy's
troops, and about the same time atwliikllng
llght wus discovered In the upper part of Iho
burn through a gable window, about the suuiu
lime shots lnuumeruiilu wore heard and tho
noise of tramping men was earrlod to us uu ttio
night air. In the midst of tho noise and excite
men! LaWSOn Cams bounding toward the ruil
mad cut with the sped of a race horse, as ho
leaped over Ihe barricade that hud been hastily
ended on the brink of the out, he drew u long
breath and said, "She's well fired boys." Hy Ihe
time lie resetted his comrades, the lire was
koiiio m lull force and the whole grounds sur
roundlng the railroad cut was lighted up so
that with our muskets mid two Pnrruttguus
we had with us, we were soon able to oeivt
back Varmaduke out of range. The hay
burned nearly all night and maintained a
ii(.-iit. so ths garrison was saved rrom cap
ture, daylight came ami thccnciuy yvus kept at
be until i ulone! BsverMge arrived from Holla
ith n -hiforoements and arvlng conducted bis
brave little bund total) lo Holla. Karl. I. Law
con is OttVS and resides, at West Superior, Is.
V . S. Lt'CAt,
Utc Cuplaln i v. U. Uth Iowa.
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