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It matters little how long I stay In a world of sorrow, sin and care; Whether in youth I am called away, Or live till my bones and pate are bare; But whether I do the best I can To soften the weight of adversity's touch On the faded cheek of my fellow-man, f It matters much! It matters little where be my grave. Or on the laud or on the sea! By purling brook or 'neath stormy wave, It matters little or naught to me; But whether angel Death comes down, And marks my brow with his loving touch, As one that shall wear the victor's crown, It matters much! 4isjCtaau 5. TWO STORIES OF BRAVE MEN. Number One-Gen. Hagood and a Federal Hero. A GRAPHIQ ACCCUNT OF A WELL KNOWN INCIDENT OF THE CHARGE AT YELLOW TAVERN-A STRANGE AND TOUCHING SEQUEL. From the News and ('ourier. WASHINGTON, January 14.-Two memorable incidents of the late war, which excited more or less r attention at the time of their occur rence, have been recently recalled to recollection under circumstances v that invest them with a new inte rest. Many of Gen. Johnson Ha good's old soldiers will doubtless recall the circumstances of the first affair, while some members of Gen. Kershaw's Brigade can perhaps testify more in detail to the facts of the second. For the information of your t other readers, however, it should be Sbriefly stated that on the 21st of Au a gust, 1864, Gen. Hagood's brigade Swith five others were ordered to carry a strongly entrenched Fede Iral position on the Weldon road -near the Yellow Tavern, a few miles from Petersburge Virginia. SFor some reason only two >riga1des, of which Gen. Hagood's was one, went into action, and Gen. Hagood at the head of his men swept over and beyond the first line of en trenchments in a charge that car rined all before it. SAt the second line they were confronted by overwhelming num bers, and met by such a close aLd deadly fire that their advance was checked; and, further progress be ing manifestly impossible, the comn -mand halted and endeavored to maintain the unequal fight where it stood. Being wholly unsupport ed, however, and it plainly appear ing tuat the assault had failed on this account, retreat became ine vitable. SAt this critical moment a mount ed officer dashed out of the Fed eral breastworks and, riding down the Confederate ranks, commanded .the men to throw down their arms and surrender themselves priso - ners. A number of both officers and men, deeming their plight a hopeless one, obeyed the order al most mechanically, and the officer had already taken the colors from the hands of the ensign, when Gen. Hagood, who was on foot and at some distance, discovered what was taking place, and recognizing the necessity for prompt action, order - ed his men TO SHOOT THE OFFICER~ ON THE SPOT. This order was not heard, or, at any rate, was not obeyed, and fir iing his pistol at the bold rider without effect, Gen. Hagood ad vanced rapidly towards him, and tdemanded that he should give up the colors ou the instant. The officer replied that the command had surrendered and that '4en. Ha good was himself a prisoner. Gen. Hagood replied that no one but - himself had any authority to sur render; that he did not propose to do so, and again demanded the flag to be given to him, adding that the officer was "at liberty to return to his own line if he dideo." "You have made a brave fig-ht, Mnal1," renpnded the hava nd determined Federal, "but if yo look behind you you will see th you are lost." A single glance i the direction indicated revealed t Gen. Hagood the fact that the ei emy had closed in behind him an that his command was surrounde< There was not a moment to be los Gen. Hagood presented hfs pist< and peremptorily demanded, "Wi you surrender that flag, sir, immt diately ;-yes or no ?" "By the living God, No I" fairl shouted the gallant but fated mat and wifh the words fell heavily t the ground as the ball from h: adversary's pistol entered his sidi Seizing the colors and springin into the saddle from which the off cer had fallen, Gen. Hagood led th charge against the foe in his'reai and his command quickly fougl its way back to the Confederal lines. As stated in the affidavit appent ed below, Gen. Hagood learned few days afterwards, from Norther papers received through the line! that tho officer referred to was CAPT. DAILEY OF GEN. CUTLER STAFF. The following papers have j u: been filed in the United States Pet sion office in this city : COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, August 7, 1879. Gen. Hagood: I am the persc whom you shot on the 21st day i August, 1864, at what is know with us as the battle of the Glot (or Yellow) Tavern, on the Weldc Railroad. Doubtless you remen ber the circumstances. In tL many comments on the event < your shooting me, &c., I have bee repeatedly reported dead from t1 effects of the shot. The last ri port of the event, (together wit an account of that battle) that hi been brought to my notice was or published in the weekly Philade phia Enquirer of some week i June, 1878. The article was by Capt. Young of the Confederat service. In this publication I we reported as being shot dead at the time. Your address has been sent E by Senator Gordon. What I war is this : That, if you do not deer it inconsistent or improper, you wi furnish me with a certificate stal ing the facts and circumstances< your firing at and wounding a Fed eral officer on the occasion as abovi and if you ever heard the name an rank of such officer, state upon it formation. My rank at the time was that < captain, and I was then upon Ger Cutler's staff, who commanded th division with.which yours came i contact. I am making application for per sion and desire to use your certif cate in that way. Should you se fit to favor mec with it, be kin enough io sign and verify the sam before the clerk of one of you courts of record, who will affix hi seal to the same. With the woun uflicted as above, and one afte1 wards received on the 31st of Marc1 1865, at Gravelley Run, I am almo: totally disabled. The ball from yor pistol entered my right side an pentrated to my backbone, froi which place it was, after a lon time, extracted. Your certificat will be of great value to m< Should you see fit to favor me wit it, please do so at your very earlie: convenence. I am very respectfully yours, D. B. DAILEY. GEN. IIAGooD'S REPLY. CoLMIA,S. C., Aug. 18, 1879. Capt. D. B. Dailey, CJouncil Blufs, Iowa : MY DEAR SIR-Your commun cation of the 7th instant, reques ing from me a sworn statement the facts connecting you and m self with the combat, on the 21 August, 1864, upon the Weldt Road, with the view of being use by you in an application for a per sion, was received a few days ago Eulosed you will find an affid vit of the facts as I saw them, at which in all important particulars believe to be correct. It is mat Iout from memorandum taken at t] I have never before given a d tailed statement of the incident any one, nor have any of the pu lications upon the subject eman ed,dtly or indirectly, from ix u Capt. Young, to whom you refer, it was not a member of my brigade, I n and I do not now recollect ever N ;o having met him. His account is ( 1 based upon the general army ru- 1 d mor of the day. I made a very I 3. brief official report of the part my t. brigade took in the action, which IE A may or may not now be in Wash 1i ington among the papers of the i- Confederate war office. a Will you permit me to express t y the pleasure given me by the re- k 1, ceipt of your letter-the knowledge o that your wound had not proved f is mortal. We were both, uuder dif- E 3. ferent circumstances, endeavoring g g to do our duty, and your! gallant i- bearing made a profound impression " ,e upon me. It will be a matter of great 7, satisfaction to me if I shall have t contributed in the least by the ;e statement enclosed, to your obtain ing from the government the recog i- nition of your services which they i a so well deserve. ] n I am, very respectfully, 1 3, JOHNSoN HAGOOD. f Gen. Hagood's affidavit, which f 's by reason of its legal charas-ter and intent necessarily omits the details 5t of the conversation that occurred during the fight, together with other incidents supplied in the first portion of this article, is as follows: < STATE oF SOUTH CAROLINA, RICHLAND COUNTY. j Personally appeared before me, i D. B. Miller, clerk of the Court of ] Common Pleas of the County and > State aforesaid, Johnson Hagood, who, being duly sworn, deposeth < and says as follows: e Tbat he, the deponent, is now 1 comptroller-general of the State of i South Carolina, and was, during i e the late civil war, in the service of the Confederate States, command h ing a brigade of Hoke's division of t s the Army of Northern Virginia. i e That on the 21st of August, 1864, 1 his brigade, then temporarily re a porting to Maj. General Mahone, i was with five other brigades order- t ed eto assail the Federal position onI sthe Weldon Road, near Globe Tav term, a few miles below Petersburg.4 That when his brigade had e reached the Federal intrenchments I tand was struggling to carry them f 1it became apparent that the as sault would fail, the other brigades not co-operating vigorously as di rected. That the Federals pushed out at d deployed line behind him to cut off .his retreat, and at the same time he ~ saw among his men a mounted Federal officer, who had apparent- I ly come through a sallyport. This ~ officer had seized a regimental flag eand demanded a surrender. Some 6 n officers and men had surrendered 1 but were not carried in; others re fused, but just around him ceased c fighting. Firing had ceasedi no e where from the Federal line, and d nowhere else from the Confederate i e line. Deponent called to the men to rshoot the officer and fall back in C iretreat. They either did not in t d the noise of battle bear the order, or bewildered by the surrender of 1 ' part of their number failed to obey. t tIt was a critical moment demand- f ring decision and immediate action. i dIn a few moments the disposition a to surrender would have spread, t and the brigade would have been I e lost. Deponent approached the I ' officer, demanding the colors, and h that he should go back into his f aown lines, telling him he was free i to do so. The officer decisively1 refused, and the deponent shot I him through tbe body. Mounting the horse from which the o3fficer< fell, deponent led his men againsti the line in rear and succeedied in bringing off the larger part of his t i- command. Deponent learned a i t- few days afterwards, from North >f erm papers received through th - lines, that the officer referred to st was Capt. Dailey of Gen. Cutler'st a staff. d The attempt of this officer to se- I - cure the surrender of a whole brig-i ade came very near succeeding. a- It was one of the most dashing t id feats witnessed by deponent, on f I either side, during the war. Upon t le the chance of securing a prize for1 1e the side he served, Capt. Dailey I doubly staked his life, for he was e- while in the Confederate line in as < to much danger from the fire of his b- own men as from his enemy. a- Deponent further says that he L makes this affidavit at the request, eceived through the mail, of D. B. )ailey, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, vho informs him that he is the Japt. Dailey referred to; that he s disabled from this and other vounds, and is applying for a pen ion from the United States Gov rnment. Deponent has never known Capt. )ailey except on the battle field .s described ; has no pecuniary in erest wbatever in the application )y him for a pension, and complies vith the request for a statement of acts in the hope, most sincerely intertained, that it may bencfit brave soldier. JOHNSON HAGOOD. lumber T wo-The |ameless Confed erate Private who Lost his Life Giving Water to Wounded Fed erals. The hero of the second incident vas a Confederate soldier, a private n one of the companies of Gen. J. 3. Kershaw's brigade. I do not now his name, and his story, so ar as it could be related by my in ormant, was a brief one. Perhaps 3ren. Kershaw or some one of his >ld comrades will supply his name Ld a better account of his daring leed. The facts as told to me were,that luring the battle oi Fredericks )urg, and, after the Federals had >een repulsed, with frightful loss, n one of their attacks on Marye's leights, a private of his command ippeared before Gan..Kershaw with nramber of canteens in his hand, >r slung from his shoulders, and Lsked permission to go over the )reast-work for the purpose of car -ying them to the wounded Fede als, whose piteous cries for 'water! vater!' could be plainly heard Lmid all the horrid din of the bat le. The ground where they lay, n front of the works, was still ;wept by the incessant fire of the )pposing forces, and Gen. Kershaw iaturally declined to allow the man o expose himself to such seeming y certain destruction. Itas not afe, indeed, to present theNlight st target over the top of the earth vorks to the deadly hail that was oUred upon them. The brave elow replied simply that he 'could iot bear to hear the cries of the vounded men," and would take the isk if allowed to do so. Permis ion was granted with some reluc ance, and in another moment the oldier was over the works and bus ly engaged in his hazardous task f ministering to the suffering and rantic Federals around him. The iring was steadily sustained on oth sides while he was thus en aged, and scarcely a minute e apsed before a ball from the front iearly tore off one arm and left it angling uselessly at his side. No hing daunted by his own~ severe ound the noble fellow kept stead ly on his errand of mercy, and noved about his prostrate fellow reatures distributing the water hey so much craved as he went. The singular spectacle seemed at ast to have attracted attention in he Federal ranks, and several of icers could be seen intently watch ng him through their field glasses, .s though to satisfy themselves that hey were not mistaken as to his urpose. Recognizing the work ie was doing, and the danger he 'as in, they suddenly stopped the ring in his direction, which had ndeed increased upon his first ap earance. The Confederates fol owed their example, and in a few noments more a number of his :omrades had joined the brave man his self-imposed task. When it vas accor.plished all returned to heir own lines and the battle was enewed. The sequel is a sad one. The ae courageous and kind spirit rompted the brave fellow to at empt a like effort in the battle of e Wilderness a little later, and ie was shot down in his tracks and nstantly killed, almost at the out et of his attempt, with the can ens yet in his hands. I am in ormed that an effort will be made o have a pension bestowed by the Jnited States government upon is helpless widow and orphans, nd it is not anticipated that much bjecton will be made. Surely lone should be made. C. McK. None but the contemptible are upnshnive of scorn. DISTImGUISEID GtES'I. Two plainly dressed men en tered a restaurant yesterday. and drawsing chairs up to a table or dered dinner. Several waiters and the proprietor were present, but paid little attention to the visi tors. When the dinner arrived the men began conversation. 'General,' remarked one, 'I was very much pleased with the Chi. Cago reception.' 'Yes, the demonstration wis magnificent, but I dohi't believe that the mayor should have ad vised me so publicly not to accept a third term. If the American people want me to be President again it is no more than right that I should accept the position.' 'But, General, ain't you growing tired of these receptions?' 'I tell you, Mr. Evarts, I am actually tired. But I can't stop it. Now just so soon as the people find out that I am here there will be a parade like a circus procession. I think the best plan will be for us to slip over to Hot Springs on to-morrow's train. By the way Mr. Evarts, this is an excellent restaurant. If I am elected again it is my idea to establish a res taurant in the White House. Just give it to some one you know.' 'General, don't you think this man could run it well ?' said Mr. Evarts in an undertone. 'Just what I was thinking about ; and these waiters, I think would adorn it.' 'I say General, I don't see how we can keep down an ovation here. We'd better let things take their own course.' 'Yes, I think so. About this time they had fin ished eating. The restaurant man had been paying closc attention to the conversation, and when the men arose and started out without having paid for the meal the -hash' man advanced and asked Kl'his is General Grant, I be lieve?' 'Why, I knew the people wou:d discover my identity.' 'And this Secretary Evarts ?' 'W ell,' said Mr. Evarts, 'I must confess that you have dropped on us.' -General,' said the restaurant man, 'I was in your ar-my.' 'Yes, sir ; and I am delighted to see you. Don't you remember we were all digging a big ditch near Vicksburg ?' 'Perfectly well.' 'Don't you remember one rainy Friday afternoon when a man walked into your tent and handed you two boxes of cigars?' 'I remember it as though it had oly be en yesterday,' said the General, 'and since I have scan ned your features a little more closeiy, it strikes me that you are the man.' 'Yes. sir I am the umn. But there is one feature, General, that you have forgotten. I was a sut er, and you haven't paid me for them cigars yet. And now if you don't band over $20 I'll have you jammed in the city prison along with Fatty McGinnis, Jack Ross, or any one who happens to be there. Pony up.' 'I I guoss bad better pay for this dinner,' said the secretary, taking out two 50 cent pieces, along with a lot of pecans and shoestrin gs. 'That's all right,' remarked the restaurant man, receiving the money. 'I'll let you off with the 20.' They went out, and late in the evening, when one of them was taken from the sidewalk, where he lay stretched out, he had lost his official air. If you are a wise man. you will treat the world as the moon treats the world. Show it only one side of yourself, seldom too much at a time, and let what you show be calm, cool, and polished. But look at every side of the world. Moral influence is a great bear er and is compared to a rill, a riv ulet, an ocean, and is as bound less as eternity. Virtue is always more prosecu ted by the wicked than beloved heyithe rirhteous. FOR THE HERALD. )EAR [IERALD: \We snatch a Mc u,ent frot: our busy life to seud you a line of remembrauce. Our village is uudergoicg its aniual revolution : windows from which )ld friends smiled but yesterday, to-day reflect strange faces. and sadlc we wiss the well known footsteps aad fa iliar forms. And time rolls on heedless of the.manifold changes wreught by its relecties wheel, but such is life. 'Tis a little space of time To us aliotted here below; A snatch of song, a simple rhyme, A funeral knell, a wail of woe. A dream, a happy dream of love, A hope, a sigh, a doubt, a fear; If earth grows dark 'tis biight above, In Heaven 'tis joy undimmed by tears. On yesterday we were made the happy recipient of a copy of that most worthy sheet, the Hampton Guar dian, through the kindness of some unknown friend. We are vulnerable where newspapers are concerned, and most gladly did we welcome this pleas. ant messenger from the gray moss laud. By the way, dear HERALD, those were nice things that were-said of you by your brethren of the press, and kindly spoken. Now we love to see people speak well and kindly of each other, especially those of the same craft, for the day and hour will come to us all when,e will wish naught save kindly words and gentle phrases had passed our lips. For sooner or later each and all of us must lay down the chart and ccmpass of life to drift out with the tide. Yes, we read those pleasant sayings with much pleasure, for there are two things in which we believe as we do the "Westminster Catechism", namely, "Render unto Cosar the things which are Cosar's", ind that "True hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." A few days since there drifted into :ur i fe as a token of remembrance a b eautiful pair of crystal vases delicate ly enwrought with gold. We were touched by the gift, more so by its ,,rosentation, knowing full well that purest friendship prompted the offer ing. As we gazed on the rare work tnanship and delicate tracery we thought fitting emblenm in thy fragile beauty of life's brief span and love the golden threads which glorify it. Fit chalice for an angel's tear, -v For fading flowerets fitting bier. The weather is charming, in fact so far winter has been a delusion, and as we sit by an open window with the lelicious odor of precious violets steal og round us, we are almost beguiled uto the belief that winter with its ~hilling winds and nipping frosts has ~assed away. and we watch with un ~peakable joy the lovely hyacinths as iodding their fragrant bells to the passers-by they whisper of that charm .ng time When flowerets bloom, and birdlings sing, l'o welcome lovely summer in. Williamaston, S. C. MIAGGIE. AN ABsoRBED READER.-In a Dubuque (Iowa) church, before he opcening of the Sunday morn ng service, a man in a front pew puled a paper from his, pocket und began to read. He' became so wvholly absorbed that he did not >bser've the preacher when ho rose to read the biblical lesson, )or did he hear the loud and elo 4luent prayer that was afterward >ffered. From page to page of the ?aper the reader glanced, rustling hne crisp sheet in his hands until avery eye in the church was at ~racted toward himn. The preacher was embarrassed and the congre ;ation smiled and scowled, ac .ording as tney thought the mat ~er funny or sad. Finally the -bhoir struck up a hymn, 'Give car, ye sinners, to the call,' and the .bsorbed reader dropped his papet ind gave heed. A good book and a good woman are excellent things tor those who know how justly to aippreciate their value. There are men, bow ever, who judge of both from the beauty of their covering. Endeavor thyself to do so well that others may rather envy thee Lhy knowledge than laugh at thy gnorance. Blushing in youth is nothing else but the fear to do ill. If you act with a view to praise onli, yon deserve none.