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WAR
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Dr. J. A. Wyeth in
A few daye before tbe battle of
Chickatuauga our division rf cavalry
was moved by a rapid all-night march
to thc extreme left of the position
which Gen. Bragg had first selected
for his battleground. It was tiresome
and slow work, fer a large body of
. cavalry stretched along several miles
of ordinary country road at night, with
hero and there- a narrow or defective
bridge or causeway, caunot move with
anything like thc rapidity of a day
light inarch. We were tho advance
brigade, and 3 recall the fact that, in
order to get as much of thc fun and
frolic as possible out of an uncomfort
able situation, a number of the best
voices in thc command had been
gathered about thc center of our regi
ment and were waking the echoes in
the gloomy forests which hemmed us
in by singing all tho lively war nongs
then in vogue. About midnight word
came down the lino from thc head of
the column to stop tho singing, and
for the entire column to move in
silence. Personally I was not dis
pleased when thc order came, for,
while mauy of thc war ballads were
thrilling, and some few were set to
inspiring music, the men in thc ranks
had learned or improvised a few stan
zas which would not have met with
the approval of thc Westminster Con
fession. From my point of view at
that time, war was a very serious busi
ness, and a large proportion of thc
soldiers in our army had in 1803 passed
into an extraordinary condition of
mind. In tho beginning wc thought
it would bc a grand and exciting, and
. yet short-lived, adventure, and many
under military age hastened into the
service for fear it would bc over too
soon for us to have a hand in thc
glory of it. That fancy, with many
other illusions, had in thc clear light
of a bitter experience faded from our
mental vision. Nearly three years
had passed, and the army to which wc
were attached had, despite thc patient
toil and suffering and the heroic seli'
sacrifico of the battlefield, met with so
much disaster that it forced upon us
thc conclusion that our struggle was
hopeless, and that if wo fought on as
wo had determined to do death was
thc inevitable end. It was-, only a
question of timo, and we tried to be
ready for it. That was my conviction
then and until thc war was over. Had
it not been so, I might not have vol
unteered to go ou the errand which I
undertook that night.
When tho order to uiovo in silence
had passed down thc linc, we knew
that we were coming close to the
enemy, and thc march was continued
with thc choruses omitted. About
three o'clock wc were agaiu halted,
and some word was started at tho head
of tho column to be carried iu a low
tone dowu the line, as was thc custom
on midnight marches, since, on ac
count of tho darkness and the crowded
condition of the roadway, an aid or
courier could not get through. Thc
wording of this message gradually
grew clearer, and at last was distinct
ly made out: UA volunteer is wanted
at the head of tho column who will go
where he is scut." It evidently por
tended some expedition out of the
ordinary, and in all likelihood involv
ed more than usual personal risk. If
this were not tho case, some well-tried
man would have been ordered to go
upon the duty. When I said to Lieut.
Jack Weatherly, of my company, that
I would go if they thought I was big
enough, ho sent word back toward the
head of thc column that Company I
would furnish the man. There was
uo time to bc lost, so I dismounted to
readjust my saddle and unstrap my
oilcloth, blanket, haversack and forage
bag. These and my gun were left be
hind. Ono of tho men of our com
pany (Jacob McCain) insisted on plac
ing his surcingle over my saddle for
greater security, for fear ray own sin
gle girth might break if I got into
trouble. I carried with mo only two
articles, my army six-shooter and a
small Testament my- mother had placed
in my jaoket pocket when I left for
the war. What a strange companion
ship 1 A weapon capable of causing
such anguish of mind and agony of
body, and the Book which taught thc
gospel of peace and of brotherly love.
Lieut. Weatherly, with whom I
""messed," and who went by thc
familiar name of "Jack" when we
were off duty, and who, moreover, wai
as bravo a soldier as over died (for he
fell at the head of his company in tin
hot fray of Big Shanty in ?864), rodi
TVith me to headquarters and reporiet
frith his "man."
Herc at the head of tho oolumt
there were gathered quite a number o!
officers and aids, some mounted ant
somo on the ground. It was too dari
to recognize featured or individuals
but there waa enough light tc distin
guish the forms of naen; The genera
in command asked me ix I was willin?
STORY.
ide Through Hie TZnc
Xjines.
( 'onfctlerale Veteran.
to go inside thc enemy's lines. I rc
I plied that I would go where he direct
, cd ruc, provided I could wear my uni
form, but that I did not wish to go as
I a spy. II? then said: "I want you to
j carry an order to a detachment of cav
. airy which has been sent around the
[ right of thc enemy's lines, and which
j should bo by this time in their rear
; and about opposite our present posi
? tion. They have been ordered to
attack at daylight, and I want thc
order countermanded withoutfr.il, and
thc command directed io return to
this column by the route which they
have already traveled. In order to
reach them," he added, "you will pro
ceed upon a road which should bring
you in contact with their pickets be
tween one and two miles from this
! point, and you will probably have to
i pass through a portion of the enemy's
1 camps. You must ride hard to meet
them my daylight, before they can
attack." I an8wcrad, "All right,"
and told Jackgood-by. As I started,
Col. llambrick, commanding thc regi
ment at that time, and whose voice I
recognized, said to mc: "This is an
important matter; and if you succeed,
you can have a furlough for as long as
you desire." A guide from headquar
ters rode with mc a few hundred yards
on the road I was to travel, and then
turned back. Hy this time it must
j have been between four and live
j o'clock.
I To the normal human being the love
I of life is so natural and so strong that
j it is difficult to appreciate, until ono
! has passed into and through it, that
strange and unusual mental condition
in which the value of existence be
comes a minor consideration. Hence
our admiration at thc calm courage of
a Cranmer is scarcely a- great as our
surprise at its exhibition, or our won
der at the coolness of the erii,,:nal
who with unfaltering step ascends thc
seafield to be strangled. I would not
have tho reader infer that I felt that
there was any such hopelessness in
my own situation, for I realized that,
no matter how heavy r. picket force I
might encounter, with a good horse
and thc cover of darkness I had a fair
chance of running through them with
safety, and yet I was equally suro that
I was going to run a very great risk of
being shot. Although it transpired
that the danger I had voluntarily in
curred was greatly overestimated, as
was tho importance of thc mission
upon which I had been sent, still I
look back upon this occasion as the
one moment when I came nearest to
the elimination of every selfish consid
eration from the motive with which I
was then actuated. 1 sincerely be
lieved death was preferable to life
with i'ailuro in accomplishing m" er
rand.
As to tho course I should pursue,
my mind was clear. It was to ap
proach tho picket as closely as possi- i
ble before being halted, and then
make my rush. Should they hail mo
ata distance, thc outpost would be
aroused and thc danger thus enhanced.
I did not intend even to fire my pistol,
unless in dire extremity, although I
had takcu it from my belt and had it
ready for quick use. I was riding a
splendid horse, strong, swift and met
tlesome, and so alert that nothing es
caped his quick observation. Ile was
so graceful and smooth of act'uu that
as he cantered swiftly al :>ng too soft
roadway, fetlock deep in thc sand,
scarcely a sound was perceptible. As
well as I could estimate, in my excited
condition of mind, I had proceeded
about one milo and a half, when sud
denly I felt my horse check himself
I up slightly, as if ho were about to
! change his gait. It told mc that ho
! had seen something more than the or
dinary inanimate object. At thc same
instant he lifted his head so high, and
in huch a knowing way, that I was
convinced the moment had como and
wc were on thc Federal outposts.
"Without waiting to be halted, I tight
ened tho reins, and, crouching down
on Russell's back, touched him with
tho spurs, and ho bounded forward
like tho wind. Tho clear vision of
tho horse was not at fault, for as I
flow by I saw two men leap up from
thc edgo of the roadway and jump into
tho shadows of tho woods and undcr
'. growth to my left. I was so intensely
s excited, expecting every moment thc
i crack of their rifles, and so intent on
i urging my faithful horse to still
i greater speed, that no part of tho pic
? ture which flashed through my mind
s remains clearly registered excepting
i me loruiB oi tuu t.nu uivu uo v..?.j,
leaped into tho bushes. They never
i fired, and it is difficult for mo to un
f dcrstand their failure to do this. It
I may bo that they felt something of the
c fright I was experiencing, but more
, than likely they were drowsy or asleep,
- and the sandy road enabled me to ap
1 proaoh them so close without being
I heard (for is the darkness they could
not have seen farther tlun. about
twenty feet) that they were taken by
.surprise, aud 1 had passed them.
Perhaps they had orders not to fire,
and il may be they were out F?d?rai
pickets. In any event, io less time
than it takes to write it, I had scur
ried away beyond their vision and out
of tho range of their guns. Certain it
is I saw no other living thing at that
time. If, as I had been made to be
lieve, thc Federals were in bivouac on
cither side of thc road along which I
was riding at such a rapid gait, I saw
no signs of them, and they were not
there later iu the day, for our troops
occupied that positiou. I cannot now
even estimate how far I went at tho
speed I was making-probably a mile,
or maybe more. I know I had slowed
up and was riding again at a cauter
when daylight began to break, and
with it I noticed a cloud of dusl not
more than half a mile in front of me.
This told mc of the cavalry that was
moving along that road, and in a min
ute or two more I had met the column
that 1 was sent to intercept, delivered
my message, and felt extremely happy.
I remember distinctly the pride I felt
when a day or two after I was thanked
for thc success of tho enterprise.
They offered mc thc furlough, and it
was a great temptation, for I was only
two hard days' riding' from homo and
my mothar; but the concentration of
so many troops told me that a big bat
tle was impending-for even the pri
vate in thc ranks learned to know this
much-and I did not think it was
right for me to be away when this
came on. Within a week tho bloody
battle of Chickamauga had been
fought, and wo had won it. I lost my
furlough, but 1 counted it small loss
as compared to thc privilege of having
taken even an insignificant part in
that heroic and bloody battle, one of
thc few great signal triumphs of thc
Army of Tennessee.
Was Taken for a Burglar and Shot in the
Head.
LANCASTER, Nov. 27.-A sad acci
dent, whi'h came very near being a
fratricide, happened here at an early
hour Sunday morning. J. Harry Fos
ter, Esq., a young attorney at law, re
siding at Kershaw, this county, in
company with Mr. Martin S. Wither
spoon, left Kershaw, twenty miles dis
tant, for Lancaster, to visit their par
ents at this plaoe. They reached Lan
caster about midnight. Mr. Foster's
family were not expecting him, and
all had retired for the night. On
reaching tho house, ho went on up
stairs into thc room occupied by his
brothers, Carl A. Foster and Kal ph
Foster. Seeing his brothers both
asleep, he went into his own room, but
having no matches, he returned to the
room occupied by his bothers, and
securing matches from his brother's
pocket, went back to his owu room
and lit his lamp. While reading a
letter he heard a noise in the passage
and stepping to thc door, peeped out.
As ho did so, there was a report of a
gun, and Mr. Foster received a part of
thc discharge in his face. It seems
that Mr. Carl A. Foster had become
thoroughly aroused when his brother
was in thc room, thc last time, and
being unable to see distinctly, thought
it was a burglar in thc house. When
his brother left tho room ho and his
brother Ralph both got up and loaded
an old gun with duck shot'and siugs
aud went out into thc pass?e to hunt
thc supposed burgiir. When out in
tho passage, Mr. J. Harry Fostor
heard thom, and thinking they were
burglars, cracked his door and peeped
out. AB ho did BO, Mr. C. A. FoBtor
fired at him. Fortunately only two
shot took effect-striking him in tho
forehead and glancing round; tho re
mainder of tho load went into tho door
near his head. As soon as the mis
take was discovered Mr. C. A. Foster
rushed to tho relief of his brother.
The whole affair seems to have been
a "comedy of errors," but came dan
gerously near being a most lamentable
tragedy. Mr. Foster's wounds, whilst
painful, arc not.dangerous.-The State.
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? m IIJ-U-i i II i i i i ?JUT ?mnm^ji^-?QI.,
Ac" Jressing the Jury.
A man who had never seen thc in
? side of a courtroom until he was in
troduced as a witness in a caso pend
! ing in one of thc Scottish courts, on
I being sworn, took a position with his
I back to thc jury aud began telling
the story t? thc Judge.
The Judge, ina courteous manner,
baid: "
"Address yourself to the jury,
sir."
Thc man made a short pause, but,
notwithstanding what had been said
to him, continued his narrative.
The Judge was then more explicit,
and said to him:
"Speak to the jury, sir; the men
sitting behind you on the benches."
The witness at once turned around,
and, making an awkward bow, said,
with perfect gravity:
"Good morning, gentlemen."
How to Cure troup.
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Explaining His Luck.
I -.vent fishing tho other day for
trout in a small country stream which
I have always held sacred even from
my closest friends of the rod. I had
no luck, and was on my way homo
when I met a boy with a long string of
linc trout. His outfit would have
caused a horse Lu laugh, but he had
the fish, and I had nono, so I did not
feel liko laughing myself. With my
guying friends in mind, I struck a
bargain with the urchin, paying him
three prices, and went on my way re
joicing. Two days later I visited the
same stream and had the same luck,
not even hooking the big one that al
ways gets away. Coming oat I met
the boy again, carrying another string
of trout, aud wo struck another bar
gain.
r "See here," said I, somewhat exas
perated at his luck, "I'll give you 50
cents if you will tell me how you man
age to get such a string of trout every
day"
The boy held out for a dollar and
got it.
"It's jest this way," said he, "all
the kids around here fish more or less
and sometimes they oatch one or two,
and I go around and buy 'cm up; and
then I sell 'em to some greeny that
ain't had no luck. I ain't had time,"
he added, with a grin.
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