The palmetto herald. (Port Royal, S.C.) 1864-1864, August 04, 1864, Image 4
A rzw days ag > we gazed upon a dog- j
hero and learned his eventful story.? j
Three year? ago, when the lltli Ohio,
Volunteer Infantry left Columbus, Ohio, j
lor the seat of war, a young lady present- j
ed to Company A of the regiment a beautiful.
bright-eyed spaniel. The dog was
young, and became the pet of the com-1
pany. The men guarded- it at lirst as '
much for the bright eyes of the fair lady !
as lor the docility, and sagacity of the
animal. The snanfc] was named ( urlev,
and It early formal a strong attachment!
for the company and shared in a.l its tri- j
umphs and clanger-. The regiment w as 1
first throv.n into Virginia, and in all of)
the bloody scenes 01 the oi' the Eastern j
campaigner?the sanguinary batties :
fought by MeClellau?Curley followed !
his company, and, 'amid the smoke,
flame, fire au I carnages exhibited a coolness
and bravery marked and astonishing.
It mattered not where the company
charged, it was followed by the faithful
dog. At two Uitlerent times Curley was
severly wounded on the battle fields of!
Virginia. The numbers of the company 1
kindly dressed the bleeding wounds and j
nursed th.ir pet until he was again able '
for the march. The old 11th, with Gen. j
Hooker's corps, was transferred to the 1
Army of the Southwest. At the battle 1
ot Chickamaaga the faithful animal was i
again wounded, and separated from the j
regiment. The men thought that he had 1
been killed, aud gave up all hopes of ever
seeing him a<raiu. About three weeks '
after tho fight theregimcut was surprised'
to see the wounded dog conic limping
into camp. As soon as he found his old
company, Curl-.y exhibited the wildest |
joy. He was reduced almost to a skcle-1
lph, appeared to be suffering deeply.? j
Yet, when fondled by the men, hejbarked j
aud wagged his tail with unmistakable j
delight, bkilfid nursing and kind atten-1
tion had a powerful influence on the dog, |
and ho rapidly recruited iu strength ami <
crew much better. At the storming of j
Lookout .Mount; ah the llth Ohio aided;
in the gallant cL .rgc, and bravely faced
the storm of leaden hail. Again* Cur ley j
was unfortunate; he was severely woun- I
ded in the right shoulder by a Minie ball, i
from the effects of which he is now suf-}
- ? i ,i.. .1, j
lenng. >vnenr:e nm piisscu iuiim^u
Nashville sonic two weeks ago, en route
for home to be mustered out of the scvice,
the faithful animal, iu the bustle of
the movement, was seperated from the
men and left behind. On arriving at
Louisville the regiment oiL-red a large
reward to anybody who would recover
and restore to them their idol. The reward
prompted parties to make diligent
search, and last evening the dog was received
from Nashville at the office of j
Capt. Dunn, to be forwarded to Colum-!
bus, Ohio. lie is still suffering from his !
last wound, ret wears a cheerful look.? 1
Around his neck is clasped a steel collar j
?placed there three years ai>o?with the ;
following inscription: 4T am Company j
A's dog; whose dog arc you ? 11 th Ohio :
Volunteer Infantry, I". S. A.''
We understand that this noble hero of,
the canine species will be forwarded to
the Governor of Ohio to-day, who intends
to make him an honorary ineinbcr of the ;
capital. He returns from the battle field j
a '"war-worn veteran," marked with lion-1
ore Me wounds, and with a history ol'which |
the proudest might well be proud. Noble I
Curley ! faithful dog! the* State of Ohio I
should gratefully cherish your meinorv |
as the noblest of your species !?L?nhri!le j
Journal.
French Opinion of on* Fighting.?Tn j
the ieading articles of the French press j
the greatest astonishment is expressed at i
the immense forces engaged, as well as j
the courage and endurance displayed by ;
both sides. The general tone of these i
articles may be learned lrom the following
extracts from La Frcs*i:
The two great parties in.America,
which have been, contending for three
consecutive years fcr Union or Secession,
... . .... - I-.1 !. tlm
USVe 81 1 ST T'etTU'-'l 111 uu^ nil
universal attention of the Old World by
the rr.agntude of their struggle, which
surpass* s anything that history has made
us acqvabated with. Xerxes end Darius
had ur der their command large armies, j
but never did their troops contend for an
entire week without giving signs of ex- j
haustion and discouragement
We have example? of battles lasting I
three days. kit ia 110 case have battles
endured longer than that time without
the combatants having changed their posit:o:i.
Either one party or the other lias
rem lined master of the field bv the flight
or destruction of its enemy. It has fahen
to the lot of the United States to give to
the world this spectacle, as if 10 prove"
that in war. as well as in other respects,
she t ikes the lead. * * *
Whatever may he the result of this
contist. it will leave behind it a memorable
proof of the indomitable courage of j
the Americans. No longer can the absurd
reproach he raised against the Northern
army that it is composed of mercenaries.
Mercenaries don't fight battles
lasting nu entire week.
A Black Flag.?On the ,td, Gen.
Sioneir.an, of Gen. Sherman's army, captured
from the Third Texas Cavalry a
black Hag with a skeleton figure upon if, j
togv'ther with a death's head and j
c.'uss Imnes. This flag is no myth J
or creation of the wild fancy of some
terrified trooper, but a reliable thing now
in possession of a surgeon in the General's
command, and seen and handled by
members of Gen. Schoficid's staff. They
arc said to have carried it from tlie first.
What they expect to have understood by
it is easily arrived at from the remark of
a member of another Texas regiment who
was taken prisoner and brought to headquarters.
When asked by a member of
the staff if he belonged to the regiment;
which carried the black flag, he replied j
that he dkLnot, else he should not have
been brought there. It is, perhaps,
needless to state that our men are reported
to have taken no prisoners from
the Od Texas Cavalry.
Josh Bili.ixgs' Prayer.?From tn
many friends, anil things at luce ends,
Good Lord deliver us!
From a wife who don't luv us, Good
Lord deliver us!
From suaik in the grass. - ml from
snaik in our boots, from torch-.itc processions.
and from all uu rum, Good Lord
deliver us!
From paek-peddlcrs, from young folks
in luv, from old aunts without money,
and from kolera morbus, Good Lord deliver
us!
From wealth without chnritce, from
pride without scnec, from pedigrees worn
out, and from all rich relashuns, Good
Lord deliver us!
From virtue without fragrance, from
butter that smells, and from cats that go
a courtin. Good Lord deliver us!
From other folks' sckrets, and frcm
fi-nm n,?rmiina iinil \Y\OtT
win im* 11, auiu ?m/iiuuu.> ..w... ...v^ (
ums and wimmin committees, Good
Lord deliver us!
From politicians who prnv, and frdm
saints who tipple, from ri kolfee. red herrings
and all grass widders, Good Lord
deliver us!
' Or.n IlrxnuKir in Camp.?A letter,
from General Sherman's army contains
the following: 'At early dawn this i
morning, ore the troops were fully awakened
from their slumbers, the melodious ;
notes of * Old Hundred," given forth by :
one ol the brigade bands, rang out upou ;
the air. and were echoed by the green- j
capped hills beyond. Soldiers iutently j
occupied in preparing the morning meal '
stood still and listened to the melody and !
instinctively joined in it. It flew from j
regiment to regiment ; brigade after brig-1
adc took it up, and, ere the notes of tiic j
band eeasee to reverberate, Ave tbousapJ ;
voices were raised in 'Praise God from j
whom all blessings flow.' A. moment j
later all was still. Breakfast was taken; ;
and so silently did the veterans of maey 1
battle-fields break camp and fall into ;
!'"? /irnri-liAilr r.>mnr!;Pr1 it. JUKI i
1IUU I'liH V* VI ? wv?? a V ...... ..v? - -,
complimented them for their conduct*? |
I have heard 'Old Hundred' often, when ;
the huge lungs of the organ seemed hi- j
spired with life, and a congregation joined
their melodiu? voices, but never until
to-day ditl I hear it sung with the Inll
inspiration of the soul.'
Captais Sexxes.?An account of the
exploits of tliis rcliel has been published j
in England in a periodical called ' Tries
of Pirates." Stories about the Fftftig
Dutchman and the mutineers of* the |
Bounty appropriately till out the paper.
This is' the sort of fame Semmes has'acquire!.
Or it Xr.w Financier.?William Pilt
I Fessenden, born in Bosca ven. X. II., in
j 180<;, settled as a lawyer i 1 Portland i.t
! was elected thence to the Legisla'
ture of Maine in l&H, and lias ever since
' ranked among the foremost men of that
I State, lie served repeatedly at intervals
i in the more popular Hons \ always with
; marked distinction, and in isfo was elect j
ed to Congress and serve i through his
term, declining a re-elect on. lie was
1 persaaded to run again to Congress in
! 1 Sail, and received a majori vo. the votes,
j but the seat was awarded to his demo( r
itiri r>nnu\ntitnr hv tli/i r> mvicai ra find
I he dec lined to contest it. 1 ie was chosen
United States Senator in I ;.~>4 by a union
of Whiles and Free-Soil D jin icrats, an.l
[ has ever since filled a seat in that body,
lie has for some years beet: the chairman
of the Finance Committee, which is its
first position in rank and mportance.?
His discharge of the duties ot' that post*|
has rendered him thorot ghly familiar .
with every question relating tc? the na- !
tional finances.
""""* 1
Ilere is a sketch of a Sierra Leone ser- j
mon which Mr. Reade did not hear:? I
"My bruddren,you see white man bad too 1
much, ugly too much, no good. You }
want sabby bow man like dat come to .
lib in oc world ? Well, I tell you. Adam j
and Eve (ley colored people* bcry ban- j
sum: lib in one beautiful garden. Dare i
dey halt all things dat be goM. Plan- j
tains, yams, sweet potatoes, ioo-foo, palm j
wine?he-igh, too much. Den dey hab |
two cbildruni, Cain and Abel. Cain no j
like Abel's walaver; one day he kill'm i
I)cn God angry, and lie say. Cain: < aiu j
go hide himselt; he tink liim berry cle- I
her. Heigh-hcigh. God s: y again, Cain,
yon tink I no see you, you bush-nigger
?eh ? Den Cain come out and he say. I
'Yea, masso. I lib "here?what de matter, I
massa ?' Den God say in one big voice i
like do tunder in de sky, "Wherem lirud- j
der Able V Den Cain turn white all1
ober with fear?chit cle fust white man, j
breddren."
Zi intuit max, who was very eminent as !
a physician, went from Hanover to attend j
Frederick the Great in his last illness.? i
One day the King said to him: ''You
lmve, I presume, sir, helped many a man I
to Heaven." This was ruber a bitter'
pill for the doctor; but the dose he gave j
the king was a judicious m xture of truth
and flattery: "Not so n any as your
mains? w nor with so much honor tomv
^iF""7
"Three things." says the Rev. Dr. !
Henry, of New York, "appear to be un- j
;injured by the Fall?the song of birds, ;
the beauty of flower;, and the smile of'
infancy, for it is difficult to roweive how
either of these could have 1 cen more per- ;
feet had man remain d holy; as if God
wouli. leave ns something pure to remind !
us of the Paradise ve hate lost, and to .
point us to that which we shall regain." !
A Fellow who was being led to exe- |
cution told the officer not to lake him i
through a certain street, le.-t a merchant
residing there should arrest him for an ;
old debt.
An illiterate tanner, wishing to enter '
some animals at an agricultural exhibition,
wrote as follows to the secretary of :
the society: "Also enter tne for the best i
jackass. I am sure of getting the prize." ;
? j
A late order of the War Department j
materially changes the allowauce of j
cmthiog "to privates and non-commis- J
sioned officers of the regular army. The !
money value of the clothing now at low- j
est value is an advance of about twentyfive
per cent, on that heretofore given to
regular soldiers. Ti e allowance to the
volunteer force has not been changed.? >
Another order also change:, the army ra- j
tion from its tonner atandard.
Tuk tragedy of " Le: r"' was once i
brought out at the Ti-ciuon Theatre during
a "star" engagencnt. at very sbor
notice. The gent'eman who played
I Cluster managed to say sonn ; iiing iike
the author until he came to the scene
j where his " eyes nr put cut.'' and then
j lie was obliged to as> pem ission to read
(the rest of his part. Stage anecdotes ore
i generally of a doubtful orieia, but this is
related as n fact.?F.nton Tin-,*' /.
! In the beginning of the war, a patriotic
land lady, in her desire to emulate the
! generosity of many city governments and .
; other corporations in continuing the
, wages of absent soldiers, gave notice that
: if any of liir boarders wished to enlist,
I she would allow their board bill to run
right on all the time they were gone, the
j same as if they remained.
Prxcn gives, as one reason for Gari|
baldi's leaving England so suddenly, that
! he heard that Mr. Tapper u wu9 coining
i after him to recite an ode in his honor.''
: Another was his being pestered by the^
ladies for autographs and other mcmo-N
rials. At the "time he departed, he had
already consumed three mattresses in
sending ladies locks of his hair.
The f< llowimr is one of the best epi
g ~IIIilli; (It II I !!? UU ICUIIU
Von men are nng*l? uheu y.;u woo the maid,
Bnt devils when the marriage vow is said.
I The lover, not to be outdone, replied as
follows: .
The change, dear girl. Is easily forgiven?
1/ We find ourselves m Iiell instead of Heaven.
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