Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-01

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after rosnd OF two, drew the ksifs and
stebbsd he eshss, ~ho sessamed Il -
killed !" aod fell deed. Cole was tried
fessns1s oosaise o. : Dssn heed Ccsst
Martial, sentssced TO die, and W. execa-
ted In preseace Of The brigade the same
Night ? short time sbs6sPIht ezecus
tion 0tsplais visited hin AID asked
him II there was anything he wanted,
ssd thsn, q the last momeut b became
peoiteuG He showed not single sign
Of compunetioa o. bio way to the placs
Of execation-walked with 6rm usaid.
ed step to the grave, and never up to the
last moment gave evidence, BY the quiv-
~ Of muscle, that he feas cd the doom
awaiting him. His hands we're tied be-
had him, . hasdkerchief put over his
eyes, Vas then placed upon bis knees
by the side Of bic grave, and file Of
men-among whom we're six loaded
muskets-was drawn up . short distance
in front Of him. The fatal command
was eiven-fve balls crashed through
his heart and then went kissing over the
prairie - il they had torn out his soul
and were bearing it shrieking away. He
was the least affected Of oil tho thous-
ands upon the ground but his hardi-
hood did much to deprive him Of the
sympathy which be would otherwise
have received.
A company Of Home Guards has been
sworn into service here for three months
and any quantity Of others are being
armed for the defence Of their own na-
tive place.. 1t would amuse you to see
an original company Of these men,before
they undurgo organizing and arming by
the Federal Government. They are oil
the more curious from the fact that they
are, in al respects, precisely like Jack
sons State Troops. Imagine City fel-
lows, on horses Of Ill imaginable de-
scr'ptious, each clothed in = way exactly
unlike, aud considerably more ragged
aud like scarecrow than any Of bis tel
lows, and each carrying on bis shoulder
an old shot gun or rife, (half Of which
are fint.locks,) and you will have the
main outlines Of Home Guards, and the
formidable secession forces against
which this Federal Government is war
ring. These fellows have evidently read
good deal of yellow-cov cred literature,
in which. Of couse they have learned all
about Marion's horsemen and 'trusty
rifles" They supposed that one Mis-.
sourian on horse and armed With one
of these "trusty rifles" was . match for
any half dozen Yankees. Alas for the
days and deeds Of that came atrusty
r,fle"-a Missourian gets one Of them on
his shoulder, himself on . horse, and
canters away to meet the abolition
Yankees" and the add Dutch" He
galIops within just six rifle shots ("trusty
rifle, Of the enemy, and,unsnspicious Of
evil, watches their movements. A
swarthy Dutohman at that instant take 1
moments glance at him over long.
bsrrelled musket-there is fash, q re-
port, and about the same time be Of the
"trusty rifle" and bany steed finds hole
bursl Into his horse,i 10 which he can ca.
lily Gram his broad -brimed hat; or worse
mishap, he finds one Of his legs or arms,
or possibly head, half cut off, as it done
with an instrument q cross between q
circular saw and a three inch augur
His trusty rifle must get within 200 yds
to be Of service-and long ere this can
be done, Sharpe's ri6eman will knock
him into fragments-horse and also
foe that a microscope would be needed
to hunt them up. One company under
Captain Fueoter, armed with Sharpe )
rifles, will strike man at 800 or 1000
yards, every time with the certainty
that footman will kick an old hat ten
inches in front Of him on tue side walk
The heroic age of the Revolutionary
ridemen of Kentucky rifemen, of Nick
of the Woods and Misunderstanding ri.
fles, of vel -ow-covered heroes who shoot
dead with their "long, heavy rife" some
villain who is only visible to the extent
Of an eyewinker as he bears off the lone
ly virtuous but unfortunate FforanelIa-
is all gone, and is superseded by the un-
romantic epoch Of the polished rifled
musket. The occupation Of modern
Coopers is gone-for who Of them would
dare violate all precedent BY armlpg bis
staIwart, skin clad hero with anything
save "Iong heavy rifle" None!