New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-20
had invited Cones to drink" began to remOn

strate.
Guerrilla-"Why, Colonel you amt q goin' to
parole that id cotton-buyer, are you 7"
Richardson--"W Well, I've got TO parole him or
shoot him. and turning to Cones inquiringly)
you'd rather he paroled than shot, hadn't you2"
Cones" Yes, id il hadn't; but don't want
to take another such ride on that mule"
The parole was soon written, and, much to his rs.
watch he was told that lie was at liberty TO walk
back TO Lagrange, forty rniles- In an hour after
ward he starred and soon after leaving the camp ne
was startled again by the command HAITI, lie
halted and out stepped the guerrilla who had been
most prominent in bis capture, aud who bad gone
away sulky because the Colonel would not shoot
"that ID cotton-buyer" instead OF paroing him.
Cones was unarmed, and began 10 have serious
apprehensions Of what was to follow, when inc
guerrilla said "Old Teller, let 3 take drink )?
Cones's heart felt lighter Immediately. 30 did the
cauteen.
During the next three days he footed IL back 20
Lagrange but he never looks at lean, sharp-bacbd
mule without shudder.
A companion story to the above is told of one Of
the pranks of two or three of the boys out OF
one Of the Illinois regiments in this place, week
or 90 before Van Dorn's raid.
On the principal street Of the town was the house
Of noted old SecessIonst, in passing which, on
their beasts 90 provost guard, the soldiers bad fire.
quenty been the recipients Of sneers and scornful
looks, and such expressions ss hired Yankees
"Hessians, etc., from a couple Of rampant females,
who wore the wife and daughter Of the proprietor
Of the house.
The husband and father had also been observed,
while this was going on, half concealed behind n
window blind, "sggen EN- on" one of the SOL
diers said, aud seeming 10 enjoy 1t hugely.
This had been repeated several days, and one
night when there had been long dry spell, and
consequently no rain water bad soaked through the
barrels TO dilute the commissary's whisky, two
of the soldiers who had been made the butts Of these
lady-like sneors determined 10 have their revenge
They off duty, and managed to get out OF camp
with their guns went 70 the entrance Of tho honse
and knocked. Tho family had gone to bed but after
Il repetition of the knock " paieTfamlias," came TO
the back door with candle, and III very undress
uniform. Az soon hs the door was opened the two
soldiers pressed in. The two fomsles had heard the
knocking aud were peeping on, into the lal through
the cracks of their bedroom doors.
Iu reply the old fellow demand as to what they
wanted, they said, talking rather thick, that they
wanted 10 teach lin 10 be a soldier"
The two women raw trouble brewing, and az coon
the two soldiers lad induced laeir pupil 10 follow
them in the parlor, they slipped out Of the open back
door and scGdded like two Ghosts. call clothed in
white" down 10 a neighboriug house.
The " old man." however Wa the one whom The
soldiers desired 70 teach the art Of war and they
began their tuition Immediately. In lis costume,
scanuer than u lIIghlanfer's they made Tim assume
the post on OF soldier, and then placing or
through the manual q arms" lie shOuldered
aims; he presented arms he trs'lod arpsi he
charged bayonotsi be grounded ar.ls Oh his toes.
and sscated, and trembled, and sneeAsd, aud begged
but no his tutors were memorable. He must learn
and 10 il lie went again. He then mHschcd aud
couuiermarchcd and faced riyht Mnd leil until after
half an hours practice, the guard came ia and a.
rested bis two se4l-aglOint9d tutOrs. but u bis tu
sion did not teach him 10 be "a soldier IL taught him
and Lie family better manners, and no more demon
STATIONS Of hatred toward the Yankees were OBJ
served nj la, froat windows.
Bu, q return 70 tie subject Of The cotton trade
from which / fambled of in tho relation Of these
stO. -. The whole amount of cotton seled around
Holly springs and south Of that place ~ far ~ the
army advanced, was about three hundred bales
Capt J.. 5. MetcAlf, Gen. IIan.il.ons Grand Djyi-
son Qusrtern s,eI Of 1T. Louis has been APP 0urod
10 lake charge Of all the cotton sei1ed by Govern.
meui IN thls district Of Gen. Grant deparimon,.
With the army steadily falling back northward, ard
the great deman1 for tie rolling stock OF tue rail
road for the thousand purposes Of the army, Capt
Metcalf has lis hands full 10 get lhis amount Of
property forward.
All the oonhscated cotton 10 now, however, up as
far ~ Grand Junction, and before many days the
lnst Of II will be IN Memphis. Some II IL reached
there on the first trains that went through, and "
Capt. Moicalfs u.tlfing energy the Government il
IN scne measure indebted that II has property on
hand that, II properly sold in Northern markets.
viii bring nearly M non Of dollars.
Jan. l0.--iCslerday Gen. Grant and staff lon for
Memphis and tie last train OF for the North
l@ayts TITS place this evening" il will 10 sent oil
the cotton aud Government property remaining IN
this place and by tomorrow morning the last Of our
troops, Gen. iaimans diyision will have left Holly
SPRING on their Way nVTt,IWard. w. L. ,.