Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-07-09
TALES AND SKETCHES.
THE RETURNED VETERAN.

returned ne stuuleu law, anu at Ine age
twenty five he was elected Congressma
by vote almost unanimous. His 6istric
included the whole of Southern Illinois
His home is in Carbondale jackson county
He was the peoples idol.-He knew every
body, and everybody knew him. He cal
make a good speech, he is a first rate law
yer, and is one of the best dancers in tn
country. o, how he can dance. He look
ed like girl, ana yet, with dark complex
iQp, every one took him to be part Indian
One reason why the people liked him 81
well, was because lie was Il democrat, anC
hated the abolitionists. He used to give /
to them hard. Once, when he spoke her
popular sovereignty, asked him question
or two, such us Lincoln used to ask Dongla
at Freeport, which concerned him. but h,
called me a Yankee Abolition Preacher
which made the people laugh and say i
was good enough for me. However, the,
all went against Douglas, and that was bat
for Logan. Whenever he undertakes
thing he does his best. At this time h,
commands in Northern Alabama, and la.
! his headquarters at Huntsville.
When the war broke out he figured the
matter to see how it was going, and thei
went for the Government with all his might
soul and strength Thousands deserted
him and called him traitor other thousands
stuck to him. Some of his relations fairly
shine with copper. He has a younger
brother, good deal like him, who is true
| He raised one of the first regiments, ard
became its colonel. 1t is now the 3lst Hi
nois regiment of volunteers. Then he re-
signed his scat in Congress, and our beauti-
ful friend J. T. Allen took bis place.
In those early days of the war John was
at Springfield, when Mr.. Grant came to
him to tell him his troubles. This Grant was a
| tanner, and having an idea that he could
| fight little, had raised a regiment and
brought it to Springfield, where it was in
| camp. But the men had not been sworn
in and finding it harder business than
they expected, principally on account of
poor beds, they were going to back out and
90 home. This was Mr.. Grants trouble.
lie couldn't see how to get along. 1t look
ed as though he would have to 90 back to
his lanyard Perhaps Logan could help
him. Cant you talk to thcml' said John.
No" says Grant" Il cin," says john
Call them together"
They had all heard of him. He made
them speech two hours long. He told
| them all about our Government, and how
the war commenced. The sweat rolled.
| He ierked off his coat and handkerchief.
! You never saw Il man work harder IN your
| life He related stories that made them
laugh. and then he described soldiers LIE
in such beautiful language that one would
think that no other life had so many charms.
When he got through the men were impa-
tient to be sworn in, for Fear they might
lose the chance. This was the way Mr..
Grant got a start, and he has done mid
] II Il, 3, l,pT ntn.ls
all the armies of the Great Republic.
4 short time since John Logan's old regl-
mcnt. the 31st, came home on turlough to
see the folks and recruit. One ofthe compa-
nies was raised on Rose Prairie Here lives
Squire Clifford he is an old settler, he has
been IA Justice of the Peace for many years,
for he can read he has large farm, well
managed he is rich and his only son Andy
is an officer in the 3lSt.
The old man set on the porch smoking
his home made tobacco, waiting for wagon,
! ANDY married few month before he went
into the army. And his wife also sat on the
porch, while her baby, nearly two years old
( ran from her to her grandfather Susan's
father keeps n store IN the village of Prairie
/ Rose; he Is postmaster, and one of the head
men. She can read and write Being
/ brought up quite lady, she never works
ont doors except to pick cotton and to bind
after the cradles, and she holds up her head
as she might, for she is real handsome, and
/ if any woman ever loved her husband, it Is
/ she.
! 81 don't know how Andy would like that
| kind of talk" said she, "for he writes i'll his
letters altogether different"
"Don't YOU be troubled gal said Squire
/ Clifford "he writes so just to please the OH
GERS, for they open all the letters"
/ Il hope they don't open any of mine
/ though there's nothing bad in them"
| You lust wait and see how I'll talk to
him, I'll bring him around sure"
The Squire was peace democrat
To tell the truth he belonged to the
| Knights of the Golden Circle, Il lodge OF
which was organized by the lawyers AT the
county seat and, being an influential man.
| he and a few Others had made Rose Prairie
hard place for Union men. 1t astonishes
one To see how plain men, honest IN thelI
dealings, and good neighbors, but ignorant
can be moulded by the intolcrant and de
signing. WheE slavery made the people
iCgurant, foundation was laid for every
spccious of iutolcTance-evcn OF iniamy and
| crime.
All at once the wagon came through the
yard with the horses tIOtting, which they
! had seldom done before, and 1t was hlled
with soldiers, who were the Rose Prairlt
boys, and Andy among them. Almost IN
moment Andy had jumped over the bars
and was near the porch, when Susan gave d
spring around his neck, and would hav,
thrown him over it lac had not been tall and
strong, and il lac had not braccd himself
and there she hung lifted UP from the
ground
"Now want to see my boy" said Andy
rs he gently he;d him up, aud, for the trs
time, gaLcd upon him with eyes us cleal
aud as iul of satisfaction ns they were ot
the blessed Fourth of July last, when, viii
ms companions he stood ON the rampart
at Nicksburg,
Ills mother aud his sisters also eam'
around him, and there Was a great time
They all kept looking at him, lie Wa
older and tanned There j. scarcely per
son Ia the whole North, old or young, VIII
docs not know the exact color of the Nlcks
burg tan. II Is said that the rehels wer
worse tanned, which Is likely, since uen
Grant i a tanner Aniys clothes were .,
clean, hey seemed nca ahd the blue eloil
WAS very fine The women thought hi
heard Nas 90 very uniy, for " was only
little bunrh around bis mouth. The
could mt Keep their eyes on the bright
round little bullous on his blue Nesl, am
aud his shinlng paicut leather sword bell
llis hair was tut a0 a. ~ make him lnuk 4