The palmetto herald. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-12-29

NV elder brother, Israel Putnam Warner,
then man grown, and myself lad Of
twelve or thirteen, were both living with
my mother at that time. And at the
particular time of the day L refer to,
Israel was in the yard grooming fathers
old war-herse, which he had been COM
PEELED to 90 with father through all his
campaigns to take charge Of; for the fiery
and proud old fellow would never let
anybody but his master, the Colonel, and
his son Israel mount or come near him,
though he had now got 30 much tanned
down by old age that he would behave
quite decently with me or anybody. l
was in the house with mother, who hap
pened to be unusally downcast that day,
and was brooding over our family en-
barrassments, and had just been saying:
"Oh, no, Seth, / can never pay, nor,
with our means, hardly begin 10 pay this
dreadful mortgage. And, as hear 1t Is
about to be foreclosed, we must now soon
be driven from our pleasant home, where
We have lived so long, and, until your
fathers death, so happily. My husband.
the Colonel, fought as well as the brayest
of them, and did all he could, and more
than his part, for the good cause, they
are willing TO allow; and / know very
well that he wore himself out in the ser.
vice, and was brought to q premature
grave. And yet here is his family al
most on the verge of beggary."
Tears here started in mothers eyes,
which so todched me that / rose ard
went and looked out of the window,
when, to my surprise, saw entering the
yard two weli-mounted stranger gentle
men, whom, from something about their
general appearance, / took to be old mil
itary officers of pretty high rank-or at
least one of them, who was large and had
a very commanding look. Having sig
nificantly beckoned mother to my side,
she eagerly sazed out at the newcomers
q moment in silence, when she suddenly
gave start and, with an excited air, ex-
claimed:
"Seth! just take notice of that noble
looking one! Why, he looks ever SO
much ike the picture once saw f..
But no that surely can't be-"
"Well, at any rate, mother, he must
be q man Of some consequence for, see
brother Israel, who acts as if he knew
him, is swinging his hat from his head
clear away at arms length, and bowling
lower than he would to king? Israel is
quite too stiff-necked to do that for any
common man. But they are beginning
to talk; will just open the door here
little mite, and perhaps We may, hear
what they are saying"
did so, and the first words distin-
guished were those of the parsonage who
had go attracted our attention, and who,
addressing my brother, and pointed to
the horse, by the side Of which he was
standing, asked:
"Is not that the horse Col. Warner
used to ride in the WARP"
cit is, your Excellency," replied Is
rael again bowling low and very respect
fully. .
"Ah yes, I thought so," resumed the
former turning to his companion, or at.
tachs and pointing to the old war steed
with that interest with which he was
known ever to regard fine horses. 81
thought 1t could be no other. Just glance
at bis leading points-shapely head,
arched neck deep chest, launches, aud
limbs. / have seen Colonel Warner rid
ing him on parade, when Inoted him as
rare animal, and thought the rider,
taken together-for Warner was model
of figure, and several inches taller than
7 am-made military annearance se-