The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-26

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GENERAL CUSTER
The Third cavalry approaches, and
while it is yet far in the distance 8 notable
and romantic episode A hofsemsn
i, sssn dsshing up the street at break neck
pase. His large, bay horse, of almost BAR
onial blood, leaps in the air a. if it were his
proper element and witk the s%uppleness of
: servant his TANKS bend TO his shoulders,
and his curving neck swoops down to his
saddle pommel. Only . ceniaur should
keep his seat on such u stallion. But the
horseman, whoss white gauntlets are wound
in the tsut rsias, hiss tanned men ss well
IS horses. His nsma is Custer, and he Is
of : shape to recall the pic~turesqueness OF
fsudsl Yea, S. Of sppirit indomiEs bic and
err.tie Hi. complexion is that of 8 fol-
lower of DIN, the fair and rudy, and set
in a sunrise of golden hair, which riPPles
upon his blue shoulders, shroudlng the
double stars; and N his lefs arm bears g
broad wreath Of evergreens.
A RuEAwAY
His stee5, IS If in the lIs s, has leAped 30
high as TO throw his foot from the stIrrup,
and shake his sword from its scabbard. his
hat blows sEsy, and in the sunshine bis
locks, unskeined, stream q foot behind him
It is q unsw&y, like the charge Of Sioux
chief.ain, and all the people rise half IN
wonder, half in shutder. The cheer that
was to have greeted him falls to q sibilant
hush-s dezsn ordeFlies sweep in pursuit,
the President and Cabinet start up 10 in-
voluntary fear; but TO those, passing, Gus
ter throws-a rspid salute, snd bends hls
wild borsss bit down to his stirrups, q
stops him IS if 3 strong mans will had
| chained a thunderbolt. 50 tanned and
| docile the steed ambles back, the President
sslutes this soldier RsIey, and the street
rings with the involuntary homsge of the
EVERYDAY hesrt TO the man Of romance.
Custer should have lived in 8 less sordid
age. His day passed half away st Ashby
de Ia Zouche. The stsf Of Custer is of bis
own dsshing mettle, and they Is we'll as
his entire division wear red neck cloths
| oldest, most f4nciful and most effective
device ia the army.
-FOUR ENTHUSIASTIC fPECrAToRs-
The waving of flags ard hsndkelchiefs
was universAl, but the chief center Of IN
/ tsrest on Willsra's front was WI windows
in the west m extension. The room was
occupied by four very stout gentlemen IN
the prime of life, the exhibition OF whose
patriotic enthusiasm Was sufficiently re-
msrkAble to merit mention by telegraph.
Diyesting themselves of coats and vests,
and tightening their tensely-strained sus-
pendeTs, they took up their position at the
windows and made a day of it They
were vial and rudy; two al them
filed up 8 window 70 sptecalion
they all hsd long, heavy boards and
large eyes. For six mortsl hours their en-
thusiasm never dimini he'd, but 70 her IN
e~rease5, and if it showed signs Of hA-gipgi
WE fred up by potent liquors. In one OF
the Windows they had Iigged pecuhAl
styls of battery, which one OF the gentle
men frequently cnAfged and pulled Of with
3 report like = pistol Tins same gentle
mao held sprogrsmms OF the order OF tht
procession, ana posted the others As TO VIA
general, colonel, or regiment was passing
The other three hsd each 3 towel in hi'
hand, which, upon hearing the mans OF the
officer who wss passing, thsy waved
violently out of the window, and shouted
"Hura-s-ar for General - p "Hura
G-ar for Uolonel -F calling the nau'e O
the officer of the regiment distinctly On
Of the gentlemen wa pre- eminent In tn'
matter OF voice, his clarion whooP com
mencing guttersly s~Dd,ending In a shrli
scream resounded down the street over th'
heads Of the whole regiment aud eehoe<
against the walls Ct the Treasury buIidins
a. the turn of the avenue, Every lmpor
tart officer was cheered until he looked uI
and lifted his hat or bowed, and then Va
greeted with frantic demonstrations from
the towels. Many officers who looked uf
thought this eccentric gentleman must b
an old acquaintance struck with e1Sgger
sted delight st seeing him, not deemlnl
for g moment that such eTtrava
CANT enthusiasm could be kept III
during the whole line Of The procession, AM
expended on every officer that passed Tn
pre-eminent for lungs should live 10 histor,
as having exceeded sll previous possibilitie
of patriotic exuberance. He plunged him
self out of the window at the passage Q
every general or colonel, and drew himsel
in again when he had ell cited q bow, for re
freshments and further Information. HI
refreshed himself with something that wen
out of q tilted bottle down his cspAciou
and resounding throat. When he drsDB
those on the street could seem to hear tn
sound of his swallowing even at that dis
lance, and in his excitement he often wave
his bottls out of the window instead Q
the towel, When some f~avorite geners
passed, The gentlemen with the batter.
would fire it off and 8 little puff of Emok
went from the window. Then suddenl.
from the other window theg9ntlemsn pre-
eminent for lungs would calculate th
greater porticnof himself from the WindoW
shouting and shaking his towel. Such
ponderOus protuberAnce of snimsted cor
porosiiy it was, that the imagination wa
not sble to conceive any weight Of leg
and feet inside sufficient 70 balance il, an
sudden glimpses of horror ran ath Wart tn
faces Of delicate women, now and then, &
the apparent imminent danger of hi
tumb ing out But as far SIS observed
everything passed off safely, and the fou
gentlemen made themselves the feature o
the day in that vicinity.