Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-01-25
No You Donrt!"

~ 10 huoHi tiaG Nul JlIC JCSJ CWO fCuTS
of the war, many poor fellow lost an arm or
a leg at tho hands of the surgeons, which
could have been saved with little care. The
medical department were "practicing, J" with
a vengeance, and it was useless for tho man
slcd victims to protest.
The night succeeding the last awful day of
Shiloh, boy from Mcmphis, private in a
Tcnncsscc regiment Of cavalry, was brought
into tho operating room of one of the hospi.
tails, and stretched upon the table for cxami,
nation. A bullet had gono through his thigh,
and the surgeon, after hasty glance at the
wound, called for Instruments, at the same
time, directing several attendants to assist at
tho amputation Of the limb But he had rcck-
oned without his host. The injuroa-snan be
gan to plcud for his leg, begging to be permit
ted to die even, in preference to losing it. s
The doctor paid no attention to his pro.
tests, but ordered his assistants to do their
duty. They sprang forward, and, at the same
time, tno;patieut drew from his bosom six.
shooter, saying:
"Now, doctor, I've been respectful and
humble with you, and it don't do any good
Listen to mo: tho first man that lays hand
upon me to take that leg off, will get his
brains blown out !"
The surgcoa stepped forward, knife in hand;
an assistant seized tho left hand, ,.and recciv-
cd tho weight of his pistol on tho temple,
measuring his length upon the floor. IIscu-
Iapius heard the " click" of the hammer and
found the muzzc within an inch of his ear,
while in calm, determined; tones, came the
words:
No you don't 7"
"Carry him out y growled the doctor !;
let him die, and be id to him p
But he didn't die. He got we'll, served
through tho war in Forests command, and
when saw him last, he told mo tho story,
and slapping his thigh, remarked:
"That's just as good a leg as any mans
leg, and worth cord of cork legs"
A soLDIER's JoKE.-D During the late war,
while the Army of Tennessee, under Gen.
Johnston, lay cncamped near Dalton, the fol-
lowing rich sccno occurred
There was worry popular dealer in ncwspa-
pcrs there, perfect Brobdingnag in sizc, ri
valing Daniel Lambert in rotundity of stom-
ach A regiment was there, about to leave
for Mobile, and our massive friend had somo
business to transact with tho colonel. So,
pulling and blowing, he came up few min.
utcs before tho train started. AS he came up,
a soldier spied him and halloed out:
Boys, here he is ~
Instantly the whole rcgimcnt were on the
alert, and shout after shout went up "Here
he is! Here he isv'
Looking dumb.foundcd, the fat man said /:
"What's up, gentleman What have ]
done 2"
You arc tho very man who stole our biz
bass drum and swallowed it," went mn simul.
taneously. X
Struck with surprise, ho did not know
whcshcr to laugh or get mad, but finally said
"Woll, boys, if you'll stay Till evening IN
trent you" ~
| A GOOD THING is told of q chap, who was
arrested in Farmvillc, Va, just after tho clo
of tho war; charged with assault and battery,
When arranged, the prisoner said: "Gen.
tlomon, youyought to doal oasy with. me- He
called me Q d--n rogue, and I didn't touch
him no called mos d--n. rascal, and didn't
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