The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-17
BIOGRAPHICAL.

Pair Bacchanfes fouHo 'uo |"ulhIuI bacchas
uaLg ,,ownshis brow supernal
-, ,oleeucn round the truthful Dacchus rally,
Ana crowd him In some row Internal.
--Miitons ComD,.
The above quotation slludes TO solitary
pedestrian who might have been seen pound
ing rock in Union Square, for the beue6; Of
the community at large, at any hour during
the past day and who will probably continue
to pound during some days to come. His
history is "repete with the most eItraordi'
nary interest," RS the Ledger would say, and
we're it written cat in full, would probably
eKemplify no fact so prominently az that
George ia good boy but he ,riH steal"
When the tocsn Of war sounded through.
out the and-6Iliug the patriotic hear, with
emotions too deep for utterance, none rushed
to arms with greater Avidity, than George
Dacchus, the subject II this melancholy
sketch Unlike some Of our ioyaI friends
whom we might name, George scorned to
sacrifice upon the altar Of hs country any
Of his wife's relations for the very good res
son that he was not married. He deter
mined to 70 in person, aud carve out his
road 70 fortune aud the Gulf Of Mexico,
ike Johnny Logan, with his strong right
| arm" He went, and saw, AID if he didn't
conquer, it was altogether the fault Of an
ungrateful republic. George, with all the
chiyalry Of free lance or swashbuckler
swung q sabre in the 9Th Ills. cavalry, in
the company OF Captain Vim. Blackburn, Of
this city. Time sped away, and so did
large quantity Of company property. When
the heart Of the enemys country had been
reached, reyolyers came up missing IN such
a rapid manner that il soon became ques.
ton whether the nrscuRls Of the United
States could keep the 9Th Cavalry fully
armed and equipped or not. What became
Of these arms no one could tell. Capt. g. is
said to have 'tormed and swore in regular mil.
itsry style, just lihe"the troops in Flanders
but all to no purpose. An investigation
succeeded. It was ascertained that our
hero, George Dacchu5, acting after the eI.
ample of all good and loyal men Of the
period who enjoyed any valuable opportuni.
ties, had been carrying on little private
government contract lie was stealing
the revolyers Of his companions, and selling
them to the rebels for $50 apiece. Com.
mercisl George, how could he be blamed
when all is fair in love and war?
4 sterp arraignment succeeded. In rec.
ognltiou Of his peculiar talents, barber was
furnished BY the government; GEORGES hair
WAS taken oil, aud divided ont into locks,
and distributed among hls comrades as TO.
Aen' OF shcCtiouato remembrance n band
was then pnraded, which escorted our hero
/ to the picket lines in triumph, where be waa
/ given rowing commission 10 90 like the
wind where he listed. so that he came no,
back again. George went, a month or two
! sped by, and while his sorrowng friends
were 1ourning over some theoretical
grave in the far south, they were
electrified 20 learn that he had Just dropped
down at Geucseo, H., with M elegant suit
Of clothes, span OF splendid grey horses
IitIe operation" somewhere 'IBse',eeSS nv Il
character OF which has never been learned
and had gathered in the "toad.skins.o
He then lived ike a gentleman or Iaispra
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