The Lincoln County herald., 1870-05-12
TERMS or ADvER rssiNu
The Late Gen. ClebsFne.
A A RENiNIeCENCE or rhk LATE WAN.

= It 10 said that three days be.
fore the fatal baeale Of Franklin, ~ tho
hero was passing by sAshwood cemetery,
be quietly remarked 70 one Of his stat
"If 1 tall, here is where I Would lie."
Il is lovely SPOT six miles from Coluh'
bis, on the Mount Peasant road, thickly
shaded and embcllished, and as beautiful
as tbe garden Of Eden seemingly = a.
place for puro spirits to dwell, aud for
the hsunts Of angels. But IL shch was
his wish, ho is nov gone, but he has bees
clai0cd by the lovn Of those living. and
to which be himself would doubtless bayo
yielded. y \, s4l. .t7
Iremember the FIRST time Of meeting
Patrick Cleberne, and shall hot room for.
get the Inst. The hrst vas in Gencrat
Hardee's test, ut Mwrsteesboro, shortly
after the fall Of Fort Douelson. Gle
burne was then colonel, in command Of
an infantry brigade just organized. He
was earnestly but calmly demonstrating
against she depredstions which sowe OF
the Confederate cavs ry had committed
On private property, and insisted that
the parties should be punished. The
commander Of the cavalry, rho hap.
pened to be present and Is yet livings
I'd MED that his men had done IT," Gle.
burne did not know who the men were,
but he spoke for the wrongs Of citizen
and sur che discipline Of the whole army,
and urged shat the commander should be
held responsible. and required to konw
the offenders and to punish them. how
the affair ended l caunot tell, but I
marked him then as q raising military
man. Aud on the morning Of the 9Th
Of April, ut Shiloh, with that saino
steady, quiet, but determined manner, he
led his brigade to the onset, and, al.
though one regiment was 70 terribly cut
to pieces early 10 the action g to::becoms
inefficient, yet he as calmly gathered up
its fragments and moved forward US if in
the perforuence Of m ordinary duty.
On the second day Of the battle he boro
our defeat equally as unconcerndyly.
He then seemed ip the prime Of life, or
| should say, comparatively young was
ct eerful, 1.-THE aud active, but generally
silens. 1t was as if by chance that, =
warm friendship sprsug up between US,
which grew and strengthened with time
Four years rolled %, bringing the hasty
panorama Of . hundred battle fields that
dotted the South. Then saw him lest
il was IN front Of This place when Hood
was advancing towards Nashville. Gle.
burne came with bis infantry division to
relieve the cavalry pickets, on the extseme
right Of the line, where General Forrest
J had placed them. rode with him over
the field to poiut out that pert of the en-.
cmy's liue. shall not forget lin with
bis old gray cap and bis gray clOsk hang.
ing loosely; he seemed to have grown
older; bis hair had chabged color; and
bis face wss thoughtful and care worn.
Aud 1 shall not forget his last words
when we psIted Us be extended bis hand
carelessly and said, "Fau we'll; we may
not meet again, but We sball al do our
duty" l took it then as Que of his gen.
tie ways Of admonishiwg subordinate sol.
diers but the words sank deep into my
heart. Forrest made rapid dctour with
his cavalry to the eight, aud then upon
Spring Hill; the uext dsy ws coutended
with the enemy as he was moving back
to Franklin, and kept up the fight vith-
the calvary until after dark. Clebnane
came up with his infaWtry. l heard his
voice mingled with the night winds, but
did not see him ; the nezt day 9 fell at
Franklin. So ws parted until l stood
over his grave yesterday morning 10 Ash
wood cemetry, and to-day by the moul.
derng fragments Of his body about to BE-
removed to u resting place in Arkrnsas.
I'VE shall all do cur duty," he .uid.
and may We not hope the day will come
!, when the country shall be proud to own
the history Of such men, and 10 claim
them as her own? When freed from,
spite and venom, 1t shall do them honor,
as did the ancient Grecians for he bones
Of cd Phocion; for when Athens had be.
' come wise, and was relieved from her
frezy, it is said she gathered them to IL
place among thr monuments of her fa.
theirs, and instituted festivals in memory
+ Of his virtues. Correspondents Louisville
v Courier,Journul.
: Wink at small injuries rather than
avenee them. to Destroy q single
bee, you throw down tho hive, instead Of
, ous enemy you make tt ousand.
"You ought to acquire the faculty of
s being at home in tho bost society,"" said IL
. fashionable aUnt to IN honest nephew
e 81 manage tina. easy enough" responded
8 the nephew, by staying at home with
S my wife and children" s,r
: While . lecturer vas describizg tho
! nature Of gas, lady inquired Of gen
\. tleman near her what was the difference
. between oxygin and hydrogen ? "Very
= little, madame" said he. BY oxygen,
we mean psre gin, and by hydrogin. gin
and water"
Q Among the agents for the Cherokee
0 Advocate, published iu CSerokes Nation,
/. are Frog Sixkiller, Of Gong Snake Dis
a iriai. Hnnk laherrx Qaxninw Of EliEt