The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-03-22

was addressing our Yankee drummer
scrutiuized that official with greet inter
est, and finally, turning to DR.. w. in.
quired if the Colonel was really entitled
to the honor.
"Of course he is,;' whispered the Doc,
tor, confidentially, "Colonel Carter is one
Of the most remarkable men Of the Coun-
try"
Aw-you-aw- don -fT-nw-say-so?
lis he indeed
"Yos, replied the'D Doctor, that nigger
has a history"
ga histowy, has he? Poor fcllah and
how came he to be--aw-that is, DO
tAw?"
"Ah," sighed DR.. Tom, "adversity
makes strange bed fellows. We are all
poor now, and have to do tho best we
can. That intelligent oolored geutlcm IN
has seen better daps, as you might know
at glanc,"
THE Colonel" is great, lubbcrly
ireasy, thick Tipped, strapping negro,
about the ugliest of his race
"Know it-aw? l wrcckon -aw-I
--dil-aw | saw-aw-whcn l first
laid -aw-my eyes OIL him that he was
VERY cxtwarordinary man -aw. Aud
pway, aw wat wcgiment did he, aw, be
long to? What wcgiment, that is to say,
aw did the Colonel corpmaud?"
"The Cne.hundrel and fourteenth
Colorcd Inialtry, U. s. A." replied the
doc or tipping the v lux at his companion
sitting near, AMI vas engaged iu some
desperate battles
"Aw-waw-do tell! Wat-aw-
battles-aw?"
"Well; sir, at Gettysburg he turned
Lees right wing, being then in comma I'd
of a brigade; aud on Lookout Mountuin
IN thar battle abuve the clouds, he won
imperishable iame. 1t was his regiment
that first scaled that terrible work of
nature and of art, aud drove the rebels
poll n'ell down its crasgy sides"
"Weray extraordinary, indeed, VERY
exI IM.ss5d ;:saEs' se;,ia rs,1r alss=I kpzg
--au--as soon as l got sight Of that aw
= teat is to say, eag lie eye of his, that
noble brow, that magnificent head, aw
i knew, aud said to myself, chats u
wcarry extraordinary individual, indeed
Aud, aw, may | be 81 b,ld rs to, aw
have him to wal, on me at the tablc-aw
and attend NE avn my own rom.
while remain, aw?'
"Certainly, sir, consented to
mine host. eve always permit hnp
wait on ou- special guests, sir
'Thank you sit; thank y,ur, sir-aw"
blandly added the "Comnercial:' "wewv
highly honored, w"-,aud just here
the Col entered With scuttle Of coal
aud put an end to the couversltion.
Soon rs the Doctor could get Aleck to
one side he said
"See heie, Aleek, I've gone and 20:
my foot in it, aud you must bear me on,
| told that dan,phuol you were a Colonel
during the war, not thinking he d believe
it and now you must be Luloue while
ho stays"
"Yes, sab. I'll be il sab? What rrgi
ment ami to be Colonel Of sahy"
'Uf the one One hundred and four
teenth Culored Infantry Aud mind
you must turn Lee 8 right wing at Gets
burg, scale Lookout Mountain aud drive
the rebels before you everywhere
Yes, sab BE glad to do il sah. I'll
put ,em through, VI rs 10 II trust me I,r
dat. Yaw! yaw! yaw!'
From that time fourth while the drum
mer remained, it was "Col." here aud
Col" there, aud nobody but the Col. "
While seated Mt table the Colonel must
be at his lack. When he retired to bed
his last words were, "Gond night, and
''Goud incoming, Colonel, were his first
stop with Gettysburg and Lookout
Mountain. He led tha. commercial
traveller through more narrowing scenes
and hair breadth scapos by field and
food than he will ever be able to get in
his "Book Of Trevels," if he writes one
"A most extraordinary" continually
whispered our drummer to himself TO
tie infinite amusement % the guests.
The morning of his departure he call.
| nd The IEnlnn.lv into tia hnr Of thn h,