Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-01-01

at least 1900. We think The losses
we're nearly equal, and about 15,000
cach-making $4,000 out offs 900, kill
ed, wounded and placed hOrs de combat.
AT Sedan the papers informed Us, with
half million engaged, ''l2, 900 killed
and wounded were seen." There was
no such fighting during the Franco
PrusSian war as Stone River, Chiuka-
mauga or mission Ridge.
We had. with an unfortunate etam-
mering steward, mel dramatic ad-
venture at Stone River. 1t WAS ON the
! first day. Having located Our hospital,
pitched our tents, and got generally
| ready for the fray, of a sudden, ''as OF
mighty rushing wind" came olni-
nous sounds from our right, 1pllo we'd
by a grand staupf'le ui McC0ok's
corps, followed by The rebel cavalry,
who proceeded to commit all manner
of outrage, and among the rest to take
my poor frightened I:taIl lH-tO-tieatn
steward aud myself p:-soi:ers- The
steward had got his knapS;l"k i'll order
for march, Iii..iIy trinkeiS thrown
away and necfssarit ) substituted An
ugly, burly penitentiary pinp, loaded
do gn with firearms, which he WAS
using with un1rrng fearful effect, in
command OF the reOeiS, ordered the
poor steward to hitch up the mules
the teamsters having skedaudled, but
the poor fellow really didn't know
whether the collar went over the mead
or tail of the mules, never having har
messed an animal in his life, undertook
| TO tell pimpy that he could not do it,
but being now terribly excited, he
could not speak at all, but with fearful
grimaces in his efforts to speak, " hich
! the rebel interpreted as making faces
at him, threatened him with fearful
| iimprecations, and free exhibition OF
his revolver, if he did not quit his id
| grinning and harness the mules, he
would kill him instanter.' The mules
alarmed beyond measure, refused to
allow the poor steward to approach
them, striking out from the shoulder
! like a practiced Hittite, jumping first
to this and then that side of the wagon
tongue, to which they We're hitched.
and refusing to be harnessed. With
still further curses the reb. told him
he would give him five minutes only
to harness the mules, and then if it
was not done he must die. Then came
Odd Dr., wh-wh-what sh-sh-shall l
another face like that at me and you
dep said harness them if you can,
and he gathered up double armful of
tangled harness and made dash at the
male, who let fly with both feet, plant
in the arms of the fellow, now scared
full ten feet backwards ia the mud,
7, al opn,,nI y
ing sheet. Time will never efface from
my memory the piteous imploring look
the poor fellow gave me and his per-
secutor as he franticaIlv exclaimed,
'T-t-tell mm-mOther d-d-die d BIB
brave m-m-Inan, ana t-t-thought of her
in m-m-my l-l-iast m-m-moments. WI
w.won't y-y-y0u?' L assured him 1
would, and the poor soul was about to
settle himself down lin his little bed'.
He thought he had been shot with a
cannon-shot--WheE a ringing shout
made the Welkin ring. The Federal
cavalry had come to our relief. A
fearful fight ensued; the Union forces
were glOriously triumphant. and we
found ourselves back in Abraham s |
BOSOM The frightened steward was
rcjuvenated by that Union shout, and |
he came forth from his geary repese.
The coOflict over, the steward seized
musket, and said to his Reb drill mas
ter: 'S-s-suppose y-y-you t t-try h-h-
harnessing t-t-them d-d-d-d m-m-
mules aw-w-while. I-I-PlI j-jjust give
y-y-you f-f-five m -m-minuteS to d-d-do
it in or I-I-Ill s-s-shoot yy-you,' and
suiting the action to the word he came
to charge bayonet, and failed not to
charge vigorously on his Johnny
friend, bringing the vital fluid with
every prod, as the great ruffian, now
with his arms full of the tangled gears
strove earnestly to do what the poor
steward had SO signally failed at du-
ring an hours hard exercise. This
last exercise lasted a full half hour, to
the infinite delectation of the trium-
phant steward, and the unutterable
chagrin of his rowdy pupil. With
face radiant with joy, and suffused with
excitement, the steward finally march
ed his trophy to the pri5on-pen, and
returned an overioyeI but terribly de-
mOralized frightened boy.