The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-16

| Sleepy Jim never fIickercd in fol1t.
He wentslto hisZIong, home Fltiout
mnrmur era sympatlietic remark from
the world, OF from hisA Comrades J:m
was "a sleepy sfellow. am sleepy ny
self, but I never went to sleep ii tte mid!
die Of asfght; and Jim did lin didn't
care where. no w,sor wheE he went to
sleep, and I'm going to tell you about
his last-sleep.-----------.-,-'--.-
Beside always appearing to be sleepy,
jim seemedtlirty in ljerson,e and dconsss
quently was apparently the unconcerned
recipient Of SCOTS and ridicule
| Jim never "went back" on ftiend or
lcompanion. 's'p f 9
| Although all avoided Jim in camp,
all were glad to be beside Jim in fight.
He had enough of bad treatment to
make most men hate everybody, but I
lDever knew jim 10 DISLIKE but one man;
and that was Bill Blank. sys7i,t,g 8 -sx5x
Jim was good to his horse,and would
have food for him when sometimes, he
had to 60 miles, and even within the
enemy's lines, to steal it for him.
This man Bill had once ridden off
Jimss horse, when or. a. scout in the
enemy's lines, and caused Jim's capture.
Although he easily escaped from his
captors, he never forgave Bill for treat
| ing his horse 50 bad, and Sneg1ectina
him. OTOHTz8HA sYRIL
On the removal OF, the, Army Of Vir-
ginia from the Wilderness, to Rich
mond, Sleepy Jim, Bill and myself we're
ordered as scouts along the river, and
in crossing the Ia, where the forest is
dense, we carelessly allowed ourselves,
unawares, to, be. surrouned .hy q squad
of the enemy. Finding no alternative
of escape, we determined to run this
gauntlet at full hazards. So furiously
yelling With all the force of our lungs,
and at the same time firing every shot,
Of cur rifles at random, we put spurs to
our horses, and rode like lightning
1 through their ranks. . -,
Sleepy Jim and myself escaped un-
hurt, through volley of shots; but not
SO with Bill, who had gotten little 'iR
the rear of US. aat,e
We had gotten through to safe dis.
tance, few hundred yards, and, on
| looking back, saw poor Bill following.
holding mechanically to his, horses
neck, evidently badly wounded. We
paused, but in an instant. Bill, unable
any longer to sit on his horse, fell to
the ground, with an appeal to us for
help. ] thought it was all up with Bin,
as the enemy were coming on, aud no
chance for us to assist HIM. IL,
The oHly remark I heard jim. make
| was:
"That's bad for Bill"
And suddenly leaping from his horse.
too quick for any remonstrance, saw
Jim running along Tie edge Of the tim
ber, evidently to Bills rescue. lpl 5ia E
\ watched him with anxious conster-
nation. L saw him reach Bill, and I'M
! tho nai4lst- of a yalleY-f from the astonish.
ed enemy, he raised bin, placed him up.
. on his shoulders, and never slackened
his speed until we retired few hundred
yards further back to a creek. Hero
we found the enemy had relinquished
our pursuit, and we halted. s st
Jim laid Bill down. His leg was
shattered in two places. bound brf.
Idle.rein above his wound to stop the
flow of blood; then tying him upon my
horse, l stepped to where jim was ".
ling, apparently asleep, to arouse him
to resume our march. l scolded and
launched him, but he would not answer
or move; turned him oyer-Jim wasi
dead,
!: The last words I had heard hind cay
was :ni9f EIsurnssgus 10 n,IRws e
| !"Bad for Bill" .s..-r.-ee-,l .,z-s.,,1
He had two shots through bis BODY,