Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-06-01
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he fit with stonswalI jackson.
lFFom the Detroit Free Preset. :


He was at the Central station yesterday
waiting TO 60 to the county insane asylnm.-
There was Wild look in his eyes. and now
and then he would mntter TO himself; but ono
would sooner think him the victim Of pov-s
erty aud hard luck than . lunatic. His gar,
ments were faded and rent, the len arm, was,
of at the elbow, he had painful limb, and
he was old and gray. Suddenly pausing
in his walk, he stood at attention" and etS
claimed a ars7 -=csa
fright dress-fropti" X
Some of the men looked mp, and the old
man continued:
81 fs with s,One~all JactsOa-thats what
sils me-" as
"wrre you = soldier I'' asked one of the
men who had carried a musket for three years.
The old man regarded him with n look of
pith aud contempt, and lOEiily replied, ''I will
show you !"
He had his coat and vest of in moment
aud, pulling open his old Reolen shirt, he
pointed 10 terrible scar.
"Was struck there with bayOnet," said
the old man.
he exposed his leit thigh, aud there was
another terrible scar. showing where an ounce
bali had plOughed its way, aud explaining
why he limped.
"GOt that aghting with Stouswall jack
son ]" he said, his voice betrayiug pride.
He mutually pointed to his maimed arm,
waited full minute, and then whispered 9
"Aud got that under StoneWAll jackson
too !" $50. ,,...5.s
Eie stood at eattentioa" again, his eyes
fixed on the wall. His face was bard and
stern for n moment, but then It softened aud
lighted mp. he seemed 20 see picture Of
the past ON the blank wall, aud presently he
was wearing the gray again. He trembled
with excitement as he wheeled around and
exclaimed:
"Did fight with stODowall JactsOn3 You
bet I did !"
Waiting moment, he sat down and cons
tinued: "Membef We 'nns came down on you
'uns in the Wilderness2 saw him dozen
times that day, and VIC 'uns knew You 'uns
would catch blaEes. Forward, forward
march, march, all day long, no rest, NO ra>
tions, no let-up. Old Uncle Robert (Gen>
eral Lee) had sent for Jackson, aud Jackson
was bound to be thar on time. Along tho
roods, across the fields, and jist ut dark wO
struck you 'uus-struck like tornado. Down
along the thickets- through the woods-aeross
the swamps, and You 'nns didn't see us 'uns
coming"
Great blaEes !" continued tho old man Ms
he sprang up. "We charged right down
among you 'uus, doubled tho line up, aud
drove il. That's who Stonewall jackson was
-tha's how we fit! got this ERE hurt in
the hip there, and while was lying there
you 'uns chawed this arm of. with n grape
shot. DieH Lots Of grsybacks would have
died but wasn't under Jackson-old Stones
wall ?? We fit, sir; we couldn't stop long
enough to die? ?" s7H
HIS eyes f1ath.d, color came 20 his face, aud
for moment he showed all the pride of . vets
eran of W, ter!oo. Then bis true situation
came back to him, aud he sat down, excite
meDt and exultation oil gone. and said:
"I havn't money enough 70 buy cruteh.
and my head isn't exactly right. I've surren-
dered TO you 'uns, and you 'ups are going 70
take me somewhere. I'm old and used mp,
and wish I'd died under Jackson ~
The men waited awhile, aud then ques-
toned him but he fixed his gaze on the wall
aud would mako no reply. When tho officer
came 10 escort him to the depot he noticed
the old mans lameness, aud asked
"Shall We take u car ?"
"No, sir" was the prompt reply; "forward,
guide, right, 'Gtch I &c with Stonewall
jackson ]" ss.
REV. DR. JOHN 8. MART1N.-The Rev.
J. j. Latferty, formerly editor Of the LexiDg.
ton Gazette, and now Of the Richmond Chris
tidn Advocale, thus refers TO the eminent
divine whose name heads this article, (now
pastor Of the Ssasnton Church, } and who is
remembered as ono Of the most popular
Methodist preachers ever stationed in Charles
town: @
"The Rev. DIR. John s. Martin serves a
large, robust, enterprisipg flock. He is oily
energetic. and oratorical. he has rare gift
-an adjustable truck TO his mind-shiftiDg
from narrow to broad gage with equal eass
and back again. Take him TO . presiding
place in Sugar Hollow, and his sermon Is fnll
of farming metaphors, conversational, diaIo-
CYSTIC, impid as trout stream. Put him mp
at Conference in . city church Of some other
denomination where starch is the standard,
and be is stiff ~ . craven image, aud rs tuDe>
full in his tones as . chime Of silver bells. I
saw q French Revolver during the war. II
had large barrel surrounded by small ones.
The Same trigger aud hammer would ERE the
big ball or bnckshot cartridge as you chose.
Such is Martins mental mettrailleuse."
HARRISBURG AND PoroMAc RA1LRoAp.
The Shippensburg Chronicle states that as
the weather opens mp, work is being resumed
upon this road. aud It Is confidently believed
that before the frst Of July, the road will be
finished from BarnitE's Mills, three miles west
Of Mount holly, TO Its intersection with the
q. V. r. R., At White Hill. The day is not
far distant when the most ssnguine hopes of
the energetic President, Col. D. v. AhI, msy
be realized. and the iron horse be heard as be
thunders along the whole line Of the South
mountains, from the Potomac to che Susque-
hanna infusin0 new life and proeDeFitY, to