Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-16

almost inclined to believe that the ho,,,.
was puf-up job on the part of the cor.
manders to add to the attractions of Me-
ara. The hackman winked at me wba,t
suggested this idea-winked long or;,
ering wink with his left eye, and folIowsd
it up by softly singing:
Mother, may 60 DER the Fsllss
Yes, ms dearest daughter
About half an hours ride brought ms n
the field had been looking for brokeo
muskets, dismounted cannon. skeletans
and torn flags, and was considerabIr,
startled when the hackman pulled up his
horses and said:
Behold the famous battlefield of Lur.
dy's Lanep'
"Where-which ~
"All around you--on both sides Of the
| road he replied.
II was good place to fight battle
There were several large trees there. under
which the soldiers could sit and rest wben
/ they got tired of fighting, and there were
a good many fences behind which they
could lie and think and argue and discuss
politics during the MONDAY heat
$50 this is the places" / asked, as
stood up and looked around.
This is the spot, sir"
mere Is the Zane IN WHICH The hight
took placer" / asked, after awhile.
Lane? | never saw no lane here!''
/" But there must be one around here
| somewhere. They wouldn'tcall il Lundy's
| Lane if there wasn't lane here, would
| theyyn
~ dunno" he unused; they might
| have lied about it,"
"How did this battle commence and
| wheres" demanded, as he stretched out
on the seat as if he meant to go TO sleep.
81 dunno"
"You don't, you base liar! Didn't you
| tell that YOU knew all about this placer"
| who's a liar2' he yelled, suddenly
! Strengthening his backbone.
| You are, sir, unless you explain
things To me. have revolver here-we
are alone-I am sometimes suddenly at.
tackled with insanity / came out here to
see Lundy's Lane, Lundy himself and
other objects of historic interest, and I'll
kill you right now and here if you don't
| explain matters!"
| The sight of the revolver made him
vince, and he suddenly expressed his
readiness to interpret.
Now, sir, when did this battle CON-
mence W / asked.
In the morning."
And at what pointr
| cover there by that tree"
"What was the trouble-what did they
want to fight for?''
SCOT mad, suppose
Who struck frsty'
II dunno"
What! Didn't you tell me you knew
all about this little difficulty. | want TO
| hear all about it. Imay never see Lundy's
Lane again. If there was fight here
| want 10 know who was TO blame, and
whether anyone was arrested Tor assault
and battery"
"They didn't nobody strike first-they
| Just went in and fit and fit," he re-
piled.
"Who were these men who came here
and got up row and disturbed the
peaceY'
{" Revolutionary war;"
| "He was one, but who was the other?'
1.-THE British!'
And which whipped? :"
| OIL"
Look out sirl You claimed to know
all about this thingl / want TO know
| which side got licked!''
He scratched his head in desperate
manner, and asked:
"Did the police break it up?"
"Yes-yes-soared down and surround.
ed the whole piler'
| "Well, now" asked, after taking an
other long look, "how long did this bat
| tie laJty'
LESS see-less see," he unused as
he snapped his whip at the thistle bios
| SONS.
"Be careful! If this fight lasted three
DAYS want to know il; if it was all over
In half an hour want to know that"
| 81 guess il lasted eight or nine hours"
Were the soldiers working on the eight
| hour system thenY'
"Yes-that's it; it lasted just eight
| hours"
"And what was the loss?"
1.-THE loss?"
"Yes, sir. There is generally loss
when battles are fought, and / want the
figures in this case"
| lone fellow lost blamed good jack.
knifel" he timidly observed.
And was that all ~
"And another lost fifteen cents, and
another lost his girls photograph, and
almost all of them lost something"
:" How many troops did the Americans
| haveg''
piles on 'em"
| "And how many did the British have"
"Moren a hundred"
"How long ago was all this?"
Il dunno"
Beware, SRI There isnot a living soul
except that old red cow in sight, and i am
bound to find out all about this thing or
commit murder! Answer mellow long
| ago was thisy'
"a good while-more'n twenty years"
"And what were the results of this bat
| tle--this enriching Of Mr.. Lunay's old
pasture lands with the life blood of Amer
lean patriots:"
I-I-I-"
What were the results, sir?"
| Oil"
"Third and last time, sirr'
"There tany--not blamed one"
he shouted, AZ he twisted around to get out
of range OF the revolver.
! As we rode back to the village tried to
| CLEAN from him some information in re-
gard to Mr.. Lundy, but he said hewas not
well posted He said he guessed the old
man had moved away from there, as he
never remembered of seeing him around.