The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-24
tTSTIR'S Mark.
4 Little story TINT the Nan with the scar
rold Aitrr he had Passed the Hat.


rold Aitrr he had Passed the Hat.
II was "A horrible scar Commencing ut
the roots OF the nair, Just over the lcft temple.
IL rim down across the face To the risnt-hAni
corner Of the mouth. The desn b "a closed To-
eeiher in a great ridge. and the nose seemed t.
have been shortened half an inch oy the process
II healing. The man with the scar SANG two or
three songs. and then passed h's cap around Tor
pennies.
"Dd "a blow of al Injun's t1mah1wk do that
he repeated mo- sir; got tnat cut down IA
Old Virginia during the war, 'bou, the time It
looked as II Jen DAVIS was the biggest patriot
Il the couhtrN.
You were Ia the cavalrvg'
You bet | was | smashed up so many
horses thsi WAS S%,a1 ,"s Sonisder"'s 10y" sEo
hedn't collapsed Id esen forced into bankrupt
lie chue .led. aud raised hi. hat so as to reveal
the scar in all its hideousness. and continued:
IL don't believe a tomahawk could leave a
scar Ike this l. takes good sharp sabre u
-poil amans face so that he darsn't look ~ The
sl,.bed mo ~ course hut who do ynu surpose
n Wn-2 You couldn't guess TO save your neck.
and So ~ tnl-it was Custer, That long haired
dare devl Yankee General wnu used 10 ride
sable IN MS teeth. He thought he'd done Tor
me when o. g,ye me tins hex, out he dliu 1
know our fmily'
" ilow wls n 2"
" was down AZ Trayillian Station. lie wns
/ rfilfug around With n Tot Il cavalry. and our
folks got him IN box somehow We got around
! him on all sides, ard we mad cavalry. infan'ry,
/ ard artillery, We were two one. mad htu
! fairly coopere1, and by an decent ruies Of war
fare ne ought to have hung out the white n,g.
! han led over mis- sabre and politely said II ~.
you We GOT the grapevine twist on me and cave
/ We expected It; hit, blast him he didn't do
any such tniug No, -ir. lie massed his troop
fr8. gave en- 10 understand thnt n was neil or
/ home and fho VIII 10 canopdle Of 'em camo for
| us on the gallon. bands piaving. dlgs hyur. and
| PLAYED on EN- from dozen hills; our infantry
! fusilltded EN- good ana strong, aud our troop
/ els p1' the " I'd 10 charge.
/ Duru nv buttons, bui wasn't r. = hot hghf :
| We were all mixed up, bullets hynH, . tnres
haO klug, men yelling, horses nei hing, every
body shulting. aud n was devti's dance all
] around neird Yank shouting orders. IA II
| to INN through the smok'. II was Custer.
! mad seen HIM before. AMI knew what lighter
! be Was. pushed uLht up to him, gave M old
sabre twist ana cur. and on went his mead 10
! IT, looked mp with wicked twinkle in his
! eyes, and added;
"lut hnrnl rose IN my stirrups and struck
! ~ Inn with force enough to cut clean down to
the saddle, but he plrrled the blow le ned over.
! | SAW Hash, aud the next thing knew had
! been ia the hospital for tWo weeks, aud the sur
! geuus were trying To look into my buots through
! tNis sabre cut across nay face. | WIS 4 who .
| YER getting over n, and then looked 40 hand
some that was turned over to the home Ga id-
| tor the rest Of the war. Sometimes feel lke
! suicide and agin don't care. / didn't tear uo
| Just a. well have put hi, chcess-,nlfr tar. a.
me as to have given me tul, y, ms WAra o.
| lug around. And that's whit 4ll- this I'D reJ
| ana that's now feel