, 1877-01-12
CuSTEK'S MARK.
4 Little Story that the MINI with this gcAr
Told After lie Had passcl the Hat.
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y Little Story that the MINI with this Scar
Told After lie linl PASSED. the Hat.
.st,o York Sun.
1t was q horrible scar. Commenting at tho
roots OF tho halr, Just over the left temple, It
ran down ACROSS the tace to the right-hand
corner Of tho mouth. Tie flesh had closed to.
gcthcr In great ridge, an.l the noso seemed to
have been shortened half IN lurh by tho psoccss
of healing. The man with the scar sang two or
three songs, and then p'ssed hfs cap around ior
.sDtl Il blow Of an lnjun's tonlahawls do ttlatln
be repeated. y No. slr: rot that cut down IN
Old lirginta during tho War, bout the tine It
looked III II Je!f Davis was tho biggest patriot
In the country"
'.You were In thr cayalryr' ....< <....-
YoM bet wa, smashed up 30 many horses
TINT ] VIA owing the Confederate Government
tuElapscd I'd been force.s into bankruptcy"
lie churklrd, aud raIsesl his hat 81 w 10 reveal
the scar III atl it, hlfeoasness, and continued:
~ don't belicyc 4 lo;lahawk could lcaye !
.poIl tnan's taec that he darcn't look In the
glass Ut haye Ills photograph, taken. 4 Yank
sIas,c:i me, u ct,uFsc. but WHO do you suppose
1t wall You couldn't guess to saye your neck,
.arc-iedl Yanktc General Mho used 10 ride
around With hsdks III h!a ttes and extra sabre
In Ills teeth. liz thought flc'd dune for me when
he rave INC this lick, hut be didn't know our
iamtly."
"lluw was III!
ut WA down. At TrAylllian Station. lla was
ra!aing nrouud with n lot Of rayalry, and u,r
folks got him IN Il box; Somehow We got around
him on all sllcs, and wE hal cavalry, Infantry,
and artillery. We we're twu ta onr, had h!u.
fairly roorrred, ard hY all decent rules nt war.
isrs he ought to larc hung out thu white tlnx.
llandf4 over Ills sabre, and politely said: 'bufs:
ynu'vu gut the grapevine twlst nn nIe and
| tayc.' We expcctrl II; but, blast hin! h.
.!iIn't do any such thing. NJ, sir. lte niasstd
his troopers, gave 'cul 10 understand That Il waa
'hcli ur hunlc,' aud tho whole cah,odls uf len.
come fur Us on the Ealop, bands pla ylng. faga
dying. aud troopers yelling like Wild lnltns,
our batteries PLAYED On 'cln from uoztn fllls
our tMfantEy fuss!a!lcd 'eu good and strong, and
Lur tsuu}crs got the word IL charge. ~
"Durn my buttons, hut wasn't II hot fight
Wc we're vi mIxrd W, bullets nylng, sabre,
hacking, mcn yelling, horsrs Acigling, every:
| tady shouting. aud It was 4 devils danre At
around! ! heard iaux shouting orders, a II
he WIS some blk gun or 1thes, aild worked ur
! lad seen him before, aud knew what lighter
I lie WAS. pushed right np t. him, gave my old
sabEe twist ahd cut, aud MI went hta head !"
i!e locked W With 1 wicked twinkle IL h''
tin hornl rose In my stirrups and atsucl
vt him win forcs enough tu cut clean down K
the saddle, but he parricsl the bluN, leaned over
saw a4sa, .asas the next thing kneW hae
Geth In the hospital fat i've weeks, and tht
surgeons were trying tu look tntu my boot!
! tAsuugh this snb:e cut across my face. was
Mt,olu year getting over II, md then iouknd st
hapAsoule That vas turned vver to tho Hunt
Guards Tor the rest VI the War. Sometimes
feel like suicide. aud agtn don't care. .lidnf
he tnlxht Just as we'll have put his ehee+e.knsi,
through mo - to have givsa ms this < "a
| tnafk' TO lug around. Aud thAt'4 what ala thl
old seb, and that's how feel."