The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-11-11

even 10 wcred. cold Pete" swOre n terri
bic long string of oaths az he realized his
\ failure, but IN minute was ready again.
~ II hope never. TO draw another breath II
don't Kill hin, stone dead!vi he muttere d
I ~ he knct down. Jackson DID not face US
~ before, yet was good marx even for a
4 mnsketg We watchc | him az before, and
Ellis time the bnlletmust have swept past
his face, as he lodged his face backward.
' The field glass went down then, but he
I raised il In an instant and went on with bis
Survey. tN'''
"liaye got to he fool, or have grown
biindY' howIed old Pete, ~ he looked down
upon his unalarmed victim. "I'll XIII him
this time or shoot myself in this chamber"
II was dangerous 10 remain there longer,
~ the cavalry had crept nearer, and Jack
son's aids seemed to have got the idea that
! d siiarpsllooter was posted near by. Yet
Old Pete would have had third shO IL
the COnfederates had been In the house.
TDETARGET wAsAs FAIR AS BEFORE.
He took O more careful aim. and yet,
when h /, fired, ne saw spllDters Ny from
railroad over beyond the general. The
cavalry were then close upon Us, and our
two musketswerc lost in the hurried flight
from the house. Hall an hour after that
Jackson was driving our brigades and div
isions as he wiled.
"Iil measure of The same distance, shoot
oif-hands, and bet my life can hit sol.
dier's capnine time oit OF tenw growled
"Old Petc,''as lie hurried forward, and
suddenly overcame by Indignation aud
chagrn be battered his cherished gun
against . tree and destroyed it
Asil scekipg.penonal revenge, Jaekson's
legion passed right by ,ls. The nearest
brigade ofSiseps corps was piekedip and
dashed TO pieces as strong man wouldn't
and hurl child. Running along with the
amazed and frightened men, but bearing
off toward ourown vision, we picl ed up
othermu,xets to replace our to,t ones.
,ReacLihg knoll from which we lad au-
'ctherview oftheturnpike, we halle for a
last look over the heads OF the frightened,
ileetiDs soldiers-oyer tie ground strewn
with arms and observation-disclosures the
blue smoke Just beginning to Iise,
IL WE SAW JACKSON AGAIN.
lie was lar away, but it was jackson,
Curse him. but he has got guardian
angel" hOwled old Pete, as he shook his
i,t toward the turnpike.
60 No other man ever had rifle drawn on
him at such fair range and escaped three
cool, carefully aimed bullets. His escape
sent thrill Of superstition through each
mind, and from that hour 10 this nomsnt,
whenthe news OF Jackson's death reached
W., odd Pete" never spoke word
Soon soldier hurying along, shouted,
1--WE are all right. Stoncwall Jackson has
been killed up the road there
sod Pete" leaped up, whirled around
to face the bearer OF the news, and savage.
'ly shouted back
"lou lie You lie. you lie! Stonewall
Jacksan can't be hurt by shell or ! lied by
bullet
BCT IT WAS so.
Lying in the arms Of those who lored
him, 80 near us that the cries OF our wound
ell must have re ached his ears, was the
mortsliy wounded general, who's skin and
strength had no match While the white.
faced dead looked up to the torn and shat
tered forest trees. while the wounded
cravled here and there H. their awful
agony, while the living looked into each
oilers anxious faces and wondered il an.
other night would lind any OF us here, the
leglons OF Jackson were strangely silent.
Now and then came the sudden boom Of
some great gun, sounding like deep groan
Of despair, but there was nothing more to
break the silence. While men rested in
line Of battle, having The awful horrors on
every side, there was one who gave up his
life as he whispered, Let us cross over the
river and rest under the shades Of the
trees." ..