Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-17

ready, and was not disposed to let
the present occasion pass without Ia
king advantage of it. Several times
he essayed to speak but some elder,
whose seat had been taken designed
ly near, prevented his doing SO by the
gentle repression of promise that If
he would wait until the resolutions
were passed and the other business
transacted, he should have iull swing.
Impatiently, like a war horse that
snuffed the battle from afar the gen
eral submitted, until at length, imme
diately succeeding the adoption of the
resolutions motion was made TO adj
journ. Unable to restrain himself
IN view OF an opportunity nearly lost,
be sprang to his feet, shouting:
"Mr. President!" Gaining the eye
of the chairman he proceeded-"I
can not, will not, suffer this me arm
full occasion to pass and this meeting
to adjourn content with the mere for
NAL adoption of commonplace resolu-
tlons, without saying something in
praise OF our beloved aud deceased
brother, without laying some tribute
upon the altar of his memory, without
dropping at least a tear at his open
grave. Our brother is gone from our
midst; we cannot recall him; the great
Judge has delivered to him The sum
mons which all must obey: but we can
and should recount his great learning
diligence and success in our chosen
profession, his Christian bearing, his
elevated, stainless, purity of charac-
ter, his generosity, his kindness, his
innumerable traits of worth and good
ness. Mr.. President, | knew him
well | loved him greatly. His acts
of disinterested friendship, now that
he is dead, come back to me and
nearly overcome me with emotion. |
will mention only one, Well do / re-
member when | lay wounded and
bleeding on the desperate and bloody
field of Kenesaw Mountain, and when
thought that all hope of succor had
fled and that | must prepare myself
20 suffer and to die alone, without the
presence of a single Trend TO whom
intrust the messages of a dying man
| to his dearest ones on earth, and
when, just as / was resigning myself
to that fate, hard though it seemed,
my dear friend, whose memory we
now honor, came galloping up on his
horse, | called him to exchange one
parting word. He was following in
the wake of our retreating forces
when further resistance was useless.
Hearing my voice he rode up to me
and dismounted, and seeing my con-
dition. without waiting for word
from me-for the enemy was pressing
sorely upon our retreating battalions
he said to me, General, mount my
horse and fly for safety" | refused
bis generous offer an9 urged him to
save himself. This he Indignantly
spurned and told me that to take his
horse was my only means of flight,
while he was uninjured and could
possibly escape on foot; that if my life
was lost our country would indeed be
the sufferer, bnt that if he were cap
tured or killed it would be but the
loss of humble though faithful sol,
der. Yielding to his importunites
consentd to accept his offer, but only
| on the condition that he would noun,
| behind me and thus both be saved oil
lost together. He raised me from the
| ground and assisted me in the saddle
| The exertion wins too great for me
and my gaping wounds bled afresh
but summoning all my strength
stopped the horse for him to mount
He attempted TO do so but tailed
/ And, Mr.. President, never can l for
get, never will | forget the agonizins
expression upon his face at that awfu
moment when he discovered that tha
horse aOouldn't tote double"
At that juncture tho chairman an
nounced the bar meeting adjourned
and the remainder of that eulogy wa!
never delivered. Editors Drawer
iae Harper's Monthly for November.