Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-28
BUNKING WITH a BAND1r.

BUNKING WITH A BAN DIT.
a Netcspnpsr Correspondence Experience
In Breathttt County, the Kentucky Seat
Of War---Ttssefy Arrtoat of the SoIdters
---Jerry Ltttle--.A Nan fifth a Charmed
Life.
correspondent of the Louisville Courier
| Journal, who accompanied the Kentucky
militia to jackson, Breathitt county, writes
from that place:
Between IL and IL o'clock the command
reached the Kentucky river, and after travel
ing short distance up the same came in
sight of the most noted place in Kentucky
just now. When the men looked up the
river and saw the town, hearty yell was
given, and many of them said ssThank the
Lord" For seven long, weary days they
had marched along through snow, rain and
mud, and the prospects of good quarters and
long rest cheered their hearts and made
them feel glad and gay.
| Riding along ahead of the command
| met, about one mile from town, three men
on horses, who had halted as if awaiting
| some particular event, I rode up to them and
halted.
"Good morning to you," said I. "You
are from Jackson presume-what is the
news there?''
"Well SIR" said one of them, after return
ing my salute, "things are in bad shape
there can tell yon. We are county magis-
trates, and have come down the road to meet
you men. The devil is to pay generally up
| there, and there is no telling what would
have happened If you had not got in to-day.
We met yesterday to elect county Judge in
Burnett's place, and there is great dissatis-
| faction among some men over the course the
court proposes to pursue. They are going to
elect Linden judge, and if they do there is
sure to be trouble sooner or later. The
difficulty would have commenced to-day
| if you men had not got here, but
your coming has prevented a tragedy.
There is no telling, though, how soon the
shooting will begin after you leave. You
will not do any good without you remain
several months and give them time to cool
| off. Lindon they say, is connected with the
Strong party, and the other side want man
elected who doesn't belong to either side and
| is not mixed up in any of the difficulties
Capt. Taylor ordered his men into line,
into town, with Harry Graham, of Frank
|
posing sight to see them marching in line
| and to hear the martial music. Vivid mem
cries of the old days of 1864 flashed into my
mind, and | could also imagine that we were
again in the midst of great civil war
There were quite a number of people in
town, and they gathered on the hill "to see
| the soldiers"
| l got in some distance ahead, got off my
horse, and joined the crowd of spectators.
They eyed me very curiously, and seemed to
take particular interest in all of MS. It was
showing when we arrived, and as soon as the
soldiers passed the crowd said to man
standing by me: (Which one of these lanes
goes over to Mr.. Combs. across the way. I
want to put up my horse?"
"Come and I will show you,' said be-. AS
we passed the court house I said: s'The
bullet-holes are thick in the walls; this must
be about the spot where the fighting was
done?',
eyes, said he; sright here is where the
biggest part of it took place.
Were any of the men see around here
engaged in the late fght?" next asked.
"Oh, yes" was his reply, "seyeral of them
are here.''
SIS Jerry Little in town." next asked.
s'Yes, he is here,'' said he.
"Can you point him out to me2" said 1.
"Ceriainly," he replied; "my name is Jerry
Little.''
presume it is not necessary to say was
astonished. Jerry did not look very danger
Gus, just then, however, and for the next
few minutes could not keep my eyes off
him He different looking man al
together to what had expected to see. After
carefully scrutinizing him, | came to the
| ~,
the reputation he had earned for being a
desperate and dangerous character. I never
before saw as wicked an eye as he pos
sesses, and at times he looks like
man who does not fear God,
man, or the devil. He is dark skinned,
has black eyes, and very black whiskers all
over his face. His face is thin, and he looks
like man not over 26 years of age, but he
is nearly 80. He is about five feet eight
inches tall, and weighs near $50 pounds,
perhaps not quite that much He is ordi-
narily neat in his dress, and is extremely
clever and good-natured to everybody but
his enemies He made up with the boys be-
fore they had been in town an hour, and
got acquainted with them all. He also in
vited some of them to go out home with
him, and promised them something good to
eat aud as much applejack as they could
| drink.
When was here some three weeks since
staid all night with Mr.. Combs, the jailer,
and had quite free talk with him about the
Breathitt county troubles. Last night when
l started to go over to the house, Jerry Little
said he would go along with me, the old
man was his father-in-l law. I found quite
number Of magistrates were stopping with
Mr.. Combs, and the result was Jerry Little
and myself had to occupy the same room to-
gether AS far as looks go, Jerry is not a
bad man to sleep with. have seen many
men who claim to be gentlemen of refine
ment who would make worse room mates
than this bowling raccoon of the mountains,
who does not live far from shell for sartin,"
lie had his pockets full of Ballard rife cop
per cartridges, and said they were splendid
things to kill rabbits with.
After the boys arrived and got into quar-
tiers last night some of them went around
town little to see the sights. They went
into store and took seat by the fire. Two
CT three citizens were there, and presently
Jerry Little came in. He had taken several
drinks of apple jack, and felt in mighty
good humor. He took seat and, after re-
maing few minutes. turned suddenly to one
of his friends and said:
"Give me pistol and let ms shoot this
id Tracy
The man said Gail right, . and let on as if
he was drawing a pistol. The boys sitting
by suddenly concluded that they ought to be
in their quarters, and all arose to leave, when
the man, instead of giving Jerry pistol,
handed him twist of long green tobacco
Jerry was much amused, and thought it was
good joke.
THE MAN FOR 1880.
G,.ont Seenas to be the Ch0ice nf The Po1iti-