, 1879-02-26
ELL PERKINS IN EGYPT

How senntcr John LoEnu ycnt ,,..
the Hobs Of 'Iacksnn Cnunty-Ta,l. a ,..,, On
Nouri'on Dsn,1rrnt. ""h
cor1sspondsaes Cincinnati E1eut,.r
EGYPT jackson To-, ILL.,, Feb. 1t, 1s;o.r,.
neeh spending the day In tic old house r.. ~.
senator Jon!. Logan used to live, down In Nu,
rllyaboro, III. The house Is nov ho,r1 c,,'.; tt;
tho Logan Housc, a the ,antllaly n rood i..sa ~"
too} Is sister Of Gcn. Logan. Just souta :,
here Is Williams County, tho county th,t ~
ccdcd from tho Union and went with tho son.s
during the Rebellion, nud east Of here ia H,m1
ton County, whcso two brothcss.In.1as, o.as
Methodist preacher, shot md killed thr Nosse
brothers week ago. Th!s killing was IN IT,
Lennsbnro. - as'
"what kind Of boy wns John Loo,,,,,
asked an old citizen Of Murpi,ysboro,
"Qh, John WIS always good boy.-b.u,,
than tho boys averaged around here. liz lttad
fun like all Irish boys--'' "Nsa
"Wliats Is John Logan III Ifshmanlt 1,,,,,
rupted. 's''
"Ycs: Johns father was m Irish f1oe,n, 49,,
horse-trader. Ills ErnMdfathcr's brorue wa, ~
thick tliat ncvcr could Understand him, H.
dcd hero tn Murphysboro a few years ago.n S
but our Senator Logan can't talk lri,h ,,,
hel'' ''' s1'
"Oh, no; John has gono back on ,as fri.
1ately. He's gouo md Joined tile Mcihod,,
Church, nt,.l wncn l,o comes back hero he ROM,
sit around tho satoOns, familIar.likc, and tvc,,
md chew plug tobacco, as he used to, Ltvirr
iu Washington. and assoclatlns with Congress-
men nn1 foreign Ministers, has spolled Iobn
for jackson Connty.-lust ruined l,In, for tha
boys down In Egvpt."
at was different oncef' suggested.
~ should say! Why, John used to ytds ~.
teen niles to hor5c- II, III With bar Of RI. ho-
hind him, and come hofnp nnG swear, nnd danr.
mr., ptay, the tldd1o all night with the boJ.,
"pIay the fiddle! Senator Logan NAV tbe
0ddlcr interrupted, In nstontshment.
ca, sir, Jack Logan could tlddo like an
: necl:. but 1l's all gone now. Washington hss
ruined him. I'm eorry for Jahu, snch 0dder
rs ho VAS too! Tt.cn. I remember how JONI
used 70 rldc horses at the rures. flo rode arm
Bit Anderson onco un,l Jim Donal,oc. Jac.
Logan eo,lll Just Tide racc-lorse bctteiu 'aS1 ao1
boy u Juckso'i County: Oh i,e WAS daisy on !
"The boys nil likel nllnl"
"Of eonrsu We did. Didn't we make him
lace9 Then, after he studied Law With Upcjs
Jenkins here, didn't VIC send him TO Conarc.,l
John wns good Rebel then. lie hated ,I1s
Black Republicans and hatcd ,Ifcscr, but WasE.
inEton spoiled him, say, md now tic rather
but 'twouldnt been 10 Il John s iosau hi hai
stayed hero With the boys. Why, he
didn't know him. lie went nt ts broicr rom
md got him to stop swcnrin'; and no. / bear
{. rcd ribbon in ls button.hoIc, like the dor.on
alurptyttcs. l tell sou lt'8 r0ugh-hnr John
Logan has gone back OH fundamental pu8.
cipics!" md the old Egyptian took fresh qua
Of tobncco.
"Who did Senator Logan marryl" asked.
ter OF John Cunningham. over at AIarlon Cun-
ninEham moved to s,awncctown In lssl sr
Cunningham went tn tle Mexican War viii
hogn9' % sI Ehen NJ fy S came nas aty
Il beautiful girl, eay, nn,l ns smart as shaln.
lightning. It was Mary who made John Sen.
ator tue other tlay up At snrlngtleld.n
I" How ca'no Gen. Logan 10 70 Into the Hnlm
asked.
Washington. Wien we sent lin there he WI.
good Rebel, but FIRST We knew he resigned and
came back hero, and saitl he was gDIng to raa
q regiment. Out boys afl expected Logan
would raise regiment lor The South In fact,
there were q good MANY Rebel tFoops recruited
over Williamson Count and even s(rs.logaus
brother went into the Rebel orE'Y from thttcs
So when Logan camo to MurphYaboso said:
'"'Unio!l,' said ho; 'wo can't fight tho Old
Tag. loya.'
/. You can't got me 10 tjghl against ny
native land.'
"'What do you call your nat!vo land 7 askea
Lognh.
I'm not 'asoln' to fight uglu' lIcr.' Lori! JONI
Logan could have ra!stsi n regiment feFe lot
JulT Dayis In two days, alll llo ouEhcr dun
it.n