Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-11-27

less in dress, in gait, and when astride
a horse he was just as apt to have his
No. 9s dangling out of the stirrups as
in them. A thoughtful man, with OBJ
long features, kindly gray eyes, somber
in looks. with a mind never at rest, he
appeared often in what may not map
propriately be termed - fits of abstrac-
ton, and apparently oblivious to every
thing passing around him, but at the
whistle of mimic ball, or the boom of
cannon. how his whole face lit up
with expectancy. He was suddenly
alive TO looming events" OF Jack
sons rigid discipline will here put on
record an instance. While boy l was
coming out of the post-oilice in Lexing-
ton, Va. one morning. and, rs j came
out, youth of some seventeen sum-
mers passed in. clad in a black suit.
/ stopped for minute on the pave
ment at the post office door. with my
face toward the Virginia Military lnsti-
tute, of which jackson was then q pro-
fessor. jackson was coming up the
street at the time. and only few yards
from the DOOR The cadet was in citi-
zen's dress. and had "run the block
ade" to get a letter from "his girl"
and had thus violated two rules-come
to town in citizens dress. and without
leave. He was coming out, uncon-
sciously, into the ''snare Of the fowler;"
but he CHANGED to spy jackson within
few yards of the office. and instantly
sprang back. jumped over the counter,
flew past the postmaster and leaped out
of the window, cat style. on "all fours."
jackson took in 1.-THE situation at
glance, for, as the cats heels were dis
appearing out Of the back window.
Jackson's stern countenance darkened
the door, and he cried out in u stento-
rian voice: II recognize you. sir! Go
to the barracks and report yourself un-
der arrest" Many mentor would have
been blind to the escapade, would have
tried not to have seen his pupil, would
have ..winked ut it." but not so with
jackson; on the contrary, he quickened
his pace and was an interested spectator
to the lively movements OF his pupils
heels. But it has been a mystery to me
ever since, how in the world jackson
recognized that cadet by his No. boots
as his heels were disappearing out of
the window. When l saw Jackson
again he lay dead on the field OF
charlottesville.
To show Jackson's listlessness on
important occasions, l will record
another incident. 1t is well known
that ..Stonewall'' was not mere map
fighter, or attacked the enemy on
scientific principles. He made war as
Claiborne Mason made his (Jackson's)
bridges, by intuitive Knowledge and
common sense principles. And when
many a General was planning a
battle on maps, jackson had fought
and won them by the celebrity of
his movements. But to the point: On
a certain night, near the banks OF the
a council of war was be-
ing held. at which. as matter of course.
General Robert L. Lee presided. jack
son was the last to enter the Command
erin Chief tent. He sat down, crossed |
his lank legs, folded his arms; and was
lost in thought in few minutes. The |
subject and manner of attack was elab-
Orately discussed in all its detail for |
nearly an hour, on the maps and plan |
of battle, and conclusion nearly ar
rived at, when General Lee. wishing to
hear Jackson's opinion-he had not |
opened his mouth during the entire dis
him for his views; but, |
dictu! jackson was sound |
asleep, and. when reused up, his an
swer to Lees question was without so
much as opening his eyesl: "Oh, run
them into the river..'' His suggestion
was adopted. and bold. stand-up at
tack was made. and the enemy was not |
only '.run into the river" but clear
across it.-An,ericdn Queen.