Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-04-22

Murray County, aged some
where between (thity-fiye ant
forty,a man Of high charactel
and standing. He was a con.
, seryaiiye, straig htforward, -prac.
ticaI citizen and soldier, 1uniyer-
sally respected, his inst, delibcr.
ale, decided methods carrying
great weight and influence His
: appearance was an index of the
man. He was a stout, we'll pro-
ponioned, sturdy looking gen
tleman, erect and solid, with a
fine open facefullof intelligence
and WILL sand good temper He
looked the sAnglo-Saxon all over
with his fair skin, his ruddy col
or, light hair and fine blue ey es,
so clear and direct ia their gaze.
He had an unusually well bal
anced judgment, and was noted
ior his truth and integrity. He
| had fhesqualitv of reliability to
an uncommon degree. lie was
a brave and skillinl officer and
an excellent disciplinarian His
command was thoroughly in his
grasp. His final destiny was a
puzzIing and illogical sequence
Eof his character and career. 1t
violated every antecedent and
experience Of the man, and, con-
Injected, as it was and interviewer
with the little incident | shall
narrate, in which old Rachel
Stone figured so dramatically,
it has baffied philosophical con-
siderationa) i a4ALTfHf
Ia. a, THE WRONG. .tt.,A
My regiment was encamped
near Winchester, Tenn. Mrs.
Stone came from Georgia to
Tennessee to endeavor to get
her young son discharged from
service. He was not Of age,
and while she had given her
consent to his enlisting, her ma
ternal solicitude had gotten the
better of her patriotism, and she
wished to regain him home away
from the dangers Of the battle
field. She spent nearly a week
in the vicinity of the camp plead
ing with Captain Keith and my
selfto fiiyorl the discharge of
her son. / frankly told the old
lady that l could not approve it.
L promised to forward her appli-
cation, however, though I should
be -compelled by my lsense1of
duty to endorse my disapproval
upon it, After much vain ef-
fort TO dissuade me from my dis
approval, she finally brought the
application to me, and l placed
-mycndorement upon it. sShethcn
asked me to read the whole pa-
per to her. / shonldmhaye be-
fore stated that she was unable
teFead and, the fact of yher Hit
feracy added TO my admiration
of her unique and impressive
Individuality / started to read
the papcr.,h She admonished me
to read slowly. Whcn'I came
to Captain Keith's endorsement,
forwarding the paper s'disap-
proved, ,Hathc old woman sprang
to her feet excitedly, and in ca
ger surprise, and, with impul-
siye incisiveness, she demanded
Of me imperiodsly toascad 4hat
again. | did so very distinctly.
She seemed bewildcred and nm
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mean mean snas @ ne .Ya iagln IeT
ooy getting Gu. oftne army.
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by a strong effort she caught up
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