The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-08
THE HAWK SCREAMS.

1 road between Gallatin and Fountain Head, Tennessee, is a solitary grave. At evening hawk sits in the tree and shIieks, but the man who lives in an old tumble down hoase on the hill does not attempt to shoot the shrill screamer. The grave and the hawk have a history. In the year when the war of the rebellion began, junius Lemose graduated from an eastern college and returned to his home near Gallatin. He was brilliant, and impet- aous, 6lled with fire which the strictest university discipline had failed to cool. His father had been killed in duel and his mother, in trying to ride wild horse, had been thrown and killed. His only living relative, an cid uncle, welcomed him home, not that he might enjoy any of the comforts which the possession of a handsome estate insured, "but that you may" as the old gentleman expressed it, raise company and fight the men that are trying to rob us of our rights
 The young man cared little or nothing for rights" His training in the east had taught him to look with disfavor on slavery, but the "rights" gave him an opportunity to fight, and this he eagerly embraced. He organized company of wild young fellows and left home with the first volunteers. With the unrelent- ing rules of army life young Junius was discontent from the first. His was rest lessness that must not be chained. He longed for the freedom of an indepen dent command, and when told by the colonel of the regiment that request for such position of semi-outlawry would probably be followed by sojourn in the guard house, he angrily replied
 "Then will not ask it. If it be the intention of this provisional gove nment to dwarf its most willing and doub tless most able agents, let it be so, but as for me, only acknowledge this confedera- tion as compact of semi-outlawry."
 Pdt 1od ditCst, oi, II | uCdf repetition of such traitorous senti- mentsi" said the colonel with an emphasis which left no doubt as to his determ ina ton.
 Junius, without replying. sought his quarters, but not to decide upon obedi- ence, but to mediate upon plan of im- mediate action. By midnight he had se- lected his best men and consulted with them. implored them to leave the camp and become guerillas. By sunrise the next morning, at the head of twenty fear less fellows, he was far beyond the con- tederate lines, The desertion was dis covered at an early hour, and pursuit was made, but with little effort and less re- suit.
 | When the federal lines were extended beyond Tennessee, Lemore remained in his native state. His warfare was des- pera,e, but we'll managed. One day he would throw camp into confusion ; the next he would plunder railway train He became terror. Scouting parties of federals often went out to look for him, but always found him at the most unex- pected moment, and when they were least prepared for defense. His former band | of twenty was reduced to five men, yet his effectiveness did not seem to have been lessened. Thus he continued the diabolized descendant of hot ot-blooded house, until Lee surrendered. X citizen met him and said:
 ''Junius, suppose you will stop fight ing now"
 Why"
 Lee has surrendered
 Who's Lee?'
 Don't you know? The commander of the confederate forces, of eourse.'
 "Oh, know that" shaking back his long. curling hair, :" but he is not the com mander of my foroes," turning an Id salut- ing his five men.
 " But you do not intend to continue fighting when there is no enemy"
 For me, sir, there is always an enemy as long as there remains within me a spirit of adventure" and as his horse gave sudden start he dropped book. :" Hand me my lliad, please. Thank you. Homer, although blind and per haps began, is glorious companion when talk with him in the wild wales l where the foxes stand on the rocks and i bark at each other"
 There IS another book wish you had the citizen replied. The bible"
 "fes, great book, bu, l could not follow its teachings. carry Milton with me, see.'
 "fou cannot follow his teachings"
 No, but he is inspiring. for