Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-21
A Faithful Steed.

| "She was the oldest mare on record,
and the scenes she went through and
the sights she saw would fill twenty
volumes as interesting as any novel,"
said Mr.. John Whallen to little group
of friends yesterday; and then while the
crowd listened Mr.. Whallen went on tt
tell the story of the old mare:
81 ran off to join the { oafederate ar,
my when was thirteen years old, and
found myself astride little dark mare
fourteen and a half hands high, with a
white spot on her forehead. She was
raised by Salmon Alb oott, of Campbell
County. No, you needn't ask me any
of the particulars of the way l got her.
and Salmon Abbott and | have laughed
over all that since. [ found Morgan,
and for three years and seven months
that little bay mare and myself never
parted company. During a great part
of the time / was a courier for Morgan,
and many wild ride l had over the
mountains OF Virginia and Kentucky,
and many a scene of danger did the lit
tie mare gallantly pull me through. ]
fought with her through the battle OF
Chickamauga; she carried me through
both raids in Kentucky, through both
battles of Saltville, through the battle
| of Marion, through the fight at Bulls
Gap and Mount sterling, and 1 rode on
her back safely through the raid into
Ohio. She saved my life at the rout at
Winchester. | had her hitched in the
little alley at Greenville, Tenn, where
General Morgan was killed. 1 saw the
killing and escaped in the confusion.
| No, sir, 1 don't care to talk OF General
Morgan's death. 1t has been talked
about too much already. / named her
after a lady, Maggie Locust, who lived
in Bracken County. She came out to
| us in the woods, where we were hiding,
and gave me new suit of clothes and
other things, and just named the mare
after her, Maggie Locust Maggie
saved my life at the battle of Winchester.
never would have escaped the slaugh.
| ter of that day had it not been for her.
She was with me- exactly three years
and seven months when we separated.
"Once we came near parting, nearer
than / have ever come to part with
| everything in this world before or since,
and nearer than [ ever want to come
again. Bart Jenkins was our, captain,
and was taken sick in husband, Taze-
| well County, Va, at the house of an
old gentleman named Gillespie. A gang
of bloOdthirsty bushwhackers heard of
his illness and came up to capture him
and his men. They offered a free par
don to all but old Bart, against whom
| they seemed to entertain a particular
enmity.
".Boys, you have heard what they
want, said Bart, i am going to give
them the best I've got in the shop; the
rest of you had better skin out told
| him l would stay with him, and the rest
got away. Well, we went up into the
| attic of old Gillespie's house. There
was diamond-shar opening in it,
and out of this Bart determined to shoot.
l loaded the guns for him. At length
we shot off every pistol and gun we had,
and the other side seemed to have done
the same thing. There had been no
shooting going on for several minutes,
when GIllespie's daughter came up and
handed me a double-barreled shotgun
that had not been discharged for years.
There were little group of the enemy
standing under a shed not a great dis
| lance away, and / aimed the gun at
them and pulled both triggers. There
! was a terrific explosion. and for about
a minute I was stunned. When came
to my senses found the enemy gone.
and got on the back of Maggie and
went to kindlier quarters. [ found we
had killed six men and wounded eleven.
maggie and separated when sur
rendered. I never saw her from that
time till 1875, when saw a negro TAX
ing her over the New Albany ferry.
identified her instantly by my initials
branded on her flank. You never saw
q more overjoyed horse in your life.
She recognized me Immediately. l
never saw a horse that had more sense.
There was an exhibition going on at
Lyon garden on the 18th of July, 1879,
and there was some shooting being done
on the stage. Maggie was out there,
and when She heard the artillery she
broke out of her stall and rushed up on
the stage. AS soon as she saw it was
all in fun she came back disguised and
drank bucket of water.
"For the last few months she has been
very deaf. She was over thirty-tive
wears old, and her faculties were desert
ing her. had her out at old man Mil
ler' s place, and learned this morning
that she was dead. She died of old age.
1 made a contract with DR.. Wycourt to
have her wired and put up in room in
my house, where there VIII be nothing
else, and there she shall stay.a long as
/ live or have roof over my own head.
-LoaiSUiile Courier Journal. ~
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Anthony Comstock, of New York,
says that in 1877, soon after he made
raid on the lottery dealers, J. NJ. Pat
tee, whose scheme of games he had
broken up. offered him $4,000 if he
would let up on him.. He also says that
three years ago lottery man offered to
send him on a trip around the world
and pay the expenses Of himself and
family for five years, SIMPLY on the conf
dition that he would consent to remain
away for that length of time.-M. z.