The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1884-09-05


day aud rode two Of them mp 10
the front gate, and Mrs. Harris de-
tanned them in pleasant eonversa-
tion until we could get there, and
how Eugene was fnriously and
reeklcssly mad and slipping round
to the back door, got two double
barrelled guns and giving me one
OF them no rushed frantically up
TO the robbers and showing the
muzzIe in ones taco ordered him
to dismount, aud he just fell of
quick on the other side, and the
next one did the same, ana they
departed in haste to parts unknown.
| saw the house and the pine thick
ct from the ear window as we
rolled along, and it carried me
back TO the times that tried mems
souls aud soles tor we were on the
run a good deal, aud hardly knew
when to stop.
Eugene Harris. | think Of him
aud Frank Jones together. Both
OF them the friends of my youth
and my age. Two noble men
whom time nor trouble moi peril
nor poverty have demoralized from
their natural goodness aud great.
uess OF heart. Many II time have |
laughed silently and alone over the
midnight frollc when Eugene tread
on u snake in his room at Stone
wall iron works aud was bitten,
and they struck a light aud killed
tho yenemous reptile aud dose,l
Eugene with whisky and got him
drunk and his aukle began to swell
and his tongue got loose and be
used language-much language
and was as wild and frantic as an
Iuntamed Camanche. "Send for
Axson, Frank; | love Axson. Oh,
my Lordy; Pve been thinking for
five years | would join the church.
Arson knows it. Frank Jones did
you kill that snakei Kill him
again, the Internal beast. When
can Axsou get herei Do you
reckon III die. Give mo some
more whisky. just to think of it.
rve lived mighty nigh 40 years
dodging death and the devil aud
yankee bullets and all manner ol
perils, and now at last have got to
die by an Internal snake. Mast
his head again Frank and give INT
another drink. When can Axsor
get here, want to hear him pray
once more. Coniouud the snakc.'
| Wen, he was laid up two long
months and suffered agony, but
he got well and still lives to brigh
ten the faces of his friends.
My mind kept wandering along
and got to the Rome encampment
where the boys fired their blank
cartridges and marched around
aud had II big frclic in time OF
peace and picked up Henry Grady,
and toted him around on theil
shoulders, and made much of him.
aud he treated them to watermel
ons, aud ice cream, and soda
water, until they let him off and
set him down again-and then
they cbeered the boy and patted
him on the back, and petted him
like he was u spoiled child. I'll,
used to be Rome's boy, and
Athens boy, but now be is!Georgia''
boy, aud is the best known man il
the State, | reckon. All this car
ried me back 20 years, when W,
too had u camp near Rome-wher
we had u legion. just think OF it
a legion. Legion is u big name, {
glorious name. Legion OF angels
legion of soldiers; legions o
devils. 1t is q classic name. We'll
We had u legion. Yeiser's legion
home guards, fire side defenders
Georgia meelish. Joe Brown pet
aud oil sorts of names. And W
too were in camp and had bal
, terry and some cavalry aud IN
, fantry, and we just dared the fou
invader to come. | remember ho,
, | was lieutenant of artillery an,
, one dark rainy night our gun
went off aud walked up the legiol
in terror and alarmed the settle
| meut, and the long roll was bea
and the universal cry was ''t
| arms, to arms, ye brave.' Georg
/; Burnett and Tom Aver were at til
) bottom of that devilment, and l rt
( member how a few days after, hal
i a dozen yankee cavalry were sec
away down the road gallopin
furiously along in their blue clothe
!, about sun down, aud another alarl
/ WIS beat and our battery was ol
: dered to charge down to Quinn
9 ferry and we charged and plante
i our guns upon tho bank and wail
s ed for the foul invader to com,
l But he didn't come, and we 500
0 found out that the yankee hors,
i men we're jeff johnson and Ri
1 Arp and a few more of their sol
|, hunting mischief. | remember ths
!" the legion had 800 fighting me
II an 1900 quartermasters and con
Il missaries who were instructed
b scour the country in search of 70
J age and yittels, and they secures
Il Eugene Harris and Oliver Stillwe
II were IN my mess and when o.
d man Lewis came into camp OF
4 day bunting for some lost hog
IS George Burnett told him he hadr
1t seen 'em, and didn't know anythit