Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-08-27

ing but the daintiest food this rough
food was nauseating. He didn't at
tempt to eat, and went without food
for several days. He was getting a
practical mixing of how union soldiers
suffered in the southern prisons al
/ though the food offered him was stump
tuous compared with that given to the
latter.
about this time an incident occur
red illustrating his bitterness toward
the north. He WAS so i'll that DR. BAN
croft was sent to prescribe for him.
Where are you from9' he asked
the doctor.
+" Massachusetts, was the reply.
+" Il sooner die than permit you TO
touch me or have anything to do with
me; is there no other doctor hercp'
. There's Dir. Craven, of New Jer-
sey.
/" New Jersey Well, that's an i'm
provement on Yankccdom; send him to
me.
so Dir. Craven attended the arch
rebel and found him really i'll.
The monotonous tramp. tramp of
the sentinel, pacing up and down his
cell, annoyed Davis. He first glared
at him angrily aud then requested him
to stop walking. The sentry had or
ders not to speak to the prisoner, so he
said nothing but continued his meas
ured tread. At last Davis became ex-
asperated, and, rushing upon the sol
dier, attempted To wrest the musket
from him.
This conduct was promptly report
ed, and soon an order came from Wash
ington directing that Davis be put in
irons. The order was executed at
once. Blacksmitiis came to the cell,
and instead Of using the common style
of clasp shackles. the old-fashioned
chain and broad bracelet were brought,
and the smiths proceeded to fasten
them on with rivets.
" by whose order is this outrage
perpetratedp asked Davis, trembling
with rage, his gaunt face livid with
passion. i protest; will not submit
to this indignity, and Davis caught a
hammer from one of the men and
would have smashed the blacksmi,h's
skull if soldier had not caught his
arm.
Capt. Titlow. who had charge of
the ironing, said: Mr.. Davis, am
soldier, acting under orders from my
superior officer. You, too, are Il sol
der, and know as well as | that the
order will be carried oat, whether you
submit quietly or resist
" Does President johnson know of
thisP' groaned Mir. Davis. rs he sat
down upon his cot and permitted the
smiths TO riyct the shackles. 1t was
generally understood that Secretary
Dana was instrumental in securing the
issuance of the order.
1.-The restraint of the irons proved
very CALLING TO Davis. His humiliation
was complete. Bat few weeks before
he was the head of the confederate
government and communicating
OF all the southern armies. Now he
was chained to Il hospital cot in a Yam
kee' prison, unable to remove his
clothing or even lie down in comfort.
For five days and nights Davis wore
the irons, but the surgeon saw that he
was chatting himself to death 1t would
be poor policy Tor the illustrous pris-
oner TO die i'll consequence of northern
treatment, hence the shackles were re-
moved.
'.On the 5th of October, about five
months after his arrival ut Fortress
Monroe, Davis was removed to Carroll
hall, where comfortable quarters were
given him aud he was permitted to
read books. During his close coniine-
ment, with no one 10 converse with, he
relieved the tedum by studying the
Bible, the only book or reading matter
save the prayer-book allowed him, till
he was probably the best-informcd man
on scriptural TO les in the whole south.
He admitted that his Imprisonment had
maic him Il better Christian. The pity
is it didn't come before instead of after
the war
From Carroll hall Davis was re-
moved TO Il edmond. and soon after
was bate out Of prison in the sum of
100000, IL prac1 Greeley being one of
his bondSmcn