Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-28
THE COLONIES ReBUKe.
An Occasion When the Boys in Gray
We're Not Exactly Consistent.

An Occasion When the Boy. in Gray
Were Not Exactly Consistent
lArkansaw Travelerl
Ex-Congressman Gunter was during the
war, a proud and impressive officer He
was not afraid Of the enemy and never
sought a chance of keeping out Of harms
way, but it was well known fact that the
clanking panopiy and turkey gobbler strut
of war was to him quite As interesting as
the CLEAN Of the bayonet or the
-cannon's opening roar" In January,
1865. Gunter marched his men from the
northwest down to the capital city. While
the men were halted on the opposite bank of
the river, Gunter went over into the town,
and while there became acquainted with
several young ladies. In the presence of
these ladies he decided to make an Impres
sive show; and he told them to stand upon
the hotel balcony, 10 be cheered by his
troops a. they passed.
Now boys" said Gunter when he had
gone back to his men, when you cross over
| want you to march just gracefully as
you possibly can. A party Of ladies will be
standing on the hotel balcony. When | take
off my hat and shout, Three cheers for the
ladies of Little Rock, JEFF Davis and the
Southern Confeieracy,' you must all cheer"
The men were not IN o cheering humor.
They had marched through many miles Of
snow. The peacock feather to them, while
it might have been picturesque, possessed
not that great charm which turks around
loaf OF bread and place TO sit down. Just
before arriving opposite the hotel on the
balcony of which the ladies' stood, one Of
the officers said:
Boys, we've got enough Of this foolishness.
DON'T open your mouths Pass it along the
line
The word was passci along. Gunter took
off his hat, waved il and exclaimed: Three
cheers for the ladies of Little Rock. JED
Davis and the Southern Confederacy.'
The men were marching in the most zig
Z1g AMI slatteinly manner. No one checred.
Gunter "ducked" his head and breathei an
oath long plowline. Shortly afteI
the soldier, passed the hotel a yellow dog
ran into the street Then the men yelled
Gunter rayei. Standing upon his stirrups
he exclaimed. "Oh, yes, dang you. You
can't cheer party of ladies, but you can
cheer dang yallar dog, dang you"
Never afterwards did Gunter plac. So
much confidence in his men.
StonewalI Jackson's Compliments
[''W. o. e. in Chicago Tines
think that it was on the day of Port Re-
public Of my memory be not at fault that
Gen. jackson had ordered A T. Hill to take
a certain position and holi it. He and some
Of his staff were sitting on horseback on the
top of hill, in the drizzl.ng rain, trying to
see what was going on III various parts OF
the field Jackson" as one of tie staff re.
Gently sal !. was the dingiest looking man
in the crowd, as usual; he had on the same
old cape, that was once gray, but wa, now n
yellowish brown, the same old clothes that
be had worn when he brought those cadet
from the institute on that not day, and the
same cap whose brim ha / hid the Clock from
his vision on that day; and TIE water pJur
Ing off III N at every corner, and of his All
gular, raw-boEel sOrrel that he bought
from drove at Harper's Ferry for 500 in
gold, AMI waich Is now one of the curicsities
al the New Orleans exhibition, dill not I'M
prove the general appearance of the notion
lie figures.
y. J.. Hill was holding an importants po
sit.on, and the enemy knew it, and were
making things very hot for him. Finally
an aid came up at gallop Gen. jackson,
Gen. HILL presents his compliments and says
that hi, ammunition Is getting wet and he
wishes To know If he cannot retire" There
was no silent Il .bite on JackSol's part; al
mos: Immediately came the answer: Give
my compliments II Gen. Hill AMI tell him
that the enemy's ammunition is getting just
as wet As his Is. Water won't hurt his bay
onetS."