The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-04-17
COL. HORN ON THE COAST.

iOhiuS iiOui a ioiiS HHu IulCi CotihS
!, letter be furnished his paper, writ
ten from Beauvoir, where he wen
to visit Mr.. Jefferson Davis. Ow
ing TO the length of the letter w
are compelled to omit a very senti
mental passage eulogizing the
charms of oceans roar that lulled
him into quietude. The Colonel
said he "cOuld distinctly detect the
awful roar of the Atlantic ocean,
from which we conclude that the
still small voice of our Mexican
sea must have been woefully hush.
ed. He begins:
al came, or returned, here last night,
from BILOXI, that quaint old city on this
coast, beautiful in its quaintness and
oddities. When l come down on this
coast l go to Noy's because / feel more
comfortable at that house than anywhere,
and when / stray off somewhere, as l did,
and get back again, as / did last night, l
feel like l had got back home agail. His
train boy, Robert, is II of the best boys
In the world, and is of pure Caucasian
blood. He will do anything in the world
for You and takes pleasure in the doing.
When l got here last night / was as COM
pletely tagged out as any old man Oh or
of clutches could well be and come.
Having been cordially received
at the home of Mr.. Davis he re-
cords the following interesting con-
versatiOn of war Renaissance
He seated himself near to me, and /
Immediately began to inquire his condi-
ton of health that had become a subject
of newspaper talk, His late Affections
have been caused by an attack of infiam-
matory rheumatism, now rapidly and sat
isfactOrily subsiding. referred to common
report that an old wound he had received
in the Mexican war had broken out afresh.
He SAID the doctors were inclined to at
tach some Importance to that as a super-
inducing cause, but it was plain, from
Importance to the doctors views aud
opinions. do not know who his doctor
is and l wish not to offend him, as l am
sure Mr.. Davis would not. This natural
ly led me to inquire when, how and where
he had received the wound, promising
that my memory failed me to recall it.
He told ne with full particularly all
about it. The wound was inflicted at
Buena Vista, in which the Mississippi
regiment under his command played so
conspicuous a part. He received the
wound early in the engagement, about 7
o'clock, a ball passing through his root
completely breaking the bone OF the
crown of it. 1t was very painful, but he
was still able to stick to bis horse and did
through all the balance of that dreadful
day with that dreadful wound in his foot.
Now and then, when at rest. and oppor-
tunity permitted, he would throw the
wounded foot across his hOrse's neck. We
should judge JEFF Davis, like a true Ken
tuckian, is fond of hOrse-flesh. The con-
versation reminded him of. the horse lie
bestrOde that day, and he paid glowing
tribute of admiration to his noble quail
ties, as he so distinctly remembered them.
He gave instances of his qualities. He re-
ceived orders to place the Mississippi reg
iment in position to check the euemy's
advance, before which the Illinois regi-
ment was retiring. 1t was necessary to
execute the orders with promptness, ac-
cOrding to the urgency of the situation.
A ravine in front Of him had to be cross
ed. The rain torrents had washed out a
great ditch of considerable width, filled
with loose stones. The only chance was
IN the ability Of the horse to leap the
be conld do what mortal horse could do.
He made him approach the chasm and
look down into it for himself to see what
he had to do. The horse took in, with
. sort of mathematical precision, the
greatness of tho situation. He retired
him up hill a little way and then put him
to his best speed to the brink from which
the fearful leap was to be made. He had
the metal in him, made a tremendous
bound and cleared the ditch, putting the
on the side of it where he could do
the most good to prevent those illinois
people from being quite run down and
over by the Mexicans charging them flu
The nlinoisans were rescued by
the brave Mississippiaus under the lead
Of their gallant Colonel, and how much
Of the credit is due to that grand horse,
that made that grand leap, must always
a matter OF speculation. We for
got to mention that Mr.. Davis said that
rs the horse was making the leap, he cast
ais eyes down into the ehasm below him,
md distinctly saw . horse and cart upset
n it, ] said to Mr.. Davis, che was a
Kentucky horse, l guessP Eyes. be was
Kentucky horse.' Later in the day he
at upon the sane horse behind his line,
when it received the celebrated cavalry
hargc and the Mississippians waited I'M
IL the charging ~squadrons had got we'll
own into the fork Of the celebrated V,
nd then delivered theiI fire with fearful
tOadiness aud made for themselves u [
reastwoFk of dead men aud horses, so
bat they could no further go. The brave {
borsemen gladly retired out of /;
utterly discounted, and that deci-
ed the fate Of the day. Buena Vista Was :
, be henceforth a day of glory for the Z
of the country Santa Anna, Q