Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-06-12
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TIT MORS OF THE WAR.
DOM pArr TELLS OF A PECULIAR
SUMMONS TO SURRENDER.
The story ~ flag 81 Truce Waiting
su the Thunder "f General Tom
hins' Nttit"p loo MANY
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Wiru General Fremont, thou IN command
''tls N.li'c h,I ar'm'ut, wa. suddenly or
g.. 4 q, inter ~ Stnnewall jarkson after
tha, ri,n- I'D "nfe,crn'e had 'ha.d General
nnrt- AMI hi- lftle cummnnl from the ShrH-
nn,tah Nnlh.,. G,nornl John Charles, n true
Is lilrf ant n ,niahlr an ofliccr n the gov
craucnt .c-,si placed h.~ surplus bag
i-r res st,k ard wounded. AZ Petersburg under
th. .uiniuani uf captain lev. with one full
'rnIa,p, t. ,aro fpr the property and people
lfi t~hind
I wrii" ~ captain Ire. for To- tell the truth
have forgotten the name Of the gallant
Young fellow. ia" hcru Il my sketch.
The captain was not well PLEASED with the
dliy a.ei.n.sl him He grumbl"d not little
ai The ,gnohlr service 81 sitting guard over
oil tents blankets. sick and wounded, while
ihr ann, marched avn, (" glory And glory
II would have i-sn had Frcmnnt been really
in command ~ nm nrmv Aside from Gem
eral. tlu-"rit'.. S,henrA', nid HilroN's brig
all. ho bel wor-., than n,thlnE. for the
force vas made NJ Of VIVA, was known rs
Nlnkri'- Ill, sion, German IN name, hut III
rnts the scum and drcgs of all nationa-
tics r,prr-nici in New York, where the
.oumln'li~ln IT tho earth mikes yearly its
ful drls,sit Blcnkcr's division was an
armed mob ~ thieves, with NJ much fight in
them ~ dist line, and not enough of either
tn make the mon other than burden to lis,
thu drmurnliz'd tho entire force. For cx-
ample. when Fremont first hit s'i"newali S
honvy forces near StrnsbourG a forced narch
- an hour would have hcnmci them i'll bc-
tween frcmont's army and that under Gene
rnl Mcdowell. Fremont saw the chance, and
Issued his orders accordingly. The response
was deliberate halt IN tho road, and two
thirds ~ our fore unsuns their kettles and
deliberately went to cooking breakfast. No
r"monstranoc, no threats nor hard swearing
could move the solid mass
General Schcnck, grim as the god Of war,
Sat on his horSr. surrounded 10y his staff, and
saw the Confeieratcs sweep by and the golden
opportunity to gobble gone forever.
can sse now. ~ " the event were but an
hour old, the gallant young fellows forming
that ~tan-the handsome Chesebrough, the
cool imr&ssivc Este, the Witty Crane and
impctnoms Fielding Lowry, all cultured
gentlemen, brave and gentle.
We'll, fellows l said, 1--WE are being
taught that something more is necessary &c
make an army than the officer. While war
like Europe has spent a thousand years in the
creation u private, our wonderful govern
ment spends its vast energies in the creation
~ an officer When that wonderful produc
ton is completed We stand of and say, BE
hold our army
Again, At Cross Keys subsequent to the
above. when Stoncwall was forced to make O
stand. thess cowardly thieves left Cluserit
Schenck and Milroy 10 do the fighting, while
they wandered over the country, singly and
In gangs, robbing farm houses and numbering
unarmed men.
My little story. however, has nothing to dc
with the march Of that army, but seeks to
tell what happ~ncd 70 our unhappy captain,
lcft In command At Petersburg. With him
tho time wore ON drearily enough. His
camp was infested with copperheads al,
Waturei. for h. had selected q stony emf
nenoe. and from hidden reccsses came out
tho ugly reptiles at all hours. while around
were copp~rheads ON end, quite as malig
ft"itt wv tSi~pu'us vi tutr>9 tut 10
males were far the most noisy and disagreeable
A woman comes into tho world and grows
up N surrounded and protected that she never
learns and appreciates the beauty and eli
cheney ~ head -pummcling ~ guard against
tongue wagging, and she IL therefore free tc
let lose her opinion On all occasions. Captain
Les hsd q turn for female society, being
young, handsome and gallant, but he soon
tirsi IL attempted attentions that were re-
ccivei In scorn and gaI nshed by such pleasant
epitbcts rs Lincoln hireling," ''cowardly
lank" and .Lincoln pup"
On" sunny afternoon the captain was sit.
ting or rather reclining, before his tent
looking vacantly mt the beautiful scenery
stretched out before him. Below, and more
Immediately near, were the golden fields
shimmering In the sunlight. Beyond ran the
fcu~ts, with their deep green foliage, and far
cut, framing all In, were the blue SUBMITS OF
the distant mountains, that seemed to melt
into tho soft summer skies. IL was hard Il
rralike that In this beautiful, peace-lovins
stretch ~ nature man evil nature had hidden
death In its cruclsst forms, and over all spread
tbs darn Psnsons 81 brutal war, dropping
nournias and dssolation ON the homes Of al
ths Lard.
Our captain had not much poetry in his
soul. and probably Mt that moment was think
Ing % where he could fnd some fresh bread
AMI butter, instead Of side meat and hard.
tack, that made his digestion suffer at the
mere thought. Whatever his thoughts may
have ben, Tiny were interrupted by the
guard. who, pansing On his weary round,
shaded his eycs with ons hand for q moment,
and then cried.
Il say, Cap, what the dcvil Is TINT coming
down tho hill yonderf'
Tbs oficer sprang 10 his feet, and, bringing
bis Tl's~ Ia bsar, had tho happiness Of new
emotion.
What the dcvil" he muttered lit looks
like rag OF truce. BY George, it is a flag
Huilo. therel My horsei Hurry up, several
u youl Mount quick, I~y!r
II was flag of truce, and ~ il approached
tho CAPTAIN and his escort had ridden
down Ia meet It. The captain was kept from
laughing by the novelty Of the fact. The
Lasisr VI tbs cssaicads he met was mounted
ou swisrhtailed hat rack, with marks of
coIar and traces On it, lean body, that added
~ it, gruts~quencs by the internal pace so
common ~ Virginia horses, that makes the
animal look - n 81 had On each ode sepa-
rate organization, and harmonized the two
thruugh n general understanding to move
one side at . time. The rider was dressed in
eotima buit<rmat bomaszan, turned into a
uniform i'v having pieces Of red flannel sewed
b, thu Shoulders; an old-fashioned sword,
thai had come down through poend Of militia
musters from the revolution. was slung tn his
thin form by coSMpou saddle girth. Tbs
saliow fars WIS shaded by road-brimmed
siouchesi hat, that Yves made conspicuous by