The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-06-05
IKE's REPENTANCE.
An Amusing "Reminiscences OF Hampton's
Cattle Raid.

!, Cattle Ra1d
Hampton's celebra ted Cattle Raid,
in the rear of Grants army, was regard
ed by Lees starving soldiers as triumph
of genius. The 5000 tall steers that
were brought back as the spoils of VIC
tory, were stared at with as much de-
light as ever triumphal procession
along the Appian way.
The achievement was not without
bloodshed. For brief space the fight
ing was sharp and decisive. 1t is known
that Hampton planned the expedition
only after having secuted" over the
ground himself. The writer of the fol-
lowing was one of the raiders.
AS the gray morning lifted its cur
tain, and the smoke of the conflict foated
away, revealing the wounded and the
slain of friend and foe, there lay at full
length the apparently lifeless form of
gallant "Ike."
His friend Jack was first to discover
and approach him. "Ike, my boy, are
you dead?" said Jack, with feeling.
The slow response was long sepul-
chral groan. "Ike, old fellow, are you
much hurt?" repeated Jack, taking
him by the hand.
Ike, with languid, half-open eyes,
drawled out: M o-r-t-a-l-l-y wounded,
Jack; I'm shot through the body"
The country through which our troops
passed the day before, abounded in
large orchards, the fruit of which had
been distilled into apple brandy;
and our boys, being good foragers.
had secured a fair supply. Both
Jack and Ike were fond of a nip"
and like many others of the command,
had passed the canteen freely the night
before the attack. Jack had some left |
in his canteen, and raising Ike's head,
said to him: "Take pull, old fellow,
it will do you good" Ike motioned the
canteen away and said, with reprov-
ing lcok: "Take that canteen away.
Jack, and don't be offering liquor to
dying man. Take warning by me, Jack,
take warning by me, and let liquor alone.
D, if only had Bible"
Jack thought that Ike's voice was
rather strong and well-sustained for
nan about to depart this life, and be-
gan to look for his wound. Finding
neither blood on his jacket, nor bullet
lole Though it, he opened Ike's clothes,
md 10! nothing worse than bruise on
lis side from a spent bullet, which
lad stunned and endorsed him. The
hook and pain had impressed him with
he idea that he had been MORALLY per-
GRATED.
why, Ike," said Jack, "you're not
urt much; there's no hole through
GU at all. Sit up and see for your
elf"
Ike, treasured by the confident tones
his friend, and with his assistance,
aised to sitting posture, and looked
Or himself. Seeing was believing, and
elated was he at the discovery that
Q Strengthened his vertebrm to bolt
pright position, and said to Jack: ,
odd fellow, i think was out of my :.
cad awhile ago. Didn't talk heap !,
nonsense? What were you saying J
'out some apple brandy?" :
Jack, seeing there was to be an in =
finite postponement of the funeral. :
gained his own spirits sufficiently to r
'rpetrate joke at Ike's expense. So, /.
stead of replying to his inquiry about
e brandy, with mock -serious air, he g
ok out a pocket Testament, and turn =
& the pages, asked Ike If he had any =
vorite place he should read from to -
mfort him. Ike could stand it no >
nger, but rising to his feet said b
ack, stop your blamed foolishness. -
d hand me that canteen. "-Southern =
vousc.