Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-25
Re'a Renentance.

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Hampton's celebrated "Cattle
Raid, in the rear of Grants army,
was regarded by Lees starving sol.
diers as a triumph of genius. The g..
600 tall steers that were brought back
as the spoils of victory, were stared
at with as much delight as ever a. tri.
umphal procession along the Appian
way.
The achievement was not without
bloodshed. For a brief space the fight.
ing was sharp and decisive. It is
known that Hampton planned the ex'
petition only after having secuted
over the ground himself. The writer
OF the following was one of the raiders
AS the gray morning lifted it's cur
tain, and the smoke of the conflict
f1oated away, revealing the wounded
and the slain of friend and foe, there
lay at full length the apparently life
less form OF gallant ike"
His friend Jack was first to discover
and approach him. like, my boy
are you dead?" said Jack, with feel
ing. The slow response was a long
sepulchral groan. "1ke, old fellow
are you much hurt % repeated Jack
taking him by the hand.
Ike, with languid, haf-open eyes
drawled out: "M-o-r-t-a-l-l-y wound
ed, 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 for
ayers, had secured a fair supply
Both Jack and Ike were fond OF a
NIP" and like many others of thu
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 a reproving look
''Take that canteen away, Jack, and
don't be offering liquor to a dying
man. Take warning by me, Jack
take warning by lne, and let liquor
alone. 0, if l only had Bible"
Jack thought that Ike's voice was
rather strong and well-sustained for a
man about to depart this life, and be-
gan to look for his wound. Finding
neither blood on his jacket nor bulle;
hole through it, he opened Ike's
clothes, and 10! nothing worse than 8
bruise on his side from a spent bullet
which had stunned and endorsed
him. The shock and pain had I'M
pressed him with the idea that he had
been mortally perforated.
"Why, Ike" said Jack, 'you're not
hurt much; there's no hole through
you at all. Sit up and see for your
SELF"
Ike, treasured by theconfdent tones
of his friend, and with his assistance
raised to sitting posture, and looked
for himself. Seeing was believing, and
SO elated was he at the discovery that
he Strengthened his vertebra to a bolt
upright position, and said to Jack:
"Old fellow, l think [ was out of my
head awhile ago. Didn't talk heap
of nonsense? What were you saving
about apple brandy?"
Jack, seeing there was to be an in.
definite postponement of the funeral
regained his own spirits sufficiently to
perpetrate a joke at Ike's expense
So, instead of replying to his inquiry
about the brandy, with mock-serious
air, he took out a pocket testament,
and turning the pages, asked Ike if he
had any favorite place he should read
from to comfort him. Ike could stand it
no longer, but rising to his feet said
"Jack, stop your blamed foolishness,
and hand me that canteen."