The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-04-22
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him, and surveyed them and the camp with a
glance that made the Kunnel's mottied coun-
tenance crimson.
SIS this go command, Kunnel ?" he asked at
length.
Eyes. sab It's all have now. Lieut.. Col.
Koktae played his cahds SO well at headquah-
tens that he got ohdehed away on detached
service with neatly all the good men in the
regiment, and was sent heah to command this
collection of shirks, sick men and stockholders.
It's a shameful outrage-an affront, sab, fo'
which l shall hold Bob Koktale pussonaliy re-
sponsible-I shall, indeed sab, at the very first
opportunity"
"Fm grievously disappointed on my own ac-
count as well as distressed fo' yo' sake" said
Gannaway, as be was helped out of the saddle
and entered the kunnels cabin. Badly hurt
ss am, I've ridden all the way heah to infohm
yo' that the Yankees are in possession O Sour
mash-rioting in yO' very halls, sah,-with yo'
daughteh exposed to hourly insult from them.
hurried on heah expecting to find fo'ce suf-
6ciegt to make a raid. upon them, drive them
out and intiict such injury upon them that
they would give the place wide berth in the
future"
81 doubt the wisdom O. such movement
sah," said the Kunnel, hopeessly. Even if 1
had fo'ce heah sufficient fo' the purpose, it
would do no good. My home S now inside the
Yankee lines, and the enemy have strong gar
risons neah theh If we made an attack on
them and whipt them out, it would only result
in their coming back with stronger fo'ce
and destroying my property in revenge"
81 neveh expected to heah Southern patriot
consider the safety of his property when theh
was chance to injure the enemy" said Can
naway, holly. Pm going to strike them
wherever can, aud hurt them by all the means
! can musteh, no match what the consequences
may be. l hold that any man that stops to
consider his own safety or property at this time
Is M trun n 10 1fri0 sal
"But, Gannaway," pleaded the kunnel, who
was not yet ready for any one to even suspect
him of lukewarmness how can We accomplish
anything? We might possibly get togetheh
enough men to make a raid. but there are YAM
kee troops on every one OF the main roads, and
we'd have to be strong enough to whip them
befo we could get to Sourmash."
MY plan is to avoid the main roads and get
in behind the Yankee gsrrisOns. We know the
country well enough to dash across it through
byroads, strike the Yankees at Sourmash
stunning blow, and get out again befo' they
can come down upon u.s."
So the debate began, and it ended by the
Kunnel agreeing to Gannaway's doing as he
wished, and placing the whole camp at his dis
posal
The venomous hate which Gannaway felt
for the men who had overthrown him in bat
tie, more than made good the disability of his
hurts, and he worked with such feverish en-
ergy that by the next evening he had gathered
out of the motley crew and from the surround |
ing country IS fairly good men, whom he |
mounted and armed with the best horses and |
weapons that he could find.
In the camp was small howitzer made for |
use in the Mormon war" which, by the way, |
was never fought. 1t was intended to be trans I
ported on the back of a mule and fired from |
there under certain contingencies. This fell !
under the eye of Capt. Gannaway as he was |
ronaging the camp for arms and equipments.
"1t's just the thing" he said after careful |
inspection "A piece Of artillery will be great |
help to us. We can't take along an ordinary |
cannon, because we must cut across where |
wheels can't CO. But this will do as much good |
as sx-poundeh, and we can take it wherever |
a mule can find foothold. Misteh Atkins"
"Pm heah, sah."
"Tm going to make yo' artillerist O. this ex-
petition, sah."
"Me?" said Atkins, looking far from pleased
at this announcement. I" don't think | can be
spared from the camp, sab. Tneh's nobody kin |
manage the corral and them teamsters but me,
sah."
"Well, they'll have to go without managing
then for few days. Put some man in charge
that amt able to go with u.s.
Captain, I've not done any fghtin' TO so
long that I've done clean got my hand out, I
sssho' you / have. I'm now usedter to man.
agin' teams an drivers than any other thing
Ell I'd leave this here camp TO day, every
tnlng Woulu GIT SO tangled up that they never |
could be Strengthened out agin."
az must admiah the beautiful ohdeh that
reigns heah now," said Ganuaway; but the
irony was lost on Atkins, who went on plead
ing earnestly: Besides, Captain I'm really |
not able to go. Pm all drawed up with the
an I have faintin' spells that are
likely to attack me jest when Pm most needed"
The dangerous smile that Gannaway wore
when he was very angry now played about his
mouth "Yallerhammer Atkins he said in
low tone, the significance of which the wagon
master fully understood, you'll put that how
itzer on the back of that mule theh Indicating
Me- and put the ammunition chests on anotheh
stout animal, and you'll take yo' place in ranks
without any mo- words and obey every ohdeh
given yO' on the instant Yo heah me-"
Aktins heard every syllable, and went to
work with what might be termed feverish ALAG
rity.
To those who are inexperienced in such mat
ters will explain, before going any further,
that it is one thing to decide to pack burden
on the back of mule, and quite another to ac-
conlplish the feat.
An eminent philosopher has left on record
the sage remark that the best time to set a heu
is when the hen is ready. will add that the