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Jtirainia free 2ress.
W. W. b. GALLAHER, Editor.
Charlestoacn, Jefferson County, West VI
February rs, 1886.
Sd M Jones.


In Cincinnati recently Sam Jones made
an assault upon the worldliness of that
city. His text, in part: BE not con-
formed to this world" We have only
space here for the conclusion:
Il want you to know this, that | would
not say anything about Cincinnati that l
wouldn't say about New York or st. Lou
is. You are no meaner than other places.
The only thing I've got against you is
that you're so much like other people.
[Laughter.1 Cincinnati seems to boast
that she is the meanest city in the world.
Brethren, quit talking that way. You're
no meaner or worse than other cities.
Now, let's see how good we can be.
/ have talked an hour or more; now
you take these things away with you. |
tell you candidly tonight, brethren, that
there are things in this discussion enough
to send us all home and make us fall on
our knees and pray the balance Of the
night.
Now just one simple illustration, then
l am done. never refer to the late war
between the States that it is not with sad
ness. | was too young myself to be sol
der. If had been old enough | would
have gone with my father and brother to
the front-I would have fought with all
my might, | would-but there is not
man in the United States of America
that will die by the grand old flag Of the
Union any quicker than | would. | was
deluded, bamboozled | was misled (;
that's what was the matter with me.
When | was in Loveland last summer
General Heath and many promil ent men
took me by the hand, and | just fell
head-over-heels with them.
Brother that's the honest sentiment in
my heart. The Ohio river is no longer
the dividing line. We love those on the
one side as well as we love those on the
other. But during this last war we all
admired the bravery Of men and Gener-
als-thdt thrills my soul to-day. You
have heard many illustrations on your
side, let me give you one on the other
side-you admire bravery everywhere.
At the battle of Franklin when Johnston
had retreated before Sherman to Atlanta
and the manned General Hood took COM
mand, General Hoods tent and head |
quarters were on an elevation from where
he overlooked the fight. He was walking
or rather hobbling in front Of his tent
in the afternoon and, as he would turn |
his head and look back towards the bat
tie, he could see that a fort in a locust
grove there was battery that was liter
ally hewing his ranks down in the front.
He walked up and down, and every time
ne would face the battle field he would |
zee his men falling before that deadly bat
cry. All at once he stopped and looked |
1t the battery, and he called his Adju- |
ant General. Said he, Adjutant Gen
eral, come here" The Adjutant Gener-
Il rode up, "Go and present my compli-
nents to General Cheatham and tell him
ask at his hands that fort in the locust /
yrove." The Adjutant General rode off
md in few minutes returned and said
General Hood, General Cheatham is
missing and they think he Is killed, he
las not been seen in two hours" Hood |
lropped his head and walked up and down |
n front of his tent, and as he would turn
lis eyes they fell on the fort in the locust |
yrove moving his ranks down. He called |
lis Adjutant General again and said {:
Adjutant General, 90 and present my
TO General Cleburne and say |
o him that | ask at his hands that death |
fort in the grove The adju-
ant General again loped of. After
while he returned and said: General |
Hood, they can't find General Cleburne;
hey think he has been killed, too Cen
.ral Hood once more dropped his head
md walked up and down in front Of his
headquarters. He once more called his
Adiutant to him and said to him: Give
nv L,re he i soffenino down now 90