New-York tribune., 1886-05-23

Don Ouixote-iIkc. without piss or pciiAl',, % ,t
xy,,h sjmpe French leave they had s'uh'eten ou'
W VIZ Sor the tactsof the situation aud what
ever o1 adventure they nigh find nv the ways,nr.
They might have borrowed arms ennnen 10 so,.
an arsenal but they took none; evidently hecauso
they had been warned against 1t by the n,inint. 4,
iag experience of their patron saint the ai saat,
Ion OuiXote who frs; came 10 eie''
r,ef fr1m beng encumlered with too much
arms and trumpcry. After about an hour uii uii-
cvrntful stroll business began WIN mem ;'l a''E ,
Their entire frcnt by two eXaspcra'el
voiceS cNclaIming almost. in unison: IAN .''r''
Won -- chlcken-!,vcred sons Of puSi idninou3
black aholiticncrs you-halt ana SURRENDER. or
yr'lI riddle yer cowardly Yankee hides LOOKING
IN the direction from which all thise"cuiIOn cane
thcv made the disaHceabe acgIaIntadco Oh the
abovc-described Johnnics. who were covering t1.h
AT very short range with those identical double
barrelc shotruns all hammers mp ana hnGciS or
the triggers. After looking down the mnzzics OF
these guns an instant thinking tney cond see mo
vIianous "buck and ball" with which they were
loaded and sizing" the chaps behind
them, and remembering the curfeni qIh%.a,"" qh,s,or~
fhcv did not stand long upon the order of oheylng
bur obeyed at once So IN this first round; CnaiIcy
md Bon were taken prisoners. Ihcy, han sur
rendered TO necessity" had they not Ana vet
they were not happy, though Carlyle declared upon
the reputation of a great thinker that man is is
never happy until he does surrender 10 nece;sN: NV
All bur he explains that he then becomes happy
because whenever be surrcndcrs to necessity he d.
ways trlumphs over il
These two Rcbs kept " the drop on Charley ana
Bob and ordered them t. forward march. lhey
obeyed-maiched III direction away from nome
friends and everything dear to them; to JOIN
Beauregafd their captOrs tnOnght. But, alas, for
the best laid schemes of Rebs as well as other men
and mice. 4 hese BOYS in Blue SHE'D
wink full of meaning at eacn other.
excite he chivalrous admiration of their captors
who accordingly, gradually became soclabie IhlS
seemed to justify and gradually lead 10 more con-
fdcntlal or al least closer relations. Charley ana
Bob said they had been up all the night before and
were tired dull. etc.. and didn't care much whether
school kept or not or who kept IT, As they looked
hacl-iust to answer civil questions, you know
they were enabled to slow up almost InpeTceptlpiy
witnOur exciting the slightest toreboflngs III the
minds of their guards. Bnt why should they have
fOreb0dings, for cOuld not "Onc southern WIND.
etc. aud then were they not armed with the best
short range weapon YET inventedT ~ this means
and for these reasons pretty close union was coon
established between these representatives of the
two heiligeIent sections lhe instant Charley
who then and there colnnandef-in-chiei 01 the
Umon forces by right OF unanimously conceded
native military genIusl Thought the mon was
sufficiently restored 10 warrant the hazard, quicker
than hundred pound she'll bursting on Johnnys
nose ever cured INN of he iGaches, he cN ialmcd ::
d" Now Bob and wilrled and glabl ed the gun of
bis guard. Bob's cuard Was little ahead with his
man, aud hearing Tie UNEXPECTED racket IN HE
rear ne made Inc iat1l ms;Gae as LO1s wife.
and before ne could Ioc,ify it Bob had rcz n to
his gun also.
And then and there and thus and So wa. brought
on the VclcSt and toughest eight -hands-rOun
rough aud tuinnlc general engagement for the pos
session of those guns. and IN the meant me to Keep
their charges q. buck aAd DtlI from g'iIhE I'Os'
sun or stars. Then and is, ln hoi haste ana
with such desperation aS T. family expressed ~
HOgarfh'S picture Of the contest between aHgels
and devils Tor tnc ttnal pD~-"$slon oi cf:ihN de-
parted, these men JERK" ana ShpNeil ans puiIcd
aud pushed. and twisted AMI Wlcuciti, and
yanked and dodgcd. and pari and c9uujercI
ard tlruS', and kicked and STAMPED uDOu each
others feet. and fhumped with their knees. and bit,
and turned and roi Ell and hauled each other on the
ground, aid pulled and bowed a1d sg l"d ana
erunted. and cursed aud swore; but holding to
these -un, ali ihe time and keeping tnc.r ml1Zles
where they were safe, with the Ilp OF drS-
pcratlOn to which they felt the same grim
ob!igatlon as the man did to keep firm hold
of the paws OF The bear aIOund The tree Meantime
every HOW and then, 4 triFrer would strike q bush
and bang would 20 4 gun. HNe and 5y, Icy were
all completely tired out ana htd To mona an
aIIBistlce for wind. !hla they dni, su lar' hoIjs
fashion. Daring 'his al .Hisioe, 1 ,imlel who was
alWay, cool and m22n&nimouS and ready lo give
honor where ne found honor duc. ycnturrG thc re-
mark TO his partner in distress: Reb. Won are n
pretty good one. ] sWoWW Rcb showed ne was
miration for an enemy uucX'ccte.hj found wort ~
of his Steel, by reply 'ns IN the sr"Adiloc
the Southern gentleman: "Wcll-ycs-lank- y
aluz 'lOW'd ] waZ But danme # YOU ainf
a putty bad one-wus n ever Iecsoncd WIZ ever
raised north o old Mason u DiXonS iinc. rog cont
! just know I'm one o Major General Ee3ur, gard
hest picked men-iaIl skIru!s shor-Whip cracker 81
the lear euaro We know An dammc If We 'uns
dIdn't ainz say and believe. just as we said
and beneycd wallOpn n'ggers wuz accordin 10
law and Gospel, that any one Just decent south
aoEsn ps as s"T5 fo he ' wllin to YORK for lyio.
An l wuz crack sure | could get away with at
least ten of EN- IN square eiandup combat. An
here il you amt just bout held me p.um levels !
fars we've gone, and we've gone 'till IN most dam
nation trcd-an' you're INTERN me, tool
Then, after another pun end a few rapid long
brelihs. and httlc reelection where from amen
tirciy new idea cmed 10 strike him, b" resumed
:" thought twas strange NOu uns seemed 20 mold
weunS so near level at Shloh. u some oiher lace>
But our officers aPuZ SWorc you 'uuS hdd NOR six
to one o Ncuns.1 Now another pause ana moro
rclcctlon and another inspration, when ne re-.
sumcd "Il tell NOu wlat lank: If You should
lick me here, an that there other Ytnk should lick
my partner there, who thinks he's a eetle better
man IA am Gin' don't dare deny ii to his face
damme if ] don't begin 10 climb down out o my
high tree and take in what never struck within a
mile O me afOrc that mebbc all o yOu uns II lick
all o We 'uns; an wuz a;hinlNn il iyon'ns should
an then all o Us Uns y0u 'uns "a We uns) should
ever 20, together again i done LeiloTe %e Will
T oan) but If We sAoul an be frIcns N sian'
partners, 'pon honah couldn't We just g)b5ie the
worIiI'
Charley cut tins tall, short here bv replying:
" lcs, RCO; ! guess We cJlld that. Aui what IS
more 10 ne p0.n', am gong ID lick yJn now
for y0u have been wasting entirely too much wind
while have been saving nine With tbs Char 1
ley gave terrific jerk and wrench. Bob followed
sIut but the (Ouied rTacYs time bad 10; yet GUii'
come. The guns were still fast a, in the erip Of
despair, and the isAt-hand5-rOunG rough and tGm-
BE vas re umcd
But this tang could not last alWaya Bob. " bo !
was Charley confessed mieTlOr IN planning q cam
pugn, was, as oilen happened, lls superior IN con-
duCtmg II. He wa, now III h)rOurhly walked up : ]
besides lie had discovered that 1t was time for
tlouS and ne was hungry; Therefore, all OF a sud- /
den he made up his mmd that tine business must !
end IN time for breakfast. Making ms actions the .
children OF his Thoughts, vi Il Il go npouuI Nrrcu-
lean clOrt lie wTenched the gun from his adVrr- /
sary' grasp and gave hlm i whack over the head |
with the butt Of II that made nm cntlleiy sUbms-
sIve and respectful TO- that Line in abolition
lITolIng" Bat, just nov, the other Hcb had actu-
llly about HanAed htte Charley, ana to make
his situation more desperate Charley was
Just almost out of wind and calling Justify .
upon Bob for rcintoIcemontS lob did not .
stand upon tcchnlcatlrs as some Of our
ealous Generals did-to the great delrimcut Of
he seryIce-but responded at once and with the
same tactics he had found finally cttcacious against
us own late adversary, whack over the head
Nith the butt of the captured gun. Now final
and decisive victory was won and Charley and Bob
rad trumphcd over the necessity 90 winch they
mad surrendered and were happy lust as Carlyle
;aid Having Thus won a complete victory in a
tcneral engagement wherein they had actually !
lllcd or maze prisoners the entire OppO. Ine force