Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-02

In that famous campaign known as 1.-THE
Wakarusa war" Col Alexander w. Jones was
| on the staff of Gen. David r. Atchison, who had
charge Of the pro-slavery forces. 1t was on the
Wakarusa that an incident occurred which
| caused Senator Pomeroy to ever afterward hold
Jones in grateful remembrance. Pomeroy saws
a correspondent of the st. Louis Globe Demo
crot, had made his appearance in Kansas a
| short time before, and, representing the New
England emigration aid society, he had scat.
tered Sharp's rifles and incendiary abolition
sentiments with considerable effect. Atchiso n
heard so much about the bad influence OF this
new abolition leader that as he marched into
Kansas he offered a good round sum for Pome-
roy, dead or alive, and issued proclamation to
Jones, who had knocked about on both sides
of the border, knew Pomeroy, and he was
about the only one in AtchisOn's command
VINO dld. one day there came into camp a
scouting party, bringing prisoner. AS usual
they went at once to headquarters. Atchison
mad been trying to get some sleep, and the
arrival aroused him. He raised himself up from
the blanket, and, with anything but good
humor, looking at Pomeroy, demanded:
"Who in--are your
stranger" replied Pomeroy, raising his
hands in deprecatory way. I'm an humble
follower OF the meek and lowly Master"
.--you, said Atchison, feeling around
- abOitionists."
rstfsnger drayIed P9meroy "please don't
AtchiSon found what he was looking for and
raising the bottle to his lips, drank
Jones! called AtchisOn. Then for the first
Tune GOmeroy saw his acquaintance, and his
face showed that he thought his last hour had
come. The aid stepped forward. Jones'" con
| the lines. and make him understand that If I
catch him prowling around my camp again I'll
stretch his - neck"
The young virginian and the Yankee aboli.
ZIONIST walked to the edge of the camp. Jones
| said:
at was close call for you, Pom"
nSai6 Do,
volume, and they parted. To this time Gen,
Atchison has never known that he had in hs
hands hands the man upon whose head he had set a
price, and who certainly would have been
hanged that day on the Wakarusa had the Vir.
ginian revealed the identity OF the prisoner.
to Washington for disposition His case was to
be kind OF pI ecedent for dealing with Prices
men; On the way Jones made terms with his
guard. When they reached Washington they
didn't 60 to the old Capitol prison. They set
out TO lind some of the prisoners friends, and
whom Jones had known years before as a
member of the Kansas Territorial court. And
the next acquaintance the former staff officer
OF Gen. Atchison renewed was with Pomeroy
then the head and front of the Kansas con.
ungent of statesmen at Washington.
rather saia rs6s the
there's man you ought to remember"
Yes" replied Pomeroy, "the face is certainly
| familiar, but don't quite place him.
81 am a follower of the meek and com.
menced Jones, raising his hands with gesture
| OF humility.
Jones, by thunder said Pomeroy. "What
| are you doing here?'
| The situation was explained
| Come with me-" said Pomeroy, and the
| oddly assorted party went TO the W bite House.
| When they came out they walked over 10 the
| War department After they got through with
| their business there the guard from Missouri
was without "a job Jones went to a hotel, carry
| ing in his pocket duly signed and certified bit
/ OF paper reading:
Col. a. w. Jones, of Sterling Prices forces,
IS hereby authorized to pass through the lines u
a couple of hours later Pomeroy entered the
NlrSlnlanS room. "JOneS," said he, 'under
the circumstances it won't do tor me to be seen
| with You. My advice to you is to go to Canada
ana stay till this thing is over. Here's some
thing that will help for expenses"
When Poineroy went out Jones opened the
The Nirginian took the advice. He went to
Canada and remained there until the war
ended. Then he went to New York and drifted
into speculation. He made some money, and
moved To WOOdbOrn, whence he entered the
New Jersey legislature.
Time passed. and Pomeroy was out of the Sem
ate and under u cloud. Jones had never seen
MIN from the time they parted in Washington
| In 1861. lie calculated the interest accrung on
that 5000, drew a draft Tor the whole amount
more than double the loan. and sent it to Pom
| eroy. The reply came back:
Dear Jones: I've got enough to last me
through life. Please contribute this to the
cause OF the meek and lOwly Master
Il divided 1t among three needy New Jersey
churches" said Jones. 1.-TWO of them have
done well. The third has gone all to pieces
under a diSgraced pastor don't know whether
tnere IS any moral to this or not