The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-09-03

tallow, you would have concluded that we en-
lJoyed it. am sure our host and hostess though t
SO. They did what they could and We bid
them good bye, feeling much sympathy for
them rs they had manifested for us.
That people do some times leave South Caro-
lima, to try their fortune in some western State,
and settle down OH land quite as poor IA that
from which poverty had cxpatriated them, is a
| problem that does not work according TO the
| rule of common sense. I'm exceedingly dusty
| country in dry seasons is sure to run TO the
other extreme in wet seasons. This was true
of Mississippi There had been little rain in
Mississippi from the time We entered the State.
on the 10th May 1863, til we left Roberts
| Mills, on the morning of the Sth August. 1t
was raining when we marched out of the camp.
| The soil in that section Of thar State w"a
mixed with lime and when wet took good hold
on everything with which it come in contact
In going from our camp to Forest Station, q
| distance of five miles, the wheels Of our guns
and caiSsons looked like huge wheels Of mud.
| We frequently stopped and dug the wheels out
| of the mud in which they had become incased.
While waiting at Forest Station two of our
| men, hy joint stock arrangement, started
"chuck luck bank with the puny sum OF ten
| dollars. Five of il was given for pack of
cards. Some western soldiers passing by were
| impelled, by that wonderful something, so
| characteristic of mans S curiosity to inquire in
to the modu, opcrandi Of tho tempting game.
| On being told that pocket book and consci> nc:
were the limit, one Of them dropped down q
| twenty-dollar Confederate bill. The Macbeth
| boys, like Meade at gettysburg. was whipped
before the battle aas fought If The western
soldier wins, we have bu, five dollars to pay
him and there will be row, here in u stones
| throw OF the officers. Such the logic of
| the bank owners. They concluded, however,
| t" risk the chances, and, like Meade ut Gettys-
burg, unexpectedly won. They soon had all
| the money the western boys hal, and left
Forest Station with pocket full of money,
some seven hundred dollars, and were happy
| Fuck who was looking on at the time, has an
| animated recollection o: il now.
Our guns were put OH the cars at Forest
Station, and the horses were carried by the
dirt road to Meridian. Securing transportation
for our horses ut Meridian we ran down to
Mobile and went into quarters q: camp iiculah,
Y. L
lovely camp, OH a clear, beautiful stream near
some paper mills, just in rear of the residence
| Of Miss Augusta Evns, now Mrs Wilson. The
| camp near the home Of the author of Beu-
lah, suggested its name. We had remarkable
easy time a. Mobile. The enumy had o.: put
! his a".allo"sS tread Vi an, OF the es,s tr ,I.~,
part of the State, and the fortiticaions along
| the Mobile bay guarded the water entrance Ia
| the metropolis Of Alabama.
The only incident have any recollection Of
| in connection with the Macbeth at Mobile was
the killing of one Of our horses hy lightning,
| in few yards of our tents, during thunder
storm. Gen Maury commanding that military
district, had but n small force at his command
and when it vas supposed 'ha. IN attack would
be made OF Mop.e. by ,hc Federal soldiers
then starting on an expedition from Pensacola.
| Florida. it WAS necessary for him to have
moro troops, anil among tho rcinforccmcnts
that we drited to Mobile. NIrI
FoRErAuGm' GREAT FE Ar-Buflalo,
August 2?.--Now it IS TIC great Snowman
Adam Forcpaugh, Jr., who is to startlc the
world by his prowcss in dealing with the
natural dangers Of the great Niagara, as his
managers announced here to-day for the
first time. lie has decided to walk his
horse Blondn over tight cable stretched
on the brink Of the great cataract on Sep.
tcmbcr Is. had a long talk this after
noon with Forcpaugh's representative,
Thomas ii. Davis, during which he said ::
Blondn is Morgan colt BY Adam. Jr,
bought near West Chester, Pa, three
years ago. The animal was fur wears o.!
last sl.iHg i 10 ioultcon and a half hands
high is compactly built and weighs 500
pounds Adam began training the colt at
Philadelphia carly last fail to walk the rope.
At first the rope was placed but two feet
from the ground. but before the circus start
cd out he corl dc y two and a hail inch rope
thirty feet long and twenty feet from the
ground. lie goes backward as well as for
ward, and has never yet had a fall. lie
has no fear whatever Of falling. and | don t
think there is any doubt but what he will
90 over the Niagara Gorge all tight on a
still day. lie wears patent rubber shoe
and is very crrciC.l and sure footed. L will
be big expense. but we don't care about
that for it will be a big card for the show,
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