The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-12-27

NINhHAL ANU hiVi hhhAMAHt
from a distance, They always give warns.
ing Ia some way, but q rifle ball ID
htealthy, aud does itA work In q fash,
without warning"
Glow about u cross drei"
ooh, then ono has 90 take his chances.
I have been whore shells, cannon balls aud
bullets fell oil about me, but was never
injured, You must remember" no added
smiling, "that by careful computation, 10
takoh, on tho average, a ton OF lead TO
kin ono man In battle, When wa were
In n building examining the wounds OF
Gen. Mcpherson, several shells and can.
non balls struck ~, some passing through
ita aldea,
General Mcpherson wa ono OF the
bravent OF men and u great loss 10 tho
country. law him fall from HIS horse,
and soon had him taken into tho house.
Wrenohing on u door from tho building,
aud placing ono end on tho window aill,
the other end being supported by chair,
we laid hia body upon H. saw At hrat
glance nj HIS face tho u~nmlAtakoablo
palor OF death, aud tho unfaillng align In
the nxod glazed eyes and net Jaws, He
had then ceased TO breathe, and there
was no pulse or porooptlve motion OF tho
heart. We looked for tho wound, and
found that tho ball had entered low down,
above tho hip, not far from tho spine. a
clehno cut wound that a bali always makes
when entering. The blood was flowing
from II prOfulely, We thon looked for
tho wound OF exit, which In generally n
ragged one, but could ilnd mono, / placed
my hand on his breast and felt carefully
over tho surface In tho region OF tho
heart, l finally felt something hard un.
der tho skin, and I told tho surgeon l 30.
liovod thu bullet had lodged there. A
slight incikion through the skin with tho
surgeons knife, and tho ball dropped out.
IL had trayOrsed diagonally entirely
through his body, and must have gone
directly through his hoart, killing him
instantly"
"Is II true. General, ~ I have been told
ia Atlanta, that you entirely destroyed
that city during the WARP
'It wah not true" no replied with oon
siderable emphasis and feeling, ~ did
not destroy that city, although ! had II
in my power 20 do so;but l have heard 10
reported many times that / did. We, OF
course, destroyed the railroad depot; wo
did this by undermining II, and tearing
10 down, and thon setting fro TO the deb
ris, 10 got IL out OF tho way, Tho Con.
federateS had buried some shells In close
proximity unknown 10 us), which In
consequence OF che FIRE soon began 10 OK.
plode, making thinga very lively for a
time. The Klmbll House aud n fow
other buildings were consumed In con-
sequence. There were not In all moro
than two blocks Of tho city burnt"
Glow did hosouthorn soldiers compare
with those of tho northW / asked,
"Tho southern soldiers were brave; IN
that respect l think they compare favor
ably with our boys" no continued. But
che majority OF the common soldiers OF
the South In the time Of tho war, were
not as well educated as oure,'' we argued.
"Doyounot think that education makoa
men moro brave''I asked.
81 scarcely thiuk no." no smillngly rO-
piled, an fact, l am inclined 10 think
that tho loss ono knows, the moro cour-
ogeous he will be, other things being
eauAl.n
Speaking OF politics, the General said;
'Genorai Harrison Tho Proaident-oleot,
"a ono OF my boys. Ho is a splendid man,
and O brave soldier. have known him
many yoars, and knew his father and
grandfather, Major Mckinley, or Ohio,
who IL becoming 10 prominent; / have
known him sluoo he was n baby"
As / arose TO 40, tho General said; Lot
me relate 20 you u little episode OF my
famous innron TO tho sea. One dry l
haltod with my stnff nt u house on n largo
plantation, and asked the gray hoadod
old planter sitting on tho piazza, for a
drink Of water. Ho called 10 some OF his
oolorod men-then alaves-and ordered %
bucket OF water, which wassoon brought,
with a gouri TO drink from. While and
r1y officers were drinking from %thegourd,
the old planter sAt and eyed us inquisi.
lively. He, of course, knew that l was an
officer from my dress and stan, but did
not know my rank Of office or name.
"He1rlng ono Of my stnn address me as
General no turned quickly with o look
OF surprise and said!
"'Are you n GenoralP
"'Yes. SIR was my reply
"'What Is your nnInef'
fisherman
fisherman; you General ShormanP
al supposed am
"'How many men have you gotP
"tA Million
"'Now I'd Just like to have you answer
me one question mere Where arc YOU
going from heref
"'Well, now that Ia considerable 10 rs'
quest OF nm entire stranger, and under tho
circumstance
"'But / promise 10 keep II n secret
care You sure that yon can keep the
secret. II | lmuGrt u 10 yonp
"'Cnrtolnly, certainly I win; on myhon
or as gentleman
"'But there is n risk you know. What
II l should tell, aud nay intentions become
publicly knownf
az promise that / will not tell your 80
oret to q single human being. You can
trust ~ 70 me implicitly
"'You are quite suro | can trust your
"'Most certainly / am, with the utmost
safety (Said eagerly.)
"'well, then, ] viii toll you'll am go
Ing Just whore ] DIN please Good day.
"rhe expression Of that mans face can
be bettcr imagined thau described, on his
being informed Of my intentions.
NV II y said no in conclusion II havc