The South western news. (Dawson, GA.) 188?-1889, 1889-01-30

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LES From THE END OF A
WATCH CHAIN.
Tom After in Macon Telegraph
For some time ! have worn upon
my watch chain as a charm bruis-
ed and battered bullet. 1t makes
an odd charm, but just at this
juncture, in my efforts to become a
Christian, am not able to wear a
Kohinoor diamond in its stead
When first allowed this roughen-
ed relic to dangle upon my vest, |
was frequently called upon for its
history, every man who saw it tak>
ing it for granted that l would not
attach it to my chain if it was not
attached to some history. When
ever this question was asked, and
had the time to devote to the cause
Of history, | would relate, with my
usual accuracy, how, where, when,
and by whom obtained, and other
information as would be necessary
to give entire satisfaction to the
seekers after light.
he other day a number of gems
tlemen happened to drop in on me,
and One'of them being something
of stranger, spied the dangling
bullet, and his curiosity prompted
him to say:
'Where'd you come across that .
That bullet was cut out of the
heart of member o. the Flfty-frst
Georgia at the battle of Seven
Pin ;. l replicl.
IS that SOP chorasod several.
Yes. You sec there lad been
some pretty tough fuhtin- and the
regiment was badly thitnod olr,
One man named Jones, with bray
cry uneqnaled, finding that one Icy
one his comrades we're leaying him,
either shot down CT forced 30 the
rear Ivy the showers Of shot, took
position behind a pine tree through
which hole had just been bored
by 4 small Parrot shot. For sever
al minutes he fired bis gun through
that hole. The enemy were picked
off one by one, and yet they were
unable to see the soldier who was
firing at them. Finally federal
sharpshooter saw the puff IF smoke
from behind the tree and knew
there was a man there. Borrowing
the field glass Of bis colonel, the
sharpshooter discovered that the
white spot on the tree was the hole,
and taking aim he sent a bullet
through it. His bullet struck the
brave confederate IN the breast and
ceased his firing. He was taken
prisoner and the surgeon, in brob>
ing the wound found this identical
bullet deeply imbedjed in his heart.
After The surrender JOKES was re-
leased and i'll return for a small
favor gave me the bullet. He is
farming over here in Twiggs coun-
ty and is about as well as any man,
except that now and then he has a
nuttering Of his heart, caused, no
doubt, by the wound he received
from this bullet
We'll, that's not what you told
me, said one Of the party; 'yoa said
it figured in the battle OF Chanccl
orsville, and that it was coughe
up by soldier twenty years after
it had been sent into him by a
Yankee gun. | remember yeu said
I the soldier was. in the act Of stOop-
ing forward to pick up a cartridge
he had dropped, when the bullet
struck him squarely in the center
of the top Of his head, passing
through the brain and lodging
Somewhere in his throat. Twenty
years after, while suffering with an
attack Of whooping cough, the bul.
let came up, the soldier gave the
bullet to YOU
Before could set myself right
another man said:
He told me that he picked it W
by the side Of four members OF the
Twenty,irst Georgia at Antietam
He said while walking over the
field just after the battle he came
across four men lying in road
each having a hole clear through