Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-05-23

He ased 10 be scared half GU Of his wits. an,
when he went TO bed would look fesrfully q
the windows and seem TO see "the booger,
looking in =; him
He tells Of an incident just after the fsmou,
Sagcr execution in Augusta, which well
NIGH, have tried strong nerves. He was in
the vicinity of the spot where the gsllows had
stood, with 4 comnsnion, in the early dusk
Suddenly they saw fsure draped in white,
moving about the spot
Great Heavens. Will look there, :" said
his companion. and without psusius for scirn-
I utc investigation took TO his heels. The
Major thought If YOU are indeed such stuff
As dresms are made OF Ill know the fact. hy
Irush :"
Tie appros he'd The thing. whatever it
Wa stood still a moment, and then made
| bolt The noise il made in 'sboltiny"
proved # 10 be no ghost. The Major pur-
sued and called for help II was, indeed, a
serious matter, for the sppsr,tion proved to
be mailman, escaped from some place in
The vicinity lie bad on \ straight Jacket,
but had somehow worked his hands loose
somrs hat lie was secured and returned 10
bis relatives
The Msl0r, being at liberty during the
noted trial for the murder OF Sager, attended
court, and his memory is 50 clear that he
quotes exactly the closing words of the eoun.
sci for the defense.
An account Of this varied experienced man
would b. very imperfect without notice of
his unique and hard experience in the famous
Msdawaska or Aroos,ook War, in 1859. lie
was at work at the self same bench he works
At row, one stormy February day. when the
Adlu'ant General entered, covered with snow
and ice. and saws
Come on my man, We want YOU on the
border
"Al right, says the Major, "when's the
timeg"
Next Monday"
AN night, am with YOU
This was saturday the 23i On Monday.
February 2tth, the Major in command of |
some seventy men. started for Aroostook
These men we're chiefly from Hallovell and
fUt''on. They went entirely on foot, two
"agons carrying the baggage There was no
snow until they reached Bangor, after that
they had snow. They travelled about 200
miles. and on the 29th of April enrampcd at
lresque Isle. or rather quartered there. I
They put up AT private houses. aud many a
night their leader crouched and slept in the
chimney corner ON account of the over.
crowded houses
The late Thomas llnvey. of this city, LIST
Lieut.. was the only other officer in his com
pany. lie was very kind TO the men The,
carried with them n half barrel of Santa
cruz rum. II wasa fine Old spirit lust
ilke oil. The company was generous. aud
gave 10 their brethren of the ARTILLERY Co
many of whom were llalosell boys. one
third of the luxury The Major has AS "a
rehc of those days an old battered Canteen,
which was filled with HOLLAND gin for medl-
rnal purposes. Ii is curious fact that the
hree men who were concerned in this can
teen have each and all been laiI unler the
Il 10y the Major The csntecn was made
By VIM T.. Prescott, it was filed with spirit
BY one Sawtelle, and brought to the Msj1r ,
by one Gilman
Those were rough times when the Kan :
,ucks were twisting their fingers around a
icw more rocks and stumps on the Maine
border. The men did good service under n
good leader. lie may we'll be called the
nero of the Maiawasks War. rs well as the
Dli Sexton"
CA th,ir return they formally disbanded
1t Augusta. but before they parted the :
Major "hoye of his hat and thanked them
warmly for their services, and invited them
all To a hanquctin Iiallowcll. They accepted
md proceeded to the Eagle House, which
stood whore Wilson's Hall does now. They
were invited in by Landlord Thomas Wins
low, aud didn't the grub melt They enjoyed
themselves hugely.
he ten companies drafted into the service,
he onl, one now living beside the Major, is
apt. Jos. Perry Of Gardiner.
There are many other interesting expert
auces which might lie related of this man.
ore of his marked traits is his fOudness
for pets He had a little dog by him con
-tanty for seven years. and when he died he
was sincerely mourned lie has another
now to take his place lie regards animals
as almost human. The other day he covered
~ a horse whose owner had carelcssly left
exposed to the cold. That horse" said he,
looked round, and thanked me as much as
human
The major relates how he saw the first
Elephant which ever entered New England,
known as "Oll Bets a seven days wonder,
and more.
The majors clearness Of memory has al
ready been remarked. He justly pride- him
self on its possession. He remembers dates
IS well as facts. and his "reminiscences of
past events will always be of intense inter
st to those who have the pleasure of hearing
Them from his own lips.