The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-04-10

der-straps come Off your sword broken, and You
kicked out of the army in disgrace"
"WhO arc your"
"None of your business; you will find I am
perfectly able to carry out my threats, if you
don't pay"
He looked me over, straw hat and purple
coat, and spoke to his mon. In few minutes
they paid, but have always thought ifthe price
had been dollar or two more, they could not
have raised it. Landegon had been removed
on the previous day by mombcr of his COM
pany of the 9th N Y. Cav / did not sec him
again until 1878, on my way to Minnesota.
After he got we'll he went South with Kill
patrick, and was his Chief of Scouts, and an ex-
cellent one he made.
PART II.-1sS9.
Some time during tho month of March or
early in April, 1899, received Il letter from DIR.
i. A. Dew, who lvos some 30 miles this side of
Richmond, in which he stated that no would
like to hear from my wounded friend" At
ter some delay, sent him the address of John
w. Landcgon, of Coles 81 Landegon, Exchange
Hotel, Port JerVs, Orange CO., N. Y, and soon
aftcrward. | received an invitation from Dr.
and Mrs Dew to come and see them. About
four years ago | went ~ far as Fredericksburg
with the intention of making them visit, but
gave it up, after going a few miles toward Bell
Plain, to see an old friend named Silver. Nc
Enany, one of my old scouts, and l. were caught
i'll rain storm, and finally returned to Wash
ington without going to PonoIa. This time |
told tho Doctor | would como toward Che end of
May, but in the meantime terrific storm de-
strOyed the railroad from fredericksburg to
Richmond, and it was not until tho middle of
Juno that travel was resumed.
| reached Pcnola on tho Goth of June and
was met at the depot by young man, who
asked: "Aro you Mr.. knight" | said: Yes,
and | suppose your name is Dew" lie said it
was, and added: g was not thought of, dare
say, when you were here before" He insisted
on carrying my valisc and said Father is
at the house. Mother has been in Richmond
several days, but we expect her home tonight.
They will both he mighty glad to see you, and
we were all very much disappointed at your
not coming four years ago.
When we reached the house the Doctor met
me aud shook hands and said, pointing to the
stump of u tree THAT is the place where you
left the man that was wounded" DIR. Dew is a
smaller man than had always thought him,
and his whiskers are tinged with gray. His
family consists of two sous and four daughters.
Phil, the young man who met me ut the depot,
is % Gertrude II, and Lucy about five; these
were the only ones ut home. Lucy was one of
the shyest little beings | ever saw. 1t was q
long time before she could be induced to speak,
and when she did, she appeared to recognize
her own temerity and seudded off behind the
house, pceping around the corner to 500 what
would happen.
| could scarcely realize that % years had
passed since my visit in 1864. / remained with
tho Doctor one day, and he gave me tho address
OF his wife in Richmond. i called in the morn
ing, but the family was out. | left my name
and stated that came from Penoia, and that
would return at p IN. When Mrs. Dew came
| home the colored girl told her that gentle
man named knight, from Caroline County, had
called. Mrs. Dew said:
81 don't know anyone by that name in Caro-
| line. I'll bet it's my Yankee friend from
! Washington"
| to the door herself. Neither of us recognized
! the other, but we could surmiso each others
| identity, and she asked:
"Are you my friend Mr.. Knight"
81 am, if you aro Mrs. Dew"
| She showed me into tho parlor, aud intro
| duced me to her sister and her two daughters,
| who received me almost like hero. The sister
subsequently produced some we'll preserved
| Confederate bills, which they insisted on IN Y
Keeping AS a relic 1 had brought a couple of
| dolls for Gerry and Lucy, which were duly adj
mircd aud pronounced the perfection of dolls.
| AS the family intended to return to Penola,
| they were compelled to leave me alone in the
parlor, while they made their preparations for
| departure. Presently the door-bell rang, and
as the girl opened the door, heard a feminine
| voice whisper:
Els he here2"
ayes; no is in the parlor, alone"
"Well, am going in TO see him." and 6
young lady came in and said:
Arc you Mrs Dow's Yankee friendH"
~ am" / said.
,Yhereupon she caught me by both hands
aud said
have heard of you all my life, and have
always wanted to sec you aud tell you that
think you are a splendid man. II everyone
had boon like you, things would have been 81
much better"
The family returned TO Penola in the even
ing, and called on Miss Van Lew who is Iiv
ing with her niece She said that none of he
old friends over called on her, and also ascer
tanned that all of my old Richmond friends ar
dead but one, aud him did not SEQ. appen,
two letters one from the Doctor aud the othe
from his daughter, Gertrude.
JCDsoN KSIGHT,
Chief Scout, Headquarters.
Army of tho Potomac.