The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-06-11
"And do you see from here any indi
cation of heavy ordnance there?'
"Not the least."

pAouuiys AefC OWO tulEGy -tWo-pOulu-
ers and sixty-pound Parrot gun in
barbette up there"
Major White was astonished, and
hastily made more notes on his dia-
gram. Then he said: II trust you have
your magazine concealed so that the
enemy can not throw shell into it and
blow it up"
Fright you are" was tho reply.
Our magazine is in tho hillside down
there by the railroad station. They
could never lind it, or send a snot into
it."
"You are certainly in splendid shape
for an attack" said the Major. GLOW
many mon are fit for duty?"
"Fifteen thousand, and a reinforce
ment Of brigade are on their way hero
now from Nashville"
Indeed" exclaimed the inspector,
''and brigade on their way here now!
Why, you are wide-awakc."
81 need to be, you see," said the Cen
eral. do you hear that firing on the
picket line, and there comes Colonel
Brownlow now"
| Colonel Brownlow rode up the slope
on sweating horse. On his head was
Tapping gray slouched hat. He wore
no other uniform than the blue blouse
of the private soldier, and slung at his
back as he rode, carbine. He saluted
the group and said: sit looks to me,
General, as if there was going to be
trouble We have stirred up a big
hornets nest over there on the pike, and
1 think there is infantry back of tho
skirmish line. You might send out a
light piece of artillery and see what it
is. 1t looks to mo like an attack"
THANK you, Colonel. Now. Major, If
you have inspected tho works sufficiently
to report to General Rosecrans, we will
go down to dinnerr'
''That suits me, sir. I sec nothing
more to inspect. But it occurs to me to
ask if you have any extra muskets not
in use? We need some down the line"
"Yes," said the General eve have a
Thousand stand of new Springfield
muskets boxed and lying near the rail-
road down thcre."
~ will make noto of that" said
the Major, as no followed the group to
headquarters. When this was reached,
tho General turned to Mike, the orderly,
and said: Call Whipple to take your
place and you come in and wait on the
table, Mike. We have company at din
ner to-day. Lay an extra plate, and
don't forget to count noses as you die
when Stoneman took dinner with me
last week"
Mike looked carefully at the visitor
and replied: "Yis, sor. Olive he'd mt
two Dyes on the gintleman ever since
he KEN into camp. Niver fear but Oil
reminder himH
, Major White turned and looked a
Mike. Then he looked across the spire!
: of Franklin. and slowly followed thu
General into the tent. Tho dinneI
, served on that occasion was triumph
of army cuisine. Army beefsteak, arm.
coffee and army bread were followed b,
the inevitable black bottle from TIL
mess-chest, and all wero happy. Mix
! was handy man at all camp duties
! Plates were promptly changed, glasse
duly rinsed, and then Mike stood
attention in the corner of the tent
where the swords which the officers hat
laid aside were standing. While wi
and the black bottle passed aroun'
, Mike handled the swords with l1gh
= touch. He took up Major Whites.
was nice, silver-mounted affair. Mix
, laid it softly back among the rest an
stepped out of the door. He was gon
, about ten minutes, and was not missed
The attenti ton of the group at table wa
j, attracted shortly after Mike returned b
! the tramp of a squad of soldiers, and b
the cries which halted them at the doc
, of the Generals tent.
"Halt! Order arms! Rest!'
"What is that, Mike?' said the Ger
:: eral, sharply.
n Mike hesitated and turned very RED
9 Then he slowly took up Major White
i sword, held it under the Generals eye
q and pointing to an inscription cut be
meath the hilt said: 'Plaze, sor, rea
= thot!'
The General read slowly, but so tina
4 all could hear: Colonel James Peyto1
First Tennessee Infantry, c. s. a."
T Major White sprang to his feet, but
n dozen muskets covered him from TN
!. lifted flap of the tent-door. Then b
coolly thrust his hands into his trou!
ers' pockets and said: "What an ovel
g sight"
- "Give me that diagram and your p'
oorc III tho General
o Major White took out his papers an
q laid them on tho table. Then he aske
4 leave to write some personal letter.
10 This was granted. Meanwhile two di
q patches went over the wires instantl,
o. One was in these words: "Have taken
q confessed spy. Had on Union uniform
Had made diagram of works. Ho
d shall we dispose of him"
o This is the answer: Convene drum
ID head court-martial. If guilty, act II
stantly according to law"
," When the relief brigade marched I'M
Franklin the next morning they So
IS near the station a temporary galioV
y and newly-made grave. They relate
lg to what was only an incident in tt
great rebellion. He was young al
a bravo and noble, and he would ha'
III been successful but for little owe
a sight.-A. r. Worden, in n. Y. Tribun
Gladstone's Message to Young Men.
of Be sure that every one of you has b
th place and vocation on this earth, al