The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-02-13

tho cattle were divided int0 lolA Of 100
each, aR that number could he more
easily handled, Nov, any one who has
ever seena wild Western steer can easily
imagine iuat how they would pqforml
when iheY we're being whipped up with
tho hnders long guad sliolis, down q
narrow street with rhaRp clothing red
shirls eio, hanHag in frpntof lh0Humr
orous atoWa, nymg in their faces "
simply made ihem furious. One old.
bpid-hOwed follow suddenly lowered
hiR head shot his tan into tho air aud
mads O rush fora rod shirt The door
Was open and ha never stopped until hG
reached tho rear end oi tho store AZ
that spot stood q sewing machine win q
red cover Gyur a. The steer saWit
lowered his head and dashed 40 it Tho
sewing machine went up W tho ceiling
aud came down WreGf in Che mean
time the proprietor had taken refuge
under the counter About this time q
herder appeared ON tho scene, and with
hls long goad stick proided the steer out
10 good shape,
Hat tho Hebrew proprietor WAS the
worst scared and tho maddest man
ever saw lie declared that $3.50 would
not begin 10 pay him the damages, Ito
was told togo 10 Colonel He'll Tor redress,
and he lost no time In going down 10 tho
bank Of tho Old Dominion, whore tho
ColDnel'a headquarters we're located,
Tho Colonel, who had not boon made
aware Oi tho circumstances, was thuR-
darstruek whom tho Hebrew rushed Ia
with his hair standing on end and his
eoat-tail dying out straight enough 10
play checkers on, Ito opened up tho
music With "Col0Bel, | am all broke
upi my clothing all ruined, my sewing
machine II all broke up, and 800 will
not pay me-"
Tho Colonel ordered him 10 shut up
and GOV out OF the office, but II was Of no
uael tho man went right on with his
complaint llo soon had his damagoa
raised 10 $500, and $50 help mo Moses,
not ono cent less would settle No."
iy this time tho Colonel had himself
got mad clear through Calling on Or
derly, he told tho lattor TO take that
crazy fool TO tho old slave pen and give
him shower bath,
AZ that moment Captain A, u, Mott,
who had charge Of tho beef cattle, came,
and upon learning tho trouble, went
with tho Hebrew t0se6 what the amount
Of damagoa really was lie settled all
claims by paying $50 % repair mo sow
ing machine and that ended Hie fun
have often hoard peopld 6ay since
tho war "Woll, n you we're In tho Cons
mIasary Department you had soft
time Of II, and never In danger oi bolng
shot" Granted 10 o certain extent A.
tho same time, can assure you that tho
johnnloa, who were always short Of ra-
tiona, we're alwaya on tho lookout 10
gobhlo tho oommiafary train, And after
u battle, n tho commiaaary was not
promptly ON hand with his train 10 feed
the tired and hungry soldiers, what o
howl would bo raised by tho army u
used 70 bo one oi Tho soldier aayinga,
ono good ratIonal NO good fight"
I knew II 10 bo O fact that tho com'
misHnry worked day and night, and noy'
or know whom Sunday camo, uuloaa N
was by ,ho double work ho had 10 do on
that day llo always had TO tako o
mountain Of aooldlng whom tho ationa
were bad Tho fault Of tho contractors
In Now York. Philadelphia aud Boston
would bo saddlod ON the commiwary
Woll, tho most Of them lived through H.
and do not know Of ono that n drawn.
Ing pension to-day, Captain o, A, Co.
burn, IN ~ " Tribune,