The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-02

sorry was tn6t L cOuIo not keep my
out of his pockets to them.
When l entered their door they met me in
deep grief. They had heard OF the death Of
their relative. they thanked me over and
over again for informing them and also
for sending the pocket knife, watch and
chain and other little things which found
IN his pockets. / did not then understand,
but afterward saw the letter written by
my capturers for me, detailing the circum-
stances Of his death. just as had told them
while was prisoner. And / was shown
The package containing the dead mans pos
sessions, marked prepaid"
YOUNG MAN FILLED.
One of the saddest spectacles, remarked a
captain of the Fifty seventh Georgia he had
to witness in the war, was the death of q
young married man, who had Just secured
a pass home to see his young wife. He was
a brave young man, and had performed his
service SO we'll, the captain said, that every
body was enlisted in his behalf Every
body who had any influence had made an
effort to get furlough for him, and at last
they had succeeded. He received his fur
Tough and it was handed to him while he
was fighting from behind breastwork.
When the storm lulled he began to bid his
Comrades good-by. and he got ready to leave
on his happy mission. Overjoyed, himself,
at being able to get away, he facetiously
remarked as he laid his gun down,
81 will tell the other bows
good-by too.n and he put his
mead out of hole in the breastworks but
before he could get it away u sharpshooter
discovered him.
"Bangl" went gun, and his friends who
stood around him held their breath. The
young man staggered backward and fell
The furlough dropped out of his hands, q
tremor shook his body, and it was all over
with him. He was dead That very night
a message came to him from home, announc-
| ing the sudden death of bis wife. and the
next day Lee surrendered.
HOW 1T FEELS.
when went into the first fight was
as scared as a child when his nanny is
going to whip it." said an officer. "My
legs were mighty weak and they looked
like they'd drop from under me in spite of
all could do. They give me a sword, aud
l marched off ahead of my men. The min
ute got into the fight-jest seemed like
every man on to'ther side was shootin' at
me. told the boys to fire for dear life,
and less hurry up and git outen it. / stood
| it few minutes, when / saw some fellow
| drop close to me. grabbed his gun and I
began to shoot like the rest. felt lots bet
ter, too. Seemed sorter like was defend
| ing myself then. Before felt like was a
| target set up to be shot all to flinders with
out opening my mouth"
/ Entering the fight is the greatest cross in
! battle. Every man, remarked another
captain, on entering is going to look at his
neighbor to see how he is standing it. If
his neighbor Is brave, it is encouraging. If
he is not the first impulse on seeing him is to
| fly to the swamp.
The captain said on entering a battle he
| glanced up the line to see how the rest of
the officers were doing, and he became very
much demoralized. To the left he found
| two captains wedged in behind a big clay
root. They were as close together as they
could get. Neither uttered a word and
they remained there until the firing ceased.
| Turning to the other end of the line he saw
an officer hauling a frightened soldier into
| line. The captain was cursing the private,
and the poor fellow was creeping along
as if being led to a slaugh.
ter. He looked then to see
if any of his men were out of line, and he
discovered robust fellow lying fiat on the
ground behind a large tree. The captain
went to lin and demonstrated with him,
but the poor fat fellow was 10th to move.
When he did move he crawled along on his
belly to the line, and stopping he looked
| fitfully up at his captain, as IL to ask,
"Must l go into deaths" The officer told
him to shoot. that he might hit the man
who would kill him or his captain. The
weakly man got upon his knees, and, SPRING
| ing the gun, fired it into the air while he
turned his head away. The captain jerked
him upon his feet took the gun from him,
| fired 1t once or twice, and pushed the big
| fellow out into the line, without weapon.
The big man seemed dazed q moment, and
he began to dod &c his head. Hand me
| that gun, p" he cried furiously, as ne ap-
preached the officer, "You must think am
crazy to stand up here and be killed" He
took the gun then, and was ever after at
his post in fight.
DIDN'T KNOW THE SOUND.
On another occasion a tough fellow was
discovered tip-toeing about in a pine
thicket, looking up into the trees, while the
| fight was going on. The captain re-
preached him, and asked him why he was
not fighting.
"Wny cap" replied the genial fellow,
"darn If can see er soul to shoot at.n
| What In thunder are you after hereg"
Captain, I'm so hungry Pm bout to
famish. and Pm airter some of these here
darn little snowbirds to briIs."
Where do you see any birdsa"
| II amt seen 'em yet, but the pines are
full or them. Can't you hear 'em sing
ingp
1t was the bullets whistling through the
trees, and the soldier was marched back to
| line.
! THROUGH A SAVANNAH STORE.
Notwithstanding the iniunctions upon the
men against stealing and plundering, the
army was full of these sort of fellows, an
| old soldier remarked. They sometimes
! plundered for the fun there was in it. He
| said that on one occasion, while his CON-
| pany was stationed near Savannah, one of
his men came into camp with fine meer-
schaum pipe and a pretty silver cup. He
/ was unable to find out from the soldier
where he obtained them, but he suspec ted
that they were stolen. That night the
soldier was arraigned and he gave the story,
| for which he was imprisoned the rest of the
| time during the stay in Savannah.
He said that with other members of the
company they walked into a store on
| Broughton street. A lad and an old colored
| man were the only occupants. When the
| the boy saw the soldiers enter he skedaddled
| down the lane, aud the old negro started
out the door after him as fast as he could,
| The men seized him before he got out and
brought him back. The old man begged
piteously for his life.
Bosses take ev'ything you wants, but
for God sakes don't kill de ole Niger"
The men went through the store, and
while one took the water cup the other
seized the bookkeeper's pipe AS they started
out the old negro made them low bow,
saying:
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