Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-31

; elays clnGon-,vlat we call spent ball
| cara rolling along. The temptation to puf
out ones foot 10 sop such ball was almost
irresistible. The soldier have mentioned
| yielded 20 Ii. With i merry smile ne put
| cut his leg anu in ali instant his foot was
| cut off and he Sank to the ground MANNED
| shattered cripple for life, weeping like a
| child a. his awful misfortune
ais FUNNIEST
tslnk the funniest incidents observed
during the civil war were some of those
that occurred among the colored people dur
ing the march to the sea from Atlanta
Many OF the negroes hailed the coming OF
the Yankees. bringing the freedom Of the
colorec people with them, as certain indi
cation OF the immediate approach of the
judgment day and the end of the world
Consequently there was great religious
excitement among the darkles, and by many
OF their preachers 'protracted" or ''revi-
VAL meetings were held. The incidents
that occurred 10 some Of these meetings
oeggar description. / remember on one
occasion the preacher tried his utmost to
induce one big buck negro to come to the
''mournerS' 5ench,' but withOut..avail. AT
lon@th losing all patience he exclaimed, by
de holy apostle, de word of de Lohd shall
done smite dat man. and suiting the action
70 the word he felled Ghe buck senseless to
ti4' --OLlil Wy Il AItIltluOuS DlON VI Lut
head, delivered with pondorouS volume
Of the Scripture. WIN. 7. SHERMAN.
JOE JoHSsToN'S YARNS.
Perhaps the most touching incident arts
ing in connection with the war that | now
recall came TO my notice on railway train
which also bore as a passenger the very
pretty young wife of a brave young soldier.
who by daring bravery had secured promo
ton from the ranks to q Confederate cap
taincy. The wife was a Pennsylvania girl
whom he bad met while visiting in the
North. and whom ne had married and taken
TO MS Southern home Just before the break
ing out of the war He was one of the first
to enlist IN the Confederate army. and in
order 10 devote himself wholly 10 the cause
he sent MS wife. at the first boom of The
guns ut Fort Sumpter. back TO her parents
IL Pennsylvania TO remain until the great
struggle was ended. Now in 1865. after a
five Years separation. she WIS Oh her way
South TO rejOin ner husband. and place in
his arms their four year-old daughter whom
he had never seen.
II was not long before all the passengers
on our car knew the romantic story OF the
pretty little woman ANA her beautiful child.
and there was not 4 man among US who did
not feel u tender, protecting interest III
bolh. There never was I. woman whose
hea"t was more fun of love aud ioy She
could do nothing but talk of the captain and
wonder il he had changed so that she
couldn't recognize him, or if he wouldn't be
able 10 recognize her. Then she would fall
to wondering if he would know his little
daughter by her resemblance to himself if
he met her in the street, which as ne had
never set eyes on her scarcely seemed prob
able. Throughout that long days ride we
all entered most heartily into that dear lit
tie WOman'S hopes, fears, doubts and Joys,
and shared them to such an extent that we
10 lou
she was.
We reached cur journeys end and before
the train had fairly stopped a tail, elegantly
proportlOned, handsome fellow OF twenty
seven came bounding into our car. The
little woman gave such a scream of Joy as
shall rever forget, and in less time than |
can tell Ii was standing in the car aisle
arms; and tears Of Joy unut-
terablc coursed down two beau
tIful young faces rs their lips met.
For my own part, my own eyes were so full
of binding moisture that | could see moth
ing When the proud and happy Young wife
and mother led her husband for the first
time 10 the place where their little child
lay sleeping.
HIS MOST LAUGUABLE.
In one Of the early battles of the war. in
the hottest part OF the action. I felt my
pulled by i young fellow whom |
recognized as having been engaged in to-
bacro factor, prior TO mis- enlistment.
Why are YOU not fighting in your
place. | asked. anGrily.
We'll. | lust wanted to tell YOU that if
you don mind | think ! will take nv time
of to-day. JOSEPH Il. JOHNSTON.
Two GOOD ONES FROM SHERIDAN
Two soldiers OF the opposing armies en-
gagged IN a hand 20 hand struggle during a
charge amid smoke so thick that their faces
were undergraduate. Each received and in
ficted a mortal wound. The smoke cleared
and each recognized his brother
Tom" Harry passed like pistol
shots, and they fell forward and died in
each others arms.
ALAUGH MAKER
Once IN camp myself and some of nv |
brother officers fell desperately in love With |
4 female voice VIC used to hear singing at |
night twas simply angelic. and resolved |
o see the singer, we followed its sound |
through Tickets and ravines till we came |
10 lonely cabin, whence the singing pro
,eedec. Creeping up TO The window pearcG |
n ana bencld fat, greasy, middle aged nc |
;reSS. b2refootrG ana clad in q single gar
merit Of dirty calico browning coffee with a
ong iron spoon. while she rave vent TO the
weetcSt notes | have ever heard In nv
urprise staggered forward with a noise
hat attracted her attention. -GraSying her
Office skillet and waving it around her head
he bawled out: ''G'way from deah, white
nan. IF yO don't III frow dis yeah frvjn'
'aE right lit ro' head p H. SHErIDAT.
That sADDENED AND PLEASED ADMIRAL
PORTER
VI the dcathhed o. my friend Col H,
whai | jhini, Was at once the
loSt touching and dramatic incident of the
var. II was some years after the great
outiict, ana the colonel had long employed
s his children : governeSS a Young South