The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-01

tough piece OF steak, so had thai and a
cap IF boot-leg cpffee. When tho bill was
handed me- l asked the proprietor, w7o was
also waiter aud lshser, how much owed
him.
"fwo dollarsln was the calm reply.
1.-TWO dollnrsm / said. "W hat forln
For the STEAK and coffee =
but that Is outrageous" | answered 81
can get a really good steak aud coffee. and
other things, too, in New York for one dol
lar. What makes you charge SO muchF
well. 10 tell you the truth, need the
money"
ONE OF TOM oCHILTREES BEST.
The world-famous raconteur, Thomas P.
Ochiltree, is never at a loss to adorn an
| otherwise commonplace conversation with
a story of thrilling adventure, narrow eS-
| cape. or humorous incident. Recently, at
/ t Hoffman house, IA number f men were
| telling OF narrow escapes, when tho colonel
tcld of close place he got into, as follows:
"Gentlemen, was with Gen. Dick Taylor
| when be operated against Gen. Ba ks in tho
| trans AissSi ippi department. 1t was shortly
1 after the battle of Pleasant Hill and Banks
was retreating to Grand Ecore. One day
We got near Gen. Banks army and Gen.
| Taylor asked me to head a squadron of
| cavalry aud charge. | was mounted on a
| coal-black horse, aud when | rode out 60
lake command of the squadron, | never
Thought to come back from this charge
alive. We had to charge across an open
field, distance of a mile aud half
| drew my sword, put spurs to my horses
| sides and dashed forward, ordering the cav.
airy to follow. Some 20, 600 of Banks in
fantry we're drawn up ia line just on the
edge of the fis,d. awaiting an attack. or
! course when started did not know that
20, 900 men were waiting to give a warm
welcome to a handful Of cavalry. When
within 800 yards # the federals | raised in
nv stirrups ami yelled to the squadron to
follow me. l expected TO hear each cavalry
man YELL but to my disnay all was silent.
turned my hoad to look, when, horror up on
horror! the squadron was over a mile from
me in swift retreat l had been riding
across thu field alone, thinking they were
right behind me- They had evidently seen
the thousands waiting TO pour a storm OF
shot ino us and had retreated, but did
not see them, as l am near-sighted. OF
course saw them when | yelled. CLEAN
OF baYouets extended for miles right In
front of me. My horse trembled. l held
my breath, expecting to be moved down il
a second. Turning my horse l rode ieIs
urely back and not a shot was fired at me
My horse died with nervous prostratior
half an hour after got back. Why didn't
the federal army fire upon met l learned
| atterward thai they were ordered to lire,
but no soldier was pusillanimous enough t.
shoot one man who had the courage tC
charge 10000. Gentlemen, l believe il
human nature and the nobility of the vol
unteer soldier since that eventn
Gen. Horace Porter is a noted after-din-
ner speaker, and has fund of anecdotes
and humorous incidents. Here is one hi
stories:
Lady. TO Boston tramp: And now you
want something to ettg
Boston tramp: Yes, lady. you are re-
ligiously correct in your surmiss.
LIdy: Did you saw that woydl
Boston Tramp: o, don'6 say that. lady,
but put it this way: "Did you see tina
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