The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1891-01-15
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How Little Wisflieid sc0ff Played n 5taa
with HIS Fathers IIubbsrsss
Winfield Scott Davenport II wAs >
very long name for very little BOY.
but undergraduates was Responsible
for II for when he was given the privi-
lere Of naming HE first greatgrandson
he said, in his most decided way: ''Cali
him Winfield Scott"
Yeu Soc ea had fought uriaer tnee
noted General, and was . Goat adcsirer
Of him.
As tho child grew older he displayed
great liking for military matters. He
and q little girl friend. Tiny. would
make long marches around the yard
waving fiars, footing horns and charR-
ing valiantiy on the old cat the fussy
turkey gobbler, and once completely
routing family Of pigs that were roof
| ing In the onion-bed.
The little "Generals As his papa
sometimes called him. dearly lovet g
hear stories about wars, and was OF
pecially delighted when great-grand-
mother told about the Sioux massacre
T In Minnesota, where she lived whom she
was first married. Tho General thought
Indian warfare must be very exciting.
He had many imaginary battles, ana
to have seen him scalping invisible In
dams you might have thought MIN :
worry ferocious warrior.
One October day he happened 20 Pc
down In the vegetable collar. Now the
nights were getting pretty frosty ana
papa had thought II safer TO gather ms
winter sqnashes, and there they lay.
great pile OF dark green "dubbards
and golden .Mammoths"
The General gavo little chiver OF
mock fear as he looked at them IN the
dim light.
"They look like big lot Of peaked-
headed Indiansl" he exclaimed
.sWouldn't IL be fun to mako believe
scalp emf Whereupon, with what no
thought very blood-cnrdling yell, ne
gave Mohawk Indian warhoop, about
which he had road in Peter Parley'a
little history, and, brandishing his
Ratchet. made charge on the pile.
Nearly every squash had tough
green stalk. about Ave inches long
This the General called the scalp
lock-" and he hacked It Of, quite re-
| CARELESS that his blows sometimes cut
great gashes into the squash itself.
An hour later, as this hero sat before
tha Arc q tho dininr-room. making >
,,a,.s.ad h.rrosa Tor Snowball. his net
,r;ttar pana navannort strode n 10 tho
nas.,s 80 ~ ,ndirnantlv. ..Who,s been
hao,.;nrs nov ~ NV Hubbard souashes?
,u.,s..l - Wv -, i. Winf,eia .,
~ ,,,,,r como into tho General,s
enaat ne .1r,ost wished that chat
starw - Gaorga Washincton and the
bs tchot had nayer been wri item. because
80 .ha,, bed : falt that e would
~ A. ~. soldia, ~ tall q ia.
rs s. ~ ~ aa,a slowIv with downoasf
i vos. s.I-I did nana-i--I was scalp-
ing ,a,,,i,'
s1,s,z,,,, s;.tno thamf child. didn't f6d
tnns5 sI :,t whom tha atom Is ~ fhsy
docs 5. 4 .,7sod deal fastorY i wanted Is
lsaeg Z ..Ai.,s. s. io,.x *. - a.
81 ~ X. VII 4 rood prico tor them ~ end
1 ~. ~. shall have to soil then. right
away. I'm sorry, my boy, but shall
| have 70 punisb YOU for this bit Of mis-
chief March out into the yard and get
me a switchl'
"papa could be very severe when oc-
[easien required, and the General knew
that marching out and getting switch
rneant = whinninol
mt it would not do for soldier To- be-
4 coward. SO he drew up his small legs
from the rug and went soberly out Of
the room. papa looked sober, too, and
mammals face was very sadi
i Presently the General returned. H0