Evening journal., 1892-01-25
THE STORY OF A RAID.

Twas in the rotunda Of the Kimball.
It's great place for meeting up with all
sorts and conditions of men, and often
long lost friends meet and recognize each
other under It's cool arcade.
Il is the Rialto of Atlanta
Peculiar incidents happen there also
scenes lost Co all save the eye Of the keen
est observer.
One of these incidents happened not long
ago, aud out Of it grew this story Of dash
ing bravery. OF fire, Of blood and battle
tsehief actor WINS man whose name is
world known, Partisan TO the core, be
was second Dundee; he was a type of
Rupert. lie was never 80 happy as when
in the saddle, never so cool as when
charging line Of hostile bayonets.
But let one OF the men who followed
Quantrell In that famous raid on Law
renee tell the story-the story as took it
down from his own lips His name Ii
neither here nor there; he was simply one
OF the 250 Of splendidly armed and mounted
young men who were inspired with the
spirit Of their daredevil leader as Murats
troopers rode into the volcano of Austrian
fire at Austerlitz or Friedland.
He is now drummer and was delegate
to the recent convention here-but when
heard this tale Of ''derring don fall from
his lips in an easy, conversational tone,
and when | glanced at his mild, ruddy
face, ] could not help contrasting him with
what he had done, and say Of him that he
wasi Gas mild hammered man as even
cut a throat or scuttled o ship
! was standing near the cigar lighter az
the newsstand when a gentleman clad ID
superb taste approached at the same mo-
meut and yielded me the preference with a
graceful wave of his hand. | soon lit my
cigar and fell TO watching him us he per
formed similar act on his own behalf
Our eyes then met, and though no word
was spoken, we each were positive that
there had been a mutual remembrance OF
personality, though locality and time were
wanting to complete renewal OF an &C
quaintanee that had existed years ago.
lie turned half aside and was giving M
the subject in despair when he suddenly
turned and cried
"We'ye met beforeW
Eyes, rm sure Of il. p
"And where and when"
"That's what Pm trying to make outn
II can do it for YOU" he cried with
burst Of rolling laughter, and then
And then 1 saw it all. We had me
I many years before ia Kansas City, from
which city he was then travelling for Il wei
known house.
We rehearsed Lang Syne,' and ] sud
denly made the remark:
"You have never given me the true stor
about the burning Of Lawrence the II
demption Of which promise ! deman
now"
shade Of pain crossed his jolly fac,
but presently looking up he laughed an
said:
THAT'S barred by the statute Of limit.
tions.n
con the contrary, the bond bears heav
interest, and / will have the whole stor
right here ana now"
"Well, Y lac began quietly, "you may q
may not remember that on the forenoon
the day gave you that promise had bee
! Ia Lawrence for the first time since Til,
awful morning in the fall Of 1863, and I'll
sight Of the place, though vastly improve,
reminded me unpleasantly Of that dies If
when Qumtrell drew a bloody cash undi
the columns OF Hatred and Revenge ali
found the total iu his favor.
"That was a horrible war out there
Missouri and Kansas It was truly an 4
ternecine war-a war which the peop
here know little about. No, not even who
+ Sherman drove the pillow Of pillage ov
! your fairest field and sowed your cities
salt There neighbor was against neig
Dor; no one was trusted, treachery lurkl
like fever mist in the air, and fratricid
!, blood stained red the soil Of every bord
county.
II was only fifteen years old when, wi
my elder brother, who died, poor fellow,
Pea Ridge, | Joined a company viii
Z Qnantrell was then forming. He held
regular commission in the Confedera
army, but from the first he PREFER
the hard riding, had fighting
which had such charms for him.
? was a Marylander by birth, and v
a man Of no extraordinary characterist
beyond his singular steel gray eyes Til
were the most wonderful l ever saw ia
sr mans head, and when you looked il
them your reason was gone; you were s.
pefied. In these days we would call
hypnotsm.
" "Amoug us the boys unanimou
d. agreed in the words OF Sergeant Zeb Pi
ly That he couldn't count fer it noway
somever it be the horned devil in him.
ad could have had women at his feet by
score, for he was handsome aud wondro
~ strong, as plenty OF other men are.
NJ he never deigned them a passing glaI
~ though always courteous aud low vol
- at all times. He seemed to love war
~ war only, and once, after fierce cha
-. in which we had routed or captured fl
49, Of cavalry twice our size. he turned
!. Lieutenant Gregg now a deputy mar
- at Independence, Mo.
~ "'Oh, Jack, how glorious it Isl
~, didn't they hold out just a little long
~ IN fight his eyes seemed literally 10 &
~ ~ sparks aud his aim was unerring. NJ
/, was peculiar thing about our n