The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-26

SUI eTiOr Otlc6rS 169ped upon him. H5
deserted and went over into Russia.
H. and many other Poles were
caught red-handed In a conspiracy and
we're imprisoned in fortress to await the
day OF execution, which, as may be imag-
ined, mad not been set long time enead
he and q 70 other dug their way out &
made off the night before the sunrise that
was 20 have been heir last.
But he capped into Germany; was out of
the frying pan into the fire. The Germans
arrested him and soon discovered that he
was wanted as q deserter. It was at this
point IN the telling of the story that 'the
feneraW always rose from his chair His
eyebrows would draw down, and into his
eye would CINE a look Of hate that show ed
he had completely forgotten bis open
mouthed audience OF American sch Dol boys.
And as he went on his utterances grew
slower, more emphatic and his voice would
gradually drop down to whisper.
And they loaded me with chains And
they put me in a cage. And three regi-
ments marched by. And as each man
passed me, who was helpless with my hands
CHI 4ined down, each man spat in nv face
ktFhe last word would come in a deep,
growing whisper. Then he would raise his
tall, lean. powerful form to its full hight,
and, lifting his clincbed hand manned by
a bullet, he would bring his fist down upon
the desk with crash, and leaning forward
"AHh OAoLAbks AuTit US eyes, anu lips uTdWQ
tack tills lis gums were showing, he would
hiss:
II hate re Ger-r-r-rm-an-n-sss!"
10 Lear 'the general say that word
hate" was to understand what it really
means. The way be rolled and Missed Ger
mans" suggested the crack of a cannon,
with climax of boiling lead pouring into
water. The tradition of this story went
down from year to year. Each class tried
to beg or beguile him into telling it, and
the class that was successful was satisfied
with the trill of hearing it over. "The gen.
era" told it only at intervals of several
years.
Gen. Karge was master of many Ian
guages, although he spoke all except. per-
haps, Russian, with a strong accent. From
his varied and turbulent ex periei ce in many
countries, for be had seen "trouble" in
France and Austria. as we'll as in Germany
and Russia, ne had got together rich vo-
cabulary OF denunciasion. When his class
exasperated him and his wounds troubled
him he would slam down his book and begin
q treading like that Of a Gagged lion. He
would lift up, his voice and, avoiding such
additions as he had made to the vocabulary
in Englsnd and in this country, would pour
forth a racing, iutermingling stream of
French, German, Russian, Polish and Hun
gariaH, with possibly q few dashes of dia-
lects.
This majestic thunder, bursting from his
lips In cavalry charge. had made his men
follow his flashing sword and blazing eyes,
but in the class room, with the steam heater
banging away in that mysterious fashion
peculiar to steam heaters, with a SET of flip
pant students TO listen, be was as much out
Of place as the hymn book in his manned
hand and the pious Tightening OF his battle
Scared features. The boys did not UNDER
stand what the words meant and it WAS just
aq wall that rhav did Rnf fhaU nO6er-
stood something of the physical and mental
fortunes the ex-cavalry leader was suffer-
ing and they neither blamed nor laughed
at him. r
But "the generals" philosophy would
soon triumph over his wrath which, having
such an outlet as 1.-THE gen erals" cabu-
larry, might well be soon appeased. His
manner and speech would be subdued and
gentle beyond any capacity for gentleness
that his face revealed. AT times this fury
would burst upon one particular student,
and he would be driven from he room after
a few volleys with some sucl phrases as:
''Out Of my sight You fill me with hor-
rorln
II the object of this attack came in after
the recitation and said: General, l feel
that I have been insulted, outraged by you. +"
the general would look at him with stern
but softeaing gaze and say: well, sir,
you provoked me beyond measure. But,
my dear sir. my dear young man, / was
hasty. am unfortunate in having a vio-
lent temper which was not restrained when
restraint might have curbed it. | would
not offeni any gentleman, my dear young
gentleman, and l ask your pardon" All
this would be said with smile and kind
illness of accent that would overwhelm the
young man with confusion, little shame
being IN the confusion sometimes through
the realization that he had really provoked
and deser ed the wrath.
The general always wore a closely
cropped gray beard and short mustache,
which well Lecame his powerful features.
He was careful in his dress also, although be
seldom had new clothing. The aocumulat-
ing OF money was not his forte, and pro-
fessor's salary ia not muniticent. But his
frock or cutawRy coat of black material
was always carefully brushed and but
toned, and his well-made trousers, always
very loose, showed in the swing of mis- walk
the slightly bowed legs of a rider OF years
OF experience Unlike any other member
of the faculty. he almost always wore a
flower in his buttonhole. He was especially
pleasure and lesson to see him lift his
hat and bow.
When he wished to be especially serious
he laid his hand upon his heart. Some
times he accompanied the pause for this
| unusual street salute with a compliment,
| as when one spring day he said to a hand
some old woman: 10, madam, you renew
your youth with each spring." and, as be
| spoke, the roses really did bloom in her
cheek. He must have been a handsome,
gallant fellow in his youth. and good many
women must have realized it. But all
knowledge Of this is buried no doubt with
"the general"
His one great failing was that he would
! bring the manners and the disciplinary
| ideas of the schools abroad aud the gameries
and camps everywhere into an American
! college class ROOM But when he apoogized,
! no one ever heard him excuse his temper by
pleading his wounds, which often troubled
| him SO that he could not eat nor sleep, nor
even remain quiet il his chair. 1t was his
uncomfortable emper. he would say. and it
was only by roundabout means that the
boys and the other professors learned how
he suffered.
Those of the boys who had military
fathers learned many thing of his career in
the union army where he led many brave
cavalry charge. And while the boys thought
OF 1.-The general" as an able philologist and q
professor. who had feiliugs Of temper. their
fathers thought of the brave general of
cavalry, regarded by many as the abest
cavalry leader in the union army, fearless,
reckless, leading his regiments with a wild
dash, they following wherever he went,
| carried away by bis delirious love of the
| clash of saDers and the crack of revolvers