The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-22

""That knocks all my plnns in the head, /
Eas g.inR t e pTsr WOW yoa, a R par, %sss oI 81 t tos
6isI Tn ! MasG 10 1 It,s, an as elegant leg mn little nrti.
thiins. 10 catch the eyes 81 the scissors men al
over the c%ogntrs; ny dear boy. you've struck
Don't leave 1t for any. other. I'd take you IN
with me here and make an even. whack. but
I'd be doing an Injustice to the fraternity at
Tho man had such queer streaks about him
that couldn't make up my mtnd whether ne
over his troubles and was wandering about as
crazy, people often do. There was no cause to
Ing came and We had ttrssk tasted hs sai$;,
that that YOU ss'ih% X p tS to Come this way. Once ia
Ing Suspicion that I ought to have held to the
newspaper line and tried to work np am9ng
the p sS%U fHs od bs , rs and when 10 th t9%s , ns my
settled It forever. just boiled 4 right down t,
grease. This is the line l was born for. and
I'm sorry ! wasted so many ,years i,ndinE it.,
when { firmly, refused he wanted me to take a
golI watch: In those days a tramp printer
Ny Mv% refusal ~ a.e seemed !, ii to s hurt liz if%esslinss. but, h.,
shook hands heartily at parting and WISHED
r %S Ht. s Ss5sho o. went sSfd fro ,msH there a% L, "'i 'rayotte.
Vile, ozark. and Clsrksyille. and a6ont tho
middle q Decent De m, her oI brought y fo np q Sm nan g ts In.
later When admitted to the presence OF tho
in him the wniiSm editor of the Echo. His SUR:
prise was iikcwise great. but as soon ms lie had
rallied q ,it'Ie his face fairly oeamcd with
What a Eodseni! Why; my dear boy. ia
rather Sc. you LIN, Than ANY any , 2,nef % W"s s ON sart ri
| give a day OF the few loft me to see youi You
have come to Interview mer'
From Van Buren,"
Good, just look at this Fort Smith paper
out to .day. There's u whole column article on
me-. You could have boiled that down into
it-positiyely beautiful. All. I'm thrice sladto
see your.
"1 cum w Sosld ent iGp went on ana aS EiiIed a man.
it. lam to be hung on the Nth. Too bad. OF
inaryehow the cond .,nnod looks ana feels,
a braSe man; and so forth and SO on?"
All light. Yon can do yourself proud on
scare heads, all tull lace caps. And now about
the other.-ths actual event. There wont be
make over half a column Of loaded minion
without padding. The salient features will be
down the curtain. see?. Don't attempt any
tnlnH SnakpSpenT6au. -uuhe IL VI uledt.
Pm sure you will. And one thing more.
n Yoa a .o I'll I'll a "ni sdi ,ty!ns cR RAP or Mh TIED kn f"'
think you had better be silent on that point.
You could point II moral by saying that I'M
hers. but it would sort O smirch the ~protesh.
No use to hurt the feelings OF our esteemed.
you know. shall LOOK for you on tho 18th.
owing to an accident did not reach the fort
N llpa when thew told him was not DreSeNt.
FONT exceed half a column. and nse only
one top head. leav. you all my earthly pos
sessions twelve copies OF the busted Echo
and a revolver"
a Stampede OF Cowards.
Here on the broad acres on each side OF the
highway for two miles are tho wagon trains
belonging to the two corps which are fighting
two miles down the road. With a wagon train
you must count the vehicles belonging to the
suffers. scores OF nmbulances. hundreds OF
extra horses and mules. fifty ammunition
wagons which may not go to the front. and In
this instance a drove OF 800 bceves to be
slaughtered as needed. Tho wagon train is
the tail of an army. AS 1t creeps along over
the highways sprinkled with blood 1t gathers
unto itself towards. fugitives. refugees. and
what not. Discipline is lax and vice rampant.
When darkness falls upon n field OF battle it Ia
the wagon train which sends forth scores of
Eiouls to prey upon tho dead and dying. When
there is no battlefield they rob each other.
1t is not n blunder that our trains have up.
preached thus closely. 1t is simply that the
enemy was found In force two miles nearer
than was expected. The right thing has
been done in clearing tho highway and send
ing back a heavy guard. An enemy's wagon
train is worth fghtlng for. Ourtwo trains are
worth tho sacrifice OF 5000 lives. They can
TO attacked only from n certain direction.
The infantry takes position to ward off the
blow. Hero are 5000 on-combattants swag-
gering about. oil wearing revolvers. and many
hands OF our own dead. but not ten men out OF
the lot could be induced to fight. 1t isn't ten
minutes after the Infantry comes up before
camps. Suffer wagons begin to pullout for the
rear; wagons IRE oyerhaniei for plundeI
there n teamster makes an excuse to strip the
harness. of u horse and, have him ready to
the ammunition wagons move to the front with
their VEHICLES rather than the other way. and
case the enemy makes Il dash. They are
soldiers. m
A thousand men shout the words in chorus.
covered point. is a body Of cavalry not over 500
siroG saar d. j. I rbo 5s' are a d. ses II t AZ q .r trot'
But on, volley from the infantry will settle
panic. Tho herd OF Cattle are excited BY the
roar Of battle down In front, but not one has
broken away. Some Of the drivers OF the am
munition. wagons are playing cards as they
wait. and they do not even look up at the
shout:
Took out! We shall al! be killed! Out OF
the wavP
Two or three men are responsible for what
follows. There is a sudden uproar. which
browns the noise OF battle and next instant
the spectacle. is one which no beholder can
s eSnid io i5 tis It tan II n stampe eaof 81 fowa rstsoo !
ana rally. Here 1000 rnaying maniaes are
They apply the torch to bales Of hay. They
shoot and slash at each other. Some kneel
Town and weep and try to pray, while others
rush about shouting and screaming and ht
take to flight. and tha frightened beeves 60
dashing through the camp 70 gore horses and
toss men on their horns. This causes a STAN
pede Of horses and mules. Every loose ami
NAL gallops about. and those In harness crash
the big wagons together or upset them and
fall in struggling heaps as they try to kick
themselves clear,
In twenty minutes not q man is left in sight.
There are two miles q wreck and ruin left
its mules unchanged. but there are not ten
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