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The morning call., 1894-03-11
THE DRUMMER-BOY.

| know the story has been told before.
but as one who knew the little hero L ven
ture to tell il again. We associate tlmld-
ity with childhood, yet one of the most
gallant soldiers | ever met with was
private in the Second Florida. | have for
gotten the youths name, but he was only
IA, and we found him still plucky, though
wounded, trying to load his iece after his
older comrades had fled from the crest oil
Missionary Ridge.
Johnny Glenn is the hero of whom l
write. When / first saw him in the fall OF
1868 be was a drummer in the Twenty
second Michigan, frequently. when there
was no drumming to do, carrying the
guidon aud acting as marker.
at this tine he was Is and small enough
for his age; indeed, l never before nor
since saw such mite of boy in uniform
and attached to a command that was
ready for business. 1t was understood
that be was an orphan, born in Ohio. and
that in some way he drifted off till he fell
in with the gallant Michiganders, who
fairly idolized him. The boy must have
come of good stock. for he was gentle in
his manners. very affectionate. and with
out any Of the self-assumption that is apt
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swept away by the ceaseless point blank
fire from the brigade in possession. Car
ney was shot in the head and a bullet
passed through his leg below the knee,
smashing and tearing it in a horrible way.
De succeeded in getting out of the ditch
CARRYING the colnrs with him.
When our beaten and demoraliZed forces
reached their original lines. they saw a
United States flag now aud then rising
above the swaying sea grass. and as 1t
came nearer and nearer they knew that
the man who bore il was creeping. The
firing from Wagner rendered it unsafe for
men to venture out Still nearer and
nearer came the coIOrs. now rising, now
falling. but never out of sight for long.
AT length. out on the road ia front of the
Uniun works the cOlOr-bearer appeared
He was on one knee, dragging his broken
leg after him, and his face was so covered
with blood that ii was impossible to tell il
he was white or black. for the blood Of all
heroes has the same hue.
Men of his own regiment by this time
recognized the flag, which they supposed
had been lett in the hands of the enemy.
and hurrying out they bore back the ser
geaut.
1t was not till an officer appeared that he
could be made to loose his hold on the flag.
Then, weak from torture and loss of cd,
he handed the colors to his captain and
gasped:
Before de Lor'. sab, l nebber let dat
flag fetch de groundp'
NJ. S. LITTLEFIELD.
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to distinguish boys who are thrown muct

to distinguish boys who are thrown much
into contact with men.
There may have been more desperate
battles than Chicamauga, but I must con-
fess l was never in one. 1t is particularly
memorable to me on another account, and
that is, that for the frs time | felt that
we were badly licked. something that had
not happened to the Army of the Cumber-
land uD to that time. and which was des-
tined not to be repeated.
At the battle of Chicamauga Johnny
Glenn lost his guido, but instead of going
to the rear, as be was told, he picked up a
musket. there were thousands scattered
about that summer day, and bravely took
his place in the ranks. JOhnny's regiment
did good deal OF firing living down that
day, and he followed the fashion of his
comrades and loaded and fired as rapidly
as the best.
Late In the afternoon the regiment fell
back to the hill which Thomas made i'm
mortal, but Johnny did not hear the rider
lie was left almost alone in the whirl of
battle, and did not discover bis danger till
he heard the well-known yelis CT the
enemy about him. johnny had his
piece loaded when he sprang to his feet
and started to run for the hill, which was
now cone of fire. a mounted Confed-
crate officer, who must have been surprised
and amused at the sight of this little mite
VI n 81 uioi Al Oiuo ioiu6u III anu SuOut6O,
Surrender, you little -
As Johnny looked uD he brought his
piece to an ''order arms" slipped his hand
to the hammer. cooked it and as quickly
raised the musket and fired, and the officer
reeled and fell from the saddle. The next
minute the boy, with hundred others,
was scooDed up prisoner. but before he
had gone back a hundred yards he was
recaptured by his own regiment, as were
his companions. and carried up the hill
amid ringing cheers.
After the battle General Rosecrans made
the boy sergeant. and he wore the chev-
rons with as much pride as ever general
telt In HE stars Secretary Chase for
warded him silver medal, and the boy
would have been sent to West Point, but
be lacked four years of the legal age.
After this Johnny Glenn became an or
derby at headquarters. and be performed
bis duties as we'll and mOdestly as hen
he beat the drum for the Twenty second
Michigan. He is now, believe, captain
In the regular army. and il is safe to say he
IS the youngest veteran in the service. If
IL be true that the boy is the father of the
man, Captain Glenn is as gentle and mod
est as an officer as when be carried the
guidon and stood fearless amid the car
mage OF that hell at Chicamauga.
ROBERT GATES
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them. But the incident in consideration
shows an amount of nerve that appalls
when one considers that there was really
no good reason for running into such a
danger.
Watts was captured a; Campfelps sta
ton IN East Tennessee, and had he not
been wounded he might have been sent
directly on to Belle Isle with the two or
three hundred men taken in that action by
Longstreets advance in October, 1868.
Like many of the other prisoners Watts
had been despoiled of his bouts, hat and
tunlcs and compelled to attire himself in
the gray but dilapidated clothing of his
captOrs. He was wounded in the head,
and, affecting greater illness than be felt,
he was left at the house of miller named
Murdoch, between Ringgold and Tunnel
Hill. This man was originally from Ohio,
aud cousin Of James Murdoch. the
famous actor, whose Union sentiments he
shared, though it was prudent TO keep
them TO himself. He had three pretty
daughters. all good cooks. so that his place
was popular resort for the Confederate
officers going between Atlanta and
Bragg's army at Missionary Ridge.
Almost from the first, Watts was re-
garded as Confederate, but the family
knew his secret. and they soon provided
him with good gray uniform. The more
bis wound improyed, the sicker he pre-
tended TO be. and he was kept in room
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TADDY HAS FLOWN
A Parrot and He Speaks
Many Tongues.
Lamentations and Weeping in the
Monroy Mansion Over the
Missing Feathered Pet.

Great trouble reiRns in the Monroy fam
lily. 1t is all on account of the disa ppearance
of "Taddy." Taddy is a parrot Mexi-
can parrot, that swears like trooper in
Spa"isb, says catchy little things in Eng
lish and fights everything that comes with
in yard of his cage. But Taddy is gone
and Sonora Monroy of 1917 Powell street Is
lamenting the loss of her pet.
Taddy's escape was result of his edu-
cation. He had been trained to drill like
soldier, could fire off gun and beat
tattoo in the most realistic OF fashions.
On Wednesday last Mrs. Monroy had
callers. She showed them Taddy. The
par rot's cage was opened and Taddy imi-
tated TO perfection the roll of the drum and
gave the word OF command "Fuego," which
in plain everyday English means Sire"
Instead, however. of following the real
istic exhibition ia Spanish by saying In
English, "Taddy wants q cracker" the
parrot opened forth his wings. winked the
other eye. shouted out. "Ta-ta. Papa Mou-
row., and in a second was on the wing
direct, it seemed. for the great black spot
on the SUES surface which just now is
troubling the sayants 80 much.
The family waited until yesterday. but
Taddy did not return. Then an adver-
tiSement was put IN the papers. but there
Is still no news of Taddy.
EEL pobre Taddy." said Sonora Monroy.
yesterday afternoon. as she wiped a great
tear from her dark eye. ''El pobre Taddy.
l hava some visitors. They liked nv
Taddy very much. Taddy goes 'Tum-tum.
ti-tum' on the drum. 'Bravnl bravov cried
my visitors. | said, 'Taddy, he speaks
English. also.' l said, 'Taddy wants a
cracker Taddy said, 'Taddy wants a
cracker and took wing and flew so far
way l have not seen him again. Taddy
say many things in Spanish. He is Mex
lean parrot. green. with white spot very
grand in front. We have other parrots,
but Taddy is the pet. Ell pobre Taddy.
He is a very smart parrot. Speaks Eng
lish as well as /. and Sonora Monr0y
called her daughter and her son down to
let them know that somebody was asking
alb out her Taddy. She was insuIted when
asked the price of her Taddv. my Taddy
is hot for sale-no. not even for five, ten,
fifty dollars. No, Taddy l never sell. He
is not for sale"
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Brave Deeds ~o
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by himself. About week after reaching
Murd ocE'S a young man from Bragg's
army stopped there. He was a Texan
named Bell. and lie had transportation aud
papers from General Bragg auth oriZIng
him to 90 on to Richmond and get the in
dorsemrnt of the War Department there
to his transfer, on account Of Ill health, to
the command of General Magruder in
Texas, where his parents lived.
The young Texan had a burning fever
when he reached Murdoch's. and forty
eight hours afterward he died. Watts did
not make his purpose known TO Mr.. Muir
dOch or his family. but they must have
understood il. He changed clothes with
the dead man, took his papers and started
for Atlanta as Joshua Bell. He had
changed characters from a prisoner of war
to spy, and he knew that detection
meant death. He avoided observation as
much as possible, but not SO much as to
excite attention.
When he reached Richmond he exam
lned bis papers, or rather Bells papers.
carefully, and he was shocked to learn
that the man whom be represented had an
uncle-a colonel in the War Department
who was awaiting his arrival, and was
ready to help him through.
To meet this man would be disastrous.
so he changed his mind. and determined
to examine the ground and make his way
through as soon as possible to the Union
lines. He put mp at a retired hotel, where
he remained quietly for a week. and then,
one stormy night in early November. he
started to make his way through to Fort
ress Monroe.
The story of his adventures on this try
Ing journey would make a most interest
ing book. At length, after being out ten
days and nights, he ran into the Union
pickets near Williamsburg on the penin-
sula. He was taken in as a deserter, but
after time he succeeded III establishing
his ident ity, and was sent on TO Washing
ton. from which point be subsequently re-
Joined his command. Sad to relate, he
was killed few months afterward.
EZRA 7. BILLINGS, MD.
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HE CLUNG TO THE FLAG.

The best evidence of yalor men can give
on the battlefield, or any place else. is
their readiness to die for principle, or at
the command of a superior. ] am about
to bring negro forward as hero, and in
doing so am aware that it may be called
bad taste, but truth is truth. and justice
justice. without regard to color.
William 81. Carney aged %. and an un-
usually intelligent negro. was cOlor-ser-
geant of the Forty-fourth Massachusetts, a
regiment made up, with the exception OF
the commissioned officers, of men of his
race.
On the 18th OF July. 1868, an attemp;
was made to carry Fort Wagner, near
Charleston, by assault. That the attempt
was failure and resulted in disaster TO
the ASSISTANTS does not in the least dim the
glory of the men who made it. The
coiored brigade was beaten. but not till II
had planted its flags on the walls of the
for, and in the assault and retreat one
half the force was killed or wounded.
Sergeant Carney regarded the cclors in
trusted to his charge much as one of his
ancestors on the Congo regarded his tribal
fetish. Disgrace to that would mean I'M
pardonable profanity to him.
The assault began, ana when within 100
wards Of Wagner the man carrying the flag
fell, and Sergeant Carney seized ii on the
instant and dashed forward. He was by
The side OF the gallant young Colonel Shaw
when he leaped the ditch, little thinking
that il was so snon to be his grave.
Useless to tell here of how the black men
swarmed up the earthwall. only to be
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Doctors He says that he puts in most of
MS time wandering over the hills and val
Ieys around San Francisco hunting medi-
clnal herbs that he dries and cures.
Every week or so he takes basketful
Oh them and visits certain families who he
Knows like his method of treatment. He
calls at the houses, and if anybody is sick
ne always has something that will cure
mem and at the cost of only few cents.
dis herbs are all sold dry. and II is only
necessary 10 steep them in boiling water
and they are ready for use.
There are plants on the hills near town
mat viii cure any disease person can get
IN this locality" said Lewis tn one of his
customers few days ago. ''and one don't
know how good nature is 10 US til he ex-
amines her work.
Look at that" he said. holding up a
punch of leaves that had the appearance
oil dried fish. ut is a wonderful plant.
and yet there were dozen others just as
good growing within six inches of it. A
hillside looks as IL it was covered with
green grass. but if you examine closely
yoU can find from ten to Twelve Kinds of
Plant life on every square foot. Some of
them are worthless. bus others are worth
their weight in gold.
Now right here in this basket have
over twenty herbs that grew within ten
miles OF town. Some Of them ars plenti
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

A CHILD's HISTORY OF SPAIN.-Tbe
collection of John Bonner's child's his
tories. which embraces Rome, Greece and
France. has now been enlarged bv the
History of Spain," which maintains the
standard OF it's predecessors. The authors
IDEA Is to extract from history all that Is
romantic, and dramatic, and picturesque.
and to omit all that is dry, and duh, and
didactic. so that young people, instead of
reading history as lesson which must be
learned. will enjoy it as pleasure which
they will relish in their play hours. The
publishers have done their work we'll. The
volume Is profusely strewn with beautiful
illustratl ms. drawn and engraved by the
Leading artists OF the day. The pictures.
the printing and the paper really raise the
DOCK TO the rank of work Of art.
Spain has had so picturesque a history
that IL was easy to pile story on story.
and romance on romance. The following
extract from the chapter devoted to the
career OF the Cid will give a fair idea of
OF confusion the kingdom of Ferdinand
Tell into the hands Of his son Alfonso. II
was IN bis time that Cid Campeador. orthe
Lord Challenger figured in the old his
tory OF Spain. and though his story reads
like fanciful legend, and some pundits
nave even doubted whether there ever was
sucn parsonage, he is too famous in
Spain 10 be passed over. =
When he was stiff in death his wife
bona A'mena. took his BODY and SET il on
his horse Barieca, and fastened his body
ON the saddle so that il should not fall.
bis sword 1lZona was grasped in his hand.
ms eyes were open and strangely bright,
ana MS long beard fiaated down his breast
A squire led his horse out of Valencia.
500 knights rode as a bndveuard: behind
the body followed Dona Ximena and her
attendants The procession moved slowly
ana silently. ana the Moors. not quite un-
oelstanding 1t, made way for it TO pass
IL halted at the church at San Pedro de
Saroeha, ana there. under a canopy which
nQrA tina ltlltA 1T
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fight and that he was ready. At once six
batteries orened on our works and from
the encircling lines of men in gray such
storm of lead was poured in that nothing
could stand exposed against it. Ynung's
Texans and Sears Georgiaus charged
again and again on our works, but the adj
mira Die disposition Of our men made every
effort at dislodgement futile.
Here and there the skeletons of reRi-
ments Oh the advance works were driven
back on the main body. and by noon one
half of Cnrse's garrison was killed or
wounded. From the first it seemed hope
less fight. but never before nor aGterward
did | see men so resolved 10 hold out or
die as were those who defended the ALA
toona Pass that day. / distinctly recall
that it was not the frenZied valor that dis
tinguishes men in a charge, but the calm
resolution of men who determine to die
rather than yield.
On such an occasion, where every man
does the full measure of his duty and so
shows himself to be the equal of the brav-
est. 1t would seem to be impossible that
any one could particularly distinguish
himself above the rest Yet such was the
case. and unfortunately the name of the
hero of this incident could not be learned,
and it is supposed that he subsequently,
went down in the struggle TO be num-
bered with the heroic but nameless dead.
The Twelfth Wisconsin Battery had ex-
was most needed. There was an abund-
ance of grape and case shot in house
about 100 yards outside our lines. but it
looked like counting death for any man to
traverse the intervening space, swept by
the fire of the enemy's yigilant sharp
shooters.
Pointing to the house. and without any
thought OF exciting any one to make the
attempt, General Corse said:
The ammunition in that building is
worth to Us its weight in gold l wish we
had some # it here"
On hearing this a tall young man, a pri-
vate in the Twelfth Illinois Infantry,
stepped out, and sa.uting said:
Are we 'bIeeged to have the ammuni-
ton. Geniral?"
Yes, but it is work 1 can order no man
oB, was the reilly.
No need to order. Central" said the
soldier, lin such - tight times as these
we'd Orter TO be accommodating
Then before hand or a voice could be
raised to stop him the Illinoisan sprang
lightly over the earthwork and ran for the
house like deer.
The act was so sudden that we supposed
the enemy could not fire before he was
under cover, out we knew they were on
the lookout now and that he wonld he sure
to catch it when he tiled to make his wav
back We were in hopes that he would
moi return, but after a few Minutes of
serious waiting We could see the tall form
in the door of The house, his arms piled mn
with something that at the distance looked
like stovewood.
The man was too heavily burdened to RIM
ON his return. Back he came and his an
. earance was the signal for the rattle and
roaf of musketry from the enemy. How
the man escaped is one of those miracles
never seen in these days outside a battle
field. He came over the works without
Irf1
grape and case shot down in the midst
of the cheering gunners, he said with
drawl:
THAT amt a very big mess of feed for
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:ui. but others are hard to get. Here is
the poppy. the best thing in the world for
sleeplessness; sarsaparIlla, good for the
blood; tansy. good for fevers: dandeIion.
me for stomach troubles; wild clover, for
Kidney diseases. and yerba santa. a sure
cure for coughs and consumption. But I
nave to 90 long way to get that aud have
10 charge more for it. Take a bunch of
any OF the others for ten cents.
II take couple of punches of sarsa.
parli:a." said the lady, handing over
twenty cents.
Thank YOU. marm." said Lewis: "best
spring medicine in the world for children"
and taxing up his basket he went to hunt
another customer.
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DEDICATED To WASHINGTON.

The following poem dedicated to Geory,
Washington on the last anniversary of the
Father of Our Country. was composed an6
read at the exercises held on that dav a
The Convent # Notrs Dame. San Jose. BY
Miss Maggie Z. Nealon, daughter of ]. G.
Nealon of this city:
Ring In the day with pomp and glory.
Swell the chorus, merry band
Let the stars aud stripes float gavIvt
Ger the housetops of our land
And pay high tribute TO the worthy
In this fair. free land ours
Pure lased by his brave endurance
through the long and toilsome houra
rather OF the proud Columbia
n anne unbfemished, live for ave:
Your loved ehildren's hearts are happv
AS they sing your praise to-day.
Noble soul whose works live after
Him, the glory of our race,
On! that there were one amongst us
VINO could NIL your vacant place
America holds not treasure
Bearer to her than Your name
How she wishes she could cali Won
Back TO lead her sous to fame.
But you're passed beyond recalling.
10 pay God his homage due,
where one day you'll meet your children
VI the red, the white and blue.
MAGGIE Z. NEALoN
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PECULIARLY SAD CASE.
Mrs. Meyerscoff Driven Insane by
Poverty and Suffering.

Mrs. Meyerscoff, 43S Jessie street, was
taken to the Receiving Hospital yesterday
morning and placed in padded cell. Pow
eriy and suffering have undermined her
reason, and sbe imagines that her husband
is TO desert her for another woman. The
husband belongs to the army of unem-
ployed. and has been unable TO earn
enough to provide for his family. consist
ing of his wife and three young children.
Mrs. Meyerscoff's case was referred to in
The CALL ABOUT three weeks ago. At
that time a DR.. BoehD called at the Re-
ceiving Hospital and asked hat one of the
doctors should 90 to her house at once, as
she was dying from hemorrhage. DR..
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THROUGH THE ENEMY's LINES,

| agree with one of your writers who
says 1t is easy to be brave in a crowd, and
intimates that the true test of courage is
where one Is thrown entirely ON his own
resources. and his nerve is the outcome of
deliberate thought. Arson Watts was
private in the Eleventh Kentucky Union
Cavalry. He was of good family in hardin
County, and might have had commission
when the regiment was raised in 1862 had
ne been so inclined, but he chose to serve
In the ranks. Watts was well educated. a
good horseman, and as brave as they make
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Deane told him that the case was outside
OF the hospital jurisdiction and that he
should attend 20 ii himself, but was stag
gered when Boehm replied that there was
no money in IL for him. DR.. Taylor. from
feeling of humanity. went to the house
and found the woman lying on the floor
bleeding to death, with her three poverty
clad and starving children huddlpd around
her. He administered temporary relief
and had her conveyed to The City and
County Hospital. where she recovered aud
was able TO return home a few days ago.
1t soon became appareD. her reason had
fled, and she had to be placed in restraint.
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A QUEER OCCUPATION.
Lewis Sontag Picks and Sells Herbs
for a Living.

for Living.
Lewis Sontag has peculiar and pre-
carious way of making living. He lives
in back room in one of the Pacifc-street
rookeries just above Dupont. and it is safe
to say such another living apartment does
not exist in San Francisco.
The walls are hung with little punches
of dried herbs. all neatly labeled. The
ceiling is covered with plants in the pro-
cess of curing. 1t is strange looking
room. and savory odor fills the atmos-
phere. The only furniture is an old chair.
a table and rickety bed. A fireplace in
corner contains a few cooking utensils, but
all that Lewis wants because he is seldom
al home.
He has but few visitors. but to those who
may call explains that he is one of natures
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The Germania.
Mortuarv Record.

There were 156 deaths reported at the
Health Office during the week, against 123
for the corresponding period last year.
The principal causes OF death were:
Apoplexy 10. bronchitis 8. casualties 3.
cancer 9. heart disease IS. lung disease 8.
old age 4, consumption 20. pneumonia Il,
homicitfe l.
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cochrane Goes Unscathed.

Judge Campbell yesterday dismissed
the charge of grand larceny preferred
against Politician Joseph Cochrane by
James Bandle. The latter asserts that he
maid Cochrane 500 for a position on the
police force, and the court held that az the
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money was to be used to bride the Police
Commissioners Bandle was nothing more
nor less than Cochrane's accomplish in the
performance of criminal act and, there
fore. could not testify against him.
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There are seven colleges in the United
States which maintain daily newspapers.
namely. Harvard, Yale. Princeton, Brown.
Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania
and the University Of California.