The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-22

/ the perapef and Immediately facing IN
little wo,sisn uffice In which the genera
was making his headquarters, I noticed
with moro or less amusement, thc annoy
ancc the old general experienced at tn,
falling OF little particles OF wood and spl IN
tors upon the table whercon he wrote
The roof Of this .Iitt,o office was n trif,s
higner than che pasapet, and the federal
sharpshootcrs were amusing theinssiv ves
win practice at the shingles. l thought
it funny to sec ths o'd fellow glance at the
litter through his glasses, brush 1t away
with his sleeve and resume his writing
without giving any attontion to the top of
his domicile.
Dc you reckon the old cuss knows
where those splinters are coming fromS"
remarked a comrade.
No idea In the world I answered.
| . When the general had finished his next
Paragraph, he made s,vipe at the trou-
blesome splinters, arose, came to the door
and called the colonel of a North Carolina
regiment.
Colonel, said he, "detail goo men un.
der an officer and drive those people from
the front" With this he returned TO his
correspondence.
when the detachment was ready to
move out, my comrade, a member Of the
Guafds battalion, and whose naIno I did
not then know, suggested that we accom-
pahy the expedition, and obtaining the
officers consent we fell In on the extreme
ieft One other member Of the Guards
slipped in-a tall, erect young follow, with
Keen, dark eyes. The head Of the column
entered the moat at the left flank of the
battery, and forming in the ditch the i'm
prortsed battalion moved round to the
iront and stepped 10 the surface In well
regulated line The Yankees seemed sur
prised at the sudden apparition, rising out
OF the ground, as it were, but manifested
no disposition to make off On the con- |
trary, and in the most methodical fash |
ION, they sue pended their nonsense with |
the general S roof and directed their tfac. |
tice on us
We moved forward at quick time, firing
az VIII, the Federals backing away and re- !
turning the ciyility In the same fashion.
we could go SO far only before coming
nnder the additional fire of the enemy's
advanced works, and as nothing iriure was
contemplated than to allow the general an
opportunity of finishing his correspond
ence without disturbance our officer in
command soon gave the order, ''In retreat,
by files from the left" This let out our
lille first, but being disposed to assist the
iine os IL was heing diminished by the or
der OF retirement, we-tnat ~ 10 say, the
two members Of the guard and t---entered
two story frame building and ascending
TO the upper floor opened fire from the
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from the front of the building ss
high in snme places the second door q
however, which possessed no
serious feature while any material part of |
BUR line remained between us and the now
advancing enemy. We had perhaps fired
! dozen rounds when we realized that our
sntire line had passed our position in re-
'reat, and that instead Of splinters being
iropped on the generals table they were
lying about our own ears In most un-
comfortable fashion
Don't stand before that window We
must get out of here
This remark had scarcely been made
vhen Il heard the tinglng of q pane of
lass, broken ont of the window at the |
ack side OF the house and Immediately in
Inc with the one In front from which we
iere firing. The bullet which broke the
lass had passed through the wrist and J
ody of my first comrade, who staggered
bout the floor We two caught him and
SISTED him to lie down, and rs no did SO
had something to say and something to
i've to his comrade. Running to the back
indow, / called to the battery for a sur
con, and at the imminent risk of his life | q
MS officer promptly responded The doc =
II knelt by his patient, took his wrist,
flected a moment, then turning to u.s. re. D
arked: "This man will be dead in five ~
inutes. You can be of no service. Get
1T of the house." -
stood about irresolutely for a moment,
I'd then noting tho absence of my other
mrade 1 asked, What became OF the
ldier who was here a moment agoY"
: lie jumped out of the window"
/ then followed suit.
Thirty years after this occurrence, and
st preceding d county election, l was ono
party Of gentlemen standing i'm front
drug store in "a certain Georgia town.
tall, erect thin visaged man, with pc
liar dark eyes, approached and addressed
Q party thus: Gentlemen, am a can
late for coroner and would be glad to
We your support I would say that I
1 somewhat familiar with the duties Of
- lAstAAt tallN-lftl0dPS-A uAdl
at an old soldier has some little claim =
your suffrage" fu
Our party seemed to feel no interest in IA
, candidacy Of our orator, and to relieve W.
y embarrassment which the prospective 4
ceholder might experiences at the silence SO
tn which his solicitation had been re- ha
we'd asked: Cy
What command did you belong toi" rel
savannah Guards battalion" he re-
ed 50
Did you serve with your command on Tn
iris island, and, II SO, perhaps you can ou
me the name Of the handsome young an
ow who was killed in the upper story Tn
Tho building In front Of the batterys"
Why, yes" said he. "John Maher was an
name. helped lay him down, and kn
iranger--a man 1 never saw before nor ioi
&c. In the little interval before he died ne
gave me n ring and "a message which he Al
he'd delivered to his sweetheart AS no al,
about breathing his last the doctor, RAJ
D had come up stairs at great risk, told
10 oct ouf 4 pan down ono Dis,lt - | TN