Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-16

boys" said another. well route the
Yanks from Sylvanton in the morning
and hold the county ever after. Just
see il we don't"
Then, my friend, We'll have to do
far better fighting than we've done
lately" remarked boyish-looking pri-
vate in a tatsered uniform coat and
gray jeans pants, short enough TO ex-
pose several inches of his ragged blue
hose.
"If you think so you'd better keep it
to yourself" retorted corporal with a
long scar across mis- forehead, as he
scowled angrily at the private, who
coIored considerably, but made no re-
ply.
"a fine old homestead" remarked
the corporal, glancing about after hav-
ing finished a cup of milk and part Of a
corn-pone for which he had paid Mandy
two-dollar bill, "a pleasant home
once. And your master, auntie, where
is he? In the war, | reckon, like every
body else. Union or Southern? Rather
mixed in this part; always have to In
Qure which side a mans or"
"Mastah's on yo' side; him an his
two sons" said Mandy.
Good for them, | say! They had the
pluck to stand up for their rights In
spite OF opposition" responded lank,
hollow.cheeked fellow OF about forty,
in a cavalry jacket a couple Of sizes too
small for him.
II imagine that they didn't experience
the ifiiculty that / did" said stout,
ortYlIarvrnan r,unnh N q
a crust of pone.
Likely not" replied another, "as
you're from the border"
Eyes, the very extreme Virginia bor-
der. The Ohio river is the only thing
that prevented my being Yankee.
Had il made a straight cut instead OF a
long bend, no doubt, gentlemen, I'd be
in arms against you to-day, for IL would
have had me on its free side. How
ever. l am thankful to the river for
choosing the course that caused my
birth to be on its southern bank. But
IL was only at the risk OF my life that |
succeeded in exercising my allegiance
10 my State, for the Yanks on the opDo-
site side seemed TO think that the river
had made 3 mistake In flowing where 1t
does. that il should have chosen a
straight course aud given them the
bend; but as it bad not been so gener-
Gus they concluded to take military
control Of my county.so party Of them
came over and, assisted by others, Nir-
ginlans am sorry to say, secured hill
and valley for myself and companions,
who were true to our State. We were
in the woods holding little caucus OF
our own when they discovered US.
They fred; we fired, and then we ran.
l was the only one who escaped; the
others were taken and shipped TO Camp
Chase as soon as possible. joined the
army as soon as l could. I've fred at
ipnumerable Yanks since then, and
hope that l hit all that I've fred at, and
l also hope that those who chased me
on the Ohio are among the number"
you've bit q good many OF them,
I can tell you, you have, sir"
complinented the man 10 the
little cavalry jacket. "Your guns
raksd them lively at Msnnasss, sir;
your piece In particular, sir"
"Yes, and at Cedar Mountain and
Antietam, too" quickly added another.
AZ trust so" grinned the eulogized
artllleryman. "but whenever Antietan
is mentioned I'm reminded OF the orav-
cry Of that young lieutenant there The
fellow was total stranger to anything
like fear. aud he appeared positively
oullet-proof from crown 10 sole, Sew
erA times we were about 70 desert our
gun. but the bravery OF that chap rush
ing right in where the shells and the
bullets fe " thickest renewed ohr cour
age and caused rs 10 hold our kETound
as long as possible"
''oh, yes. said another artiIb lyman;