The Globe-republican., 1894-11-30

The 0reat Laram kebeilsO ti0ne0 /.
peating rifles. One move on your par
to arrest me and your force will be an
initiated 1 mention this in the in
terest of humanity. If you decline *
treat me with the courtesy due to 9
brave enemy, you had better retire.
will give you two minutes to rejoir
your men"
The impulsive general wheeled hi:
horse. galloped into the center of the
lawn and called, in loud voice. as he
drew his sword:
Capt Hawkins, mass your men.
Bring up the reserves: Prepare to
storm the house"
Hendricks leaned against one of the
pillars of the halcony.
s.You see" said the sheriff, resist
ance is use,c~r. Il would be better to
surrender 1T o.cc, a. propose to take
YOU now" and he made motion to
draw his pistol.
Before he could get it fairly into his
hand. th--e was q sharp crack of a
rife at snort range and he half raised
himself in the stirrups and fell heavily
backward upon the horses launches,
the pistol falling upon the ground.
Hendricks stepped down and picked it
UP as the horse reared and backed
eway-cna At that moment crack OF
firearms was heard and he went quick
ly bacl, into the house and shut the
door.
As 5000 as he got to an opening in
the barricaded window, he saw the
general wildly galloping up and down,
fourishing his sword and calling upon
his men to fell ii. But many of them
were past falling in. Their bodies
were conspicuous by their uniforms,
lying where they had fallen in the
grass and the rest We're budding con-
fusedly, running Unfortunately into
the trees at the foot of the slope under
a murierous fire from ali parts of the
house.
He could see when the general turned
his head that a stream of blood was
running down his face from a cut in
the temple and had dyed his white
whiSkerS
Wounded as he was, the old general
succeeded after awhile in withdrawing
his men across the road to the opposite
ACTIVITY, where under the shelter of
some rocks. he reformed them and tried
to encourage them. His condition was
q distressing one. He had lost. out of
a hundred and forty-four men, at least
fifty. He could not even bring them
all off and consequently did not know
if they were killed or wounded. The
sheriff was dead. lie had 10 hospital
stores or StretcherS. for it would have
required more than the ordinary mill
tary PRESENCE to have calculated upon
such a reception as this. However, he
did the best he could. and the first act
was to dispatch couriers to the nearest
telegraph station to summon assist
ance and notify the governor, he Civ
ing up his own horse to one of the
messengers
What was his surprise about noon to
receive communication from the
house. A man dressed like an ordinary
workman was brought into his little
camp by picket and delivered the
following note with military salute:
ITO the Commanding Officer:
"SIR: You can safely remove'your dead and
wounded. II you are In need of bandages
surgical assistance or medical stores, and will
send for them, they will be supplied until you
receive help from the state Respectfully,
''OFFICER CoMMANDING OPPOSING FORCES"
The audacious GOODNESS of this pro-
ceeding aroused the old general to an
aruptive state of Indignation. He tore
the message to pieces and ordered the
arrest of the messenger. Half an hour
later another arrived.
Il am ordered" he said, ''to say to
you that if You do not release the mes
senger sufficient force will be sent to
take him"
''Away with him. shouted the iras.
cible old general. IF he attempts to
escape shoot HIM"
During the night Gen. Waterson and
fleming got in at the bayou entrance,
and before morning Gen. Luscomb's
forces were fallen upon and complete
E routed.