The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-04-11


suffering permitted to get control. Nei.
thor spoke. Jakey's presence reminded
Maynard the more keenly Of those he
loved. His mind had been upon his wife
and child. Jakey's coming brought also
Sourl's image and the trials and tri-
umphs which he and Jakey and Souri,
had once passed together, and trials
and triumphs borne in company weld
hearts. OF all who loved him only ia
key was there, and on him alone could
he rely for comfort.
At last Jakey withdrew himself from
his friend 8 embrace He had permitted
him to indulge his grief for few min
utes, and this he considered quito long
enough
General" he began. He had always
called his chief general, contending
that he was q general since he COM
manded a brigade.
mo moro Of that, Jakey. I am only
Maynard now-Mark Maynard Mark
is good enough name for me-"
"Waal, that don't make no differ.
You uns got tn se'ue body n arms II
legs n all thet. hev y done tn fust
thing TO- ter do?"
whats that. Jakey2'
TELL Mrs Maynard
"Jakey, can't
Reckon she'll hev ter know it some
time"
There's going to be q battle. No
court can keep mo from shouldering a
musket OF welding saber. I'll 20 into
tho fight that's coming and never come
out OF 1T. Then she'll not need to know
it,"
"What makes y think ther's goin tor
be fight?''
II would not have the intuitions of q
soldier if did not. -
"Y' hain't General Rosey"
"Nor do I need to be General Rosey
to divine what's coming Do you sup
pose I know any moro about war with
eagles on my shoulders than in pri-
Yates uniform? If there were some su-
perior being to look into tho heads of
the men composing this army and read
just tho rank in accordance with fitness,
many star would leave the shoulder
whore it now res,s to alight Oh that of
some obscure private"
"Waal, ef we fight 'em, won't we
whip 'em2'
Jakey noticed that, with the change
of his friends mind from his grief to
war, thore was an Immediate improve
ment from the terrible depression upon
him. He asked the question for the
purpose Of keeping Maynard's attention
fixed for time on war rather than for
information.
whip 'em2 Why, Jakey, we're scat
tered all over creation" He dipped his
finger in tin oup full Of water and be-
gan to draw rude map on the top of
an extemporized table, consisting Of n
square board nailed on stake driven
in tho ground.
"Here' the Chiokamaugn flowing
between these two ridges, Missionary
and the Pigeon mountains, from south
to north into the Tennessee. Critten
den's corps is hero at Lee and Gordon g
mill. Thomas corps has just passed
through Stevens gap down here ten or
dozen miles from Crittenden, while
McCook Ia Mt Alpine, 30 miles away
from Thomas. We are off here near
Reed's bridge. the tip Of the left wing.
40 miles from McCook, the tip Of the
right wing.
Bragg is here at Lafayette, on the
east side of tho Pigeon mountains, and
opposite our center at Crawflsh Springs,
whore he oan strike any ono Of our corps
separately. He can ride up Oh to tho
Pigeon mountains. and, looking down
on the valley Of the Chickamauga, SEQ
just where we nre located. I was up
there myself the othor day with q REQ
onnoitering party and came upon ono of
his scouts, looking at US very much as
I>nx n&.l % Pof
turkeys before Christmas
He paused and soemed lost in some
attendant problem. Presently he added
absently:
"All I'd bo afraid Of would DO do.
lay"
"What d'y' mean by thetp" asked Ja-
key.
Maynard started. IT was thinking
that was on the other side," he said.
'Yo ou see, Jakay, in military point of
view the beauty Of the situation is all
with tho Confederates
'How?''
They oan out us up III detail"
Wh"'d y do Of y wor him uns?''
"I2 I'd drive wedgo right in her,
pet"oon Thomas and Crittondon'
ooAP'' ueSGfoy HrSC ono ana th0l
tho other. After that I'd cat my ration
and have plenty Of timo to talo caro- @
.McCook's, which is too far away ovol
to hoar tho gums. -
Thot'ud be hunly," said Jakoy
pretending to catch his friends entbu
siasm. "Pity 'twasn't t'other wov ),
we had 'em as they got wo uns Mobb
Of you uns wor in command Of orr q,
my y mought do somop'n TO- tor chang
tn sitoration."
"Ip'
"Yos, what'd y do2''
."rhat's poser, Jakey."
Maynard studied his improyised mn,
for awhile without speaking, as If i
were ohessboard. At last no said:
'General Roseorans, learn, has or
'dered his scattered columns conoontrat
Sa S9 at Crawfislr Springs tho center o
ms limo. Perhaps this is as good q plal
as any. at leastif Bragg gives him tim,
'enongh to oloso up. 10 mo two plan
sSom 10 be open. Ono is to demonstrat,
ss,sag a,ong the Chiokamauga, prinoipall,
"'"a cavalry. whila'e-..