The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1895-03-02

est and occasional temptations which
attended these friendly meetings Of
enemies.
While our army, said the narrator,
was stationed at Chapin's Farm, be-
low Richmond, in the early spring OF
1865. / was one day trading with two
South Carolina soldiers in a little
clump Of woods near the picket pos.
of which I was corporal. Just then
I saw the officer of the day approach
ing.
I left the Carolinians to await my
return. and went to the post. I found
with the officer, who was the colonel
Of the regiment, a citizen. a Pennsyl-
vanian; and I told the colonel T bad
been trading near by with the Con-
federates.
go and tell them to come to the
post" said the colonel, "and assure
them that they shall not be hurt"
I took the message, and the Confed-
crates came up, somewhat reluctantly.
After a little conversation, the colonel
said to them:
Boys, we have the country where
you live. You had better stay with us,
and we will give you $3.50 for your
guns and cartridge boxes, and a free
pas 10 your MONIES.
1t was a temptation. The men knew
that their cause was beaten. Death in
a vain struggle might be before them.
Here was a chance to return to their
homes safl by the shortest and east
est road.
However, they did not hesitate. "Col-
onel," they answered, we'd rather go
down the other way" and they pointed
toward the direction in which Lees
army lay.
"Well, boys, you can 60 back, them"
said the colonel; and the Confederates
bowed politely and went back to-their
post.
"Well, now, don't that beat all?' the
Pennsylvania citizen calculated. But
it was true loyalty to their sense of
DUTY.
A Character.
A queer old fellow, spoken of in the
Life and "reminiscences" Of Sir
George J. Elvey, was belfry keeper at
St. Georges chapel, Windsor, when
Sir George was organist there. The
duties Of his post included blowing the
organ and digging the graves, and in
both Of these occupations Roach was
decidedly unconventional. The organ
list congratulated him one day on his
appointment, and Roach took him IA
miliarly by the arm.
'Iu tell you what, young SIR said
he, whenever you wants wind you
shall ave it."
The first Sunday of his new duties,
just as the voluntary was concluded,
he shouted out loudly enough for ev-
cry n to hear:
Done, sir?" At which unseemly con-
duct. the shocked organist fed from
the loft.
On one occasion he was digging a
grave for a military knight, and one
Of the old knights said to him:
"You are getting very full here,
Roach!'l
Il mean to have a whole row Of you
along here" said Roach calmly.
But the most eccentric deed con
nected with Roach dates from the
death of King William Nv. The berry
keeper had received a hint that the
king was near his end, and consequent
w waited about until he received
news that al was oVei. IHen liz ~
paired to the deanery in haste, n
reused the inmates by ringing the
bell at the cloister entrance, with all
his might and main. 1t was useless
for the butler to ask him, what 90
YOU want here at this time OF nlgntf
His business was with the dean, u
no one else. That distinguished per-
son. reused from his slumbers, called
e,,o,, thu ton IF the fairs
"What is the matter, Roach?
BILLY be dead. Be 1 to ring the
bell?'
What Billy? .
'The king, to be sure"
The dean gave him permission, and
"Billy's' knell was sounded.
A Strange Question.