The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-04-11
OFF FOR SHILOH.
Thrilling Adventures of Iuka ID. b.
| Club at the Great Reunion.


Last Thursday afternoon on the
verdant banks of the turbid Tennessee
River. awaiting the arrival OF the
Steamer Sheffield, was a party of
Iuka's chivAlrous sons and lovely
daughters The sun went down in
blood behind the tall forest trees and
darkness followed but not sail was
seen. About 8 o'clock, however, Is
hearts leaped for joy at the sound OF
the mboat whistle. We rushed up
the gang plank and soon had our
name upon the register. but found to
our CONSERVATION that the round trip
fare, IS, did not include meals and
lodging, There was then hurrying
to and fro and threats and rumors OF
war. With . heroism truly grand
one OF the party rebelled against the
Tennessee River Packet Company and
ordered the boat to land OF course
we admired his pluck, hut preferred
to compromise matters. While mat
ters thus were crossed and piled, the
genial clerk, Mr. Gus Mitchell, In
vlted us to supper at which we were
all "tickled to death" and did ample
justice to the meal to put it lightly.
Upon further acquaintance we found
Chief Clerk Mitchell to be gentle
mon OF most agreeable manners and
obliging disposition His bearing and
polite attention convinced us there
was a mistake somewhere and the
arrangement he made for us was en-
tirely satisfactory to all our party.
After reaching Shiloh we struck out
for place on which to lay our heads,
as all the staterooms on the boat were
occupied. We found little hostelry
and took charge of the whole estab-
lishment in great shape, including the
hotel, battlefield, and a fleet OF seven
boats ON the river.
Friday we wandered about inspect
ing the tombstones and the inscrip-
tions on the blackboards in the ceme-
terry. In the evening we listened to
speeches by Gen'l. s Prentiss, Wheeler,
Buell. and Stuart. We pronounced
these splendid and returned to our
place of lodging.
But we must not fail to monitor
a great time "down on the Clyde"
Here we attended grand ball and
saw beautiful ladies tip the light
toe to the strains Of a broken
winded violin, played with a grass
hopper jerk BY a one-eyed niger from
way down on 'Yaller Creek" I'm
a scrambled haired dude
aptursd one OF our company, and the
GLOWING notice was ordered TO be
'osted in three conspicuous places:
Lost. on Steamer Clyde. heart
Finder please return to Mics 80
[ul<a, Miss.
Our weather prophet called the club
and gave us the startling in
formation that it would rain before
the setting OF another sun, so d con-
sultation was held and it was decided
to bid the historic fields OF Shiloh an
farewell. We took pas
sage upon the City Of Paducah, by ar
Of our courteous clerk, Mr..
and after spending the time
up to II o'clock, we were
steaming up the Tennessee to River
ton in most delightful manner.
About 4 o'clock in the morning we
landed and repaired to the Spencer
Hotel and were bound up in slumber's
chains until $3.50. at which time we
were served an elegant breakfast.
After picking our teeth we took a
stroll up the river and viewed the
works on the great canal,
and were lost in wonder and amaze
ment at this gigantic enterprise.
Leaving Riverton at 1890 we reach
ed Iuka at POS. just in time to escape
q nCdNy rain ohOWOI W llOii CetluC uOW IL
in torrents together with heavy
hail.
While we were cong atulating our
selves on our good fortune, we could
not help letting our minds go back to
the three of our company who were
left behind to crawl up the steep banks
of mud AMI water at Passport Landing
in zimmerman darkness while We were
sleeping with the drapsry of
our couches snugly folded about US.
But the trip is over and all are safe-
ly at homo. To the dead who lie
in the memorable battlefield
at Shiloh we can but exclaim: The
scroll Of the century is rolled together.
green be the graves of the warriors,
patriots and sages-forgotten be the
animosities and heart burnings of the
past, sacred be the trust committed to