The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-15

felt no STRINGS of envious desire when
two gentlemen whom | recognized as haV-
ing been among my ow-passengers
from Chattanooga, came up behind me
in a carriage with a pair OF horses ana a
driver As they overlook NE, and while
/ was wondering where they coud have
procured so luxurious a turnout, since L
had discovered no signs of a public con
Veyance or a livery stable, the driver
refined in his horses, and the older of the
gentlemen put out his head TO ask, Were
you in the battle, sir?' | answered in the
negative, and he added. half apologetical-
IL that he and his companion wished 10
get as many points as possible about the
field. In the kindness of my heart, told
him that | was a stranger, like himself,
but that the gentleman yonder on horse
back. seemed TO be we'll acquainted with
rhe place. and would no doubt answer all
inquiries. With a queer look in his face,
and some remark that | failed TO catch,
my interlocutor dropped back into his
seat. and the carriage drove on 1t was
only afterward that | learned-on meet
ing him agaln-that he was no other than
Gen. Boynton, the man who is at the
head of all things pertaining 10 Chicka-
manga and its history.
When our talk was ended | returned TO
the hill, and thence sauntered through the
woods-the yellow throated warblers sing
ing all about me in the pinetops-down TO
the vicinity OF the railroad Here, finding
myself in the sun again. / made toward
a shop near the station-shop and post
office in one-where fortunately there
were such edibles, semi-edibes, as are
generally 10 be looked for in country groc-
cries. Meanwhile there came on Ten
nessee thunder shower, lightning OF the
closest and rain by the bucketful. and
driven before IL, an Indiana soldier made
his appearance, a wiry little man of fifty
or more. He had been spending the day
on the field he told me- In one hand he
carried BATTERED and rusty cartridge
box. and out of his pockets he produced
ard laid on the counter a collection Of
bullets. His were relics Of the right stamp
found not purchase d-and not without a
lttle shamefa cedness l showed him my
three miuie-balis oh. you have got all
Federal bullets" ne said: and on my ask
ing how he could tell that he placed
Confederate ball beside them. and pointed
out a difference In shape. He vas
CHEEKY. communicative body, good hum
ored but not jOcOse. excellent company in
such an hour though he had small fancy
for the lightning. II seemed 20 me. Per-
hays be had been under FIRE 80 often as
10 have lost all relish for excitement of
that kind. he was not AZ tho battle n
ChickamauEa. he said. but az NIcksbure:
and he gave me a vivid description OF MS
work iu the trenches as Well 49, 81 the
surrender. and the happiness Of the half
starved defenders Of the citv Who war.
az once f,d by their captors
All his talk showed q lively sense OF the
horrors ~ war lie had seen enough ~
lighting. De confessed bur b. couldn't
Keep away from a battlefield. d. De came
aryw hsre near one. H had been ~ the
national cemetery .u Chattanooga ana
agreed with me thai 3. was beautiful
place. but he had heard that Southern
sC,4.er= were lying iu unmarked gravts
just OUTSIDE The wall Ga piece % m siufor-
ma-.on, I have no d0u1t4. ana he didn't
thiak il right or decent for tna govern
ment 20 d.scrtminate in that way The
Confe3erates were just as sincere as tto
Mon men ard anyhow. vengeance ought
not 70 follow a man after ne was dead.
Evidently ne had fought against an army
and a cause. not against individuals