Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-15
AFTER MANY YEARS.
Good Luck of Michigan Soldier on
His Trip to Louisville.

Good Luck of IL Michigan Soldier on
His Trip to Louisville.
From the Detroit Journal.
Comrade Perrine of Petoskey was a SOL
der in the fourth Michigan cavalry, and
drew his first saber. with other accouter
ments, at Detroit He cut his name the
inside of the belt Immediately on drawing
1t. Months after, at Munfordville, KY, he
went out with three others, to forage for
chickens, but various raiders had cleaned
out the roosts, and at last they had to con-
tent themselves with fat sheep, which
Perrine was to carry to camp on his morse.
The animals legs were strapped, and then
1t was trussed up to the pommel of his sad
Ole with straps. They rode merrily toward
camp, until, on passing some timber, out Of
which side road issued a squad of Nor
cams men fired on them and set up i chase.
Ihere was only one thing to do, and that
was TO git and they got, under whip and
spur. The other three foragers rapidly pull
ed away from poor Perrine, as the heavy
sheep made his horse run lopsided, and the
Johnnies were gaining on him fast and
shooting from the rear.
Perrine made up his mind that he didn
like mutton, anyhow, and, getting out his
Jackknife, he made a pass at the strap
which held the sheep to the pommel. Now,
he had strung his saber to the pommel also,
only on the other side, and when he Slashed
the strap 1t was the sling strap of the sabre
he struck, and down went the weapon with
a clatter. The next cut however. init the
right one, and down tunbled the sheep. He
was galloping up slope covered by timber,
and just after he had unloaded his saber and
sheep line of men in blue rode out of the
timber and opened fire on his pursuers but
Perrine didn't stop until safe in camp. He
learned, however that his rescuers were
part of the fourth Kentucky cavalry.
That's the part of the story which dates
back thirty-three years.
On the day Perrine was to start back
home from Louisville, week before last, he
was Sauntering along street leading to
the 10th street station. He was wearing
the badge of the fourth Michigan over his
heart and presently came to a man leaning
over gate The stranger noticed the badge
and hailed him, saying: Hello, comcade,
you belonged to the fourth Michigan cav
airy, didn't your
Yes, did, answered Perrine.
WELL" continued the stranger, my
neighbor has a saber that belonged to a
fellow in your regiment. The name is cut
in the inside of the belt, and is L. Il. Perrine
and if my neighbor could find him he would
send the saber to him."
10 make a short story of 1T, eNplana lions
followed, the neighbor was hunted I'D and
Mr.. Perrine proved his identity and brought
nome with him the identical weapon which
ne mad lost SO many years ago. The men
belonged to the fourth Kentucky, and when
they had stopped Morgan's men and sent
them whrling down the hill, they picked up
the saber, while the comrades gathered in
the mutton. Perrine hasn't got done won
dering how it happened that out of 6O,OOO
soldiers in Louisville he should have been
picked out by a stranger as the proper per-
son to supply infOrma ton about himself