The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-11-30

Captain Bronaugh and his men decided
that il il could be done they would like
very much to get Bruin transferred 10
some other company. There were just
two difficulties in the way Of this In
the first place, no captain who knew
him very we'll would consent to taxa
him, and. in the second place, II Bruin
knew that Bronaugh and his men did
not want him he would insist most
strenuously on staying. Both these din
cultles were circumvented BY . little
strategy. In the company Of Captain
Boles there was q man named Eph Goa,
. Henry county man. q brave soldier
and an ardent friend Of Brunaugh He
is at present living on his farm near
Clinton and il said to be as rollicksome
and a. fond Of his joke now a. he was
then One day Bronaugh approached
Boles, explained the situation and asked
that Goff be transferred to his company
IAN right" said Captain Boles
"who can you give me in his place?"
well. I've got . man named Jones
Jon can have"
is he . good soldier1"
1.-THE best fighter ever saw"
Done, said Captain Boles. and that
part Of the matter was settled The only
thing now remaining was to get Bruin 4
consent to be transferred. and this was
done in the following manner:
"Mr. Jones" said Captain Bronaugh
one day. II understand you are trying
to get ont Of my company and into Cap
tain Boles'. want you to understand.
sir. that I don I propose to permit you e
do anything Of the kind II any Officer
has got to be losing his men for every
little fool reason that may come up,
there'd just as well not be any officer al
all
Bruin looked q little dazed at this
statement Of the case, and then remark
ed that he'd be dash blank dashed if he
would stay in any such double dashed
company any mcre-just see if he would
In this manner his consent was won, and
the next day he applied to Captain Boles
for . transfer. The application should
have been sent to certain superior officers,
but Captain Bronaugh was unwilling fol
this to be done. for fear he might los<
his trade.
mo use to bother Colonel Lewis about
q little thing like that" he said e
Boles Just let's wait till the thine
has about had time to go through the
rounds and then just swap the men our
selves"
Accordingly, some two weeks later
Bruin was informed that his transfer
had been granted. the two captains ex
changed the names and the trade wa
settled
The next time the two captains me-
was several months later in Bosier par
ish, Louisiana, and-shall confess it
at a dance. II this statement should
meet the eyes of any Of his church OH
cials, they are respectfully requested no
to turn him out on account of it tn,
offense was committed over 80 year,
ago, and do not really think he make,
practice Of dancing today. However
he and Boles were both ON the floor anG
dancing. when the latter exclaimed:
Say, Bronaugh. I've got a crow Il
pick with you
What Is it?'
"You remember that fellow Jone.
you traded of on me? What did yor
mean by telling me he was a good sol
der?''
II never said it, Boles said he wa
the best fighter ever saw
"Oh, that was it, was it? believ,
you were right about it too. He's whip
ped every private in my company al
ready. and they say he is going to begir
on the officers next. There no discoun
on his being fighter"
The last time Captain Bronaugh eve
saw Bruin was in the hospital at Mem
phis. The first face he noticed when h.
entered the ward was his. and it wa
pale and still as death Hoping to be o.
some service to one Of his former men
the captain stood at the bedside for
moment Just then the closed eyes open
ed, the face lighted up with its old ex
preston. and in the half stified accents
Of death the old stream Of profanity be
gan to flow. Bruin was Bruin to tn.
last
Hundreds Of old Confederate soldier,
in Missouri will recall poor Bruin will
glimmer about the eyes that is half {
smile and half a tear. Nobody know
what his first name really was; nobody
ever knew where he came from It usec
TO be asserted that he was from Arkan
sas. but perhaps this was merely from 1
humorous desire to lower the reputation
Of that state No one knows who hi
people were or what his past history
waA Let Us hope, though, that he wht
knows all about him saw something il
his early life that could account for tn
hardness Of heart Of this Timon O
Athens Of the Confederacy and mad
some allowance accord:ngly.-P. W
Horn in ST. Louis Republic.
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