The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-08-27


asked him how he accounted for II, and !
he replied: II cannot account for It, un-
less 1t be that all the On mean Tennes-
scans have emlgrated."
We stopped - and the Senator'S story
confirms this - three or four days at
his farm near Ciarksviile. Tex, and were j.
very Hospitality entertained by his |
nephew. I never heard Of the interest |
ing incident that occurred at that point, |
according to the Senator'S story. in |
which fifty negroes were sold for $500 |
thing Of the kind until saw the sena-
tors story In '"rhe American"
But an interesting incident did occur
there, to which the Senator does not re-
fer. On the morning of the day Of our
departure from the Governors farm.
Maj. Green was very sick - confined 10
his bed. About 10 o'clock q report
reached me that company of despera-
does from Bowie County, adjoining RED
River County, and In the northeastern
corner Of Texas, had heard OF the re-
head. and Of his being near GAINESVILLE.
and were on the march to capture him.
I reported this to the Major. who said
he could not leave his bed. During the
day other reports reached me that they
were nearer and nearer. but the Majors
reply to my reports was the same ~
cannot leave my bed: they will. Of
course capture me-"
Late in the evening It was reported
that the desperadoes were in Clarks-
vile, and when made this report to
the Major he said: Call Rau. will
make an effort to get away" BY the
equippage packed on mules. the Major
was ready to mount and we rode five
, or six miles In the country, went into
camp in secluded place. and the next
morning the Major was well. and never
, heard more Of his sickness.
, The Senator's story of the sand hill
/ crane is an entire fiction, as nothing of
: the kind ever occurred. I was raised
r on the Cumberland River; had lived On
the Hudson. Caloosehatchee, Colorado
and Columbia Rivers, and knew, when
!, l was 6-year-old boy, that cranes Of
= all kinds were not eatable. So also Is
o our journeying day after day within
t sight Of each other, and his sending
d me rations night and morning, fiction,
t a creature Of his imagination. So also
t is his story of his Offering me assist
/ ance after my mules were stolen; but,
0 worst of ALL is his story of meeting me
q in the City of Mexico, when / presented
Y woe-begone. bedraggled, dirty, foot
u worn appearance, and applied to him for
e assistance, which, he claims, he sup
i piled. So also is his statement of using
his influence and securing for me a po-
sition on the Imperial Mexican Rail.
road. All of these statements have ex-
2 istence only in his imagination, for moth.
v ing of the kind occurred The facts
are as follows: On the morning Of the
I" day we reached Piedras Negras (Blacl
e Rocks, Mexican town on the Rio
Grande or Great River. our servant.
e had some difficulty in packing ou
re mules, when Maj Green, alias I. G
s, Harris, called to me, addressing me al
If 200, to come and help put on the packs
lie I was out of humor from some cause
If and as disliked being nicknamed,
r. ordered the Major in an offensive tone
,r not to nickname me, as 1 had hat
a enough of that when was boy, ant
g added that he had been frequently yer.
y disagreeable to me, and If he had no
lie been so helpless and child-like, that
he would have regarded it as almost in
h, human to have left him; that shout,
Ut have left him long ago. (And these wer
IS my reasons for remaining with him.
rs I further added: 1--WE are within on
#. days journey Of the end of our trir
I'd where you can find other associates
p, We will separate this morning" T
er this Maj. Green assented, saying II h
p had known it, he would not have bee
g. burden on my hands, as he though
to he had at all times been able to tax
Id care of himself.
- At the time of our separation owne
as many horses and mules and as niue
=" of the camp equippage, provisions, etc
" as did Maj. Green, alias I. G. Harris
I have no recollection of meeting tn
AZ Senator again until met him in tn
80 City of Mexico; never asked him for al
ny sistance of any kind, and received non
:" The Senator, In this article, and |
statements to friends of mine that hay
~ reached T. attempts to create the in
preston that on this trip was penn
-, less, and that he paid my expenses.
was by no means penniless, and the onl
>. money that the Senator let me have We
to make purchases when could NJ
=, get my greenback bills changed ar
-. as he refused to take greebacks IN e.
=, change for gold, I only used his none
- until could get an exchange in gol
which / did at so cents on the 81
~ order to repay him. The only money
~ borrowed when in Mexico was fro
- Maj. M. M. Kimmel, now of Henderso
Ae this State, which I repaid him so sot
as my pay from the railroad would e
al able me to do so.
we left Piedras Negras a day or ty
we after I arrived there with party +