The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-18
A GEORGIA COLONEL.

AZ the state line which divides Georgia
md Tennessee, and Is one Of the most
noted characters of that mountain re-
gion.
In the seventies Colonel Mills was
residing In Atlanta, and
ran for congress ON the Republican tick
OF about the time Of the political mp
heaval that brought ON such radical
changes In the state government. DE
was q victim Of existing circumstances,
and without waiting until the ballots |
were counted he gave up the night IN
disgust.
Not long afterward he removed to the
remote corner Of the commonwealth
where he now resides and possessed him
self OF the historic town Of Red Clay,
including the ancient council house
where Andrew jackson and the chiefs
of the Cherokees met for the last time
preparatory to the removal of the tribes
to their new territory In the west. he
Is full of anecdotes, and his stories car
~ one back to the days Of the old Geor-
ola militia, of which he was one OF the
commanding officers.
az shall never forget" said he one
day, "my first experience as driiimas-
ter. I was elected captain OF a company
down in Cobb county, the muster roll OF
which included the warlike deuizens OF
the forest depths in the neighborhood OF
Lost mountain. Hunters, traders, trap
mars. souatters and crackers of low de-
gree were included In this organiza-
ton. knew the character Of the men
that I had to deal with. and as my IA
Their was Major General Enoch r. Mills,
then commanding the Justly celebrated
Georgia militia, felt that / must keep
up the dignity Of my Office by arraying
myself not only In authority. but in all
| the gorgeous habiliments OF a high ofh-
| cial in the Georgia militia.
| al called to mind an old friend Of my
| fathers, Captain Howell, who lived
| over in Gwinnett county and who had
| recently resigned the command OF his
company. He possessed gorgeous uni
form, with the most fetching epaulets
that ever beheld, and made up my
mind that would apply to him for the
loan Of his paraphernalia to wear at my
first drill, which was to occur ON the
following Friday. 1t was in the heat Of
the summer, after crops were laid by, sc
mounted my gray pony and rode tt
the home Of Captain Howell, who ex
tended to me an exceedingly warm 70
ception. Lend you my coat and epau
letsf' said he when I told my mission
sOf course will. Twill do anything fo
the son of General Mills, who is m,
warm personal friend, sir, am prout
to say. Try on the coat and let rs SCI
how il fits. Aha, it 10 the very thing
Take it, withmy compliments. sir, epau
let's and all, and may you wear 1t wit
| the same distinguished honor wat
, which your esteemed father has won tn
, uniform of major general Of the Geo.
! ria militia, SIR Here Is my sash, also
sir And he handed me silken sash
long as q fence rail, with gold firing
ON IL like an old fashioned window cul
9 tain. After bidding him an affectionat
3 sdieu, I mounted the gray pony an
a started back home.
IL "'Hold on there. shouted Capital
Howell after I had ridden few pace'
Here is something else that You WI
y need. Captain Mills. And he overtoo
: me and handed me q copy Of Scott's tai
e tics. / present you with this, sir, as I'll
9 highest authority in the land. 1t hi
n been carefully compiled by Gener'
Winfield Scott after the most approve
: methods and usages Of the greatest con
70 manders of the age, sir. 1t is above m
beyond all statutory law and is secor
>. and subservient only to the constitute
10 of the United States, sir. Only folio
% its instructions and carry out its reg
d lations and your future Is assured. Ca
tain Mills.
uI with the uniform and sash careful
" packed in my saddlebags and that col
Of Soott's tactics In my left hand ro'
of down the winding road In the dire
ton of Lost mountain, where the Gil
zsn soldiers Of my command were pr
IN suipp their peaceful avocations. A ca
r nal inspection Of the cover Of the DO
Q. showed me military officer in full re
ia imentals, and as opened 1t and beg
" reading my heart swelled and my bose
Is elowed with military enthusiasm a
M patriotic ardor.
a "About Q o'clock in the afternoon Il
re rived in the heart of the forest arou
Id Lost mountain, and 1t occurred to
that az I had never drilled accompany
co soldiers ought to engage in some p
AT liminary tactics and not make disp
DO Of INV ignorance to the men whom
nd pected some day to lead to glory. s
We turned aside into the forest, and M
nd riding for 900 or 800 yards through
e. densest woods / ever saw dismoun
Mt lat the root Of fallen tree and tied
go pony. >,
st. "Divesting myself Of my coat,
all ON tho emblazoned and epauletted 6
"a n,ent presented to me by Captain ID
CO. all and invested myself with the GID
ing sash and its tinseled tassels float
vas in the wind. Taking position Close
by che fallen tree, where i thought
he would be utterly impossible for any
ew "a come upon me without my disco'
ian ipa his approach. assumed hang
as and commanding posture. and witt
sne copy of Scott g tactics opened In
ont hand began drilling the imagin
the squadron.
pom "sCarry ahmsr ! called in ste'
us- rian tones.
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ner "Right shoulder nhmsr
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ION "'Recover ahmsv
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