The aegis & intelligencer., 1897-09-24
age. He plunged into the plan

his visage. He plunged into the plan
at once.
"Brothers we have'a chance to rob
the Northern arlues:of a Brigadier,
! General. Geu. [. 5. Grant of Cairo
| is home on Il leave of absence He
| drove out today without guard. No
| body with him. He's at old man
| Dents, mich Is hot more than two
miles IRON here. You all know the
! place. He will be there all night.
! My plan is to surround the house and
seize him while he is asleep. The
! Union cause will have one Brigadier-
| General less"
Two or three of the younger hot
head leaped up, white with excitement.
Good! That's the plan. Well
make him pay for Belmont"
| The boldness of the scheme took the
! cooler men at disadvantage. Before
| they could gather their limbs under
! them another belligerent was in the
middle of the floor, blazing with ex-
| element, his words Il volley. lit is Il
| glorious opportunity to serve the cause
of the South. We have been organized
for just such work as this. Now is
our chance. | will be one to do this
work tonight"
DO Will /, sdlI OIlO dl Ills 6lu6.
And |, +" shouted several more.
The Chairman uttered a warning
hiss-''Sh don't yell.n For an
instant it seemed as if the whole lodge
was ready for this bold plan, but a
dissenting voice made itself heard at
| last Some one shouted, Hold ou a
minute" and when the rest had time
to look about to see who had spoken,
Abner Taylor was seen standing in
the background.
The big cornhusker looked grim
and threatening as he stepped forward
and flung his hat on the floor.
Il vote no. Now, see here, neigh
bors, | want q word right now. l
know this Gen. Grant. I've cut wood
and hauled props with him. He has
eat dinner IL our house many time
You all know him, aud you know
that better man never lived in this
town. He q gentleman and an
honorable soldier, and don't propose
to kidnap a man like that under such
circumstances. Why, the man trusts
US. You say he has no bodyguard-
well, I'll be one of his body-guards.
You all know I've no love for Van
KEGS; | would cut the heart out of
Frank Blair if could, but Gen. Grant
was our friend and neighbor. Why.
I've seen him give his last 50 to poor
widow woman whose house was burnt
down. You all remember Tom
Harris's widow. Some of you fellows
hauled props with him, and now
when he trusts us and comes home
here without a bodyguard he expects
to be treated like a gentleman, and by
the Almighty, he shall be if my fist
has any weight"
He's id Yankee soldier. He's
killing our men," yelled some one.
It's all war, anyhow"
well, kidnapriu' amt war;" re-
piled Abner. It's sneakin' business
to jump in on man when he's home
to see his wife and children, and Pm
not going TO be ii party to do it.
More than this. It's easy to carry
out your plan. We could kidnap
Grant easy enough, but what would
the Northern armies be doin tomorrow
and the day after. There wouldn't
be "a man of US Lying, nor one brick ON
top of another III three days from now.
I've been harnessed up by them once,
and | don't intend to be again. His |
words and voice carried conviction.
This stops right now. 1t don't go
another step. Gen. Grant sleeps un-
disturbed tonight and he goes back to |
st. Louis and Cairo undisturbed. If
he is killed or captured let it be done |
by Gen. Pillow or Gen. Buckner in a |
square and fair fight
The meeting ended right there The |
hotheads apologized, and the peddler
skunk away. ''Ab that was a great |
speech you made" said the younger
brother. as they went across the fields. |
You're right, but it's Il terrible tempt
alton. Grant seems to be going up |
steadily but Pillow will attend to |
him
On Feb. IS Ulysses Grant took Don
elson from Buckner and Pillow, and |
became Unconditional Surrender |
Grant,