The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
SARGE PLUNKETT.
Inc Old Han Passes Oyer lnotbs, gou,t,
OF july.

General Cameron. and this you could read
lily understand. If IL were not for your I'M
warranted assumption that the ordering to
Leavenworth must necessarily nave been
doEe as a punishment for some fault. /
thought then, and think yet the position
assigned to you is as responsible. and as
honorable. as that ASSIGNED to Buell.
know that General McClellan expected more
important results from it. Ny impression is
that at the time you We're assigned to the
Nv western department IL naG Eot peeh
determined 10 replace Generai sherman IN
Kentucky: but of this ] not certain.
because the idea that command I'm Ken
1 lucky was very desirable. had never oc-
CURED TO me- You conTtantly speak OF be-
ing placed in command Of only 30oA Now
tell me. Is not this mere impatience? Have
you not known all the while that you are
l TO command four five times that many?
Il have been. and an sincerely your
friend, and ii. such ] dare to make
suggestion. / would say you are adopting
the best possible way to ruin yourself.
Act well your part: there all the honor
lies He who does something at the head
: Of one regiment. will eclipse him who does
friend as ever. A. LINCOLN"
: Nothing could he kinder. wiser or better
= calculated to allay the unwarranted feel
ngs Of personal wrong which must have
possessed Hunter at the time That he
thought himself IS shown by the fol-
lowing words found written by the d:ssat-
iisfield general on the big yellow envelope
IL which the latter had becn sent:
The presidents reply to my ugly letter.
This lay on his table month after Il
written. and when finally sent WAS by
special conveyance with the direction that
t was only 20 be given 10 me when l was
4 n good humor," ....,-. .,..a.. com
! Minors place and 1 saw him shake his
r / head again and tkcn dart off To where
q / George McWiliams had always been found
< / at this hour OF the morning. After standing
E thouShtfuIly I'm front of McNilliams's place
for moment H. turned slowly aud came
! ! back 20 the wagon. His head was bowed
r his hands IN his pockets and his step Was
a l slow and measured.
Just as I expected" said my old friend,
| soicHnly. as he stood and leaned on the
I | wheel of the wagon
Whats the NATTER" said I.
We've made a mistake said ne. gloom
I / lily Never done thing right ia our
| llves-ding the world"
. Nv hats the matter?'' ] repeated.
sunday" he said. simply.
% Sunday What do you mean2'
"Afean. thunder" ne said. don't you see
5 that everything Is closed? It's Sunday
Just ike u.s." said ]. with "a considerable
4 ! sadness ia my own tone OF voice.
e Yes said Brown. Just like as; but
{ | dinsed If ever / would have thought We
would have got so bad as this"
could not say 10 where our conversation
: / would have led # there had not happened
I along mighty clever policeman. He eX-
/ planned the whole matter and restored our
confidence in ourselves. the day being q
national holiday the bars were closed. This
was the explanation.
The next thing TO DO was to dispose Of
our blackberries. but ! saw that duliness
had fell over Browns enthusiasm lie has
always argued that times were duu when
the bars We're closed. but i never believed
INN. nor do j believe MIN now. Dat. some
how, upon this occasion we did find things
I mighty dull Ne drove and drove and
drove, TIL the old horses tongue was hans-
ing out. Brown walked. bowling berries
"btrries.' berries" tu his voice grew
hoarse. and never "A berry cOuld ge SELL
IONS didn't WANT 10 ts1rrIes-d-dnt have
nu r1orey- We s4E 1.a4I sYou.,. ~. me
, Oh horse il sc h4pt OF. aad 80 W. turned
to 80 back 10 the wagon yard he mad
travelled every street between Decatur ana
PedcAtlee5 mad called ~ every mouse stlo-i5
, Ieachlree ..ud then crosse over ana round
ourselves away cut ON MARIETTA, Waen Nc
f, Ceclo-d 10 6I,c up the or-te- 4lie s"-i
ialrly oro--vu as sc slowly moved DacA -
Decatur street ana sc were starving Ao1
III there is any glory in such q Fourth
! / sell nothing. ,aat Ae- no So 'it 10 drink
and 4Dout ~ z,-.rse ~ Ue--.n ing AoA--"l-d
About this time We foqching isAlves n
front oi some resS aurtt-s-.ofnr az l..il ettlt
street and sc v-utul,d 10 !. - and Deg =
little Ice uatc-. IIe o---..e 10 secure W-te.
. was III, object % OIr step, out ~ = 80
ha, D-tI lurlls-i-u as,u aoin- wtter IA
sucA a. Clever ~4y. a new tLoL5-lL 5-I-.'h
I Brown and As e5e t~ltt,tu-
Let's Trade tA- berries IOr something 10
A.. tat.F tlt- Hl-- Yelett. le wiped Sire ~sse~t
ron nis Dfo'. ,ld sHii-O ui' - IKE
. ~Gopd." SAID 4, 1ol was nOAstrous hun
z I ery myself
i i, IS .5t necessary 10 50 through with al
that passed ll Al-1.--I-- tiie .i.t-e 81 ~
tcuud gentlemen s,-.'nt they called J-As
johnson Alf- Johnson teLla a 70 t'tlAS 1i'S
, t,.r-.us AT lrzt. aI- atLer t.e laa talked
VIA Judge Folsom 2 moment ice came DICK
and tcld rs tAa- Folsom ma o-dered tA-t
we De. f.d as luuca AS g.e could ett as the
I pay Ioc tlc berries brown smiled SID
-.fr-, se r,u..i, III ,,7. can .lt9r INQUIRED