The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-02-18

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comrades to 90 it. Suddenly he begar
to feel terrible pain. and then he said
Air you the doctor:
"'Ics. | am answcrC' the surgeon
and I'm going TO have you moved a:
soon as The firing ceases, and see wha1
can do for you
"'Oh. don't bother about me- he an
swcred, wearily. I'm done for, reck
on. an you'd better tend to some that's
younger. 1t don't matter at all about
my dyin' now. They're all fixed an
well provided fur. One hundred acres
OF good Ian. two mules, an a horse,
he added. half to himself, with a peace
full sm;.s.
"'Who:' asked the doctor, giving
him cwallow of brandy.
::1y wife an my daughter, sab
You sec, it was this way: When the
war broke out | was an ole man, nigh
on TO GO, l reckon, an somehow I'd
never been a good manager. l had
tried, but didn't have nothin' but jus
what made over my rent. An thai
was little enough, God knows
knOw'd my day for 'cumulatin' any.
thing was over, an it nigh worried me
TO death to think about leavin' the ole
oman an Sal TO do real hard work
Then the war came an there was my
chance. The owner of the plantation
where I lived was richer than he was
braye. He come to see me one day, an
he says, says he:
John, you amt got your folks
well fixed to leave 'em, have you?"
"''No," says /, "an' it worries me
past all peace"
Now, let me tell you," says he. 81
want a substitute to fight for me. an
here's your chance to pcrvide well for
your folks. Age exemptS you from
fightin', but if you go in my place to
the war III deed your wife this very
day one hund'ed acres of my best land.
two mules an horse Is it bar
gain:'"
"1 studied while an then SAYS:
1T is" Sure enough, he was is good
as bis word. He decided a hunded
acres and the stock TO the ole oman
and Sal that very day, and the next
, week | was gone to the war. l ain
never been home since, but have
fought it straight through got inter-
ested in the cause after | got good 1t
work at fightin'. an amt never
finched once, but what brought me
here was perviding for Sal an the ole
oman. | could not bear 10 leave 'em
empty-handed to fight 'ginst the world.
an | knowed it WAS too late in life
for me to e;er do anything fur EN-
"His voice was growing weaker and
weaker as he told his story. but as he
finished he raised UP, and with Il regu-
lar rebel yell sang out: Go it, boys. an
give 'cm hell-them Yankees. Then
he fell back and in dazcd way said.
'Thc ole oman an ny little Sal. A
hund'ed acres-half of it good bottom
land-a horse-aI-an' two fust-rate
mules. 1t was the best the ole man
could do fur EN- and with these words
and 4 marvellous look OF love and
peace he stopped breathing.
Il stretched out my hand and took
that of the surgeon, and the tears as
well rs The blood Of those who
wore the blue and those who Wore the
gray were mingled over the simple
mans story. To ME he was real
hero" Utica Globe.
When Grant Slept i'll a PiG-Pen.
The general and staff bivOuacked up
CT the ground. The night was quite
chilly, and Il couple of fires were light
ed to add to our comfort. Gen. Grant
lay down with his officers beside ole Of
the fires, without any covering; when
asleep, an aide quietly spread an over
coat over him. For about four hours
we all kept turning over every few
minutes so as TO get warmed on both
sides, initiating with our bodies the
,liurnal motion of the earth as it eX-
poses its sides alternately to the heat
of the sun. When daylight broke it
was seen that Il low board structure
close to which the general-in-chief had
uoNht was 81 piS Pm. phI i''' i'' 'A'
er occupants had disappeared. and were
probably ut that time nourishing the
stomachS of the cavalry troopers of the
invading army. Unfortunately the
odors of the place had not taken their
departure with the pigs. but remained
to add to the discomfort of the biyou-
ackers. Sheridan's cavalry had had n
fight at this place the afternoon before.
in which he had defeated the opposing
force. and the ground in the vicinity,
strewn with dead, offered ample evi-
dence of the severity of the struggle.
At daylight on the morning of the Sth
active opera tions were in progress
throughout the columns. General Sheri-
dan had ordered lis cavalry to move
by different roads TO seize the bridges
crossing the Po River. General Meade
modified these orders, and directed a