The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-12

rillas receiving something as a me-
mento. When Qantrell was shot his
effects were divided, and his sash fell
to the lot Of Frank James, who after
wards gave it to Capt. Pence. 1t was
made of fine, heavy silk, and the ends
were richly ornamented with beautiful
t2Ssels. Quantrell was wearing the
sash when mortally wounded, and the
silk was stained in several places with
his life blood
Another interesting memento of
Quantrell was long in the possession of
lady living near Bloomfield, only q
short distance from Lawrenceburg. 1t
was poem written in an autograph
album by the noted outlaw shortly be-
fore he received his death wounds The
album belonged to Miss Mamie Daw-
son, and the stanZas were written at
her request, on an occasion when Outn-
trell was a guest at her fathers house
A few years ago Quantrell's mother
made length visit in Nelson county
in search of information and relics of
her son, and the original album was
given her by Miss Dawson. However.
before the book was taken from the
county, a gentleman at SamuePs De
pot was permitted to make a CODY of
the poem. 1t reveals phase of Guam
trelrs character that has never been
touched upon. The verses, borrowed
from Byron, are as follows:
My horse is at the door
And the foe | soon may see;
But before l CO. Miss Mamie,
Here's double health to thee.
Here's sigh for those that love me,
And a smile for those who hate,
And whatever skys above me
Here's heart for every fate
Though the cannons roar about me-
Yet it still shall bear me on;
Though the dark clouds be above me-
1t hath springs which may be won
In this verse, as with the wine
The libation | would pour
Should be peace with thine and mine,
And health to all indoor.
Feb. 26. 1866. w. C. O.
1t is said by those who knew Guam
trell that a Drawer man never lived
He was reckless to a fault, and as
ood-thirsty as a lion. On one of
his raids through Nelson county he
committed one of the most daring
deeds in the annals of the war. About
three miles north of Bardstown there
lived during the war one DR.. Evans.
who was a Confederate sympathizer.
and who had two sons in the rebel
army For this reason the old man
was subjected tomany indignities at
the hands of the Federal troops All
day long on Christmas 1863, Buen's
army passed through town and
swarmed the country. Evans resi-
dence was situated near the Louisville
pike, and a squad of soldiers stopped
there and ordered dinner They had
taken their places at the table, with
guns thrown across their knees and
pistols beside their plates Their horses
were hitched at the yard fence, a short
distance from the house About 200
yards away solid stream of Federal
soldiers was pouring along the pike
While things were in this state, Guam
trell, accompanied by half q dozen
members Of his band, suddenly dashed
out of strip of wood, and, unnoticed
by the vast army, swept up to where
the soldiers horses were hitched and
proceeded to shoot the animals All
the horses but one were killed. This
remaining one was a magnificent white
gelding, to which Quantrell took a sud
den fancy. Quickly dismounting and
shooting his own horse, he sprang upon
the white animal Then firing a part
ing volley through the windows at
the soldiers, who were eating, the guer-
rillas gal1oped off unmolested.
Mr.. Isaac Hall, Of SamuePs Depot.
was in all the campaigns In which
Quantrell attained his notoriety. He
and Denny Pence were the guerrilla
chiefs close friends up to the time he
lost his lie. The former was with him
in his last hours, but Pence was laid
up with a broken leg, the result of