The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-02-17

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slowly f~etueati#g MI The pike, half
asleep in the Wea small hours Of
tie night, and tot IL Sound but
the cllnhlng Of the harses' feet On
the stone, her Jabsi's L~iglrpitch
ea, conEieal v,icr rang cut III the
gloomy darkness:
"Buckenridgc! Breckenridge
"Ughm granted breckenridge,
still hardly awake.
"Bieckemidse,' CONTINUED Early,
"What do YOU think III the .Dtel
Scott Deeisiols,' ard The rights oi
tie Snnti, in the Territories this
morningw
Early, it will be remembered,
was opposed to Breckenridge in
his race for Ike Presidency against
Douglas, Bah and Lincoln. aud
was an unccmpromising Union
man u.iil Virginia seeded. Ee
was a member of the Virginia So.
~csSsiol convention; bitterly op
pnsed to the passage # the orli
nance, aud refused to sign il after
its passage. He was vas lpnoul
crd On tie Moor Of tie convention
by the extremists as worse than
an aboiiliopist. A Northern man
entertaining his.views they could
understand, but for a Yirgiuian.
there WAS ho exense no plliiatimi.
Eifiy warned them that their act
iuealis lijHrs to Virginia aud The
South, anal further, 1t meant wa.!
and that though opposed to seces
sion he WAS aVitgi:ian and wonltl
stand by his Ssate.aaA help defend
her. And he QHaiut!y told his fire.
eating friends, Who dehui The arm.
et! resistAnea CT the Federal CIV.
ernmeat and denounced him, that
the first big battle lie Got into liz
Wnuld call the roll OF Them and see
how mary OF them were there!
Gov. Saith, of NEgini,-"ES-
TIA biilyf-mcmuer Of thu cunven
ton AID Cltonsi in EArly's brig
AIDE, says that i'll tie i!,lakest OF
the tgal at s;i:rpSbatg laatie
tanl), the tlonliest one dry battle
Of tne war, Eari.T ros,e Mp TO him
a ginning aas: asked:
Billy, iaa'i it 4 good time fol
ms 10 c,ll NY sra!.38
Aud There, ii the storm Of shot
and shell, lie dill deliberately cal!
the names Of al! the eaisnts terri
bis Of the Virginia secession con
Yeatl9:: and after he had finished.
paasing Il mon,eut il his disgust,
he quantity Iemarksti:
"si'ly, there isn't /. did one of
tbose fellows here but yoa, aid
yon dlan't al,ase me mucl!n
AZ spottsyivania, in tic tire
mendous pressure, a South Caro-
lima brigade eonli bar give a little.
Dashins up to them, JubaI cried
out:
"Nene of that! Nous! Yon
.a-d South Carolina fellows; you
got US into the war, and, by Cd,
Scs Shall help us fight it ons!!'
The Caroiinians were doing all
that mortal men could do, and
Early knew il; but he couldn't re-
sIst The temptation to give a fling
at their secession.
Ohce he had ordered bis division
to BIZ ready TO march at an earl,
hour, bFigadcs in certain order.
All We're prompt in position, bui
Gordon's Georgia brigade, which,
contrary to it's custom, WAS a tritle
slow. Nnw, Mrs. Gordon happen.
ed on u visit to tue General; they
were staying lit a farmhouse near
by. Early imasinsl the presence
OF the lady to be the cause of the
delay, and in his Impotence NUT.
tering aud growing like u f%retful
canine, like one he would every
now and then whine: OH Mrs.
Gordon! | wish the Yankees would
catch Mrs. Gordou!n
o.; the m irch up the valley, af.
ter Shatpsbnrg ontlle way to Fred
ericksburg, Eari.'s division in the
rear, the Federass hngging rs prst-
~ close, We had 10 pass through
Neg Market, u Il. Hits division
just ahead Of US, and leaving the
town as We ei,rered, one Of his reg
iments, however, lett behind to pro-
teet L, as it were. against Isl And