Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06

approaching death. Just then a young stan
officer dashed by at a fun gallop, aud as
the horses hoofs struck n puddle In The
road a mass Of black mud was splashcd
in the wounded mans face. He gave a pite.
Gus look. as much as to say; Couldn't
you let me die In peace and not add TO NY
sufferings?" The general. whose eyes were
at that moment turned upou the youth
was yisibly affected. He refined In his horse,
and seeing from a motion he made that
he was intending TO dismount to bestow
some care upon the young man, | sprang
from my horse, ran 10 the side OF the
soldier, wiped his face with my handker-
chief, spoke TO him and examined his
wound; but In a few minutes the unmis-
taxable death rattle was heard. and ! found
that he had breathcd his last. ! said to
the general. who was watching the scene
intently: 1.-THE poor fellow Is dead re-
mounted my horse. and the party rode on.
The chief had turned round twice TO look
after the officer who had splashed the mud
and who had passed rapidly on, as il he
wished to take him to task for his careless
ness. There was a painfully sad look upon
the generals face. and he did not speak
for some time. While always keenly sensi-
tive TO the sufferings Of the wounded, this
pitiful sight seemed to affect him more
than usual.
STONEWALL JACKSON'S DEATH.
While our people were putting up the tents
and making preparations for supper, Gen.
eral Grant strolled over to a house near by
owned by a Mr.. Chandler and sat down OIL
the porch. l accompanied him and took q
seat beside him. In Il Few minutes a lady
came to the door and was surprised to find
that the visitor was the general-in-chief
lie was always particularly civil to ladies
and he rose to his feet Mt once, took of his
hat and made a courteous bow. She was
ladylike and polite in her behavior and she
and the general soon became engaged in q
pleasant talk. Her conversation was exceed.
InRly entertaining She sail nmnup ptnnr
things: This house has witnessed some sad
scenes. One OF our greatest generals died
here just a year ago-General Jackson
Stonewall Jackson Of blessed memory" I'm.
deed!" remarked General Grant. "He and
were at West Point. together for a year and
we served in the same army in Mexico
Then you must have known how good and
great he was" said the lady. "oh, yes
replied the general; "ho was a sterling,
manly cadet and enjoyed the respect OF
every one who knew him. He was always
of a religious turn of mtnd and a plodding
Woodworking student. His standing was at
first very low in his class, but by his in
domitable energy he managed to graduate
quito high. He was a gallant soldier and q
Christian gentleman, ana l can understand
fully the admiration your people have for
him"
They brought him here the Monday after
the battle of Charlottesville" she contin.
ued. you probably know, sir, that he had
bStll liiu III INC ltA AZ III anu = ihhN
by his own men, who fired upon him acct.
d~entally in the might, and his arm had been
| amputated on the field. The operation was
very successful and he was getting along
nicely, but the wet applications made tc the
wound brought on pneumonia and 1t was
that which caused his death. He fingered
till the next Sunday afternoon, May 10, and
he was then taken from us" Here the
| lady Of the house became very much affected
and almost broke down in recalling the
sad event.
Our tents had by this time been pitched,
and the general, after taking a polite leave
Of his hostess, and saying he would place
a guard over her house to see that no dam
age was done to her property, walked over
to camp, and soon after sat down with the
mess to a light supper.
A JOKE on BURNSIDE.
General Porter relates an incident of the
visit of his chief to the home of a Mrs
Tyler. whose husband was a colonel in the
confederate army. We could see, he says
that she was entertaining views which every.
where prevailed in the south. The author.
tiles naturally put the best face upon mat.
tiers, and the newspapers tried to buoy VI
the people with false hopes. 1t was not sur,
prising that the inhabitants Of the remote
parts of the country were IN ignorance of the
true progress of the war. General Grant re.
piled in a quiet way, General Sherman is
certainly advancing rapidly in that direc'
ton; and while / do not wish to be the com
iHuLlcdloT OI news winch may De unpleasant
to you, / have every reason to believe tina
Rome is by this time in his possession" The
older lady then ssumed a bantering tone
and became somewhat excited and defan,
in her manner; and the younger one Joined
with her in scouting the idea that Rome
could ever be taken. Just then a courier
rode up with dispatches from Washington
containing a telegram from Sherman. Gen.
eral Grant glanced over it, and then read
1t to the staff. 1t announced that Sherman
mad 1nCf nf1r pnrnn Nh II: I'D
caught the purport of the communicated
although it was not intended that they
should hear it. The wife burst into tears
and the mother-in-law was much affected by
me news, which was of course sad tidings
to both of them.
The mother then began to talk with grea,
r%apidity, and with no little asperity, say.
ing: Il came from Richmond not long ago
where lived in a house on the James river
which overlooks Belle Isle; and | had the
satisfaction of looking down every day or
the Yankee prisoners. / saw thousands anC
thousands of them, and before this cam.
palgn Is over | want to see the whole Of
the Yankee army in southern prisons"
Just then Burnside rode into the yard
dismounted and Joined our party on the
porch. He was a man of great gaIlantr,
ana elegance OF manner, and was always
excessively polite to the gentler sex. He
raised his hat, made a profound bow to the
ladies, and, as he looked at his corps filing
by on the road, said to the older one, who
was standing near him.: 81 don't suppose
MADAM, that you ever saw so many Yankee
soiuiers before She replied instantly
Not at liberty, sir" This was such a good
shot that every one was greatly amused
ana General Grant Joined heartily in the
laugh that followed at Burnside's expense.
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