The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-03-04

eral government that he would be shot
of Armsey was executed. Golf heard it
and wrote these lines to President Lin
coin: III .Armscy is guilty he should be
executed rega sdless of its consequences
to me. The life Of single soldier
should not stand in the way. of adher-
ence to a great principle" The letter
is on file in the war office.
An Enemy of Yankees.
Gen. Horace Porter gives many anus
ing pictures of army life in his series Of
papers on campaigning with Grant,"
in the Century. He tells the follow
ing story of the campaign on the North
Anna. When recrossed the river and
returned 80 headquarters in the even
ing, found Gen. Grant sitting in front
of his tent smoking cigar and anxious
to hear the report as to the extent Of
the damage to the railroad. About the
time 1 finished relating to him what
had been accomplished, an old woman
who occupied small house near by
strolled over to headquarters, appar-
emily bent on having friendly chat
with the commander of the Yankee
armies. The number Of questions she
asked showed that she was not lacking
in the quality Of curiosity which is sup
posed to be common to her sex. She
wore an old-fashioned calico dress
about six inches too short, with the
sleeves rolled up to the elbows. She
had nose so sharp that it looked as il
it had been caught in the crack of a
door, and small gray eyes that twinkled
and snapped as she spoke.
She began by nodding q familiar
''How do you do?' to the general, and
saying in voice which squeaked like
the high notes Of an E fiat clarinet with
a soft reed: Il believe you command
all these h'yah Yankees that are COM
in down h'yah and cavOrtin' round
over this whole section of country"
The general bowed an assent and she
continued: ''I'm powerful glad Gen. Lee
has been lickin' you-all from the Rap
idan c'lah down h'yah, and that now
he's got you jes wh'ah he wants you."
Then she drew up camp-chair
alongside the general, seated herself on
it, and finding that her remayks SEEM
ed to be received good-naturedly, grew
still more familiar, and went on to say:
'Yes, and afo' long Lee'n be a'chasiH
you-all up through Pennsylvany ag'in.
Was you up thah in Pennsylvany when
he got aftah you-all last summer
The general had great difficulty in
keeping his face straight as he replied
'Well, no; 1 wasn't there myself. 1
had some business in another direc-
tion." He did not explain to her that
Vicksburg was at that time command
ing something Of his attention. Said
she: II notice our boys got away with
lots of 'em ConestOga hOsses up thah,
and they brought lots Of 'em back with
'em. We've got pretty good show Of
'em round this section of country, and
they're jes the best draft-horses you
ever see. Hope the boys'H get up thah
agin soon, and bring back some more
of 'em."
The general kept on smoking his ci-
gar, and was greatly amused by the
conversation. After little while the
woman went back to her house, but re-
turned later, and said: ''See h'yah; I'm
all alone in my house, and am kinder
skeered. expect them Yankee soldiers
of yourn'll steal everything have and
murder me afO' morning, If you don't
give me some protection" oh" re-
piled the general, we'll see that you
are not hurt and turning to Lieut..
Dunn, of the staff, he said: Dunn, you
had better go and stay in the old lady's
house tonight. You can probably make
yourself more comfortable there than
in camp anyhow; and don't want her
to be frightened"
Dunn followed the old woman rather
reluctantly to her house, and played
guardian angel to her till the next
morning.
Grant and Hancock at Night Alarm.
When Hancock's headquarters were
reached, the party remained with him
for some time, awaiting the arrival of
the head of Warren's troops. Hancock's S
wound, received at Gettysburg. had
not thoroughly healed. and he suffered
such Inconvenience from it when In
the saddle that he had applied for per-
mission to ride in a spring ambulance
while on the march and when his
troops were not in action. He was re-
clining upon one of the seats Of an am
bulance, conversing with General
Grant, who had dismounted and was
sitting on the ground with his back
against a tree, whiting stick, when
the sound of firing broke forth directly
in front. Hancock sprang up, seized
his sword, which was lying near him,
buckled it around his waist, and cried:
'My horse! my horsew The scene was
intensely dramatic, and recalled vividly
to the bystanders the cry of Richard
III. on the field of Bosworth. Grant
listened a moment without changing
his position or ceasing his whiting,
q nd then remarked: ''They are not fight
ing; the firing is all on one side. 1t
takes two sides to start fight" In
few minutes the firing died away, and
it was found that the enemy was not
advancing. The incident fairly illus
trates the contrast in the temperaments
of these two distinguished soldiers
Campaigning with Grant," by General
Horace Porter, in the Century.
Athletics With and With01s Alcohol.
An eX-president of the Cambridge
Athletic Club, whose letter
appears N the Temperance Chronicle,
says:
Il am not now n teetOtaler, but Il
very strong advocate of temperance.
When at Cambridge, during my first
year, when 1 did my best times in
racing, 1 was total alb
and trained entirely without
alcohol. During my last two years ]
drank alcohol occasionally and very
chiefly in the form of beer,
claret, and sometimes port; but the
stubborn fact remains that never beat
or euualed the ''times" l accomplished
in races. of very severe bodily strain.
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