The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

our dropping spirits. We pusneu on, reacn
Ing McDonough Just at nlghtiai. puincsy
Il Nolan met us and we camped out on the
bir lawn in front Of his house--spread out
tents there underneath Gods sky and slept.
Far into the night 1t rained. poured down
in torrents, and Nolan came out and IN
yited us to come inside the house. which wc
did. spreading our blankets an over .ne
floor and sleeping soundly while the rain
battered on the roof. Watterson SAID
afterward that he had news enjoyed
nights rest more.
I'VE 3oined Hood the next day Mt Love-
Joys station, Just south Of Jonesboro. we
spent several days there IN camp ana Wniie
we were there funny incident occurred
which Senator Harris was always roma OF
telling.
"Bishop Qulntard, who was not bishop
then, was with Hood's army then In the
.. official capacity Of chaplain He was
| vigorous. fine loololng fellow, with fine
black beard, and joviai fellow. who knew
the ways OF men and the world. Early
| one cold morning ne came over to our tent.
Harris, Watterson and Happy, with maybe
two or three others. were sitting around.
Presently man--a major--came gaiioping
lup on thin, hungry, consumptvc looking
horse and stopped In front Of our tent
, He was very tall, very sparely built man
with thin red beard and HAIR lie came
/, Iup to our fire and asked II he might warm.
. While he was standing there he heard us
calling Quintard doctor. and he look up
the idea that Qulntard WIS our surgeon. A
/, brilliant thought struck him and he called
/, Quintard aside. Dock he said III be
/, damned IL ever WAS In such fix before
In my life. III swear to God I'm nearly
dead for drink, and know you've got u.
I Dock, III give anything In the world for
1t. You know how II is yourself. old
!, FELLOW, and II you'll only help me out, why.
7 God d. Quintard smiled and said he
thought | could fix 1t. | did tix the poor
/, fellow, an / never Saw happier man.
. You're a little mistaken In your man.
|, though | said. rbat's not doctor, but
: Quintard. the chaplain OF the ar He
!, didn't wait to hear any more, but jumped
. into his saddle and galloped of.
:, "a few weeks later Harris and myself
were detailed to go to Rough and Ready. to
(, accompany Major ST. Glare, Hoods staff of
!, ficer, just below East Point. to represent
a the Southern army in etoctlng the cx-
~ change OF those who sympathized with the
r respective armies. We there worked with
VA tho Federal forces and many women ana
- children and much property was thus
70 safely passed through the lines going both
:. ways. My own family was permitted 10
4, como down and were passed on TO Alabama,
y. where they took refuge.
W 'St. Phlhpe church, on Washington
M street, was then in charge or very dis-
!, tngulshed rector named Johnson. He was
:. u big, blum fellow, who had come out OF
W VSL lUl0t, anu III huuliiVH 10 HIS ClcllCul
-, airs he had all the ways of West Point
q which are a little different. He was very
40 learned man, you know, and had written
AZ lots OF fine sermons, which he had pre-
D. served IN manuscript. and many fine maya
ns zine articles, He had nothing on -eartf
In that he priced more than his manuscripts
and when he went on to the war he care
fully packed these away in big barrel ant
"a made them ready to be easily moved.
:, while Harris and myself We're stationed
:" there at Rough and Ready. Johnson cam
~ upon us and he was more anxious. |
seemed to me, for tho welfare OF his barre
nd OF manuscripts than for the safety OF hi
- wife and daughter, who We're then In AT
!" lanta. He wantched every day for them t
TN come down. and finally ono morning her
NJ came Mrs johnson and her daughter witt
n, n wagon load OF things.
THE facilities for moving things Will
y. fairly good were not nearly so good a
n they are now and when Mrs. Johnson. goo
ho worthy soul, came to pack her househol
inn belongings on big wagon. she found tina
she must leave considerable behind Sh
was large. domestic lady, good lady
'ns and while she always seemed to get alon
TN with her learned husband, I always fan
ns ced they were not entirely congenial; h
w so learned and she so given 10 homel
au cares.
on II happened that Mrs. Johnson had
'e. barrel of excellent soft soap, which sl
ma had made. and she reasoned when she cam
ih- to load her things the wagon that
'ey family of refugees would have more nee
sea Of II barrel OF good soft soap than IL
r. barrel Of sermons and she left the sermon
ola behind and took the soap.
ust Preacher Johnson was waiting for h
at wife and daughter impatiently whoi the
ms. came In sight He had been on pins aho'
his these valuable manuscripts all tho tin
not Atlanta was under siege, and h had TO
er- me and Harris much about them aud IL
inc added that hla wife wonlu hiring h,n
When the wagon stopped the dnrght
ad- jumped out and ran and threw her arn
about her fathers neck, The old man WI
i glad to SEQ his daughter, of course. b
- his mind was on those manuscripts and
ICED hurried to his wife. Just as four big noldie
han lifted barrel out of tho wagon. ~,
dis brought NV barrel OF manuscripts"
hts said The soldiers heard him md Just
that that moment tho feet OF ono of The TO
new rascals slipped and down. kerblip, come 4
rel, heavy barrel of soap. There was 10,
rom nctse and every one within ten feet W
se ! shattered with Mrs. Iohnson's soap.
nm 'Speechless With disgust and indisna.io
N \ johnson turned and walked ,n without
ans word leaving his wife and daughter stan
hid Ing there, Whether he ever came lack
hen not do not know. Harris and alNa
hey doubted u he did.
light Harris and left Hoods army shost
after leaving Atlantis and went hack
no Mississppi and Joined Forrest,
us I'VE were stopping In little Nississll
'rc's town. Grenade Harris was at d'fert
n OF bote, from the ann ,cbor, W., stonto
that ,,..,,,,a.., : 80, 49,, -,
zen. i'"" une "Nin''" "'S'ss"eS' y"
am over to my hotel and said that Her
sht,' wanted to see mo in his room. l went o'
. II, at once. l found hin, s,l,t,x alone
that ,,, .,,,,,.,,.s =, "a. -, III,
Q In """ 'rui''''1 p"psr n's ha'''' ''''
flict race wa@ kntteu with porpisSiy' it
and that no said. banding mo tho paper
~. was Memphis paper, and published
an biz black type was an annuncsmcnt
Z to Parson Brownlow the new governor
re- Tennessee, proclaiming Governor ilarri,
,hc fugitive from Justice. With all the Sat
NV belongings, and Offering a reward OF sic
,las- 600 fer his capture. II must L,nye, Naa
= In said he How MANY ureanbarks ha.o
-. got2, i have S1h.' [ said What Is