The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
PLAYED
 THE SAME GAME.

o o o o o o The time was during the civil war, the place the siege of vicksburg, and the chief actor the general himself, who at that time was private in the service of the Union army
 It was at dead of night, and both ar mics were encamped within short dis tance of each other, and although hostili- ties had temporarily ceased the crack of a rifle from the sharpshooters on the op- posing sides resounded now and then, and the intense darkness did not always in- terfere with the unerring accuracy Of the death dealers.
 About 1 o'clock In the morning Private Barrett happened to espy dead tree at a distance of 800 feet from his camp, and the thought of what a beautiful vantage place to kill off some rebels from behind that fallen log when the dawn would ap- pear flashed through his brain. He i'm mediately proceeded to carry his idea into effect, and with his rifle he cautious ly approached the defunct tree. The dan- ger of this act must be apparent when it is known that even the rustic of leaf would attract the deadly aim Of score of sharpshooters, but Barrett was young and full of an ambitious desire to pick off" a few "Johnnies'' in return for simi- lar compliments extended to some of his unfortunate companions. He had crept on all-fours to within about fifty feet of his objective point when he stopped to mt a chew of tobacco in his mouth, prob ably to give him more courage. This lit tie act, insignificant as 1t may seem, no doubt saved his life, for at that moment, in the stiffness of the night he heard voice from behind the fallen tree say. ssWon't we give those Yankees fits in the morning?" Two of the rebels had con- ceiyed the same idea as Barrett and were there before him. The moment was critical one, but Barrett's nerve was with him and he quietly retraced his steps and breathed a sigh of relief when he was safe on his own ground once more.
 AS soon as dawn appeared two John- nies" were sent to the great beyond by the bullets of fifty rifles simultaneously leveled at them by the same number of Yankee sharpshooters, many of whom are alive to-day simply because Barrett chewed tobacco on that eventful night.
 cv Mulkey of Napa is at the Grand and Is making arrangements to go to Alaska to inquire into the mining future of that country.
 George F. Flat, a wealthy hat manu- facturer of New York, James s. Phillips, IT. S. N. of Mare Island, and F. H. liar ris of Newark, N. J., are at the Palace
 Mrs. George W. Gardiner and Mrs. John q Hutchins of Cleveland, Ohio. and Mrs. Edward B. Mason of Brunswick, Maine, . marty of tourists, are at the Baldwin
 Colonel J. R. Howell, Horatio s. Man hing. ]. O. Refs and s. B. Carleton have gone East, the last named on business trip. the others to attend the session Of the Grand Lodge of Elks.
 c. R. Glow, @ well and tavoral1y known merchant of Chicago. and F. W. Rrainard. superintendent of the time ser vice Western Union Telegraph service, after a. visit of several days here have returned to Chicago.
 B. L. Bartlett, the Los Gatos capitalist. Is at the Lick. He has come to this city to be treated for his eyesight and hear ing. both of which have been sadly fail ing for some time past. He is accompa- nied by his nephew, Starr Lee.