The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-16

our Saviour the world II he would serve
him he was az Gettysburg that night.
Every characteristic OF the human race
was represented there. the cruelty OF the
TURK the courage of the Greek 'the OH
st,lel, the endurance OF the Arab, the
dash OF the Cossack. the fearlessness or
the Bashibazouk, the Ignorance OF the
Zulu. the cunning Of the Comanche, the
rcckltssness OF the American volunteer.
and the wlckedness OF the deNI thrown IN
&, make the thing complete.
The advanced lines of the two armies
IN many place, were not more than hfiy
yards apart. Everything was on the shoot,
no favors asked, none offered.
Ny gun was so dirty that the ramrod
hulg in the barrel and l could neithc-
get it down nor out / slammed the rod
against a rock few times. and drove
home ramrod, cartridge and all, laid the
gun on a bowlder elevated the muzzie.
ducEed my head nallooed Look OUT
and pulled the trigger She roared IKE
"A Young cannon and flew over my should
en-. the barrel striking John Grlftth a
smart whack on the left ear. John rodred'
too. and abused me Ike pickpocket Tor
my carelessness. u was no trouble 10 Ett
another gun there. The mountain side
was covered with them.
Just 20 our left was a little fellow from
the Third Arkansas regiment. lie vas
comfortably located behind a big stump
loading and firing as fast as he could,
and between biting cartridges and taking
aim, he was singing at the top OF ms
voice:
Now let the wide world wag as 1t VIII,
I'll be gay and happy still
The world was wagging all right-no
mistake about that but I failed TO SEQ
where the gay and happy part came In.
That was q fearful night. There was
no sweet music 20 soothe the savage
breast. "The "tooters" had left the
shooters 20 fight II out, and taken Home,
Sweet Home" and THE Girl l Left Be-
hind me- or with them.
Our spiritual advisers, chaplains or
regiments, were in the rear, caring for
the wounded and dying soldiers With
seven devils 10 each man, II was no
place for a preacher. anyhow.
VERITABLE SAYAGES.
4 little red paint and few eagle
feathers were all necessary TO make that
crowd on both sides the most verltable
savages on earth. "White-winged" peace
didn't roost high az Little Round Top
that night. There was not a man there
that cared a snap for the golden rule. or
that could have remembered one line or
the lords Prayer Both sides were
whipped. and all were mad about II.
Everybody I'm the Fourth Texas regi-
ment knew Goldstickcr, the prowler, the
ShylOck of the brigade; never present
when his company went into battle. but
always there 10 pillage and plumber when
the dpht was over. These are hard things
10 say about one OF my old regiment, but
every word Of IL is true. Goldsticker
-, 10
mountain was covered with dead and
wounded soldiers. 1t was u Klondike for
Goldsticker His greed for lucre. the gov
erning passion Of his soul, Overcame fear
and every other consideration. SO he ven
tured I'm. He had not been gone long b7
fore we heard the sharp report of rifle,
followed bv yOley. Then We heard
Goldsticker halloo. lie called for help.
he appealed % friend and foe alike. He
begged for water The pitiful wall of the
poor creature was heartrendng. The
three Christian graces, love faith and
charity" were not there to answer the
pitifu pleading Of dying <nen. The dis
tressing wall went on until Sergeant CAL
win. OF Company b, known as "Snooks. ~
could stand 30 no longer. and said ne
was going 10 take Goldsticker drink or
water n every Yankee on the hill took
N
against attempting such q suicidal piece
OF folly. but "Snooks" was overlooking
with the milk or human kindness. and
would 20 lie was about the only man
there who had any mill. of that kind with
him that night. lie had not gone ten
feet on his mission or mercy when he
stepped ON some dry tWigs that snapped
loudly under his feet That raised gen
oral fusillade OH both sides and--our dis
chile Of the red cross came tumbling
down the hin minus hat and canteen, and
shot through the LEG.
The appeals Of poor GOdsticker grew
fainter and fainter, til about midnight,
when his voice was stilled forever.
am glad 90 be able 20 state hero that
"Snooks." our Good Samaritan" still
lives. lle Is now a member Of the hon
orable County Commissioners Court Of
Travis county. and lives at Waters Sta
ton. ten miles north Of Austin. He never
carried a canteen after the battle OF Get
tvsburg. and has never been known 10
offer a man a drink OF water since the
surrender. He wears n scar on his shin,
n souvenir received az Gettysburg. that
sam Billingslcy says IS O perfect prohle
of poor old Goldstickcr and Sam knew
Goidsticker well.
"Snooks" was a hard fighter. n good
retreater. a big eater splendid ioroger
but a mighty poor fiddler lies makes a
frst-ciass commissioner, except when It
comes 20 making an appropriation TO
floor n bridge across the Colorado then
he kicks. He Is dead down on water
val c. Giles. in the Galveston Daily News.
Austin, Tex.
Captain John Cussons. who IS referred
10 in the above. was shown the clipping,
and pronounced the account "highly re-
alistic and almost horribly true"