The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-08

tended only hy his daughter
who walked ten miles through the
woods 20 make arrangements for HE
burial AZ the line " his death Joe
sEi was about sixty years o. age lie
had lived In the rudeiy Constructed
cabin by the big water" alone for
many years until a year ago when bis
daughter. Mrs Louis ChapeIlo buried
her husband ard went % live with her
father
Il has been said that "OHbway Joe"
aa he was called during the war kii 81
on more Northern men than any other
soldier ln the Southern army lie
fought against The Union Tor three
years without the slightest idea OF
what Dis side had Tor a grievance and
ls said 10 have Killed 10 Union col
dlers while 10 the sharpshooting SER
vice. The record having been kept by
means % scratches made with a knife
on the stock Of his gun Joe became
a soldier in the Southern army
through fhe InEr1menfaiity % no lsfs
parsonage than the distinguished
John g. BrecE.rr.drc. % Kentucky
When the war broke out Joe SKI was "a
young buck. about twenty-five years %
rso. belonging 10 a little band Of Chip
rewas engaged In the hrhlng and trap
ping business. with headquarters a.
Superior. John C. Breckenridge was
The owner of considerable land situated
To- and about lho town site and Joe SKI
was employed hy him 90 clear a portion
~ this land ~ trees. stumps and I'M
derbrush. SKI dld his work well and
when Mr. Brcckinridge came 10 Su-
perior some months later with a party
n SPECTATORS De was 80 Impressed
with the general conduc. and appear
lnce % the young Indian that a deal
vas entered into whereby young Joe
became the body servant o. the dis
iinguished man and they journeyed to-
gether back 20 Kentucky lie remained
In the service Of Nr BreckInrldge but
three weeks having fallen ont with his
employer over SOME trivial matter. lie
Immediately entered the employ q an
oiAer Kentucky man in the capacity
% hoEt.er In the fan % 1861. when
both sides were preparing Tor the cam
plign in Kentucky Joe Skis employ
er enlisted as a private In The South
ern army and the Indian promptly fol-
lowed his example Olibway Joe
marched "a the ranks Of General Buck
uor. displaying his knowledge OF In
dian warfare whenever au opportunity
was Afforded. but the rigid discipline
of army lie and the compauionship Of
white soldiers with whom De was un-
able 20 converse became mouotouous
20 Joe and be- decided 90 leave the
ranks and go on the war path Tor him
self lie lefi the camp orc night anil
did not return That was The last the
Southern army over saw % Oybway
Joe. but they heard from him quite
frequently until the war was over. lie
had deserted the ranks, but not the
cause Joe Joined q small band OF guer-
rillas -one Of thc maraud.ng bands OF
irregulars that terrorlzcd Kentucky
citizens a. thar time lie fought with
this band until 10 was reduced by the
bullets OF the Unionisis from 100 TO
seventeen men. Then he Joined a band
of irregular sharpshooters and for q
few months drIfted about from place
TO place. sklrmishing occasionally with
Union guerrillas aud living on the TAT
Of the land one day Joe had a quar-
rel with the captain Of this band over
a matter Of discipline. The captain
ordered him shot and arrangements
were being made for this little enter
tainmont, including the digging Of a
grave into which he was 20 fall. when
the Indian suddenly carried out a IT.
tie program Of his own which spoiled