The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-19
AN INTERRUPTED ARGUMENT.
Tho Break IN the Discussion, and tho Hungry
MEMS Opportunity.
From the Atlanta Consultation.

From the Atlanta Constitution
I doubt II l am the right person to talk Of this
war, and l don't talk much. listen to Brown,
and from his stories we can gather something
of the stress of those days. Hear him:
In tho year 1864 1 arrived in Atlanta and
went hobblInR out Peachtree street making
my way to join the Georgia militia. As l filed
to the right, about, where the First Methodist
Church yet stands, l came upon an old soldier
now Wheat street the soldier turned to me and
asked:
Old man, do you live in Atlantai'
81 told him that / did not, nor would / DO
a.noar the dinged place but for the fact that the
conscript officers insisted that l should come.
and give me no rest till they got me of. I
soon informed the soldier that | had had nothing
starving. BESIDES, 1 had had no sleep except
what Vaa little .b ! had got sitting up against inst a stump
y" You don't know the ropes said the soldier.
you are fresh. You Just stick to me and I
This was no sooner said than he opened q
gate at q house which l have since known as
the Calico house corner Wheat and Ivy
streets, and he struttcd up TO tho front door as
II he had owned tho place. A pretty young
lady opened the door, to whom tho soldier spoke
I'm SO hungry don't Know where am Going to
'.'The lady smiled, but answered mildly;
" think You deserve water to drink and
but for sleep you must ind some other place.
she invited us inside, gave us chnirs and
A negro girl came with a pitcher OF water d..
rectly and pretty soon nfter The young lady re-
A the table, when we arrived, was sitting
a Colonel OF the Virginia army and In front OF
The Colonel sat- a Major Of the y Tennessee army;
their respective Generals, Leo and Johnston.
JUST as we took our seats the Colonel remarked
with considerable, warmth:
Why, sir, Johnston used to comm and the
army of Virginia, and it was retreat, retreat,
retreat. all the time he was there
Major, and II they would, have let him remain
he would have captured Mcclolian's whole
" Captured the devil exclaimed the Colonel.
1T was retreat. retreat; retreat, all the time he
and there. when, Lee took command, the Yam
KEGS we're IL sight Of the flag waving from the
'FiTley would have never got any nearer
said the Major. That is Gen. J9hnston's way
them mp u good shape, Just like he is going to
DO '.TfihSo SIC GO N onol i RGT d tG y '' MS aP fnilG and f fort
and would 1--WE sNid something harsh, think.
but before he could speak tho Major began
"" YOU need have no fears about Atlanta fall.
ing into The h Nnds of sherman. There will
that. Old Sherm m viii have TO take tho back
track now very E oon. and then this Virginia
army will mit soni q OF their Dragging, | hope
These words wcl z not more than out of the
Majors mouth be. ore boom, boom. boom,
came the sound OF CA pnOn from an ~castorly d.
rection and n shell On NE whlZzing through the
air like a shuck WAS ti,N to II, scoInlny TO say,
Where arc you'll Whoi U are youl Where arc
your
This sheffield a short distance from the Car.
leo House and was the l Nst shell thrown into
room but tho old soldier q, I'd myself. should
have run. but ms I started TO rise the soldier
grabbed my coat and jerkt u me down In my
chair. saying as he did so:
Ding 1t, old man, don't q V scared. This 10
our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES V on our side
."'Atthis he frightened a bolt az 0und the bottom
OF hts gray, Jacket. and began h1ing his bosom
with provisions from the tah '. lie stuffed
In things until he looked about vs. large again
as he did when we entered. and b ' the time the
rest had got, over their exciteu mt We were
with provisions enough for two o. three dAyA"