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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-10-15
A Good War Story,

Lockhart, Tex, October SIS. o. Young
Adjutant General Galveston, Texas--Dear
Sir and Comrade: The assault on the Fed
eral encampment at Millikens Bend, La,
on Sunday. June ., 1863, made more fore
the purpose of diverting the enemy from
Vicksburg than in anticipation of immc-
date fruits of victory, was rather above
mediocre in Importance as the loss of 1S4
Confederates and nearly 700 Federals fully
attests.
Our brigade, commanded by General II.
g. McCulloch, numbered scant 1900. The
force of the enemy, placed at 5000, was
strongly fortified by a high river levee,
converted into a regular regulation de-
Tense, in addition there was a gunboat.
which was reinforced by three others dur
ing the engagement.
Without further details--after driving
the enemy's pickets our men, under or
ders having reserved their fire until within
100 yards, returned the murderous volleys
of the blue-c coats crowding the top OF their
works. Our advance cCE,nued, although
ohstructed by several hedges and bitches.
the boys pressing through the wagon ways
of the main Bots dare hedge some thirty
steps from and parallel with the enemys
works, and forming as fast as they could
on the other side. The enemy. being some
what disconnected and demoralized by our
charge, dropped down, pell NELL, under
cover of the levee.
Being confronted by largely superior
force and our officers finding that flank
movement was necessary to dislodge them,
firing was momentarily suspended, save by
occasional sharpshooters across the levee.
1t was during this temporary lull that the
incident occurred that this article is in
tended to commemorate.
Among those who fell while passing the
hedge above alluded to was Private u. D.
Bishop of company X, Seventeenth Texas
infantry, pierced by a bullet in the fore
head. /. r. S. Bishop. also a private in
the same company, upon seeing his brother
lying weltering in his blood, without hest
tation and unheeding friendly cautions,
with certain death before him, with brisk,
Arm steps. advanced up 10 the top of the
enemy's works, ana there, standing erect
and alone, aimed and fred his ayenging
shot within touch of the enemy beneath
him. simultaneously his body, pierced
with bullets, fell back lifeless corpse
among his comrades, heroic self-martyr
TO brotherly devotion.
Being a close observer, ! was deeply
impressed with the act. and though long
doing so now am but discbarglng a duty
due 10 the memory of a brave country lad.
More especially is 1t n gra aefu task in the
present day when titled, ephme-il and
even true heroes are receiving such full
sime--not to say unrepublican--adu
for deeds, the conception of which, In
many instances, fall below the noble, I'M
selfish impulse actuating this unknown
Confederate youth. S. ]. p. Mcdowell.
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Geareata,rn xn,rn Notes.

Lena snyder left Monday for n masErs
visit to Dallas and Plano.
Miss Susan Edwards of Manor h vfcit-
ing Mrs. N. Q. Moore OF this yiaoe.
Mr.. w. w. Hendley of this place n
visiting In BRENNAN this week.
Mrs. Mae II. Bramiett has gone on q
visit TO Bonham.
There will be festival at mo Humv OF
J. w. Whittle given by tho ladies u the
Episcopal church tonight.
The committee on arrangements for the
big barbecue report collectton1 good and
everybody enthusiastic over the prospects
for a cotton mill for Williamson county.
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A Noble Woman.
Adjutant General S. o. Young.

AdJutant General >. U. Young.
Fort Worth. Texas, August s.--Dear
Sir: The article by "B l.. A. of San
Antonio. reminds me as a Louisianan of
some experience of some of our people
with Ben Butler the Beast While | had
charge OF the Silllman hospital at elm
ton. La. a Mrs. Hare of New Orleans was
matron. and as usual, hospital supplies
often grew scarce. one day the matron
notified me she was intending 10 GO
through the lines and visit New Orleans.
and told me her purpose was to bring out
qulnlne ana morphine. | agreed, and she
was soon prepared and oil on her Journey
TO beard the beast in his den" She told
me on her return that she had many dir
ncullIes to encounter on the return trin
because most OF her clothing was OF sucn
material That would make mems cloth
Ing, her skirt was regular quilted Con-
federate gray, and between the inner and
outer underksirt, instead of the usual
cotton. was quilted the morphine and
qunine. She said she went In person to
Buffers headquarters and as she had
been told no one was given pass unless
they paid silver dollar she walked up
boldly TO the provost, presented the silver
dollar and told them she supposed that
was sufficient She got the pass, was
carried by friends out to a bayou where
rowman was engaged and she was
pulled over the sluggish waters between
New Orleans and just below Baton Rouge,
thence TO Clinton in whatever conveyance
she could procure. but she made our hos
pital glad al her return with medicines
for the sick. fiannes and gray cloth for
Fenners battery and for the boys She
was grand good woman and devoted all
her energies to make The Confederates
comfortable. a, p. Brown
r. ST. also send you a copy Of one of
my old Silliman hospital papers. AT one
time General w. N X, Beal. commanding
at Port Hudson. sent orders TO the hos
pital for us 10 have as many OF the con-
yalescent sick gent out 10 farm houses
wherever people would take such soldiers
] was born and raised in that section,
knew everybody In the parish. sent out
word 10 those good people TO come ANA
carry the sick boys out In the country. A
large response answered to the call and
VIC gave a ten days furlough and IL would
have done you good TO see the improved
condition OF many of the sick. l send you
a copy OF an old paper / have preserved
OF q gallant young Memphis boy of Miles
legion who was wounded on the shin while
in Nicaragua under General Walker and
wounded on the same leg in half inch OF
the Nicaragua wound in Port Hudson.
(Copy:)
IL. g. Priddy Of Commander @. Miles
legion, @. s. A., is hereby discharged from |
Silliman hospital and ordered TO report for !
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He Killed the Coward.

All the old timers on the Central railway
remember Jud Connahan. He was an all
round railroad man, a good fellow in every
way, and when he married settled down
and quit the road to lead life OF comfort
and ease. everybody felt glad. Jud never
Dragged or talked much about himself. but
ii ever man had right TO do so ne mad.
When the boy began he was n mere boy,
only about 10 years old, but being VIZ
gilman, Bull Run fired his blood and he
Joined the army and stayed there until Lee
surrendered.
One night was travelling on Jud's train
and we got to talking about the war. After
he had told OF several gallant acts he had
witnessed at various times during his four
years experience | asked him what par
ticularly cowardly thing he had seen
Well" said he, II was one Of the prin-
cipal actors in the most cowardly act that
witnessed, and as | then killed the only
man that | am absolutely certain that
killed during the war ! have good re-
membrance Of IL. | got this then, too, =
said he. pointing to long scar running
from his temple down the side OF his face,
''and it was close call. too.
After the first days fight at Manassas
Was left on the field far IN the front.
They thought | was dead. but Was only
badly wounded, ana curing tue hlsht oiong
toward daylight ! came 20 my senses ana
suffered torments. | never wanted water
so badly in my life. and called out repeat
eddy, but no one heard me AZ last day
broke and an officer In q Yankee uniform
rode by and / called TO him for water. He
rode up to me and begged him TO help
me.
Yes I'll help you, you rebel S. OF a
b. said he. His horse was nearly step
ping on me. He drew his pistol slowly and
took the reIns in his left hand.
. What are you going 70 90 said l.
Surely you are not going TO shoot
wounded man surrender You'll not
shoot wounded prisoner
1.-The hell III not said he III show
YOU
My gun was by my side, where II had
fallen did not know whether It was
loaded or not moment before | was
weak and ready 10 die, but my peril gave
me strength ] grabbed the gun. poin Cd
II upward and. taking no aim, pulled the
trigger. There was loud report and then
tainted. When came TO the horse was
gone, but my Yankee captain was there. l
had hit him under the chin and had al
most blown his head off
Soon after that some OF our men came !
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up and was taken to the rear and passed
many weeks lowering between life and
death in the hospital
''Oh, yes, this scar? Well. you see we
both fired Mt the same time. I was q frac-
ton of a second too quick for him or he
would have shot me through the head. AS
II was he only grazed me.
Il heard a heap of prisoners being shot,
but that was the only time ! saw an at
tempt made to harm n wounded man dur
ing the whole war, and every time think
of 1t l am glad ! killed the coward who
tried It." Y.
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was for three years in the United States
navy, and was with that famous naval
commander, Admiral Dewey, and took part
IN the memorable battle at EManiia. Philip
Pine islands. He has recently been mus
tered out and is now at Ibis fathers homo
in Bureson county, Jesse had no son at
Manila. but he ia the grandfather OF trip.
lets, all boys. They were born during the
heat Of hot political campaign in Louis
lana when the populists carried every
thing in the Third judicial district, and
also had son, Charles y. Roberts, elect
ed district attorney for the Same district
and Is still serving, J. r. Golden,
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"Jusr FACTS"
The Advisor.

Tho Advisor.
One little ad. never worked wcudsss.
The business chat can not be dmpCoysd
by advertising has no bunness TO ~ IN
business.
It's not 40 much what you know % wAs&
you say that counts In sdverttsing.
Brevity Is good. hut don't cat the 7ffs
out OF your advertising.
Every week IL is we'll to sahe o new
motto and abide by IT, Here n ons for
the man in business: "Daray 10 bed and
early 10 rise. work by day ana advertise"
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| command, the fellow began TO brag OF his
horsemanship, and among other assertions,
declared that he could run his horse at
full speed and pick UP saber lying on
the ground. Now, we had heard that YOU
Texas fellows could do that but We didn't
believe a darned word of it, and we con-
cluded to prove it untrue by giving our
captive chance to make dismal failure.
Stopping right there on the turnpike road,
one of the men laid his saber on the
ground at right angles to the road. and
about fifty yards in advance of our squad,
Then party of our men rode up the + ad
about hundred yards and took their
stand in line across II In order to inter-
cept the fellow should he attempt to es-
cape. Having taken these precautions, We
warned the darned cuss that il he mtEe
the least effort to escape we would shoot
him down like dog and turned him loose
on his own horse, which was a remark
ably good one. Well, sir he went off like
a shot, reached down and grabbed the
saber by the handle and Strengthening up,
waved it triumphautly over his head, and
then, to our surprise, turned his horse to
the right and went over the fence and
away. shouting, Go to hill, you id
blue bellied sons of tinkers,' and before
we recovered our wits was beyond gun
shot"
Il take It back, take 1t back" cried the
listener to the story That fellow was
Ranger, sure as you and I ars standing
here" p.
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shy ON OTApLarNs.

The Whole Available Force Ordered
10 the Philippines.
New York. October ia special TO tho
Tribune from Washington says; Secretary
Root has ordered all the available chap
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Manassas Long"

have ever heard. l heard 1t at Houston.
quite a number of Hoods brigade were
present and, of course, dead coolies OF
good war stories were told. II ] could
remember half of them l could fill this
column easily for at least two Sundays.
But to the story. 1t was Fifth Texas
man who told it,
After we had wiped out the zouaves
at the second battle OF Manas-
sas and had crossed the creek
we paid our attention to the
charged 1t and took IL in grand style and
there is where l witnessed the sirangest
sight ! saw during the war When We
got up to the guns the Yankees had all
been killed or had run away and aside
from some wounded men and horses not a
living thing could be seen until we got
right up to the gun. When We got there,
to our surprise, right behind one of the
guns we found a little boy He was
beautiful little fellow. about 5 years old,
and dressed in fun 2ouave uniform. He
was all alone and did not appear the
least bit scared. man named Long,
who belonged to our regiment grabbed
him up in his arms, threw him. astrde
one of the still hot guns and cried out:
tHIlsttu you hihuHSsd9 ituuB. hs tVoh
him back to our camp with US and kept
him with us until Long got a chance TO
send him 10 his people In Texas. What
became Of him | have never heard"
That is the story ms ! remember it, and
| tell 1t here for two reasons, One is IL
is good story, and the other is that |
would like to hear from Mr. Long myself
on the subject. / understand he is living
in East Texas somewhere. There must
have been other witnesses of SO notable n
scene and ] would like to hear from some
OF them also. s. o. Y.
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fhe Indiana delegation fell
IN with a Terry Ranger.
poke Of having on one oc-
IN the capture OF a Ranger
some performance of the
4 variance with the habits
!. The listener therefore
)vely:
right there. my dear sir,
ber would ever have been
an act as you ascribe to
lnd you must place him in
nd.
q on yourself" replied the
% not through with my
~ We set out to rsjoin our
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duty to his command at Port Hudson. La,
or be considered a deserter.
Clinton. La, September 10. 1862.
A. p, Brown.
Surgeon in Charge
Approved: o. P. Langworthy,
Post Surgeon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-16
Mnrldlv Woes.

Few people have what they deserve
Here ia this world below;
Too often he that should have Joy
Must bear weight OF Woe.
And oft 70 chances that the man
Who tries TO live ON healthful fare
Is weak and DID, while he is strong
Who eats and drinks and doesn't care
Few people have what they deserve:
The man who strives away
With an his might may toll for him
Who never worked a day,
Ana often be that gives his heart.
His love, unto some maiden fair,
Signs for her love in vain, while sho
Smiles on some one who doesn't care
Few people have what they deserve
Here I'm this world below;
They who have taste for oranges
Must live where apples grow!
Oh. il a man could only look
As other people look upon
The things that he possesses, all
The woes We bear would soon be gone.
S. r.. kiscr in Chicago News
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PLANTATION or apology, as she might choose
70 consider It:
Mrs. Little. were you less large
should have no difficulty IN remembering
that you are Little, but you yourseh must
acknowledge that large as you are II Is
q little hard to call you Little You know
what large care rests on me- ana
have little time for little matter IKE
this. Bear with me little, and you Will
see what is largely responsible LOT my
seeming neglect 20 recall your name
When 1 meet you and your excellent col
league, Miss Large, 1 recognize you I'M
mediatoly, Mrs. Little But 50 long as
Miss Large is little and Mrs. Little is
large, then my mind trips me. l make
the natural mistake OF calling Miss
Large Miss Little and Mrs Little Mrs.
Large. But now that you have called
my attention TO my unfortunate error, ]
shall not make that bunder again. All
that shah have 10 do is 10 FIX IL in mind
that Little is large and Large is little,
and therefore II call the little one
Large and the large one Little j snail be
all right. Thank you 50 much for set
ting me right
And Mrs Little told her friends that
the Admiral was "A very exhaustive think
er.-Ncw York Sun.
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RAIIRoADS.
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Atlantic Coast Line.
RAILROADS.
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE April. 8. 1919.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMoND-uNlON
DEPOT.

800 a. VI. Daily, arrives Petersburg s.sl
a. A., Norfolk il.E A. VI, SOUS
only at Petersburg, MaVeiv anu
SgMoik, Va
9:o5 a. NJ. Daily arrives petersburg $50
A. NJ. Weldon l45 A. NJ, faye1ts-
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NJ, savannah 200 a. NJ, Ja siss ~
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Al Connects al Wilson with No. ~
arriving GOdsb0ro $40 I. NJ WI
MINIS ton 6.45 T.. NJ. pullman sleep
=. ~ er New York 10 JacksonVlie' -t,,..
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chester. Drewry's Blu1, CentraHa
and Chester on signal ,...rs
so I; NJ, ,pai,i,y ,ocS HrTiv oIi stops.
$50 r. NJ. DAILY arrives Petersburg ~
Z NJ. Makes local stops *. ana T.
railroad ca,
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Norfolk and intermediate points;
Lmporia $40 connects WIN a. anu anu
y. for stations between kmPoTi5a SI-u
fayetteville 1901 A NJ. Charleston
602 A. NJ, Savannah 500 a. NJ,
Jacksonville 100 =. NJ, Port-Tanpa
new LINE TO MIDDLE GEoR::
GIA POiNTS-Arrivins AIKEN -
a. a.. Augusta $40 A. N. Macon IL
a. NJ, Atlanta l2.l3 r. VI. Iuluiah
Sleepels New York % wilmington
Augusta and Macon.
900 I. ". Daily arrives Petersburg 10y
j. ~. Weldon ll:20 +. NJ. Makes
local stops between Petershurg ana
Weldon. Arrives Lynchburg Z; 10 A.
A Roanoke Va. 30 a. NJ, BIS
tol Va. 10 40 A NJ Pullman sleeper
Richmond 90 Lynchburg. "a
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TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
1928 a. II Daily. from Jacksonville "a
vannah. Charleston. Atlanta, Macon
Augusta and all points Soutn
BIS a. 81 Daily except sunday. ~
lanta, Athens and Raleigh. liender-
son, L"nch0urg and the west
1897 a. y. Daily Petcrsburg local
500 a. NJ Sunday only From Atanta.
Athens Raleigh. and Henderson,
HOS a. NJ. Daily. Norfolk, Sunoik ana
1.s5 p. NJ. Daily except Sunday From
Petersburg stops az chester, en-
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ter 0l signal
aus T. NJ Daily Norfolk Suffolk. WaY-
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Charleston Wilmington. G0.dshoro
and 400 points South.
s.5s = ST. Daily Petersburg. Lynch
burg and West.
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General Manager.
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General Passenger Agent,
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Division Passenger Agent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-16
CAIN RAISED BY
A.SMALLPOX CASE
Negro Girl With the Disease Runs
Amuck on Eastern Shore.
DOCTORS HAVE HARD TIMES.
IN. milton Three Times While Nacci-
mating an Obstreperous Negro-fhe
Frost Damages Early Truck.
Oysters Keep High.

RRlDGFTOWN VA, April H.-Special.
This part OF the county is i'm d state OF
the widest excitement owing TO case OF
smallpox in the neighbornoot. jamie
FRANCIS CcoioreD came mp from Capo
charles 10 spend Easter with her father,
CTom Francis and was taken sick the
next day after getting here, and stayed
i'm bed all the time while here. and con-
sequeutly had many visitors. on Satur-
day her father finding what was the mat
ter. told her TO get out of that bed and
clear out She was then an broken out
and had been. DR.. Floyd said. in a condi-
ton for four days TO give IL TO anyone
she came ln contact with.
SPREADING 1T.
She went 90 Birds Nest station, bought
a ticket and went down ON the o'clock
train to Cape Charles. The train was
said TO be crowded. and was quar3nuned
in going in cape Charles.
She was thick,y yelled. which one Of
her friends lifted when she left the train,
and then be- 'eft herr gave the alarm and
She was carried TO the pest house.
Tho doctors are kept busy now vacci-
Mating an The schools are closed.
Mr. rs. j. Watson. the foreman and gem
oral manager of J. IT, Roberts large
mills and factory gave notice ON Mon
day Geo sll the employees TO be yaccinated
Or cult
WAS SHE a BLUE-GUM2
The doctors were kept busy 40 day
sunday 18cciuatug. one co.orod girl.
Ami. Price. said there was not enough
men to hold hcr. which the doctors tired
70 prove D. took six men to hold her.
she then biting Dr. Floyd three times
very badly.
Tom Trower. ocoloreO working I'm j.
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SHATTERED HOPES.
Don't Put Your Trust in Potaiocs-Bed-
ford Candidates are Considerable.

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AN ADMlRAL'S APOLOGY.
VI iss Large Was Little and Mrs. Little
Was Large. aud That Made Trouble.

Was Large. aud That Made Trouble.
In the recent bombardment OF Apia and
adjacent parts OF Upolu IN Samoa, the
women of the London Mission onerod 90
nurse the wounded. 1t Is really no new
thing. for there has never been any
trouble in Samoa when the women of
tie Mission have not been foremost in
this good work. Ten years ago, when
there was much greater need OF such
services than there has been this year
the most helpful OF the Mission nurses
we're Miss Large and Mrs. Little.
Through one Of those dispensatons by
which Providence shows that IL Is not
devoid Of a sense Of humor, Miss Large
was mere dot OF woman, and Mrs.
Little was carved in those statuesQue
PROPORTIONS which some OF the English
women assume after passing the slim
ness OF youth.
This complicated matters for Admiral
Kimberly. who was constantly meeting
the two nurses. lie remembered the
names, but no matter how hard he might
try 10 place them properly he would as
sort them in the order OF comparative
dimensions and address Miss Large as
Miss Little and Mrs Little as Mrs. Large
Miss Large had the saving grace 20 ap-
pfcciate the comedy OF the situation. but
Mrs. Little never could get it through
her head why there was any reason short
of American insolence 10 women why Ad-
miral Kimberly should so generally mis-
lay her name. Al last one day she felt
that she could endure the studied in
suits no longer and sought the Admiral
with the intent 10 nave it out with him.
because she thought that the labor OF
mercy in which she was engaged should
entitle her to consideration. She laid her
complaint before Admiral Kimberly, one
of the most exact OF the practitioners OF
fine naval courtesy to women. He heard
ner through without interruption. and
then offered this statement by way OF ex-