The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-07-12

Capt. Mitchell
I'm that case we shall fight,' re-
spOnded Capt. Stokes.
"'very well. SIR answered Capt.
Mitchell.
And In case we are Oyerpowered,'
added Capt. Stokes, run her to the1
deepest hole you can find and sink her,
AYE. aye, that will, replied Capt.
Mitchell.
Both captains meant just what they
said, and their answers were heroic;
but We didn't have to fight; and we
didn't have to sink the boat: but she
kept In the main channel under q full
head Of steam until we arrived at Alton
In the early dawn.
Here freight train of empty cars
stood In readiness. and with the assist
ance Of the loyal citizens Of Alton the
cargo was transferred from the boat to
the cars. and the train pulled out for
Springfield amid the rejOicings Of the
multitude"
"And the GOvernOr!" inquired one Of
our number.
"Oh. yes. Uncle Dick, as the boys
used to call the Governor. Well, when
Capt. Stokes reached Springfield he
made his report; and when the old man
heard 1t he threw his arms around the
captain, and 1t Is said they danced q
Jig that just made the dust fy.-Arthur
Il. Wilson, in Chicago Times-Herald.
Sicksburg After the Surrender.
THE sullenness of the Beers in some
Of the captured districts Of the Orange
Free State reminds me OF our expert
ence after the capture Of Vicksburg.
Our regiment. the Twentieth Illinois.
was sent into the city to take charge
Of affairs. The town, with Its deserted
streets, closed doors, and shaded win
dOws. was like city struck by pesti-
lence. The people had locked them
selves inside their houses with deter
minatiOn not to recognize their con-
Querors in any way. Gen. Grant had
issued special orders to the effect that
the soldiers acting as guards should
pay no attention whatever to the peo-
pie, should intrude in no way, should
not even open n gate or step into q yard.
and should give heed to no remarks
made by the residents. These orders
were strictly carried out.
I'VE went about our duties, taking no
notice Of the shaded windows, Of the
closed houses and stores. and making
no comments. The second day the
shades OF the windows were raised
part way SO we could see there were
people inside. The next day the shades
went clear up and the doors were open
ed The fourth day the people sat ON
their p0rches and verandas and walk
ed about their yards, and the fifth day
they ventured into the street, and in the
course Of ten days they had taken q
friendly. cordial attitude toward the
boys in the Twentieth. This was
brought about in part by the bearing
of the officers and men and partly by
the order that our surgeons should give
attention to all persons taken sick.
''Our surgeon, remember, was CALI
ed one night to attend some one taken
violently i'll at a house near our camp
where the people had been naughty.
impertinent, and offensive. After that
many Of the officers were invited to
this house and treated with great cor
diality. Once the ice was broken the
people and the boys in blue became
great friends. On New Years Day the
ladies' Of the city opened their houses
to calls, and each was anxious to re-
ceive as many calls as possible. When
our regiment was ordered away from
the city to Join our division on the Big
Black River the people Of vicksburg
were demOnstrative in expressing their
regard. Later, fifty or more Of the Ia
dies Of the city visited us In camp, and
We gave them picnic dinner on army
rations.
The influencing factor In all this, I
think, was the discipline and the re-
spectful. soldierly attitude taken by
the men Of the Twentieth. One LADY,
confided to some Of US that she hated
us first because We were too strong
for their own men. She hated US In
the second place because We had i'm
posed upon them during the siege 50
many privatiOnS She hated US In the
third place because We had been victo-
riOus, but she admitted that when we
came in without any parade, with no
disposition to exult over them, with
no appearance Of resenting their sullen-
ness. she changed her mind and found
that we were pretty good feliows."-
Chicago Inter Ocean