The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-07-11

When about half through signal was
reported from the flagship:
"'Come to anchor in your positions
when il was read 10 our commander
a sudden revulsion of feeling came over
him. Throwing down the prayer-book
upon the hatch he exclaimed: Well.
I'm not going to pray If We amt going
10 fight, Pipe down."
Lincoln's He rt ToucileI.
Gen. W. ii. Powell, the famous West
Virginia cavalry officer. was Il veritable
CrOmwellian. His diary of the days
when he lay on the floor of a dungeon
at Richmond, a wounded prisoner. and
existed for thirty-seven days on coarse
corn bread and water. having only one
bucket of water per week for both
drinking and washing purposes. attests
his lineal descent from the Welsh peas
ant soldiery Of the seventeenth century.
Their long enduring blood" their
qualities that stood four square to
every wind that blew" cropped out in
him In that diary not less than in the
sixty-Odd engagements Of the war In
which he intrcpidly participated.
Gen. Powell and Bishop McCabe,
then Chaplain" McCabe, We're dis.
missed from Richmond at the same
time. and on going to Washington were
| asked by the United States Christian
Commission to attend a great meeting
and deliver the message from the pris-
oners at Richmond to President Lin
coin. There were all the heads Of the
Government, chiefs Of departments,
foreign ambassadors. justices of the
Supreme Court, distinguished soldiers
and civilians, the members of the two
houses Of Congress, the President Of
the United States and his family. beau
tiful women and visiting strangers by
the hundred; all these to give their aid
and cOuntenance to the occasion.
Gen. Powell and Chaplain McCabe
came forward by request and sang the
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" and
then Gen. Powell delivered his mes
sage. which was in effect that the pris-
oners were ready to remain In prison
to maintain the honor of the country,
but they asked Father Abraham" to
interfere If they must remain simply
because Of mere technicalities.
The Presidents heart was touched"
said Gen. Powell, "as he listened to
this message from his boys in prison.
l could see the great tear drops FORM
ing In his eyes and following each 9TH
er down his furrOwed cheeks. Remain.
ing silent for n moment, during which
the great assemblage was as silent as
the grave, and gaining bis self-posses.
sion, he replied with deep emotion, and
with child-like simplicity and honesty,
in these words: God knows that their |
continuance as prisoners Of war is
purely and simply question Of prin- |
ciple and national honor and then
quietly sank into his seat,
AS a special honor the President |
asked the returned prisoners to again |
sing the Battle Hymn of the Repub- |
lic," which they did with a will-Ram's |
Horn.
Jokes with Morals.
During the Civil War;" said an ex,
army officer. according to the Birming |
ham Age-Herald. "the authorities foi
some reason were anxious to move
troops up the Tombigbee river. Word
was sent to the engineer in that dis
trict asking what 1t would cost to run
up the TOmbigbee. That official got
gay and reported that the Tombigbee
ran down and not up. Joke that
promptly landed his head in the bas-
ket. as the matter was serious.
"At the bambardment Of Charleston
it was extremely desirable to bring to
bear on the city an extra heavy gun
called by the men the Swamp Angel
The gun took its name from the
swamp in which 1t stood, and to move
1t through that boggy morass was nj
engineering feat of extreme difficulty,
However, the commanding officers
were determined to have the gun
brought within range Of Charleston and
issued orders to that effect At the same
time they sent word to the engineer
having the matter in charge a requisl.
ton without regard to trouble or eX.
pense for anything necessary to accom-.
plish the 'esired object. His first re
QUESTION called for men &c feet inches
in height. Another officer promptly
took the matter in charge, from which
1t can readily be deduced that 1t Is moi
a paying investment to make jokes In
the az at the expense Of your su.
periors.
Liuc ,lu and the German soldiera
President Lincoln, wrote the late
Ben: Perley PoOre, spent several after.
moons soon after the battle Of Bull Run
in visiting the regiments which were
being rorganized In their camps about
Washington. He wore high silk hat,
black clothes and black gloves, anC
was accompanied by Secretary Seward,
who wore pepper and salt covered
morning suit, with a broad-brimmedI
felt hat. One Of the regiments which
he visited was composed Of Germans,
dirty, soiled and mud-stained. When
they We're drawn up in line of battle at
open order, Mr.. Lincoln took off his hat
and gloves. put the gloves in the hat,
put the hat on the ground. and started
down the line, giving his right hand to
the men on his left, and his left hand
to the men on his right, and passing
along. shaking hand over hand, each
one heartily, and saying, Thank you.
God bless you" to each. When he had
reached the end Of the front rank he
returned along the rear rank. shaking
hands. hand over hand, in the same
way. and devOutly thanking each pri-
vate. The solemnity Of his manner
and the sadness of his eyes produced
a marked effect on the honest Teutons,