The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-27
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a rebel soldier once, and I've often thought
what lucky thing it was for me that 1
didn't pull the trigger" Judge u. u. Wiley,
of the Appellate Court, leaned back in his
chair, threw his leg over the corner of the
table and prepared to be comfortable. The
judge was talking with an acquaintance in
his room at the Statehouse and the topic
turned to experiences of boyhood. This all
happened when 1 was thirteen" he con-
tinued. when the war broke out my faith
and my brother enlisted and went to the
front, leaving me, boy of thirteen, to be
the head of the household, which consisted
of myself and my mother and sister. We
lived down in Jefferson county. few miles
out of Madison and within mile or two
Of the village Of Kent. found myself with
a two-hundred acre farm my hands. a
dozen two head of horses and a lot of
other stock. The older people of Indiana
will recall the memorable Morgan raid,
and have distinct recollection of it be-
cause 1 was much mixed up I'm it. We kept
hearing rumors that Morgan had Invaded
Indiana and was coming up the river, and
at length we heard that he had invaded the
town of Lexington, Scott county. One morn
ing at breakfast. about the middle of the
month of June, my mother remarked that
she AND my sister WOui0 drive over TO the
town Of Kent anG try to learn something OF
the raiders. After breakfast they started
and harneSsed an old black mare and
started for the cornfield. was blowing that
year In field that lay near a little country
lane that ran through our place. had been
blowing for an hour or two when heard
horse coming along the road at fast
gait. Next thing l heerd was yell from
a man on the morse, who declared that
Morgan had reached Kent. IEstinctiyely /
felt that Morgan was after horses and that
Il
ing the black mare 1 jumped on her back
and made for the pasture where the horses
were grazing. and which luckily was near
the stable. Getting four or five halters I
put them on the older horses, figuring that
the younger ones would follow. AS rapidly
as / could / drove the old horses in deep
wood In somewhat isolated part of the
place. all the young ones following. In this
timber / tied the stock and then slipped to
the house and got an old Misunderstanding
shotgun, the only firearm on the place. 1
shouldered il and started to walk to Kent.
On the way 1 had to cross little creek
that ran through our farm. Just before
reaching this creek / heard voices and i'm
agine my sensations when / discovered I
was about to run into a couple of Morgan's
men leading several good horses they had
taken from a neighbor. i knew enough to
get out of the way and hide myself behind
some rocks on tie river bank. The rebels
walked within twenty feet Of me and didn't
see me. AS they passed / have distinct
recollection of putting my gun TO the shout
nnger was on the trigger when something
told me not to shoot. l have been glad
many a time since that did not. 1 could
easily have killed the men had / shot. AS
soon as they got by / started on the run
for Kent, and when / got there found the
whole Morgan army in town helping them
selves to the contents of the stores of the
town. l met man, William Montgomery,
a merchant of the place, just before / got
into town AMI he ordered me to drop the
gun which did promptly. 1 found my
nd fcfq
supposed / had got into trouble with the
raiders who, they knew. had gone on into
the country. A great many horses In the
neirhbo,hood were taken. but they didn't
find ours, and when my fath"r came home
YOU may he sure he paid we some very
handsome compliments.
st believe that people are yearly begin
ming to use more stimulants in the way Of
cocaine, opium, morphine, etc." remarked
Herbert E. Cornish, wholesale drug house
representative, who spent Sunday at the
Claypool Hotel. 81 base this belief on the
amount of stimulating stuff our firm sells,
and on stories related by our travelling men.
I am of opinion, too, that more of these
stimulants are consumed in the South than
in the North. The Southern people are
nervous set, and they take something to
morphine and cocaine habit is greater
among the colored people than among the
whites. There are some localities where
this drug-eating is so common among col
ored people that 1t is only necessary for
the customer to go in the drug store and
| lay a dime on the counter. The druggist
understands that II is for morphine some
other uuieting drug. It's easy thing for
| people to get the habit of using these drugs
| by taking them to quiet pain.
XXX
| Mrs Edyth Tozier Weatherred, a pretty
| little black-eyed woman, who has come to
Indiana TO pick up some "stories" for her
publication, the Exposition Magazine, OF
newspaper reporter, whom she styles ''the
| man behind the gun" A few weeks ago, at
J a meeting of the National Editorial Asso-
citation. Mrs. weatherred delivered an adj
dress which she devoted to a discussion Of
| the reporter and his work The address
took with the members of the associa-
| ton and Mrs. Weatherred was highly
| complimented. 81 got my topic in pc
| other day. 'Out in Portland. where we
have some fine newspapers, keep in pretty
| close touch with the publishers and editors.
and when / want anything In the news
/ papers | usually get il. Just before came
| East this time i happened In the Office of
the managing editor OF one OF Portland $
| biggest newspapers Just before going In
| to see the manager / had occasion to make
some inquiry in the city department. and a
| well-dressed. nice-looking young fellow.
| bearing every mark of intelligence, not to
| say cleverness. was particularly polite to
| me. When / found the manager i said:
| WAS that young man ! Just talked to the
| new city editor? No, he replied. some
| what scornfllly, I thought. he's nothing
but = IopoTteGs' That very remark gave We