The Columbus journal., 1903-10-07
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Evergreen.
There's a green that starts the pulses
beating strong:
It's the green of grass and shrub in
April's sun.
Spotted red n spotted white,
Tinted for the hearts delight.
How 1t sets the blood of youth upon the
run!
There's a green that keeps the winter
spirit bright.
A green a sign of life through covert
snow,
It's the CLEAN Of spruce or pine.
Winter woodlands tonic wine.
Infusing hearts with comforts CHEEKY
There's a green. O comrade mine. that's
never seen.
A green that's never. never known to
fade.
It's a green Of verdant hearts.
OF the youth that ne'er departs:
It's the freshness toll and sorrow cannot
jade.
Frank harrington, in New York Sun
Gen. Kearney's Harsh Words.
Fl made a pretty fair jump once"
said Comrade Murray. THAT was at
the second battle of Bull Run. and !
was then in the Third Michigan. At
first we were held in reserve, but
later were in the very thickest of b
fight and under the heaviest fire l
ever experienced in the army. We
stood it for a time and then the regi-
ment melted away and cut away on
my own hook. Near us was the EN-
bankment of a railway from which the
rails had been taken, and l made a
dash for that in the belief that II l
could get over I would find shelter
from the murderous fire still raking
the field. AS I came to the embank-
ment the problem of how to get over
beset me, but just then q shell burst
right behind me and propelled by the
resulting cOmmOtiOn in the air went
over that e~mbankment like a bird.
But there was no depression on
the other side, and I vas as much ex-
posed as ever. Then I made ny way
to the woods near, and there I found
Captain Walters of our regiment, q
man named Fish, and several others.
and W. put up a very good sort of a
fight. Pretty soon Gen. Phil Kearney
came riding down to that neck of the
woods to see what was the matter
with his line. He rode right into our
squad, and, refining back his horse.
asked to what regiment we belonged.
Walters told him and explained how
we got there, and said he didn't know
whether any others of the regiment
got away OF not. Kearney burst out
with: You cowardly IONS of guns,
I never saw a Michigan man run be-
fore,' and rode away.
LAS he left u.s., indignant over his
rough speech, a shell struck Fish and
he went down. terribly mangled. Wal
ters and l carried him to an -ambu-
lance and l was detailed to 60 with
him to the hospital, where DIR. d. w.
Bliss, who afterward became famous,
tried to ave Fish by amputating a
leg. He failed, but he held on to me.
and all that night I served as the as
sistant of DR.. Bliss in a good man
a~mputations. Kearney's rough words
ringing in my ears. l remembered,
however, Kearney in another incident,
and l forgave him. At Harrison's
Landing our company was on picket
when Kearney rode down upon us. It
was a warm day, and the boys were
lying about in some disarray when we
saw the general coming.
I'VE hustled into blouses and got
into line by the time the general was
ready for his salute. We expected a
scoring. but Kearney. looking about,
spied q nan under guard, and asked
why he "a under guard at such a
time. I replied that he was under
arrest by orders of the lieutenant COM
manding the post for fighting in quar-
tiers. Fighting HE'LL said the general.
Isn't that what he enlisted for. We
want fighting men in front. Release
him and send him to his quarters,
or put him on duty Then he rode
away. A few days after Bull Run,
Kearney rode into the rebel lines at
Chantilly and vas shOt."-Chicago
Inter Ocean.