The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-03-10

1T a recent roundup Of Southern
en- in New York a Georgian made
the statement that the Democratic
parry furnished most OF The material
ia leadership which had saved the
Union. He named Frank p. Blair.
Gen. Thomas. Farragui and others
He declared that II VAS a Southern
Democrat. Samuel Phillips Lee, who.
hy keeping open the Cumberland
Riger by which achievements and
supplies were sent 10 the Fedaalss
asFisted In the overthrow and defeat
of Hoods army % C~onfederates- Eor
that act. said the speaker. Congress
gave Lee a vote OF thanks.
well" replied another s~outherner.
"on the other hand, a Yankee school
teacher whom I knew furnished the
South with some pretty good fight
ing material IN the hrst years Of the
Ciyn War. Ills name was G. c.
ByTne."
lie Was the graduate OF a State
military school and was always fond
of showing the pupils xhkt be knew.
He organized = military company OF
tbs older classes and used 70 oril
the boys a. recess and after school,
on The playground.
We used broomhsndles. iaths and
mSrks for guns, After we had re
oelted our arst lessons In falling 10.
and lining up. and counting OF, and
Other rudimentary tactics. Byrne used
60 take us ont and make IA jump
guuics. climb fences. charge hogs that
weis running al large, and DO a lot
~ other things which hy told as col
diofs had 20 do.
A. one time he divided the som.
pany and got up a sham hghL One
hoy got his leg broke another spraint
"a an ankle and several had nst fights
10 settle old grudges
~Ihe parents lnterferei and Byrne
war instructed % train the minds %
hiu pupils and let their less alone.
Hut she boys liked Byrne's military
idea and be used 70 take as out In
tho woods near by and 50 through
HE f,olutlons
just then the Civil Wa broke Ia
upuL the country and the schools and
churches IN the town quit huslness
aByrne's opportunity came and he
enlisted on the Uniou side He got
70 H. a Captain aud did some act Of
bravery At wilson's Greek. where
Gen lyon was KILLED. he WAS on
Gen Franz sigei's star al one time,
Est nearly every boy he had drill
ed enlisted Ia Coon Thornton's IA.
nous rebel artillery company aud
some 81 them became noted lighters
81 the Southern srmy. In a dash that
war made ia the Southwest Byrne
Was captured BY some Of the boys he
had drilled on the old playground,
~ Was not known. Of course. a. the
time of the capture. but afterw ards
thu boys went 10 old Pap Price and
told him the STORY. and Price sent
nyue back 20 bis command uadcr
escort. no exchange belnE required.
pAn Price said To hyrne "a the time
Captain. u there are any more pi
your boys whom yoa drilled. who
hAvont enlisted. ! wish you would
send them through the lines. You
have saved ua a eood deal ~ trouble
with those We have
\ was one Of the guard hat -.
cofied nyrne back 10 bis line. and
on Gar way out some of the escort
rubbed = ben rooet and We gave our
old teacher a dinner. Ito was a
good nstured. clover Yankee. and he
hc ksew We didn't buy the chickSns.
when the feed Was over be said;
boys I taught you how 20 nght.
bot Pap Price taught you how 20 rob
= hrh roOst
That vas one OF the very hrs,
stories Of the war. but 30 far a.
know Il has never boen told before.
never knew what became OF Ryrne.
Nish I did"