The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-09-22

He turned 10 his writing, thing dear.
or to him than a new bone TO a hungry
dog.
Then you may come and tell me
what you want he added in milder
tone
These were days when men said
what they meant, and their meaning
had more fight In It than was really
polite or necessary. Fight was In the
air, and before knew II there was a
wild, devastating spirit In my own
bosom, insomuch that | made haste TO
Join local regiment II grew apace,
but not until | saw the first troops on
their way TO the war was | fully deter.
mined 10 60 and give battle with my
-.mcnt
The town was afire with '-iJgsm.
sumter had fallen. Lincoln lad issued
his first call The sound OF The G.c
and drum rang IN the streets Men
gave mp work to talk AL 'rl u- 20
into the stcrucr business ..-. Tlau
one night In April regi.,lt Gaze out
~ New England on It's WAY o. TIE
front. II lodged az the Aston HouHp. TO
leave nc In the morning. LO.s he
fore that hour the building was 4 Led
and frontcd with tens Of thou uis,
crowdlng Broadway Tor three blocks
stuhing the wide mouth Of Park row
and braced into Ncscy and Barclay
streets. Ny editor assigned me TO this
interesting event
stood In the crowd that morning
and saw what was really the begin.
ming OF the war In New York. There
AS no babbln OF voices, no impatient
call. n, r,"Ga o. Idle Jccring such as
one is apt 20 hear In q waiting crowd
II stool .iloat each man busy with
10" rising current of his own emotions.
'D.cmnihed boy the faces all around
l.m. The soldier, G.cI out upon the
pavement, the police having kept n
way clear Tor them. SIN there was
silence IN he crowd. save that near me
! could hoar q man sph1ug. 4 trum.
peter lifted his husIu and sounded
bar ~ the rcvciilc The clear notes
r.aft The silent air. lo,liu- every
."".t about as with their silver sound.
Suddenly the band began playing.
.he tune wa, Yankee pp,dlc." Aw.ll.
.sIal trcwu.nus cry came ont of
throat near me II grew and spread
- mighty roar. Hul then such %
.h"It went up . hcayey ash had uey.
,r heard Uul ! know f-.l well / shall
never hear gain II was Ike the rly.
Ing NJ thCu crbolts above Tie roar ~
l''ls-clcW"utal. prophetic. threaten.
.rc Wug' uahlo. n dh seem o. wc
.et the holy wrath 81 Cod Almighty
wa. loo that cry " the people II was
q mlL q declared that they were
ready q, give all that a man may give
FOR that be- lovcs-hls life and thing,
far dearcr 10 him than his life. After
;ha; thyy and their sons begged for n
chance 20 throw themselves Into the
bIdeous ruin ~ war.
walked slowly back 20 the Office
lul wrote my article When tho
I printer came IN NJ Il, I went % Dbl,
room before he had hnd time to begin
/ work
"Nr Greeley" said. "hcrc IS my
/ guntiou. gm going 20 the war"
I li., halItuli smile gave way 90 70
,,nrr look Dol, be- turned % mc. Dol. big
I white coat uu bis arm. llc purs,l d.
lI- and blew th1ughtruly Then uo
threw biz coat LOO chair aud wiped
DOB. eyes with bis handkerchief
Well, God bless you. my boy" b.
/ said. Il wish ! could 20 too"
| I worked some weeks before my rrsi
Urut wa, sent forward. planned ~
be- ut home rnr a day. hut they needle
ne ON the s,au. AMI dreaded the uaIu
N % parting Jhr gravity NJ which rs
return would serve only 10 acccutua,c
So ! wrote them u cheerful letter 90.
kept at work II wa, my duty q h.
tvrylvw some of the grclt men ~ ,ha
Jay as 20 the course ~ the government
remember Jummplprr Vanderbilt
came down % SEQ mr In shirt sleeve.
AMI slippers that afternoon. with u
handkerchief trl about hls neck
place ~ H collar a blunt man ~ slim
, pie manner, aud q h.g heart. one vs.
spoke IBIS mimi iu good. plain talk. "a q
, I SUPPOSE hr got along with as lt.'
. profanity as possible. considering d
many yirrs
n" called mc "bDy" aud spoke U,
, cvrta.n public man as "a big suck r.
, ! supu learned that a. hlm O. "surs,
, was o." lowest aud wrluy,t thing d
. ulr wlr,l ily .rUi mr away v.r
nothing but srCat admiration VI h.
A. rule. the giants w that day we.
plain mon ~ the people. with no fr..,
J, upon them and with way W hi,..u
J. from the shoulder They said WIN
\ they meant and meant u harl thlg
y hcarl Lincoln talk when his words ha
the whls " bullet aud hls arm IN
@ jerk ~ q piston.
y John Trumbull invited Michigan. a
. whom had told him much. ami IA,
i self 10 dine with him an evening TIA
l. week ] went In my new drrss sui
I. that mark % sinful cxtravagancr IA
" which fate had brought me down 10 m
p pounding ~ rocks under Boss MrCo
X mick Trumbulrs rooms wcsc a lea,
~ Tor the cyc-aglow with rel roses. n
10 introduced me to Margaret Hell an
~ hcr mother, who were there 10 dlu
with Us She was n slight woman