The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-06-08

OF an Alabama regiment. We were
thrown togethe. by accident. and we
became cOuvivial, and it was while in
state Of conviyiaiity that Majah
Goodwin expressed the wish that we
had Napoleon to lead the Confederate
troops. | could only take his words as
an impUt1tion on the military skill of
the gallant General Lee, and almost as
soon as he had uttered them my glove
struck his face and l asked him to
name the time, Place and weapons
There we We're, NIaiah Bunker YER
sus Majah Goodwin, and we met at
sunrise the next mawnin' with swords
as weapons. l was never in better spir-
its in my life-cool. calm and deter
mined-and | resolved to fo'ce the
lighting from the word. | even had the
spot selected through which my sword
was to pass into the maiah's body. I
should have killed my mau-pierced
him through and Throughout as we
received our swords he remarked to
me:
'Majah Bunker, l wish it to be I'M
NNA'9tCCNA AL4t'b littNl liz lIlOuSnl VI Cast
ing aspersions on the character of our
brave general. l meant that Napoleon
should only lead under Lee
"That put a different look on mat
tiers, of cO'se," said the colonel, land
after some further conversation the
duel was declared off. AS a man of
hOnah l had taken the majah as he
said; as a man of honah he had said
one thing and meant another General
Lee Sent for me, but what passed be-
tween Us l shall hold sacred sacred as
the grave. Don't you think smoking
conducive to thirst, suh:'
After the colonel had put in eight
minutes assuaging the dryness of his
throat he picked up the remnant of his
cigar and continued
'Egad, sub, but give a man a repu-
tation as a duelist and his work will
! be cut out for him. 1t soon became
noised about that l had brought Maiah
Goodwin to book and l had scarcely
been promoted to a lieutenant colonelcy
when Adjutant General Graham of the
Third corps took opportunity to crit
else the way l led my men into action
at Glendale. When we charged, sub,
was at the head of the regiment, sub.
1 waved my sword five times around
my head and then lowered it. and the
adjutant contended that was short by
two waves. We had an argument which
grew into a dispute, and at length |
looked him straight in the eyes and
said:
"'Adjutant Graham, should it be
your pleasure to meet me on tie Ge,l of
hOnah l will endeavor to wave my
sword until one Or the other of us has
received full satisfaction"
"Egad. sub, but have been told that
my remarks were trite and to the point
and I rather reckon they were We
met early next mawnin'. My attitude
was the same as befo', subtitle same
as befo'-that is, it was calm and deter
mined, with a feeling that should con
quer. To do the adiutant justice, he
tOed the mark, but there was a great
difference in our demeanOr-a great
difference in my favor. We were about
adjutant stepped back and said:
"'Colonel Bunker I am heah at your
service-at your service, suh-but as 6
man of honah l wish to make an expla
nation. At Glendale you waved YOU
sword five times around your head ant
called upon your brave men to follow
you l was under the idea, sub, thai
the tactics called for seven waves, ant
hence our dispute and this meeting
Last evening | looked up the matter
and discovered that we were boil
wrong. 1t was six waves Of the sword
Colonel Bunker-siX waves and de
termination to conquer or die
"Well, sub" said the colonel as ht
slowly pushed the ashes off his cigaI