Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05

some respect for one another. which
ripened into good feeling when they
were brought. into such close contact.
And before the train had covered
much of the distance between Peters
burg and Salisbury the @.rebs' were
noDnobb1ng, SO far as their military
duty would allow, and were exchang-
ing tobacco and experiences with
their prisoners
lndeed, the southerners seemed to
nave little relish for their task of
guarding captives en- route to Sauls-
bury, and even the color bearer de-
ciared that he was serving in the Con-
Iederate army against his wish.
AS the train rolled up to the station
at Goidsboro and stopped the prison
ers noticed great crowd and many
o1ncers of high rank. Having made
stops at all the towns through which
tney had passed, the Union soldiers
thought nothing of the stop at Colds
boro till one of them called attention
TO the length of time they were held.
And they wondered at the cause
But OF sudden word was sent
down the line that "Jen'' Davis was
coming to look them over The news
caused a commotion, for the men were
Confederacy- 1t CHANGED that Mr.
Davis had delivered a. political ad-
dress In Goldsboro and had arrived at
the station with several members of
his cabinet and escort just as the
prison train had pulled in. And the
obliging railroad officials had held the
train that their president might see,
without danger, some of the Yankee
hirelings"
With his escort at his heels the
'southerner, clad all in gray, an old
fashioned sack coat, a high collar
wound with the black stock cravat
aHected by the gentlemen of that time
and a gray felt hat, went from car to
car AS the side door of the car in
which were Potter and his compan-
IONS was slid back the men crowded
forward, craning their necks to catch
sight OF the terrible Jeff" And before
they realized it they were gazing into
his eyes.
From one man to another the
southerner shifted his sharp eyes,
taking each one in from head 10 foot
In the moment they looked the prison
ers saw the dignity, the kindly express
sion OF face of the man who had ton
the nation asunder, and marvelled at
the we'll built, firmly knit, 1.-the figure
and the thin face, with its sharp,
piercing eyes. And the Confederate
leader saw the determination, the
strength, the grit in the eyes of his
northern foemen- Both were i'm
pressed
Suddenly an arrogant southerner
cried: Here, 'Yanks,' give three
cheers for President Davis"
The Union soldiers drew back as
though struck in the face. Then one
of them shouted: IF you'll give three
cheers for Gen. Grant, we'll give three
cheers for Mr.. Davis" And there was
no installing the significance of the
accent placed on the mister.
But the dignity of the famous "reb"
stood him in good stead, and, taking
no notice of the incident, he walked
along to the other cars, a smile on his
face.
The inspection finished, Mr.. Davis
and his party walked brisk1y back to
the station, and the prison train was
sent on it's way. But as the train
pulled out several 'tYanks," still smart
ing under the memory of the cheers |
asked for President Davis, gave voice
to their feelings by shouting, Wen |
hang jeff Davis to a sour apple tree"
Arrived at the stockade at Sauls- |
bury, the prisoners were turned in |
with the 10000 others already there
Horrible were the sufferings and pri
Fat1ons of the men confined in that
pen. On some days they were given
4 few ounces of bread, on others a lit
lie meal mixed with cold water, but
without salt, and on still others they
'ece1ved nothing at all When at the
end of the five long, weary months,
Mr. Potter was released, his weight
lad dropped from 140 to 80 pounds.
To-day it is his fondest hope that
title Charles will grow up, serve his
country, if need there be, and be the
ather of sons who will uphold the
ecord of the family
Capfured Cen