The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-08-31

terfield was sent to Washington to tis'
cuss a certain plan of army operations
with President Lincoln. When he ap-
peared at the White House Senator
Sumner was with the President. In
"A Biographical Memorial of General
Daniel Buttertield'' the conversation
between the Senator and the President
is given.
Mr.. President" said the Senator.
''you have issued an order which has
relieved General SaXton from the COM
mand in front of Charleston. and placed
General Gilmore in command. Gen
eral Saxton is very highly thought Of.
and | am much interested in him. He
has natural feeling of pride that the
ranking officer should command. Gen
eral Saxton is of higher rank than
General Gilmore. He Is perfectly will
ing that General Gilmore should carry
out all plans and operations. and does
not desire to interfere with them at all.
But with the pride and spirit of the
old army officers, he simply desires.
and his friends desire with him, that
the ranking officer should command.
1t will not interfere with General Gill
more in carrying out the operations"
You say. Mr.. Senator. that they are
both brigadier- generals?'
yes; but General SaXton Is the
ranking officer
"Will it he entirely satisfactory TO
you. Mr. Senator. and all our friends,
and to General Saxton. if the ranking
officer is in commando"
Perfectly so. Mr.. President"
"Very WELL" said Mr.. Lincoln. 81
will arrange it. I will have General
Gilmore made a major general"
1t was hard TO keep from laughing
Mt the quick response and the prompt
action of the President in taking the
Senator upon his proposition and thus
meeting it. Mr.. Sumner bade the
President good morning and retired.
NO longer able to repress the emo
tion the interview had caused" writes
General Butterfield. Il laughed and re-
marked. Mr.. President, is that the
way major generals are nader"
How Smith and the Captain Traded.
Naturally, the reader, if he has ever
been, or is now, or if he only has an
inclination TO be horse trader, will
read this article with the expectation
of gaining a new point or information.
But our story relates only to a Gus
tom of trading in military circles In
time of war, and though this particu-
lar incident may not have fallen under
the observation of the reader. yet, if
lie has been a soldier no doubt par
allel case can be called to mind.
The narrator of the story was dis
tinguished Georgian, and as we were
more interested in the events than the
time and place, that part of the story
was lost; yet the incident is yOuched
for as having actually occurred.
John Smith lived on southern soil,
yet he was Il stanch Union man. His
neighbors had all joined issues with
the Confederacy, and of course no fra
ternal feeling existed for any one who
stood an avowed antagonist to the
principles they believed to be right.
Smith was forced to bear insults on
every hand. His cattle We're killed,
and in fact the sentiment prevailed
that it was perfectly right to appro-
pirate any property belonging TO him,
for either public or private use.
But though this was contrary to our
Union hero's idea of right and wrong.
he never complained.
Often assassination or rope in the
hands of mob were insinuatiOns
brought to bear upon his mind to in
duce him to disavow his convictions.
But all this seemed to make him the
firmer and the more determined not
to complain.
But fortune often changes. and in
the course of events the occasion pre-
sented itself where it seemed the
tables were about to turn.
\ small Union foraging force had
made its appearance in the nelghbor-
hood, and the defenseless inhabitants
were entirely at its mercy. Smith de-
cided now was the time to get even
with his prosecuting neighbors. So
he had his best horse brought from
his stable. and. after having it sad
died. he set out to meet the Union SOL
diers.
He had not proceeded far before he
encountered the man he was looking
for, and recognizing an officer in a
captains uniform, he rode boldly for
ward, and after making a salute, call
ed out:
Good morning, captain"
''Good morning, sir! DismOunt"
came the reply.
Smith did not exactly understand
that kind of reception, yet, deciding
it was military custom. he unhesitat-
ingly complied.
"Unsaddle," was the next command
that was given by the captain.
Smith did that.
"Unsaddle that old nag over there
and put your saddle on her, aud the
one on her on this horse you've been
riding"
And as he hastily complied with this
command. he began TO wonder.
''Now mount that old horse,' was
the next order.
He mounted.
Now face about"
He faced"
Now move"
But this was past endurance; so
while the old horse was already NOV
ing forward, Smith, turning in his
saddle, called out:
Captain, just let me say one
thing"
We'll, say it, and say it quick.'
We'll, I've been trading horses forty