The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-08-24

tralfa ngnt, tnat ne was SICK III Cds-
roll County at the time. This is mis-
take. Jesse was here. 1t was he who
killed the commander of the Federal
troops. Major Johnson. The Younger
boys were not at Centralia."
The plowshare has taken the place
cf the sword on the hillside. Frank
James took an ear of corn from the
battlefield. Il want some sort of
relic" he said, land this is the most
aceful-looking l see" Later in the
day Adam Rodemyre of the Centralia
guard gave him a bullet found on the
field.
After two hours on the battlefield 4
visit was made to the Pleasant Grove
burying ground on the Silver farm.
where Frank Shepherd and Hank"
Williams are buried. The burying
ground is typical country cemetery
lying in secluded spot away from the
main Travelled road, some four miles
from Centralia.
The living guerrilla stood with his
black SLOUGH hat in his hand at the side
o. the sunken graves of his dead COM
rades. ITO this we must come at last"
he said, looking down at the withered
grass. "Our boys are scattered every
where. You will find their graves in
the hollows and on the hills, by the
gulf. and on these prairies. Many have
no monument. They don't need any.
They made their monument while they
lived. They left record for daring
courage that the world has not yet sur
passed"
A brief stay was made at the farm
house of William r. Jennings. Mr..
Jennings helped bury the Federal dead
the day after the battle. He could not
remember the number, but there were
several wagonloads. Il felt sorry for
one poor boy, hardly more than II
years old, who had almost reached the
woods in an attempt to escape. All the
Federals,' continued Mr.. Jennings.
had been shot in the head. So uner-
ring was the craftsmanship Of the
bushwhackers that frequently We
would find no wound on the soldiers
bodies until we would turn back the
eyelid or look into an ear. and there
would be the single little hole that
brought death" When the old man told
his story the party turned to 60.
well" said Mr.. Jennings. Il hope
We'll meet in better world than this" :"
Il hope So" said Mr.. james, "where
there is no fighting"
A bright-looking boy about IL years
CT age shook hands with Mr.. James.
My name," he said, sis Marquette
Richards. My grandfather, John Mr.
quette, was the last man killed in the
fight" James looked kindly at the
manly little fellow "Well, son, you
may be proud of your grandfather. He
was about the braveSt Of Johnson's
command. He fought all the way. Arch
Clements shot him near Sturgeon. He
rode a dun horse" No contrast of the
day was more striking than that Of
Frank James and the grandson of his
! old enemy, the grizZled veteran and the
| mite of a boy.
1.-The stories about guerrillas riding
with the reins of the horses between
their teeth and firing with pistols in
both hands is simply dime novel stuff"
such thing We always held our horses
| with one hand and the pistol with ,he
other 1t was as important to hold the
horse as it was to hold the pistol
Anderson always made US keep our
horses in good condition. If man did
not keep good horse and good pistols
he sent him to the infantry. l rode a
horse named Little George at Cen
| tralia.
| AT night and when we were in
camp we played like schoolboys. Some
| of our play was as rough as football.
| The truth was, we were nothing bat
great big boys, anyhow.
IF ever you want to pick company
to dc desperate work or to lead for
lorn hope, select young men from II to
81 years old. They will go anywhere
in the world you will lead them. AS
men grow older they grow more eau
tious, but at that age they are regular
daredevils Take our company, and
there has never been more reckless
lot Of men. Only one or two were over
%. Most of them were under 81
Scarcely dozen boasted mustache.
| Wasn't it Bacon who said when a man
had wife and children he had given
hostages to fortune?-Chicago Inter
| Ocean.