The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-03-15


near a new pike road, while the in
fantry, accompanied by the guide,
took a circutous course through a
dense forest, coming up in the rear
of the premises. After properly
deploying behind the garden fence,
the preconcerted signal was given
to the cavalry, which charged down
the rough pike, making a terrible
clatter. At the same time we rushed
up in the back yard, where a savage
looking dog made a spring at one of
the boys, who succeeded in thrusting
his bright steel bayonet through the
savage beast, and left him bowling
piteously. As we closed up around
the house. | met the object of our
search at the back door, dressed in
his night clothes, with an overcoat
and a quilt on his arm. He was
about TO jump out into the darkness,
when be caught sight of my pistol
and heard my command TO surrender
about the same time. He said: II
suppose | shall have to, as you have
the drop on me-" Three of us entered
the house with the prisoner, where
he was allowed to dress. This sud
den and somewhat noisy proceeding,
with continued deafening bowls of
the dog, had frightened the two wo-
men and other gentleman very much.
After assuring them no one should
be hurt, asked for all the firearms
about the place They at first de
MED having any except the pistol
taken from the doctor But when
informed that search would be
made, Mrs. n. said she had little
"lady's pistol" which proved 10 be a
good sized five shooter, ready capped
and loaded informed her that il
tina, was the kind Of iewelry that was
fashionable with the Southern ladies',
we we're decidedly opposed to it, and
took the pistols, aud placed them
aud the doctor in charge of the cav
airy, who reported 10 Colonel Barnes
As we left the premises we heard our
black guide trying TO suppress his
laughter, being hid near the road
About the 18th May, the small pox
broke out among the soldiers Of the
regiment, but the prompt and judi
cious management Of Surgeon Mills
prevented il from spreading, and
confined it 10 the five first cases.
After our Notifications were com
pleted the regiments duty consisted
principally Of guard duty and drill.
Lieutenant Colonel May generally
conducted the battalion drills Of the
eight companies at head quarters.
At the same time Companies c aud
II, at the bridges, improved much in
company drill. But as the author
only made a few short visits to head
quarters during the six weeks we re
NAMED at Wartrace, many interesting
events of personal adventure by that
part Of the command cannot be given,
and | shall only give few relating
to Company II.
Our tents were pitched in the
creek bottom, where the land had
many years before been cleared of
timber and we'll set in grass. The
cows Of the entire neighborhood ran
at large. and about one half of them
wore bells. AZ night the noise Of
the bells ON cattle trying to browse
on our drill ground annoyed us so
much that we notified the citizens to
keep them away, or we miglE>glbe |
forced to shoot them. Our greatest
danger was attack from cavalry, aud /
quietude enables a sentinel to hear
the trampling horses great distance. 1
After we suppressed the COWS, It I
seemed that as soon as night spread .
is shades over earth every worthless
eur within five miles land there were
many tried to make night hideous
with barking and bowling. Many
IF these half starved whelps came
nightly to our camp on the hunt for
waste grub. Anxious as were the
boys to shoot them, it could not be
lone without causing unnecessary
alarm in the regiment, only enc and
/ half miles distant; therefore, dur
ng the day, many little piles of stone
we're placed convenient for use after
lark, In two weeks it was perfectly
afe for stranger to approach resi-.
lences in that vicinity, as every dog
hat survived was utterly unable for
Iuty as a watch dog.
An Extra Session of tho Legislature.
An extra session of the Legislature
Gas called by Governor Beckham
ust as the houses were on the point
{ adjournment. The call was based
n the failure to pass law taxing
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