The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-02-22
CHAPTER Continued.

OF i've large river steamers rounded
out into the swollen current of
the river, the excellent band Of the
Third Minnesota playing Hail Col
umbia." The men and officers OF
the fleet, being principally on the
hurricane deck, cheered long and
loud adieu TO Louisville. The swift
current, aided by the revolving ma
chinery, soon carried us from the
view OF the large crowd OF spectators
we left on the wharf.
The commissioned officers all took
cabin passage, and We very soon dis
covered ourselves TO be unwelcome
passengers, especially on the Nash
Vile" Captain Barley, part owner
and captain of this boat, was evident
ly mad, as his boat had been pressed
into the United States service for
this trip. He complained bitterly
about the men being noisy, and OBJ
jected 10 few who we're yet feeble
occupying the spare berths in the
rooms occupied by their officers, who
agreed to pay for them. While seat
ed at the well-supplied supper table,
Captain Banton and myself were
speaking Of Colonel Barnes and
Captain Rice's mutual reconciliation,
when our attention was drawn TO
the other end of the table by rather
loud talk by one of the Eighth's
officers and the engineer Of the boat.
Said the latter: 81 cannot help sym
pathizing with the South; the North
ern people have persistently for
many years done all they could to
cripple the interests Of the slave
holding States, and their domestic
institutions. 4"
Captain Hickman-"There you
are slightly mistaken, sir. When
the Southern people, by the aid Of a
President favorable.to slavery, tried
10 spread that curse Of human rights
over our fertile plains Of the North
west, the Northern emigrants there
simply out-yoted the advocates OF
negro slavery, and adopted Free.
State constitutions"
To this the engineer only replied:
you've id big job on hand
anyhow"
Lieutenant Park then said: "Well,
sir, IL your sympathies are 30 strong
for the South, why don't you go and
fight for your principlesS"
To this the engineer replied: 81
was not talking to you, sir, whom |
take TO be an impertinent puppyl"
Lieutenant Park, hastily pushing
back his chair and raising to his feet,
said; 81 left home to shoot rebels
and JEFF Davis dogs, and will begin
on youl"
Had il not been for an officer on
each side of the Lieutenant Selling
his pistols, no doubt we would have
had dead engineer on board. This
same engineer hastily left the room,
and we did not hear any more South
ern gush during the trip, from him
OF any Of the boats crew.
On the morning OF the Goth our
fleet landed at Connection, Ind, where
good supply OF coal was taken on.
During our stay large crowd OF cit
izehs Of the town, men, women, boys
and dogs, collected on the bank, some,
apparently, 10 show their loyalty, the
girls their beauty, and the boys and
dogs their combatiyeness. Two OF the
dogs yoked for a fight. Two boys,
evidently the respective owners of the
canine combatants, in endeavoring to
command the peace, got mad, and
with equal ferocity pitched into each
others wool. This animated scene
caused loud cheers from the soldiers.
Instantly all the bands of the feet
struck up lively music, and the
machinery was soon in motion bear
ing us on down the Ohio. The officers
Of the Eighth on the Nashville" over
ruled Barkley's objections to the men
occupying spare births, and had many
OF them take their meals at the table.
The night of the Goth being very
dark, and the river out among the
trees, with much dirt in the center OF
the stream, our boat ran against a
tree and threw every sleeper out Of
bed. Fortunately no serious injury
was done to passengers OF boat.
The evening of the Dist our feet
arrived at Smithland, situated at the
mouth of the Cumberland River, and
turned up that stream at 9 O'Clock.
We made slow progress against the
strong current, and did not attempt
to Iun after dark A short run on the
22d brought us in sight Of Fort Don
aldson. We landed here, and some
of US, understanding that the feet
would lay here several hours, struck
out over the hill to view the late battle.