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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-08-20
Read the Daily Pioneer.

Read the Daily Pioneer.
Letter files and letter presses
at the Pioneer Office. -. ..
Telephone your news to the
Pioneer. Our number is 81.
Bert O'Brien is the new mes.
senger boy at the Western Union
Office.
J. w. Irwin went to Duluth
Saturday night on a business
mission.
Mrs. Charles returned Satur-
day from trip to Jackson, Mimi,
and also the twin cities.
The Pioneer carries the lead:
ing grades of typewriter paper,
which sells from SOC to So per
box.
"Dick" Hawkes. sent nine men
to Akeley this morning to work
for the Red River Lum Der COM
pany.
Arthur H. Kirsch of Crooks
ton, once a resident of Bemidj;,
came over from the west Satur.
day night and spent Sunday in
the city.
Miss May Keefe returned to
her home at Cass Lake Saturday
night, after having visit d for
two days with Mrs. A. G..
Rutledge.
John W. Carl, the Indian
attorney, came over from his
home at Mahnomen, on the
White Earth reservation, yester.
day and attended the ball game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Cassin of
Nebish arrived in Bemidji yes
terday. Mr.. Cassin is taking a
ten-day vacation and expects to
visit the twin cities before re-
turning home.
E. J. Reagan, who owns a wet
goods establishment at Kelliher,
passed through the city Satur-
day evening, enroute home from
the twin cities.
Beauty rules of the beauties.
Breakfast early, a little walk, a
little talk, luncheon, an hours
rest, and at night Hollister s
Rocky Mountain Tea. Tea or
tablets, IS cents. Barker's Drug
Store.
G. Pierce, the Big Falls butch
er, returned to the "Falls" Sat-
urday evening. Pierce is now
running a meat market at Big
Falls in partnership with A.
Klein of this city and is prosper
ing.
F. B. Merrill, agent for the
G. N. at Cass Lake; &. R. Sund-
berg, publisher of the Cass Lake
Voice, and Frank Sutor, clerk at
the Endion hotel, Cass Lake,
were here yesterday afternoon
and witnessed the ball game.
Harry Bliler, who is in the EN-.
ploy of the forest service of the
government, at Cass Lake, was
in the city Saturday and Sunday.
He has been working north of
Bena, in the Cut foot Sioux coun
try for several weeks. ....-
A. B. Allen of the Sentinel re.
turned Saturday from the twin
cities, and he asserts he had the
slime of his life'' down there
among the other old fellows who
helped save the country before
a few of we fellows had entered
this world of strife and cont ".
ton. T." -.
Lieutenant 0. H. Dockery 81
Duluth, who has general super.
vision over the recruiting stations
for the U. S. army in the north
half of the state, spent Sunday in
Bemidji. The lieu enant is an
enthusiastic angler, and has
caught many black bass while on
his visits here.
Operation Necessary.
/ Mrs. M. E. Carson has received
a letter from her hus band. who
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-05
Minipnen ueberimnS.

Ho9 einem Mustpeis oes 8linoesz
fGaBamtes in @afbington mar oas
Rettp=G rge6niB Der seipObnli9en Gin
nabmen uno 4ussaben i'm 5istaljdbre
1906 elm ueberi6uB bon sos, 669, 800,
qsqen Elm Delight bon $23, OO4,22S i'm
Dorbersebenben Jisfaliabr. Ser Boar
porratb am 80. SUM- 1906 betrus
$50, 689, 1854. cine .3unabme bon $685.
211,862 i'm @erslei9 our entfpre9ens
ben 3eit i'm 0oriabre.
Die @efammtfumme bes am S9lub
bes syistaliabres i'm 2anoe borbanoez
nen @eloes mar 5000, &c., 91, poz
bon fd So, TAG, 646, 628 in l1mlauf be-
fanoen. Die pGbreno be5 lsbten Sab
req our @inlOfung p%rdfentirten Hatio>
nalbonfnoten betrusen 1926, 292, 1886,
qegen $3O8, 298 ,760 i'm Sabre 1905.
9as am 80. SUM- 1905 i'm Staatss
f6ab befinoli6e golb betrue $780,
500, 399; am Sdlub bes Ji~sfaIiabres
1906 tpor es auf $8O7,O51,6 $50 seftiez
gen.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-05
BON StrGffins

TIu9t.pon Griffith
g n. Sm @efGnsniFe gu @louceifer,
England, patrouiairen Die Dddter
Na9ts ~ein5eln bur9 Die &orrioore.
Is neuli9 Der Wd9ter 9aG bierbsi an
]er 3eae Mi9ael 6ornetts, zines gu
6ebn Sabren f4peren &erters perurz
t6eilten 0erbre9ers, porteifam, be-
merfte er, bab oefen @asflamme, Die
Der @orf9rift gsmGbt Die sanae Ia9t
bremen fonte, aussel0f6t mar. 5aa
6ffnete Die 3eqent6Ir, nm bic Jlammc
tpieoer unSu3iinbsn, erbielt aber bon
9ornett in oieIem Qiigenblid sinen befe
tisen @6laa auf Den appf uno fiel
betpubtlos nieber. 9ornett ergriff nan
ben Sdliifelbunb oss Wdaters uno
befreite Sebn StrGfIins.. ole elmer
WGhter nah Dem anoeren in 2erters
aeIen fperrten. Selbft Der @ouperneur
bes 9efdngnifes, tpel9er, burd Den
2drm angelodt, berbeifam, tpuroe Die
ierart bon Den Strdflinsen in Slider
belt gebra4t. Wit Dem @eloe unb ben
llbren ibrer Dd4ter ersriffen Die
-Strdflinse Ole Glu4t. 8los feds Der
GlidtItnse puroen uie6er einaebraht.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-05

s O~reioorf bei9ober
entItanO Elm Streit iiber politildlc
,Sroaen 5wiifen Dem 9eutiden Gla.
mitter u1O oem &olen G5pmnD. Der
oabin ollsartete, 0aB &lalDitter Dell
Solen eriflue. gr muroe perbaFtet.
Weil er teine 2uf aum
WilitGrosnit bate, nabm ii3 Der &ss
fruit Mur Oilers BON Der 3. S4pos
bron Des @aroe=8 iraifier zRegiments.
elm ebsmalissr SOdei aus 9ambura,
hos 3ebsn. Der iunse Mdnn 5eiete
pom eriten Sage an cine srobe unIuFt
sum SienIf. @r belog AUDI mebrer,
Wale ieinen llnteroffiaier. Ra9oein
inn oieIsr bierfiir eimsn gerpeis er-
tbeilt bate, iagte gblers gu ieinen 8ds
msraoem, oab er feline orei Sabre BERN
Wilit6r bleiben tperoe. 3ebn Minutsn
ipdter ftiirsse err iid aus Dem 8oOsn@
Fenifer ser &aierne uuf Den !0of binab.
mo er nit SsriGmstterten Slieomdben
tpbt lieaen blie6. Der 0srItorbene Durs
Sc in aner Stine auf Dem @arnifpns
iirbbpf in ser Safenbeioe beeroist.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-05
@pm d. ten 6 b

Dom a 9 ten 6 b a n
per1afen. Nu9 elmer nur bier
Wo6en p~dbrenoen gbe fab ii4 cine
65iGbrise Srau Yoap @eeozgater iii
G~panspile, Sno., peranlabt, na9
einem neuer gbemanne, Dem neunten
in Der Reibe ibrer 2ebenssefGbrten.
Musi9au gu balten. &iir5li9 bate iie
ibren a9ten, einen 48 Sabre alien
Mann Namens Mi1iam 8afer ge6ei@
ratbet, Der aber in Ser Gbe ni9t bas
srtrdumte Slid ~sefunoen gu baben
f9eint, benin oisIer Sage beobudteten
Na9barn, pie er na9 einem beftigen
Streite, Der fi9 innerbalb bes 9auies
absefpielt bate, nit alien 3ei9en oes
gntiebens Die Gbepobnung perlieb
uno isiner Trau Elm 2ebepobl fir
tmmer surief. Sieie f9iea Die Sadie
ni9t tragif9 81 nebmen. benin Tie rief
Dem @6eioenoen Die Worte na4:
,@9t GbemGnner babe i9 bereits in
meinem 2eben sefunben, es miro mir
AUDI ni9t f9per iperoen, nod einen
neuTten gu befommen!"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-05
Sic ipl Elm Iannffript ausiehcn?

@ir ponen onen 0enen, Die 10
aern CUR 7seoer greifen, belfen, ibre
Irbeiten ou6 1uBerli6 empfehl:rS'
nerth al geItalten. DAB bas Sapier
nidt al Sif, niht al oiinn unO nur
auf elmer Seite 5u beidreiben lit,
miro ols befannt porausgelest. Gle
sdrift muB flor, oeirtlih unb obne
bemerfenspertbe @erbefierungen miS
ouf nidt git eng Observation-Disclosures
9inien oaiteben. Seoes Der aleiG'
oroben 9lGtter icn linfs ober rebta
einen etma 5mei Singer breiten &cnf
oufpeiIen, 0amit Der Seser, Der III
folae ieiner S~bGtiefeit MIR ielten
refine Singer bat, Die S6rift rid!
6urh. SIede BON 9ritderidpmdr3e I'M.
leierlif madt. Sie Seiten m%iiiieli
6urdla6ngig on Der glei6en Stelle
numerirt iein; am &opf oes Wonu'
ifripts bat ser Same Der ginlenoerin
al Ite6en. Ser 9egleitbrief lei 10
fur5 mie moglid uno erpGbne ben
Sitel oes Sdriftitiides. Gin Mnau-
ifript nnmgebenb" 5uriid5uIfiden.
fam fem &eoafteur peripredlcl.
Won meroe alio nidt u~naeouloic,
menn iif sic @ntmort per5oqert, itn0
mabne nift nod orei Saaen ener-
gid Inn iein @erf. Gus pflegt
meiIt mebr 81 idaoen als al nuter.
uno AMI einen guten 9eifeio bpfft
bod idliebli6 ieoe.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-05
per brranbtf 9uwflirr.
Gin Invertebrates Sei4enitaf oer 45pemider
9l6dre ia SGuoou.

ztWGte Va SOhUOH.
Sm Sinblid duf Die 90penider
@ffGre erinnert elm &orreiponosnt bes
rSailF telegraph" an einen S3pin>
Del, Ser ieiner 3eit in 2onorn btel bon
ft9 rehen ma9te.
Bel einem oortisen Sufpelier err
f6ien zines Cages Elm @eiitli9er, Der
Bat, filberne Sbeefannen, &affeefannen
uno 0afen beIi6tigen gu oiirfen. Gr
erfldrte, i'm Auftrdge ieiner 9emeinoes
mitglie6er Elm @ei9enf faufen gu mol
len, uno 5ablie nit elmer 9unbert@
Yfunonpte. Der Sutpelier ~peraOgerte
sic Ginpadung Der 9ef9ente uno
f6idte mittlerneile sic 8antnote na6
Der nabegelegenen 8aff bon Gnglano,
mo lie als Our9aus EDIT be5ei9net
tpurbe. Gr itedte bic Npte pergniigt
in feline Saf6e uno mar eben babel,
benz @eiltli9en cine Quittung ausauz
ftelen, als ii9 Die 9aoentbir BON
rerem 0ffnete unO elm 5peiter @eifz
li9er eintrat. Die bei6en geiitli6en
9erren faben ii9 5unGdit erituunt on
uno bra9en iooann in Sreuoensriibe
aus. sic begriibten fi9 uls alte 8e@
fannie, sic fi9 lange ni9t geieben bait
ten, uno gaben ii9 Die Namen Smitb
uno 8ropn. Der Suipelier tpar err
freut, gu bOren, bab audi Der 5tpeite
geiitli9e Serr pom feiner 9emeinbe be-
duftrugt mar, elm 9eI6ent an3uieben.
Ser2abentii9 lag balb bon bon Sils
berfa9en aler Dirt, unb Der apeite
9eiitli9e truf eben feline Wabl, als elm
Boli5iit bereingeftiirat fam, be1en Gr@
f9einung Die @eiftli4sn poufGnoig
suidmmenbre6en lieBen. rgbdl Oa
babe i9 Gu9 enbli9!" rief Der olisiit.
Sid gu Dem beitiirSten Sutpelier tpen>
Demo, fiete er binau: rSie nennen fi6
Smith uno 8ropn, ni6t pabr, unb
ponen 9emeinSegei9enfe ausIu6en9
Sbr fpirfliher Same lit Sparf uno
pince uno sic baben nit Den getpanbz
teiten 9ieben in 2onoon gu t1un ses
bdbt."
sgfa9 oiefen Worten feete er oen 5its
ternben @eiftli6en, bon benen Der cine
fein getauftes GeI6ent feft unter oem
Irm bielt, 9unofefeln an uno atpang
lie, in cine Oroi9fe su tlettern. Oen
Sutpelier foroerte er uuf, ibn fir einen
@ugenbltd gum Yoliaeiamt gu beeleiz
ten. Der poli5ift felbft ftieg nit in
Die 0roi9ts, uno Elm 5~tpeiter ppliaift
beftieg ben Bod. Der @aeen fubr
Ourauf f9neQ meg. gr mar mod nidt
LANCE gefa6ren, als Der Supelier cine
mertpiirOige S6ldfrigfeit p~erIpirte.
Ha9 me6reren Stun0en erpadte er
nit beftigen 8opff9mer5en an elmer
einfamen Stele in oen Oods in Ser
leeren Srof9fe. Die 9eiftlahen unb
Die Yolisiiten tpdren perI 9punoer, nit
ibnen Die 9efhenfe, feline ubr, feline
@eloborfe unb Die Sunbertsp funonote
Oils Der 9eraubte mad 5auie fam,
fanb er, oab au9 sort in Der @srtpirs
runQ Der @er6aftung Ser pieuoopol;
gift NIT oen Pfeuooeeiftliten man6
t~pertbDone Gtiid geraubt bate. 8
Sadie Duroe niemdls dufaeflGrt.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-05

Sine ser bieIen 11ria4en tpnrum
Sic in Sen Mftien Ser Sn6ianae
polls
GompoFte 8rtd SO.
inbeitiren foqten, lift, bab fid
beren Mnlaee in bieiiger @tabt
befin6et, mo- Sic imnner ieben
tonnen mas bursebt. Oie @dns
r,er tpel4e nit BEN @elbern BE.
traut itnb, finb ale @dnner bon
Snbiana bic Sic tpubG fennen.
Gs lit cine fidere unb profitable
Mnlase. Mbreiiiren Sic fur
tpeitere Gin3eIbeiten, ODER ipres
den Sic bor in 524 State 2ife
@ebdube.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-05

= 9osbaft. r@aritm poIen sic
nidt iingen, @naoige?~ : ,@f, es
fino 10 iebr niel @enfben oal" =
nSineen Sic nur, Die tuerben Damn
aaeine fuenigPr."
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-05

IVtoVsH, uutp uutue tgt ole GttQu0s
nib ert5eilt. tpisoer ibren Wdo9sn,
narne1 &oiebsl Saptins su ftbren,
ieoo& muBte He bic Rotten beg Der.
fabrsrs tra9en uno barf In ben erHtn
3wei Sabren feline neus @be einaeben.
Oscar 6anerf tpuroe bon feintr
Soiefa 9. bsfreit uno bie Obbut fstuss
Rinoes 3ugsiprO&sn, isbo9 BARI er
sbsnfans In ben ndaHsn 3tpsi Sabren
niat tsiratbsn unb mub bic Ruf.n
be3ablsn.
Bertha grofe tuurbe prompt bon ibs
rem gowaro sei2ieoen, pOfnr ibm bic
2Offsn aufsilsst tpurben.
@Ifs pf4f bat nun oas &sdt. HID
tuisber ibren Wdoasnnamsn @Ife
@ant beiaulssen. na9bsm He bon ibrem
anorstu gsi9ieosn tuurbt unb oieIer bic
ROfen tragen muB.
Warp Y. Sppee tuurbe ebenfals
Sdeibung bon ibrsm Wiliam :.
Sopee uno bic Obbut fiber TIRE bier
ainber 5ugsfpro8en. aud oarf fs bic
@ert9tsfohen be3abIen.
Gij3ie Bear uurbe 3par bon ibrem
Sobn %. log unb srbisIt ibr Rino 3u.
-esiprO&sn. mub absr stusi Sabre nit
nsuem g%bebsrgntisen tuartsn, baeegsn
burfts fe bic 2often bss 0srfabrens
traaen.
Sn benz pro3eb Der Warp @ernss
aegen Saeob Wernsr tuurben Der Sid.
germ BITE bret 2inoer suasipro&sn uno
Der geiIagte In bic Rofsn p~srurtbsiIt.
Superior @eri9t.
3immsr SO. 8. Samss 8. prit4arb,
,sitweiliser &i9tsr.
S&eibungen ruroen bstpilisi:
5lorenee Q. Bants eegsu sllfrsb
Banfs; Der geflasts mub BITE QoRen
traQen.
emma 6. 3rsssIo esssr SObn 6.
2rssslo; ald9erin muB bic Soften tra=
gen uno oarf tn Den nd6ffen 3uei Sab
rem ni9t pieber 6eiratben.
@li3a 2swis ssssn aIfrso 2swis.
@rbieltsn oteielbe gntfdeioun9 ME
BITE 0orbereehenosn.
@aa @e1s gseen gbwarb 8. WsQs.
@is b~orftebenb snti9lebsn.
Gillian Or. Weao sessn @Iem snts
%. Msao. Serislbs gntidsib.
ReIfon guIbsriion ssssr, Sracs ..
gulbsrifon. Die Sdeiouna bsmiai9t
unb Der Rldger in bic 2Ofsn perur'
tbeiIt.
Carl 3. SnisB ssaen Bonnie @feaa
S1ieb. DaHsIbe urtbeil pie Der.
ffebeno.
peter O. @bafatn gesen Wap Belle
@bafain. Die borfebsnbe gntf&si=
oung.
gffis 6us6es 9easn Robert 6uabes.
Anasilaeter our $raguns Der Rotten
perurtbeilt.
Abelina Wilsr eegsrl 0arrp Wiler.
Der Rldserin bic ainoer Bis auf wei'
tere gntf6sioung bss @sridts unter
Obbut se9eben, uno muB er bic Rofen
tragen.
smma unser gsger 5rant unssr.
RIdgsrin barf ibren Wdb&snnamen
emma Warb fhbren unb mub bis 2o-
Hen traseu.
CHARLES gasbrina ssesrl Marp Sant
0aeprtr1g. Dem Xid9er fDeroen OF
minorennen Qinber unter Obhut eses.
ben unb bat sr bie Rotten au sablen.
Sn benz Sole Ssnrp u. Brandt &C.
gen finte Brandt tpurbe bic 2lags
surtidge3ogsn unb Der 2ldger In BIZ
Rotten b%erurtbeilt.
3immsr go. l. Ri@tsr SObn 8.
WcWafer.
Saeiouneen purosn bewiatst:
@iliam Sobnio1 gegei 2i33ie Sobn'
ion.
gbw. etetuart eeeen 8irbies ieuart.
gouiia .. Bal gegen anorem gan.
Bsffs $bompion sesen Mlb. $bomp'
ION.
Sba M. Bronfon aesen Games 9.
YroniOn.
Vaufina z. Beaslep geger Sames
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1906-12-05

@ottIteb 8eutborbt t,
Die sendtbH&e g6e",
g6e Rosle unb 4eartet Str.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-16
water.
In Out of the Wet.

III SuI OF the wet.
We tried various resorts, but with
out good results and finally had to
cast our buckets aside and depend on
our boards and canteen These were
all right, and we had added two more
life preservers like this for each one
of us. We might have made the
crossing all right, but we had lost so
much time trying to get the buckets
i, to work and necessarily making some
noise that We had attracted the at
tention of picket post on the Oppo-
site side of the river and they had
pulled in a skiff across to where We
were to see what was going on. AS
they came up they hailed and we
answered and the skiff was pulled
I'D close to us and We received this
invitation, "Johnnies, come in out of
the wet" We were pulled into the
| boat and taken to their post where
there was a big fire.
These men treated us well and by
morning, when they were relieved, We
had got to joking one another as though
we were old acquaintances.
We were taken to headquarters
about sun rise and carried to an old
residence where there were two young
officers at a table. The sergeant of
our squad saluted and reported that
he had captured two COnfederateS
who were trying to swim the river.
One of the officers asked in a very
rough manner, what did you bring
them here for? Don't you think we
have enough of such stock and
couldn't you have disposed of them
And then seeming to recover himself.
he looked at me and smiled, and told
the sergeant to take us down to his
quarters.
| We were taken a short distance
away and on looking around | esti-
mated that there must be fully five
thousand men in sight.
When We reached the camp of the
men who had taken us in "out of the
wet" they stacked their guns and be
gan to make arrangements 10 get
breakfast.
While this was going on q large
crowd gathered around us, most OF
them out of curiosity, but there were
others who seemed to be delighted al
the opportunity to insult a couple OF
| Nhe IA Pehi SA~NftAI AiOAAi
Minnesota, seemed to be anxious tc
show off and began jeering and say
ing hard things about Confederates
and saying that the jig was up and
we had just as well all come in AMI
take the oath of allegiance. l stood
it for a while without opening my
mouth, but at last began to talk bacl
some Rampy acted with more wis
dom for he kept his seat and never
said a word.
| Attacked With Ratchet.
| l have no recollection of ever say
ing a word that should have causeC
| this man from Minnesota to get into
a passion unless it was my saying tC
him that l would take General Lee!
word, but not his.
He suddenly few into a towering
passion and began to utter the mos
fearful oaths, and turning on his heel:
started in half run towards pile o.
wood which was. some forty or fifty
steps away. When he reached 1t M
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-16

TO one noticed the dog and he soon
ran off.
AS soon as night came on we gath
cred up our traps and the balance
of our lunch and started for the river.
We reached it at a point where there
was a wide marsh. which We found
was very Doggy, and we had hard
work making our way through, but
we finally reached the river with all
our traps, and as soon az we rested a
little and found that the tide was run
ming in, we entered the water and
tried our life boats. but to our utter
dismay that our buckets tied in two
lunches of three each would not work
as we had calculated, but would turn
over and one would fill and then all
would dip to one side and fill with
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-16
Thrilling Incident of Time
When Sherman Made
His Famous March
to the Sea.
CITY Was Fired and Scene
Was One Never to Be
Forgotten.
AUTHOR WAS HOSPITAL STEWARD
AND AFTERWARDS A PRISONER
UNTIL TROOPS WERE WITH
DRAWN - HISTORY BY ONE
WHO HELPED MAKE 1T,
Ely ~. B. Cook.

february LIST 1865 opened gloomy
enough for the Confederate cause. On
TIT day, General Sherman with his
vast army, crossed the Savannah
river and entered on his march of de-
s-ructiOn through the state of South
Carolina.
General Beauregard, who had for
uany long months successfully de-
ended the city of Charleston against
al assaults from the front made by
the Federal navy and army of Gener.
al O. A. Gilmoure now saw that it
would ne impossible to longer hold
the city, and preparations were begun
to evacUatc same.
fore, / was hospital steward in a
large Confederate hospital fronting on
King street and running back to
Meeting street. Mr.. Robert Lobby
Senior. was in charge. ably assisted
by Surgeons Robinson and Thomas
son.
On morning OF Feb. I received an
order from DR.. Ozier, General Beaure-
Cords medical director, to report at
his office.
This / did promptly and on enter
ir- his Office, found him alone.
lie informed me that the city was
% he evacuated that night and that
! sn the hospitals in the city would be
| q. sd except the one that | was in
1 rI that all the soldiers that were in
rtpr hospitals in the city, who were
OK sick to stand moving, would be
transferred to Surgeon Lebby's hos
i p.al. and that |, with the larger por-
tiou Of hospital Attendants in same,
! would have to remain and take care
q The poor fellows who were too
sick 10 bear transportation.
lie then instructed me to return to
M Office, and make out requisitons
for commissary and medical supplies,
writing me an order to that effect, to
n. captain of the cOmmissary depart
/ mont and medical purveyor admon-
lsGiug me at the time, to make my
| rengsitions liberal as he did not
| want me TO have to ask those people
Tor any favors.
With all this work on my hands it
Is easy TO see that the 9Th of Febu-
airy 1863 was not an idle day with me,
indeed was too busy getting and
storing the supplies ordered, that |
had little time to make inquit3 about
what others were doing but l am
sure there was work and excitement
enough in DIR. Lebby's hospital that
day 10 satisfy the cravings of most
any man.
completed the special work as
signed he late that evening and night
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grabbed a large Ratchet, and holding
it above his head he started toward
me uttering in a loud tone horrible
oaths and imprecations. AS l said,
estimated that there were five thous-
and men in sight, and when this brave
man from Minnesota started back to-
wards me with that uplifted Ratchet,
X seemed to me that every man OF
this vast host was saying kill i'm, kill
i'm, kill i'm. The only variation that
l heard was some said split his head
open, split his head open.
| At that time l was young and ac-
tive and a splendid jumper, in fact,
have no recollection Of ever meeting
but few men who could exceed me in
long jump.
| When that man started towards me
l made up my mind in a fash to-
| get that Ratchet and TO brain him with
| it. / looked neither to the right or
| left, indeed, i saw no one but this
man with the Ratchet. / intended
when he reached the right distance to-,
squat and jump and grab the Ratchet
and go to work with 1t, but just as
was putting myself in the position
| for the bound, to my surprise the
three men who had the night before
captured me in Ashley river. sprung
| in front of me with their guns at a
| charge bayonets. Then and there
heard more bitter oaths for the length
of time than | ever heard In all my
| life. At last the man from Minneso-
ia. turned around and went to the
wood pile and put his Ratchet down.
AS soon as he turned his back these
! three men turned to me and said,
now say what You damn please to
lin"
| Things quoted down after this, and
in a few minutes Rampy and myself
were drinking coffee and eating break
| fast with our captors, and within an
hour or so an order came to take US
over the city. We separated from
our captOrs, and / have from that day
to this. always regretted that | left
those three men without getting their
names, for undoubtedly, to their
prompt action on that morning. | am
indebted for my life.
Would Like TO Meet Them.
+! Rampy and myself are both living
and in good health, and as these men
were also young, it is possible that
all. or at least one. of them is still In
the land of the living and | would be
glad to have the opportunity to shake
the hand of all, or any of them and ten
them that I appreciated the prompt 40
ton on their part on that, to me, mo-
mentous occasion.
When we landed in Charleston, We
were taken to Col Stewart l.. Wood
ford's office, and after being asked
sundry questions, We were quietly In
formed that he would send us to jail,
the very place that we had been TAX
ing such desperate risks to keep out
!, Of
\ Col. Stewart L. Woodford, of New
York, came near being vice president
OF the United States at the time that
Wheeler was nominated, and after
wards served one term as United
States minister TO Spain.
i ]. A. Rampy Is prosperous
farmer of Lowndes county, Ala, P. o.
!, Burkeville.