The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-10
SEES A PHANTOM Army


4 fe~ aays sgo Mt samael Fish
Is. highly respected citizen ~
HAasbzsale. @ho hns resided here
fnr several sesFe. gave u T~nFe~en-
ialivc 81 this pa peg Ihs following ac-
eoaut u . remarkable incident % hien
secured ~hvn be ~as a hUy la ihs
state II Ohio
In Ashland coaatt OHIO. shega
ar then lived tn. early xetilera
planted large apple orchards In The
fall ot the year many ~ould Invite
he young people of the uetsabor.
hood in shat they called apple par.
ings Two Of my sisters and siss
Andrew aud solomon Shoemaker
noishbor boys were Invited TO such
gathering We had one and one.
halt miiea to go Had very enjoy
able time With plenty ~ sweet cider.
pies and cakes
W" left for home a Hide after II
O'Clock WIS were within ons-haif
mil. nf home when one of ay sisters
locked up and exclaimed What IL
MAJ iS'thtHks ur ~ *9s Az IFfHF
marching from east 81 vest in pfa-
toons of eight abreast The head OF
the column was still quite a ways to
our right and marched by us When
the head OF the column was one
hundred feet or more To our left.
the head platoon stopped and began
closing up, which took some time
They were standing between heaven
and earth straight in line as though
they were on terra firma. Their uni
forms We're OF light blue color THEY
caps had low and broad crowns.
They were all OF the same height.
Their guns and shape of them were
plainly To be seen
| think at this point It was lighter
than the natural star light. as every
thing could be seen SO plainly, but am
not certain of that.
They did not remain standing but
a moment after they had closed up,
when the first platoon started TO
march and then the second and SO
on until all platoons were marching
as before.
When the end of the regiment had
passed us the first platoon stopped
and began closing up as before. until
all platoons were in line. Then the
first platoon stepped off, then the
next and SO on until all were march
ing again. About the time the end of
the column began moving we looked
back in the direction from whence
they came and there was another
army coming on the run. They joined
the first regiment about the time
| they were moving, and thus marched
off together.
| We remained there for one-half OF
three-quarters OF an hour viewint
this wonderful sight When W
reached home the girls could hardl
wait to open the door to call to NC
Their and tell her of the wonderful
army we had seen marching almos
over us. Mother replied that that wa
a fOrerunner OF war with some for
eign country, which proved to b.
correct. The following June the mil.
| itia of that district was called out tC
beat up" for volunteers TO meet at
Wellington, Lorain county, Ohio, to
go and fight Mexico.
| being too young at that time for
! enrolment, was hired by a Mr.. Green
to answer for him at roll call.
Now that wonderful army was not
away off from us. Was not as high
as our timber was tai, but at an an
gle of about 90 degrees from us.
1t was a beautiful starlight night
and not a cloud was visible, and
nothing could be seen but this Won
derful army. There We're no officers
to be seen nothing but this great
column of platoons of eight abreast.
am now eighty years old and it
is as vivid to my mind as if IL had
happened yesterday.