The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20

al <AppOlldllUA. 1t was at Fort RepuDl1c
| that the news came to Beauregard's
army, In which was Fontaine, of Beast
Butler" treatment of the New Orleans
women. Fontaine didn't need any slim
ulant but here is what he says about the
fight at Fort Republic: Our men took
but few prisoners, for General Buffers
orders about the ladies of New Orleans
and General Beauregard's accompanying
orders regarding them had been read to
us at parade the evening before and
our soldiers were burning TO revenge the
insults offered by Beast Butler. Our cav
airy shot the hirelings as they would
mad dogs as 80 per cent of them could
not understand English" Some friends
of Fontaine asked him If he didn't have
any feeling about killing Yankees and
he replied that it was simply a delight
to him; once when Major Fontaine was
showing Gen. r. E. Lee how he could
and did kill 60 Yankees in 60 minutes
by sharpshooting, the general asked Fon-
tame the same thing and received the
same reply.
The book is filled with killings, real
or fanciful-take your choice The major
was captured and put in prison and de-
clined to be exchanged at one time the
reason for which he explained fully. 1t
would not be fair to leave out an anec-
dote of a pretty young woman who was
in a federal prison with Fontaine-quite
mate for the major.
What have they put you in here for?''
asked the major.
''Is it any of your business what I am
in here for?' was the reply.
mo, ma am; | only had curiosity to
know why so young and SO beautiful a
lady should be the made the inmate of
Yankee prison PEN"
well, sir, If you are SO anxious to
know, tell me what you are in here for?'
Il am in here for killing Yankees"
said the major.
WELL" she said, II am in here for tele-
graphing to hell to see If there was any
room there for any more of them and
they caught me before I got my answer"
Don't you know that pretty girl made
hit with the major?-well rather!
The major didn't like preaching around
hospitals, either. When he was swung
up for q days near the ceiling to have
his wounds get well he and great many
sick soldiers, he says, were disturbed and
made much worse by revivalists coming
around preaching hell-fire and damna-
ton to the hospital inmates. The major
stood this as long as he could-and hav-
( ing read his book it was AN exhibition
of great restraint for the major, all must
admit The major reached for and got
his revolver, and watched preacher go
from cot to cot, always leaving the pa
He reached my cot and in very
cool, sanctimonious manner came around
the foot and up near my head" The
major again reached for his gun while
the preacher asked him about his hopes
for the hereafter; whether the major was
ready to die and so on.
Il asked him if he was ready to meet
His (his Creator) He lifted his eyes
and hands In very dramatic style and
said: %, Lord l hope So I brought
the pistol quickly in front of his eyes
and said Now's a good time to die At
the crack of the gun no startled animal
/ ever made quicker bound or better
| time than did that parson from that
building and he shattered panel of the
light door as he made his exit. y q
| We had no more attempts to hold q
camp-meeting in our ward and it was
said that | was crazy and ought to be
put in a straightforward
; Inc book Is very interesting OF course
/ we do not have to believe all the major
| says; no doubt he does not intend for
us to do SO. For an "unreconstructed"
this book would fill a proverbal long-felt
! want The lecture part of the book con-
sists of five addresses. One on where
| Did Cain Get His Wife?' is interesting
| II not authoritative, for the major argues
| that Adam was not the first man, by any
means, or Eve the first woman. That on
the sixth day, or Creation" men and
women were made by God, but without
! souls, and Adam and Eve, of the eighth
| creation" were the first man and wom-
an made with souls. The argument being
| that Cain went over to the Land of Nod
| and married a mate without a soul, as
, the major intimates some men and many
| women have been doing likewise ever
since. The other lectures are 1.-The Mound
| Builders America the Old World.
haf Poo anna Of fha La Q
and 1.-THE Darwinian Theory"
| This book needs, to do it justice in a re-
| view. one whole page in this paper, and
| to do justice to the major-well, all of
| this days issue, If devoted to him, would
hardly be sufficient or even touch him,
SO if the reader cares to take up book
which he can digest (more or Less with a
/ ton or two of salt, there is nothing bet
ter than my Life and My Lectures" In
] the meantime, If the major calls ON him.
this reviewer is not at home.
1.-THE Devil" by Fereno Molar, adopted
J by oliver HEREFORD, Mitchell Kenner-
| ley).
| Col Henry w. Savage bought, so he
says, the authorized version of 1.-The
Devil" a successful, strong Austrian
| play, from the author, Ferenc Molar
and organized his company to produce
| it in due time this fall In some way
Harrison Grey Fiske secured a version
| of 1.-The Devil" and announced its i'm
| mediate production in New York much
| to Col. Savages surprise and great in
| dignation. Since that time two COM
| panies playing THE Devil" have been
/ in New York, one headed by George
Arts (Mr. Fiske's company, the 9th er
| by Edwin Stevens (Col. Savage's COM
, pany). Mr.. Mitchell Kennerley had
publish ed the play as bought by Col
! Savage direct from the author. Read
ers of the dramatic criticisms of New
York are familiar no doubt with the
pilot, which is slim. 1t deals symbol
cally with the devil, not entirely so, for
the devil appears as a polished man of
the world in the play, but when asked
where does he come from. "wh ere are
your" the devil touches the foreheada
of his questioners and says, Il am
| here, 1 am everywhere"
A portrait painter had been in love
for six years with the wife of bank
err. Evidently growing weary of the
dilatory methods pursued by the lovers.
the devil leaves his own fire side to
fix up matters, which he does in the
play by insinuations, suggestions, in
nuendoes and help, at the end bringing
the lovers together not solely through
the DEVILS help and so on, but because
they wish ed to be together and only
needed push-the devil acting as the
propeller. The play reads delightfully."-.
On the stage 1t must be even far bet
ter, II possible. The bright lines,
sparkling wit and scintillating dialog
are very pleasing. The play is a good
, one to quote from in review also, but