Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-06-03
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Il remember young fool of John
ME reb dashing up the hill fifty yards
ahead Of his men, waving his sword
and yelling like wild Indian"
The southerner Strengthened up.
"Well, where In thunderation would
you expect me to be. sir?" he exclaim-
ed Behind them? | got my wound
there. Laid me up for three months;
like to have killed me-
Then q new Idea struck him. "Why,
colonel, 1t must have been bullet
from one Of your men-from your reg
lment sir!"
The old northerner pushed his fin
gers through his hair and shook his
head apologetically.
"Why. senator, I'm afraid II was"
he hesltated,
Langdon's easy method OF making
friends was well illustrated as he
clapped his new companion on the
back. Everybody he met was the Mis-
sissippian's friend until he had proved
himself the contrary. That had been
his rule through life.
"Come right over. colonel; have a
cigar, SIR" Then. as they lighted
their cigars, he inquired What army
corps were you with, colonel?"
"I was under Grant along the Ten
nessee," replied the old G. A. r. man.
Familiarity with senator was
something new for him. and already
he was Strengthening up and becom-
ing more of man every moment.
Langdon was thoroughly interested.
81 was along the Tennessee under
Beauregard," he said.
Great generals, sir! Great gener
als!" exclaimed Colonel Stoneman.
"And great fighting. reckon!' ech
oed the Confederate. You remember
the battle Of era wfordsville?"
The old Federal smiled with joyous
recollection.
do I? Well. should say ! did.
Were you there, senator?"
"Was l there? Why. remember
every shot that was fred. l was un-
der Kirby. who turned your left wing"
The attitude of the northern soldier
changed instantly. He drew himself
up with cold dignity. Plainly he felt
that he had the honor of his army to
sustain.
"Our left wing was never turned,
siry' he exclaimed with dignity.
Langdon stared at him with amaze
ment. This was point Of view the
Confederate had never heard before.
"Never turnedp' he gasped. Don't
tell me that! l was there, and, besides.
I've fought this battle on an average
of twice week ever since '65 down In
Mississippi, and In all these years ]
never heard such foolish statement"
what rank were you, sir" asked
the Union soldier haughtily.
II was O captain that morning. con-
fessed the southerner.
His old enemy smiled with superb
ority.
"As colonel I've probably got more
accurate information" he said.
II was colonel that evening" came
the dry retort.
'But in an inferior army. We licked
you, sirv' cried Stoneman hotly.
The Mississippian drew himself up
with all the dignity common to the old
Confederate soldier explaining the
war.
"The south was never whipped, sir
We honorably surrendered, sir. We
surrendered to save the country. sir
but we were never whipped"
did you not run at Kenyon HIP
taunted Stoneman.
Langdon brought down his fist in
the palm Of the other hand violently
"Yes, sir; we ran at you. ought to
remember. got my wound there
You remember that long lane He
pulled off his hat and threw 1t on the
floor, indicating It with one band
Here was the Second Alabama"
The hat of the old Federal dropped
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