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The Washington times., 1910-03-31

10 man and the doors locked, The old
ambition woke up all Of a sudden From
that afternoon knew the biggest honor
in the ring wasn't beyond my reach
That night ] ate a big dinner and went
70 bed an hour later But in the hour
between dinner and bedtime ] thought
the whole thing over. Here was a
chance for me 10 work three o. four
weeks with the master boxer Of them
all. There was no need Tor hurry. I'd
take my time and learn al. I could. I'd
be pauen. and let COrbett hammer me
as much as ne choose, but every day I'd
tuck some new Information away ~ the
back Of ms mind. Then, when the
championship fight was over, I'd 90 oIt
and meet all the heavyW eIghts. whip
lhem one by enc, and finally dEnt Cor
bett OF tItZsIflmOus 4 Iaf1 nav plans
rlgnt there and kept my mouth smut
Nhtn went 10 bed that night I
dropped OF 10 sleep iu a couple OF sec
snas, as ] always do. I slept without
moving until Billy Delaney came and
shooh me 10 wake NE us for brea kfast.
Nnen ne all sat down Delaney turned
and said.
You're a nervous biz fellow, aren.
you2'
Way no." said. I'm not nerv-
You don't want 20 be nervous lust
about boxing with he cnampi0n.'' he
saIo, not paying aDE attention 70 my
denial You aren't going 20 be hurt
nv r You ought 70 try and set 90
son sleep Don't lie awake all night.
because III you do you won't be strong
emo ign 20 give jim here any work.
j don't lie awake a minute 7 de-
clan ed. feeling that Delaney wasn't
giving me good reputation
hen why did you get up BOZ the mid
die n the night as Il you couldn't sleep
and ut I'm the window for a couple OF
hours he went on, more sOiemnly
lint" 2 said.
WIZ. H.l and 1 both heard you" cut
Ia Connie NcEey
You must have heard somebody else,
] sail, IyratEfulIr.
"Of. now don't get Sore put IN Cor
heiJ. VINO had been keeping s-Ill up %
that time "1CGl get over being ueT-
Gus when E-l Ve been with us for "a
while
Tint last lar. and from the champion
h,ms elf -ot ur goat. popped a whole
potato int" nav mouth To get h out o.
tho weF and nearly cECEed. But by the
time Iry tongue was cleared fox action
i mad q chance 20 do some thinking. an
stead % answering him ] went 20 work
ON m- -rcak fas- in silence. lUWarGly
determining 90 show now nervous"
felt over boxing "a champion just as
soon as I could get the gloves on with
HIN again
Got Plenty to Eat.
While Corhett sat there selecting care
fully from the different dishes and eat
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GOTCH HOLDS OUT
FOR MORE MONEY
Wants Sixty Per Cent of Receipts
For Wrestling
ZybSZko.

CHICAGO, March S1--The c.osiuE OF
negotiations for mat bou- between
Frank GOtCh. champion. and StanisIaus
Zybszko, the mighty Pole. was put of
today when G0tch dema nded a. 90 per
cent guarantee for himself Such de-
mand from the Iowa farmer eau Eht the
promoters and others by surprise. r,It
GOtch was obstinate
Foreign wrestlerS have taken enough
money by getting match with me sim
ply through the large houses always
draw Gotch told MATCHMAKER Coffee
ana Jack Herman, ZbyszkO's manag ger.
With an open date on their hands. the
promoters decided 20 stage ZbvsZkO
AuriI . with Dr. Roller
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MALARIA THREATENS
COBB, DETROIT STAR
Famous Outfelder May Not Begin
Practice For Five
Weeks.

AUGUSTA. Ca. March U--Tv Cobb
IS threatened with malaria. and may
not be able to join the Detroit team for
five weeks.
Cobb has been ailing for the past
week, and 10 was thought that his hard
efforts ~ local practice had worn him
down, but his physician said that he
had all the symptoms OF malaria
The Detroit star appeared pale and
weak when ne reported AT his automo-
bile shop, anl though his friends trleI
10 persuade him 20 20 home Cobb
went on a 10J-milC trip in an automobile
TO transact some business
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Jefries declares he Is an American
through and through, y scandinavian or
Morse viking stock. All relates some OF
before his time
4eils OF early eXDeri-ncss a. his Dirtn-
pace, Carroll. Ohio. champion says MS
loNe oi hunting was oorc during his child
Hp'c DAYS. Mar ates details OF MS nFs-
deer hunt. Learned some nghting az
school
HAD narrow escape with negro Fellow
"ofk-nan, Explains the mystery OF ma
great reserve strength Recalls an eN-
citing adventure ia tte hills says he
happened Go become professional boxer
ana advises hard work Tor eNponehJs ul
the art Love u boxiag made him 10Y
sake his trade
says chance 81 q. lifetime came 20 him
Nhth ue was 0ffeu.1 and. accepted d
berth as training partner 20 Jim Corbett
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WOMEN GRAPPLERS
IN A FINISH BOUT

Miss Cora Livingston, The champion
woman wrestler of the world. who is
meeting all corners al the LyCeua this
week. has agreed TO take ON Miss Lena
Miller in a finish bout on Friday even
ing
Miss Miller has stayed the limit IN two
handicap contests between the TWO on
Monday and Friday and q good exhibit
ton should result when the grapplers
clash in the finish test.
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KING TO WRESTLE.

Manager Peck, Of the Gayety Theater,
mas arranged a wrestling bout as an
added attraction for his snow next sat
urday evening. Frye King Of Washing
ton, ard an Italian named COrOuealle. OF
New York. viii be the principals. King 5
showing against the Dangerous TURK
AT the GaveJy several weeks ago, was
responsible for his re-engasement by the
ma NJ upr0rur
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MACKEY KNOCKED OUT.

AKRON. Ohio. March 3L-Kid White.
Of Chicago. knocked out Biz" Mackey.
of Findlay. Ohio. IN the first round Of
what was scheduled as a ten-round
,out here last night. COnsidera bic in
teUest was aroused in the event owing
to the efforts of clergymen and others
TO persuade the governor TO intervene.
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VIRGINIA REAL EASY
FOR PENN TRACKMEN

CHARLOTTESVILLE. NIarch51-Penn-
sylvania's track team had little difficulty
In capturing the dual meet with the Uni
vers.ty of Virginia yesterday afternoon
and won the meet with a total Of IS
points 10 Nirginia's s.
The visitors made almost "A clean
sweep oftthe meet Stanton, the South
ern Splinter. seemed 20 he the only man
on the Virginia team able 90 give the
Penn runners a race for their money.
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CHICAGO. March 21-Aside from the
fact that the finding OF the national
commission in the King case forces
the catcher 20 return 20 the Cub fold,
there IS only one statement i'm the COM
mission report that pleased the Chicagu
fans This Il the virtual adm =Sion ty
The commission that the absence OF
King cost me Cubs last year pernauI
The commissions words in this regard
are.
The absence Of this player from the
team no doubt would. and, In fact. did
In our judgement, affect the standing
Of the club in the CLampionshi race
Chicago fans. despite rhei. anger al
the commission Tor soaking kim so
uard. see in this statement an adInis-
sion that the Cubs chances for win
ming this years peUnant are greatly IN
creased by the return OF NOISY Jim
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aBatted for Foxen in the sixth.

Washington 90 0 0 0 / . 0 x-5
philadelphia -..- o o 0 o o 0 d-I
First base on Philadelphia, /:
Washington, I. Left on bases-Wash-
iuEtOu, s. Philadelphia, s First base on
halls-Om Johnson. =. off ObCrlin Z. on
F'oxen, 1, off Noren. . Innings pitched
BY Johnson, 3. by Walker 3: By OBJ
CTIin. .. 10y FoNen, 4; by Moren, t. Hits
madc-On Johnson, 3; off OberIin. 1: of
FoNen, 8. of Moren, s. Struck out-By
Johnson, 3, by Walker, 3 by OberIin.
~. hy FONen, D, by MOren, o. Home run
Gessler Three-b base hitS-Milan. Leli-
Welt, Bates. Two-base hits-KuIifer.
Eransheld- Sacrifice hits-Lelivelt. OBJ
erliu kuahe. Stolen bases-Inclaub.
Grant, kuabe. Double play-Schaef er
. 10 J-nglaub. Hit rs pitCher-By John
son Dooinl Wild pitches-Johuson.
lrCren. JmDire-Air Handihoe Time
of game hour and s. minutes. At
terdance-1.Op1.
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KETCHEL-KELLY GO OFF.

NEW ORLEANS. March 3l.-Starley
Netchel has caaceIsd the match for h
tventv-round bout, which he was 10
have fought with Hugo Kelly near this
cit-- or April To- In his message keJCheI
stated that physicians mad declared ore
of his hands IS broken
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CHAPTER XIV.
Nv Lite In Corbett's Camp

I II 20 this time I'D always mad a
hay idea that IL would be me
thing 10 he champion of the world
remember the first time the thought
came 90 me. I vas just about four
teen years OLD and weighed 49, pounds.
I'd been reading about John l. sullivan,
and f. always seemed funny 20 me that
a world champion shouldn't be any
bigger than a schOolbOy ike myself
one day as I was walking downtown
with nay father we passed couple OF
boys lighting in the street. We stopped
a moment 10 look on. and flasher be-
gan improving the occasion by pointing
a raj But my mind was all on the
fght
Father" I said all Of a sudden,
If IL was only Cor tv-1 hours I'd ike
10 wea- the bolt"
What bcIt." he asked in a puzzled
way.
The belt for the prize ring cham
piouship Of the world" i said stoutiy-
you young rascal said my father
If you talk ike that I'll spank you
And ne might have done il TOO, for
he was a DiG. strong IAN. as broad as
house. and WeiEhe. well above 20
in spite Of the fact that he didn't carry
an ounce OF fat.
guess from that time on I always
had the idea back p my head some
where. although I don't waste thought
on IT, ! always felt sure that something
good would come 20 me, whether it was
in the ring or IN business, in course of
Zine. I wasn't In a hurry
Ambition Awakens.
But now, having felt the weiEht Of a
.L-- -....--- -----,... a.a h Vim. ELr-r "a
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MALONEY IN MARATHON.

NEW YORK. March 51.-Nat Ma.Ouey.
the YOnkers' marathoner, was added TO-
day 10 the list Of starters in the Mara
fbOn DERBY that is 10 be run at the
Polo Grounds SatG4 DAY His entry
makes an even dozen in the heId. the
list including JOhnaSSen and Lung
CTTOTU
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MCLEAN SUSPENDED.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March Sl.-Iarry
Mclean, catcher for the Cincinnati Ma
tiOualS, has been suspended from the
Clll3 Tor one year by President Herr
mann, according TO adviccs received to-
DAY. Mclean had been charged with
INSTRUMENTATION by Manager Griffith.
End the catcher answered by rendering
MS resignation, which was not accepted.
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AFTER AID WOLGAST.

BOSTON, March 31--Mattv Baldwin.
the Boston lightweight, who has lust
returned from a fighting tour in the
West. wants a match with AID WolgaSt.
lightweight chamoion OF The world His
manager, Alec Mclean, has $1,000 ready
10 bet that his pT0teCe can trim the
Western boy.
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BASEBALL RESULTS.

At BaItimOre-P hills eIphia
american Lcague), 10; Baltimore
eastern LenGue), s.
At Charlottesville Va.-Univers-
fty OF Pennsylvania, b University
of Virginia, o.
At LOuisYiIIe-P hilhdeIp
tAmerican LeHEue), 1T Louisville
tAmerican AssOcistionl, 4.
At Houston, Tex.-HOusiOn TEX
as LeBs=HI, .; Detroit american
League), =.
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Killing TO DEMAND
A SALARY BONUS
Commission Says Loss of Catcher
Hurt Cubs Standing-Fans
Iubilsnt.
.Jubilsnt.

KANSAS CITY, No, March 3l.-John
King viii abide hy the decision of the
National Commission in paving his fine
Of 500 and join the Chicago Cubs in a
week
But King does not expect 10 do one
thing the commission orders. this being
&c play Tor the same salary he received
IN 1900
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D. 80 80 hImsaIf n.

Streets throwing iU the opener against
MAJOR runners was better than 30 was
against the Eire'nis League teams, but
he Is not Yer setting the fast pace he
viii later As matter Of fact While
the washington Hub is in first-class
physical condit .on as whole, IL is
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a little Of color at this time for the
very reason that II is I'm good shape. The
reaction from the first throes of train
in1 has overtaken the men and Nc
Aleer is wise IN not driving them too
hard az this tire Several Of the boys
complain Of inability 10 get to sleep,
although they do not feel particularly
nervous. and among these are Street
and Gray. such is the common expert
ence Of athletes who have been at work
long enough 10 get over the first sore
mess. but. ahose systems have not be-
come adjusted to the steady grind Of
daily and violent exercise. The Ma
tiOnals Will get over this i'm due season
and when they do they should be even
better than TREY look. instead Of looking
better than they are.
There were no signs Of senTe decay
f-bout she sprinting Of Germany Schael-
or from first 20 the plate on LeIiveIts
triple in the seventh inning
The PhUies are not such a bad look
ing bail team by any means. They nat
uraIly did not cut much Ice when VI
against pitching they could not touch.
but they have several men who step
into the ball all right and hit Il Fard
They have good fielding defense and
II VIII be stronger as the season adj
lances- They do not look Ike pennant
winners by q whole lot but are good
enough TO furnish the Philadelphia fans
a good entertainment
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SPORTING NOTES

Sandy Ferguson has been matched %
box Norris Harris. OF Philadelphia, al
the Standard Athletic Club, OF PTOvi-
dence, r J., on April Is
Jack FitzEe-1ld, Of West Philadelphia.
has been ma,ched 70 loN Jim Johnson.
Of Tennessee, at the Keystone Athletic
Club. OF Allentown. Pa, tonight.
ZbyszkO. Polish grappieT viii wresJle
Yankee Rogers at WiIkesbarre, Pa, on
April d
Michael O'Brien. of Mahanoy City, and
Frank EOylC. Of Seek. have been match
ed 20 run leo yards at Naharoy City
Park, April 81 for a purse Of $500.
Harry Wolverton Won = game for
Oakland against the White SOX the ether
day with n home run drive, the score
being 1 % O.
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That was quite 2 crowd. Seven thou
sand or Whereabouts.

The feature OF the hitting for Wash
sngton was not its pIenteou-ne=s. fr-
Ne do maintain that nine hits was moth
iu- astouishlnE, but the way i'm which
the hlpglcS came az the right time
demonstrated that our young men are
ful of confidence and ginger Milan.
YRlivelt. and Cnglaub were there in AN
emergency and il was noticeable that
every run made by the home folk was
Cleanly batted in.
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Glad 70 see Jack Hardy in the game
even If II wRs only for a moment.

The appearance of Walter johnson
IN the box as A signed player and ready
10 pitch. was unexpected. but hianIy
satisfactory. He had so much suecd
mat when he hit Doom i'm the shoulder
an the second inning, Doom was MOI
only knocked down, but his shoulder
was actually burned by the high rot9r,
motion or the ball That was coins
Home-aoout a thousand miles a minute
more or less. johnson has been f8rn3ing
IN Kansas and did not spend his time on
me fdclnc coast putting the finishing
lOucles on his training. as tine club had
rl5Hl 10 expect when Dc gave him per
mission 20 train on his own nook bur
ne seems stronN and hardy He has
been pitching of and on all winter and
that has kept his throwing muscles il
lCrday. although hC has nor been train
EE along orthodox lines
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WHITE SOE HAVE
NEW SPRING CAMP
Buy Location Once Con
Sidered By CantillOn
At Mineral Wells.

FORT WORTH. Tex, March sr-Ted
sullivan, representative Of the Chicago
Americans, today signed a contract al
Mineral Wells, Tex. 90 pace a uaTU-
league ban club there for the next five
springs He vii hEuE th= White Sox
there Lu lslI ard for the four following
years if The location - Eked.
sullivan. who discovered Marlin. nov
used by the Giants. says thar lIirers
Wells is the best place 5r the Sor-r
outside Of oVfrCroWded HOT Springs The
Mineral Wells Board OF Trade has
agreed 90 rgt up a ball park Couule-a
~ every de'ai. and 10 sink a hot wen
on the grounds
This place was offered the Washington
club East wear, and was seriously con-
sldcred. II CautI'Cn lad remained as
manager of the Washington Eesfn ne
woUld have probably signed three
year contract TO train a Mineral Wells.
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Ambition Awskens.

But now, having felt the weiEht Of a
champions punches and having hustled
him around the floor when IL was man
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Delivered the Goods.

We wrote a nice piece yesterday abou.
Lelivelt and Milan and they showed
their appreciation by coming across al
the right moment the same afternoon
This was a pleasant relief from the
usual run Of bali players. who. after
you exalt them in the public prints for
nothing in space which the general or
der Of humanity can't buy at any price.
throw you down by striking out with
men on bases.
Milan got for himself a single and a
triple. and the triple came with HARDY
on first. Leiivelt sacrificed Ind triDIad
in the third inning he got a. single. ac-
Cordlng 10 some scorers. He slapned tba
nall 10 huabc's left. The PhIladeIphiaD
knocked II down. then picked il up and
1uggled IL twice when he had plenty OF
time 10 catch the runner. Had if been
q minor Lacquer who made the same
break it would have gone for a hit. but
n major fielder IS paid a thousand and
more dollars year more than q minor
leaguer 20 get away with plays of that
class, hence We jotted it down as an
error by knabe.
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Title Of Next Chapter: what =
Learned at Carson"
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GessIer's Reputation.

One of those terrific right field bangs
OF his was currently reported 90 have
cracked the Liberty Bell while some
said his right field bombardment had
cracked tie minds of some Of Eostou-s
host free advertisers When ne came 10
Washington with the Boston team he
cracked the boards on the fence and
won game after game. A&er he Joined
The Washington team abouSIhe best he
did was To crack the fansNremainiug
ity.
Now the light dawns again. for yester-
dav the doctor cracked the club hnuse
door with an outstanding, welI-m4tured
Clout that reminded one or the bad old
Gays when ne was the most dreaded Wis
itOr TO the Capital. The score shows o.. ~
one hlt for the doctor but that Hit was
enough II demonstrated that he was
there with the wallOp and for the pres
ent removed doubts about the status or
our OutHeld
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Only One Safe Swat, But 1t
Proves He Is Still
There.
WASHINGTON HOPES
ARE ON TIL RISE
Driving Home of Runs Against
Phillies a Good Sign.
Johnson Strong.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

Now that we know all about how 10
ruG Egypt 10 IS time that serious at
tention were paid to the ball team which
IS TO represent Washington in the
American League this year.
This is a neat and timely remark. for
# that ban team lives up 10 the prom
Uses made in its drst game against
major leaguers we are going to have a
lot Of excitement in the year 1910.
To say that the success of a team de-
ponds upon its hitting is trite and
sounds like Ire noon day song and even
ing prayer Of a professional anti, but
II has 20 be repeated in this case. for
the one chance of Tie Washington club
10 get by is on its ability 10 swat
They Should Bat.
In Walker, Johnson, Gray. ard Groom
we have the nucleus Of an excellent
pitching staff, one about as good as a
tailender could hope to get But when
IN the course OF human events your
pitcher holds the other fellows 10 moth
ing il is up 20 your fellows TO do some
thing, anC il looks like we have this
year a lot If talent which can 90 that
something, even including John boo
little Harry Johnson and Walker are
essentially pitchers OF the shut-Out type
When they are going right there is no
reason why they should be hit at all
except by accident Groom and Gray
have not so much speed and under or
binary circumstances should pitch well
even If not sensutonalIy. and their
games should be genuine battles.
Such being the case, let us consider
the batting for a moment. and we find
that Lelivcl, Milan and Gessler give
every promise of coming up TO the fond
expectations Of the fans. Milan has
been muCn discussed. hut the milk IN
The cOeoaUUt Yesterday in beating the
Philadelphia Nationals . 10 ] was the
smuggling by GcSsler Ever since he
Joined the club late last year the fans
have been looking for him 10 lay against
the ball as If he were in bad huron
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-20

and have that list yet. The Germans
lived in Austin and Washington
counties. The Irishman stopped
with the first bunch of Irish section
hands he struck on the railroad in
Pennsylvania, and left us. His name
was John Woodhouse; we called him
woody the Sailor" The most i'm
pOrtant man to me in this little
crowd was Dave Arnett, a six-footer,
from Robertson county, Texas, we
called him Buck Arnett, and I did not
know his true name for many years
afterwards. Buck Arnett has long
since crossed over the divide. The
Germans I have never heard from to
this day, since we separated at Hous-
ton, Texas Now it so happened that
I, after having hard case of pneu-
monia in Fort Delaware, went blind,
or what we called "moon-eyed" that
is, | could not see wink in the
world after daylight was gone; no
artificial light would give me any
light at all. So | had to be led by
some one wherever I might go after
the sunlight was gone, and this no
ble-hearted Dave Arnett was the
Samaritan that was always at my
side to take me by the hand and
lead me wherever I might go, and
without being asked to do so. Our
route was by rail to Cairo, ILL.,,
thence down the great river aboard
the John Killgore, an o1d-fashioned
steamboat, to the Crescent City, New
Orleans. Here we remained but
few hours till we we're aboard a
steamship for Galveston, across the
briny pond. When we walked off of
the boat at Galveston Buck Arnett
got down on his knees and thanked
the good Lord that he was once more
on Texas soil. Here we were met by
some friends who directed us to
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VETERANS CORNER

solid rock around me, so if I lay
down it was upon a solid rock floor
My dress was a suit of grey Con-
federate, jacket and pants, I had no
overcoat or blanket and it was cold
weather.
Well, about midnight the sergeant
of the guard come down to my cell
and told me that, while it was
against his orders, he would take me
up to the guardhouse and let me
warm. So we went up to where
there was a redhot stove, and While
[ was thawing out a Samaritan ap-
preached me from the rear and gave
me quart tin cup heaping full of
baked beans, and the man did not
say one word to me, in fact I hardly
saw the man as he went away into
another room, and none of this
guard had any talk for me. So as I
thawed out I ate the beans in silence,
and these were the sweetest beans
that [ have ever tasted. When [ was
warm I was carried back to the rock
cell; and spent the balance of the
night. So these unmerciful wretches
kept me in that cell three of the
longest days and nights I have ever
seen.
Now these people, that is what
General Lee always called them, had
no right to punish me in any such
way, as was only prisoner of war
and was not criminal and had a
right to escape if could, provided
took the chances of being shot,
which I did.
The editor will please note that I
was not colonel and only a private,
and about the only one I know of
now. There were few prisoners
that had friends in the north of the
Federal lines, who sent them money
and clothing. These did not suffer
SO much, but where there was one of
these there we're a thousand that had
no such friends, and it was absolute
ly impossible for a person of any
kind to live on the allowance given
these prisoners from the Southland,
it was so little that it just remained
in their bodies and rotted them, not
being enough for nature to perform
her function of passing through.
They called it scurvy, while it was
only rot from which they died by the
score, and this was their object: to
kill just as many as possible.
On June the 9th, 1865, myself, with
others, took the oath of allegiance
to Uncle Sam, agreeing to be good
citizens forever. So we boarded a
steamer and were carried up the wide
old Delaware River to the great
Smoky City, Philadelphia, and turn
ed loose in the old town. Uncle Sam
gave us transportation back to Texas.
I had transportation for three Dutch
men and one Irishman on my list,