The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-28
A Recognition
By ELINOR STEWART CATION
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

UuySiCdlly anu LhuSh dSjNStSh ~ 'hS'
position in which be found himself.
He was convicted, and the Judge asked
him if he had anything TO say why
sentence of death should not be passed
upon him.
Yes, jedge," said the man in trem
bling voice, Il got two things to say
why ! oughtn't to be strung up In dis
noth'n state, though wouldn't hab
nothin' to say why ! oughtn't to be
strung up In south'n state"
"Well what's your first reasons"
'The fus reason is dat | fought In
de wah TO de union OBJ dis state wild
de udder states"
Every good. What's your second rea-
SOM"
"De second reason is dat when de
man was done murdered ! was tightin'
de 'Federates at de battle oh Gettys
burg; darefo' couldn't a. been KILN
| man at de same time in de state oh
Ohio"
| The judge looked inquiringly at the
lawyer who had been assigned to de-
fend the convicted man.
"The prisoner didn't tell me this,
| your honor" said the lawyer. "Why
| didn't you, Bob?"
II don't know nothin' bout law"
replied Bob. Il reckoned ma lawyer
done knowed all bout dat
"Your honor" the lawyer interposed.
II conducted the case on the lines Of
evidence afforded me. Perhaps we
may yet elicit some information that
will warrant a stay Bob when was
the battle of Gettysburg Fought"
"Lemme see," said Bob, scratching
his head. II disremember de day,
| but | do remember dat ma regiment.
marchin' moth few days after de
las day OBJ dc fight, passed leetle boys
wild firecrackers celebratin' de Fourth
OBJ July"
as there any one present" asked
the attorney, "who can give the date
| of the battle Of Gettysburg%
II can" said man with red hair
and beard. THE darby has hit 1t
pretty nearly so far as the day and
month are concerned. 1t was fought
during the first few days Of July,
1868"
"How do you know thatT
~ ought to know; was there"
"Bob," pursued the attorney, "were
you a soldier in the WARP
eyes, boss; l was regular listed
man, but was detailed By de major TO
to take keer OBJ his hose When de
fghtin' was goin on l TUX musklt
away from dead man and jined in.
"What regiment did the major
whose horse you took care of belong
tor asked the man with the red hair.
"De --th Illinois"
"What was his name|
"Maja' Swain"
The inquirer started
Judge he said, there's something
singular about this. My name is
Swain, and commanded the til
Illinois at the battle of Gettysburg"
The attorney directed Major Swain
to take the witness stand and aftet
getting SO much Of his evidence as
has been given continued the examiua.
ton as follows
"Mator, did you have negro Sery
ant to take care Of your horse3'
eyes, but not this one. His story
though correct in some points Is III
correct in others. In the first place
the til Illinois was not q negro rcgi
ment, and, In the second. | woulG
not have been permitted to detail d
private for a servant"
II didn't list in de -~th illinois,
interrupted the prisoner II listed ii
de til Virginia ] was wounded al
Fredericksburg and discharged,
jined'--
"That will do" the lawyer interpos
ed. IL will put you on the stand
later"
Don't yo' know me, maja'?" sale
the prisoner. II didn't know yo' a
first, but / do now"
, The major looked suspiciously Mt thu
prisoner, and the prosecuting attorney
objected to such an irregular way O
: getting in testimony.
"Are you willing to swear" asket
the prisoners attorney of the witness
"that this man was not your servan
on the list and I'd Of July, 1s63p
"My man." was the answer, "ha'
' been wounded shortly before by |
y bayonet In the breast remembe
that the scar ieft rescmbled a heart
I used to tell him he carried his hear
on the outside"
'Took a-here, maja'w the dark
cried, tearing open his wooden shir
and exposing a scar resembling
, heart.
. The witness looked at the scar wit
! wide open eyes. then, leaning overStl
: rail, extended his hand to the prisoner
Judge said the former, 81 ca
vouch for this man. recognize tina
scar for the one on the breast of m
servant while In the army. Away
; understood that he received it at til
/ battle Of Fredericksburg. During tn
| battle of Gettysburg needed him, br
couldn't find him. Later, during th
celebrated charge Of the Confederat
. General Pickett, I saw him kneeliu
: behind stone wall with musk(
! leveled at the enemy, and he was on
I of those who repealed that attack vi