La Junta tribune., 1913-06-28
sArrls or LITTLE aocx.
,concluded from Page Two,

on account OF lU mAknltO0e.
The old state house and the xi,.
OF the old barracks were the only
two things recognized In Lit,l,
Rock, the change there being 81
great was surprised ut the
large number Of ex-union soldier
met here. Many OF them came
with Gen. Steele's army when
did. There are quite 4 number OF
fine Confederate monuments In this
city, one Of the finest u erected to
the memory Of David DOod. the boy
hero who was executed here a. q
spy. Myself with about 1900 VI lon
soldiers Witnessed the execute
There WAS tremendous sympathy FOR
him because of his fine appears o.
and youthfulness. He vN executed
on the college campus In front OF the
college OF which Il was said at the
time he was n graduate. Delega,ions
OF citizens visited Gen. Steele and
pleaded for the young mans life, but
to all OF them he gave the same
answer, namely. 1t is better that
one man should die than that 500
or 500 should be killed ~ result
OF his act" He died game. About The
same time | saw three bushwha apk.
ers or guerillas hung on one platform
for hanging union men. II Was re-
ported at the time that Gen. Steele
said h. would not hang any OF these
guerilla bands except the leaders ~
he did not wish TO depopula'e the
state
There were many union men a. Ar,
kansas when the Civil War broke out
The above gucrrillas were convict.
ed BY court martial on the testimony
OF the wives and children OF their
victims.
on one of these Confederate mOnu.
mcnts. read the following insCrip-
ton. 20. dearly loved ones. though
ye hay. gone to other stars or
spheres. We s,lll have for you
thoughts of love and consecrated
tears
We are stopping at the Marion
House. which | believe. Is m. finest
hotel In the city, II has 3s5 rooms
with all IN. modern conS.nienc's. !
intended TO put up at the Gleason
House. which was advertised as
headquarters for school and college
people" bu, when saw two flags
flying from its top In = pAsfure.
became suspicious and went 'c the
Marion. | don't propose TO have a
Confederate flag flying over me-
asleep or awake. alive or dead. ]
know too much about thai Gag To ev'
,r look upon |, with any degree OF
favor or admiration. afterwards
learned, however. that | vas misfak'
en-. that one Of them was q stat. fiar
and the other United State nag My
-oyourn at the Marion was most de
nyh,ful. Homes, Old Abe never stay
I'd At better house. nor lid his
boy Mike. that's meseif
! visited the Confederat' Soldiers
home here and me, about 100 men
whom had Tough, in the CIii War
They appeared quite comfortable.
was shown through IN. Home by
the lady In charge and ! Old her
who was and she smiled ~ over.
attended the flag day 'reroises
June itth in the City Part and u
was fine. Such exercise mske tho
FLAG Of our country popular and re
spected.
Quite a number OF peorl. In IN.
lobby and corridors have b.n. starinf
NJ me as ! passed throus' hecaus.
u what the daily paper ave beer
saying about me ! gursH am thf
only Nip Van Wrinkle WHO arer Wis
lied Little Rock
A, the state house b'fHr dox"r
officers aud clerks I SAID I I'd bcor
wishing 20 yisi, Little Rorl '1r mor'
than forty years. hu' llrHes hesi
tstei because did not know whs
The feeling vas or would he ,owar'
one who was soldier hnrr In wa
times. bn, I sald "when raad -
speech Of Ollie jamcs before he ps'
,imorc convention In vhigh he ssI'
'ha, n abraham Lincoln u,ra aiiv'
TODAY. he could ro all alorn thror-l
N. South md pitch hi trrt M
where and slecn with perfect safe
". then I decided 90 come here. 10
n Abraham Lincoln could do that
believe one of his bo,s could Do
with perfect safety" Whom I utter
ID the last two words. lady ste~
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