Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05

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to the Philippines.
battle OF Gettysburg. on the slope OF
Round Top. and from the crest of the
| MI. as prisoner OF war Witnessed
the splendid charg. OF Pickett's
corps on that fatefui afternoon. Tn.
| sight was one ever to be rernem-
bered. He described II as grand.
! glorious. awful"
he was imprisoned at For, alc-
Henry. Fort Delaware. the Aleaan-
dria Slave Pen. Johnson's Island and
Point Lookout. Upon his exchange
and return to the army he found his
old division in the west. where he
t"ryed until the close of the war
me duel between Captain CuSsons
and Colonel a. II. Belo during the
war was another example OF the can
iain's Willingness TO accommodate his
friends at all times touching mat
,crs Of honor. and showing the chiv-
airic spirit OF the times. when the
Federal troops captured Fort Strib-
ling in 1863 Captain Cussons heIi
some rifle pits about half mile fur
sharpshooters were doing good
footing on the Confederate side
of the river, the cnec, would be TO
force Cussons 20 retire. That was his
interest In what followed 4 swif,
countcrs;roke nigh, recover the fort.
he reasoned. he FASTENED to IN.
nearest troops and gave orders with
out authority Night came on. the
rpporinne moment passed. ard Gus
"A h... lIp h.
colonel Belo was not present. I'M.
when lac learned wha; had occurred
with his command. he sent Cussons
polite note. inviting explanations
and suggesting the logical alterna
tivc-pistols or swords Cussops
conceiving that explanations woui,,
be tedious and apologize and per
haps mutually Unsatisfactory. asked
Colonel Goldsby To take the matter
UP ana TO assent TO any arranrement
mat nigh, he agreeable. The pre-
iim!naries We're quickly arranged for
duei with mississippi rifles"
y" Personal AnImosity.
NJ the appointed hour. the COM
batants. with their respective friends.
met III an open space. surrounded by
dense pine forest. Relo and Cug-
sons having never met before. were
'tntroduesd on tho field. shook hands
corriaily, and entered into free and
easy conversation about :hc latest
war news. while the seconds were
arranging tho ground. Neither then
nor afterwards MAS the fa!ntest
spark Of personal animosfty dis
played. Colonel Goldsby was second
TO Cussons. and Captain Townes to
seio. The word" fell TO ;pldsby
After an exchange OF shots II was
found that Belo had escaped with !,
ball through his shoulder, and THAI
Cussons was unhurt. Cussous then
accompanied Colonel Belo to his am
buiance. where they exchanged n
courteous, and what proved to he. :,
final adieu. for they never met again.
( Upon the death OF Colonel Bclo. who
Tor long period, edited tho Calves
ton News, Captain Cussons con-
,ributed magnificent floral offer
ins TO the bier OF his former an
tagon!st.
After The War.
When the flag OF the Southern con-
/ fedcracy was furled forever at An
romattox, and Virginia PROSTATE and
bleeding. looked TO her sons for
; so:acc and support. she was not dis
appointed in John Cussons. There
| was no whining. pinins nor lament
ing with him. He accepted the de-
cision OF arms and attacked the
problems of reconstruction and re-
Mobilization with the same courage
he had so often displayed on the
field
returning TO the barren fields and
empty sranaries at his Glen Allen
home. he Immediately set to work
to bring life back TO this war
wrecked spot. lie realized that for
miles around him were hundreds OF
young men and returned soldiers.
who could be greatly helped by
profitable employment. and this he
undertook TO provide.
lie soon erected ample buildings
and equipped a large and modern
plant for all kinds of speciality print
Ing. He took in the young men and
working girls from the entire neigh
borhood and gave them instruction
and pleasant and profitable employ
rnent. III few years this place and
its products were known on both
sides OF the Atlantic, and hundreds
or homes were made bright and
happy through the Opportunities
given the poor people by Captain
Cussons.
Among the Indians,
Captain Cussons was often spoken
or as an Indian fighter, but this is
an error. as he never fought against
them except in self-defense. On the
contrary. he lived for years among
them as their guest and comrade,
studying their language, character
and customs more thoroughly than
any man then living. and was cmi-
nently well qualified to write a true
ana impartial description of the
American Indian as he found him on
mis- native soil, following in the foot
steps OF his ancestors. His friend
ship and appreciation of the indian.
started under unusual conditions.
One day becoming separated from
his hunting companions and losing
his bearings. he suddenly found that
he had ridden into an Indian village.
Perceiving that they had 'discov-
cred his presence, lie concluded to
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