The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-12-28
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Angel Dune COOper'S head had
been covered with thick. waving
locks. one might he able today TO buy
a drink on Broadway and Main Street.
But Angel Dunes head was bald.
and because the late Senator Edward
Ward Carmack ridiculed that poll we
enioy the manifold blessings of pro-
hibition.
Col. Duncan Brown Cooper. "a
spark from the smouldering ashes OF
the old South" died recently IN
Nashville Tenn His death forever
closed the Cooper-Carmack tragedy
that split the south a decade and a
half aso. But the Nationwide pro-
hibition that sprang from the ashes
of the tragedy, we have with us.
When the South issued its call to
the colors in 81, Duncan Brown
Cooper. seventeen years old. Of one
of Tennessee's most aristocratic faml-
lies. entered the Confederate army.
The stacking of arms in So found
CooDer a battalion commander IN
@.Hen Roaring" FORESTS cavalry
Only the hravest of the brave wore
epaulets in that outfit. commanded
bv one of the most intrepid cavalry
leaders America has ever produced.
"Dunc" Cooper had lived up to the
traditions of his race and caste. He
had fought the good fight. But the
spirit of wanderlust, which seeps into
many an ex-soldier's veins. entered
his In the early 70's he mined IN
Mexico. He built railroads in Hond-
uras. He made and lost fortunes IN
the true cavalier spirit.
Back to the States. He began con-
tracing in Washington. The founda-
tion of the Washington Monument,
left unfinished in 1876, was turned
over to him to complete. Under the
supervision of army engineers he
twisted the structure around to
square with the compass.
While the gay young cavalier was
becoming intimate with Washington
politicians and learning ways that are
useful to men who would control the
DESTINY of states. little toW-headed,
chan named Ned Carmack was strug-
Cling through Caesars Wars at
"sawney'' Webb's famous preparatory
school in Tennessee.
Supported His Mother.
Ned Carmack was the son of poor
Primitive Christian preacher who
spread the Gospel near Castilllan
Springs in Summer county. Ned
father died when the lad was three
wears old. When he could hold the
reins Ned ploughed for neighbors at
25 cents a day and supported his
mother through bitter years of pov-
erty.
Carmack was one of Sawney,s most
brilliant pupils. The schoolmaster
predicted a great career for him. Saw
ney was not disappointed. Carmack
soon was reading law, and then prac-
ticing it in a small town.
One night in the SOS, Cooper, to
whom poker was the elixir of life,
joined a group of friends in MONEYS
saloon in Nashville. MONEYS was
MONEYS s''-and no ordinary saloon.
it was the hangout of the gentry,
where gentlemen gamblers (there was
such a breed once) consorted with
plain gentlemen.
The stakes ran high that night. Old
Lady Luck began to hover over
Cooper's shoulder. Once she smiled
quickly, and Cooper raked in jack
rot that would have bought Man O.
War as a two-year-old. Cooper smll-
ed easily, and asked if the gentlemen
wished a chance to get some OF 1t
back?
Play Through Night.
They did. throughout the nlShI
they played, with varying luck. Law
yers, doctors Judges, merchants, the
cop on the beat, and few Journalists
dropped in from time to time to see
how matters were going.
Dunes raked in another pot,
would be the word carried out to the
front Of the house. where the brass
rail was being paved by the night
birds
t'Dunc lost the last one" would be
the next message, as another whisky
straight was h'isted The bartender
would smile ingratiatinglv.
Dawn approached. \ group Of
blearv-eyed men shufled their cards.
The gaslight was flickering in the