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E OGLETHORPE ECHO.
BIDAY, KOVEMBEB 6, 1874.
' * * CAXTT, Editor and Prop.
A CONEEDERATE STORY.
"*-er that Caused Desertion—Extract
om a Southern Ex-General’s Speech.
■ a recent political gathering at Tus
oia, Ala., General Cullen A. Battle
-ted the following touching story in
course of his speech :
During the winter of 1863-’64, it was
n • fortune to be President of one of the
rts-martial of the Army of Northern
rginia. One bleak December morn
'!g, while the snow covered the ground
wnd the w inds howled around our camp,
left my bivouac fire to attend the ses
>n of the court. Winding for miles
• long uncertain paths, I at length arri
n-ed at Round Oak Cliurch. Day after
.ay it had been our duty to try the gal
int soldiers of that army, charged with
iolations of military law; but never
mid 1 on any previous occasion been
greeted by such anxious spectators as on
that morning awaited the opening of the
court. Case after case was disposed of,
and at hist the case of “ The Confederate
•States vs. Edward Cooper” was called—
charge, desertion. A low r murmur rose
spontaneously from the battle-scarred
spectators, as a young artilleryman rose
from the prisoners’ bench, and in re
sponse to the question, “ Guilty, or not
guilty?” answered “ Not guilty.”
The Judge Advocate was proceeding
to open the prosecution, when the Court,
observing that the prisoner was unatten
ded by counsel, interposed and inquired
of the accused, “ Who is your counsel ?”
He replied : “ I have no counsel.” Sup
posing that it was his purpose to repre
sent himself before the Court, the Judge
Advocate was instructed to proceed.
Every charge and specification against
the prisoner was sustained. The pris
oner was then told to introduce his wit
nesses. He replied, “ I have no wit
nesses.” Astonished at the calmness
with which he seemed to be submitting
to what he regarded as inevitable fate, I
said to him : “ Have you no defence? Is
it possible that you abandoned your
comrades and deserted your colors in the
presence of the enemy without any rea
s>n ?” He replied : “ There was a rea
son, but it will not avail me before a
m.litary court 1” I said, “ Perhaps you
are mistaken ; you are charged with the
highest crime known to military law,
and it is your duty to make known the
ca ;ses which influenced your actions.”
For the first time his manly form trem
bled, and his blue eyes swam in tears.
Aj proaehing the President of the
C.urt, he presented a letter, saying as
he did so : “ There, General, is what
did it.” I opened the letter, and in a
moment my eyes filled with tears. It
wa3 passed from one to another of the
Cos irt until all had seen it, and those
s >ra warriors who had passed with
8 onewall Jackson through a hundred
battles wept like children. Soon as I
sufficiently recovered my self possession,
I read the letter as the defense of the
pris mcr. It was in these words :
“My Dear Edward : I have always
bee 1 proud of you, and since your con
nection with the Confederate Army I
have been prouder of you than ever be
fore. I would not have you do any
thing wrong for the world ; hut before
God, Edward, unless you come home we
must die! Last night I was aroused by
little Eddie’s crying. I called and
■aid: “What’sthe matter Eddie?” and
he said : ‘ Oh, mamma, I’m so hungry.’
And Lucy, Edward, your darling Lucy,
she never complains, but she is growing
thinner and thinner every day. And
before God, Edward, unless you come
home we must die Your Mary.”
Turning to the prisoner, I asked:
“ What did you do when you received this
letter ?” He replied : “ I made appli
cation for furlough, and it was rejected ;
again I made application and it was re
jected; a third time I made application
and it was rejected, and that night, as I
wandered back and forward in the camp,
thinking of my home, with the mild eye s
of Lucy looking up to me, and the burn
ing words of Mary sinking into my
brain, I was no longer the Confederate
soldier, but I was the father of Lucy and
the husband of Mary, and I would have
passed those lines if every gun in the
battery had fired at me. I went to my
home. Mary ran out to meet me, her
angel arms embraced me ; and she whis
pered, * O ! Edward, I am so happy ! I
am so glad you got your furlough !’ She
must have felt me shudder, for she
turned pale as death, and catching her
breath at every w r ord, she said, ‘ Have
you come without your furlough ? O,
Edward, Edward, go back! go back!
Let me and my children go down to
gether to the grave, hut O, lor heaven’s
sake, save the honor of our name.”
And here I am, gentlemen, not brought
here by military power, but is obedi
ence to the command of Mary, to abide
the sentence of your court.”
.i:ver •' m • ' jir-nrc' at leu
the loree o* uu '%
•fore them stood, ipe Demoer&sioa, the
uoquent pleaderJpr IPs and a
liber’s wrqi-' jLd been
trained by their great leader Robert E.
Lee, to tread the path of duty, though
the lightning’s flash scorched the ground
beneath their feet, and each in his turn
pronounced the verdict—guilty. For- |
tunately for humanity, fortunately for :
the Confederacy, the proceedings of the
court were reviewed by the Commanding
General, and upon the record was written:
“ Head Quarters, A. N. V.”
The finding of the court is approved.
The prisoner is pardoned and will report
to his company.
“ R. E. Lee, General.”
During the second battle of Cold Har
bor, when shot and shell were falling
“like torrents from the mountain cloud,”
my attention was directed to the fact that
one of our batteries was being silenced
by the concentrated fire of the enemy.
When I reached the battery every gun
but one had been dismantled, and
by it stood a solitary Confederate sol
dier, with the blood streaming from
his side. As he recognized me he eleva
ted his voice above the roar of the battle
and said : “General, I have one shell left.
Tell ine, have I saved the honor of Mary
andiLucy?” I raised my hat. Once more
a Confederate shell went crashing through
the ranks of the enemy, and the hero
sank by his gun to rise no more.
VALUABLE RECIPES.
Useful Information.
Some cooks are invariably troubled
i with “ salaratus biscuit.” By allowing
just one even teaspoonful of salaratus,
the trouble will be obviated.
Powdered chalk, added to common
glue, strengthens it. A glue which will
resist the action of water is made by
boiling one pound of glue in two quarts
of skimmed milk.
A gentleman says that after losing one
hundred chickens by cholera, he lound
that a tablespoonful of soda mixed with
a quart of milk and given with the food
was a cure.
The Agriculturist advises farmers to
gather a few barrels of road dust before
the winter sets in, as it will save a large
amount of ammonia in the hennery, the
privy and the stable. Hens should have
a large, open box full of it under cover
where they can dust themselves at pleas
ure.
Charcoal pulverized and mixed with
water, is now highly recommended as
an agent for relieving cattle suffering
from any derangement of the stomach,
such as bloat or hoyen, etc. This
should be remembered. There is no
doubt of its efficacy, if abundance of
concurrent testimony can he relied upon.
The easiest and simplest remedy for
chapped hands is found in every one’s
kitchen closet, and is nothing more than
common starch. Reduce it to an im
palpable powder, put in a muslin bag,
and keep in the table drawer. When
ever you take your hands out of dish
water or suds, wipe them dry with a soft
towel, and, while yet damp, shake the
starch bag all over them and rub it in.
The effect is most agreeable.
When the lioof of a cow, ox, or sheep
grows too long at the toe, it may be
shortened by taking a pair of strong
pinchers, such as are used by black
smiths for horse-shoeing, grinding the
edges sharp, and cutting away the toes,
until they are reduced to a proper
shape. Or, a strong paring knife may
be used if handled with care, but it is
not nearly so safe as the pinchers. An
imals with feet too long at the toe, should
he attended to at once, or lameness may
result.
A simple, yet very effectual remedy
can be found, for healing poisons from
ivy, in a solution of copperas water, ap
plied by immersing the wounded part
into it, or hv bandaging it with cloths
dipped into it, and wet as often as
they become dry. Make the copperas
solution by turning boiling water upon
the green crystals, and let the water
take up all that it will; then pour it
off from the sediment into * bowl and dip
the hands or feet into it. Great relief will
be experienced in even a few r hours,
and repeated applications will never
fail to complete the cure. The same rem
edy will apply to poisoning by oak and
sumac.
Treatment of Horse Distemper.
Stewart’s American Farmer’s Horse
Book says : The treatment in its general
features resembles that for glanders.
Bleed in the neck vein, taking about
three pints of blood; then take and
thoroughly mix together one tablespoon
ful of gunpowder, one of lard, one of
soft soap, two of tar, and one of pulveriz
ed gum myrrh. Put a spoonful of this
down the horse’s throat as far as you can,
with a paddle or spoon. Do this twice a
day. At the same time make a strong
decoction of tobacco, as hot as the horse
can hear it, with which wash his neck
two or three times a day. In connec
tion with the above give the animal as
much sulphur and rosin as he can be
induced to eat —a quarter of a pound
c:i ‘h day at least—proportion, two parts
s-cichur, one part resin. Food light,
such as masho-, boiled oats and cut
• 1 ’n .5 > j s better.
No corn till alter recovery. No work
while suffering. Keep stable well fumi
gated.
“A Sad-eyed Boy.” —A story reached j
us from Detroit ot a sad-eyed boy “with 1
dirt ou his chin and a tear on his nose,”
who went into a Detroit police station,
and, having stated that he was a homeless
waif, asked humbly to he sent into the
State reform school. Wouldn’t he prefer
to go to the workhouse ? 0 no! he had
a brother in the reform school, and he
would like to be with his dear brother.
Still, he didn’t want to go out and steal
something to qualify himself for the
school. This touched the heart of a gen
tleman present, who, after consulting the
sergeant, said: “I guess we can fix it,
my dear boy. lam going to leave my
wallet on the desk, and the sergeant and
I will go up stairs. If you take the wal
let it will be stealing, and then you can
be sent to the reform school, as you
wish.” So the wallet was deposited on
the desk, the men went up stairs, and
when they came down, not only was the
property gone, but “the boy, O where
was he ?” Alas !he had bettered his in
structions and vamoosed the ranch of
justice, leaving the owner of the pocket
book a wiser man by about six dollars’
worth. Sii gu arly enough, the boy
hasn’t yet c ome back to he sentenced and
sent to the school.
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