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The Meriwether County Vindicator.
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UKEKNVILLK. MKimVhTllhß COUNTY, (i.\.. MAY 2. ist.i.
MIvHIKK MAK tfv
'' ’ii iht—i in ihr wurlil !>,' i,uu I
> n>, 1 ule '[>->t ot lmjtpv i^rouail,
VS '1: ! lyi |ilkmiii S it.light ItTllul,
VS lln.nU tin- Vllitge UUling 1
S if nl ini-lit i!ill in lilirtlv,
h . 4 ... it t.M tuiici
... 01, ri|i|!iv J>lAttiing.
It sli:li a aput m really knnvrn7
i'tiiu: I'ua uiulit c’liiin it as hoi nu;
A,, . m ii t-iir ungiii n.\ hrr tlironp,
I'ttuvii kiKt Inirvpr.
• I It, in likt a quc*u niigUi rcifn tu i l.ve,
VV i,,i< t-vt ijr out* uttuij mp'li forgivt
ihi* HtiU sligiiU U> might r.etivu,
Ami U* offindftl a, m.
'Tis u gi hiei inkris thut rcnvivt
Kit troai , ux tuuri> tiir w ninth ot |>vt.
And leads u ai| to itisH('prove
WbalginauaulilCt plcaeVire,
Tliov st tin It, tiik*' i *in* s purl I, it w iit'n
1 it.’vr limit! ,ntf thlis, lll.kiiullT ittm
I 7TT-Y t , *-i ll.t'H t t>:.. i. tint li
ilinV ,t ~ii lueii ptt.s.i, ois ,
vi; it. .. i,i .A, ,'ut ii a <uuuiitg any
<Jt it , - liny sn)
‘ 1 lyiVt iuuh!*jli ut lull 1 siitil, I itrov.
t V, .sImI 44**1 It It HUoMU’I .
S . '.ill I-, in in ly.iihtti’s t.imse I lit y
Niti lAciyltnug they,
A it■ t i ■ .k iliP prut i: ~,i lug ii an.: i• ■ ts.
\V it, LtisU'.lltl, fiivud mid Li other.
• .
i . ' that l lie uiiselihl innkiug irrw
VV rit nil if hired to uttr ‘>r two.
Am! ilirt will’ psiuUd if I or tilue,
Tlial ru iy one might know lli in
l lii n n uiM ',lll vlllagei* lorgrl
I .. rap* :iu I ipi iriel, Itiine and fret,
\ ml lull into hii angry pel
\\ ufi thing? so much Im UiVV tlii iii.
;■ “ i —n —n ?nd.'.iciii j liny
I I, intiki* amillior hosrvin small,
\tnl jtltiiii a tl'tgg'.l in Ur heall
VS ii it,Oil In liiv in ! ’
Him hi ns rvfimon lie loiiutl,
I ,t Ipiielness iIII all atoiiml,
VS Inh Iriemlaltip, J*y mill py;.t•<■ ntuiuiul.
A t,d anp > I* t>lnt|> pf 1 isll !
if i'ill I Ilf KmrjkHn
M IIHX. IH>\% > Hil 1..
RY h.A \IY HI/MilaNK,
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! ijr\Tij |♦o‘s***** r• *! -a ulllij?* il?r il n
iTTTTT tntt~nT] n {inrrtr\ * 4- -tv ulj. U.l
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* l.- \ .-uj i!i •n i .'c to t a 1 t* la! a
v-\vkidi linn, ilift up *l lii** hup]-iih
t* ulidui luil. 'H oiih tL.ivs \,.b U ti
'lliv v.|>o|'l 1> Rill ling 1i ‘ n tielnii* I..• L I'pltjf
!*i• i, luil Tii ver t oi|l<l iiM)r (mt imy | l;ui,
I ! H'i J) ih i! Oil! HU l .Mil, if *l’ I fiM'l S
' ■ 'tin V lii la I < ill * 1 irTTi WiS *, I
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. I \ > iMa 11 U *ll tt) lit H tll. i 1" f‘l' Ih '
in !l,i hiiMiiik■!?' Hoi 1 miii a •tin rfi.tiit ,
, IM lital iiial hit! 11l fn t IHi* lia •
—j-iiA ii—air H, 11 i Mh iii- * W til IIP’,
“W7..-Vm ..iThCWn il?4 I j**-oMdUv..
•lift hi ’ i,.i! '/ I v•* lift* f • utrid
Ml. .j.j yin -tuiiij !i fc bM- f I trn
• ,* Jik l* 4<' tip, >i ‘ i lb* w‘ uli *i< V t
*>u ••ii u> • .iiiim <+ h, vill ’ f'HTTg^v
W llllptf Mtc ** j<*IMf tt 111 lpiu^;
ImuM to It tt l* U U** UMk* H A M- 1
: Mow (i th lull of lib-! Your I*’* l fneml
vf-iuM cJMTt * fuotinl to lv#r you pnt oil
ll. ( ; (- k * OicU in ip#* ’
Wrll, whirl Iwm grUittf my •<Juc*U<n
hmitiiHfiMi into my britM though, to tvi 1
lie unlit, U* giMtt*r of it ***
IhraftUf.U Hi-" ti.j l • *;■. t t* *M‘*t 1
W J£‘ ’j llg '‘r *1 il"' > *l‘ • s*• U bll *' f
.!>*■ s> U' ■, 1. 'ii * , .' ■ - iUi a litil.'jl* id Jf.l't. ,
iv/ig i. : , lierut/lj Bleep aU*i A*
i|,k | H ,, . v • mii'ii l will, a Uu< k
,row ! h iil pine u < ip.unl a* m
"*)* ppiviued walla a Uii. a coaling ol i'**.*
-ISan, wmade adding down It tt ay
. U tui g nfl a Krtidei ata.k, ti.nu g U < ouimjj
i/a' k |J|> It n a j‘/ti, Out llil - t mi.it ./bug
Ui pin up ith, aa we (Ji<J whaling, anil
other liule pleaaar.tiie* atlen.Jirig our achool ;
.Jaya. Alruoet everytx/'Jy U.at u any AC j
couut Lad a alitling of In* own, and a
grand time w* had of it. you bet. JJul a*
• M alwaya th* cas* witii di, 1 i* not
i satisfied withroy doing w.ll. And right
I tint I n>\ niii.ru Unit n.v ambition to out
-Ido others hits been the cautc <*f a great
' mar.y t ill) iMiuiiin* in • hieiiliin world.
1 never could lie satisfWi unl<-** I u* IpT
t!t,g ahead of -oe.'-U'dy. which often tc-
K-.itt*- ! in my < "tiling nut !<chind th<* eroT**l
Well, * J ws saying wi cn 1 was inter
rnpted, I ik-tefmined to outshine the hoys,
w, I one Saturday in manufa'ttiring
a sied m trig a* a young cart body, a rial
.ftiir, w*t *r wlikli I intended to <i{ten tin
••yea "I thereat of the *>„h**u! —and I did '
You see, there were a couple of girls at that
M iner! who were taking up ag m l alone o|
my attention, and I wastalsning for their
Ireoefit. Maity*aod Jane were Uie ti|U
..f my worship at that period, and they had
often cxpreJned a wish to take a ride down
the hill, trot their Kg < huck>-h< ,-.d>-d hr- t j
er never w-mi'i let them, and I determine*!
o. imt it.em to a free tide..even if 1 liad
their brother to whip, wb*4s.JLi}oojjht_
would he an easy job.
When Monday morning i-aine, I lugged
my huge machine to the school linw, and
deposited it in a safe place to await the play
hour.. It teemed to me that there w.-*
nev*-j such along forenoon it that wav. ,
The lessor.*, were longer and harder, and
teacher wa* crouser, arid, whipped ha; del ;
,an ever lief-re, l.ut the morning finally
jt issc i iiw.iy, and playtime wi* announced.
1 ctiiiltl haisUy unit to eat my darner, bi -
'ore 1 nude my \vay_ to the hill, rlragging
ay treasure with me, wlitre 1 to. gryetetl
;>*_ the joke* r f the b"ys.
Hoy?, said r.mi VS all s, Sall.ly’s st tie hi
Udtly'i Wagon holy to ti lc .i: .
. Tf'-iks mote like a tt it in l inir ! Im*p-,
• ii..l another.
SYby diiTnh yo i ItiTTTg .1 111 :!*• 10-Ttmjf -t
l,t Ilte hill
Never uiiml, *aid lid sh tw you si me
1 ting, dticciiy. Yitui sort uf linin' ain
a > i th a cen’
Si siiying 1 pbirod my nan —t-nmnit in
prsilion, and t ailed Now Molly, il yon
and Jane want llir liesl r.d< you over eii
joyrtl iii your iile, ji.( step mtu the cahin,
HifTei ni! gtl iulit Hat ChIHTIII, pais,
nlilesa m u waul lo run i p u pine, s,u*i their
i iolllel. j)i
You a nit up yoiu dytrsprsa:,! I If Ihr
jlils want a ride they ?halt hare id
Hut w on't it throw hs nut, asked Molly,
wliJ was : T\t'"a yttllllg h'itt yrhen it goes to
leave the nest all ill n lluller lo go, lull
atiaul to stall
Ituns as. snionth as a duck, I as'eitcd,
though 1 had ncvei lihd il. liul 1 wu*
ticlci mine,! In ca'i v inv poliil. .and alter n
llllle 111 tie pnisuading, H+tV gi 1 iihosrd,
and I prepait,! to slurl. F>i a lew yard?
We s.|| i■ and stllotrill tt1.,1 line, Ai t M 'l'y —oip-
idaimed
(lit, ain't il 114. a *
Wtt,! a while, saitl l, v.ui ain't seen noth
j’ m , 'ti*! Iht y luuln I ' Tin* mat kliic
' cpi pelting hater, inpiinug all my alien
ti,ii to guide ii, bill I might have made a
safe Voyage il the gill* luidll't got scaled,
a ul lwitl) giahhed hold ol me, wtiicli made,
m lrel like I was riding on a rainbow,.
-AvitiLilLigels and Imlleilbi* lo keep mw
t cmp'.inv I>i i "ni e thw-dnln't mend Utfl
mailer, and by the lime we got half down
Ibe h-ii. my !iu in took u notion lo switch
nit What with |h> girl* holding to in*,
anil the good li t lings il pul on me, 1 could
i,,,t ymli the, el,pt:.< M well -as I should
have done, il I had kepi my. sense* abouf
iiu* I ttiMi ipienlly the head ol the column
situti a giuh and alttuuchtd oil al no angle*
•t! hiily liTyyiilid 1 lv 111! W It W IIS ill jhi/.wMC
s linn. The girl* were •crcmnlng HUh
t.caiutii nis, ike liny* laughing and sliotltr
ii '. bill I didn't have any spine lime lo a;
let dbi 11 ii* in .lust tin n ,11 my alleiilioß
was itspnit il at liotiie, uml then* was 1.9
l-'nit lo) balking baakjiu tiigagiug 111 luitfe*
ih . *44sVs-4sal iim I eij.ciUtl fYci y inSHuU
I", atj-iki: a pu,e—Ur Aiiiieli case I knew -wB
w iilil all bun itjjke Kti inmiy billy gofttn,
bn 1 hail n u c i iioitgh lull to kllnw that it
my h i slu uld i t ine lo a dead hall, thu
pa scug, i, hk, lichee, would lake ‘Vlff *
and By, souium* . 1U YJ
ti i going, nil w e went, with thr rnrfr erM
Soar a hull gmw u w hit I w iinl, making |
the -'law miM.I I- ill i 1,1 VrntCe, ftnd TtlTTrvy
J' * T
ti - iiH 1 pint kiml- n bon I in u (]>•
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>’ rtlifi n pito* hiit] fthmil u|f u! 4 nt ,
' iipplhet WI Mil'll hpn bi k. nn tli ;l on roUffcf
i< hi niiMi tl a b %> K Mmkf h, but uol ipiiii- tin
HUuytlhly ll HUM H ill'll; •II fill ||||(, but |
vrttfj f-ttOMl lo*m i'i Hvri it, tm l kui w
In* n<! vVim m ar, Mil fli.it i! woubl not be
\:l> funny In tin winding up-. I >w ju*i
Will'll: W r H'Ml’ :.<! tii U. MMr • 1 ||l
biisM! a* jo** tbe bill, on fb* nppiu -i<li
of wlm b (in' (lift himl Mraw hail litilti il In
the top. Kight iK-yoml tl.M' wra.-* h piihif
wiiderneHM of bt iffi’H and bushy-v aim! bi*
yoinl I belli wIK mi* of- Him him k nil I
bran Ih*h that itbuunil in u ! pirn woods
couniiie**, aoft fo mire u wbh'low,
•ml blank i iiou;:li to make n ilatk apot on
h cron'i b iik Well, my *lrd nia<le *
atraight nhoot ftr tin 1 un-l there it left
tin* i art h entirely.
Jlold ofj.'gftl h f Mbl f, for 1 didn't know j
what elne Vo my, rtfid there W/imi’t /rally
(um ij iim.* fty iiig aiiyUiinx.*, Id tin* it
would do. Ah fur rnyaclf, I closed my eye>
and wail.d, with all the resignation 1
coukrt mutter, for the end, which was not
long corning The sled, in it* (right strm k
a sapling which stopped it* course, hull
i contiuued my journey through the bri' rs,
■ lauding flat of my back in the mud, w ith a
uoie Jike you’d spanked a ttyculy foot
plank on the w sler. As soon as I could get
j up and get the mud out of toy <y e* I look
l ed around for my fellow passenger* Mol
ly had taken the left hand, and went
through the thiih'tt of the brier*, leaving
lomgti wrapt t,f calie' l ' -on llie'in to pine
fTfnr piir.r-h*.ii_4MijJ, sud whan J saw her
she vva* making fi antic ifforTS to pej MU'
r ri<;ht end up, iu w hi* h the win XDjt slii'tiTTri
irig to any great i stent, from the f.n t she
hadn’t rccovtred her aenar*. aufllchu.lly to
tell which wa* up, and was clawing about,
m eager lia-te, <i lentjy bent on doing
someth nit;, it *;,e could only, liiul out wri.al
was needed.' J:. fact she didn't appeal to
here any decided Opinions on the subject
•i latitude and longitude,* just then.
Hearing a grunting and spla hilig *ri the
other side, i imked around and there was
, Jane down iu the rr ud'which aha was slap
ping w it!; ho:!, hand*, as if the was going
; into the hoe cake business, varying the i t
1 cruse or canon . y by a vicious hick, that
didn’t heipina!'*rs a bit. Her path through
_lbe hushes wa* auoibei alaimiug di-play of
“shode arid p.Ttrrr*-*- haying !• It enough
' dry goods in br r flight to start a piper mb)
iu business, hut w hat she lacked in clothes
was made up with mud. — When she scram
bled up .lie appeared to have gone into
mourning, but w hether lor 1 er sms or the
death of her ilioit lifted joy, I wasu t pre
pared to say. liy the time I had made
these observations, and vcr .tnbkd-out of
lI.C mud, the* iioys hat! helped the girls out,
,ml * bet! their brother turned on me with.
What ll.e devii did von do I lint I I, hsn
,| y a ’ ■? |
It done 'ls, : said I , s.ivajely, for I an* '
n no lninittr I'm an argument oil the suit
leet,
Ef you wasn't so cussed dirty I’d pilch
*nlQ yow like smoko, continued he 1 told
VnUnol to bike !ltc gh; s im i_k.il uui tlnnr, :
■ n'yOII Vilight Ttt! luuiial roily I'eCt deep
a that mu.l hole for it.
Jim I, IK’S*, said I I've ndvi'id you once
>dy to keep your in,null shut, and now ,
if you go t*tj_a.wiug me iii my pqacnl’atste
there 11 he a tight small funeral at your
house, and you'd get to ii w ithout walking
so take care of Hie girls and let me he or 1
wiiLuot he responsible fun i our
going into im 'in ning ovti- your untimely
end.
41m looked as luuugTiTic hud a mind to
gn for my carcass, mud and all. Imt his si?
fefSlfTainn'd Tits Tim Ipmtv, wtilic t Went tn
itmvvner toga : t l luc ul xnuU'Ct earth mil
ej* rny birr and c\ cs. lli lme 1 lia.T~hitt.li*
much progress i!Tt seluml l ing, and
e started to the house, lor il was a Mile
With the toucher to whip li e ijjst dir* tlial
esumiil aller the liolLratig..ajid_vvLe wen nil
Jeittfahy in u linn y A\ hi t. I gut in tln
lnWWf li told lue.U.'?b p, w Idle he had a
Ho you happen 111 know vvli.Vt vnlile
HJtulo of ? lie hitpilicil, alter iinishing his
? itt vcy.
Slack mus ihh llv, sunl I
It scents t*>, fie (•(.ivriivirf il, .! do you
know whst 1 might to do with you ?
Let me go home and gel some elcan
clothe*, w* my reply. >
t He seemed to think 1 wit* right, lor he
! dismissed me, tolling me to hurry hm k,
rwtth ft UttadlltU of mrrtclit-t. fdl.ln’t hurry
| bit'k Thu T' brought The Hwiu hes, ami
fOU know how it is yourself. 'Hulth e li i>>
'•*y ttiatmy gvlnj; through the briers *ud
mud wwil't the Worst part of that day's
*|Mirt by several length*.
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| Prom jUichmoiiil Dispatch.
AITOfI *rio\.
( sOiltWlOli of the line Kim , <•;
"*|NWlt lavs Kiiirniiler.
"Til* skttttlioß" Bt AppnlUlllloX oil the
Oth ot Ajvrtl, IWV, whim (im. Lee huii a
flag of truce to ttsk SII interview w ill, (it !..
(iratil, was simply IbL I'heie were mil ,
TIWO Jilted, lauiUhfcd COUhtl'rates tml
VW IllTtirir hninls, nrartT mmnmtti* i try
SO.tHKT IVdcral toidirrs wheruiy i+t i-u.nim t
with reblforta mouU cousin Idly in iiv in,*.
f.)ordot.i lell back through (he • iihige ami
morert to MCCt an Hltaek of Hheiidmi fit
'lt*- ! id., v e tien. Onamoeiiinii' ieiiif
,udvalue corps ol the Aimy ol die .Uini:
Into lilt* Uollft House. A h.lliiy ul Hi,
I*;. 1.1 it hi .11 I lew il /el*, \i b ■li liml been i u J
gitgetl at Big li'iiiel in IH(il,iiioncd intht |
UiMl 111 Mr ! Vff **, nil tb- Htt^Uil 1 h.mH
i n t l otni inf tin- >li 1 nyf\ filed the Uhf gun
• I tin day, timl W if Inlfr v im the blue w a\i
;w if nil tit hug it. 'J in* Ki detwl pn kei
W a.. utlkWULEii I>l yoinl the ?lllrtj;i', Mini Ili nj
liub h.md at lu ioiu apiillfi seemed atjont tT7
b iniUiobiti and wln n suddenly tin* wJdtHJug
,i!- abeplwyiul, and tin hi mg i:e.aKR I. Then:
hive hei-.n |i.hllhtic<l ho many ►eii'ulioutil
’r pud* i/k iFn■ i*relitlg ”bi twecu rtie lw*.
c in in oik ! •*! h that J ai it glnd to lie ahJe to
leluti tin tn by £iviny
OKN. JJKI’/a OWN Ailisi r/I OK W IIAT CM < ( IC
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b he guv' - il to aolnc fMi-ndn at his liou l <
•In xingbui, lull al w day* h. loic hi:
lust IlinehM. Hr Bail I IhuL lie had fol duly
iliat inoiniiig not i jglil thousand tin i, and
ilia! w lii’ii lie Jem uni from (Jordon llmi
| them was h Jicavy liihinfiy lores in hi
j Iron!, he decided to see (Jen. (iiant and as
certa n lhis and/ rma u|M>n w Jii> li he could end
the i oiliest Jtlil helole going to meet hiili
he <ft onlei- wjih I.ongstreet and (Jordon i
to hold llu il-toinniunda In readme**, ue
lei min' and, as lie was,"'to cut hi* wuy throtigln
or peil*h in the attempt, il such terms were
not granted as lie (Jiouglit Ills army entitled
to demand. He met (Jen. (Jrant between
the picket lines, in the open field, about two
bundled yards below Appomattox Court
House.
j
tiik historic arn.B trek.
I You met under an apple free, did you
: not, General -/ asked a genth-uinti present
No, air ' was tin; reply, w, did not mee*
-under an vsjspic In c aiml .L:iW m.lrci ness
I wa in an c,pud field not fr from the
main load.
Tin; iMKi<7m iiK.iwEF.ir i.kb and
OUANT'.
fjnn. lee said that when he me! Gen
Grant limy cichanged |silite salutations, 1
and he stated to him at once that he desir
ed a conference in reference to the suhje* ,
mst’rr of ttieir corresponded* e. General-
Grant r*-turned you your sword, di 1 he not ;
Genem! ? otjeof tire company a ke I. Tue
old li'-ro, straijfhteiiii/g linnsell up, r-puod
in the most emphatic; terms; No. sir! he
did not He find pc> opjmrlunily ol* doling
vi. I w,i-. deteim'niil that tiie • - arm*
of officers should be eaempt by the tertni
of surrender, ami of course I did not'offer
hirn mine Ail that was said a!sut sword-, j
wa* that Gen. liran' apologized to m** f-yi
not wealing i,ii own sword, saying that it
had gcdpredtiiijiis baggage, and he hail
been unable to getitintrme. Geo. Lee n!v>
stated that he was accompanied when h,
met Grant only by Cob Marshall, of'his
fieiTxinai staff, who went with one of Gen.
Grant's staff to find a suitable room in whicl
jo holdthc cmlcrente, Uat tn. y weahis'.
show 11 lo a v ~ an| liOUsf, ev.4*l dei niillg lo
use Ibid vvel'C eoiidurSsd . V M 'jar M C eUI
t<> Ids httase and sjiow n imo ids po or -
Oram w.i* aecmnpan e i bv ►, vert,l ul iti?
stsilf t filters tin,l several .uf. his tieneinT
(u:onp them ssheiidan ami Hid,' • ulvrei
the room am! participated in the slicld
general coaTertatimi that- occ irr. I Tin
two tlenerals vvenl aside an,! sat at a taide
-4o confer bvgetiaer, w hen l.w lav opmmd
the eonvrrsuliiiii by say i ig, (i tner.il, 1 derm
it due to proper candor an 1 Irankness if
say at the van v heginning of ibis inteivievv
ihal I am not willing even If discuss any
terms ol suite rule! iueomiateul \v;t!t
THK i ton "It OK MV AIM .*,
which 1 anv.dctcrmiiied cnTniTui.i’m t.> rtn
-1 hist. Gram replied 1 have no idea ol pi
| posing di'hmimabt.' terms, Genera!, but I.
won Id Ik* glad If you would slant what y >u j
honorable terms. Uen. Lee tlnn
! briefly slated the tvlilis Upon which he!
wmt'.d jw' vv Him lo surrender. (Iranl <*\ I
i pii ssed liimsi li as saiislletl with them, ami
: tmuui ipiii.ii:j_UiariiiT'n-iinfd tnnrrii'r n* ;
' dtice the propositions to vvriiing. riiaui ■
1 at once di.l so vvlili a eoinmon lead peneil,;
i and handed the paper lo Lee, vvh" rend ii i
: carelully ivud wilhoiti comment except to
say nr.it iiahsi of die iioikch Vvele the pi ivan
1 property of the men titling lliein. Gram '
replied Ihitt such horses would he exempt i
Trent snm ntler,* ami Iliv paper was lin n |
handed bt Col lla leati, (limnl Seen Imi v ,) :
rind C"pH*s in ink uni let by him ipnl Col ;
'lmishall. While Ibis was being dime there !
wen* injiiirii'.v aller the health of inutu";)
aerpiau taiiees, but nolhing bearing mi Hi
snncndel, except llnil Uea Lee sii Ii G.it
lie luil on bis hands some two or lime
ihoiisnn I [uisoners, lor whom lie had no
i.alittns. Slieiithin at ownr mi id; I have,
rations for 'JTJtiIO men.
’ Gt.'b JLfioi.t having sijne.l his nnlc. Gen '
f.ee • eoiTTe: 11 •11 vv till t 'ol. M a rstiaH, *.vh.i
Wjolfl hit or e! time ol aeeepliinci, i tlit
tel ms of -if 11 in !■ i .i ttT. n *l, Luc Htnkmp
I out ilu* srHlnm', *1 limya Hu* honor io n*
I ply lo youi *t mu in mit it i *!,’' iUi*l t? .InMlu
ling, "1 liuyu ivi iv( .| t *hi h lli i l lli s
.liih*,”
Thi4 I*m minuted the iu(< i virvi , him! Cl*n
I;*-o .■!? k 4o -hi-* Uh*;>.U i
v^cumiikm rjuilii•! ni ,t nji11* i; ni r ( ,r :
tlio rouri ItotjHo
r 1 havr liili* "l‘* • U Rif* PUh’fltl' lire, Hilt! I'll.
I hr llio.y, jpilll ! he* r x W t hui;Mlhg<*, I
I st*4 *.a j iIY li mi it t) I ’I, ■ “urrr:rtT. i
ill sVjijM-ui fl(*m ’! i: 'ili! 4 ;.'/! t|. th i’
11II— hri ll Wfllil lihoilt
"i.ihmV m v.N.\NiMrrv M |
iti' > {>t‘ii[iOHfit' ti l l <1 ,;|J| II II hi , tic! Let ’ •
"VVUHII lliai.lv I 1 iii' 1 .. iy I Jt'im* l* A •*'*!' I I
• ’ll,'” < Trp-' Tt lit* tl f III;' v~ 11 r r4H-+pl ttn-4-i?| .
°l tin v\4il* ij4. T'iu liiiLh I-, < ii.int plopo
•t l Vl . • 1 t •♦ Ur. 11 * <l l , i.it it • Hil l L-V ’
It I *■, 'l. ■ * iTf In' knee, riel Weil lllt.g lilvtde
■il Hull glial r.iji'iiilt a'll tin* liein t: rt'lll
II a,(i I of the army vv fifPTi Ire! .y ,4 rtl
leal ■l l him riot ul* la J* nee at hii i| pi-rtu i ly
ft rnyrrm;; liiniseil vvidi :*i'n y by i tepi
lug ahinist any 1.1 in* ot surrender.
I have gal In led a liuudiei id
im'ihkni* ur iiik semik.*knr.ii._
tvlncli till LI evil'll Uf mil may lm 111 inteiesl
to yum leu'lßir. after (ienerni l.rr
lelt the Mi ('lean lloii*e, < waieil by the
same gent-lrmuli at whose huUte, neai Hull
Itun, IJemilegHld had hi* lieadipuii lei a du
'Ting Hi* ha I lie o I July T 7; trtdl.'Mhendiin
stallo and in mil said, rinli ly i menu lo
liavt tin ■ c|j ui taking up one of the chaiis
on which 'tJie . lleh' rul* had signed the
t>‘i m* of cap! mini 1011, and exhihiling ut the
linn ii iJy' hO gold piece Major .MeCleau
lejdiial, 'l'Jiiii i hail is not for sale, (Jeiteiitl.
11 you elioosij In lahe il you h ive pliy *n al
power So do so. f iiiom to liuve il, vva* the
cult rejoinder; and Ihedr.al Ham Ilurnel
gaff anolliar jirool ol lib kill in | elil hit
i eoy. ’l i e table and "tin l eliaiis w< le, in
like mam er cari it and oil by Kederal olUeers
as ami Pi'hit*.
As *< on a* tl.< 11 ig’(-f liner was li'dslcd
on (lordiin's lines the otli nsivr (Jen. Ciinlm
(Mi** Fnty) enm<;.tiding furioux'y in to
(Jen. Oordon, delnandiug ill hi* own name
iineonditiorm! (Jotdo.i drew
himself up to hi full bt igbi, and with
crushing digully replied I can have no n*
go iuliona wi'h you ; an 1 i! the aelilctmnt
of Ibis matter icsfid diet we. n ins there
could lie no liegotiatlnns hot by tin
sword.
As showing Hie spirit • f the nun who
participated in the I,id -ant si (ion that
morning it may lie mentioned that many
old licin cii,wiled around the l.i-jn i i,| i,i,i
ul the flags ul truce a widely known and
loved chaplain, who, since the capture' o!
Ills regiment at SjiotsjlVania Court If ,nsi
bud seived with great gallantry on (inner
al Gordon’s stall—and eagerly asksihil the
enemy had sent in to surrender their force
orrthat /oadethinking Hiat in flanking ns
Grant had pushed a pr! of his force too
far They hud ir'dieain that Un-v were
to la: nirreiidi red /Kit gradually tin- 11 ntI
jurd great was tlu-ir cha- j
grin when these: high- mettled vicu.ra in the |
last battle of the Army erf Northern Virgin
i. Ci.tied that they in ,t yretd to over
whe ‘m'.ihi iittinluerisaiiui-rcsourc' ■ tb-.t al
ter all Unit mucin*, liafus, virdoru
lialdsliip. and snlfeliiu", l-je • , . ~- Hn v
lov- il l>< Her- Ilian life- !•-. -:.ir-u< - u i.-'iiritr to
brille form. 41 my i, m-. i -.ivi-d wiib
• in lion, and
‘Something on the- sol i- ■ a ch< ■ ks
Washee! off tj.e slain of powder."
Ahcr the 'lag of truce waa rai,< l
A KS.nr.itAi. m or; r \v %n shot
through m.stak” by |,i own me r,, w hen
trying 'o stop Hu; firing, and a .New .Ymk
tn.jor, nnifei Hi* influe u e of honor, met
hi* death iy ga.loping ii t . t, a Confijdciate ;
! balter v :a.d i.eiimnditig ils sunender.
Tf.r Wfiirtii ;ad child*<*n of Appomat-
I ( ouit House hud all hft tlie*r hr,me*
hiring the buttle of tlie morning, and upon
in ir innin lunik) pass tkiotTgli Cutar T s
av.d.iv, "Miss I'iitiby" him si 11 wag very
idt to ll.riu, aiul l e nil it ted Li*-men to
.iss. them as they passed.
a lie. i vi.vi i,H?MTY ‘if ooa i.kk
ttinid llion* flying ceues, the deep emotion
Willi avhieli Ilu* men lienrd his noble (*re
vvcl! address, and crowded around to shake
ins hum!—how they were thrilled by his
simple words. •’Men, we have fought
thru ugh the war lugclhci. f have dote mv
oi-l lot you. My heart Is too full to *y
-ms-re IburU-oT iifltli. fan.well speech—
'he li i'i t i palling ol coinriuie* who -had
b, in bot.ind mm l".*vly lugclhci by common
j Hardships,suitering-, dangers, and victories
I ami now, lay this >„,| blighting o( cherished
; hopes, wen- all uxid'y recalled on l ga/.ed
: mi tin* very spots where they oecured, hut
ire ti>i t impitti it, tie detailed HOW.
i 1 i aniit'l el.iM* lids akeleli without quiit
| mg the hingibige of That splumtld soldier
: and iirh'iuupin.-iblo patriot, "Gen. J. A.
; Daily, in his noble oration oh Gen. Lee:
‘•Finally, from mere exhaustion, less than
arms in Ilu ir hand*, of the
! noblest a'rniy tlial hid < ver (ought ‘hi all
ilu* tide ol lime, were surrendered at Ap
pi’llni! bt\ If mi 111 111 * 1,1 1 .M lmo men • III*
sworvl Ml I! then L Lee, without a blemish
up hi ii, was slieai,lieil lorcver, and the flag
lo which he had added such lustre was
lulled, to be heiiclorlh embtilmcd in the af
ieetioiinte nmicmhrutice til those who had
lenmiiii tr I iitlilut during ail oar trial*, and
will di) t" fit 111.- end."
1 have m. vi fb, en u "relic huntyr." (1
pri/.e the hi,tnkol under which 1 slept the
night ot ilir liist-bsHie ig M.iiiussa*,) but 1
plm l.t ,1 Mime llionis iiom thu tree near
vv hi. It Lee mid i ii.uil vvTTuTi T prttpttse to
weave hum a vv lentil of ■eVelgrerm aiivt ilC
ii.uHi lies, taken from /icibcLa*:'* bief the
day we laid him in I ip.* vault at Lukihgtor,
and los neiii in them W illi the motto;
"The thorns id Appomattox cevered
with the anti.cn'tjjTcro ot Lee'
lilslgreal vietoiv. / *\TaTo|{.
_. ’
'J’tlT* A mightily .Hoitnrs,
'| he MmlUii S.jwu* air l /ieed lo a fruit, art!
' ""lc y hudly. k Jslßi'ilay we hud then: all
jihutaipln Hying their best in
' r:i!HJsiX'.'l/- # fiink of—water. Hut to day
; lliijjy an*■yhamiiig all round the eoumry,
s bi dvatli — sllatktiir
j-|4'A*V t.tMlI llt UUI ii Lx 1 1 hUhahUg LulaCa, vv Iti t
f-..-w ibiil iVM’rva i.Tui-bi c ...la the cav
| lo'ep 1 In* I,'idled Hi., t,i imi . .. pay,
'1 lo.* Alfd'ie imu Diggei I . llftiis- so It i*
■so ! -livingonapdilurs-Snakes—load*—lix
/.mis i iiu. miee, and othui like game, and
an Haiti in he. thu most degraded of all tlia
Indian tribes in North America. Hut it
11 ill - T tie confessed tlieao linuglitj Mv,l. n
nre di plavhig a Vigor, pieislsteDCfl and
I iii I ai" * tviiilliy.il lirel e.ilris. AlllJ for
Muali band they ure aui|iiiEingly peirad-
One of the cominissioners, in a specrdi at
Washingbiu, leu days ago, ?uid Captain
Ja< k's w hole Inreiy including men, women
and eblldien, d-d ind exi red (li. Now the
women and clnhlieit are said to liavu been
• tnt 'if which onght to (rave reduerd Capli
•lack'* lorce tiy numheia vciy largely—that
il* t. say, if the M'shii ate hs well pfrtvld
cd with women and children an other peo
ple commonly me.
'I In n, too, eleven Modoc* have hern
killed beyond a doubt -hu they have their
scalp* hung up in (Jen (JiUcm's wigwam
Heat laced CluuJre i* alive I blew hia corru
gated visage J htit Hcarl.il ed rimtlio count*
lull one, alii! It eaiillot In; drilled that the
■ Modoc lon e Inis lieen greatly reduced.
Neverllicle**, we ej them holding tho
Amciican mmy at, buy -compelling them
to wait the return ol the cavslry, mid then
'ln; return ol the “Watin Hprlng Indian*'’
w lm, w e suppose, hy trillion of their liabt-
Ut, me moieliot blooded mid veaturcuoma
than oiln i pimple. And while the Mod oca
me thus dclciiddig them wive* hi Iron l and
striking tenor Into their unuilanta, they
have sent out deteehmeuta to ravage the
! reentry—-steal horse* attacked and roll
j provision Haiti* and put the eacort lo
j ll glt.
It is mniiifesl the Modoc* are no common
men. Whether it is due to their diet or to
moral eHti-es, a* few a* tliey urc they have
so lr proveil Iheiuaclve* too many. The
| (Jovernrnent ought to throw out the pork
ami Inn ns from their eounnisaaiy wagon*
amf tiy lhe ifTecl Uf toad, ]f/./,ai <l, spider
and snake ration* until tliufearlul struggle
is over. - ( t'elegiaph.
I’ve lb ever known.
I liave never known a jaunr u nn lobe re-
Sjieetcd ht-causc he w is poor.
1 liave in-tri known a rich man
he was respected for hi* rich vs.
I have never known a merchant to con
tinue bjs conversation with a floor man
when a rich roan enter*.
1 have never known a white-handed hai
ry faced of'ice seeker to bg very conversant
w ith a poor man alter his election.
I have nevr-r known anything too ridku*
ion* to be followed.
I letv*- in.v r known a ; ; 0 a
to*i alssiird to find follower*.
I bavcjitvcr known a jxintical alKilitioi!-
tsTdbat would put a negro in his bed.
I liave riever kucwu ii man to be belter
than be should be.
'I lie saddest case on record rs that of the
want nl a Ihb'c al the inauguration of a
Missouri Governor. The ceremony war
de uned until a messenger war **-nt over
to :Uc i\ niter, at/ to procure a copy.
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