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BECOMING ACQUAINTED.
On the 12th of September, 1563,
the First Georgia brigade of cavalry
was encamped temporarily at Leet's
spring,some few mi es east of Lee &
Gordon’s mill, on the Chickamauga.
It was on a Saturday, and the dus
ty troopers took advantage ot a
day’s rest, and in the clear cool
waters bubbling up from under the
foot of the hill, by the roadside,
washed the yellow dust out of their
linsey-woolsey, and for the first
time in several weeks, enjoyed a
real good cleaning up, of which
they were in sore need. We were
having a good time (on small ra
tions however ) and were just set
tling down to have a good rest
throughout the day, when most un
expectedly ‘ Old Valentine,” our
veteran bugler,trumpeted loud and
clear, ‘‘boots and saddles!”
With no little grumbiingon the
part of some (like myself for
instance) who saw their beautiful
anticipations,knocl e 1 intoa cocked
hat by a bugle's blast, the brigade
was mounted, and ready for the
next thin; in sot order. The call
was sudden anu unexpected, but
we had learned our old bugler’s
moods, and the manner in which
the call was tooted, left no doubt
111 our minds. There was business
on hand to be attended to immed
iately, but of the exact nature of
that business we could only wait
and see. But we, for a certainty,
knew that there was likely to be
‘‘no fun in it.” Immediately a de
tail of twenty-five or thirty men,
under a lieutenant, was made for
an advance guard. As soon as
the detail was ready it started,
passed us at the spring, and enter
ing the gap, took the road to King
gold, east of Chickamauga ridge.
That was the last we ever saw of
that detail. If any are living to
day, they alone could tell what
sort of trap they rode into. When
they disappeared around the hill
we knew, without question, that
Ringgold was the objective point.
We had heard that "Wilder’s In
diana brigade of mounted infantry”
were at tnat place, and as we had
never met yet, we were anxious to
make his acquaintance, which we
did, sooner than w e had any reason
to expect; and the introduction did
not result as satisfactorily to us as
we could have wished. How they
felt in looking at the matter, I
never learned, but they' had the
satisfaction of having gobbled our
advance guard without firing a
shot, carrying off their wounded
and leaving us their dead to bury
the next day, and getting away to
join Crittenden, at ' Lee & Gor
don’s mill,” that same evening,
But that is getting ahead of events
as they transpired. Giving our
advance guard a half hour start the
brigade, vith the 6th in front, en
tered the gap and had barely ad
vanced five hundred yards when,
to our great surprise, we saw a
line of troopers deployed as skirm
ishers, across the road coming to
ward us over a rise. At first we
thought it was our own advance
guard retreating from an enemy
hidden from view by the rise in
front. The command was halted
to await developments. Part of
the 6th, Cos G.and E., if I remem
ber aright, were hastily thrown
across the road as skirmishers, dis
mounted, but as yet we could not
tell to which side the steadily ad
vancing troopers belonged. Their
horses and clothing (and they were
without their coats ) were a yellow
ish grey, with the dust, and their
unhalting steady advance demon
strated the utmost confidence. But
from what cause that confidence
sprang we were in douot, until
some keen-eyed reb from theopoos
ite side of the road almost yelled:
‘‘Yankees by God! where in
H—ades are our advance guard?”
‘‘l don’t know yet.” I took to a
pine thicket in a gully to the left
of the road, and still uncertain as
to the identity of the strangers
awaited —waited their coming,
taking no heed of the movements
of the regiment, supposing them
still in the road below.
The trooper on the extreme right
had seen me take to the thick d,and
made directly for it, app.os c ling
from the upper side. I was extreme
ly nervous. I could, through the
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thick pine branches, see the others
halted at some distance in the road
above where they had gathered—
a dozen probably. But as yet
could not distinguish them well
enough to determine positively
who they were. Ido not remem
ber having heard any shots as yet,
but my man kept on until he got
close to the thicket, to its very
edge, as I could tell by the tiamp
of his horse. Not seeing me, he
passed round to my rear almost
from above, and just as he was ap
pearing at an opening I hailed him.
"Who are you! reb or Yank?” He
did not reply, and at the same in
stant appeared at an open where a
full view’ of both horse and rider
was had. He held his carbine up
right, the butt resting on his thigh,
with finger on the trigger ready
for action, and stooping as he hal
ted his horse, looked straight down
into the hollow, through the open
ing between the branches in my
direction, and not more than twenty
feet distance, perhaps less, certain
ly not more. Then for the first
time, his wool shirt of grey, his
sky-blue pants and accoutrements
proclaimed without a doubt, what
his silence and that of his compan
ions told so plainly to the more
experienced. It must be borne in
mind, that, although I had seen
continual service (at long range
however) since March, ’6l, this
was my first face to face meeting
with the blue coated gentry, and
the uncertainty in my mind as to
their identity at first, and the reali
zation which had been gradually
forcing itself on my mind that I
had made a fool of myself by re
maining in the hollo,v and was
in danger of being captured (which
was always my greatest dread)
made me nervous, very nervous
and excited. Hastily raising my
long "Enfield,” and without see
ing the sights I blazed away at his
head (as I thought, for I was look
ing straight into his eyes) and al
most literally drove the smoke into
his face. I don’t know which of
the three, he, his horse, or myself
was the more scared. I think it
was an even thing. His horse
reared back, turned to the left with
a snort, and bounded off by the
w T ay he had come, his rider still
holding his carbine in the same
position as near as I could see,
while I, darting from the friendly
cover made tracks over the spur
of the ridge toward the spring,
where the brigade was forming to
resist Wilder’s advance. We w’ere
soon in line behind a low rail fence
above the road to La Fayette and
Leet’s house. Wilder being in the
woods and on elevated ground, had
all the advantage, all things con
sidered. His force soon came in
sight, and there began immediate
ly, a furiously lively interchange
of civilities, in which a considerable
number of the boys came out worse
for the wear. Wilder w’as not slow
to act. Seeing our exposed position,
he at once sent part of his com
mand through the woods to occupy
the high hill to our right, thus tak
ing 11s in flank. The move was
discovered in time and Col. Hart
ordered a falling back to the open
country, hoping to draw Wilder
out, and have it out in the open.
But the old fox was too wily, and
did not draw worth a straw. On
the contrary he just threw forward
a thin line to draw and keep our
attention on our first position, and
pushed the greater part of his com
mand to the top of the ridge along
which they advanced through the
thick brush on the crest, still in
tent on our flank, but he did not
have matters all his own way.
Leaving Lieut. Billy Jamesand five
men, myself included to keep guard
on the road—‘‘and thereby hangs
a ta e ’ —Col. Hart, withdrew the
entire brigade down to the inter
section of the Taylor’s Valley road.
Here, under cover of the wood the
brigade dismounted, and, taking
the brush, started up the hill to
meet Wilder’s men, who were ad
vancing slowly along the crest.
The 6th was on the left, and as us
ual, got into the hottest. (No re
flection is here intended.)
It was not long till the two forces
met in the dense brush, and then
for a little less than a half hour,
there was the liveliest little racket
on that hill that had ever been
heard by the oldest inhabitant of
that section, or any other. The
afternoon was an almost perfect
calm. Not a single shot, shout or
chter was lost to our hearing in
the field below. We could plainly
hear the officers crying on their
men. It was almost “hand gainst
hand. ’ F'irst we heard some fed
eral officer yell in the voice ol a
stentor: "Charge them boys!
“Drive them!” And then the sarin
| treble of Capt. Jack Lay, in tem
porary command of the cth, would
almost shriek: "Cli„rge, Sixth
Georgia!” “Give it to them!” and
so on back and forth. But the
thick brush was an impediment not
easily charged over or through.
111 the meantime “the men be
hind the guns,” were getting in
I some heavy work on each other.
1 about as much as the nature of
their surroundings allow’ed. Sud
denly, we ceased to hear Jack
Lay’s voice. And as suddenly,
the firing ceased, for a minute or
so, not a sound from the hill. John
Woods and myself were the only
two of our command below, except
poor Archie, lying dead in the road
500 yards'back. We between us
were debating the sudden silence
and wondering what it meant.
Soon John blurts out: "Some
body has got a licking. 1 hope it
ain’t ours.”
I did not answer at once, but
kept niv eyes on the thin line which
had driven me afoot across a forty
acre lot, faster than I had ever
traveled before, or since.
We were well advanced on the
road toward the enemy, and after
a lapse of perhaps twenty minutes,
I remarked: "Say John. Wilder
is falling back sure.” "Why?
How do you know that?” "I tell
you he is! See those fellows
leaving the fence going to the
rear?” So it was. And w T e gave
them a parting salute at long range,
but with the best intent. Only
ole or two at the road remained,
and not long after they also disap
peared, and we were left in quiet
possession of the road. Both par
ties had ceased firing as if by mu
tual consent, and both had fallen
back at about the same moment.
Disgusted no doubt—for as one
of-the boys who was near Capt.
Jack, put it: "That was no place
to fight—you couldn’t see a yank
until he butted his nose against
the muzzle of your gun, and it gave
you such a shock of surprise that—
Well! I fell over on my back, my
gun went off and I never saw him
again.
Almost at the last fire, Capt.
Lay was shot down, by a man not
fifteen feet distant. All thought
him mortally hit. But fortunately
the ball struck a rib, and fallowed
around coming out opposite to
point of impact.
The brigade bivouacked where
it had dismounted. And the next
day (Sunday) cared for the wound
ed, 73 of the 6th alone (cannot re
call tiie total) and buried 11, and
one from one of the other regi
ments; twelve in all, and thirteen
of Wilder’s men, all in Leet’s or
chard, above the house. Wilder’s
loss and wounded not known, but
fully as heavy as our own no doubt.
We were, however, well satisfied
with our new acquaintance. Was
he? W/ ho knows? J. W. M.
TEXAS VERY DRY.
Conditions Very Bad In the Coun
try and Several Cities.
Austin, Tex,, Sept. 14.—While
there have been rains in some por
tions of the state during the past
few days, the drouth continues un
disturbed in the greater portion of
the state. Conditions are daily
growing worse in this city, at Wa
co and Fort Worth. The river has
fallen so rapidly within the past
few days that all the city electric
and waterworks plants were com
pelled to shut down finally today,
and there seems little chance for
them to resume operations soon
again. Reports from Waco and
F'ort Worth are that the situation
is alarming. In the country west
of here there is no water obtaina
ble for miles around, and cattle and
other stock are dying by hundreds
for want of water. Ranges that
have been well watered since man
knew this country are dried up
now. 111 June much of this sect
ion was under water from excess
ive rains; now the parched ground
is cracking, and water is a scarce
article.
Combine of Farmers-
Griffin, Ga., Sept. 14.—The far
mers of Spaldingcouuty at a meet
ing decided that they would not
market the present crop of cotton
for less than 8 cents per pound
and that until that price is reached
the bankers and merchants have
agreed to advance such amount on
all cotton received by them as will
meet the immediate demands of
the farmer storing said cotton in |
the warehouse and as security hold |
the receipts of such cotton until a j
sale is deemed advisable.
All Georgia farmers were called
upon to take similar action.
) always keep on hand (
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DIPLOMATS TO 3E
IK COLO LACE.
Representatives at Washington to
be Royally Arrayed-
COURT UNIFORMS ORDERED-
S tcretarv Hay Indorses Gorgeous
Raiment. With Knickerbock
ers and Pumps.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 14. —
Diplomatic and official circles are
discussing with interest a report
that Secretary of State Flay has
warmly , indorsed, a proposition to
adopt a’special court dress or uni
form.
Senor Don Antonio Lazo Arriga,
Dean of the Latin-American Di
plomatic Corps, is the father of
this innovation. Ever since he
succeeded to the Deanship, upon
the death of Matias Romero, the
Mexican ambassador, Senor fArriga
has been urging the adoption of a
ce.emonious uniform by his col
leagues. It had always been a fad
with some of the Central and South
American ministers, but Senor
Romero always opposed such dis
play upon the part of the repub
lican representatives.
To remove the objections of sev
eral of his confreres Senor Arriga
sounded the American secretary of
s.ate upon the matter. Fie reports
that the Idea found singular favor
with Mr. Hav.
When told that several South
American diplomats were afraid of
offending the officials of the United
States by appearing in a special
uniform, Secretary Hay informed
Senor Arriga that, instead of ob
jecting, he cordially indorsed the
project as a move in the right direc
tion. Mr. Hay went further and
said the custom in the United
States of restricting its ambassadors,
ministers and other diplomats to
severe black evening dress was
n >w, to say the least, obsolete.
Indeed, the practice exposed the
American diplomat to the charge
of ostentation more than if he
were clothed in the most gorgeous
raiment.
EVENING DRESS TOO HUMBLE.
His plain black was a conspicu
ous display of republican humility
and might well be dropped as a
concession to the taste of the rest
ot the world. At any rate it would
be more in consonance with good
taste to accord to general fashion
than t 6 be conspicuously different.
Acting upon this approval Senor
Arriga and his Latin-American
brethren have ordered their uni
forms from Paris, and the new rai
ment is expected to add greatly to
the splendor of state ceremonies at
the white house and other func
tions next winter.
In a general way the features of
the new uniforms will be a sort of
Tuxedo coat, with gold frogs down
the front and a wide fringe of gold
embroidery around the hem, the
color of the garments varying with
the countries represented, Knick
erbocker trousers, silk stockings
and pumps. There is still much
discussion among the South Amer
icans as to whether it would be
proper for them to wear swords
when in full court dress.
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Directors has decided to convert
its plant into a flrst-ctass. modern
ginnery, equipped with two of the
American Cotton Company’s
Roundlap Bale presses. The new
ginnery and roundlap hale press
plant will be ready for operation at
the beginning of the cotton sea
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MOTTOES FOR THE HOME-
A Younsr Housewife Gets up a Few
That are Corkers.
It is related that a young couple
who recenly went to housekeeping
over at Olivet had just enough
money to buy the necessary furni
ture, says tl e Bellvue Gazette. They
had not sufficient cash to invest in
mottoes and pictures. The young
wife is handy with a brush, and so
made an effort to supply the de
ficiency in mottoes for the wall by
working at odd times on plain card
board with water colors. Here are
some of the mottoes that"adorn
their home:
A stitch in time is the noblest
work of God.
What is home without a fool and
his money?
People who live in glass houses
flock together.
Bir Is of a feather gather no
moss.
Honesty is the thief of time.
He who fights and runs away
gets the worm.
If in union there is strenght then
tis folly to be wise.
Procrastination is but skin
deep.
The sword ain’t in it with the
pen.
How sharper than a serpent’s
chiid it is to have a thankless
tooth.
Early to bed and early to rise is
as bad as a fire.
He that goes a borrowing makes
a man healthy, wealthy and
wise.
(Treat oaks should keep near
shore.
Economy never did run smooth.
Use the rod and save the jam.
THEN AND NOW-
What a Citizen Says About Bibb
County’s Roads.
Macon Telegraph.
"There is a vast difference be
tween travel in Bibb county fif
teen years ago and now,” said a
citizen yesterday. "I used to live
about thirteen miles from here,
and it took us two days to come to
Macon and get back home. We
always camped on the way. A day
or tw’o ago I drove the same dis
tance in my buggy in an hour and
a half, and my horse was not half
as badly worried as our teams were
when we had to take two days for
the trip. The big difference in
the roads, and yet our people
don’t seem to appreciate it. The
towns are lots closer to the farmers
now’ than they have ever been, and
every time we improve our roads
we draw the farmers closer to the
markets and enable them to diver
sify their crops at much greater
profit. A farm at Eeheeonnee now
is as close to Mr con as one at
Seven Bridges w r as fiteen or twenty
years ago. You will always find
prosperous looking farms and hap
py homes along good roads in the
country. Prosperity for the far
mer will nearly always accompany
road improvement. If a man
could afford to bring his loaded
wagons thirty miles to Macon
twenty years ago he could just as
easily afford to bring them fifty
miles now, because ot the vast im
provement in our public high
ways.”
FILIPINO CONGRESS REPLIES-
Declines the American Offer of
Autonomous G jvermeni.
Manila. Sept. 12. Noon.-The
correspondent Here of the Associa
ted Press has obtained a eopv of
the reply adopted by the Filipino
Congress to the American offer of
an autonomous government. The
author of the reply w r as Ambrosio
Rianzares, who was offered a posi
tion in the Supreme court, but who
failed to appeal, and was suppos
ed to be detained by the insurg
ents.
The document repeats the argu
ments contained in the recent ap
peal to the powers of recognition,
and the Filipino claims that the
Americans were the aggressors
in the war, and concludes:
"Notwithstanding the foregoing,
we could have accepted your sov
ereignity and autonomy if we had
not seen, by the behavior of the
Americans in the beginning, that
they were strongly opposed to us,
through race prejudice, and the
high-handed methods of dealing
with us made us fear for the future
in your hands.
"Finally, we thank you for your
offers of autonomy under sovereign
ty.”
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EIGHT-CENT COTTON-
May Be the Case in -r
Crop Very ShoTt xais -' Th 6
j Austin, Tex.. September u _
The long drouth which has blight
I ec ! T f xas for f"’o months pa>t and
! vv ; h,ch was 011 iv partially broken n
places Sunday, has been most Se
riously felt in its reduction of til
cotton crop of Texas. I t has Si
carefully figured out bv the
pens here L hat the yield now will
not exceed a bale to three acres
which will make the crop 0 f this
season nearly 2,000.000 bales sho t
of the crop of last year, which was
3 ; s it 5 -’ oO °- T lese % ur es given out
at this time will not be changed
no matter if it does rain now 1
the season is too far advanced to
secure even a top crop in case of
general rams. It is expected that
thivmmence shortage will result
m booming the price of cotton at
the close of the season back to 7 nr
8 cents. . , ‘
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