The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, September 28, 1905, Page 11

a ——_— ‘rs encou Union stances of loyal dev South. One parti all, of loyalty to the Union on the part of a Southerner, and a Jew, where a tragedy might readily have been enacted At the time I was Judge Advocate of a military commis sion, organized in New Orleans during the last year of the war. A Jew was brought before us, upon te charge of having furnished aid and ce mfort to the Confederacy. Proofs of “fis guilt appeared quite conclusive, | He had been captured within the ene-| my’'s lines, opposite Baton Rouge, and} upon his person was found a paper containing a very complete list of arti-| eles, including 1 Ivers, ammunition, | quinine, ete. He had agreed to deliver these the following evening to the | Confederate captain, with whom he ap-} peared to be arguing when our boys} captured the squa I have forgotten} the stated compensation, but it wa very large, the amount to be paid for} article being listed at figures far ond even war prices, The Jew could speak but little Eng-} ish, and his attorney, who had been a} colonel in a Western volunteer regl- ment, and was pe tied by courtesy to act in the prisoner's behalf, antago- nized, from the first, Colonel Buchan- an, the president of the commission. The latter was a Regular Army officer of the old school, a martinet, red-tape West Pointer, who still maintained that McClellan was the best of all our Generals, and that G t, Sherman sind Sheridan were Gen is simply by good luck, and without especial mill- tary Hr ments, of War and military rule: tions were to him as sacred as Holy ae THE PAPER WILL HANG ¥ ' Writ, and like a Roman Senator, he would have stoically passed sentence upon his own son had he been found guilty of breaking the least of them. Treason in its mildest form was most odious to him, and ¢hat any officer should stoop to enrich himself a pen- ny’s worth by trade in Government property was cause for the severest punishment and everlasting disgrace. The ex-Colonel of Volunteers, with his breezy Western stvle and his disregard of red tape and formality, injured his client’s cause from the first, and sev- eral times Colonel Buchanan threat- ened to forbid his presence before the Commission. The testimony at first was very strong against the prisoner. The captain commanding the Union squad swore clearly and without chal- lenge to all the details. Word had heen brought to him by an tnknown boy that a lot of Rebels had been seen séveral tithes neat the Ferry, opposite Baton Rouge, and would be there again, particularly the evening in question. Obtaining pernifssion from the Genetal commanding, the Captain took part of his company, crossed over, concealed -himself and tnen near the Ferry and witnessed the interview between the Confederate Captain and this Jew. He was not close enough to hear the conversation, hut he observed the Jew was not surprised to meet the Rebels. and shortly after they met he saw him hand the Captain a paper. Meanwhile, his men had cautiously closed {ii oft the etlemy, and after a slight resistance captured the entire party. It was true, the Cantain added, that he knocked the Retel Cantalti’s re- volver from his hand just as he was About to shoot the Jew, bitt nefther of them would state whether there was any quarrel, or if so. the canse. The Jew seemed surprised to. be treated as a prisoner, and when the paper was found poh. hint, arid sore of the Kove wanted to hang him withont tris. he looked bewildered and @ized. He at- tempted, two or three times, to make some sort of exnlanation. but seemed 80 free and unconcerned about the whole matter, and tried to be so con- fidential. that the Captain, too, at list got angry. and told him that if he didn’t hold his tongue no great effort would be made to restrain the hivs from carrying out thelr threat. The Sereeant and two of the mon tacttfl ih much the same way. The Sergea' added that when he raid to the Jew, “Wh. you grav-hende? ol1 sinner, fpr you know that that naner we und on you will hang vou hicher n Haman.” the Jéw — therely rugged his shoulders and said some- thing Captain, to the Rebel who had A’ Gale of Touisiana BY DERF MAILLIW him abo his Yankee sing peter Lhe Pre all this side test revelant and use own mind was fully nu vw consider as wholly ir- ; apparently his to the prisoner's guilt, although ip- peared to me room fer very grave doubt The placid and almost con- tented look of the uncolicerh When ci ed Wilh such & damning paper in his possession, com- ! ‘Lin me a belief that he was not Hebrew, and his entirely guilty, whole truth not yet been known, and that the must be some extenu> ating circumstances as 1 shuuid reckon 1 did. | write it and put it in every blessed ar ticle 1 thought we Re us, could get and make I looked at Colonel Buchanan and saw a pallor slowly creeping over bis face. “Do you mean to say, sir,” he asked “that this prisoner did not volunt y meet you people, and of his own free will agree to sell and deliver the arti eles mentioned in that paper The witness threw his head back and an 1 boisteronsivr. The old Colo s you call or at least that the| Rel’s face changed from white to au apoplectic red. and he again rappe4 for order, and said sarcastically “Please restrain your merriment and In my position as Judge Advocate,| 228wer my question; remember this I endeavored to bring out these points,| 18 @ court room, and not a theatre. and worded my questions But Colonel Buchanan ws ever any court wl no question w asked that he did not fully sanction cordingly. Supreme} seen how the old sinner tr re he presided, and] when T shoved my six-shooter under ever permitted to be} his nose and tol him Td blow out his nd often change to suit his own] to laugh. too. “Reg pardon, Colonel, but tf you'd " am Drains if he didn't sign it, veu'd want The six-shoater hadn't views. He tried to be Just, yet he was] nary a charge, but he didn't Know extremely arbit and I feare the case, ary and opinionated, that. Yon see, the way we got hold of dl he had already prejudged| him was this: Some of our boys lve in Raton Ronge, and they know the After & consultation with his client,} old fellow has alwavs heen considered the lawyer said he would like to have] 9 bigger Yankee than old Greeley him the Rebel Captain who commanded the} self, captured squad) summoned, When we saw him inside our lines, near the Ferry, where we “What do you propose ,to prove DY] lesrned he had heen to visit some sick him?" thundered the Colonel, “He is] relative. we made up our minds we'd a Rebel, taken in arms against the] got a pretty good thing. We knew he Government; I doubt if 1 ought to per- was a rich old cock, and that fs ster mit his testimony to have any weight] carried one of the biggest stocks of before this Comission.” The lawyer, however, insisted that he was a ve though refu ng to reveal his line of gools outside of Orleans, . T decided that I could seate him into signin y Important witness, and] most anything, but it was tough works I thought at one time T'd really have defense, demanded that he be pro-] to load up and give him a flesh woun! duced, and threatened, if his request to make him ante up. Then just as ¢ was refused, to lay the whole matter} je had signed the paper you Yanks UU UIGHER THAN HAMAN. before General Banks, commanding the Department. The Colorel flared up in an instant. “I want you to understand, sir,” he} allowed my prejudices to influence my, said, “that not even the President of the United States can compel ine to swooped down upon us.” “Do you mean to say, on your oath —on your oath. sir.” said the Colonel imperlously, “that the prisoner did not send word to you that he would meet you at that Ferry and furnish) you certain information and contraband articles for certain sums of money?” The young Confederate Jumped up. and balancing himself on his foot, cried out, with the most intense scorn: “And you call this a Yankee court of justice! Couldn't any of you take trouble enotigh to find ont what kind of aman vow were trying?) Why, any child in Baton Rouge could have told you who old Jew Tsaaes was, and twice he’s had a rone ‘round his neck and been nearly choked into Kingdom Come by our boys because he wouldn't tell where you'yns were camned—ond all the old fellow would say was, ‘Wang avay. Couldn't you find ont, through some of vour smart witnesses, that my own capture was due to the plucky old devil, who was brave enough and loval enoveh to vou Yanks to send word te your Captain by his lit- tle son when and where he had agreed to meet us, In spite of my oath to him that T would shoot him down like a dog if he breathed a word to any one?” And the indignant Southerner sank ; down in his chair, wiping the perspira- tion from his face. That the dramatic part of this start- ling denovement was partly arranged by the lawyer has always been my j conviction. Ife knew from the first that he Dad a sure case and he had been greatly nettled by the sharp words and rulings of President Buchan- an. At any rate, the effect was all that he could have wished. Ne fore, in his long military care ad the old Colonel's pride received such a blow. His boast had been thet he had presided over more than fifty court- martials and had seldom had his find- ings disapproved, as he claimed to know all there was to know about ) mnilitary law. The room was cleared and the Colo- nel, after a few words of explanation, added, “Of course, the case Will be dis- missed at once and the prisoner re- leased. I desire to confess to you gen- tlemen that for my part I fear I ha judgment, and that I have been nearer than ever before in all my military life summon a withess if I think it un-| committing a very grave and serious necessary. other members of this Commission, to do my whole duty without fear or favor.” After a few moments of painful) room, shook hands most heartily and| I have sworn, as have the | errot. We are none of us too old to learn.” After adjourning the court.-the no- ble old man went into the adjoining silence, possibly seeing from out dis-| courteously with the lawyer, the .Con- gusted looks thit we were becoming] federate Captain and the old Jew, and impatient with his arbitrary mdtiner, he said, “But I do not want to be UQ-| pjeased than he tha’ s fair in this matter.” I ventured to say, “Mr. President, might {t not be advisable to summon this witness, and if it is shown that he has no material knowledge, tu then refuse to hear him further?’ Utterly ignoring me, he asked the lawyer how soof he could produce the witness. “A half hour after you issue the summons,” was tlié reply. “The court stinds adjoufned till the ustial hotir td-thotrow. Captaiti,” to me, “prepare the necessary summons.” “Sir,” to the lawyer, “if your wit- ness {gs not here promptly when tlie court meets I shall not wait a momefit. Too much time has been wasted &l- ready.” As the lawyer passed me when le@¥-| trong, and the hoard was presided | e sald that none of them could be mor s may have had were found to be false. AST was arranging my papers, some one touched me on looking around f[ encountered, Isaacs’ swarthy countenance. He said, in his broken English: “I see you are a Mason.” Answering in the affirmative. and learning that he was one, I asked | why he had not made himself known ‘before. “Oh, no.” he said, “not while I was under charges, but now I am very glad to know you as one. I want! you to bring s-- of your army frletids and dine with me next Sun- day,” handing me hie card, T arconted his invitation and had an experience for the first time of dining in the fam- ily of a wealthy Jew. He had invited a number of his ing the room he gave me a sly di8s) aver py his only daughter, the most and with a solemn wink whisperéd, “My inning’s to-morrow.” Promptly when called the following morning, the Rebel Captain appeared. He was a laughing, bright-eyed youhig fellow of about 23, using crutches a8 a result of the loss Of his right leg. Colonel Buchanan was impressiv polite, and told him not to attempt to stand while the,oath was administered. tt was evident from the first ttdt otir Rebel dd no fent of Yankee Colonels o* Yontkes cotirts. He cilled otit “flow'dy” to the different membets. and told ovr dienified Presidenf that he was jolly glad to see him, bit would prefer to change places with him, and added, “What in the world ate to do with old Uncle Isancs?? The Colonel rapned severely for or- der, and after fhe tinal freltminarien. the lawyer asker. the witness if He Temnenizad the prigoner, “Recognize that olf Jew Yanker? Von bet I do. If van’ns hadn’t heén anite eo confounded smart, we'ntis would Have miade.a tMetit, ned hant ont of the old rascal. and as thev sty 14 no. siti for a white man to beat Jew, I don’t belleve he’d ever got a cent of pay from us.” lovely Jewess I had ever seen. She was tall and graceful as a swan, with a clear. olive complexion through which burned the glow of perfect health, ae she looked at me with eyes which, even out of the dim haze of years. I can see distinctly to-day— deep tyells of nieiting brown, modestly shaded by long silky lashes. As T was presented she-came bravely, forward, a charming blush diffusing ‘ts tint on her cHeeks, ahd tattne tinth my hands fn her own two little soft ones, sho aald, in thé pnroct Finolich: “Cantiin. hnw cat I thank yott for vant great kinftiesa to mv dear old father? Indeed. I shall always wish yon fav and hannineag,” at all to warrant her warm thantre: neverthelers, thay were miost hledshnt to hear atid the pritefif glinca sho rave me well nich set mv vorne hrain An fire, T wad ae ted at Ker tight hand atid forind her canvereetion cultured and hereat? tently hewitcine. The dinner {teelf wae snienaid and elahorate. conaicting of innnmerahle cnrieeet aha of ntiRtiown Aishas, Ratfie tare wines were brought frotn the’ Sea eat Moar kee choulder, and! I atsefattiied Havine done anvthine| COFFEE DOES HURT off t but} “ 1 1 a hear-| I explained t was; simply the duty of any Advo but he said that Jews © never eful and made me a point blank om fT if I would resign my I ssion and start a store in Mobile| h had then just come into the pos of the Union forces, he would stock It with ten or even twenty thou sind 4ollars’ worth of goods, give me the entire charge and make me an eqnal partner. As T mused over the old Maderia, cisions arose before me of a prosper s business and also frequent calls to ton Rovge te consulr with) Mr. *g, When T doubted not T would be i, Jeome visitor at his and his daugh, ter's home, and—I all but accepted the offer. But ere the evening was spent, the spirit of war drove sentiment from my thoughts. priy brought the news of anotl from the yourself-- leave Make the Coffee 10 days and use POSTUM FOOD COFFEE trial i guerrilla raid up ou Teche, and making a hasty adieu, thanking the old gentle- man for his generous off ne bend ing over his lovely daughter's hand, T galloped back to my command and was soon in in the saddle on a four days’ ride. | | A DIFFERENCE IN THE §$ in its place, Sentiment Not Highly Developed in Men- Prosaic and Unromintic. Women never can get used to the lack of romantic sentinwent disphiyed by the average man, Ht takes a wenn to hoard up every pot the writing of a beloved land, (dock it away in a desk with blue ribbon around it, The most cursery note he tis serib- bled in’ pencil is safely treasured up, ot becuse it breathed unusual or fer vid sentiments, but beeause iadited in tat haund, "bwonty-tive years after, she can still regard with tender interest the tower i gave her on such and such a day, which she wore in her bosom until it died, and then tucked religiously into a book, A bit-of gown she wore when she first saw him, the book they read together, the first “photo” he gave her wl these things have a mighty and vw interest for woman, who is by sonore septimentul than maa, The best maui in the workl often has a singin lack of romance of this sort in his make-up. When the past is over he forgets it. A: rose thitt has served its purpose in his buttonhole, worn on Whatever momentous occasion, is es- tecmed by hin toe be more tit for the waste b et than the bureau drawer, | Ile has been known to crumple her bil- | Jet doux before his kidy’seyes and stuil- ingly toss it to Che four winds; and he would be puzzled to understand why that lightsome disreyard of his should send a little chill to her heart, | No, men ure not by mature sentl mental animals. ‘They ean Jove with- out cumbering themselves with endless effects belonging to the object of their affections, And far be it to say that theirs is not the wiser method of the two. It simplities life and is) least ‘likely to precipitate future embarrass: | That’s the only way to find out. Postum is a sure rebuilder and when you cut out the coffee and use Postum instead, you get a taste of health, for the aches and ails begin to leave, You may THINK you know, but you don’t until after the trial. 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