Show A mysterious MAN death of I 1 black whittington the con federate scout IV weatherford eatherford tex special to the st S t louis L 0 ul s glob G lo 10 b ed e f D democrat e m oc r a t last list week a man m n d died ie d i in n t abla bi s i state g t s to wh who 0 was from first to last a mystery to his friends as well as enemies A creature ol 01 the late war be he knew nothing lothing ot of tear fear could subject himself to the severest teve reat hardships without a murmur was surrounded by an impenetrable mystery and preset preserved d bis his incognito to the last he ile first me made ade bis his appearance in the brigade of general mosby in the confederate cavalry he ile was then a man of perhaps 27 years tall and commanding in presence pree ence black hair and eyes and an exceedingly a swarthy complexion he ile was one ot of t the he beet beat ridera and shots in that famous command his face always held its calm stony expression 0 n and he be was never known to ba be under tha th influence of excitement of a soy ny kind boon he tie was detailed as a scout add an d the only name the soldiers bad for him was whittington or black whittington the scout though in many desperate der hand to hand encounters be he was waa never wounded and his judgment d agmen t an and d information was imply implicitly tacitly relied upon by the officers he lie seemed to avoid company and would never enter into conversation with any one ous elc except ept relative to the service and t the he b business be he hadn haan band hand once colonel asked him where became he cime from when he bad bail finished his report he said colonel I 1 try to make a good soldier for the confederacy and outside of that it is none of your business what I 1 am or where I 1 was born la in his mysterious way he came a and nil went and the soldiers of the line came to count coant on a battle when they ton return from one of bis his trips always riding at a swift gallop at the battle of yellow tavern just outside of richmond he be was last seen for many months many of the 10 eol diera refugees refu geed to new orleans with it h the intention of to south america while there whittington came in to their great surprise lor for many thought him captured Q and hong hung as a spy while I 1 e there be he became involved in a i difficulty with some lawless soldiers and killed three lie ile then went to mexico and joined maximillian lie ile seemed to have been long acquainted with him and bis his officer ficere of though bis his companions knew well enough to ask no questions after the downfall of the emperor be he smuggled goods across th the e border for a time but finally disappeared and nothing was heard beard from him till be he turned up as a scout of barreas in south america when that campaign was over he I 1 came to texas and lived quietly on a farm until he died last week he lie died from the effect of a bullet that bad had lodged near his heart an and of very suddenly when they went we n t to dress him for barial buri at he as completely clothed in a heavy cult suit of span spanish I 1 sh chain armor dented an and it battered by bullets that had coma la in contact with it the only thing about him that would in any way lead to bis his identity was a seal seat ring bung hung around his neck with a chain and on which was cut an olive branch people who took an interest in him olten often tried to trace up his past life and lineage thinking him to be of e ome noble family and that he bad had exiled himself from bome flippant cause but they were always unsuccessful and he died as he lie lived without giving a single clew to his identity most stylish livery rigs in be the city at corey Brot brothers beri washington avenue 10 |