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Show llorn Without Legs. Mr. Bonnaliold, clerk of the county court of Tucker county, W. Va., who died a few days ago, was bora without with-out logs over fifty years ago. Bon-nafield Bon-nafield took a prominent part in political po-litical and civil life. He sorved in several sev-eral official capacities in the county and was one of its most popular citizens. When the civil war began Bonnafiold, who was an extreme southern man in politics, enlisted in a cavalry regiment as a private soldier. He attended to his horse, fed, curried and kept him in as fine condition as any other horse in his company. He required no assistance in mounting, and when in his seat is said to have been as firmly fixed as any member mem-ber of the celebrated Fourth Texas cavalry. cav-alry. As an active soldier he had no superior. After the surrender Bonna-field Bonna-field returned to Tucker county. He was seven years ago elected clerk of the county court, and was serving in that capacity when ho was taken ill. St. Louis Globe-Democrat |