Show TALE OF SOUTHERN CHIVALRY How General Eggleston Repaid Act of Kindness Done by Young Confederate Soldier General Eggleston of the First Ohio cavalry and some of his officers and men were captured by the Confederates Confederates Confederates ates In Alabama They were marched over into Mississippi and held as prisoners of war for some time at Columbus Columbu's until they could be sent down to Mobile Torrents of abuse poured the Indignation Indig indignation nation and enmity of the tho southerners upon the northerners and the open cattle cars were not calculated to soften the angry voices nor to prevent the prisoners from seeing the suggestive suggestive tive actions in which the crowd sought to express the tile antagonism they felt says a writer in National Trib une I Suddenly General Eggleston whose attention had been completely absorbed absorbed absorbed ab ab- ab- ab in cautioning his men to remain remain remain re re- re- re main calm and show no resentment of c i j Good Luck and a Safe Journey the ignoble treatment noticed that the abusive language was being cur curS tailed His men and the Insulted officers of began to look about for the cause of the soothing effect A tall young officer Major Murray whose manly bearing graced the gray he wore was out on the platforms almost almost al al- al most before the train came up to the I rude stations It was his consideration tion his sense of justice that made the progress of the northern soldiers endurable Exchange restored the soldiers to their own army and war with its dire effect swept on through the south and sent Its misery into the north At last its dreadful story closed but one of its fearful sequels was the lost health of the northern wife General Eggleston with the belief beliet that the southland possessed the climate and conditions that would restore restore re re- re- re store his wife bought a plantation in Lowndes county Mississippi l just about fourteen miles from the town Columbus where two years before he had been held a prisoner of war No member of his family came In for more solicitous Interest In the moving southward than did Charlie a beautiful chestnut brown Kentucky horse Born In the Bluegrass and aud reared on the generals general's place In ill south south- rn i-rn Ohio this horse had carried him him through the war On one of the days when General Eggleston had gone into town he was greeted by a gentleman whose very familiar face refused to be matched with any name his memory held For a moment his acquaintance waited for him to recall his name Major Murray And the two shook hands with fervor And you are at home borne on a visit the general asked after Major Murray had explained that Columbus had been his home till tiB after atter the war On a forced visit general My Iy business demands my attention In Texas but I 1 an ani barred barrell out by the quarantine No trains are allowed to torun torun torun run run run- Why not hot ride through major was the practical Interruption A second flush surged up the majors major's I face You see sir it would take a very good horse to stand the journey and 1 I had fE saved ved only enough h to take me home by rail With a cordiality that camo came directly from his heart General Eggleston in invited viled the man whose kindness to him had been so Invaluable in another day dayto to be his guest The fhe next da day Charlie saddled and bridled the majors major's bags across hi his shoulders was looking at the tearful group and at the general for the ex ex- General Eggleston spoke e to his lila guest It is a small return for tor your favor to me and m my men but It will serve your our present need Charlie has car carried ned ried me through many hard hai-d places and will take you to your Journeys Journey's end The horse borse Is yours major do with him as you will I 1 have haye no fear I for his future You see I have known bis his new owner in the rast past Good luck I anti and n a safe sale Journey |