Show j THE love and reverence of Southern j men for their leaders in the war amounted to deification and to this day the prowess I of some of the leaders of the Confederate armies is held wondrously high and deservedly de-servedly so but the following from the Century for October gives a taste of the L excess of belief on the part of the poorer people in the wonderful fighting powers of their heroes Endurin of the war it was not safe in Kentucky for Southern sympathizers to rejoice re-joice over Southern successes A certain old secesh from the hills of Tates Creek in Madison county had been frequently admonished by Judge Turner of Richmond Kentucky that if he was not more cautious he would land in Camp Chase or some other Northern prison One day the Judge observed ob-served his old friend glancing anxiously into his office as he passed and repassed the door Calliug him in the Judge asked him what was the matter Well said the old man Jedge if youll lock yer door Ill tell you After assuring himself that there were no listeners he proceeded JedgeI hearn as the Rebils and the Yankees has had a master fight As I hearn it the Rebils and the Yankees they met away down on the Massissippi river an they fit three days in and three days out an the een nv the third cum John Brackenridge Ken tuckys noble son an axed fur the priverlige uv the fiel fur fifteen minits anJedge they do say he slew erhunderd thousand UTm |