Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 152, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1914 — HAD NO RATIONS TO SPARE [ARTICLE]

HAD NO RATIONS TO SPARE

.Good Reason, Wh| Confederate Commander Was mHlng to See His Prisoneeb Escape. _lWhen, at Gainei Mill in 1862, the Fifth Texas captured two whole regiments of Union soldiers, the Texans were all very proud of their achievement One of then has described an amusing scene in © innection with the surrender. . When the Union officers gave up their swords to Colonel Upton they were so prompt in the duty that he was compelled to „la; r down the frying pan which he" carried in place of a sword and hold the weapons presented In his arms. Just then he noticed a commotion at the far end of the captured regiments. That was near the timber, and a squad of the prisoners were making an effort to -pass by *Big: John” Ferris of Company B, who stood there" unaided, endeavoring to intercept them. Springing upon a log, the armful of swords dangling about in every direction, Upton shouted: “John Ferris, what are you trying to do now?*’ “I am trying to keep these fellows from escaping,” yelled Big John. “Let them go, you fool!” shouted back Upton. “We’d rather fight than feed them!”