Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1890 — SOLDIER AND CHRISTIAN. [ARTICLE]

SOLDIER AND CHRISTIAN.

A Minister in the Ranks Wl»o Would z - Not Shoot. There is a meriiher of Company I of the Forty-first Ge>. gia .- gimegt living in this county, says the kerafson, Ga.. Banner, who was in every battle fought by his regiment, in cverv skirmish in which his 'company engaged in, in every charge made by his command, and did not - fire a gun. He was then, and is now, a minister Of the gospel, He did not believe in killing men, and frequently charged the enemy with a yell, saw his comrades fall by his side, and whether routing the lb lion soldiers or being routed h ; ot shoot. He was always i >r duty—stood guard, remained at -’ s picket post, and obeyed implicitly < very command of his superior officers except- to draw, cartridges, load his gun ami shoot. At New Hope churiffi, o*i file rStrcat from Dalton, several rounds of cartridges were iseued to Pie soldiers, and he took one. and a short time afti : ward he was struck by a s]>ent ball, but not hurt. This remarkable man is a successful farmer and a splendid Bible Christian preacher, and is named Zachariah P. Hardigree.

What He Would Hf-kt With. Col. Robert Lewis, representative from Hancock, tells the story of a duel in which he was to act as one of the principals,—says. •he rhteon (Ca.) Telegraph. He was then paying devoted attention to a j’C”ng lady, and had a rival as devoted - himself. The rival grew quarrelsome, and his feelings, of which he y< - ’t ns fine an assortment as ary 1 ■; t that ever stood on the Add, - huff bv something that Col. Lewis had said. He sent a “friend’bto see liis enemy. A card was handed t:'ol. “ Lewis, which read about as follows: “You have insulted me and I demand satisfaction. You may cho'ose the weapons we shall tight with. Shali.iv Lv, pistols, shotguns, bowie-knives, or what?” To this card Col. Lewis replied briefly that he would fighThir.. with “what.” “We haven’t fought yet,” said Col. Bob. “I don’t suppose they have yet invented the weapon 1 wanted to fight with. But every ti..,,. T .-oe that man in a crowd I can run him away—we are good friends lioyr —by asking him if ho still wants to fight.”.

Curing: a Hiccough. Mr. Smifhkin had heard that a sure cure for a hiccough was a severe frg-ht. One evening, smoking at his fireside a fter supper, he was mV with a hiccough which continued sh spite of all his efforts £q check it. Presently he got up suddenly from his chair, and called out in alarm to Mrs. Smith kin: ’■l’ve lost my watch! I’ve lost my watch!" ■•John Sm'fthkin!"..said she. ‘-what do you mean? Why. you' Jiaint done any, such a thing. IL As your watch all right, in your vest pocket." «♦Don’t you think I know that?’’ said Mr. Smifhkin. • J was just giving myself a severe fright, you know, tc stop the hieehughs!”

ImycssiWe. There was to be a e ompany at dinner, says thcßinghnmpton Republican, and Bobbie’s mether had cautioned him to be careful of his behavior, especially to eat sparingly, and always to say thank you » hen anything was passed him. The older peep! rather numerous and.-p-crlmps, rather hungry. At all events they kept the hostess so busy that she found no time to-wait upon Bobby. The little fellow grew desperate. ■■Say; ma, " Li. ! h.. 1. after'a time, ’*how can ~ , ingly and say thunk you, If I don’t get any-