. Sparks from the camp fire : thrilling stories of heroism, adventure, daring and sufferng . of an Illinois Colonel who washeard praising the Belgian musket. Says he— In pla-toon firing with the Belgian musket, I can tell what Icannot with any other arm, and that is, how many pieceshave been fired. How can you tell that ? Oh ! Icoimt the men on the ground. It never deceivesme. It is fire and/a?? hack^ flatr One of these Belgian muskets will kick like a mule^and burst with the greatest facility. Several soldiershave been killed in this way. The bayonet too is a no-velty—a soft iron affair, appa
. Sparks from the camp fire : thrilling stories of heroism, adventure, daring and sufferng . of an Illinois Colonel who washeard praising the Belgian musket. Says he— In pla-toon firing with the Belgian musket, I can tell what Icannot with any other arm, and that is, how many pieceshave been fired. How can you tell that ? Oh ! Icoimt the men on the ground. It never deceivesme. It is fire and/a?? hack^ flatr One of these Belgian muskets will kick like a mule^and burst with the greatest facility. Several soldiershave been killed in this way. The bayonet too is a no-velty—a soft iron affair, apparently designed to coil roundthe enemy as it is introduced, thus taking him prisoner. THE HOLLOW-HEELED BOOT. In the earlier days of the rebellion there lived in South-eastern Missouri one Ogilvie Byron Young. He was awild, graceless scamp, rich in the blood of his ancestors^but poor in purse. To the pride of Lucifer he added thecourage of Falstaflf and the honor of lago. A scion ofVirginias aristocracy, he deemed himself a statesmanfrom birth and an orator by nature. Showy in manner. THE WIDE AWAKE IRIPH SENTINEL. ^?5b& -^°*o».a THE HOLLOW-HEELED BOOT. 95 and superficial in attainments, he could act the accom-plished gentleman or the bullying braggart as best suitedthe occasion. Yain, reckless, and boastful, he was scornedas a visionary enthusiast by some, feared as a bold, badman by others, but admired as a genuine Southern cava-lier of the old school by those who knew him imaginative, but immensely unpractical, heplunged madly into the first waves of rebellion, and,while Sterling Price was yet a Union general and Clai-borne F. Jackson a loyal Governor, dared to avow andadvocate opinions of the most ultra-Southern theoretical arguments on the right and dutyof secession were spread before the people of the State,in column after column of letters published in newspapersand to which was attached the full signature, OgilvieByron Young. The
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