The Mad Ride Of A Cavalry General

The late Governor John S. Marmaduke of Missouri was 55 years old and a eoníirrned b ichelor. During the war he was a confedérate cavalry general and made a reputation as a dashing lighter. His soldiere teil th s story of his leading a charge. All day the general's forces had been skirmishing with the unión troops around a town in Missouri; iinally the town was entered and a charge ordered up the main street. The uu'on cavalry posted at the other end of the town gave the 'rebs' a warm reception Gen. Marmaduke's horse was shot ftoru unilcr him He asked a private to disniount and leaped upon his horse. The private had a big pair of saddle bas hungover the rear of his saddlestutfed with sundry merchandise. Olapping spurs to the horse the genera! was soon living through thestreets at a rapid pace. v omen and children, those who were brave enotigh to look out of the windows. bcgan to yell and laugli, and the brigade the general was leailing broke forth with loud shouts and peals of merriment. From both saddle-bags long strips of ribbon streamed in the bree -e and fluttered about the heads of the horso-s in the rear '1 he oocbea on each side of the horfo were winding out ribbon almost as rapidly as oonuror Meriuann unwinds it from h:s hat. Piece-i of ladies' dress goods al -o bogan to swing out. Ho mistook the Bhout for encouragoment and continuod his wild charge until he d scovered the real cause of the din. The private had arrived in the town before the general and helped himself at the dry goods stores to every thing he could put his hauda on The general used to laugh at the ioke, but ho sald it was used by the federal for all it was worth dnring the war