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ounrre-O.ge.ohnM 11-, Of detentpadw gffofLetter from Veteran J. Bush Howard(ho 11 rtdd. 1th his rs, at-1 a isi-re-to1U-Diaofed3HLiyroofon■ce jhe i08 th nsayn-S.F»d !Hawkinsville, G* , July 21. 1919 Editor Journal and Review:1 am not a chosen correspondentof your paper and yet I feel like 1 am .writing home to my people In writing to the Journal and Review. A copy of the paper means a lot to me when I rear! the names of Woodward. Tyler, Foreman. Hankinson, Dicks, Butler, Moseley, Harley, Green. Glover et al. It carries me back in memory to my old company, i. e the Edgefield Rangers, Co., C.1st Rtgi S. C V (\, Chpt. J I.Twiggs first thap Capt. Tom Whatley, who I saw last at a reunion in Charleston. I also .saw General Hampton, Dr. Timmerman and Jesse Foreman. On the same day myself, Jack Hankinson and Capt. Whatley met on a corner when I spoke and asked, •‘Do you know me Captain? He smiled while he remarked pleasantly, “I would know your ashes.” In our Company we had two yankees. three Irishmen and three Jew Ml the rest were South Carolinians, one hundred dips deep, dying in the wool I azi writing from memory. I knew every man in our Company Old Co.C. got slt; overwhelmingly large fromrecruits that came in from time *o time until we had to divide up and form another Company and electedA P Brown Captain.While we were doing picket duty on the coast near Charleston beforeWhen told the Jack riding proposition he became enthused and said:Where is ver Jack? Catch him. I ll show yer how to ride him’” The Jack was caught, Miles was told he must ride with his race toward the Jack s tail. He mounted and faced ab directed, got a hold in the long hair on the Jack s back, and sang out Ready!** And then the show opened. The Jack made a lunge, Miles held his seal. The Southern yell i followed. That got the Jack's dander up, and he reared almost straight up. That threw Miles off balance. The Jack then reversed himself so Quick he left Miles three feet up in the air. Miles still came down astride, but fearfully near the business end of the Jack. The Jack then madea powerful effort and threw Mileshigh up in space. Miles reversed,came down on his 4iead considerablyin the rear of the Jack and was kicked over A whoop went up from 09WJ throat. The I. « w60f off tograze. Miles felt in his pocket Hfs flask was whole and that brought I back his smile.P. 8J. BUSH HOWARD.It causes a filing of sadness to come over me when I realize that there are very few eye-wimesne* to the above Jack riding feat living now. who whooped, cheered or laughed with me that day the show was on.But It may bring a throb or smile to we went to Virginia, we were en- I thlt;* face ot some son or daughtercamped on a plantation belonging to a Mr, Whitrage. A Jack runningin I aroun,l there we caught, when one0f I of the boys would mount him andanother take olT the bridle. He .jp i would kotp bucking until he threw the r:der. A new recruit was told ta j that he must ride the Jack before he could be called a fully initiated mem* ,d | : ' ' -;:i- : t# he 4 ....., I htiait or saddle.f to** dny Miles Harden came [a I r- wail ruinciubiT. Miles had it lit mi; ! ■hxed in his mind that no man eouldx-when he reads and says in his mind. | I have heard my father speak of that, and have heard my parents j speak of Hush Howard.Now, Mr Editor, my common sense tells me that you are tired «f Hits,but I guess you have subscribers all .iround you who will F1k«* to knowj.Bttfch Howard is still living. My kinare Hu*!;, williams. Handaj}. Hage.1 Morris, WatCAPiffl tim Rri5'H -ctn4*! fi1 VPiturow mm in a wrestle, nor no male.W .♦* —uM Jhn.w u.._jMr iK mistaken. Insteadof Wng f 1 we only with he )nujwritten limf# of Urn** niirring times ft.I nark M’ta- ........... lbP XnUnZCr xttl 1**4 j,5« 11 aa€M Mae** t amc to cam?) via rn«r ’ viiur l ' I ‘1- Irston snd was about three finger, whie ? T ** mn,,h ,ntPrRRf « *-l Li .♦ilia en inm uururitiM. I j. »• be. „„rm.l wh.n h. g,„ „ „mp Ii*
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Aiken Journal and Review
Aiken, South Carolina, US
Wed, Jul 30, 1919
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