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Billtonind l nl lUli
B > . n. AMBUKIIHT ,
Bow ,
Artll the price of brooms has gone up ,
ilio. This Is the lost straw.
Prof. Virchow doesn't agree with Dr.
, Kielifs ) conclusions. He can't see any
Virchow In thorn.
If It be true that Jules Verne Is workIng -
Ing . his ninety sixth novel we may
' begin dimly to see his finish.
The Hon. George Kennan has sue-
needed In rcnttractlng attention by get
ting himself fired out of Uussla.
With the things which money will
buy human nature consoles Itself for
the tilings which money won't buy.
Pleasure is often but n change of
Bain. A man who has had the gout
feels flrst-rate when ho gets down to
ordinary rheumatism.
It Is said that cabbages will grow nil
the ycnr round In Hawaii , but It to bo
llnccrely hoped that tills tidings will
Bcvcr reach tbe cars of the tobncco
trust.
King Edward has decided not to * be
kissed by the peers on the occasion ( if
bis coronation. As n substitute he
might kiss n\l \ tlio peeresses who wore
worth while.
IB there nny pos.sllile connection be
tween the fact that Chicago's municipal
treasury is bankrupt and the attempted
hold-up of the Baltimore & Ohio ex
press near the corporation Hue ?
There is a lake near Webster , Mass. ,
whose full name Is Chnrgogogoggmnn-
ehogagoggoguugamnug. It may have
been named by some Indian discoverer
who wns full of lire wntcr nnd couldn't
talk any better.
According to Mr. Brodorlck , the ICng-
Kllsh Secretary for War , n newspaper
w patriotic If It gives only the news
which the government thinks It ought
to print. A rather Russian view of the
nberty of the press.
'Your Kcienlist is frequently a gullible
individual. ' By burying an Indian skull
hi the uuvif fcus gravel of the bottom
of a mining ifhaft In California a joker
deceived a number of scientists who de
duced from the skull the proof of the
great antiquity of man.
The best openings for our young men
DOW nre along the lines of Industrial
fle 'clopment They need In their edu-
-eatlons , therefore , less of the classical
and more of the practical. It doesn't
matter HO m ch whether they can read
In tbe Latin how Caesar built a bridge
for his army If they know themselves
how to build a bridge for a train of
cars. We need more Industrial train
ing schools. A mechanical feature
should be engrafted upon the public
school system.
Probably no physician now practices
homeopathy ndlluted , Just as none of
the other faith would go back to ( lie
full orthodoxy of the era before llnhne-
tuunn came on the stage. In like man
ner , wlille we may frown upon tlio
Sclilnttcrs nnd their sort nnd Hinll.'j nt
the undue zeal of some of the othet
branches of the faith-cure propaganda ,
' wo may as well acknowledge that they
have bad or are taking n proper plnei
in the social evolution , ami thnt thu
world may yet hnvp to thank them for
Itnvlng loosened the hold of the drug
ture upon mankind when It wns nt Its
worst stage.
The reverend gentleman who com
plains because tint United .States troops
unng "There'll Be a Hot Time In the
Old Town To-Night" when they march
ed Into Santiago must be entirely des-
.tltute of humor. There Is only one iva-
eon why thnt spirited song was not
subg by tbe soldiers In the ' ( tO's. by
Ecott's army In Mexico and by Wash-
luglun's veternns nt Valley Forgo , nnd
that Is the fact that It had not boon
written. The music and the words of
"Hot Time" served the purpose of an
exhausted but victorious army at San
tiago very well , nud what more could
any time or hymn have done ?
Prof. Koch's theory that bovine ru-
b'crculosls cannot be transmitted to the
tinman Hystem through milk nud meat
has not met with general acceptance
from the members of the British Tu
berculosis Congress. Prof. Brounrdel ,
'
dean of the medical faculty of Paris , Is
one of those ) vho decline to acquit the
' cow of responsibility. He still Insists
upon careful examination of beef and
milk offered for sale. On another pulnt ,
however , hu In In thorough accord with
Prof. Koch. Ilo declares that con
sumption Is propagated by the .sputum
of the patient. Prof. Brounrdel. com
plimented the United States on its quick
realization of IMP dangers of expecto
ration and on Its legislation In the
matter. He said when this habit had
Quite disappeared tuberculosis would
decrease rapidly. Ho also tmhl that the
measures needed for the prevention of
tuberculosis were Identical lu every
country , nnd the first step In this direc
tion wns to render unhealthy dwell
ings and districts salubrious.
In a damage suit two years ago
gnliiBt a telegraph company for the
non-delivery of n message , a South
Carolina court awarded damages of
several thousand dollars for "mental
anguish. " The Supreme Court of that
decided that no damages could
recovered for mental anguish lu
Hip > bsoneo of bodily Injury. , The lnstv'
Legislature pnsftdd n ptatuto nidkltc
telegraph companies specially llrtlil
for such dnmngoH , even" In the absence
of physical Injury. Under tills net
woman 1ms won n verdict on iiOeoui
of mental anguish Buffeted because r
1'lic non-delivery of a telegram. S
liolli'vod hoi husbiind WIIH ill when I
fnct lie Inn ) telegraphed Unit ho wit- < .
right. The telegraph company IIIM a ;
pealed ifnrt thu Hutu otno Court will l <
culled upon ngnln to decide ( lie pom
as embodied In thu now Hlnllito. Thoi
are precedents for awarding dulling -
on account of inunlnt anguish oven I
tliu absence of bodily hurt , hut tli
higher courts nlwayo hnvo looki'd with
distrust upon Hitch casus. Thu dlllleult
lies In thu fnct that It Is Impossible ti ,
prove the reality of mental sulTorlng
Statement * of bodily Injury may bi
Btibstnntlatcd by tlie sight of the
wound , nnd even Internal Injuries mn.\
be attested with more or less certalnt" " .
by the testimony of n physician. Hut
niiaulsh that Is purely mental Is alto
gether subjective. Nobody cau toll
whether the person who sa.Va he ha *
suffered In that way IB telling the truth
or not. Such testimony Is too untrust
worthy to be admitted fn-ely as a cause
for damages In the courts. If the South
Carolina statute should bo upheld bj
the Supreme Court It would resu.t In
Riving awards of damages to women
more often than to men. Women can
imt on the outward signs usually sup
posed to accompany mental anguish
more easily than mon , and Juries are
more likely to sympathize with them.
There are even some persons of both
sexes who are Inclined to doubt
whether a man can feel as much men
tal nngulsh as n woman can.
The success of routes already cslab
llshcd and the numerous petitions to
the Post Olllce Department for cxten-
filous of the service Indicate that the
experimental period lit free rural mall J
delivery has passed. If the develop
ment of this service continues as rap il
ly for another decade It Is safe to pro-1
diet that It will work a revolution lu
the commercial exchanges of the coun
try , to say nothing of the transforms-
Ion It will bring about In the govern-
nontal machinery for disseinlnntlns
> opuhir Intelligence. Six years ago the
'ost Odlce Department reported ad-
'orsely on the proposition to establish
free rural delivery routes. Since that
report il.GOO rural delivery routes hava
jeon established and fiOO more have.
> ccn authorl'/ed by Congress. Some
dea of the astonishing growth of this
service may be gained from the fact
hat the appropriation for It was In
creased by Congress from S-JfiO.COO last
rear to ! ? 1,7GO , < K)0 ) for the present fiscal
vonr , while this appropriation Is to bo
Doubled for the next year. If this
doubling up policy Is pursued the ap
propriation will BOOH equal or exceed
that made for free delivery In the cit
ies. As eacn one of these experimental
routes qost annually from ? 500 to
$1.000 the department will BOOH be un
der the necessity of resisting the press
ure of Congressmen for the establish
ment of new routes In their respective
districts until those In op , ntlon have
been brought to a paying basis. Rural
constituencies have caught the free
delivery contagion and the probabilities
arc that Congressmen will find these
petitions a greater source of embarrass
ment than the demands for pub'16
buildings. Ai the system develops and
rural communities become aciiualuted
with Its bcnellls many a Congressman
will pny the price of a failure to secure
experimental mutes with his political
head. The possible effect of the grad
ual extension of free rural delivery to
all the counties of sulllclent density of
lopulatlon to Justify It Is almost bo-
youd calculation. The stimulus al
ready given to the good roads move
ment In suveral States Is astonishing.
The truly modern preacher
Discusses every fml
That conk's to public notice ,
If It bo KOOI ! or liml.
Ho speaks with graceful accent
Ou "Should Our Hair Be Dyed , "
Or tolls hia congregation
"Tlio Proper Way to Hide. "
lit ? wnlli "Tlio f.urso of Checkers , "
Or "Why Wo Leave the Farm I"
But tionu hns used this topic ,
"Turn in Kin ; Alarm. "
Ho talk * on , "Mo lorn Writr , "
Or "Can Our Votes lie Nought , "
And uoiiK'tlmcH lies junt lovely
On "TlinushlloH- ; of ThougUt. "
Snnie dny nn innovation
Will umlilcnly ho sprung
Some eonmh'Utluus prcnchcr
Will turn his silver toiiKtie
To words of hope and heaven ,
And grace his volio will fill.
And we H got nuiro re.iglon
And lom of vaudovlllo.
An Author's Plaint.
The trouble Is thu public demands
tluit all stories must ho of the upper
ten thousand. Auld Itobln Gray m\ut
be Sir Hubert ( ! ray. South African mill
ionaire , snnd .laiulo the youugc.st son of
' the old earl , or a cultured public can
take no possible Interest In the ballad.
A modern nun > ery rhymster to succeed
would have to write of Little Lord Juck
nnd Lndy .Hll ascending one of thtt
many beautiful hills belonging to the
nncotitrnl estates of their parents , boar-
t
I Ing between them , on a sllvur rod , an
i exquisitely pnlntcd Servres vase tilled
! with can de cologne. J. K. Jurouio , in
Prco Lance ,
There nre lots of people who will not
take a dnrc to do anything except a
dare to go to work.
The record for fading used to belong
1o the brides ; BOW it belongs Jo the
shirtwaists.
A boy refer * to eacrcd utuslo u the
"slow draff. "
wrf" . _ - - . " 'v. VET. fttfts' a > * IV i < . . .T. . . . /I / ffii'Wl
Fnr I'liMSonltivr IIorno .
Wltb Bomo horses there Is always
constant trouble when they uro at the
iimngur , by getting their feet over the
rope which fastens them to the stall.
Of course , this can'be obviated by
shortening thu rope , but this Is not ad
visable where the horse Is locked up
for the night after the feed Is put In the
box , for the short rope does not give
him the opportunity of lying down In
n comfortable position. The trouble
Indicated can be remedied by use of a
bnltur ring fastened on the strap going
over the nose of the horse Instead 01 *
under the * Jaw as usual. The rope Is
attached to this ring , nnd then run
through a staple In the wall directly In
QOOIi 11011-K I'AS1'IKI ( .
front of the horse In the back of the
manger , as shown In the cut. H.r at
taching a weight of some kind to tlio
end of the rope to keep It taut , then *
will he no trouble caused by this rdpe
getting In the way , for when the horse
moves toward the mnngor the weight
will carry the rope down. The weight
should not bo heavy enough to Incon
venience the animal when he Is lying
down at the full length of the rope.
Cure ofv intff \pt ' "t.
Apples marketed during the winter
nlwnys bring a much higher price than
when offered for sale just after har
vest. Of course , It Is well understood
that It IB Impossible to keep npplcs
through the winter for the high prices
of early spring unless they are kept In
cold storage , but.with nn , ord.nary
ptorchouse , or a good cellar. It Is pos
sible to keep the fruit several mouths
longer by handling It properly. It
should be carefully picked from the
tree , and be free from Imperfections or
bruises In putting It Into the barrels ,
the barrels should bo laid partially on
one side so that the fruit may be turned
Into It from a small basket nnd roll to
the bottom rather thnn fall. In this
way there Is little chance of the apples
becoming bruised. Great care should
be taken to see that the fruit Is so pack
ed that there will be little or no space
between the specimens , and they should
be packed Into the barrel as ( Irmly as
possible without enough pressure to
bruise them. After the barrel Is tilled.
It should be carefully hooped , and the
head put In so that It will hold the top
"lyer ( Inn , but not with much pressure. I
Apples packed In this way can bo kept
until midwinter easily If stored In a
building where they will not freeze , and
whore the air Is reasonably dry. Indi
anapolis News.
clmp' r > r n"I i t Trntiili.
I have n feed trough which I made
myself out of n piece of galvanized
Iron , writes a correspondent of Poultry
Keeper. It la three and oue-hnlf foot
long. To make It , get two pieces of
wood and shape them to ttt the Inside
of the trough for the ends as shown In
the diagram. Nail well with lath nails.
If you want one for water , make It
shorter , nnd before putting the end
pieces on paint a piece of cloth and
place between tiio cud pleceu and the
trough. Then after you have your end
pieces on , get n piece of lath Just long
enough to tit between the ends and nail
It lengthwise just above the level of thtt
trough. This will keep the chickens out
of the wntcr. Put two eyes on the top
of the end pieces to bang It by. Drive
atukoe In the ground just far enough
apart to lot the trough swing. Put pins
In the top of the stakes to SU the eyes I
I
on the end pieces of the trough. Thu
top of the trough should be about six '
Inches above the ground. You can use
your judgment about painting It. If
you do , put some water In it and let It
stand about n dny before allowing the
chlckeiiB ncccus to It.
Pr-vnt'i i of nte
The Interfering of horse * can often
times bo remedied , especially If the nnl-
I mnl Interferes lu front. The feet uuould
be trimmed so that they are level , nnd
the animal should be slf&d with a small
outside calkin at the heel outsldo. Tha
In-lde heel should be plain and short.
Have the calkins placed on each side of
the shoe about two Inches from the too.
Interfering sometimes comes from gen
eral debility of the horse , and when
this seems to be the case the nnlnml
i-hnuld be brought up In every wny pos-
hlble , feeding It on oats nnd bran with
good liny. Of course the Interfering
which Is brought about by general de
bility , Is caused by the weakness of tin
ankles. This , however , is not often tut
case.
T'nll V niit'ntr.
With nearly all fruit trees , except
peaches , which must be planted In tha
spring , there Is to be said In favor of
fall planting , that the soil can be put
In better condition at less expense of
time and labor than In the spring. The
planter generally ban more time to de
vote to the work In the fall , and hence
can do It much better. Then , too , tha
trees from ( he nursery are generally In
better condition than after they hav
passed through n winter. The nursery
men also have fewer orders In the fall ,
nnd can give more care to tilling orders
at this season , and generally furnish
better stock. 13ven with the more ten
der sorts It Is possible to give thoin
needed protection during the first win
ter by throwing a furrow toward tin
trees on either side. Unless there Is n
large area to be planted nnd other work
Fcriousl.T Interferes , everything Is In fa >
vor qf fall plantluj.
? i 1 a'1"rnvrn
There Is considerable complaint evrrj
year on the part of consumers that the
half-grown chicks marketrd as roasters
lune n very undesirable ( la vor. There
Is no doubt that In nearly every case It
Is due to a poor quality of food given
the growing chicks. Meals of various
kinds , usually cornmcal , is fed largely
to growing clilcks In Borne sections.
When bought at the low price It la
generally . found that it Is tilled wltl
worms This sort of food given to
chicks will taint the flesh every time.
It Is hard to understand why those wbo
raise fowls for market will persist in
buying cheap foods. If the chick It
worth raising nt all it Is worth being
fed on tlu best obtainable. If given
the best grains In variety , nnd n good
grass range , there Is no reason why the
flavor of the growing chick should uol
be nil that is desired. Exchange.
Itlnc'c fr > - I it finCorn. .
When It Is necessary to cut the enrs
of corn Into small pieces for economical
feeding , unless one has n device for It
there Is considerable danger of the per
son cutting the corn being Injured. Out
plan Is simply to attach a board to
| chopping block , cutting a hole In one
III , OK l-Olt I'lTTIIVH
edge laige enough for the ears of corn
to pnss through on to the block. This
board should U about ten Inches wide.
By slipping the ear of corn through the
bole , the chopping Is done on one side
of the ftuimlj wlille the ear of corn Is
held on the other side , so that it Is Im
possible for one In nny way to Injure
the hand holding the corn. An opening
In the board above the hole Is made for
convenience In handling the block.
Vr.--t < il > or P'Milt'-y
During the summer months on cverj
farm there are largo quantises of vege
tables too small for table use. wh ch
usually go to waste. It will pay to
gather up thcc vegetables nnd ford
them dally to the poultry. Even If tha
Hock of fowls In on the range , the feed-
Int ? oT tlu si > mill vni r.nlili a
fine will furnish variety which will da
the fowln good. In the fall when pota
toes and other root crops are harvested ,
there Is nlwavs a quantity which Is
unsalable , but n hlch might be kept
with care for several months. It nl- [
w y.i pays to do tills , feeding the < e root
cropn at least once a day during the
winter. Even nfter the homo crop Is
used up , It pays to buy small potatoes ,
cmhbagcs , and other green cropa for
poultry food.
Aii tnH M Ann'e * .
Part * of Australia are becoming live
ly rivals to Canada and the United
States In the European apple trade.
Tasmania , especially , has been found
a first-class npple-rnlslng country. Thcro
are 8373 acres lu apple orchards there
and the product lu 1SOO was 303,015
bushels.
Dnrk "tnli'e * .
Dark ntnblra are an Injurious to cows
or horKcn an u dungeon Is to a num.
It U tli basement 1mrun for milk cows
that hare developed tuberculosis t
uucb an alarming evxteut
, $ &
A
DKSCU1PTION1 of Geu. Grant'8
personal appearance nt this im-
porrant period of his career may
not' ' be out of place here , particularly
as up to that time the public had re
ceived such erroneous Impressions of
him. There were then few correct portraits
traits of him In circulation. Some of
thu earliest pictures purporting to be
photographs of him hud been manufac
tured when lie was nt the distant front ,
aevor stopping lu one place long out-ugh
to bo "focused. " Nothing daunted , llii
practlsers of that art which Is the
olilcf solace of the vnln hud photo
graphed u burly beef-contractor , nnd
sproud the pictures broadcast as rep c-
Bcntlng the determined , but rather ro
bust , features of the coming hcio , nnd
It was some time before tluu'cal photo
graphs which followed were believed
to be genuine.
False Impressions of him wore de
rived , too , from the fnct that he had
come forth from a country leather
store , and was fnmous clilnlly for strik
ing slcdgo-linmmer blows In the Held ,
BmleonduetlngrehHitlcHs pursuits of his
foes thro'ugh the swamps of the South
west. He was pictured In the popular
mind as striding about in the most ap
proved swashbuckler style of melo
drama. Many of us were not a little
OETT. U. 8. On A. NT.
surprised to find In him a man of slim
figure , slightly stooped , five feet eight
Indies In height , weighing only a hun
dred nnd thirty-live pounds , and of a
modesty of mien and gentleness of
manner which seemed to fit him more
for tile court than the camp. Ills eyca
were dark-gray , and wore the'most ex-
presive of bis features. Like nearly
nil men who speak little , he was a good
listener ; but bis face gnvc little indi
cation of his thoughts , nnd It was they
expression of bis eyes which furnished
about the only response to the speaker
who conversed with him. When hu was
about to say anything amusing there
was always n perceptible twInMo lu
bis eyes before ho began to speak , ami
he often laughed heartily at n witty re
mark or a humorous Incident.
His mouth , like Washington's , was of
the letter-box shape , the contact of the
lips forming a nearly horizontal line.
This feature WHS of a pattern In strik
ing contrast with that of Napoleon ,
who had a bow mouth , which looked us
If It had been modeled after a front
view of his cocked hat. The firmness
with which the General's square-
shaped Jaws were sot when his fea
tures were In repose was highly ex
pressive of his force of character and
the strength of his will-power. Ills hair
and beard were of chestnut-brown
color. The beard was worn full , no part
of the face being shaved , but , like the
hair , was always kept closely nnd neat
ly trimmed. Like Cromwell , Lincoln
and several other great men In htatory ,
ho bad a wart on his cheek , lu his case
It was small , nnd located on the right
side Just above the line of the beard.
His face was not perfectly symmetrl-
al , the left eye being n very little low
er than the right. His brow was high ,
broad and rather square , nnd was
creased with several horizontnl wrin
kles , which helped to emphasize the
serious and somewhat careworn look
which was never absent from his coun
tenance. This expression , however.
was In no wise nn Indication of his
nature , which wns always buoyant ,
cheerful and hopeful. Ills voice was
exceedingly musical , and one of the
clearest In sound and most distinct In
uiturnnce thnt I have ever heard. It had
n singular power of penetration , and
sentences spoken by him In an ordinary
tone In camp could Jje hoard at a dis
tance which was surprising.
Ills gnlt In walking might have been
called decidedly unmllltnry. He never
can led his body erect , and having no
oar for music or rhythm , he never kept
step to the airs played by the bands , no
matter how vigorously the barfs drums
( Oiuplmslzcd the accent When walkIng -
Ing In company there wns no attempt
to kerp step with others. In conversing
be usually employed only two gestures ;
one was the stroking of his chin beard
with his left hand ; the other was the
raising and lowering of his right hand ,
and routing It at Intervals upon his
knc < > or * table , the bund h.eliig held
with the fingers close together and th
knucklca bent , so that the back of the
bund and fingers formed a right angle.
When not pressed by any niattor of lu -
portnnco he wan often Blow In bin
movements , but when roused to nctlv *
Ity he was quick In every motion , nnd
worked with marvelous rapidity. Ho
was civil to all who cnmc In contact
with him , nnd never nttempted to snub
any one , or treat anybody with les
consideration on account of his Inferi
ority In rank. With him there was none
of the puppyism so often bred by pow
er , find , none of the dogmatism which
Kninuel Johnson characterized as pup
pyism grown to maturity. "Campaign-
Ing with Grant , " by Gen. Horace Tor- ,
ter , lu the Century. v
At Kecd'n Ttrlilcc.
"There nre a good ninny stories , " sal < S
the tergcant , "that escaped those who
madfe ollielal reports nnd those who de
scribed engagements or battles. And
yet thoBu Incidents or episodes nre nec
essary to give proper color to the hit-
tory of some of our most Important
battles. For example , just before
Chickamnuga , our brigade moved up to
Heed's bridge , expecting to cross the
Chlcknmnugn there , or , nt least , to pre
vent the rebels from crossing. Thlo
wns on the ISth of September , 18G3 , the
day before the batt6 ! of Chickamnuga
opened.
"We arrived within a mile of the-
bridge nt dnrk , nnd our skirmishers lib
erally ran Into McNnir's rebel brigade ,
which had crossed the river. There
were riding In front , as mounted scouts ,
lill Shields , Henry 0. Swlshcr of com
pany II , Thomas Brown , Joseph B.
Shawgo , and George Workman of com
pany G of the Eighty-fifth Illinois , and
Peirce of the Fifty-second Ohio. No
cna suspected the presence of rebels oa
the Union 'side of the Chlckamauga ,
Shields , who wns In the lend , rodo-
squarely upon a rebel picket post , and.
wns as nstounded ns the rebels them
selves. He shouted 'Unit , ' nnd one o
the Johnnies replied , 'Keep your d J >
mouth shut , ' taking It for granted thnt v
It wns one of their own men.
"Shields was called back Into tho-
brush out of sight and hearing of th&
enemy ; then the little squad crept bactc
to the road and picked up , one after
another , twenty-two rebels. Among
the prisoners were several belonging to
n band , and they carried their instru
ments with them. From these.men we
learned that Bragg had been largely re-
enforced from Mississippi , and that ;
Longstreet's corps wns on the field , or
would be tbe next day. Here wns a
case In which six men captured twenty-
two nnd created no commotion , butt
gained Information that was of the ut
most importance to Gen. Rosccraus.
"In fact , this discovery precipitated
the battle of Chlckumnugn. Col. Mo-
Cook rode over to Gen. Thomas' head
quarters early the next morning nnd re
ported thnt there wns n rebel brigade
lost out there in the woods , nnd ho
would like to be authorized to take it lev
out of the wet. Thomns sent two bri
gades to take this rebel brigade In out
of the wet , nnd these two brigades
struck the greater part of the rebel
army ready for battle. Other brigades
were sent , nnd others nnd others , antt
"
tlio' great fight on the left at Chlcka
mauga was open. All that story ban
been told , but no mention was ever
made In official report of the six men.
who rode straight Into thnt rebel bri
gade lost In the woods. " Chicago Intea
Ocean.
of a ' nrpirnl.
During the war , on one occasion when ,
provisions were worth almost theifr-
weight in gold , in Richmond , and Con'-
federate money at its lowest ebb , ifc
wns Mr. Bennett's custom to go to the *
mnrket early lu th morning.
On his return at the time we speak ,
of , ns he was wending his way hotnt >
with about ; $300 or100 worth of pro
visions In a little basket , n soldier with
a gun and a bayonet , and In "battle ar
ray" marched hurriedly up to him , and ,
slapping him on the shoulder , sold ,
"Sir , I want you you are conscripted
into the army ! "
"I reckon not , " Bald Mr. Bennett "E
am npt liable to military duty. "
"I have heard that sort of tnlk before -
fore , " fcald the soldier , "so on yon go/ *
"But , " said Mr. Bennett , "I am fc
State offlcer. "
"You can't come that game over mo ,
I've told you to go on , and if you don't
I'll touch you up with the bayonet"
"Well take me to Governor Lctcher. "
"The devil take Governor LctcherI"
" 'Ihen take mo to General Brcckb >
ridge. "
"I have nothing to de with him , so go
on. "
"Well , take me to Jeff Dnvls , then/
"D n Jeff Davis ! General Lee con *
mauds us fellows , and" ( making &
threatening motion ) "If you don't c >
on , I'll pilck you up , that's alii"
There was no help for It and Mn
Bennett trudged along. At last , seeing
a lady of his acquaintance , he banded
her his basket , with Instructions to tell
his family that they would find him nt
Castle Thunder. Just as they were
passing Broad Street Theater , nnothe *
soldier bearing upon his arms th
tnlplti of a corporal happened to sc
them , nud Coming to the guard h
said :
"What nre you doing ? This Is
Bennett a State officer you can't
him. "
"Ob , " said the guard , "of course It1 *
all right If you say so , " and walked
elf , leaving his late prisoner at liberty.
Mr. Bennett then turned to the cor
poral , and , raising his hat , made n mosJ
profound bow. "Sir , " said he , "yoa
nre the greatest man In the arinyl
Whnt Governor Letcher , Gen. Brecto-
enrldgo and Jeff Davis could not day
you did with nil the ease In the world ,
I ussuro you that if I ever entered the
nnny , I should make It a comfetlonaJ
precedent that I dwuld bold U oillca
of coruoraJ. "
