Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29
The President then read the following let
tiers, from Gen KING and Capt. ROBINSON:
BRIGADE HEAD QUARTERS
Arlington. Jan Il lSt2.

tiers, from Gen KING and Capt. ROBINSON:
BRIGADE HEAD Quarters,
Arlington, Jan. Il, 1852.
An important business enlargement in Washington
much 10 my regret prevents the acceptance your kind
invitation to meet the Printers Of your Regiment
evening. II would be qualification to meet members
of your fraternity with shch my lot cast for
many years-whose associations so pIeasant-and
hope that the festival viii be Of uninterrupted en-
joyment.
Let me offer sentiment:
THE MEMORY WILLIAM W. GRAHAM
gallant soldier, true gentleman, and genial and
trusty friend Very Respectfully
Your obedient Servant,
LIEUT.. GEO. orIs, RUFUS KING.
Chm. Committee, &c,
md Reg't. Wis. Vol.
Col. FAIRcHILD spoke on the sentiment of
fered The young GRAHAM was a Printer.
and belonged to the lst Wis. Reg't. Drawer,
nobler or more generous man was not in the
ranks Of the gallant lst.
HEAD QUARTERS KINGS BRIGADE
Arlington Jan. L, 1862
severe accident, which confines to my quarters.
prevent my being with the Printers Of the Second Wis
consn night, and regret it much for there Is no
class Of men whom could meet with much pleasure
In ms gloomy time as the Fraternity OF the Press
have spent the best years of mT life within its general
Intelligent, patriotic and true-Narted circle and for
better or worse for richer or poo!er hope always TO
remain steadfast 10 ii my FIRST love.
When this is over, hope that you all may
at the roll call of returned volunteers and know that
the soldier Printers Wisconsin will do their share
the work of crushing out this wicked rebellion.
propose as a sentiment
GENERAL RUFUs KING
An Editor who in fifteen years at the head of polit-
2a newspaper, never said ungentlemany word, nor
did an unnanly thing. Very Respectfully,
Your 0bedient Servant
Lieut.. CSC. H OTIS, CHAS. D. ROBINSON.
Chm Committee, SC,
I'd Reg't. Wis Vol.
few remarks relating instances in the If, of
Gen. CAMERON, and of the Printers life in
1921. We were all attentive to his recital Of
historical events.
The Star Spangled Banner was sung by
by Maj. ALLEN, all joining in the chorus
Doctor WARD gave US song, full of mirth,
as also did Corp1. ROUSE. Here we all Joined
IN and had good laugh, a clap of the hands,
and good rousing hurrah for the Doctor. and
the Rouse
Capt LAFLEIcHE gave a couple of songs
which helped the merriment of all 1t is p
well known fact in the 2nd that the Captain
can come the Irish with perfect grace
When that face of his is drawn up in that
queer shape, so particularly adapted to him,
then all is hushcd around, Ga general desire
to keep eyes and ears OPEN knowing that
from our venerable Captain something rich
and spicy is bound to come.
Several more volunteer toasts were offered.
but l defer them, considering that you will
admit that we had good time, but for all
that, thought Of the TRIBUNE office a wear
ago last night, the old coal stove, the oysters.
and the wee small hours" of morn finding us
laying around loose @ on the floor Of the old
office.
At 10 o'clock all made for their quarters,
happy with the knowledge that three hours
Of perfect enjoyment had been had on the
soil of the Old Dominion, in the camp of the
End, under trying difficulties. Adieu,
JUDGE.