The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-04-20
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.TnEiG REAT FAIR.

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o. wednesday no los. th.s. IT,, ,.ys.ty t.
taor'and aqle1e ver. t.ken, ss tars s.;etets o
admission Al elone ! whishk is xth |z other @ rteept'
made ths total amount rsccivsa for ths 1ay.
sssr one hundred ttosssase dsllssss.t sszss
One Of the novel incidents ofsthe hir,
|eeup'. Of swod. pr.ssatsd 81 Ttfsiny, Ttsi "; = y
given .isr the t.,r, to the espJ... fasaarnd
any1 officer. respectively. who shall havs .sss
|esivsd. the 'xSskss1 iiiiasost fvctss, = pop
ler recipients Of the, weapons eleh vq..fs Is
ling charged one dorar tor the hsnent 81 .he
i,t, for the priuiietsaotsa<tins ! sots:a4
The RorH gives tho following :rsadabie
|sketch of the interest this voting, occsssnea.
~ sss1s I: .: :roH.fsr. sxAYxg Tos,3ts4 il
%" this eoutntsr M txs txss large blank .hooks
we're plaesd. i one on each side. Allab's
above them showed tho peculiar object of
,his extraordinary feature, ons' book We,
devoted to subscriber. who. having spaid 4
dollar each. wrote their namssson it and the
nanes which each desired ~shsuids 81 PIE. .
sented with the sword donated Tor this. ob
,jec.. The military race which, should d,
eide the martial fayoritesef the lair caused
'nuch speculation which was mingled With
Comment and sometimes with 'io1nmis,akIabI
and mutually hostile feeling, But .hs, sub
scribsrs held firmly the equilibrium Of thsi,
temper. anil good hpnor prsdenainatsd.
=: The contest was nat, ooaasd to. 5rots,s q,
the strosser sax for those designated, tor
some unaccountabIe' 80 ,hisItm, the weaker,
resolved to show their strength, and, ,exhib.
i their appreciation Of the eonmandess.o ..
our land ferces. Accordingly. !lsdies> voted
" rapid succession for Grant Of, Mcclellan,
:. their preference, Or their Jads.msntsI al
rectsd them; and the strug,ls, in the .itsr
eoop was 70 close. t,stsiA caassa4 nush ap
prehension among the bslles. s9 4
At thrcs cso'eloek' the ofsci Il inside the
counter announced shst Grant was .heai.
la"1 the words All.d with apparent shagr;n
the hevy Of eautiss who hsa exprsss.'d
thsir. adniratin ssof Little Mack 'Thi.
was .r. aw'al' diiemmn,. 1cr she lady sdmir
! isrs Of the commander who twies saved the
n.tioo's capital. Whatswas to b dons p
wsiIau never dsspairs and an expsdien,
-oiten the sslvation 81 the minority .: the
British ParIiament-was 1t once put into
execution. AcClsllan's lady friends seuch,
others, who soon came 10 his rescue Is,
the next ,lf3obess ist aieast., Securrd The
sword for him, By a majority of h,If !.
score. Then the bsllss and natrons. who
would have Grant obtain The L gift pussaed
similar tactics. and sooaths hero Of vcks
to'r' rose up three or 'oer ros.s above III.
antagonist. s'''> -, .s.
In the meantime, as each 6ve or ten min.
utss relied, eaesr naairsrsfs surround the
stand. asking Who's shssd z when the
Ispsxse vas .Grsn,,'fth the ia,r opponents In
friends Of that general, by The smiles Of. the
traces Of disappointment Of thoss near The
/ a ss : SF4 > &4pSE@ Ssa&@#
hut the seene was seon destined to b
changed, aud the coassss closer. 4 Rravs
matron in black approached tho ofaci.l. and
Inquired who v.s ahe,d r 'Grso., mad
lam.' WAS The calm reply; The purport d
which Was self evidently .Psssisss To-: sbe
speaker who aonoanesdit. Then mis-,
!. write down more Names rejoined The lady;
and shs asit-d ihs actioa TO- ,he word, ~
aeeordiag thsss.ofher gsatlsnass friends tor
McClellssv s.sss l.ss was. aas!ia&tt sssss
How is it now .hs .nz;ou'y ibqlais
'|ed- =, .,..e ]. .s;i's,z ...' ~
About even, was The answse. .as
Its'Ah yoa had sssisAsss 20 as~s nSrs
|.baa your aans. Mls =: ,ha.,s -
lhif;' said lady aequaiassaee 81 IT, ~
Tier. y.s sssa s.s:w sssEt ff-yosss
i Oh 3ssI hys,' =. answered ths nassss
f. 4hey avnx hisnds, ~ : they ka6v
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Ths sesesses ~ e. slast y - iaAar
Irspeioa ofa lsay ffisnd q ths spsaker,t =
las e,ass - evidsstiy 2 = Asss'sn
!,i,ensarJ . oea. nec'ella.. 1s'
fhsa ) Jessg asd bsastifsl .ladp II :
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