The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-11-21

! sths yousg rsbsl sad, yo6 havs 80
The liberty - bsat his Najlaty's troops.
6cotk Bye pIsaSsst soFd q tuo, parsie
tho iPpeAohmeat - vsIl . - seald. 81
the lady followed up the aoeusation viii
epecs6c refsrsaces, which sarpsissd not
httIs. Scott soon foa1d binssh ssate,
| ~ her side, with ! hand claspsd ID bod
Of hsrs-oold and elsnny, - 10 The q
6els Of death. Taking ! sudden turs
shs exclaimed, With snpbsais: 81 hav,
gloried IN ny rebel eoultry4ea r. Then
pointing to hsaves With both hauds. Oh.
added, ia.a most sfeetiag tone s.Would
% Ged /, too, had been patriot r, a
genessl remopstrsnee vss iiterposed 5,
the hasband, who had bses earsed swa,
BY sypPathy up q this moment. Turning
nov apoa him, shs aid, vithItbs earnest.
ness Of truth I: II do not, Ilnevsr have
regretted my marriage No woman "A.
ever blessed With . kinder. better hus.
band. But ought to have bcep ! patriot
before marriage" Hers we're the only
dry eyes Of the party.
APlesssnt story is told Of thief Who
refused TO steal the General's unedal:
This medal chsnced 70 b. tenpor,rily
10 the City Bank Of Nsv York, Tor ssfe-
keeping, vhen two thieves, in . nights
work, took from that institat.pn $50.
600. The medal VS. lyisg in . trunk Of
gold All the coin Was stolen, bat the
medal, though taken ont OF ito case
marked With he hsounsE's name. 70 Rsaaify
earnestly was left. A few~ysare kter,
whes the robbers had served ont }Leir
sentences, in tho State prison. or besn
psrdoned By the Executive, Scost was. il
. steamer on the Hadson. robbed Of his
psns By pickpockets Who did mot know
him. The principsl OF tho baok robbery
hearing Of the loss (Sl46) J. bestirred kin-
'slf anosg the faiemitys ihfsAtsse@ 10
ssses the whole body TO bo ssnt to the
Safe prison If tAe mosey was net resurn-
I'd, and added. "When 10 he Cs.y B.nk
! sss the medal. bat was not ssrk ! vii
lain to rob gallant soldier" Io day
or too she money VS. returned BY HRS,
the high conatabie, with that report. re-
ceived from third party. 70 sAoUAshaf
he did not himself pocket tho money.
Hays vas reqaired to produce Sc@,t's
wrisssn reeeipt for its rstsrn. which Pas
given.
OF Cslhous, the General has this anec-
dote, which has certain relation to our
present struggle:
Calhoun vas at frst In favor Of mhk-
ing, BY the authority aad at the exp.hss
Of the United S.Hes, Arpian highways
from the cesteF. 10 the frontiers ia every
direction; Of high tariff and ssBank Of
the United States. To illustrate bis
genius aad early doctriae, THE aaecdote
may be added: Al . dinner of six or
eight. oil officers Of the army, but himself,
be spoke Of the party cossssss Il she BE-
ginning of the century, and continued /:
j" When the Republicans, hesded By Nr.
Jefferson, stormed and carried The citadel
oi4 government, IN 1901. they were nos
such fools - to spike the guns"
GA HAsrY PLATE or soUP.'f
Here is the origin Of the phsase,- "a
hasty plate Of soup
Al the commencement Of the Mexican
var, Scott usus'ly-as always in troablous
times-spent from fifteen to eiehteen
hours day ia bis Office. int happened.
on being called upon BY the Secretary OF
War, to be found absent. In explanation,
Scott hurriedly wrote . note 70 ay that
he vas back in the ofice, having osly
stepped out for the moment to take--seg.
olar meals being out Of the qsestion+ +-.s :
hasty plate Of soup" This private aots
being hastily thrown into party ne~spa-
pers, allthe witling.-forgssting lAsif sun
hssty pudding-tastencd upon il with
much glee, and also tried their clsmsy
vi, on the phrass conquer peace =
but not after the early fact. - Also On the
fire upon the rear = but never aftar the
Ere Of the enemy and that of the Admin
lstration, on front and rear, had bean si-
leaced b the campaign Of 1917.
HOW vIcTonIrs ARE JUDGED.
| When the vistory 81 Bsssa Visits resch4
cd Major General Brooke q noble old
soldier) commasdiog at New Orleans,' and
: friend Of Msjr Gsnenl Taylor, be rash.
81 with the report in hand, through the
streets 70 The Kxohsngs, and threw the
whslo.oily into I frenzy Or joy. BY md
By csms the news that the Stars and
Stripes waved over Vera Crus. aad iu eas
IL, and Brooke. also Z friend Of mine,
sas again eager to spresd the repors.
Somebody in the crowd called out, alIou
many men has Scott lost r. Brooke Va.
delegated to reply, !. Less than hun
drsd." TAas ~sn's d, i~as prompsl,
rejoined. . Taylor always lssss thns.s
4 snds. He il the man for nv money r.
Only few faint cheers were heard 70,
Vera Csas. The lssg AsasAsris bitiIv~
wasted. When / received friend Brooke.
flstser giving these dstsiis, I own that N,
poor hunan nature wae piqued sor 1 no
ment, and I said: = Never miud Tatlo,
IL Loaisi1nian. We shah, 10 due time
- ~ veieeof t1s Middle, IL Notsh,
ssn and Eaeaars etates. They will Ssti
mats vissosiss On diffsrsnt prisciplss.I'-
Ras ! ~ uistakss Tbo hayeoto -
"a II Ns~ Orleans We 'taksa y sll evs
| ~ land. a
/ - While three uaca vera aathsiin1