The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-06-30
Sheridan's Ride-SOme Account Of a
Mistake.


\ few days ago, while was in TN,
northwest gallery Of the Academy o
Fine Arts, gazing 1T Vests picture o
Death on the Pale Horse" anC
thinking what a magnificent house
, painter West would have made il ht
had only been educated properly, al
aged female Friend, in poke bonnet
approached. She paused few mo-
ments, and then brandishing bu.gy
umbrellG in that direction, said:
Friends, is that the painting Oi
Mr.. Sheridan's Ride?"
There was abOut.this venerable wO-
man, abundant evidence of life-lOns
seclusiOn among the wilds and jun
giles of Susquehanna county, which
had resulted in an utter absence of the
perception OF the fitness of things, 81
| thought gentle jest with her might
afford amusement.
Eyes, ma'am; this Is the picture.
That is General Sheridan i'll the fore
ground, upon the white horse. The
crown? No, ma'am he didn't wear
it as a regular thing You see, he
was playing in some private theatri-
Gals when he heard the roar of the
guns, and he sprang from the stage,
dressed just as he was, and dashed
away 10 the battle field. When he
got there everybody had fled but a
single company of home guards; but
Sheridan cried, Up, guards, and at
them y and the guards rose right up
and gObbled the entire rebel army,
including Stonewall Jackson, who
was saying his prayers in the woods
at the time"
..Didn't know that he rode over
felildren Why, madam, when he
came prancing down the road the
rebel woman were so anxious to stop
him that they flung their babies and
ttissmSelves right down on the turn
pike. But ne didn't care a cent,
/ General Sheridan didn't and he
| tramped on them and hashed them
right up. There We're fourteen thOus-
and babies killed by him during that
ride. Awful wasn't it g? And yet every
one ofthese infants had been vacci-
mated, and some of them had begun
To take notice"
''DOn't know what he has that
snake on his arm for? Why, it is a
pet cOrGd di cdpelO, which he OBJ
tanned from a cOnfiscated rebel me-
nageri and tanned. He always car
Tied it with him, and when he was
captured, sometimes afterwards, he
found it very useful i'll his prison"
"He was confined in Il dungeon on
the banks of the James River, in the
Castle Chillon, so called for the reason
that whoever went i'll there immedi-
ately got a chill on; and because Sher-
idan's hair turned white in a single
night he applied the snake to his
bosom, and it bit him and he died"
Hadn't heard of his death ? Why
good gracious, madam, he was buried
years and years ago, and his funeral
lasted twice as long as George PeabO-
dys. He wrote the School for Sean
dial and 'TOodles,' with q nail on the
wall of his dungeon, while he sang,
Yes, the die is castp and munched
piece of hard tack"
mo. ma'am, thatname i'll the corner
does not refer to the painter; it indi-
Gates that General Sheridan was rid
ing toward the west; but the exact
historical truth is, that his direction
was slightly south of west, although
he didn't know it at the time, on ac-
count of his watch having stopped"
"WhO did paint the picture. 1t is
the joint work of James Buchanan
and VIM. b. Reed"
AZ know it, ma'am; know Mr..
Buchanan is dead. He was killed in
a duel by VIM. B. Reed. The matter
was hushed up at the time, but Reed
was obliged to fly from the city. The
cause of the quarrel was that Bu-
chanan. wanted to represent Gen.
Sheridan in a boiled shirt, and Reed
objected, until the dispute led to a
duel"
While / was making these remarks
an aged Friend came up to me, and
laying his hand calmly on my shOul-
der, said:
"Young man, how can thee talk i'll
such a manner, when there are so
many older and more experienced |
liars than thyself in this city ~
"What do you mean ?"
"I mean that if were in the un-
business, / should wish |
that the disease of which Ananias
died would become epidemic herea-
bouts. Thy friends are doubtless
wealthy, and could pay for hand !
some funeral. ."-Phiia. Bulletin.