The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-20
"HARPEh 80

The March number of Harper'S Magazine
has the following list of articles
'"The American Baron" Chapters V-VIII.
By the author of ''The Dodge Club, 'The
CIyptogram," etc. With seven illustrations.
"Pictures of Ireland. "-Junius Henri
Browne With twelve illustrations. SCOT
tage and Hall. Alice Cary. ''Along the
Florida Reef. "-(Second paper. DIR. j. B.
Holder. With thirteen illustrations. SSH
esta. Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford.
San Examination of the Claims of Colum-
bus. "-(second paper.(-Rev. M: Maury.
'Wed in the Morning-Dead at Night (con-
uded)-C. Welsh Mason. With one illus
tration. ''A Day in Castle Garden. Louis
Bagger. With ten illustrations. Frederick
the Great. "-XVI. The Seven Years War
(continued.) With five illustrations. San
Affair on a Tombstone. '-Katherine G..
Ware. ''The Magic Mirror. Anonymous.
"Wallenstein and Gustavus Adolphus. >
Eugene Lawrence. "Anteros. BY the
author of 'Guy Livingstone" etc. ''Lieu-
tenant General Winfield Scott. Extract
''Anne Furness. by the author of ''Mabel's
Progress" 'Aunt Margaret's Trouble, ''Ye-
ronica," etc. "Six-and- Thirty. From the
German, by @ @. Sheckford. "Our Harbor
Defenses. IT. B. Thorpe. 'From My
Childhood's Day. From the German, of
Ruckert, by S. S. Conant. editors Easy
Chair. D." editors Literary Record" 'Edi.
tors Scientific Record" editors Histori-
cal Record" Editors Drawer"
From Thurlow Weeds "reminiscences
of Lieutenant General Winfield Scott" we
make this extract
One evening, after our rubber, said to
the General, "There is one question have
often wished to ask you, but have been re-
strained by the fear that it might be impro-
per" The General drew himself up, and
said in his emphatic manner, ''Sir, you are
incapable of asking an improper question, 1"
l said, 'You are very kind; but if my in
quiry is indiscreet, l am sure you will allow
it to pass unanswered. ST hear YOU, sir. {"
he replied. ''Well, then, General, did any,
thing remarkable happen to you on the morn
ing of the battle of Chippewa ?" After a
brief but impressive silence, he said, ''Yes,
sir; something did happen to me-something
very remarkable. will now, for the third
time in my life, relate the story
''The 4th day of July, 1914, was one of ex-
treme heat. On that day my brigade skir-
mlshed with British force commanded by
General HAL from an early hour in the morn
ing TILL late In the afternoon We had driven
the enemy down the river some twslye miles
to Streets creek, near Chippewa. where we
encamped for the night, our army occupyino
the west, whlle tnat OF the enemy was en-.
camped on the east side of the creek After
our tents had been pitched, observed a fac
borne by man in peasants dress, approach
ing my marquee. He brought a letter from
lady who occupied large mansion on the
opposite side of the creek, informing me thar
she was the wife of a member of Parliament
who was then at Quebec; that her children
servants, and young lady friend were alon,
with her in the house; that General Rial hat
placed q sentinel before her door; and tina
she ventured, with great doubts of the pro
priety of the request, to ask that 1 woult
place a sentinel upon the bridge to protec