The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-04-03
Let Hannah lApproach.

known how much that captain did weigh,
for he broke down every cor csiyaAle appa-
ratus furnished by the quar- ermxster for
that purpose " He was tried on scales once
gotten up to weigh. i've cattle, and the re-
suit wGs pronounced ton. But as every
man within reach put his foot on the plsf-
form, and sop,e actilaft stood tiiefeon, tho
result remained in doubt. .sr H.
Captain Grosgirdle, as l shall call him.
was q good-natured, humorous man, and
on account of his good qualities great ia
vorise. He wSs Of thSFflstaGak VIZ, and
true to Shaksbeares kndwlSd gel OF tuman
nature, was rather cArefbl Tof hiS IersOn.
He was not a coward-On the contrary.
danger [ ever ut& with. But he would,
with the greatest sarEf-Gd. do things that
svonM haFs disgysAea any OYER ofiice ! in
the seryices SS. .d
On one occasion, while under fire, he took
refuge under hay stack, telling his lieu
tenant to 'smove on like gallant fellow.
while the captain "got his second wind.'
The order was obeyed and in few mo-
ments, after the Captain saw the Colonel
gallop UP. Drawing reign on seeing Gros-
gridle, demand was made, more prOfane
than polite, by the Colonel, to know why
he was there.
''To get little wind. while have right
10 do it." was the cool response. ,0E =,
The Colonel was about 10 orter"hin1 cut
whena shot struck his horses nose, and the
frantic animal began rearing and plupging
in the NEST frigntful manner. The Col-
onel lest his seat, andno5 only tumbled but
fell with his feet in the 'stirrup. He would
undoubtedly have been killed but tor the
prompt assistance Of Grosgirdic, who, seiz-
ing the horses rein, held the frantic ami
nal until the foot was relieved, and then
lifting hissuperlor officer to his feet, he said,
coolly pointing to the stack: >,
"Come, Colonel, let us resume our con-
versatioa under cover" -.
$ .Tou Internal fool ~ roar6d the Colonel,
s'don't you see they have that cursed stack
as mark. and it is the most exposed part
of the fielu.' k,tsE ,G-WitN. ! 90.
As he spoke shell exploded under the
old hay stack sent it dying as . boy would
a hav-cock. -
by Joye," eXclaimeds Grossirdle,
"what n wonderful thing Il military saga.
city. That is why an noG Il major gene
rail-
Ga another occasion that happened, ono
dark, stormy night. the captain prepared
fer hipaseli. . comfortable Iexeat for the
nightysz4lis rneq haS hpfoSisfd bedstead
OF rails ilacex- tAe &ysotF a.teat. and had
covered it with straw, dry and clean, from
a neighboring straw pile. But the captain
had scarcely turned in to be lulled by the
rain that pattered on his Impromptu roof,
before he was reused by the adjutant with
an order from his colonel to take his com.
papy on picket duty at, 0ncca SOME miles
down the mountain gorge. The captain
heard the order, and said. ~ -a
a. Certainly the colonel don't wan. a
whole company for that duty. Give the
order TO my lieutenant, ;, aud reporato the
colonel that the company has turned In fer
III oonid ii ilii / ,smh,e uith ui1stra,iohs oei
the fair captains wit, or rather humor. !
never before meeting the captain had Il cor
rect appreciation Of Falstalf. Some In
gerious critic has assafed us that Falstaff
was not coward. became convinced oil
the fact after making the acquaintance OF
Grosgirdlc. He never lest an opportunity
to escape peril. and yet was ore of the
coolest, sclf-possessed men when lii danger
that I0eysr knew. gHis imppl:c, conduct
sort that made fat old Jack philosophise on
the field OF battle, and convinced the
that the care Of his person did
not come o! fear so much as from q calcu-
lation as to, whether tic game were worth
But i must tassen and hvesdo nc with
my military lump Of sdipcsr, for the space
will not allow my doing him even half
Justice. -
The war came to an end without mutilat-
ing our hero. The nearest approach was a
terrible wound in his coat tail that caused
the captain profound grief. 1.-The eighth
of an inch nearer" he was wont IT, say.
Z" would have graZed the skin and retired
him on pension, a SCARED veteran. just
my luck-all fat, hard work and no glory.
Here have been carrying small brigade
on two legs for nearly four years, not even
calling for transportation, and l nov must
retire on my adipose."
The regiments were returning home, and
at Madison, on the Ohit; -.rand preparations
were being mace to wei, me back the war;
worn defenders of our flag. Their genial
friend. G.. W. Wright. who had not only
given his two sons to the army, but had Ia
bored incessantly for the benefit Of the nen,
was selected to deliver the address OF well
come. To this end boat was selected as q
stand for the orator, and line OF home
guards extended all along the bank to keep
back the sursing crowd. The expected boat
at last arrived with the first regiment. The
tleep-moutbed cannon roared out its wei
come. the bands gave their llveliest airs, and
the crowd 'cheered Justify. The coming
boat rounded to. Upon her hurricane deck.
above all Others, stood the gallant
Grosgir de He stood like an lOver.grO wn
corn-fed Napoleon, with arms folded, the
of all observers.
At the moment when silence spread along
the shore, and the orator was about to be-
gin, female form, tall as steeple, and thin
rs rail, was observed struggling to make
her way through the crowd to the boat.
Her dress seemed made of two bolts of va
riously tinted calico, while her head was
by a little hat, designed for a
girl of fourteen, and it balanced itself upon
the pinnacle like worn out cock on church
yanc. Suddenly, Captain Grosgirdle, who
had caught sight ofthe female, rOared at the
fullest extent of bis lungs: "Stand back,
bows, and let Hannah approach" q
4, Tho shout, followshky cheers thai, went
10, was one OF tie hearnest Sort. The home
guard opened to let Hannah approach
She was hurried to the deck, and rushing in
to the arms of her husband, embraced,
kissed and fondled in way that brought
out peals of laughter and further cheers, that
continued so long as the captain and the
Hannah appeared in sight. !,
WHEREIN GREATNESS CoNsIsTs.-lf great
ness can he shut up in qualities, il will be