Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-03-07

harness in delightful ignorance that thu
great war chariot had been long ago solt
for old iron. One enthusiastic country
man, firing with patriotic ardor, exclaim
ed, II liked the army, stranger, anc
wouldn't mind gitin' into it again. D,
you reckon | could do it? mot tn,
least doubt, provided you are able bodied
plenty of recruiting offices in the coun
try" Such "snub" with most mer
would be quite sufficient. Not so in thi.
case, for the tormentor replied innocent
| iy, 80, l meant as an officer" A Chicago
drummer" introducing himself by an
invitation to take drink" (Which my
friend declined, knowing that ten times
the worth of it would be pumped out
OF HIM, with sort of knowing look
| asked
Twentieth Illinois"
No, sir !" was the polite reply.
Twentieth Minnesota 2"
mo, slr!' more politely said.
No? All Twentieth New York g''
ono, sir"
All that day the impertinent tourist
seemed to regard him with puzzled look,
as if thinking, 81 wonder what State he
does hail from, anyhow" ! could not
help blaming my friend for the following
A down Easter, evidently never so far
from home before, contided the astound.
ing fact that he had a son in the ,cdr, and
followed it up with
''P'raps you know'd him"
What name 2"
''Jchn Prince"
''Why, to be sure he stole the Cap.
tain's watch, and deserted just before Nal
vern HILL"
81 yum! you don't say so' exclaimed
the poor man, much distressed. "Inever
heard O. that afore. Well ! Well ! John
alters ,oas wild chap, and haint never
been home since the war, though he writ
us he got lar discharge and then to
think he went and stole watch.
May be it was another man of the
same name," suggested my friend.
well, now, | never thought o that
likes not twas. swow ! ] don't bleve
John would "a stole, though he alters was
wild"
"Now I think of it." said my friend,
'the John Prince ! refer to had no father
living-so he cannot have been your
SON"
"Well I'm glad to hear it, though, to
tell the truth, John alters was "a Here
the shrill whistle of the boat came to the
rescue, and under cover of it my friend
got away.
was much amused by recent article
in the Golary on cone. Legged Men" 1t
must have been written by an individual
of that class-at least the 'pr5ma gestiga'
must have been furnished by such one
| know one-armed veteran of the war,
,L<> g Oft
pretended to be dumb when with stran-
gers, and carried a small slate. Now and
then, to intensity the scene, he had the
remaining hand in sling, improvised
with IA handkerchief. He used to say he
could build soldiers home, founding
asylum and an old woman's hospital if
the sympathy he received had a money
value--even for two cents on the dollar.
Much of that sort of sympathy: # II ,mGy
called so, is maudlin ard ul.eal. ~ -
Oftener idle and impertincnt curiosity.
NV soldier often electrified the inquisi-
utu ny describing battles as the colored
pictures in shop windows portray them
flags, horses, officers, men, cannon and
exploding shells mingled in picturesque
confusion, while in the foreground Il .
great General sits upon an Arabian steed
lstanding upon his hind legs and holds
his sword aloft, for all the world as If
he knew some Photographic rascal had
his instrument leveled on him at that pre-
else second, or that certain Congress
ional District of his own State al
ready had him in view as their
uar candidate. How proudly, how
scornfully he gazes at the enemy advancc-
ing in myriads, and charging bayoncts al
most under his nose. lie dciies Death
himself, and, to prove it, wears dress nat
and el,aulttes (Which, perhaps, never hap
pened in this country on the battle held,
unless accidentally. d,
Inouisitiveness is the best proof OF bad
breeding. The inquisitive man is "A
human mosquito. His buzz is more annoy
ing than the bite. You may brush hin
away but he returns from another quarter.
The only way is to let him light" when
ever he will, and then "squelch' him.
THE HONEST MAN.
All! simple Diogenes! Exchange thy
lantern for calcium light and fortify thy
fading vision with wondrous lenses-not
that the type is extinct. God forbid! 1
can imagine no conviction more satisfy.
inc TO the human breast than that friend
is near in whose keeping ones honor, as
well as his gold, is entirely safe. NO
Christian is more secure OF the ficaveniy
inheritance than an honest man, for ne Is
the very embodiment OF Christianity
Though his hands be hard, and his knees
and elbows out, yet he is the living tri,
umph of the golden rule, loving God and
man, and doing good to the day OF his
death. -Detroh Free Press.