The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-03
A RECONSTRUCTED Rebel.

The recent army reunion at Elizabc, h
N. j., helped forward the work of frater-
nlzatlon between the soldiers of the late
warning sections, and the speech of Gen.
Pryor was one of the most hopeful and
significant in this respect. He boldly as.
serted that he fought purely in defense
OF his convictions, and lie also observed:
II venture to say there is not a gallant
soldier before me, who in my case would
not have been a rebel. Ihavc nothing to
apologize for, and under the same circum-
stances before God, l should do it over
again. Had the General stopped there
his remarks might have had chilling
effect, but when he continued by saving
that with the light that had
since come to him, he
thought the abolition 70 slavery was
enough to compensate for all the sacri-
fees of the war. his hearers saw the drift
of his remarks and gave most enthusiast
tic evidences of appreciation. He con-
eludcd by expressing his belief that eve
~ Soulhcrner was again attached to the
country, and the Constitution, and should
another war come, (which may God
avert the North would feel the touch Of
the Southern elbow, and the South would
march to the music Of the Union.' Such
expressions of renewed loyalty, whose
sincerity no one will pretend to doubt,
ought to silence all the croakings of the
dc"agogues who still york upon the
prejudice Of the ignorant, but if they arc
determined to continue these tactics they
will soon be buried under the weight Of
ridicule which they excite.
High, Low, Jack, Game and ,i.c
Baby.
We haveit on good authority, says the
Council Bluffs Globe, that near this city,
a few days ago, game Of "seven up was
played, q little girl Of five summers being
the prize. The father had played and
lost everything he had, and while Gnier
the influence Of liquor proposed to put
up his little girl against a certain amount
Of money. The proposition was at once
accepted, and the game began. At the
last hand the game stood-fathcr 5; op-
ponent 2. In the deal the father re-
ceived the following trumps: King, ten,
seven and tray. His opponent received
acc, jack, four and deuce. The father
oeSSeA aAO Was gwen one, WHICH ulaOe
him within one of going out. Confident.
y believing that the game was his, he
threw down the king and tray, exclaim-
ing, 'Can you beat that for high or low?:'
His opponent replied that he could both,
and showed his hand, and claimed high,
low, jack and the game, The claim was
denied, the father hoping that he could
take the game himself. The game went
on, resulting in the success of his oppo-
'ent, who secured the game by two
points. The winner still has the child.
and states that he intends keeping it un-
less the father uses the law to regain his
loss. She is in good hands-nuch better
than those of her father, who is a widow
er, and man of dissolutc habits,
although the possessor Of kindly heart
when not under the influence of liquor.
.: "A Great, Conv eniencc.
Most Of our readers, at different times,
are in want of some book which is not to
be obtained in this place. and for want Of
a good name to address, conclude to do
without it. To all such We say that I. S.
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