, 1875-12-24

Ex AID. Scntttgt. Of .tieyns,slrAn.

Arn Fork firnnh,..
AID. john A. Scaton, Of Alexandria. n rlr.nt,.
uaiorad nlan who attractel much attention
about two ycars ngo wkcn hu marched ~ ono +.
tho gunr'l 0t honor beside the l,carso contaiaIn.
tho remains Of Charles summer on its m egae,
through Now York, ii now y special Deputy
Sheriff IN This city nnh hnH hcon pIaroi tn c.,arrt
Of tho Equitable Life INSURANCE Compauy',
building, lao broadway, lilo iurscst rriva,t
structure devoted to nlllco uaes III America
Ihoao wlIo have beeh tEero within tho Int tx,
months cnnnot have faloh 10 notice scatog, II,
III q feet ncboa high, snlondilly proport fonetl
Rtraigl1t ~ nn arrow, anl about - years oil
lie IL dressed in bright bIuo cloth. will. rA
buttons reaching to 1,'H chin. III hiB hnnd ha
tlanglcH knustel caro feet Incl, in Icn.th
md lnchcs in tla1netor ncrors tie heal,
"My paronts." said llo to a fffdptic reporte,
this nlorniDg, "wcro snt FREQ by Cen. Washing.
ton while he waa President. aly n,nthor va,
very Young at slo time. hut sho has often solI
mo aboutit. l Hevor Was n alaYu.''
"Tnko tllat elevator, rai." sail hc b|aullv.
tnrning to son1o ono who wanted to 70 to az.
Judge Fnllortun's nlllce. There wero fuur oIeya.
tors IN Wow, hut tho nnn Bigllted along tho nm.
der sldo of tho blue ateoye aild ponder0uB it'll.
~ finger tint wosn osto,n1et1 oyor llts head, and
passed ont from under thom with au csprcYslou
Of thanks.
II think thoro must bo not far from 15.onc
people naSa in an1 out Of tho building dur;n;:
tho day." continued t.o sal,le giant, with bardl;
trace OF tho nccant peculiar to llis race INV
lathhr was feet I, !Ilcilos IIig, but my mothor
was not remarkably large. There wosc ton oj
W cililrcn sosGn wern girls. aud nyornged about
foot II inchoa. ,ty l,rotilorA were GUth snail
each being about 6 feet ncl,os lt1gir. was IL,
youngest. l Weigh now 31G tolllalls."
Acaeon learned tho tendo or 4 carpentor, md
whei lo war IL yeavB old ind occasion will, tlye
otllora to ho!d up ono side 0f roof. which, fo
IT. tlf1k kHr1fk tJ+1
o4 on tbs sr1nnt!.
brace sayo way and hia companions lcnned
back in fright. HcatOn had leelt standing i'm.
rrudontly under tho root, about midway between
llin e1lds, nhd cou!'l not oseapo. Duwn caruo tho
Heavy mass, slowly doubling up his strong arms
ssai,st raftor Hero lho youns Giant tt hei,l jI i:
until his rcaasuring cries bruu ght lis follow.
Workmcn 10 his assistance.
Otrthg tho Nar llo Horvoh aB carpenter on tho
Peninsula and ut Alexandria, At lilo latter
place l,o waa enrolled for tho defense aEhinyt
the ralda Of Con. atohby. Once, wl,1lo i1 Sian.
aasas, he obtained furlougll. md OH Ills roturn
,nsasa ,,l trim and VIZ day lsso. "asn. Will
c,uckEtng all through hia hugo framo ut tho rec.
oi'ccsion. "nnd. by way Of punishment, n,ada
ino whistle frusu II o'coc': until l." Mr. Soaton
II quite artintic in this kind OF portormsnco.
Comnssary Sorguant. JIG hold that pouitou
until tho cloBo OF tho War. i'non he brca,no
messenger in tho CG1ntniapnry Department.
wloto Ills lithancss and nddreDs In ca.ryint!
notes and taking yosbal maosaayes fron, one d.
Jartu,ont to another won hin, general fuynr,
Noxt llo won't to tho Capitol III wasciln,an. and
MAS afterwards appointed ~ tho ilrst and onig
cntnred tncm6er Uf tho Capitol police. Ijil
position waB worth about ~, bUU 4 year, md til,
'orce ts largely composed. Soaton Bayy, Of bros.
army otllcorB aiiu ot1or gout1etuan.
whoao toceFsi.tes compel tlloIn to accent pucb
postions. It ta unltu dlh.inct from tho Wasi.