, 1876-12-26
SERGEANT BATES.

An Authentic Account Of tho silly Fellow
Who Carried the Flag Through tho South
and EnS1and---IIo Now Ltyos In Anject
Poverty Near Bloomington. III.
sl<cfnl Correspondence qf Ths Tribune.
BtooM1No1os, ILL.,, Dec. 23.-of al1 the ecccn-
trio humbugs this country Of ours has produced
land undoubtedly sho has giveu her share to the
world), that very nonsensIeal individual who Is
known by the military appcndago Of eergt.
Bates Is perhaps the greatest who ever left the
American allores to live upon whatever scnsa-
tion his presence might create ID q
foreign land. The world is perfectly
familinr with the career Of Bates since
he lett the army In the year 1866, he besug' at
that time member Of Wisconsin regiment Of
volunteers. tie had not been at homo great
while until he conceived his fag.tramp!ng
scheme through the Southern States, aud this
ras inter tie lapse Of 4 few months followed by
Ills march through Great Britain. We know Low
be entered rbe city Of London, aud With what
pomp and display the English people received
the half-crazy American soldier. No distinguish
cd Senator or learned citizen from Amcrtca
could have bcc the recipient Of the laurcls and
attention which Bates on that memorable day re-
cciycd from the hands Of the English subjects.
No ono ever doubted the SUCCESS Of
0ar frorn onc rntl of Enr]and 10 thu ntbcr. hut
49, ne.ssu ~ 49, 49,. a.. t,-,,,,.n. ..k,s,sa,,on,
" natc6 II "a7 s"u n'ost p'l'tan. Ael'c'e'''e''1
o. ,ns VS. ~ W. Sa1 ss shq
Of history and carycd in solid marble a. the
~,I1I,,v is~, ~ a ,-.oot an, Ior,o,,. ood rb,ch
u.,e y. s'sas auu s" .vue ausu "'.4
but one which almost auy other fool could havc
accomplished should he l,ayo undertaken the
toh yc.rt hsre nas,c.t awar aincc thts f.,,,i.b
~. s a .-,i;s,, t' a"5 49,. s.ss 1es4'
ana ad nss wsoe u u M
up In the folds Of the Star spangle'i Banner as
T,tu ~ v,ol,.bnra -ng-od ord rt,bn,,, a
cnI y. tNasuus ae-su aou "'1non.
cent IN us poekets' ue constantly cnoeasos-
ing TO conceive Of something new IN the flag
business, ethtuc 80 o.igtnnl and sensational
In n character t1,at fho whnta Civilized vnrld
~ '',n 80 ~. A. -..,."..14,.,. ',....
wonder md amazcment, About two years ago
ho succeeded for ashort time in getting his mind
oil the lag, eud whore tho old banner ought 10
bo cnrrpd Ia bis hands, and for yniIe was
nrairIe chickens into England. He was 0uito
rrtjyn FIR n inv weeks in scourinr tbe co,it3trv
for cr.s. and stter making several sbinmeuts
to yasioas parties In tho oia country, hs cans
chickens, esgs was mighty poor business
cumnnred f6 what he i,aa n2eyIousIr ,1nnc IN thn
s,nr SnanrIe,, iiannrr ina nrti he 3hrrw m the
cnntrort. jMlv satiatie. in lIs own mina sat III If
T""I,nS .w"Ht ] ri nrnirc rhtctcns vcrr ~ h.d sbc
hai hstter rct to,,lo other Individual In attenI
ia the husli,ess on American soll 6csl3es t,iI,-
sS,f When o,,r Centennial wear dswncd nnnn
.'s Bates was thc most enthusiastic Ind
ti,s most notriotlc 10 fin souethnr s"usatfonal
- ~ ahnn ~ liz Treatnrs. NJ ths 5mcr"nn Re.
n,,hii.. liz VA. ecoinc to nerforrn somethtnet
.xbirl, woui, tair)y asfo,'isb Tia natives NJ Tia
rarIn,,s ro,,n,rips Win yo1td assemhte nt Tic
f,rcnt Exhthitinn In pbliaIrlphia. Whnt WouM
| + hca and inv would be 70 at II 10 cxcite
t,c n tntsrctt snH ,dmIratinn II the whnic iyi1.
Lev, s Iro worI1l III nna dav bu nscSoi torethcr
III t}nea hn earrIed through the Southern Stntcs
mi Enr,nni' as wcii m IT,, t1nIf,rms he wnrc.
| snti etsrtca fnr tEc Crnt.nntal Ia rnrsrei
hnort ~ = c,oan nInre nn,1 r"ma;nca1 oniv Z ic,S
Jav. whrn he raMs t ths % ronrj,tson TIL TIN thc
Sas- hussnrss was oyerlone in pGilal]c]nhn' and
h,s n1ens mnui nnt ,ynrn nj MI liz wnS t,,,t ~
,on"x a,o rA' nnI nnust a. samct,ing W. ~ M.Ic
cnn,1h ~ nav ii. ho"r, and his rs;1roa,1 "a 1c
hnmn liz XII pIl i'm siivrr wstsh. a nresnnt IA
hin, IN Enn1soti' and viii .hN monev h thu. oh.
% tai"ad - b.I .nne nI,otnvrrhs Il str,,rk ~ !, hc
ann'o.frr+ In W. sntns ,,niinr.n hs ,vnr" thrnurh
tf'p sn,f ~ snd ~ IN Emg1ona: hnt M M ons s"emed
~ ~ rnrn nnn1' In thn Sa,r.ant,s nhntorrnnh
~ ~, san p1! .,s ~ -, ,n% sn ~ ~ wv
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