The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1876-02-26
WHY He LEFT.

A month or two ago Col. Bangs en-
gagged young fellow named Scudder as
sub-edltor of the Morning Argus. On the
day before the anniversary of Bunker
Hill, Bangs asked Scudder if he was fam
iliar with the history of that battle, and
Scudder said he was. So Bangs told
Scudder that he would like him to write
up little sketch of it for the anniversary
day, and Scudier said he would try. The
next morning the sketch appeared In the
Arous. and attracted much attention.
When Bangs saw it, he called Scudder in,
and said ''Mr. Scudder, didn't you tell
me you were familiar with the battle of
Bunker Hill r. eyes, SIR "Well, if
that is the case, will be obliged to you
if you will mention to me what you mean
when you say By O'Clock the Con-
federate troops were ready forthe attack.
Gen. Washington had the catipults put
in line to await their coming. and, when
Napoleon saw them he drew his sword
and exclaimed: Soldiers twenty CEN
turies look down upon you ! No sooner
were the battering rams leveled against
the walls of the castle than the Duke of
Wellington sent word to his mother by
oCA. ouliCks tAot uC WOuiu Clt1lCI Will OF
be brought back upon his shield. Then
ordering his men to fire at the white of
his enemy's eye, he awaited the onset
with that majestic calmness which ever
distinguished the hero of Buena Vista.
This was the very crisis of the battle.
Joan of Arc spied Jackson behind the
cotton bales, dashed at him with her
snow-white charger. swinging her ponder
Gus battle ak over her head, her fair hair
streaming behind her in the wind. As
her steed rushed forth her hair caught in
the bough of tree, and, as she hung
there shot her through the heart with a
bolt from an arquebus. Her last words
were: "Don't give up the ship" The
Duke could stand it no longer. The
Mamelukes had slain all his vanguard.
Gen. Sickles had lost his leg and retired
on pension. and the enemys skirmish-
ers lodged in the top cf the monument,
were pouring boiling oil on those who at
tempted to scale it. Leaping from his
horse he shouted. up Guards and at
them !" and the next moment, with the
glorious flag of truce in one hand and his
sword in the other, he hurled his legions
upon the lava beds, and crushed the saw
age foe to the earth, killing, among others
the well known General Harrison, who
afterwards became President OF the Uni
ted States / think we shall have to
part, MIR. Scudder. 1t seems to me that
your career as a journalist ought to come
to an end right here. will accept your
resignation. And if any one asks you
why you left the Argus. point out this
paragraph and say it was because the pro-
prietor was afraid he d murder you when
he read your statement that, At the
battle of Bunker Hill the Confederates
lost $4,000, aud the Carthagenians only
G00;' and that there is no spot in Vlr-
ginia that the people hold more sacred
than the bloody hill where the bones of
Crum well lie with those of Roger Will
liams, as if they had fought against each
other in the canse of the constitution and
cheap transportation Point to that
language, Mr.. Scudder, and your friends
will understand the situation. Good
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