Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-04-19
Helena, Montana, Thursday, April 10, 1877.
sHExwANA ANnTHER REpOkrEK.
How ''Ol(l Tecumseh'' was Served out al
Savannah.

Among the ''bummers" who entered Savan-
nah with Sherman's army was well known
Boston reporter, who had gone through the
march with him, taking notes, and contriv-
ing to steal enough poultry and other things
for his support. Tom Miles-though that
was not his name-went prospecting around
the city, and by that mysterious attraction
known to print craft, found himself in a
vacated printing office. 1t Itpresented golden
opportunity. There were types and presses
and all the paraphernalia essential to busi-
| ness, with a form on the press, and Miles,
! taking out the editorial and other offensive
matter, filled its columns with healthy Union
| sentiment, with the aid of one or two OF the
craft whom he had discovered in the army.
| His leader Was rich specimen of Growing
| over the victory, in which he extolled Gen
| Sherman as the greatest hero since Alexan-
der, and his army the finest and best disci-
plined that the world ever saw. With this
was issuei, and Miles lay back in his edi-
| belief that be had achieved the next triumph
to Sherman;s, and wondered what the con-
queror would say when he saw the praises
| lie had heaped upon him. The next morn
ing. as the General and his staff were about
taking breakfast paper was handed to him
the Savannah RepuJtican, tbink-and he
commenced to read the leader which was so
lavish in his praise.
'Look here" said he, red and furious
'W hat the ID does this mean? Who knows
anything about this paper?"
His orderly, who had known something 6
about its preparation, explained to him that it
was the work of one of the literary gentle
men who had followed the expedition.
''Well, said the General, ego down to the
office and tell him to discontinue his paper or
I'll put him under guard. / won't have such
cursed stuff printed about me when l can
prevent it. Abuse is bad enough, but this is
a deuced sight worse"
Down went the orderly, and the confusion
of poor Miles was overwhelming when he
got the squelcher from the General COM
manding.
Why, it was all praise" said be.
| "No matter for that If it had been the
other way it would have been treated just the
| same"
! So Miles moved q compromise and urged
the official to express his regrets and beg the
removal of the in junction, which was prom
ised. The appeal was successful, and soon
| the officer came back to inform him that per-
mission was granted him to run his paper, on
condition that he should never mention the
Generals name again. This was agreed to-,
and the paper appeared After day or two
an aid came down one morning with an order
from General Sherman for publication
Miles glanced over it and handed it back.
"It can't go in, sir" said he
! Why not ?" asked the astonished messep-
ger, who was a stranger.
because it has Shermap's name to it. ~
was the reply.
'That's the reason why it must 60 in, -
urged the aid.
Ard that's the reason why it shan't He
stopped my paper for praising him, and
promised him that his name should never ap-
pear in my columns again, and hang me if it
| SHALL
Miles stood resolute, and the officer re-
turned for orders, expecting the ordering out
of a file of men and arrest, but was astonished
to see the General bust into the heartiest
laugh and hear him confess that the printer
had the best of it. The messenger was sent
back with conciliatory note, and there was
no more trouble.