The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-06-01
"CoI. Harry Uhife. Come EO,fH.' -

"CoI. Harry Uhife. Come EO,fh.'
Their" was one incident in the course of
deliveries whIciI was quite dramatic. though
very painful I" one Of The "a ties, IA Penn
svvania colonel. In She beg inning of the
war surgeons we've tegaIded aS non com
batanis. aud not subject to detention ou
euhrr side. \ difficulty, huwever, aro>e
between the Two governments about DIR.
Rucker, who WAS held IN confinement on
the charge az murder aud other high
crimes. The United States demanded his
release, aud, failing to secure 1t, put Dr.
Green, Confederate surgeon. in coniue-
mcnt IN retaliation. Tins I'D to the deitn-
tInn of all surgeons on both sides. made
vigorous tfrItS - ic>toie the old rractIce
aud at lcusth sucCreticd. AccuI dinghy n
day Was fixed TO- the deliver, of all sur
gcuns uf beth sues nt City Point, aud all
tie Federal surgeons were directed tu tie
sent from The Libby and PM on buaid the
flag of truce STEAMER | accompanied tie
parry. When we neaied the steamer New
YORK | pc, ceived that IA signal was tiy ivy
for me to come 10 'he shore with NY boat.
| did 80, aud found there Il communication
stating that Colonel Harry W bite, com
manding one of the Pennsy ylvanIa legi
mcuts, had disguised himself DR. a surgeon
aud Was then on board my boat. / inn
mrdIdtely directed the prisoners to be
dawn up III line on the shore and mace
them an address, in which | iecouured the
cltnt> | had made Ia secure The immunity
of th' u class. and stated that AN officer OF
the line no. entitled IL exchange or release
was among ihum dIsen' d a. il surgeon.
l then ralNt my voice and shouted Col.
Harry " hi:e. come tuith." He stepped III
Trout 1T once, and in IA few words Claimed
that he had IA IIehI to resort to any slIate-
gem To effect his release. | IcIlird that
was not tlIeie To dispute or affirm what hr
sand, but that lac must rtIutu Ia Richmond
uuder a'le>t. II was heavy bl' W to him,
struck at Il moment when lac WIS sanguine
Uf hIs lIber'y. Two minutes niui, would
have placed him nn the New GnIk. where
he would have been safe even IG hls dI suiSe
had been there detected. He had urtn
elected is Il Rrpublcau 10 The !'euii>y .vaua
Senate, which, WITHOUT hIm. GAS equally
divIced beiwecn the war aud aIIII-war par
ties. llIS pestice Was ucedt q 10 effect an
oeanlza,i"m and working majority iii that
bUuy. | had learned these iac's fIum mOie
than one quarter. aud WAS moi dISlWSed To
ASSIST IN GiNI,IS and and Comfort IL the war
l,apy. | wds under no luIy to release Col
White, as the exchange of officers had
ceased. So obstinate Was |. that When the
Federal agent Offered me Major Gene. al
aud several officers OF bower gIade Cor him.
Lated t" great advantage CA hIm # | had
bcrI :" dispo>c,t. ana nr situation in Penn
sylvauia would have Warranted it. IL
every officer aud man had bee u Harry
White there never would have been ANY
d,ihcuI! about exchanges. JUDGED, if the
anxiety manifested about Inn had been
di>ti ibuI"d, instead Of making lin TIE
ie>ervuir ot all. II would have been better
tor good many people. ''Great Is Diana
# la I,y,f, yf,f
Article IN Itjid. Weekly Times.
THE GRANDPA.-The grandpa il an in
dividual, ag' Il some " iicre bet MtenHtiy aud
one huudi eel htaiS, aud " II common oc-
curIence IN rnu>t well regulated i.nIiyS.
Next to Il healthy mother Iaw, they
have more bizurss on hand than ennA other
I,atIy in the household.
They aie Tie standaId authority on all
ieau'ng topIcks, aud hat they don't know
about things ihaI happened Sky five yraIs :
ago. "i what viii i'nilcn Tor the nrXt thiee
years 1" come, IL IA damage for ever, body
Io kno.
Glaudpas are not entirely useless they
are handy 10 hold babies. aud ictd pigs.
aud very smart at mendIng bro&rn
! broom ha,dles on putting up he cloi hes lire
on wash days.
have se,n rIaudpaS that clurn good.
oui h'hHi"ei !" Il th'S''y "''dh ttcN ~
set au old man oven eighty years to ciui IL
Iug butter.
am willing Ia rock the baby while VIM
men folks are billing soap; | am reddy to
kuI rays 10 work into rag carpets they
! kan keep me hunting hens eggs. or I,ickin'
! green cu,rants; or | VIII even dip k.tudlcs
or kore apples in sass. bu' | wont churm.
! have examined my self on the suhivc;,
/ aud III bet sIxpence Josh Billings won
| chutp.
! G.audpas are poor help at bringing up
| children they aIe tuil of p,ecrpt and
| kaIeci:is,n. but the young ones ali srem tu
under>tau that grandpa minds ii..m II
heap more il,au they mind gtaud pa. Josh
! Billings.