Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-08-12
He Was Lying.

There was a ROW last night in a saloon on
the Strand. and a middle aged man was for
chilly elected A Neirs reporter was detailed
TO find out the facts. which furnish an anus
ing incident Of the campaign.
There was quite a crowd in the saloon,
talking politics. The shabbiest man pushed
his way in and seemed to take an absorbing
interest in the discussion. One gentleman
said Hancock will get nine-tcnths Of the
federal soldiers"
You are right" said the secdy man. in
a loud, sonOrous voice. slapping the speaker
on the shoulder. You Jus, bet he will
scoop en-. am an cx-federal soldier my
self, and III vote for old Hancock.
The attention of the crowd was conccn-
;ra;cd on the patriotic soldier
Were you in Hancock corps ?"
Gentlemen" said the scedy man. running
his arm through hole in his hat, Il have
voted the republican ticket all my life. but
next November my vote goes for nv old com
mander. ! may not like his politics, and they
may say he puts on style. but when gener-
al Of the United States army gets of his
horse % help me when am lying hel plcss
on the blood stained field OF battle. slippery
with human gore,l am going TO vote Tor HIM.
any how"
"iIlrrah for Hancock" shouted the crowd.
VIII You pom us2" asked several enihus-
lasts Of the grateful soldier. as the, alyanc-
Cd IN solid column on the bar The hcalth.
of Hancock and English were drank with
enthusiasm several times.
Hand out some OF those high priced ci-
gars. sad another cnthusias, to the har-
Keeper. Tic cx-icderal soldier took half a
dozen.
I've a great notion. said another cnrhus-
last, holding the Hancock man of at arms
length. and surveying him from top to bot
tom. I've q great not 70 make you a
prrscn, pf a new suit of clothes"
Were YOU badly wounded p asked an
other sympathetic enthusiast
Il vas lying On the blood stained field Of
battle. slippery with human gore, weak and
faint from loss Of blood, with my cg shat
tered By rcb-l mean hostile eannon-bal
had fallen early IN the fight
The earnest crowd gathered close around
the pa;rso, to catch ever word.
Gen. Meade had gwen orders to advance
and drive the reb-l mean the hostile foe
from hi, position. Just a, | was expecting to
bc tramplcd under foot up rode Gems. Han
cock and Ensllsh.
English go baSled the cruwI
Yes, Gems. Hancock and English. riding
side by side, ju,, a. YOU see their pictures.
oaly they had their swords drawn. was
lying weak and helpless on
And be vas, bu, this time /, was not on
the blood stained field OF battle, slippery
with human gore, but on the hard pavement,
slippery with tobacco jaice
lie got up and shutficd down the street.
muiierng 1t seems 10 me English don't
bring as much strength 10 the ticket as |
thongh, he would"
lie must have repeated thl. game with
more success al other saloons probably omit
ting all reicrenoe TO English's military ca
rccr, for later in the evening he was seen cx-
planning the whole matter over again in an
incohrrrnt manner 10 an entranced police
man. In the disjoiutcd manner peculiar Ia
advanced inebriaies he was saving Il was
lNins on the. blood stained field OF battle.
weak ani helpless, slippery Nth human gore.
4 charge Of canister had passed through all
three % nv lung. bomb-hell had flattened
itself on my spinal column, ~hlch would
have produced paralysis Of nv lower limb,
If the, hadn't been swept away by cavalry
charge on the first day Of the battle. Ny
head had been severed by a sabcr stroke.
and was living twenty wards oil. Just then.
a, va. lying weak and helpless on the bat
,le-stained field, up rode Gems. Hancock
and Arthur, while righ, behind them came
Gems English and Garfield. Gen. Weaver
in the rear. Hancock saws TO Garfield, just
hold nv foaIning steed, and turning to me
he says; Ny good fellow if you are wound
ed anyW here. just get up and come along
with me
'-Bedad, that's jus, what 1 say meseli.
Come along Md me We lying baste.' said the
hard hearted policeman. and off they went
together.-[ Galveston .Neics.