The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-03-21
THREE FAMOUS GENERALS MEET.
raciuE undcr One Table SiN Legs that
Never Ran from a Zoe.

Washington Letter IN ~. Louis Posf.Dispafch.
At leading hotel the other evening three
Of the most distinguished cavalry OH 'crs Of
She late war met and took "A social drink.
They were Generals Alfred II. II"aromt"n,
William II. Ayeriil and ThumA, l.. Epssar.
The latter In az * Confederate, aud Is NoHI
probabl, half a million dollars. In" other
two were on Int other side and are both
poor. They az rttW here klg 70 be put
Oh the retired lis \ he Of Them have seen
service 81 Co. tire aar. Ayer.ll aud Pleason-
ton rcsig;, j s,"n al 'r peace was declared,
3 aud RUs.cr's t,im 81 service expired when
. he was capiutrd urai Richmond shortly after
thc SUR .udrr sc Ice aud Johnston.
~ Tho ne. ting between the three was rather
Al interesting one. It's not often lirai three
such dashing cavalry commanders Il war
that. closed nearly twenty years ago come
together now In social intercourse. All held
The rank Of MAJOR general aud all fought
many important engagements, and all were
brave and skllful soldiers, aud all, believe,
were seriously wounded. Rosser carries
about with him nine scars-one sabre.cut
over the right eye, one bayonet.gash on the
forehead, a shot In the foot, one in the knee,
one Ia the left arm, one in the left hip, and
others Of less Importance. Averill was shot
through the thigh, which has made him
confirmed sufferer from rheumatism, and he
got a scalp wound that every now aud then
becomes headquarters for painful attack
Of neuralgia. All of them graduated at West
Point.
Pleasonion is the oldest Of the three.
There Is no mistaking the education aud
training be has had. They are shown in
every look aud motion. Though not large
nortall he Is so erect and precise that he would
be taken anywhere for a soldier and com
mander. The General tells me his uncle has
lost some Of bis faith IN his blue glass theory,
but believes it will yet b" adopted by the
scientific world. lie Is seventy-scvcn years
old. aud las always been a sort OF book
worm, though be held some sort OF com
mand In the Pennsylvania militia at on"
Lime during the war. Aycrll looks almpst
as old as pleasonton, having suffered a good
deal from his wounds. lie is a heavy
chunky looking man, with so!dierly nous
tache, and goes about very npretentlously.
His military record is very familiar TO every
body. Averill and Rosser are row very
fond of each other, aud it is feast to hear
them tell stories of the war from their re
'spective ponts of view.
Rosser has really romantic history. He
Is a romantic looking II al, to begin with H..
Over six feet tall, aud Of giant-like frame,
he towers over all the Ordinary run Of men.
lie probably weighs two bundled aud sew
enty.f five pounds, and there is not bit Of
waste flesh about him-alI solid bone and
muscle. HIS money has been made ~ rail-
roadiug IN the Northwest.
Fortune takes strange turns, aud here is
one of them. What welcome Thing a
weeks salary Of AyerlI Or PieasonIon would
have been 10 Rosser in 1865. To day they
are knocking at the door OF Congress, asking
to be gwen the retired list pay of about $4,000
year, while Rosser IS a prospective mil.
llouaIre.