Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-10-27
ONE SUMMER DAY.
what Two Men Did.

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As part Of the speech of the Hon.
Lewis Hanback, at the State Conven-
ton at Topeka, Kansas, has been re-
ported and is being widely published
in the Republican newspapers, and
as the report is not in particulars
correct we subioin the following,
which can be relied upon as being
verbatim:
Time, ! o'clock in the afternoon,
July 90, 1854. Place, Peach Tree
Greek, Ga. Gen. Hooker to Aide:
"Tell Harrison to move up his COM
mand.'
Time, / o'clock in the afternoon,
July 90, 1854. Place, Buffalo, n. 4.
Enter three persons into saloon.
To barkeeper: "Where's Grove ("
Barkeeper "He will be here in few
minutes"
Time, 2:lO in the afternoon, July
20th, 1864. Place, Peach Tree Greek,
Georgia. Harrison to Hooker:
sWhere shall / put my IT.
Hooker: "Yonder on the left; in two
lines"
Time, $40 in the afternoon, July
Goth, 1864. Place, Buffalo. Enter
Grove: "Hello, boys, what will you
have?"
Time, $40 in the afternoon, July
Goth, 1864. Place, Peach Tree Greek,
Ga. Harrison to Aide: "Say to Cen
| eral Hooker, the enemy is moving
heavily in my front Hooker to Aide,
.My compliments to Col. Harrison;
and tell him to double his skirmish
line"
Time 800 in the afternoon, July
Goth. 1864. Place, Buffalo. Grove:
"What shall we playf" The boys:
"Seven up"
Time, $3.50 in the afternoon, July
Goth, 1864. Place, Peach Tree Creek,
Ga. Harrison to Aide: "Say to Gen
eral Hooker, the enemy is advancing
in heavy columns on my 'front.' Hook
or to Aide: my compliments to Col.
Harrison, say to him to withdraw his
| skirmish line slowly, and to hold his
position at all hazards"
Time, $40 in the afternoon, July
Goth, 1864. Place, Buffalo. Grove;
"What's the trump
Time, 6 o'clock in the afternoon,
July Goth, 1864. Place, Peach Tree
| Creek, Ga. Harrison to Hooker !:
General Hooker, wo have driven the
enemy, with great slaughter at every
point, and are in full possession OF the
field" Hooker, with mighty oath :
"Colonel Harrison, you have won your
| star by this days work, and you shall
have it."
Time, 6 O'Clock in the afternoon,
July Goth, 1864. Place, Buffalo.
Grove: IT have won the game and
drinks" Bartender: "You can't be
beat at seven-up." Enter newsboy
greatly excited: Evening paper.
Great battle in Georgia. Our side
wins!" To Grove: aBuy paper?"
Grove, with sweep OF his hand "Go
away don't bother me-"
A pin could be heard to drop for
second, followed by cheers, stamping,
| yelling and throwing up Of hats and
canes, in fact a perfect pandemonium
for at least ten minutes, after which
the speaker continued;
"Oh men Of America Proud OF
your country, of the glory of its past,
| and of it's promise for the future; O,
| citizens of this grand State, for whom
will you votea For him who won his
star OF Peach Tree Greek, or for him
| who won the drinks at Buffalo"
At the close of his speech Mr.. Han
back was greeted with vociferous and
continued cheers, which lasted for sew
eral minutes. Many delegates pres
emit were acquainted with the speaker,
and had often heard him make po-
litical speech, but all avowed that this
was themost magnificent and illustri-
GUS political effusion ever produced
by this noble representative Of the
Republican party. We certainly are
proud that we can claim him as cit
izen of Osborne.--Osborne lKan.)
Farmer.
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