The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-12-27

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IN the var ~ Gen. l : Grs1t "A
President of ihe uited state ! Va
GeatfaI-5uG bief of The afnie- II -.
uifed State and jam. n Baine NJ.
speaker u the House Of Representa- SO,
Al Befe fesiaeu= m Washington y Z
va. seated in ny eflse A. III cd Va
Department. uo# DESTROYED and rruaarea
~ better on. Vim my gr8efB frl
daeed tin. card II aAr. VOID ~I8a~
Il HE la'e - -faut-Sareeat- I
4. Of COURSE instructed LIN r
how The lady n Size va deeply feiI,d
then not uncommon - rta-8n- # -
manq dependent WHOM and ofIaaa- :" at
fafonge1 Tire National Capita - a9pra
fJf hip. she @lhg4t agFeaInz handed
M a ritter IN The FEM lar Handwriting u
Tie venerable 6eHera. DafI1 Huusef ak.
IN me 10 befriend .tsr bearer CASTING
mY eve ptef it. ] eaeIaTlae1 Viz ar
4ua fAe WIDOW Of Hf old NaH4e5H=Grt#
eral Wood, aud fde daughter 81 Grb,.fa
Zachary IayI9rzs L. - answered.
raised ter wi aud revealed her fe4.ure-
then Of an old iadY. Tut bssand q8s-tI5i
tie daughter 9f General Zachary Ias!or
"Dear Mr. Wood. What d. t6- HeaH
What can do for yant 81 replied j
do hot know. but Genera. Hunter. cur
,teadfa-t friend. ma. segt me L. ven.
aud size went Oh - explain " TIA ms
husband died III - | supposed had
estate enough 10 satisfy my moderate
wants. | went 10 Louisiana, took p5~-
session Of the Old sugar plantation co.
erted few Of the old -I4ye-, With PROM
sc- Of WAGES or shares. tired Ia make a
living hut everything wa ON IF i'm,
then tried lqa.e with no t,..,t..r .,Ifr4.-
Now INV daughter write, M from Au.fr=4,
that she il yery sick and to-. ma. 10 c,.rs.4
To her. General Sherman, mus 20 To-
my daughter and haye MOT a c.nt M
F oId friends are all dra /. and kna,y NJ,
what tn do naturally irou=red b5,,,
much noney was necr..sTv 81 81 =
fban,ana dollar. had nat fbe tnar,,
General Hunter had not tn mon.v
How ahoot vn1r nen.i.,ps .Wtrn M
husband did af,er forty.fonr y,.sr. ~
f,ithful service in the Florida War in
III. Nrxican War and ,be 5ras, Ciy.I
War thoogbt cooIa take care If my
self and meyer asked for pension. ant
now my child CALI Ia me from abroad =
Mir. Wood. ann sare We can ea.fly
make IN, a cas- np5l4r Ia. l,.p,fa5 Pr
sion law which viii gi,e Won - q
month. but II can only dafe from tn.
time of yonr formal appltea,j,n ..Wbat
rood will that do me- she ..xeIastuea
my daughter +, calling for me now, VI,
massage acres, the ocean will ce.f So
and The incidental expen.4. aff.rWard
will run up to A full thousand After a
f.u mameuts' thangbt Iii. .sNr.
Waoa we mnst oet a sn,eiaIb fll nsttia,,
vonr NAM an the Lis, with +tat If NJ.
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ntLar. mud baYntb .,,qiai ,.n.f,,r =.
dat,. bsel ,n'Nonr husband. d4sfb -
Nar,I, a. ISt9 Tbis will r.o,5 ~ A.
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ba5v do vnn knnw from Tonisfana.a
a.. n,na .XVtat ~ e.,
Eant,elyz" uNaf a,a ..,a vn, k,,,o.
au,bn,lv in Copora.ss" ~. .ir,I.
momh.3 ,.Dan,t Won know Mr. piafr..s
ITo i. the SNEAKER nf I'm Hons a f.ll.v
- infnita vii md If nnb.,nn,l.'5 ',.n,.r,..
-" %a .La had never nj Mr. pfaf,..
". my. laor Mr.. VI IN ~ -,
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an,,hi,a no ansner.d III, van al.
H., = ..rban In..t M, a, ~. Subj.
ra,,n .antb VIM az ~ Csni,'d =,
a.a1,,,l. ~. ,,.ni,7,, ~ 49, 1T,
was there ahead Of time >en, my
card to Mr. Speaker Blaine, who WAS III
his chair presiding over noisy House
but who a always. responded quickly Ia
my call In few words explained thu
whole case and we went togethrI u the
Speakers room ACROSS the hall, behind
,ail.d Na eanrtier sfnra ~ ,ts,s -
tharlehaghe ever approached ladH With
Speaker Blaine the afflicted widow Of
Surgeon Wood. the daughter of General
Zachary Tayior. former Prc>i,Ien, Of
IN. nit,1 sat-. After few word, If
i,',,nir, md .y,,lanafian Ia ,nrna.l -, ,,,
lni ai' -, ga ae
aod saiq ''teal ''a. taN II conn 20