Telegram-herald., 1890-01-02

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selves into commits Of tls shole
ratified tle -ngsnlal conclusion 4ud
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one % 90 t1e klc1lnE actl4l physical
a-eking nina yea, o. opaLr lcallF admin
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Is taat aeneu bered the klck IS hen
SAL doan 90 my Christmas dinner few
days laLes. There = Christmas story. %
and DO disappeared int0 COMMITTEES
room
Congressman John " FarQuhar Of
New York, whose imperturbahle cool
ness made Im prominent iu real battle
AMI nos stands him ln good stead on
tie floor OF the House is 200 much OF i
soldier yet 20 ler reuIniscence carry
him further har1 than the camp res
o. the late war -'it was the Christmas
Of sos that stands out most boldly la
my memOrY says Mr. tar4uhar. and
vas the toughest Christmas that ever
experiences. We were Just outside
Nashville, and II Was just before the
battle of NurtreesborO The weather
Was so cold shat the thermometer
gave up work In disg So and We had not
had very much % eat, but had done
plenty az hard work during the Wees.
Christmas ete We slept very little and
early Christmas morning were ordered
20 tle front We were skIrmishing.
and she sgriers camp anu the commits
sary department we're TOO Tar behind us
for any use or comfort Towards even
ing Christmas evening, we struck, the
old Franklin Pike road and halted
Every man constituted himself iorag-
ing party and started out 20 see what
e could ind to eat, out alas the
entire country had been foraged by
both armies many times before and
there Was b.t little ID 10 had. Now,
did you ever see Tennessee hog2
Well, 10 has been DESERVED as half a
hog. With bri,tles on bo-h sides. and
four feet They are SO thin that they
cut the atmosphere. The party / went
out with returned empty handed. 80
did most OF the others, but one crowd
brought In a pair of shoats or Young
pigs. They were not I'D enough 10
have run themselves absolutely mar
row and We counted on having fair
meal out OF the TWO whom an orderly
from headquarters. where the story of
he find had gone, came along and
carried OF one of the shOats. In
anxious fear lest something should
deprive as OF the other we put 10 over
the fire and had it SIZZLING in no time.
That one little pig did duty for a
Christmas dinner for our entire com
pany OF hungry, worn Out men whose
only dessert was memories OF past
Christmas dinners. and over those
thoughts they >macked their lips
William J.. Mason, OF Chicago, sur
named billy" by all his friends and
colleagues on the iOOr OF Jhe House OF
Representative. was elected first 10
the Ffteth tongreSs, and IN one term
made an uudyInr reputation as q
sto~y--eIler." billy Mason never
tells story about himself when the
joke is the sub ert said Amos j.
Cummings bat at that time Mr.. CUM
mings had not heard this Christmas
story OF enc Illinois Congressman. 1t
was when ] was q boy ac school in
Bcnt0nsport, Iowa" Says Mr. Mason.
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humblv ask uardon. Ketnga boy was
IN love. or Thought ] was. which. 20
tne boy. amounted 20 tre same thing.
She Was just as pretty as picture. and
know a., and thought thdJ everything
She did was USt the sweetest thing a
daughter of Eve could do under the
cirrim. l-u.cs There was but one
draNU4.> rI ne whole matter. She
lived alu-. $50 miles out OF town.
Well one ,a-is-mas eve / started ont
to SEQ .cr on the meancst-
tempered u-t.e pony that ever
ran uusheL hat pony is rec
pousibie for many OF my nessimis.ic
Ideas. There was bout fNo feet Of snow
ou the ground and n. fair one lived in =
blC house. -et Iu the center of five
aero pasture o. mark. as -hey would call
lt now TIE house itself was sur
rcEu| |ed hv l.ttie White fence. and 20
this t.ed l.e pony WHEN ] went into
tte bright warn u4rIo- where She sat-
Just what tlJ or d.t aas nothing 70
do with c." story About d O'Clock
started to say good nigh. and d. about
$50 haa saa 10 and aIsed olt To
where ."fl the pony. The lr Tie hung
limp and srow covered from he picket.
aat the poET was evidently exploring
r.at f,e-a-re lot ! started on hi, .-ail