The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-09-16
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BY ONE OF THE "oLD VETS. :"

BY ONE OF THE GOLD VETS. "
Medals to be distributed to the first de-
tenders of the civil war, at Pottsville, will
be tied on the old veterans with Ameri-
can-spun silk.
AT the close of the civil war there were
700 steam vessels entered on the naval
registry of the United States, but to-day
only % of them survive.
The greater number of successive vic
tories in war in one day were those of
Gen. Scott, in Mexico, who had five and
Gen. Taylor, who had three.
The heroes of the civil war have disap.
peared much sooner after its close than
did those Of the Revolution. 1t was q
half century after the Declaration of In
dependence before Adams and Jefferson
died, and the year before their death the
White House had been vacated by Presi-
dent who had Joined the army in 1776.
II is but thirty years now since the firing
on Fort Sumpter, and the great leaders of
that period In both civil and military life
are all gone.
A Confederate soldier from Georgia had
been very persistent in personal applica-
ton to General Lee for a furlough. One
morning the General asked the tormentor
II he understood the position of a soldier.
The latter said he did, He was ordered
to assume it. General Lee than gave the
command: "Right about, face; forward
march," AS he never gave the command
"Halt, the Georgian kept on marching
until he got tired; but this little hint
cured him, and the next application was
through the usual channel.
When apprehensions of the Merrimac
threatened New York with serious
stringency-not Of the money market
but of courage, delegation of bankers,
representing 800, 000,0 900 of capital,
rushed post-haste to Washington to ask
for an irou-clad at once. 'tGentlemen,"
said President Lincoln, when he was told
how much capital was in their vaults and
how much anxiety in their persons they
represented, eff was as rich as You say
you are, and as much scared as you seem
to be, would 60 out and buy an iron
clad.n
81 don't look much like fellow who
has had his obituary written three separ-
ate times, do 2" said Colonel Barnitz, of
Cleveland, as he sat in the parlor of the
Kimbal House one day last week 81
look hale and hearty enough, ] suppose,
yet have been mourned for the dead
once-and well l remember the time
General Custer leaned over me and bade
me goodbye, promising that my body
should be sent to Cleveland for decent
burial. The doctor had just told me that
couldn't live more than twenty minutes
Now poor Custer is gone, and the doctor
gone, aDd-well, I'm here yet. ~
Joseph Schofeld, an Englishman by
birth, but an adopted citizen of the United
States, residing in Iowa, who justly boast
ed of having two sons in the army, one OF
whom had re.enlisted to fight for the flag
of his country, gave the following as ar
appropriate coat of-arms for traitors
"The traitors coat of-arms consist of 9
flea, fly, maybe, and side of ba
con. Explanation: A flea will bite either
the living or the dead. So will the trail
tor. A fly blows, corrupts and centami
mates all it comes in contact with. Sc
does the traitor. A magpie is always
chattering, talking and lying. So is the
traitor. A side of bacon is never cured
till it is hung. Neither is traitor.
AT public meeting in Boston, Mr..
Cough said Not long ago | was in n
hospital and saw a young man 90 years
of age, pale and emaciated, with his shat
tered arm resting upon an oil-silk pillow,
and there he had been many long weeks,
waiting for sufficient strength for an am
putation. knelt by his side and said:
"Will you answer me one question 2"
eyes, SIR was his reply. Suppose
then, you were well, at home, in good
health, and knew all this would come to
| you If you enlisted, would you enlist ~
eyes, sir" he answered, 81 would in q
minute What is my arm or my life COM
pared with the safety of the country ~
That was patriotism OF the genuine brand.
Some years ago, the commanding Of
fcer of q military station, desiring the
grass around the quarters to be protected
while 1t was growing, gave strict orders
to the sentry on guard that no one except
the COW should be allowed to step over
the grass. The next day the Generals
wife called upon some ladies and wishing
to make short cut, walked across the
grass from one path to another. enc
one to pass here, madame !" said the sen.
try. The lady drew herself up. "Dc
you know who am % she demanded oil
the sentry. "No, madame" replied the
impassive soldier, 81 do not know who
you are, but know you are not the Gen
erals COW, and nobody else is permitted
to walk on the grass.
There Is an old darkey in Athens
Georgia, known to every citizen by thu
fact that he always wears upon his head {
military cap, or rather the fragment Of one
for 1t has been worn to mere frizzle
The name Of this old darkey Is not sc
well-known as himself. II he were re
ferred to by any citizen, he would be call
ed 1.-THE old darkey with the Confederate
cap on" More than twenty-five years
ago he came in possession Of that car
and on the field of battle. A dying Off
Ger OF the Confederate side gave the car