The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-18
Lights AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CANT FIRES"
pr ONE or THE "oLD VETS. :"

The museum Of the Dead Letter Office
is always point OF interest to visitors at
Washington. II is now in charge OF u
veteran, with long service record and
honorable gears, Captain James 8. Wyck.
of He has assorted over 5000 pic
| lures of soldiers that were In dead letters
during the W r, from '6l to '65. They
nre nicely arranged In portfolios; from
general to private; Of all branches OF the
service, some with names. others without.
A letter to the superintendent Of the Dead
Letter Office might be the means of re.
storing some Of the shadows OF the past
to the original or bis friends.
General Sheridan, while at his head.
quarters in Hays City, Montana, called
Buffalo Bill to his headquarters, for he
had made such great impression on him
that he said Cody, l appoint you chief
of scouts of this command, and after the
| Custer massacre, he saw an instance Of
Cody nerve. While out with a scouting
party and going through a small dehle,
from its sides car1e the crack Of rifles.
Every one seemed paralized but Cody.
sits death TO run; there's a chance in
lighting; The cried, "Up with you. boys, I"
aud he led the way aud cleared the am
buscale Of the Indians, when the skirmish
ended, with the loss Of but one scout.
Abe Tice, of Company II, 4th Regi.
ment, New Jersey Volunteers, was one OF
the stalwart kind, and better soldier
never shoudered a musket, but he didn't
like the "Johnuies" for cent. While
he was prisoner ut Belle Isle he encoun-
tered Il little dried-up specimen Of rebel
soldier. Abe stepped short and looked
at the fellow, enchanting, "Are you one
of those blasted, pusillanimous little whip
per.snappers that claimed you could whip
any six Yankees 7" Although the fellow
was on his own ground, and clothed with
authority, ho was frightened and hardly
knew what TO say. Finally he replied:
Il reckon Is sah." "You IL, is you
Why, blast your little Insignificant soul,
( they will Turn me loose among fifty
such as you, l will whip the whole bust
ness siugle-hsnded aud never get out Of
my tracks," shouted Abe. The little
Johnnie-reb turned white with fear aud
rage, aud it was lucky for Abe that the
fellow was off duty and unaImed, or be
would have got u bullet through him for
his impudeuce. AS IL was. he never heard
anything more about the circumstance.
General Alger drove up to one of the
railroad offices while Ia Florida, US he
wanted TO tind out something about trans
potIalion, when the agent said: "What Is
your name, sirG" General Algrr," was
Tue reply. "well," said the agent, "I'm
da woods are just iull of Colonies.
When General Geary was Governor OF
Pennsylvania, VI one If his evening recep
tons lie was asked 10 dance. He excused
himself with the mild remark: II have
mol danced siuce The Warmly legs are
luo full Of bullet holes.
General Sherman, with twinkle 10 HE
eye, tells how he was once discharged by
his colored BOY Jim. Il was first lieu
tenant in the Fifth Artillery 10 those days,
aud was ordered to California. ltook my
colored boy, jim, with me around the
Horn IN tue clipper ship. l paid hun : o
u month"; was getting $72 o month
then. Big payi Not very much-for In
addition to being Frat Lieutenant, was
Adjulant General of the Department, but
did not get u cent for that. Well, we
were down at San Diego, aud Jim worked
along pretty steadily. One day he came
to me aud said: BOSS, Use gwine TO quit.
Use been offered $500 n month to work
in libbery stable up var, and you must
pay ms dat much or quit" Three
hundred dollars month for 4 colored
boy and just getting $72 from the United
|
staggered me. said: Jim, guess you'd
better go to the livery man, can't pay
you that much" "Well," said Jim, show.
ing the whites Of his eyes, ~ reckon tnep,
! boss, AS how Use got TO discharge you. ,
Discharge me lie did, for Jim left. II was
the first time l was ever discharged from
the army said the General, and by col.
ored boy who was earning four times as
much money as was"
| The Sioux Indians tell strange story
about an historic locality. They say that
on the billock where General Custer fell,
now grows plant never seen there be-.
fore--a curious plant with tall, slender
leaves, curved iu the exact form OF q
sabre, with edges 30 sharp as to infiicl
keen wounds upon uuwary hands; and
those who pluck II once soon DROP 1t, SO
strangely cold and clammy are its leaves.
IL bears golden-hued, heart-shaped bios
som, aud In the centre 10 Que small spot Of
brilliant red like drop OF blood. The
Indiaus regard ii with superstitious awe.
They call i. General Clusters heart, and
cannot be induced TO touch II, claiming
that the blossom crushed in the hand
leaves blood-red stain impossible TO re-
move.
General Sherman was a man Of remark
able memory. Il is said Of him that a
The close of The war hs could call 5000
officers names.
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