The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-02-25
s'LIGHTs AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
BY ONE OF TIE "o1p VETS.


In the field as the great Napoleon was.
He rarely took more than five hours of
rest when the enemy was near by.
wasn't 1t dreadful to listen to the
whistling of the bullets in battle2r ooh,
not SO very. You see, the bullets never
whistled any of the popular airs of the
day."
The Indians call colored soldiers, ''buf-
falo soldiers" referring to their woolly
hair, and nothing would induce them to
take a scalp of colored man, as it is con-
sidered s'bad medicine" to do so.
"Who goes there 7" said an Irish sentry
OF New Jersey regiment. "a friend"
was the prompt reply. ''Then stand
where you are, cried the seminal, 'for by
the powers. ye are the first friend I've met
with in this murtherin couutry.n
AT the battle of Malvern Hill, Governor
Vance, charging up the declivity, with the
shot rafting about him, and bomb shells
bursting in every direction, met an old
hare, with ears back, running for dear
life. go it mollie cotton tail, exclaimed
the Governor, "It hadn't a reputation to
sustain, I'd be with you.n
General Sherman on his last birthday,
about year ago, said TO writer, 81 am
too old to hope for many returns of the
day, aud then life is uncertain, but many
man has sprung up in the readiness
when have had the trumpets sounded,
aud am atill a soldier. When Gabriel
sounds his trumpet, shall be ready"
The honor OF first naming the eagle as
the emblem of the United States belongs
to John j. Audubon, whose name will
ever be associated with our country. The
eagle is bird of dignity as we'll as BRAY
cry and beauty, and its strong attachment
to ito young and to its home, certainly
recommends IL as an American emblem.
During the war an army paymaster in
full regimentals, attended one of PresI-
dent Lincoln's receptions, and upon being
introduced, said: "Being here, Mr.. Lin
coin, | thought I'd call and pay my re-
spects. ''From the complaints OF the
soldiers" responded the President, 81
guess that's about all any of you do pay. I"
During the war, lot OF sheep were pur-
chased by the commissary, aud having
been brought into camp to be slaughtered
for the soldiers, two lrishmen stood re-
garding them with wonder. "I'm think
ing Larry, how do they get them big
tails 2" exclaimed one of them. "Aisy
enough, Paddy my boy, don't you see
they do always be grazing up hill, and of
course the fat runs down into their tails. !"
A gentleman who knew General Logan
in Southern Illinois, before the war, tells
US that on certain occasion Logan found
It necessary to doubt the word of man
| and told him so without any circumlocu-
ton. ''Don't you call me liar, Sir, !"
said the man, excitedly: 81 have rcpu-
tation 10 maintain and mean to maintain
it, Sir" II know it, said Logan, "and
you are maintaining it every time you tell
lie"
At General Sheridan's funeral, General
Sherman, being impatient at some delay,
said TO Senator Carlisle, 81 am not going
to have any OF this nonsense at my funer-
al. F." ''How do you know ~ responded
Senator Carlisle, ''you will be there but
helpless" General Sherman replied ~
have already made all the arrangements
for my funeral, andif lhey are not obeycd
10 the letter, ! will do some tall kicking,
dead or not dead"
During The Atlanta campaign, a young
woman, whose residence fell within the
| Union lines, remarked TO one OF our Off
GERS that it was not fair to fight the South
ern soldiers ION end, THAT is, in flank
and went on to say that the day before
General Bragg had formed 'two streaks
of fight" in their COW. yard with "waking
soldiers and General Wheeler formed
Zone streak OF fight with critter soldiersn
(meaniug cavalry,) behind the house, but
that Joe Hooker had come up and
thanked" Bragg and made him fall back,
which be did in such hurry TINT he "up-
set dada ash-hopper plant" which cost
two dollars aud fifty cents in Atlanta, and
'dad was a-goin to sue Bragg for waste. "
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The Lambertvlle Paper Manufacture
Ing Company are putting in a new 1875
horse power steam boiler at their mills in
this city. They have plenty of orders and
need more power In order 10 get more
work done promptly.