Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-31


FOR years passover since inc close Of
t!4c war III fact have asked every great
general of D0tE The Nor acEu and
Southern armies y,hOla I have met TO jOt
down for ne in his own words what
he considered the funniest and also
tre saddest incident lhaJ had come under
his notice arising from our great con-
flict. This request was kindly complied
with and j. was thus that the appended
symposium was obtained The last Of the
contributions composing it having been
received from Gen. sherman only few
months before his death. Doubtless
some IF these anecdotes may have been
related BIZ their present narrdtors TO
other CORES poudents prior to their pub
LEGATION here, and 50 many have been
previously published, but 50 far as
know thi5 IS ineir first appearance in print,
as I most certainly is in their present
attractive form over the signatures of
the DISTINGUISHED gentlemen now telling
them. GECTFsEY NILLisToN CHRISTINE.
dEl. GRANTS SApDE5T.
1t was n 4 field hospital within whose
canvass walls many of our brave boys lay
wounded ard d. ing among them were
two comrades who were more nearly like
Damon and PEthias than any other two
men | ever knew in real life. They
had been born and bred in the
same town, had enlisted al the
same time and had never been separated
for Il moment since they first donned Uncle
Sans blue uniform. / am sure that either
woI!d gladly have LAID Gown his life for the
other They haU hoin been slightly
wounded before. the one having received =
bayonet thrust in the left arm, aud the
Otncr having had the index and middle fin
gers Of his right hanG SnOt AVA.
Now is hey lie side by side, however.
their injuries We're Of u much more serious
character. The surgeon looked very grave
As he turned from one % the other, and the
gravity Of his expression dcepaued us he
concluded hiS second examination. Then as
W.S hIs cuSsOm-iOr he ned it physician 5
du,y 20 always inform a patient of the true
state Of his ,.aac-he told them p!;tiniy, but
not without feeling, thai they both had but
a few miI.Utcs to live. ''All light said
one faint" bot firmly, I'VE VIII de together
as I a,va IS hoped we would
u want TO 90 if ION goes, mrmured
The other. Give me your nano, dear old
10Y, he continued and he re;rheG oIt his
left maLd 1wards Lis coulrade.
III" dyin- man rrasped the extended
hand. but finding il whole and unnaimed
I. cast from him saving. 80, no! Not
that hlud. z want the one that vas partly
shot Away or the battlefield"
Hi- "omradn extended his wounded hand
and Ton. his eyes fast glazing IL death.
C!asptd II aud felt iOr the stumDs Of the
mi ,s.nE finger.
This S the hand ! y,art," he exclaimed.
auC. raising it to his lip. ms spirit pissed
without = struggle His friend, by a treat
eTortion, rL'Scd his head and looked At his
cum.ade. Seeing That he was re more, ne
uttered 4 loIQ cry. md the two friends
we're reunited
HUMOROUS.
fhNrH VS. 10 better, more fearless or
more loyal solder than clio JACK Dublin,
but - Tad one fault. md tl.a, was an over
|yCgniu- loneliness for the whisky bottle |
IT RAJ ne. fCI its contents He hau i boon
hUt everyone allied him Uncle 81. While |
u GaE.r old Jack was taken i'll OF fever, |
and. despite the mremIttiry atteatlon Of |
'-nclc 81. died. The corpse developed an |
rInUSul. ~igiuity .tftc! death and 4 strange |
.erd1uC- o 'ly up into a sitting posture |
Ac"ordmgl on me night before its burial IL |
was stretched out al ful' ength upon q
board resting upon two wooden trestlcS |
with its mead aud feet tieu down by ropes
OId Uncle :! insisted upon wapchiI" .he
romaiEs of MS dead friend. Shortly after
,nldril ut he became very thirsty AMI |
stepped Dut toauci"lborne suffers TO pro
cure = drink. During his somewhat pro-
trac'ed auscrce tTc large cats FOUND their
way 10 Ike lent containing the remains of
old Jack, ard when Uncle ii returned he
was naturally indignant ut seeing these
feline sitting on the corpse--one at the
head, he other IT the feel.
Selling billet Of wood from he ground.
he aimed a powcrfut blow with II nj de
pussy sitting near lie head Ii missed lis !
mar. and str1srl, :.aC severed The rope hoid-
Ing do,vr the head Of the col.pse, which i'm
Inediatclv ii,v: into 4 sitting. DOS. ure. Sciz-
ing he dead ,uau b. he shoulders and
forcing hin, back into 4 rerlTnbcut position
Uncle 81 explained IL ;tG a~grieyed tone.
"Dard We, old man. lie down and keep uuiet
I'll attend H. the cats. L :. iR1vT
G.E. LEES PATHETIC.
Many Of the most beautiful and pathetic
incident, of the ,y.r occurred after il vas
al over Al a hotel In Washington in 1e6,
q gentleman y-nase face ! could Eot re-
m ,rubc. exactly. l1ugii il seemed strangely
familiar. introduced himself and asked per
mission. 20 present ms. to his mother. a sin,
2liial'ly beautiful old lady of uuceulv and |
digr.hcG bearing. 10 whom he said.
'.AiotGrr. let me present 10 you Gen. Il. +
Lee of The late Confederate army. whose
saDcr thrust ,-ayc ne This scar on NV right
cheek arr! who Gears The mark of a wound |
gave him" The beautiful old lady threw
her arms around my neck and went on my
shoulder in ihlr tender. embrace and the !
farvcnt clasp ~ the Fedora officers hand |
and miia we buried die auimositics of the |
war forever
III, MOST HUMOROUS.
One of III, most devoted adherents The |
SCHherr: cause eyer mad WIS Gel N
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