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The National tribune., 1892-08-11
KENESAW MOUNTAIN. 2
An Iowa Man Who Wants to Know Who
Commanded on His Part of the Line.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

HROUGH the columns
of your paper ! desire
! to relate a few incidents
J that came under my
observation in the bat
tie of Kenesaw Mount
ain, juno 81, 1864.
l have read several &C.
counts as to the time
the battle opened, some
placing il as late as 8 a.
M, others an hour
earlier. My recollection
is that on the part of
the line where / was
(nearly to the extreme
right the order to adj
vance was given but
little after sunrise. The
regiment to which l
belonged (4th Iowa,
First Brigade, First
Division, Fifteenth
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OMRADE OVERHOLT,
Co. B. 65th Pa, says that
the 10th Pa. was in
side the works at Fort
Gregg first, and that
the Colonel of the 199th
was the first man to
straddle the parapet
and guns inside the
fort. He wants to know
who that long-legged
Colonel was.
From my standpoint,
( thought the West Vir-
ginians-the 10th, 11th,
18th, and 18th regi-
ments-captured Fort
Gregg. / concede that
my whole attention was
so conferred upon the
movements of the West
Virginia boys that pos
sibly / overlooked the
Colonel and his Penn
sylvanians. However,
it was the last fort to
surrender before Lee
ayaenafed and i be-
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lieve, was manned by Mississippians, whose
commander LientenaEt-C Colonel in attempt
ing to cut his way out was met by an officer
of our staff, who gave him saber-cut on the
left side of his head, and endorsed him.
When the prisoners were being marched to
the rear was instructed to return the Lieu
tenant Colonel his mare, with the compliments
of his captor. / rode up to the head OF the
column and delivered the message. He polite
~ declined, and said: Take the marc back to
the Captain, with my compliments and tell
him I am en- route to Point Lookout, or some
other Yankee prison, and that l will be back
in the Fall. and will fight him till hell freezes
over and then fight him on the ice."
delivered the mare and message. would
like to know who that rebel Lieutenant Colonel
was. He was at the head of what was left of
his command, and one of his men, with the
point of his chin shot off, was leaning on the
Lieutenant Colonel, who was helping him off
the field. l have forgotten who captured the
Lieutenant. Colonel, but think it was one of
Gen. Thomas M. Harris's staff. Gen. Harris
commanded the West Virginia Brigade. B.
WORK, Third Brigade, Independent Division,
Twenty-fourth Corps, Grand Crossing Ill.
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&c ySafs.
Gen. Cars Appointment.

]. d. Wilkinson, 1st Mo-, Plsttsburg, n. Z.
writes: in your last issue, in speaking Of
Gen. Cars appointment to succeed Gen. Stan.
ley, you say he Carr was appointed Colonel OF
the Sd Ill. Cav. and went with that regiment to
the front. He took part in the battle of Will
sons Creek etc. Now, as there were no Hi
nois troops whatever at the battle OF Wilson's
Creek. will you kindly inform your readers
how and in what capacity Carr took part in
that battle?"
[Gen. Carr was Captain of Co. !, 1st U. 8.
Cav, in the battle of Wilson's Creek, and served
under Sigei. He was made Colonel of the Sd
Ill. Cav. afterward.
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SECOND BULL RUN.

Michigan Comrade Speaks for Porter's
Troops in that Battle.
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time q rebel battery. which was occupying q
piece Of woods 800 yards to our left, opened on
Us with canister. Thompson's battery went
into position on our right, and opened fire on
the rebels Capt Hall ordered US into position.
As was with the second piece. know that
we fred several rounds before the rebels left.
We had two men slightly wounded. The can
lister fell little short of our position, great
deal striking the ground in our front With
all due respect to eomrade Turpin's comment on
Cedar Mountain. and that Capt. Hall was not
there, beg TO differ from him, as Capt Hall
was present in every battle in which we
participated. We used to think that he tried
to have us put in whore there was no battery
needed. Capt. Hall should be rated as high as
Capts. Stewart, Thompson. or any other
artillery Captain OF the war;
First Three-years Regiment.
H. NJ. Biaisdell, Fairmont, Mimi, says:
=" Tile LIST Mimi. is having great deal to say
about their being the first regiment N ustered
into the United States service for three years
do not say their claim is incorrect, but do
say the following statement, which appeared IN
recent issue o! fHE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. is
incorrect; for the regiment was not mustered
into the United States service ON the 10th of
April, 1861, for three years: II. ID. OBrien, Co.
Il, LIST Mimi, st. Louis, claims the first enlist
ment for his regiment. The organization was
mustered for three years or the war on the
29th Of April, 1851 Judge Loehren, an ofieer
of that regiment, wrote its history for the
volume compiled and published by the State,
giving the history of the Minnesota regiments.
His statement in regard to the muster. which
is certainly as favorable could be given, Is as
follows: May 10 1861, Col. German was di-
rected to reorganze the regiment accordingly.
All who consented to remain were again mus
tered by Capt Anderson d. Nelson for three
years, to date from their original enlistment
IL II Nhoer rxfn
filled by new eniistments. As the muster of
regiment dated April %, 1861, it stood the TIRES
years regiment in the service This proves
concusiyely that their only claim for seniority
is based on the fact that they refer to their
previous muster. Many regiments had the
same history. The I'd Me-, to which the writer
belonged in 1861, was mustered into the serv-
ice for two years in April, aud on May III was
remustered for three years. but he never
dreamed that his United States muster for
three years dated back TO his original muster
for three years"
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FORT GREGG AGAIN.

a Comrade Wants to Know Who the Rebel
Lieutenant-Coionel Was.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
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What Caused 1t.
[Street 4 Smiths Good Neys.1

Street Il Smiths Good Netgs.
Hospital Visitor-And so You got run over
while crossing Broadway. What caused the
accident?
Boy-My not havin' eyes In tn back o me
head
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Evasive.

EyasiVe.
tNetp York Weekly
George-Did you sell your horse for as much
as you paid when you bought him?
John-Well-er-I sold him for as much as
he was worth when I bought him.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER.
Whai0ur Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns
THE SABER BRIGADE.
Stirring Incidents i'm the History of that
Gallant Command.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
The National tribune., 1892-08-11
Fort Malone.

William r. Price, Co. D. seth N. j., 1854 Ber-
gan street, Newark, n. j., seeing several COM
munications about the 18th N. j., thinks some
OF the comrades little off in regard to Capt.
Harrison and Lieut.. Mason being killed in
trench in front of Fort Malone on April 2.
1865. The writer says that while lying in the
woods, Mason called for volunteers, and ex-
planned to them tina. it was bis intention to
capture the rebel pickets. They went out and
all came back except Mason, who was shot
and his body was found in the trench the next
ing charge upon Fort Malone.
Information Asked and Given.
w. C. Clark, Hampton, KY, would like to
obtain a copy Of Gen. John A. Logan's tariff
speech delivered at Marion, H., and which
was supposed to have been put in pamphlet
form.
]. Clark, Topeka. Kan, would like to know
if some arrangement cannot be made with the
railroad companies SO that the comrades can
have longer time going to the National En-
campment, some of the comrades would Ike
to start from the West little early.
Isaac Steely. Yellow Springs, Ohio, says: 81
am unable to understand how any old vet can
get along without THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
unless they wish to become prey to soldier
haters and sharks Will some one tell me by
letter the name and address Of the colored man
who waited On Lieut.. Seey, commanding Co. c,
45th Pa, during the Fall and Winter Of 1862,
especially at Fredericksburg, Va. This man
was almost a giant. He was marked with
smallpox, and was native of Maryland"
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MANY Thanks.

G. A. Clopine, Cortland. Neb.. wishes to thank
the many dear aud sympathetic comrades and
readers of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE for the
many papers and good, interesting reading mat
ter they have sent in time past to help him
pass away the weary hours of suffering in his
entire helpiessness.
The National tribune., 1892-08-11
iroR NArIoxAL TRIBUNE:

A Comrade Corrects the "Little Sergeant
as to the Names of Killed Officers,
The National tribune., 1892-08-11
GEN. GEORGE A. CUSTER.
.TIoNAL TRIBUNE:

Comrade who Found the General
Anything but a Nice Commander.
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HE issue of Feb. Is, in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-05

s'Hlur $50 u.t American "rargalu couu
ter odds and ends, especially u t.uWuro
aud metal Enul-, hardware, CroCkrry.
cheap ollclsth- hont. huld i,nicl..uuels
with tue toiugst oil l.li. aud piIlrl irw
rlyrN. II would De q revelation 60 ouliuur
English trldDmou tn uIl.fo the cuurmous
quantities of stun annually disposed of iu
this manner throughout l'usl md, Scot md
and Mulus, and thr Integrity Of these Gir.
wanderers where tI.y g-s and receive
credit for th.'r supplies, ls they often tI.
Smaller "fwyclDrs' DuIls' stores may Lp
found near tho Bull Fling in Birmingham
whore carts may hc rafllod On tic lazy
jourueyiu.s, lut smHli shipments np
time 20 time are forwarded b. rail from
London,
lMuyc friend Boo thc fruit aud nut ,raIr
iu the DguTy lame quarter ol london vl.N
have supplied Clip. In. boo Uil parts pl tlr
province, Tor zinc past twenty ycar. Han
NJ th., trade De- done ON credit, and tlr
frutcrrr al inform uc they have newer
lot % penny 40 tha hands Of thris thuu
sands OF OlpHy awul customers. An thu.r
goods, fruits Hud uula urv huwkod boo ii.'I.
Villages and sold at lt.r, aud ON market
days. Indeed thr English country iirot
today would lose gl lfs pirtutusQutu.-
and most uf &C., attractions for youl..f
people were thu p..y Gypsy booths uui
GipHy yhuwmHu withdrawn,
About the middle ui tlc century, whru
the British l!Grl Polio, Act, which wa,
directed usg.u-t Giu.iu. and an wandering
folk of the road, Hlmu boo force, we find Dor
row laWcuiius uN, ihr Gipgy chad uu
where To- lgy Die luI' The opprc-s $50
measure undoubtedly sent America 5000
English IiHs... within "a DpriOI Of tUu
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scotland, ii".h N.l) u2 in classic Nurls-
worm l1nu by iio quiet Lrglish lakes;
ltor' uit 'a"th"D, Oh! Gao Shore hooks II
soinrfs't hi'I ht''-. ne, ah1 even from
~ ives uHl itnaAncc' 100 Cornwall, but
most from uicL,rius and uubhguns 90 the
m.dlnhd hnd western counties fairs. As
u 10y some secret uuutr landing they had
ouiicd irs'ihT i1r bit Of roadside re-
union a. the ,usr oi these wind swept
wlugf wnr.r i,W oi the cunsinbuIoly
COME WITH their trmorclr's summons ot
"AioNc ON, you tip-y doggy ana, returning
to t.cEr,1t city from country tramp in
bunhiugi. H.,iurr, 10y hight ol ranS AMI
Nntion u- '"rgio ,hal lNir-ys friend, !
ind become one Of iiflW To- thn little rui-y-
tFinN before lheir lhhi hhluunnmrnt &C 'hc
sHnuhh WNhuyunsH hy b,u,umiug lane
'nu ruad.
Camp was To hr broken th'3 very morn.
ms i"r duIN places CD. London would
cleo upon iHr tawuy crew scattered Zoo
htilc groups und families by night II
was absolutely certain they would newer
gu meet "HIil' even thon % separate i"mi-
iie~ ut hdnu SHOULD n5din know thn bound
les JOY 81 thc tp'iugiimc out going.
Iinhtr |uhe was nni alone in hi, mourn.
$50 ''f' 80 800 'f'.'l ''''' ''' '''" go
lu't NH sue landscape, Sky ail Hlr were I'M
siinct with thr tender saon.ss ol tie dying
year H. srgmcd in me, nor was u all N
seeming, that the Hires themselves burned
with lus crlnLlr aud flame. Even the
sizzling pots, l"nHins lruu thr Etimy srt-
tu siie.,s, boil d and bluubtrtl in minor
brmthsidc tones
oycriu tho Nuutgd coprs of the moor
the trt'crel dot.vys stood mrchly silent
with lowered heads ornihhi,d go the frosty
grars us Il in serious rluiuntiun. A, the
morning advanced good wives rat by the
tent mouths ar iu the open van doors In
sober discuss ion with their husband, or
busted themselves with the morning meal,
less spry and chippvr than is the Gipsy
womau's way luuths bringing watcr
from the rtrtnm or returning To camp with
fodder for tho animals and dead moor
bru,hwoud for the fires did their work
RloOmily and with none of the summer
time Wloop md hall01 Here md there
were grouu. of tlnel.lprGip.y men, seated
on reversed buckets. van tuills or leaning
their backs ngainst van wheels, WHO
smoked tncir ripc. with long, strong, In.
Prospective puhsund said little, while that
little wua measured and reflective.
Old spnrWivcs putterel and bothered
quomluusly, unstcaUipr iu tone, moro rest
less IN movement and full OF that putulHnt
resentment IN change, 30 true and pathetic
a seal upon the oyurripc faculties OF old
ugr Gypsy lHssc-, ever d,muro IN the
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VAKENANS TANDERlSGS
The olPsIss OF LoNroN AM
RoUNDABOuT-l.


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s,, nor,.,,
Inc ,r,ho.,,. H.. CT. ,,..
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Travelling Tadesmnn" Sow, Rather
Than WANDERING uor,, mud ,,.o,t.
can,
lcoprghi. lse. hy rlar T.. wnkomanl
L0yn0y. Oat. %. To mo tbrrc b. moan.
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~, V''"'s "l p'i'iNu'E loIh'' nay laWny
"..N"'' cue ulpNr,
Ilf Fastening Of whole people from
A.. ,.5.,',.. '.''''" ' '"' count 'l'''
catering from brI,,,,Jn ham,. ha,,.,t'
tbe Ann BuJ .t,,s .. -
,biHs 80 -. wy '"'. ''"lu "'-"''
i,,... "'"''Hs' mas IN u laT more
',1p''''i'e revelation Of winters coming
.uaI u'i 'hr autumn flights Of birds and
N'hl whipped beating OF bare branches
90" "ti g.N'9sSi,u brown leaves.
M. -. '... NN't
Ihl' nom tinker Xckc tho other morn.
w "u'I' hAd remained over night with
- caravan by the side of drolry
I I on lle old stage road to Bath. Bare.
on,.il. '','' ,,'.'I"ot'd he had clnmbgr,d
IT, va n'' NY roadside hahitntiun IN
,' 'OIA Ger the uny' lie looked again aud
,ln,aI w w, shy' and over To the saffron
Ls,,',.'N lH,h, with both hands docpin
~. 's ''o y, pockets be gave his old bod
'V .g dglectedly:
a iiua '',9 olH, do1n't husy'
,r, "v" .l"'' Hckef' answered mcrrlly
S,' ,-.u' Glglermlncd to provoke continu.
,o ..ol y As strain Of Gip-y philosophy II
M. a'''e 'Hlpsies never get old, and be.
,a,t you're too brave an old rascal Zc,e,
ii,, GHn,''per about getting on in years a
"' W.,
H., AZ tglh ye, hus all gifts old" This We.
i,tnghuy. iii never quits the country
, n.y. mlndln me o. hit, Hits like mon.
r au ,uy'ngl lcastwise for me, To law yrre
si.B u r3 20 leave the roaG) Gan'sa stur.
n. VNe towns q prison..
,.i htlv was genuine exhibition Of Gip,y
s iia'Agnl' Ieke pumped himself down
b,s ,t'"l. the smoldering campfire, with
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-05

Bat ull Ut these together will not cqulI
the nuuhCr-in my judgment more than
/ iQ1.NOl-thnt troops ont " London In the
| snringtlmo aud returns TO the great me
trup0li- for the winter months Their rt
mote summer migution-, considering the
difference M condition In favor OF American
Gip.ios, ave quite Hs extraordinary Hs with
our own. Willie have often known the
American Gip.y band OF thrceur four ilui
lies co.. travel IN sumpiuUus wagons from
central ohio 20 eastern Maine and rotusu
the same season, 10 Is truly ns interesting
90 mcnt-ls ! have mct-l.oudon Gipsrs
who travel with numbering vans or don
krys and carts IN the most remote mining
village, Of Cornwall, among the Estates
men, in the hills II Cumberland, among
the muUglaut yIllBgs, OF Yorkshire. on tHr
rocly shores Of the Norfolk "Bnuld-.'
along the bank. ot the Till and Tyne uu
the southern slopes Of the Chrviot ll.lls
beside Che lorhs OF the far llehridcs or mes
tied against some old clughau in tAo misty
corr..s ~ the Scottish Highlands
The evolution al the Gip-y-or, more
properly, the rise " THE Gipsy--is, thoJph
slower us certain hero as 10 has been in
our country. With us hosts have gained
or nrc occurring little properties. These
largely consist u lne farms. country tly
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into the uAtIlr 90 sucu 90 woman, HuI .uU
would become nt once an unWcleomc guest
where now sAe 10 hidden aud ouRrly
sought Tor.
Some one may say, "Nos. tho one you
speak N IS probably rich woman, and she
can afford to be lovahlo"
Not at 800, my friend. She e. che duugh
ter Ut % mHu whose salary is top melger flr
Dim tn give his Uilc servant. aud tli.
daughter helps The mother Zoe hur house.
work. SHE is tho very sunshine Of that
home simply because sho never tries 10
appear villa, sHc is moist. Paul Pioneer
Pres.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-05

a dwarf residing as shiga.eu, Osaka,
IS thirty.s.S years oh aud hut seventeen
inches hi.h io IS woll clucu.aj and
gains livelihood rs teaching poumlu.
.Itfn
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-03-30
His Great Mistake

~Neyer misrepFesent anything 10 chill
dren, sagely advised one Of Chicago's
popular bachelors.
Had 1 always adhered TO that rule, p
he added, 4 might be the possessor Of
happy home and household to-day
rather than the lone, uncared for man
you see.
~N hen young man l was extremely,
painfully bashfuI l worshiped the mem
bers Of the fair sex afar, but when I was
in their presence I was pOwerless to ex-
press my thoughts.
But g few years ago met a young
lady with whom I was 50 smitten that
determined to propose.
AT length, after screwing my courage
Up to the sticking point, called at her
home one evening for the purpose Of
learning my fate.
4 sat in the parlor waiting for tte OBJ
ject Of my sdOraiion to enter the room.
She had been unavOidably detained else
where, but would Join me very soon
Her little brother-oh, those terrible
brothers.-who was a privileged eharaci-
er, entered the apartment.
4 knew his staying qualities and
was eager to dispose Of him before his
much more attractive sister should put in
an appearance. knew that if did not
propose early in the evening my courage
might fail me.
Il had plugged dime in nv pocket
Il knew it was plugged.
Il said to the boy: Here's dime for
you ifyOun 90 right down 10 the store
and buy yourself some candy and pea
nuts and stay down there till you've eat
en- them.
He went
His sister came soon after. We chat
ted little about the weather and other
topics Of general conversation, when
made the great struggle Of my life.
Il had just fallen On my knees and
was about to pour out my long pent-up
love and tell her how true and grand and
noble I would be when that boy broke
into the room shouting:
Say, you cheated me- Thst dime you
gave me is plugged and it amt no good
The first thing realized a1er that
was when l found myself two blocks
from the young lady's home, with my
hat and oTercoat in my hands. I had
not stopped to put them On
Il have never attempted to propose
since, but often wonder Whist my life
would have been had not tried to prac,
tice that BIT Of deception on an unsus
pecting child Chiolgo MaG.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-03-30
A Touching Scene.


The wilful generosity Of 8 pretty and
richly glad child, the timid joyfulness Of
a pretty child in rags and the gentle kind
ness Of the richly clad child's mother
furnished touching incident on FIlh
avenue near Fifty-seventh street one after
noon last week Both children were
girls The ragged little girl went into
ecstaties at the sight Of costly doll which
theother child was carrying. ~Oh, nam
ma, see that boOtiful dolly" she cried.
tugging at the skirts Of the haggard and
thinly clad woman at her side. The
pretty child Of fortune heard the eager
cry Of delight and instantly her little
heart swelled with generosity. ~Here
little girl, you may have this dolly ]
have got another one at home" And she
pressed the beautiful TOY into the arms
Of the poverty mite.
The poor woman uttered feeble pro-
test and the rich mamma was about tC
interfere to recover the doll when the
little srlstocrat exclaimed. ~NOw, Inam-
ma, you give the little girls msmms, some
thing, and then We each viii have done 4
good deed The eyes of the womer
met aud the rich woman's sympzthiei
were touched. In another instant com
pact green roll was thrust into the poo
woman's hand with the gentle request,
~PIease accept this for the children
sake. ."-Ner York TImcs.
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oratory Against Horse Racing.


Jerry simpson is not the hayseed that
he Is represented 70 be by some Of the
daily prints. Hs dresses neatly and has
the appearance Of keen-eyed business
man. He is called "Soekless Jerry" bGt
ne declares that since reaching man'ses-
tate ne has never worn shoes without
socks. He IS . fluent talker, and the
trouble with him is that he does nOs
know when to stop. At the Alabana
State Fair he was advertis ed to stand on
a platform with Senator PETER and de
liver a speech. As this platform was in
the grandstald, and directly opposite the
judges st'nd, Mr. simpson vas advised
70 cut it short, 50 that the racing pro-
gramm might be tiaisa ed before dark.
Senator PETER spoke briefly, keeping
his eye on his watch, anj thea Mr. Simp-
son began 70 unwind himself He tick
led the Alabama farmers and took %
note Of time. At 30 O'Clock the horses
we're on the track and ready 10 score.
David Bonner, presiding Judge, did not
ike 10 be discourteous, bat as Mr. Simp-
son would not stop there was 10 help for
il. The bell vas sharply rung, and II
drowned for space OfOne minute the
voice Of Mr.. simpson The orator paus-
ed with a smile on his face and then
calmly proceeded With his speech. The
horses scored and finally got the VOID.
f The orator kept at it until the quarter
pole was passed, and then, as bis hearers
rose to their feet, and grew excited over
the shifting Of positions Of the contest
ants, Mr.. Simpson rounded a period and
stopped. de watched the finish ofthe
heat with some interest, and then was
lost in the throng.
That evening, at the dinner table, Mr.
Bonner apologizsd for his seeming rude
ness, bat Mr. Simpson good-naturedly
stopped him. -N0 explanation is neces-
sary- Ny time was up and 1 knew IL
/ simply wanted 70 see how long could
hold an Alabama audience against the
race bell. have frequently made the
experiment in other states, and nov 1
am satisfied that there Is nothing more
moving than horss trot-" As Mr.. Ssnp-
son spent bis younger days in Cleveland
and Chicago he learned a good deal
about the light-harness horse before set
iling down in Kansas.-Tarf Fzeid and
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