The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-26

ture with which | was familiarr
l mean with the Texan version You
VIII readily recall the original text
when repeat the Texan rendition
OF it that fell upon my ear as | Law
in the woods by the roadside that
dark night. That version wa. a.
follows:
'The race is not to them that's got
The longest legs to run,
N or the battle to that people
That shoots the biggest gun
USEFULNESS CT A TIN CAN.
"Soon after the Texans passed
we were all as,r and our biyouac
was at an end. We made our sim.
pie toilet, consisting mainly of put
ting on our caps and saddlng our
horses. We then proceeded to look
for something to satisfy our now
ravenous appetites.
"Somebody had a little corn meal
and somebody else had tin can,
such az is used to hold no, water
for shaving. A fire was kindled,
and each man in his turn, according
to rank and seniority, made a can
of corn meal Cruel and was allowed
to keep the can until the Cruel be
came cool enough to drink. Gen.
Lee, who reposed as we had done,
not far from us, did not, as far as
remember, have even 'uch a refresh
ment az l have described.
"This was our last meal in the
Confederacy. Our next was taken
in the United States and consls Ted
mainly of generous portion of
that noble American animal whose
strained relations with the great
Chancellor of the German empire
made it necessary at last for the
president of the United States to
send an Ohio man to the court OF
Berlin.
FIGHTING AND NEGOTIATING.
Gas soon az we had all had our
turn at the shaving can we rode
toward Appomattox Court House,
when the sound of guns announced
that Gordon had already begun the
attempt to open the way. He
forced mis- way through the cavalry
of the enemy only to encounter a
force of infantry far superior to his
own wearied aud starving command.
He informed Gen. Lee that it wa
impossible to advance further, and
it became evident that the end was
at hand"
Col. Marshall then gave text of
Gen. Lees letter in reply to letter
from Gen. Grant, in which the Cor
federate leader said.
81 cannot meet you with view
to surrender the Army Of Northern
Virginia, but as far as your pre-
posal may affect the Confederate
States forces under my command
and tend to the restoration of peace
| should be pleased to meet you al
10 a. m. tomorrow on the old stage
road to Richmond between the
picket lines of the two armies"
This letter of Gen. Lee was
dated April s. Col. Marsi all con
tinued:
"No reply to this letter had beer
received, when early on the morn
ing of April 8, Gen. Lee arrived
near Appomattox court house
which was occupied by the enemy
GOING TO MEET GRANT.
"According to the proposal con
tanned in his letter to Gen. Grant o.
the sth of April Gen, Lee, attended
By myself and with one orderly
J proceeded down the old stage roaC
, to Richmond to meet Gen. Grant
While riding to the rear for thi'
! purpose he received the message O.
Gen. Gordon tina. his advance wa
| impossible without reinforcements
t We rode through the rear guard o
, the army, composed of the remnan
y of Longstreets corps. They ha'
/ thrown up substantial breastwoIk
q of logs across the roads leading t.
v the rear and cheered Gen. Lee a
J.. he passed in the way they hat
r cheered many time before. Thei