The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-29

to be divided and tangled up on this
question, but the olive woman stood
her ground manfully, or rather woman
fully. After some fifteen minutes a
critical member moved the previous
question. The president timidly asked
what that was. Mrs. D. said, "Mis,
trcss President, I rise to point OF
order
"That's 8 right" said the president;
"ladies, hope you will keep order;
"The previous question said the
olive lady, 'is whether We shall have
olives or pickles, and | do hope We
will have olives-pickels are so COM
mon and tacky. There is something
literary and aristocratic about olives.
IT move to amend" said the critic,
"by adding that those who want olives
should eat them at home before they
IT rise to another point Of order,
'''S Keep Keep oi order, ladies' said the
''The question is olives or pickles
is the club ready for the question:?
Ready" said the critic.
The amiablc secretary rose forward
and said, "NIistress Predident, rise
to question of privilege-how much
of all this shall 1 put DOWN.
"Nonc," said the critic.
Miss S. said, "Nlistress President,
I move to amend the previous ques-
tion.
Your are out Of order said the
critic.
"Keep order, ladies" said the presi-
dent.
"Oliycs or picklcs?" said the olive
woman.
II move to lay the olives and pick
les on the table," said Mrs. G.
"I second the notion said Mrs.
D. Our two hours are nearly out and
we have daqe nothing but wranglc
over olives apd pickles. y
The question was put and carried
aud the club adjourned because Mis-
tress President said she had to 60
home to her baby.
But this first meeting was only the
skirmish that precedes the battle.
At the next the club settled down to
business. The president borrowed
Cushing's manual Of parliamentary
W and studied it and brought order
out of disorder. Committees were ap.
pointed and writers and readers and
reciters assigned to subjects and du-
ties and now they are making pro-
gress.
By and by they will be writing for
the papers and magazines.
This reminds me that the last Cen
tury Magazine has devoted many pages
to "reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln,
but has omitted the best thing that [
have ever seen on honest old Abe. 1t
is too good to be lost. My friend;
Captain Leathers, of Louisville, KY,
found it hid away in the 9th volume
and the 39th page of the war records
that congress had published and dis
tributed to few favored persons.
On the 14th of June, 1868, not long
after the battle of Charlottesville,
Lincoln telegraphed General Joe
Hooker, "Where is Lees army?'
Hooker replied as follows:
Fredericksburg, Ya.-From the
best information I can obtain the head
Of Lees army is at Martinsburg.
There is also quite force in my front
on the plank road near Fredericks-
burg
To which Lincoln replied:
"Washington, June II. 1863.-Gen-
eral Hooker-So far as we can learn
here the enemy has Milroy surrounded
at Winchester and Tyler at Martins
burg. If the head of Lees army is at
Martinsburg and the tail is on the
plank road near Fredericksburg, three
hundred miles away, the animal must
be pretty slim somewhere. Can t you
break him? A. LINCOLN.
My friend, Colonel Frazer, Of Mem
phis, who winters here, has small
room full of those war records and
I'm going to peruse them. There are
over 100 volumes uow and they are
not half done printing.
BILL ARP.