White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-12-23
had four times as many soldiers"

What does that provc?'
What does what prove? I'm merely
asking you"
well, s'pose everyone knows that
Grant finally captured Richmond"
Who's that? Grant?"
Eyes, I'll admit that he finally cap
tured Richmond"
THAT doesn't prove anything, though.
does it? | guess that was an accident.
Things just happened to come his way.
He didn't know thing about the mill
tary business"
"Rut be had the soldiers
"WcI that's where he was smooth.
Why didn't Lee get some soldiers and
have them there?'
He couldn't get them"
"Wel, l don't think much Of a gen
cral who can't get soldiers when he
needs them. That's part of the bust
rcse-haring your men there"
what do the books say?'
"Vhat books?'
"Why the histories. They say it was
great the way Lee stood Off Grant. If
l,a'i lad my army tn bocl, him IN. he'd
have shown EN-"
Tut he vas finally licked, wasn't
ic?"
You coulda't say he was licked. lie
had to yield to superior numbers.'
"Weu. what's the difference? Didn't
nc quit?'
"Ycs, he finally surrendered"
"Ylat,. rfcht-hc surrendered. What
more do YOU want?"
What argument is there in that kind
Of talk? You make me tired"
LET ne understand your side of this
cage. Grant and Lee came together at
Richmond. That's right, isn't it?"
Yes. | s'Dosc you could say they
came torcthcr."
"Crart tired TO caDture Richmond
and Lee tried to stand him off"
"Ycs, but"
Isn't that practically right?"
at don't tell exactly how it was, but
I'll let it 20, even at that"
Grant captured Richmond and made
| Lee surrender, and that's why Lee was
better than Grant"
Nc! That amt what Isay. BE fair.
be fair! If you're goin' to argue give
mo a fair show"
"ThcD Won don't claim that Ice WAS
better because he rot Ijclicd?"
"You lnor haven't said that.
What's t5e pse?s
"Eut YOU do say tbat Grant vosn't 50
coed because he Won out?"
"NYlat say-No! | don't say that at
all. Here, Now tbis is an illustration.
Would you expect George Dixon 10 lick
2har.ey? Would YOU? Just answer
me that"
"What were thew, eonfederates or
union mcn?"
"l'ou know who they are. George
Dixon fights at 1870. and Sharkey fights,
Inebbe, at ITO. Do you think il would
beright to put Dixon against Gharkey?
"a cont think it would be right for
them to fight at all. AtlcQst. it wouIdn't
be very nice Of them"
"Nycn | ain4 ro;n' to tan, IN Won mn.
less YOU want to be serious"
! ahead
with your story"
u say. s'pose Dixon would fight with
Srarkey, Wouldn't YOU cxpect Sbarkcy
to vim"
"Sure." = s17sssF'fsi
"Wcll-tlcre!"
and that would show that Dixon is
emitted TO The money, wouldn't it,"
81 didn't say SO. did ~
"V,bat are Won irving to get at. any.
way? You don't mean to compare Gen
Lee to 4 rrizc figbter, doyou?"
NO; but it's a similar case. You cant
cxnect \ small man to lick n great, biz
man, can YOU? Answer me that."
"I know you're going to catch me. but
I'll answer it, No. you can't expect ;
small man to lick big bnc."
And YOU can't expect Il small army
to licl, a big army, can you?"
Here! You want to trap me. car
see that"
"Wcu. YOU answer nv question"
"Allright. Probably that's true. Yo,
can't cxrcct small army to dcfcnt
large one"
"Thtu what's The use Of tallinF?'
"Nouc at au Lec's army was licked