The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-12

raise the blockade. But great news it
was when one night the rewsman cimo
in shouting news l lighted the only
candle we bad and stood up and read
with tear-dimmed eyes, "Lse has been
defeated. " The shout Of Glory hallelujah
went up and there we sang l., l think
1T was In the Key of q. till we We're
ordered to stop. We prepared for cele-
bration of speaking and singing for the
Fourth of July. We mad no means of
getting n flag, so we found man with
red shirt, and one with blue shirt and
took them but 10 find white shirt was
NOT SO easy, SO we got shirt that had
been white and the tailor made flag
for us. When il was done one fellow
murmured. Distance lends euchant-
ment." But it was a flag and we hung
il from the rafters. When the guard saw
it he pulled il down. But at the same
time Grant entered Vickburg and pulled
down the repel flag so we did not care. 1
soon got so that shouted, ''fresh fish
with the rest when new men came in
though IL Is queer thing for n chaplain
to say. Who should march into this greet
ing oneela but Brig. Gen. Neils Dow,
that great man who dared dream of hay-
ing one state free from the curse of liquor
and his dream will be fulfilled soms day
in all states. Z he first thing we did to
Neil Dow was to make him give us
temperance lecture. This was printed
and the people IN Georgia saw IL and sent
for him To come down TO talk to them
and down he went. On coming back he
was telling us how the south was depict tsd
of all but old men and little boys and
the confederacy was on its last legs. when
q guard, entered. Withouts stopping. he
continued, "As / was saying, intemper-
ance is the worst curse OF man. And
we oil looked as if we thought So
Often some fellows would jump up after
lt,,lt 4 .,tf xuit sl-,
tbis: Why is Libby Prison like church?
The answer would come: On account of
the fasting ana prayer. Why Is it like
literary society? because IL Is lyceum.
We couldn't 500 EN-, but wo could feel
EN-. plenty OF 'em too. We had sew,
Irishncn with us. and IL l am ever cap
tured again 1 shall pray for seven Irish
men. Their wit Is Immense. They will
make you laugh when sou are sick or
hungry. One OF Us was singing one night:
"Turn backward, y time in your flight,
make me child again just for tonight. "
one of the lrshmcn breaks in" Yes, and
a girl child at that" lie wanted To get
rs far away from war as he could. One
day funeral was passing in the strcets
of Cleveland and "A gentlcman lifted his
hat IN reverence. Ho asked an lrishmGn
VINO was dead THE ginticman in the
hearse, sor" Inc said, and so il, was.
An Irish tax assessor had a~ri end who
OWnSu pet goat tuat uSeu 10 20 among
the assessors children tn their Way 10
school 80 ho taxed him ss instead of 81
for the goat When asked why h. did so
i've said. Ill is according 10 law. lhe law
says all rro serty aboundlpg ana abutting
on the street shall bc taxou 81 I"
Just as | was going home after being
i'm tho hospital eight weeks with rag ng
fever one of tire boys said to me: when
YOU get to Washington tell old Ahe net
To back down one incn on our account. -
told him ard he slid, II WON'T" Su n
was the character OF the men VINO wero
fighting for their country, That was ono
OF the preudest things ever icNd
10 the old soldiers Lero | would say my
love FOR the g.. A. IL. was never 80 warm
as it is trdav. The ranks arc thinning
oat last, 1900 died las Suar and 10 il
dress up dress up' ~ the ranks ali
the me. | wJald have the eoycrument
look up esUrv man who has served his
county 80 we and see that he H. alway :
prov ided for. God bless you, noys. stand
up for minute. comrades Ihera aio nu
men l love as | de- you, and when death
leafs his low tattoo NAV the next soard
I've the Good General = voice wing well
done good and faithful servants, enter
thou into the JOY Of the Lord. After
tne lecture an informal reception was
held down stairs aud Bishop Met ,tc
again sang some of bis songs.