The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-31

me Banking and Currency Com
miltee Is composed Of some pictur-
esque and virile gentlemen. Take
johnson, of Indiana, for instance.
tie is tall and slim, supple as an &C
rohat, and when he gets under way |
in debate he can reel off 200 words
minute as easily as country boy can |
husk corn. A stenographer gets
steady work with no breathing spells
when johnson starts in on an hours
speech. Another fiery member is
Chairman Walker, of Massachusetts.
He looks like picture of some New
England jurist, although the most of
his life has been spent in the shoe
business. They call him the "gray
eagle" in his district, and in debate
he is as brave and daring as that bird
is supposed to be. Among the Dem
ocratic members Col. Cox. of Ten
nessee, is prominent. In manners
he is of the old school of gentlemen,
as gentle as Chesterfield in his treat
ment of his associates. He can draw
a keen blade in debate, however, and
his Republican friends admit that he
is worthy foe on the money question.
He was a colonel in the Confederate
service, serving under Forest, and
he is to-day seeking the identity of
an individual who did him good
turn during the way.
SIT was while we were along the
Tennessee, and Grant was approach
ing Chattanooga" narrates the Col
onel, "that l was ordered to take my
men, cross the river and raid Hender-
son Station for cotton that the Uni
ted States Government had there
under guard. The place was defend,
ed by body of Illinois troops, but
we did our work quietly, took them
by surprise, and captured everything
in sight, with but the loss of one
man. We were getting ready to
leave when one of the captured men,
a captain, came to me and said that
one of my men had robbed him of all
his personal belongings, including
some pictures of his family. l told
him if he could point the man out to
me | would be glad TO make him give
them up. He did so, and | saw to
1t that the property went 10 tue right
ful owner. Some time afterward |
fell down on my military fgu ing and
was captured and carried off To prison
ut Cairo, Ill. | was tired and hun
gly after arrived, and having lit
lie good money on my person | ask
ed permission to 90 to store and
purchase something to eat. 1t was
granted, and under guard | started
down the street. Ga the way we
met an officer. He looked at me
closely for moment and then grizzly
ordered The men to leave, saying thai
lie wanted the prisoner | tried 10
explain that | was hungry and tired,
but he would listen to 10 talk, ard
taking The iiltle basket | Vas carry
my away from me brisAly set off
down the street, and angrily fol-
lowed. He stopped at 4 provision
store, and, much 10 my surprise, lie
began 10 buy flul, bread, pies and
otlIe good thugs, lie pald tor Ills
pul un,sce, aud tuetl TUNED ana SAID
AlndIy to me: You don't remember
the illinois captain you befliended at
Henderson Station. Well, l do, and
| tell you he is not the man to forget
kindness. Now let us go up to
your quarters and have good feed
Somehow" concluded the Colonel,
II never learned his name, and |
wish you newspaper boys would
spread the story in your papers, and
maybe it may meet the eye of the
man who was kind to me.sut Caro-
way back in '64.-Washlngton Let
ter.