New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-19
WHEELER AT SANTIAGO.

fGcnerai Wheeler started the tive nls: journey 70
h. me, .se eTs bearing wounded me v.,s7an sgan.
ani after personally assisting the wounded into the ambu-
The men buzz, INTO frantic cheers which followed
Genern all along the lne'-corr'spondence New-York
Into the thick Of the fight he went. pallid and
sick and wan.
Borne In an ambulance TO the front. ghostly wisp
of n man;
But tho nghting soul OF fighting man. approved
in the long ago.
Went to III, front in tina. ambulance and the body
Of Fighting Joe.
out from the front they were coming back. smitten
of Spanish shells
wounded boys from the Vermont hills and tho
Alabama dells:
Put them into this ambulance: I'll ride 10 the
front" he said;
And he climbed to the saddle and rode right on
that little old ex-Confed.
From end to end Of tho long blue ranks up
the ringing cheers.
And many 4 powder blackened face was furrowed
with sudden tears.
As with flashing eyes and cleaning sword. and
hair and beard OF snow
Into the hell OF shot and shell rode little old Fight
Ing Joe!
Sick with fever and racked with pain. he could not
stay away.
For he heard the song Of tho yesteryears In the
eep.mouthed lannon's bay
lie heard In the calling song OF the guns there
work FOR him TO DO
Where his country's best blood splashed and
flowed round the old Red. White and Blue.
Fevered body and hero heart! This Unions heart
Beats out IN love and reverence and TO each dear
boy in blue
who stood or fell mid tho shot and shell. and
cheered In tho face Of the Zoe.
AZ. wan and white. TO the heart OF the fight rode
little old Fighting Joe'
flames Lindsay Gordon
7 wouldn't dare tell you hadn't cent in the
why not2"
"l9u are so kind -heaTied that I'm afraid you
The members Of the Gentry family in Missouri
Illinois. Indiana. Tennessee. Texas and Kentucky
ara preparing for monster family reunion 10
begin ct crab orchard Springs Ky. and 10 con-
tInue until the various members are ready TO go
home General W IT. Gentry. OF Lexington Ky
he's charge Of the arrangements.
I'VE never have any trouble entertaining Aunt
MaTy and Aunt Eliza when they visit US"
They entertain each other. Dragging about their
diseases. "-tChcaSo Record.
Washington woman who has just returned
from omaha says that she heard OF n remarkable
name ont there It belongs In the Estabrook fam
ily and when one says Fstabrook I'm Nebraska IL
Is II said Lee in Virginia Adams I'm Mas
sachusetts. The owner OF the name is a grandson
Of old General Estahrook. the family's pioneer
across the Missouri When the child was born hls
parents desired TO give him the names Of his two
Rrandfat hers General Estabrook's name was Ex-
perience-tieneral Experience Estabrook The other
srandfather's name Asad 1t was the inien-
ton give General Estlbrooks name as the first
name but Mt his particular request the other
grandfather's name led Off, and the luckless bow
was actually christened Asad Experience Esta-
brook.
Trustworthy Impression -"Charley" said
young Mrs. Torkins you have heard OF castles in
spain"
''NeS.'
did you one?''
NO. why do YOU ask?'
/ was Just wondering whether they aren't built
OF those gold bricks you read abou, so much
-tWashngton Star.
Rather a move. arrangement" says 1.-The Kansas
city Journal" has been entered into between the
two esteemed coniemps' at Warrensburg one OF
the two daily papers has suspended publication
unit, July |. 1899. which date the other is to 90
Into coma state and leave the field clear for
year for the one which Is now quiescent. The
Star IL IT for the FIRST twelve months
Coerclon-"My nextdoor neighbor sent word to
to oil my lawn mower"
Did you do IT,
Yes: he said II ! didn't he'd buy his wife n
parro t."-iChica0o Record.