The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31
WHILE THE GAME WENT ON.
BiNbys Story of Lieut.. FORESTS
Head at the Battle of Autie:am
From the New York SUM

From the New York Sun.)
johnson was dealing when Bixby be-
gan TO tell his yarn
| Il heard a iirst-rate story today lie
said. 1t may be old to yol boys, hut il
was new to me Col Jim Williams. Of
/ Kentucky, was telling X, and he got all
the points in, Of course much better than
| can. No colonel in Kentucky can tell
1 better story than will ans. / don't
claim to be much of story-teIler myself
| but
You in. Bixby?" asked Butler.
| BiXby picked up his hand and played a
| pair Of aces through to his loss. When
/ another player began shutting the cards,
| BiXby resumed.
The story was something like this.
| he said. Ike Doolittle was a private in
the war 1t was at the battle of Antie-
tam. He had a grudge against Lieut.
Forrest. a shell came along, and
Are we going to play for anything this
timer asked johnson.
Your ante" said Butler TO Pixby
Bxby anted. This shell come along"
! he said. and took of Forests foot. He
! say Doolittle near him, and called TO him
to take
I'm in said Walters.
Raise ii a couple OF reds" said But
! Ter
Bixby picked up three eights and stood
the raise. He drew a fourth and won the
pot. Then it was his deal He shuffied
leisurely as he said THE shell. it seems,
| took off Forests foot. and he called
| TO DO0little 10 carry him back TO the
ambulance. Doolittle lifted him TO his
shoulder and"
Il had three kings to co. said Will
Jams, referring TO his previous hand.
bod ass~lar 60 l, n
johnson. sadly.
'Doolittle lifted him up" continued
Bixby. and
Going to shuttle the spots off the
cards?' asked Butler.
BiXby started to deal. ''Doolittle was
carrying him back he said, with his
head hanging over his shoulder. when
along come another shell. and
Give me another stack" said Will
Jams. He got it. While the hand was
being played BiXby turned TO Butler,
who had stayed out like himself.
Just then" said Bixby another shell
came along and took off Forests head.
Doolitte didn't see it
Where was this?" asked Butler po-
litely.
AT Antietam." answered Bixby. Dur
| ing the war. YOU know. Doolittle was
carryiDS Forrest back to the ambulance
He said he had his foot shot off. He was
being taken back to the ambulance
He
Butler picked up three aces. I'm in for
n minute. he said Johnson raised him
ten. He saw it and raised back John
son stayed and they drew. Butler bet ten
and johnson raised him twenty. Butler
hesitated and ran over his cards Then
he looked long and searchingly at John
son. There was a curious tensity i'm the
silence. BiXby TUNED to Williams
H. - - l.
Forests head had been shot OF
''Why didn't he know it, Williams alb
sently asked. watching the players
He didn't see il" explained Bixbv.
He Kept on carrying him back TO the
ambulance. Private Garfield came along
and said to Doolittle:
What YOU carrying that for?'
It's Lieutenant Forrest said Doolit-
tie. I'm taking him back to the ambu-
lance
What can they do with him in the
ambulance with his head shot Off ask
ed Private CanfeId.'
Il call. said Butler. showing in his
chips. johnson won, and Bixby picked
up the cards to deal again.
Private Canfield." he said, wanted TO
know what they could do with him there
with his head shot off. His head" shout
ed DoOlittle. The blamed fool told me
twas his FOOT ="
BiXby pounded the table and laughed
heartily. His companions looked at him
wonderingly.
WHO was Doolittle?' asked johnson.
"Why, he was the fellow that was car
rNing Forrest"
"Bixby's been telling a story" said Will
liams.
What's the point?" asked Butler.
The point is said BiXby that Doo-
little thought his foot was shot off when