Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-23
nEREsFoRp. NOT woLsELEY.
About n story from the Republican
That Came Back Years After.
Springfield Republican,

Springfield RepubhcanJ
The world is small and a good news
paper story is sure Of long life and a VIDE
journey in the world. w. }. II. Nolrsa,
OF Worcester, and the Bradstreet Com
pany, reminds Us Of something tht
abundantly justihes the above generalizl-
ton. He invites our attention % mo
piece OF miscellany in the sunday Repu.-
lican entitled, Lord WOlseley Sorted me
Mail" clipped from the St. James Gazette
Of London. and duly credited 20 H. IL rti.
A story is told of Lord Woiseley. which
presents the cOmmander-in-chlef IN rather
a novel light. Ii dates from the hfs-
SOudan campaign, and Is related Toy
lOn-cOmmissiOned officer named N0uls-.
At horti, Nourse went into The pose
office 70 look for some letters. The post
master was a native. and not much us,i
10 handwriting. He made a superu-iai
Examination OF a big pile Of letters ana
Japers. and said there was nothing t5s
ne applicant. Nourse asked % sec
he pile OF letters, and while no was
designate his rank came into the OLE
ce. He took I'm the situation az glance.
Let's clear this thing out" be sid,
they jumped on the counter and pro-
eeded 10 clear IL OUT by first hbAdlhs
Jut the postmaster Then they began .
arefu examination Of the pOst-oiilce ana
ound IL cOngested with mails Tor ING
.rmy. They searched every NOOK ara
ranny, throwing the letters tor eagn
egiment into a different pile and neapl"5
p all the newspapers In the centre OK
he room. Then they went through e5en
lie and separated IL into companies. $50
ore night every letter was IN camp anu
distributed. and the next day the papers
were out. Nourse did not know the Mans
IF his COMPANION in the benevolent deco,
and when he asked the answer was.
They call me Charlie" Some time nlrl
Nourse found it necessary 20 see ~
ommandant. and, sitting near the tehL
which he had been directed. be- 81"
his companion OF the post-otiice. hri,.,
'harliew he said. I'm looking Tor l.3
ommandant. Where shall / find MN
Well" said Charlie. you won't adl9
20 look far. I'm the commandant. b.m'
inside and have a Bit 70 eat and drink.
II was Lord Wolseley. 49,.
And thereby hangs "a story Ai..'
several years on the road OF newspaper
down an article that was original WIZ
The Republican has come -. 10 ,.
columns again. bearing London lau.l'
It's origin. now recalled by Ar you're
had been forgotten. 10 appears thtl ...
u our reporters interviewed him in ltl-
city. and promptly after It's puoI.atoH
the little story began 10 travel iNI
long time 10 was credited 90 the paper
first publishing h.. and then tho tag diop-
But we are not done With Mr. Nourse's
story and propose 10 launch 10 again id
corrected form. 10 appears tnai .'
Charlie" I'm the story is Lord Charr'
Berosford and not Lord Wolseley 10
error was made In the original publ
ton and Woseey and nor Berestorl 7.
HIS been ever since. When me 500.
used 10 be credited to the Republican anl
Sir. Nourse was identified with % ta-.'
was lot OF trouble for him. lie writes
The number Of queries / have receiver
asking me 10 explain how Wolse.ey was
there Is appalling. Won't you knIly cor
rect the story