Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-07
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Tho Professor Heard Governor Broush
Mako Ills Last Speech With Head Barred.
General Buell. aud the Sergeant Crazed
With Thirst a. the Spring.
"Some of you youngsters said the
professor, wonder how we old fellows
remember the prominent men of 90 or
30 or 40 years ago SO we'll. Because we
associate them with some particular
event, not necessarily of any impor-
lance. hut serving to bring the men as
ISOLATED with it wildly before the
mind. Fer example, I saw old Govern
or Trough Of Ohio scores of times, but
whenever I think Of him do not SEQ
him as he'walked in his unwieldy way
along the streets nor as he sat in his
Office, dominating presence, nor as he
appeared on state occasions, nor when
ho ragged in controversy with the stron-
gest men in the nation over the conduct
of tho war, hut I see him as he stood
enc night on a pile of bricks, just out
side Capitol square in Columbus.
1.-The fall of Richmond had been an
nounced. Tho people were wild with
excitement and enthusiasm. The under.
standing was that tho governor would
speak to them that night, and, standing
on pile Of bricks at the corner of High
and State streets, he talked to the peo-
pie of the great news and what is meant
to the nation. While he was speaking
it began TO rain, and still he spoke On.
Those in the crowd who had umbrellas
raised them, and there was a general
shout for the governor to put on his hat.
AS lie stoodthere that minute, with tho
raindrcps pattcring down on his bald
head and splattering and sparkling in
the Light OF the street lamp near, Gov
ernor Broush always comes to me.
HE paid no heed to the rain, and in
his deep. resonant voice he said to tho
calls Of tho crowd: I will not put on
my hat A. man must stand' uncovered
in the presence of an event that means
SO much TO this people And he talked
on, the people standing in the rain and
glorying in every word he said. That
was tho last speech made by Governor
Brough, because the cold that resulted
from the exposure took him down TO
death.
"Broush was one Of tho very strong
est men of that period in public life,
but do you know that heard enc Of
tho most prominent ladies in Ohio urge
that be be not renOminated because he
was SO reckless in his use of tobacco!
She forgot the ability. Honesty, earnest
ness and zeal of the man who had re-
ceived tho largest majority ever given q
candidate for any Office in Ohio and
! made violent campaign against him
because he had q rough way and because
he vas such an inveterate tobacco
chewer.' -
II remember General Buell." said
the sergeant, mot as he appeared in
the tattlc Of Shiloh, net as he appeared
in full uniform at grad review, but Us
I saw him on q forced march. when he
wore tho neShgee or fatigue dress Our
company had conc. with dry threats
and empty cauteens,-to a large spring
that burst from tho earth with force
enough to turn the wheels Of q mill
The men proceeded to GIL their canteens
and drink their ill. An orderly sat on
his horse near and advised the men to
be very careful in filling their canteens
SO as to lcavetho water clear for those
who came after. A little apart from
him on a splendid horse sat an officer in
p straw hat. The man and the horse,
even though the man was in so simple
q dress, made "A fine picture, but the
boys did not look carefully enough al
either to recognize tho officer or the
horse.
"One Of the sergeants. crazed by
thirst. ,plunging forward to the spring,
intent only OIL getting the clear water
to his parched throat, put one foot into
the shallow edge Of tho spring Instant
ly there came from the man in the straw
bat the quiet and imperious order. 'Take
your foot out. The sergeant, irritated
beyond endurance by what he regarded
a trifling matter. turned and said inso
lently: Mind your own business, sir.
| will have no quartermaster's cierl
giving orders to me-.
"As though be had been Fart of thu
man the splendid horse made one juml
toward the spring and toward the ser
geant, and the man in the straw hal
said, with increased emphasis and i'm
periousness, Take your foot out, ant
the bewldered sergeant recognized tho
commander in chief of the army. H,
stepped back aud salutod. and then Gen
eral Buell. said quietly. looking dowr
with a sort OF sympathy into the dis
mayed face: Fill your canteens. bu
be careful Thirty thousand men mas
take water from this spring befor,
night.
"Those who remembered what /.
mudhole o thousand men make Of :
spring understood why Geperal Buei
stood guard on that ay."-Chicag'
Inter Ocean.
Another Good Man 0one Wrong.