The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-11-03
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UNDER A CLOUD.

Chattanooga. | can see him now as
saw him then, his sword and sash laid
aside. his uniform coat thrown open
negligently, his whole appearance de-
noting rather one of the drudgcry Of
ficers of the stan, whose soldierly bear
ing had given way under the continued
performance of clerical duties, than the
commander of an army. Before him on
table was IA bundle of papers, one Of
which he had taken up and was finger
ing absently. Directly opposite stood
1.-THE general'-my general; we of the
staff always spoke of him as "the gem
eral," though there were a hundred
generals in the nrmy-with a logged
look on his face that BODIED no good to
himself or anyone else.
| had attended the general on Il sum
mons to headquarters, and should have
waited i'm the hall, but curiosity to see
the new commander OF the Army of the
Cumberland. who had achieved rcnowu
at Donelson aud Nicksburg, had over
come whatever of modesty | possessed
1T was not a gem of the first water
and, stalking confidently past staff of
fcers and orderlies, entered the room
with my chief Once there, stood back
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| should not have been present at
such an interview, a beardless boy