The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-02-16

paper during our war with SPAN NJ
is familiar with both languages, and he
| revises all American literature before
| publication in the Two Republics. He
| also keeps on file in his office at head
quarters the daily Herald perhaps from
habit, perhaps from iuadverGaDce, credit
is given to chat paper which exclusively
and of right belongs to the New York
Press. Should you deem it best, you
might make note of these facts in your
columns, and it would both please the
Cuban editor, and might possibly correct
further injustice in that direction. Such
questions are to be handled, however,
with diplomatic delicacy, or duplicity, as
may ''best fit the crime" Herbum sat
sapentis-"a word to the wise," etc.
You will find another article marked,
affecting your scribe, which surprised, by
it's unexpectedness, yet did not greatly
displease him; headed
"a Friend of Cuba" "We had the
pleasure of saluting this morning the
distinguished North American lawyer,
Senior Samuel Sherman.
The services Of Judge Sherman in
favor of the cause OF Cuba Libra have
been OF the most important character,
and rendered from a remote date. We
remember with pleasure his many
and efficient services IN the Junta
Patriotica Of New York in the year 1868,
the era of the commencement of our
struggle-begun at the cry at Yara on
that memorable tenth day Of October Of
that year, while this most estimable gen.
tIeman was wearing the judicial ermine,
in the district of the State OF New York.
The fatigues and conflicts of a long
life, engaged in battling for the cause of
law and Justice, ard for the liberties of
man, have been able to whiten the hairs
of him whose hand we have SO cordially
grasped to-day. But they have failed to
break down or diminish the great ener-
gies and grand impuI3es OF his heart, as
was clearly demonstrated in that very
agreeable hour which we passed with the
Judge, who converses with the enthusi-
asm of youth, and with the faith Of an
apostle convinced in the bright future of
our beloved cOuntry-clothed with human
liberties-adorned with republican ideals.
The Two Republics reiterates its well
come to this good friend of the Cubans,
thanking him for the dates and docu-
ments which he has placed at our dis
posaI, and which will be pr0fitably en-
ployed as of great value in favor Of the
editorial campaign which this journal is
conducting. "Health, and hurrah for
the Republic ~
Lieut. Bigel1w has Just come as mes.
ry, U. s. Regulars, to invite half dozen
OF US to spend the day with them in their
new encampment, and requested me to
name some early hour next week for that
purpose. Mrs Sherman and the little
ones were out socially, while your scribe
was alone unfolding the roll of 1.-The busy
bachelor" at the desk, and could not fix
the hour of the proposed visit, without
consultation.
To1
who is the military monarch OF the whole
province, which extends from the ATTAIN
tic ocean on the north, to the Caribbean
sea on the south, reaching across the
island about 100 miles from east to west,
in an oblique direction, being territorial
ly somewhat longer than the whole
Nutmeg state" but for which Barnum,
the Snowman, declared there could not
be found ''grater," though more folks
live in it than here.
With hat in hand, asked the colonel
if he would or could give me some idea
of the nature OF the entertainment pro-
posed for next week at the encampment.
He told me he had not even heard OF it,
that his duties drove him to the city every
morning, and detained him here till 4
p. M, and when he returned to camp he
was hard at work till dark, and that
neither he, nor the other officers, had
time to confer on outside matters, but he
assured me that whatever my friend
MAJ Hatfield Gas he called him), author
lied, or permitted, would be approved;
adding that must be sure TO attend and
assist at the function. We then had
some desultory conversation, and as L
was starting to leave, the colonel sudden
ly said: Judge, am told that you are
coquetting with the priests here, or they
are, with you, how Ia it?" comp [ re-
piled, "they have asked me some legal
questions belonging to the States, and
have asked them some ecclesiastical
questions belonging to the church."
Here the colonel said suddenly: "Judge,
can you tell me the difference between
the Church OF Rome and the Church OF
England?" [ told him I thought could,
but it would take too long to tell it now.
The colonel said he was Virginia
churchmaD, and lifelong Episcopalian,
and the difference is this, the Church Of
Rome is infsllible, and the Church of
England could make no mistake, nor do
any wrong-thstis the difference between
them! l burst into laugh so long and
hearty, in which the colonel joined, that
the officers and attendants rushed from
their desks and places, in wonder and be-
wildermeng, at such unusual sounds is