The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
HOW THE
INVINCIBLES SALUTED
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Ue1eEo1D LEO o10 OCR0O~
Henry Guy Carleton in the cosnopo'isaa Mass-
There was a lot Of other troops drawn
UP on our left-low-nuns rasamufinA an
dressed alike. like con~victs-and two
gen'rals in front. with their sta6s, which
we was infohmed were Central Lee and
Central Jackson. Their eahs would have
burned. sub. at the ~onfav'rable comments
passed on the unfohm they had chosen to
meet the Mon'gome'y Invincihles in.
There wasn't a private In our command
didn't have TO- times ~ much gold lace and
buttons on as Central Lee. and any one Of
our corp'rals looked like q risin' sun along.
side Central jackson.
well. sub, as We were standin' Tiers, q
young oficah. none Of Us knew even BY
name. rode UP on our right. and In loud,
coa'se ann yelled out-Pre-sent ahmsi.
Didn't even say please!-tust like he was
talkin' to . lot Of dawgs. Fifty Of W,
sub. would have shot that young runin
dead in his tracks. but our cunnel made .
little quietin' gesture. and We knew our
honah was safe in his hands.
well. sub, the othah troops on Dur
left. like slaves, came to q present, but a.
not one membah Of the Invincibles stirred.
the young scoundrel yelled that command
even loudah: but we remained. sub, cam
and cool. watchin' our leadah.
Finally. sub. an aide rode OVAL, pre-
scented Central Lees compl ments to the
Cunnel and begged to inquih why the Mon.
gome'y Invincibles had not sa1uted their
c~ommandah. Central Stonewal1 Jackson.
THAT. sub. was the Cunnel's opportunity.
Drawn himself VI with hat cold hauteur
which belongs to the Montgomery race. he
returned his compliments to Central Lee.
with thA dfQtfnaA NnfNh-AA~ AAAA sNA>
Mon'gome'y Invincibles had not presented
aims to Central Stonewall jackson, be.
cause, sub. they had not yet met him in
the mannah customary among gentlemen.
well. sub, we could all see that both
those Gen'rals realized their error. On get.
TIN that message. sun. they got red in
the face. turned their backs on us, and
fatty shook with emotion TO- about nvs
minutes. Then that young aid came back
and he had realised his mistake. for his
face was red and his mouth ~twitchin'-nd.
%salutin'. sub. he presented the most dis
tinguished compliments Of Central Robert
E. Lee. commandin' the Ahmy Of No'thern
Vahginiah. to Cufnel Beaufo't Montgomery,
c~ommandin' the Montgomery Invincibles.
requestin'. as a special favor, III the In
vincibles waive the ce'emony of INTRODUCE
ton till later, and salute their commandah.
Central. Jackson.
We'll. sub. that was the amende honor
able-al that could be done in the imme-
date premises-so Cunnel Beaufo't Mon
gome'y drew that historic swode, waved it
three times with a Confederate yell to
gently attract our attention, and then said
In his quiet. courteous mannah: Gentlemen
OF the Montgomery Invincibles, II 1t entiahIy
suits 70 conveniences. will you kindly exc
cute that military maneuver which il de-
scribed In yo' tactics as . present arms4s
And. sub. 1t wasn't To- minutes befo' the
last man on our line was salutinp.
Then. sub, anothah aid rode oyer Vim
z message from Central jackson. Tho
thought Of deprivin' the city Of Mon'eom'ey
Of such noble defendants, and he berred
Cunnei Mon'some'y. . Q fust, last and
at his " expense, and present -. ~
to the ladies Of the metropolis Of kHkc~
: with his complimmtRl1