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stories From washington.
Two interesting wartime stories
were told by Senator Bacon of Georgia,
says the Washington Post. One of
them concerned Se.lntor Pettus of Ala
bama, who, as everybody knows. was
a gallant officer in the Confederate
army.
III one of the BATTLES before Vick,-
burg Senator PETIT ls, then colonel,
was captured ana carried as prisoner
before Gen. Grant.
Colonel" said u AM, when the rris-
oner was brought before him, what
are those troops OUT il. front of me?'
General" replied Pettus, Il must
decline to answer that question"
Gen. Grant looked him il the eye for
moment. You are right, ooIGnei,"
he said, Then turning to an officer
near by, Grant sail: Take this gen
tlenlan to the rear and treat him kind
ly."
Senator Pettas has never forgotten
that interview with Gen. Grant
The other story illustrates the
same nobility of feeling in Gen. Itab, It
E. Lee, the commander Of the Confed-
crate forces.
II was at the close of the battle of
Gettysburg. AS Gen. Lee rode from
field he came upon a young Union SOL
der, mere boy, lying on the grass,
wounded. The boy, though painfully
hurt and unable to rise, had a spirit
not to be quenched. AS he recognized
the Confederate uniform he raised him.
self upon his elbow. 'Hurrah for the
Union" ecried defiantly, though with
feeble voice.
Gen. Lee got down. from his horse,
went over to the boy. and laid his hand
tenderly on his head. Il hope, my
son." he said, that you are not much
hurt, and that you will soon be we'll"
The other afternoon, when President
Roosevelt reached Dupont Circle, a
seeing Washington electric car hove
in sight, and the guide continued his
lecture through a magaphone in this
way "On the left we see the elegant
residence of Mr.. George Westinghouse
the millionaire inventor and electrician,
formerly the home of the late James
G. Blaine;. little to the left of front
we perceive the palatial mansion of
Mr.. L. u. Letter, the Chicago million
aire, and father of the famous beauty
Miss Mary Letter, now Lady Curzon
the wife of the Governor General of
India; in the park in front we are con-
fronted by the statue of Admiral Du-
pont, and also in front we see the
President of the United States on
horseback"
The crowd looked, and one woman
said, Whose statue is it, Mckinley"
Its Roosevelt" the guide responded.
He amt statue yet"
Delegate Rodey of New Mexico,
whose fund of good stories is eXhaus-
tive, related this incident in the cloak
room:
Il was travelling through the West
a couple of years ago." he said, when
our train stopped at an eating place
for dinner. The woman who kept the
place was evidently an Fastener and
was quite anxious to spread around
her the cultured habits of her section.
Will you please give me a knife
for my pie said one of the men eating
dinner.
I'VE don't eat pie with knife here
replied the woman, quite severely.
Then, madam remarked the cow
boy, quite unabashed, will you please
get me an AK
Senator Dietrich of Nebraska. who is
a merchant and looks like a farmer.
owns a silk hat and a frock suit. He
has worn the outfit four times
When he first arrayed himself in this
full regalia 1t was the day of his in
auguration as Governor of Nebraska.
1t rained and showed upon the high
hat and the frock coat. When he again
put them on it was the day of Mc<in-
ley's second Inauguration and Mr..
Dietrich, who had just been sworn in
as a new senator, was once more bap-
tized by a heavy rain. His third ex-
perience was last Saturday morning.
when again, in his high hat and frock
coat, he sat upon one of the uncov
cred stands at the Rochambeau statue
unwilling, and got the full benefit of
the shower that interrupted the exer-
cises.
This is a fine afternoon" said SEN
ator Dietrich last Sunday. 81 will
dress up and take a walk"
So once again he arrayed himself in
the fated costume. AS a result he was
caught in the sudden storm which
came out of the northwest and was
drenched to the skin. Rivers of water
poured from his silk hat, and his frock
coat was as soaked as a sponge.
Mr.. Dietrich, when he finally got
home changed his clothes and put the
hat and the frock coat carefully away.
II never will wear that outfit again."
he said Yesterday