The National tribune., 1902-04-17

yes. sir: from common talk. / do. 1t
has lost greatly in efficiency. The horses
are broken down. The men purchase
their own horses, and the Government
pays fC. their use; with such an arrange
ment the result is poor horses. for the
men are reluctant to buy costly horse"
Gen. Meade wrote again on the sheet
ut his elbow.
DO You know Richmond"
Yes. SIR
''WeH?"
mo, General not WELL ! went over to
ConfedcrateS. Then. again. | saw some
thing of it afterward. l was an inmate
Of one of the hospitals in the city for
nearly two months
'SickI'
"No. sir; wounded. was hit at
Gaines's Mill. OF course, I could not see
much of Richmond from the hospital, but
when could hobble about | went over the
central part a good deal. Then, after
fredericksburg, l was in Il hospital in the
outskirts of Richmond for eight weeks.
| was sick at that time"
And you remember what you saw"
Yes, sir"
You remember the ground you
marched OverG'
Yes. sir"
We'll. Berwick shall deprive the 18th
Mass. of your help hereafter. You must
not get shot any more"
Nor shoot anybody, | hope, General"
Il understand-but.' said the General
Il cannot yet see, upon my soul | cannot,
why you should have consented to the
views of the Sccessionists.'
why. You see, sir, | had lived in South
Carolina from % until very short time
before she seeded, and had heard fire.
quent discussions of the subject of States
rights-alnoSt always une-sidcd discus
sons if the expression is alowable-or,
if two-sided, the Union side WAS weak,
and my memory served me 50 peculiar Y
that it retained always the stronger argu-
mcnt."
That is strange" said he. "yct not al
tOgther anomalous; ! have heard men say
that what they want to forget is just
what their memory persists in bringing
up"
THE General called an orderly.
Watson, this is our friend Berwick; he
will report here frequently. Ask Capt.
Scranton to come"
Watson salutcd and retired.
General" | begged. please give no
hint of my former experience to any one.'
'Of course not, Berwick; | know how
to protect YOU
4 red-hearded Ofiicer-tall and hand
sOme-entered and sauted.
Captain, this is Mr.. Berwick, of the
nth Mass. i cOnflde to you the fact that
| have taken him away from his regiment
hereafter he is to be with us. He has my
written authority to pass everywhere:
you are authorized to facilitate his work.
Good evening, Captain"
Capt Scranton saluted and retired.
Then the General said:
Capt. Scranton is a volunteer Aid on
my staff. You will find him a man Of
resources, and wonderfully pleasant
companion if you can succeed with him;
but | warn you that he is most peculiar
bird. and it won't do to rumple his feath-
ers. Berwick, you may go; all you need
to do now is to do nothing until l send
Watson for you"
At the Sanitary Camp / asked Dr.
Khayme what Gen. Meade had in his
mind when he received so chcerfully my
view that Gettysburg had not democrat
lied Lees army.
Gen. Meade" said he, twas greatly
criticized by many newspaper people for
not destroying Lees army. The Admin
istratiOn, too, was greatly displeased:
some members of the Presidents cabinet
were loud in their complaints against the
General. He contended, however, that to
attack would entail useless sacrifice
and that the result would be disaster
Therefore he was pleased when you spoke
as you did, for he knew that you were
telling the truth"
Doctor. can you tell me what it is
am to do?n
He looked at me sympathetically.
Then he shook his head.
Go be continued)