The evening times., 1902-07-11


with Russia"
In reference to the celebrations Of the
fourth of July at the Capital and over
the. country, a Census Office clerk from
one OF the Southern States got 10 talk
ing Of himself the other day. He was
not figuring in any heroic role in the
tale, but on the contrary confessed TO
the pain and the humiliation Of having
10 learn the national air from one born
far over the sea. He told the story
about this way:
Y was in Chickamauga National PARK
in '98, in a Southern regiment Our
nearest friends and dearest -enemies were
In the same neighborhood. and we we're
in the brigade with them There were
pretty frequent scraps around there. be-
cause our boys didn't understand Jolly
ing very well. and when a soldier com
menced to poke alleged fun and epfthetg
at them fighting generally took place.
The other regiments were Northern and
Western, totally different in make-u up
from our crowd Our boys we're nearly
angered TO desperation by the OstenJa-
tious regard shown the pet negroes in
the Northern regiment by the white
men, and whenever there was any
provocation or proximity TO our boys on
the part OF the coiored pets of their
champions there vas a fight The
Western men sympathizedd with Us and
kept our men ont OF trouble lots Of
times
When the news Of the fall Of Santi-
1T IL L.
was something doing in the noise line
Our boys got onto the fact Of a sue
cesstul scrap and set up a yell. The
Northern regiment ran up flags and
worshiped them. and the Western men
struck up a song. The bands Of the
three regiments got busy with the
favorites and in the cotagion OF en-
thusiasm, drifted together, carrying
large crowds Some Of the officers who
were politicians, made speeches and the
eagle was -histed TO beat the band
The Southern boys felt the glow and
made more noise than anybody. but
WINGED a little at so much mention Of
the flag, and wondered why piece OF
cloth counted 50 much when men were
the things who did the work. The
bands played Yankee Doodle and the
boys yelled; played America and they
eheered; but when the three struck the
haIielujah lick in Dixie they simply
went wild. Il is notorious fact that
Southern people have more open voices
and can make more fuss with them.
The rebel yell is q thing to prove il. and
every Union soldier has heard thai
The song Of the Blue and the Gray
AL wearing the blue, mixed I'D IN he
noise and made a most memorable
racket. I was in II TOO. but soon Ury
finish arrived
81 was near q group Of Swedss-big
hne-Iooking fresh faced fellows. VINO
had been our friends from the first The
three bands struck up something I had
heard before but could not locate, and
the soldiers ali pulled of their hats.
! didn't have time TO look Ia the book
and see so I pulled OF to. secretly dis
gusted with the whole fetch business.
but nightly stirred by the thing the
bands were playing. asked one of
the Swedes what that tune was. and he
answered about this way:
Vat? You you
don't know him yet? You 90 by. Dose
vas der Stair SpaughIed Pahnner- We're
you was from anyways
The canteen was close By and we
went there ! was eIoquently silent I
mad TO face the situation thus I am
an American citizen. educated to a
slight eEtant. printer man. and en-
listed in the United States army. and
I had 70 come UP here TO this suburb
0; hades to get a Dutchman to teach
me the National Air Resolved. I must
keep my mouth shut
Mt. =. seideH. Of the bureau OF soils.
is one Of the most promising men con-
nected with the Department Of Agri-
culture He has only been IN the de-
Partmeut for few years. but has had
f rapid rise aud Is high up IN the coun-
ciIs Of the workers. SeidelI is native
Of Georgia. coming from Atlanta. He
is q graduate OF the University OF