Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-10

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DOWN BRAKES! DOWN BRAKES"
marching them by flank, when he turn
ed to speak to friend. When he look
ed again his squad, marching like vet
Grams, were in the act of butting into
a high board fence.
"In the emergency he forgot for
moment that he was soldier and be-
came again a railroad conductor.
Running forward towards the squad
he shrieked at the top of his voice,
Down brakes! Down brakes!
HE was one of the best soldiers,
just the same, and led his men into
many a hot ght"-Chicago Tribune.
Scriptura1 Injunction.
AT the second battle Of Bull Rum"
remarked a member Of one of the New
York posts, 1.-The famous Both Regiment
from Jefferson County, New York, suf-
fered terribly, and efforts were imme-
diately made by the friends at home
to fill it's thinned ranks. Among the
first to spring to its rescue was one
Augustus Buel, who was famous as
a hunter in John Browns tract, and
distinguished for being a capital fell
low and an excellent marksman. His
uncle, Deacon Weatherby met Gus
day or two after he had enlisted and
said:
"Well, Augustus, l understand you
have enlisted in the 35th.
eyes, uncle, have was the reply,
and I am to start for the regiment to-
morrow morning
"'That's right, my boy, that's right
continued the deacon. I am very glad
to hear you have enlisted, and you
have my prayers and blessings. And
now, Augustus, boy, let me give you
little advice: When you go into
battle have your gun well charged and
in good order. When the order Is CIV
en- to advance on the rebels, l want
you, my dear boy, to remember the
scriptural injunction, "It is more
blessed to give than to receive. The
Banner.
Two Frank Confederate Generals.
The present writer once asked a
Confederate general, long after the
civil war (but now many years ago.,
how he really felt about the failure OF
himself and his associates to estab-
lish a separate government. He said:
"Dou you want me to tell you the
truthY The answer was, Of course,
Eyes" "Well," said the honest old vet
eran, IT am sorry we failed; / think
we should have done well as separate
nation. 1--WE honored him for his
frankness and afterward told the in
cident to another Confederate general,
who said: Ibid General - say
that? Well, he always was a fail
urer'
We find it difficult to believe that
the stubborn old Confederate, were he
living to-day, would still declare that
he was Sorry But if he did so, he
would be, as the years went on, still
more of an exception, still more of a
psychological curiosity.-Century
An Unexp1oded Shell.
A woodsman Telling a tree on the
battle-ground Of Chickamauga, Tenn,
the other day, discovered an unex-
ploded shell in the trunk. 1t was
partly inclosed by over twenty years
of tree growth, the size of the tree at
the time the shell was fired being ap-
parent Another feature which a
yoodsman would notice is the luxuri-
ant growth Of moss on the side Of the
tree opposite the shell, indicating the
north side of the tree, and proving
conclusively that the shot was fired
from the south, and hence by the Con-
federates, as they held the southern
position in the battle.-Chicago News.
Sickan-Are the street cars crowd
ed on your line? Tired-Well, should
say not They are at least two mlles
apart.
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