The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-09
Some Bill! Arp Stories.

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in the "kiEss Of Platform and Pull
pit" Eli Perkins writes the following
breezy Introduction, rehearsing some
interesting stories Of Bill Arp in pre-
senting one Of his lectures:
The whole life Of Bill Arp has been
humorous and no man will stop work
quicker and more cheerfully than he
to hear a good joke. When I asked
him one day if he really ever killed
many Yankees, he said:
"Well, l don't want to boast about
myself, but killed about as many of
them ss they did of me-
Speaking Of pensions one day, Mr..
Arp said every Yankee soldier ought
to have pension.
"Rut they were not all injured ia
the army, were they?" I asked.
eyes, they all did so much hard ly-
ing about US poor rebols that they
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Bill Arp tells Of an occurrence in
New York when he came here to leo-
ture in Chickering hall. He said he
wss standing on the steps of the AS
tor house one afternoon with friend
when man with decidedly military
bearing hobbled up. He greeted ny
friend as he passed.
'That's q fine soldierly looking
chap" I said.
eyes; he veteran Colonel Jones
Of the G. A. R."
'Did he lose his leg on the battle
feld?"
eyes, at Gettysburg"
"Ah! Repelling Pickett's charge,
I suppose.
"No; monument fell on it,
They tell this story in Rome, Ca,
about the major. They say that in the
summer of 1863 Bill Arp was in the
Richmond hospital. The hospital
was crowded with sick and dying SOL
diers, and the Richmond ladies visi.
ted it daily, carrying with them deli
cacies Of every kind, and did all they
could to cheer and comfort the suffer-
ing. On one occasion pretty miss Of
sixteen was distributing flowers and
speaking gentle words of encourage.
ment to those around her, when che
overheard o soldier exolaim, "Oh, my
Lordr' It was Bill Arp.
Stepping to his bedside to rebuke
him for his profanity, she remarked:
Didn't I hear you call upon the
name Of the Lord? I am one Of his
daughters. Is there anything I can
ask Him for you?"
Looking up into her bright, sweet
face, Bill replied: II don't know but
you could do something for me If I
wasn't married.
"Well," said she, "what is it2"
Raising his eyes to her and extend.
ing his hand, he said: "As you are q
daughter of the Lord, If I wasn't mar
ried, I'd get you to ask Him if He
wouldn't make me His son-in.law."
Major Andrews, Yankee captain,
was telling some jelly rebs in Georgia
about his experience at Bull Run.
1.-THE only time that ever really
felt ashamed in my life was in that
Bull Run BATTLE" said the major.
"My horse fell under me, and was
obliged to ride an army mule during
the rest of the engagement, aud he
finally carried me clear into the rebel
lines"
Eyes, I remember the incident
WE'LL" said Bill Arp, who was stand
ing by, II found that mule with U.
s. brand on him the next day after the
battle"
'You did, really?" said the major,
hardly expecting to be oorroborsted so
promptly. ''Where did you find hime"
asked the major.
Bill saw that there was no door wide
open as he replied, "Stone dead be.
hind rail fonce.'
"Shoe?"
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