The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-02
A ripple of applause went round the

Good said the major, "givo us
anothcr!'
no. said the general, "I'll retire
while my laurels are fresh, besides, /
can see that the senator is bubbling
over with stories"
Don't, | beg of you," said the SEN
ator, raising deprecatory hand
"Oh, but you mustI' insisted the
Colonels daughter, II am sure that
you know just lots Of them, for they
say if man spcnds half an hour in
the cloak room each day, at the end Of
the session he has sufficient anecdotes
to carry him through the pext cam
paign.'
"That, smiled the senator, "sav-
ors something Of campaign itself.
But the cloak room is great place for
stories.
Judge Holman, of Indiana, who
was for years famous as the watch
dog of the treasury is very fond of q
cloak room chat. heard him tell on
one occasion Of how he was pick
nicker at tbs bst:le cfBulI Run"
"He drove down with many other
members of congress-, firm in the idea
that the Union soldiers would make
short work of the Confederates, and,
with the rest, was psnic-stricken when
the Confederatas chased the Union
soldiers back in confusion.
Il was there he said, "and pretty
soon the soldiers and citizens who had
gone to see the battle began to come
by, running fit to kill. I watched
them for spell, and then 1 thought
Id better be getting along home"
''Did you run?" asked Judge Gull
berson.
81 hastencd bit," confessed Hol-
man.
(Which way?"
"To tell the truth" said Holman,
II veered trife to the North"
eyes, SIR" said the major, whose
arm bore souvenir Of that battle,
II bet he did. Likely as not he was
the very Yank I was after.
Speaking Of fright in battle re-
minds me Of story Of General Wheel
er's."
"He says that on one of the battle
fields Of the Civil War he met pri-
yate who was tearing toward the rear
like race horse.
Here" shouted General Wheeler,
"What are you running for?"
"Runningr' gasped the soldier,
"Why, I'm running because I can t
fy."
eyes, sighed ihe major, "I know
just how that fellow felt. Many a
time would gladly have swapped my
legs, boots and all, for pair of
wings"
"Lon" Livingston tells story of q
=sa =sa L saw mhen -Sharman s.:ss
marching through Georgia. He was
whooping it up in great style. A
rabbit ran out in front Of him.
He kicked the rabbit aside and
said:
sect out OF my way, you, and give
somebody chance to run who can
rum"
''Livingeton's great old fellow"
said the senator, "end he's 40 Fall OF
ancestors as he is OF good-nntare. I
waa in Atlantis che other nigh, and
among other thinge he cold me char.
acterietio story illustrating General
Gordon's endurance.
The general was on o lecturing tour
in Iowa, in the depths OF winter.
:sThe train he was to take to reach
tho town where he was to lecture that
night was tied up by snowdrifts. He
learned Of another line Of railroad
some twelve miles distant that also
reao he'd the desired point. Connee-
tlon With 8 train was quite uncertain,
but it seemed the only chance. He
called for team, sleigh, aud driver,
and was soon off through the almost
impossible snow. When less than
half way on his journey The sleigh was
upset. General Gordon was throw q
out, with the two.hundred-pound
driver on top of him, and the sleigh
on top Of both. The result WAS bad
ly dislocated shoulder for the general.
The sleigh was righted, hut the sboul-
derblades required the immediate at.
tention Of o surgeon. It was o ave-
mile drivo to the nearest doctor, and
this was endured with much and con.
tinually increasing pain. The doctor
IL