The National tribune., 1904-06-02

and joined u.s." commented the judicial.
minded ST. We had so much knitting OF
our own to attend to that we wasn't count
ing the stitches taken by the other fellow,
probably that's So" admitted the Adj
jutant. The Army of the Potomac GER
tanly did have IL hard nut to crack. and
probably they hadn't much time to think
of US. But they might take little OF the
leisure that they now have to become ac-
qllainted with us. who really killed and
skinned the Southern confederacy while
they were merely holding leg"
well, | can't hear much OF our fellows
either" yawned Shorty. ''and suppose
there's nothing to do but to wait for them.
They'll be here when they come. and there's
ordered TO be here they'll come. and come
in hurr?. We know them
We'll, let's get to bed said the AdJu-
tant land have good nights sleep. For
my own part. am dead tired. Let's get
to bed soon after supper. so that We can
rise betimes. and take a good look over
the city. the Capital of the late Southern
Confederacy. | want to do a lot of sight
seeing | want to study everything con-
nected with the head center of the rebel
lion. and adjust the ideas We formed IN
regard to it. | think we'll have plenty OF
time the regiment can't get here for
some DAYS
After breakfast the next morning they
carriage the Adjutant had ordered.
Say. Uncle" said the Adjutant, to the
dignitei negro who sat on the box of a
down hea rted-looking mules, whose fur
rowed hides bore the brand sc. S" Il
ordered a carriage to take some ladies out
driving DO YOU know where it is
Yes. sab. Dis is it," replied the coach
man with the dignity of driver of royal
| Ia nd lie ao
The devil it is said the Adjutant dis
g,istedy why. that concern itsn't fit to
| haul hides to tanyard."
Here's your mule. Adjutant," said
Shorty. initiating the familiar old yell of
| the army. Here's your mule"
IBIS is de best cahriage you'll find in
de city. sah." answered the colchman, with
dgnifie,l resentment You'll not find any
thing else nigh so good. Desc mules cost
me 5000 each in Confederate money. new
issue. wen dey was all run down, sah.'
Heaven help the rest. if that is the
BEST" calculated Maria. why, | can
count every rib on those mules from here"
''They ought to be arrested for having
their bones in state of indecent expos
ure.' suggested Shorty.
| "Dey is leetle thin for fack," admit
ted the coachman, But Yves betwiXt hay
and grass, an feeds powerfully hahd to
git now, in Richmond. So much was burnt
up when the city was 'vacuated. Moughty
lucky dat dar amt mo- bosses in town."
'The framework, rafters, ridgepoles and
scantlings of the mules seem all there" re-
marked ST. "All they need is daubing and
filling in. Couldn't you get little meat
thrown in with those bones, Uncle"
Dem animils cahried de Secretary of
State-de Hunnubl Judy p. Benjamin
safely out OBJ de Com bustion at Richmond"
said the cOachman, with the air that the
announcement should be sufficient to stop
| all discussion.
Hum. that may account for it," re-
marked the Adjutant. Benjamin was
stealing 100000 of Indian bonds out of
the Treasury and arms and ammunition
| from the arsenals, before they left the
United States. He got all he could out of
the Southern Confederacy before he va
mosed for England. and didn't even spare
the flesh on the mules. The things that
Judah P. Benjamin wouldn't take weren't
worth carrying. away"
| "Well, l don't think much of him, if he
was de Honnubl Sec'tary OBJ State, an
ISOLATED wild de highes' quality said the
ccachman. "He got news afo' anybody
Lees lines. and he promise me $50 in gold
| if dribe him ober to Manchester in time
to kotch de 10 o'clock train. l thought hit
was some monty 'portant public business,
an dat he, being Jew, would sholy pay
me in gold. We all had de idee dat Jews
paid in gold whenebber you done anything
dat day wanted awfully. So lack to welt
de hide often desc mules to git over de bridge
to Manchester in time to kotch de 10
o'clock train. l got him dar jess de train
was startin' out. He ordered de railroad
people to back de kears down for him again.
Den he shoves me $50 Confed., and
jumped aboard de kears, an ordered dem
in de name OBJ de law, to pull out like light
ming, an not wait fer nobody. yelled at
him dat he promised me gold, but he yelled
back dat was IL kotched de train. He
caught it hisself. an SO I wasn't titled
to anything but my regular fare. Dat was
I'd got by a whole years gwine to church,
but what was wuss, wen started back
| to de city l found dat ebberybody was
] stampedin' 'crost de ribbsr. Dey'd ell got