Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-11


tory order pardoning the soldier and
restoring him to his regiment. At a
recent battle in the face of the enemy
John Russell's captain ran away.
When the battle was over, in which
half of the company was lost, this
soldier met his captain, and walking
up to him, rifle In hand, he said !:
Captain -, you are a id COW.
ard, and ought to be shot for coward.
ice ..
THE captain pulled out his revolver
and attempted to kill Russell. They
were separated. The captain pre-.
ferred charges of characterization
against the soldier, and a, subservient
court-martial sentenced Russell to be
shot. and did not even censure the
cowardly officer. Congressman Den
nison has just given me all the facts
of this case, and l have just N ade the
poor mother happy by saving the boy.
and ] did more. l dismissed the COW.
ardly captain from the army"
JOHN Russell still lives to tell this
story how the great head of the army
and navy had saved his life. He re-
enlisted at the end of his term Of
service and fought to the end of the
war and still wears This wounds and
hOnors" afront.
TWO boys, named Snyder and Rat
cliffe, ran gay from their parents,
while under age. aHd enlisted in the
navy. The parents got an interview
with Mr.. Lincoln. They told him the
only faults the boys had was this one
Of disobedicnce to their parents.
We'll" he said, reaching for a
blank card, Il think | can help you"
He wrote to Secretary Welles:
The United States don't need the
services of boys who disobey their
parents. Let both Snyder and Rat
cliffe be discharged.
"A. LINCOLN"
This card is still retained by the
parents of the runaway boys.
In the congressional delegation
from western state were two mem
bcrs who were intensely jealous Of
each other. He listened to the hot
contest between these two congress-
men about the appointment of a big
postmaster. He heard them patiently,
AM said: Il will take your papers and
decide your case the last of the week.
Your riyalries recall to my mind the
intense feeling between two class
Ia In
dist Church. Farmer Jones was ex-
ceptionally gifted in prayer. Farmer
Simpkins, Jones neighbCr, was a
large land owner, who could not boast
of q similar gift, but YVES known all
over the country for his skill as a
fiddler, which made him a welcome
guest at every country hoe down.
Simpkins never concealed his jeal-
ousy of Jones power when he appeal
ed to the throne Of grace. After a
remarkably effective display of Jones
vigor and eloQuencc as praying man
at Wednesday evening service Jones
seated himself. Simpkins walked up
the aisle Of the little frame church
and began: 'Brethering and Sistring
i know very well that | can't begin
to make half as good a brayer as old
man Jones can. but, BY the grace OF
God, can fiddle the shirt off Of
him."
Gen. Campbell. OF Schuylklll cOun-
ty, Pennsylvania. was one of the
ablest members of the Union side In
fri ~
Jay Cooke, and vastly useful to him
in his great enterprise, the Northern
Pacific railroad. Gen. Campbell was
much beloved by both Mr.. Lincoln
and Mr.. Stevens, the grand old COM
moner of Pennsylvania. Gen. Camp.
bell said: The last time | was in
Washington | had a lovely interview
with Abraham Lincoln" Mr.. Camp
bell had just been Minister to Norway
and Sweden. The President was in
one of his brightest humors. He said
to the general: II am as happy today
as II our army had won victory over
the rebels. Thaddcus Stevens brought
me one of his constituents, lady OF
sixty-five years old, with white hair.
Her son, only 10 years of age, was
sentenced to be shot tomorrow at
noon for sleeping at his post. took
half the night to examine into the
case. | cannot consent that farmer
lad, brought up to keep early hours in
going to bed and in rising. shall be
shot to death for being found asleep
when he ought to have been awake.
! pardoned the boy and | sent mes
senger early this morning with the
welcome news to the boys regiment
The mother, like Niobe. all tears. has
just left me, and as she went cut, my
heart came up in my throat, when,
between her tears, she got up to old
Thad Stevens, who had helped her to
save her sons life, and, sobbing, said:
You told me Mr.. Lincoln was ugly.
How could you say that. Mr.. Stevens?
for I think he has one of the most
beautiful faces that | ever saw "
Then the President laughed his sweet,
soft laugh, as merry as a boy. but
there were tears in hts eyes"
Mr.. Lincoln's Philadelphia speech,
on his way to his first Inauguration,
was the key to the unselfsh and pa.
thetic self-abnegation Of pure and
lofty life, and he died as did the com.
mon soldier in battle. slain by das-
tard In defense Of the rights of man,
imperishable and imperscriptible.--
James Matlock Scovill to Cincinnati
Enquirer.
tie to his liking. He went into the
Presidents ROOM" writes Stoddard,
"and ha came ont and when he came