Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1906-06-13

several rooms in which there were
no flags or bunting, and naturally
being of an inquiring mind | began
10 investigate. Alta desk in one
Office sat nice looking gentleman,
l walked up to him and said, "My
name is, Evens. l am from Wash
ingnon county," He arose extend
ed his hand and said, ''My name is
Bradbury, chief clerk Of the Rail-
road and Warehouse Commission.
That was all he said, no courtesies
were offered. l waited few mo-
ments, then said, 81 am looking
for Major Clark of the Auditor S
Office" ''You will find it farther
down the hall, good day SIR" l
was not looking for Major Clark,
had just left him only short time
before. The next place l came to
was the Office of MIR. Vandiver,
Superintendent of Insurance, |
have no personal acquaintance with
Mr.. Vandiver or his wife. know
him by sight and l knew her father
during his lifetime intimately. In
1S47 or '48 the latter eamc to Wash
ington county as Methodist minis
ter, and my fathers house was al
ways open to him. After fathers
death in 1878, Mr.. Headlee always
stayed with me when he came to
our neighborhood. l loved him
and think he was one of the best
men | ever knew. l had desire
to meet MIR. Vandiyer, but saw
no flags at his door and felt doubt
ful as to the reception l would re-
ceive. Mr.. Vandiver and several
others were sitting near desk, |
walked to near the middle of the
room they looked up, but paid me
no attention. l stood there for \
minute looking around the room
and as the reception was so differ
ent from that l received in the
other Offices | concluded an old
soldier was not welcome there, 60 l
retreatcd in US good order as posi-
BILE. l saw several other rooms
with the doors open, but as there
were no flags displayed, l did not
venture in. went out to and
through the penitentary. Every
thing there was clean and in order.
The guides were kind and gentle
manly. l don't suppose your
readers want to know anything
about the pen, l hope none of them
will ever go there except as visit
or.
| visited the National Cemetery,
it is we'll kept and almost full of
graves. One grave contains the
remains of more than two hundred
men and officers, the victims of
Bill Anderson, the guerilla. Over
this grave is monument on which
the names Of Major johnson and
his men are carved. They belong
ed to the Thirty ninth Mo. Infantry
then went to the Carnegie Libra!
Try, | wanted to meet Miss Thomp.
SOD, a niece of DR.. Thompson,
deceased, late of the 18th Illinois
Vol. Inft. John L. Clark and !
, are indebteAa to DR.. Thompson
for the privilege of being alive to-
day. She had the building deco
rated inside and out. would ad-
wise all my friends, on going to
Jefferson City to visit the library,
A ten minutes talk with Miss
I Thompson will be a sweet remem
brance for many DAYS.
1next visited the park aroun(
! the Governors mansion, rambed
l up and down the walks, not fiji!
G did I see, nothing 10 indicate thai
e the town was full of visitors who
D one time had marched, fought ant
f suffered hunger and cold that ta
!, flag of this country should Away
: wavo over the land they loved: tn
, flag that causes the heart of ever,
t patriotic citizen, big or little, NAL
d or female, to swell with pride
j. No, the flag was not there.
# A few years ago / was in Wash
1 ington, D. G., wearing my g. A
}. r. uniform. On the lapel of M
d coat was pinned a red ribbon SOM
It six inches long aud two inche
g wide, on that ribbon was the wore
n "Missouri," in bright letters.
g went up to the White House an
,r onto the porch; young thei
ID smiled and said, "Walk ill.,"
d followed him into room whel