Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-11-15

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General Hooker remained silent I'M
til DR.. Edwards reached this point
and then his face fell into his hands
He sat in that position for some min
utes. When he Strengthened up he
looked into the face of DR.. Edwards,
and then, in a manner most animated,
asked: Chaplain, do you tell me that
that is the way the men Of this army
have been talking, and that that is
the way they feel? Do you tell me
that there is feeling of gloom among
the brave men Of the army of the Pc
tomac because the head of that army
and some of its commanders Of bri-
gades and divisions have been tndulg-
Ing to excess?
That is what [ have felt called
upon to tell you, General Hooker, and
it is the truth
Chaplain said Fighting Joe Hook
er, Chaplain, l give you my promise,
and with it my hand, that so long as
l have command Of the army of the
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of intoxicating liquor and then he
warmly thanked the chaplain for call
ing.
certainly it was an unusual thing
for general in chief in command Of
more than 100000 troops. separated
from an enemy's army of about equal
size by a narrow river, to have chap
lain give him a lecture OH his person
al habits, censure him for course he
had pursued. But who to-day Will con-
denim DR.. Edwards for having done
that thing?
"A number of years after the war
DR.. Edwards met General Hooker at
a funeral. The general recognized him
at once and greeted him cordially, re-
ferring to the time when the chaplain
visited him at his headquarters, then
located about three miles from Fred
ericksburg, by the side of the road
leading to Belle Plain."-J. A. Wa
trous, in Chicago Times-Herald.
A Lincoln story which has perhaps
never before been printed is told by
one who had it from the lips of Rear
Admiral John L. Worden, who, as lieu
tenant, commanded the Monitor in it's
fight with the Merrimac When the
Monitor was in process of construction,
there was considerable discussion at
Washington as to who should command
it. AS the vessel was in SO many ways
an experimental craft, it was felt to
be not entirely proper thing to order
any one to take charge Of it, and the
idea of calling for volunteers was con-
sidered A friend of Lieutenant Wor-
den, however, suggested his name. He
was asked If he would take the com
mand, and he gladly accepted it.
When he had made the emergency
run from New York, on the receipt of
news that the Merrimac was destroy
ing the Union fleet, and after he had
defeated the Confederate ironclad
Lieutenant Worden was taken, wound
ed and unconscious, from his ship, and
escorted back to Washington by the
same friend who had suggested his
name-an officer on duty at navy head
quarters At this friends house he was
cared for.
On the morning after the battle at
Hampton Roads, President Lincoln and
the members of his cabinet held meet
ing to consider the various aspects of
the battle, and the naval officer was
called in, as a witness of the battle, to
describe it.
Where is Lieutenant Worden now"
asked the President.
''At my house, SIR replied the officer
The President reached for his hat and
a moment later the meeting adjourned
II don't know what you gentlemen
are going to do he said, "but for my
part | am going to pay my respects to
the young man who fought the battle"
He went directly to the sick-room
where Worden lay, blindfolded and in
great pain. Without speaking, he
reached out his great hands and folded
them over one Of Worden'a.
Some one told the lieutenant that It
was President Lincoln who had come
You do me great honor, SIR" he
said. President Lincoln stroked his
hand.
You need no man to do you honor,
lieutenant" he said "for you have done
great honor to yourself and to your
country"
In all his life thereafter Admiral
Worden declared that nothing ever
moved him as did the grasp of the
Presidents hands and the deep, thrill
ing sympathy in his voice. In the
course of that visit President Lincoln
told the lieutenant that promotion was
awaiting him.
Several Subjects.
Three thousand marriages per day
Is the record for the entire world.
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