The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-15
The Lion and The Lamb
"A Play With One Act And TDo Scenes

BY Alexander Troy


Aufaor OF "why de Little Bee stin Ing !.
.The Cat and the Mouse. ana oei'et
Juvenile Dramas.
Dramatis Persenae.
Judge Thomas @. Jones.
Secretary Z. l.. May.
Htene--The Judges Chambers IN the
Government Building in the City
Of Montgomery.
Time--Night'
scene 1.-THE Judge seated at his desk.
May In an adjoining room at MS
Typewriter, asleep.
rndae freading)-"When the enemy
crossed the Rapidan on the morning OF
the 18th OF July. they found breast
works thrown up and everything IN
readiness to give them battle. General
smith. during the night. had moved the
Ara Missouri brigade from point on
Ton Knot HILL down the left bank OF
IRE Rapidan. and there effected juno
tion with the main body Of the army,
ana we were. therefore. numerically
superior to the enemy who did not
dave attack" days down the book.
This Is not true. and told the GEN
eraf 80 q dozen times. / revised the
manuscript OF his narrative and cor
rscted what / knew to be this inaccu-
racy. and yet here 1t is. in black and
white, and viii be read In future time
ntMt0TY.
hut the 10th day of August, when the
enemy crossed the Rapidan and found
us prepared. History ceases to be
history and becomes fiction when 1t is
not accurate. ] will not read another
line OF It, but let memory take va
cation from this everlasting legal grind,
and recall that glorious time when
bursting bombs made music and was
young.
THAT strife was the grandest- tragedy
OF modern times. A century ago, the
booming OF hundred guns announced
to the gay Parisians the birth of young
Napoleon; the thunder of thousand
cannon carrying death and destruction
in their wake, announced to the world
at Fort Sumter. the birth of young
Republic. The great captains who
commanded the armies of the Confed-
eracy. Gordon and Lee and jackson.
have left the stage OF action and sleep
in peace.
/ was but boy when the conflict
ended Had II been otherwise, who
knows but that I. too. might have been
one Of the south's immortal captains.
had IN me the making of great SOL
der and have had dreams of ambition.
OF which the world knows nothing. Like
Alexander, would have led my vic
toriouB army to the furtherest boun.
dairy Of the earth, and conquered .
W0ttQ@ Lake StapOL0Du, WOulu HdNG
led my s'adoring legions across earth's
widest wastes and over natures dis.
xiest settlements" perhaps. establish ed
y dynasty. decorated marshals and ere
ated orders like 'sThe Star" "Ihe Gar
ter and other embiems of nobility. At
that time. I said. like brave Percy:
s'sy heavens me-thinks, It were an easy
no piqck bright honor from the pale
faced moon"
Enter May.
May--Ay Iiege.
Judge Who's there?
1Eayr-May, my lord: tits I. 1.-THE early
village cock. hath twice done salutation
20 the morn; Your friends are up and
buckle on their amor"
Iudge-My poor May! have over
taxed his strength of late, for indeed,
since this cursed railroad litigation
was begun. ! have given him no time
for sleep, or 1t may be that my thrill
ing tales of brosl and battle have been
teo auch. Sit down. May, and have a
\ cigar. ~
Afay--I believe. my liege. I had been
y mapping. and was but half awake when
came In, but now feel much refreshed
and ready to take further dictation.