The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-13
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/ friend Of mine
| Tie negroes stepped back amazed.
'.SS;:se me. senator. IS this gent man
Il fr:ccd CT yours" the head porter
| gasned alphabetically.
L2r-dcn locked at him.
'.iCu heard what said'' he drawled
! IN the slew way natural 10 some men
re the south when trouble threatens
I'D like to have you down in Missis-
| siDri fer about ten minutes
| The head porter turned quickly on
| his assistants ard drove them away.
! shouting ut the top of his voice:
Get about go vuk low dare yo'
'ntchfere wild friend Of &c senator's?
| I'll teach yo' to be putting yoh nose in
where it amt get no business"
The old man. aStonished at the turn
| Of events. came forward hesitatingly
to Largdon.
I'm very much obliged to you. sir
he said. I'm Colonel Stoneman. an
| Gid soldier"
| The aiississippian stretched forth his
hand
| My name is Langdon. sir-Senator
Lancdon of Mississippi. | am an Ole
| soldier too
Delighted. senator" exclaimed the
seedy looking cid man. taking the Of
| fered hand gratefully.
I.argdon's easy method of making
friends was well illustrated as be
clapped his new companion on the
back Everybody he met was the Mis-
sissippian's friend until be had proved
himself the contrary. That had been
his rule through life.
Come right ever. colonel: have q
cigar. sir Then. as they lighted
their cigars. he inquired. What army
corps were ycu with. colCnel:"
Il was under Grant along the Ten
nessee" replied the old G. \. r. man.
Familiarity with senator was
something new for him. and already
he was strengthening up and becom-
ing more of man every moment
Langdon was thoroughly interested
81 was along the Tennessee under
Beauregard." he said.
Nledt StiicihlS, OH 'iCut SShSA
als-' exclaimed Colonel Stoneman.
And great fighting, l reckon" ech-
oed the Confederate. You remember
the battle of Crawfordsville?"
The old Federal smiled with joyous
recollection
do /? Well. should say did.
Were you there. senatOr?"
"Was | there? Why. | remember
every shot that was fired. l was I'M
der Kirby. who turned your left wing"
The attitude of the northern soldier
changed instantly. He drew himself
up with cold dignity. Plainly he felt
that he had the honor of his army to
sustain.
Our left wing was never turned.
sirr' he exclaimed with dignity.
Langdon stared at him with amaze
ment This was point of view the
Confederate had never heard before.
Never tnrned"' he gasped. Don't
tell me that! was there. and. besides,
I've fought this battle OH an average
of twice week ever since 80 down in
Mississippi. and in all these years l
never heard such Il foolish statement"
What rank were you, STRIP asked
the Union soldier haughtily.
Il was captain that morning" con-
fessed the southerner.
His old enemy smiled with superb
GRITTY.
"As colonel I've probab bly, got more
accurate information" he said.
Il was a colonel that evening" came
the dry retOrt.
But in an inferior army We licked
you. sir!' cried Stoneman holly.
The Mississippian drew himself up
with all the dignity common to the old
Confederate soldier explaining the
war;
The south was never whipped. sir.
We honorably surrendered. sir. We
surrendered to save the country. sir
but we were never whipped
did you not run at Kenyon Hill?"
tainted SLOVENIAN.
Langdon brought down his fist in
the palm Of the other hand violently.
Yes. sir: we ran at you. l ought to
remember. got my wound there
You remember that long lane He
pulled off his hat and threw it on the
floor. indicating it with one hand
"Here was the Second Alabama"
The hat OF the old Federal dropped
on the floor OPP
posite the hat Of
!: j: e: j: :: :: 9: ::
~SH ~ the Confederate.
4 NISYl AVA And here the
NS Wz\ Eighth Illinois,"
N\\N ~ exclaimed Stone
N1RIYZTT man.
~ S7 S,f LangdOn excit-
II hs,,A.l .,A y eddy seized a di-
. " ~ minutive bellboy
-, passing by and
- planted him
alongside his hat.
~ Stay there a
"And here the Eighth moment. sonny"
IllinOiSr he cried. ssYou
kI,o ~s~f,