Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-03-12
his boys had entered into an arrange.

his boys had entered into an arrange.
ment to exchange courtesies-he storm
ed like an enraged alderman
Sergeant, return with this soldier
to the lieutenant and tell him to let
him go back to his friends across the
river and then report to me at once"
When the lieutenant reported the gen.
eral said to him: Young man, you
have been guilty of mean act do
not say that the men did right to
make the bargain they did, but after
it was made it was infamous to vio-
late it by making a prisoner Of that
soldier. You may go back to your
regiment. l will ask the adjutant to
send me soldier to take charge of the
picket"
The next day both lines of pickets
were drawn in and the two armies
started on that long, hard march to
Gettysburg. Among the prisoners taken
by Cutters brigade Of New Workers.,
Pennsylyanians and Indianians the first
day at Gettysburg was the husky Vir-
gintan General Cutler sent back to his
friends at FitZhugh Crossing. When
he caught sight Of Pap" Cutler. as
his old regiment called MIN. that
evening, the Virgin1an shambled out OF
the ranks, saluted him and said ~
don't reckon, general, that you will
send me back to my friends this time,
but l want to thank you for doing 50
that other time. In my joy at going
back forgot to thank you" Some Of
the Union pickets who had visited and
dealt with the Virginian recognized
him. He didn't go to sleep hungry that
night, and the next morning, when the
prisoners started North, his haversack
was filled with rations selected from q
dozen different Yankee haversacks.-J
A. Watrous in Chicago Herald.
Lincoln's Foster Mother.
Abraham Lincoln was Z or years
old when his father, Thomas Lincoln,
removed from Kentucky to Indiana,
where, in a year or two, his wife died
The year following her death, says
writer In the Christian Union, Mr.. Lin.
coin returned to Elizabethtown to
search out, If possible, former neigh.
Dor and friend, Mrs. Sally Johnston,
whom, upon inquiry, he found still Il
widow, and to whom he at once made
Il proposal Of marriage.
On entering Mrs. Johnston's humble
4, q Oh,
membered him.
Yes" replied she, II remember you
very well, Tommy Lincoln. What has
brought you back. to Old Kentucky2"
Well" said he, my wife Nancy is
dead"
why, you don't say sol"
Yes" said Mr.. Lincoln, ''she died
more than a year ago, and 1 have come
back to Kentucky to look for another
wife. Do you like me- Mrs. John
stomp
YES" replied Mrs. Johnston, Il like
you, Tommy Lincoln"
DO you like me well enough tc
marry met"
Yes" she answered, 81 like you
Tommy Lincoln, and I like you well
ry you now"
why not" said he.
Because / am in debt, and l could
never think Of burdening the man ]
marry with debt; it would not bt
right"
What are those debts?" said he.
She told him of the sums, (which
said she, 81 have all down here in my
account-bOok."
On looking 1t over, he saw that her
debts ranged from 30 cents to dollar
and quarter, and amounted in the
gross to something less than twelve
dollars-not very startling sum ever
In those days Of small things.
He succeeded in putting the little
book in his coat pocket without attract
ing her attention, and went out, looked
up the various parties and paid off al
the sums according to the memoran
dunn, and returned in the afternoon
with the acknowledgements Of pay
ments in full On his returning the
account-book to her, she exclaimed
"Why, Tommy Lincoln, have you gone
and paid off all my debts?'
"Yes," he said; land will you marry
me now2"
Yes" said she, and they were mar
ried the next morning at 9 o'clock. Mr.
Haycraft, the narrator of the story
was present at the ceremony.
The Little Girl at Gettysburg.
Twas Gettysburg's last day,
The dead and wounded lay
On trampled fields and ridges battle-torn