The Washington herald., 1909-07-11
LOST!
Pslsg Hobbs Who FIJI for His Coun-
tV and Got a Psnshi0n TO Show
for It Has Nov Lost His Psnshion
and Is in DiSgTaGs-FuII Patrick
sTS Below
PeIeg Hobbs has cams to rr;..

I Feieg hobbs has came TO grief.
Peleg Hobbs has been disgrased n
the eyes Of his feller citizens Of Bing-
vile ana also IN the eyes Of the L s
Government and It viii take him 10
tneSe many years to live It down. In
Leieg 5 dlsgrase we are taught the moral
that II IS always better 10 be uprigb.
ana honest than It IS 10 be Iow-dovn
ana Sneakin-we are reminded ~ +be
'Tuin OF them beautiful words which
some person whose name has for the
nonoe slipt our recolleckshion. viz -
honesty Is the best policy"
Peieg Hobbs has been 4 resnecltpd
citizen OF Bingville ever siust he VS.
oid enuh 10 vote. but now look AZ him :
-sS ne passes along the street even the
children point the finger Of skorn and
contumely at him
W nen the war OF the rebellvun broke
out Pelcg was one OF the first men n
tnis vicinity to volunteer his services aS
a soldier Peleg stood forth proudly
ana said ne would 60 70 war and save
MS country If necessary and so he was
drafted IN and away he went Peleg
was away two years and during that
time according 10 his own statement h
fought and fled-we mean fought and
bled, IN many a battle. but there has
always been some doubts as 10 whether
Peieg was always where the bullets flew
thiokest Some OF the members of his
own regiment states very emphatic that
during the time Peleg was in the army
he never lugged gun. They saws he
was connected with the conmissarv
dept and II wouldn't be surprising If
they was right being as Peleg allus did
have a turrible good appetite and If ne
could git a job somewheres in the army
where he would allus be sure Of three
square meals per day that would suit
him 70 a At
However, at the end Of two years Pc
leg returned home and married one of
the Paisley girls and settled down on 4
farm he bought mile west OF Bingville
to earn his bread IN the swet OF his
brow as you might say. He was allus
a hard worker and able bodied and he
looked fatter and in better condishion
when he come home from the war than
he did when he went away.
About FIVE years ago old Dad Hen
derson, another OF our most respeckted
citizens who had also fit in the war ap-
piled for a penshion and got it on the
grounds of having lost lee in the war.
Well, Peleg he argued to hisself that if
Dad could git penshion why couldn't
he also git one.
From that time Peleg begin 10 20
down hill, as YOU might say. and fail in
health, espeshially If YOU TUX his word
Tor 1t. As Tar as his general appearances
was concerned he looked as well as
ever but to hSsen to him talk you would
think that he had one foot in the grave.
Peleg's story was that the hardships
OF them two years he had served in the
war had undermined his health and give
him stummick trouble which had onlv
Jest recently cropped out and that he
was Invalid and ort TO be abed. When |
ever Peleg was asl1t cut for a meal With /
a neighbor he would set down TO table |
and look at the choice viands and sigh I
and git up without eating anything.
Well. after he had been sick while /
Peleg applied for a penshion and after
a spell he was put on the penshion list
and begin 70 receive SO. per monfh.
which was a good cal more than ne
could make on the farm so he give I'd