The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-12-13
WASJUST VISITING
-fank'sa Presence In ceaieder.
ate Lines Explained
Tn Tic~ sf sSSs Exsreme,y ensasnsen
t3e~al ~UsAsesyu~ ne ceUsa ssarSsy
Es cAarsea Mia, SssRaA ~ y,
Gee GerSisH oaiesay saw.

In his ~lsrEstnissvasws M the Csvsi
was,' Grnerai tsalssaa sw4stss that
whlle re twu k@sttsS agsalaes were c@a-
fraG.igs each either aa tav Gsgsasa.
th~ tuatsyt1rsis aaad the uaion rsegvts
hecnEe ~ very -'cfs1asagA THAT the
sSwsaaaaAains gwssrAss wer~ asgsne~
hsnsAys hest isapartaat patltIAry iassr.
Fasviaa laight sFxk cat
An alaaass sSsnilMaeas exchange IT
tshacsw sx cessvv saS ge4ng nj hs~
t~e~a ~lsnks" aNj "leaAnles also
macA exchanging IT nes slsap1rs When
the river ~Ms ~ deep thal the ssssdieSw
could E0g akd~ acENsa they sagxvd
tnlnlstGrv boats and rails headed wtth
whatever they visited 10 trade and
seat thesH over rs tn, hreeFe favored
Tia cunxagnesS On h.sth ssaes srrupa.
sSgsiy respected shess ssnaii arwoxsvs.
and always ssat hack fair equivalent
The Rsa not eaiy eanveYegxi asruss
the river. hut visited hacE and forth
for an ho1r ar iee ut titne. Ths
asfAeers began 10 fear shst they masht
secom. tup friendly 10 aghs With
proper energy; naa nj last Geaeral
lse Instructed GsHsral Gordon te pat
step to H.,
Mogailag his hasvu, the gsnsyal
started 10 rsdv Ssons the river front,
snd almost Immediately cam. erce
Confederate ontpasa. where his sRd,
diva AisAeagasa..as sstslssi ~ CREATE 90
unusual ssgree ot excitement and s,ir
What's going o., hsfSy" deaand,Si
,sha, srstwat. : E., a.s4s $3.50.
"No;tihg At Mli sir crt,I ane "
the soldiers eagerly while another 40.
tempted ~ explain that tae confusion
was ewing 10 their hssir to "Iresen,
arrps" to him
',enerHi sitasfau NBs satisfied that
this Mas yut,iortuEe. hnt he roaid
see nothing a,ul.s, snd hsd turned to
ride away when h. saw sosnr tail
weeds oa iAc river Isnk begin ~
shake.
WHAT'S ia those aeedsy" be asked.
wheeling his horse.
Nothing at aFl, SIR cried chorus
OF solees.
"Rreak down ,hr wreds ''
Very reluctantly oae Of the men did
so-~0nd thrre bay iarse re7i beaded
"Naak" ii par1s natuaEhas. hhFiug
"ssdrntiy bot that r3nBie sNpp across
ihv river
Where Do yea hsisns'" the general
asked hln sesrtl,.
"u,Ff youdrf E.nerHi." replied The
iark 90. with wHse ~ hts artn across
the river and an lpserutaiIl, erisAaee,
"Nha, ate you duius hore9
"iest little friendi, visit tn tho
hoss general"
Don't yon khow hat there's n wat
raging In this ceuntf9Y
YES. sir. but iain; ragit- today"
was the quaint rsi,l, anh the rims ~
tiNcnigg !ohpn,es Frinn~d broadly,
S7'1h'' hfsfAs AHf W. ~ ttfasl' w lffNNf'i w
d,shjtr and tu cEfurce Cr'icss
HaNe sou anything e. say SHY
should NET have yaH @lyut ~ spy r
demanded the general .f"ruiy Is
that ynur unif"rn1"
Wal general. It's the htifnrfii my
mother gave uie, cngne stntn tho
seeds IN y drawi so Irresistible that
the "JoAunlrs' shouted
Qujcki3 pcrceivtpg that thi. was
case where II Was nertwsary ~ trcat
the mat'er ss u joke ~ ri&e to netr
out extreme severity. tenVrai Gordon
tlsS'se the former alternative
Lack here sabd he ~ let yua 80
hack ia Sa.ar .stAss -ss.AsS tA.ls tSuaa, atll.
you
II Ass unuec.sSnry e naish tis scn.
'epcn, With s,tlng 4" hie feet the
~yank ftved or lhp river hnhk I'm.
mr4lsfflf hiS fyt] brad sas D.eu F.art
ms M Nsfrr pspjdIs ~ 'he ,iireetion
q; the ntivr shore Ionih'a Coapan,
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