Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-09-08
DR.. THQRNBURGH
VISITS CAPITOL
AN INTERESTING REPORT OF A
VISIT TO THE NATIONAL
CAPITOL.

request of several of my good friends,
l shall attempt to tell, in a plain way,
some things that trust may De of
interest to the readers Of your paper,
in regard to my observations ON my
trip when / attended the National
Meeting Of the Homeopathic Medical
society at Washington, ID. c., this
summer.
Mrs. T. and left Alma, June l6,
over the Ann Arbor TO Toledo, the
interurban to Deshlcr, Ohio, in order
that we might make connections that
would take Us through the mountains
by daylight.
The first place Of much interest
that we visited was Harper's Ferry.
Learning that the train would stop
there for four minutes, the writer
stepped off the moment it stopped and
walked across plat Of GRASS to John
Browns monument and placed his
hand respectfully against IT,. The
monument and five metal plate in-
scriptions in a row to the left of it
giving various phases of his history,
capture, etc, are located where the
old building was, i'm which he barri-
caded himself A Mn II. l.. Snyder
an editor Of Shepherdstown, W. Va,
who occupied the seat just behind us
asked, care you interested IN John
Brown" My reply was that the prln-
ciples for which he stroyc have in-
terested me from childhood. Then he
told me much Of the history Of the
entire affair, stating that his father
was one Of the government troops un-
der General Robert +. Lee, who cap
tured Brown and his raiders. lie very
cautiously praised Generals Lee and
Stonewall Jackson, omphasizine their
Christian characters He said that
Jackson's men always burst into
storm Of applause when he came
among them. He also told the foi-
lowing story: Whenever rabbit or
other small animal happened TO run
in among the soldiers, I'm their gice,
they would do much following and
whistling. SO one day quite a commo-
tion was taking place among the mon,
when one drolly asked another what
was the matter us it StoncWalI
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