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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATE JOUKNAL: WEDNESDAT, MAY 26, 1897.
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P0LIT1CAL,
Culin In tlio Scnntc.
Tho Amorlcau colonlos fountl powor
ful frlonda in tho Brltlah Farllamont.
Their eloquont oppeals for tho colo
nics, tholr scathlng tlonunciations of
tho govornmout of King Qcorgo tho
Tbird for its Amorican policy havo
formcd mntorlnl for American school
boy doclamations for a contury past.
So Cuba, dcsplto tho Pharisaic aver
slon of Souator Halo of Maino, nnd tho
classlc barbarity of Hoar of MaBsachu
Bctts Qnds gcnorous hcartcd, rcsoluto
chnmplons in that scpulclicr of conimon
senBO, common humanity, nnd ovory
day patriotiam, tho Unltcd StatoB Scn
ato. During tho past wcok Scnator
.Daniol of Virginia and " Billy " Mason
of Illiuoia havo ahnkon up sonatorial
aoronity ovor tho savngety and miscry
in n ncighboring island, and havo
drawn tho applauso of tho galleries
both in tho capitol at Washington and
all ovcr tho United Statcs by thoir elo
qucnt cspouaal of tho causo of tho Cu
bans and tho causo of humanity. Al
tho closo of a tcchnical nrgument on
tho powcr of rccognition of tho inde
pondencoof a new candidato for na
tionality, Scnator Daniel said:
"Thcro haa boen a condition of war
in Cuba for two ycars and a half. Tho
diplomacy of tho Spanish government
haa succecdcd in blinding tho oyes of
tho diplomata of tho Unltcd Statcs to
tho rcalization of that fact. But the
world knowa tho fact that thcro is war
in Cuba high-handed, rcd-handed,
bloody. lamentable, cruel, savago war
war in which Spain has employed a
largcr army than tho British govern
mcnt ever scnt to put down the insur
rection of the American colonics in
1770. And that army is opposcd by an
army on tho othcr side. It may bo
that the tactics of that other army havo
beon thoso which Georgo Washington
advised Braddock to follow not to
march in solid divisions, whero thoy
could be mowed down by artillery, but
to attack tho encmy according to such
weapons as they had opportunity to
employ. Now when Congress under
takes to recognize that fact of war wo
nre told that wc must not do it. Con
gress must not demeau itself in tho
spirit of ueighborship and humanity to
a atruggliug peoplo bccausc it might be
conceived to be inimical to Spoin. I
shall not bc restrained by that conBid
eration. But it is not inimical to Spain.
Wc havo tho right, in all good friond
ship to Spain, to realize towaid her
rules which she realized and which all
Europo realized, aud which tho United
States, through its presideut and gen
erals, realized when wo had civil war
in this country that when tho guns
were thunderiug they could hear them,
that when tho soldiera wero marching
and flghting they could aee them
marching and lighting. It ia a fact
that there is war in Cuba whether wo
record it in our resolulion or not. It
ia a fact that there is public war in
Cuba whether wo sympathize with Cu
ba or with Spaiu. And, it being a fact,
it is an act of humanity for us 10 deal
with it and to throw tho great moral
weight of thia government so as to see
that the war is conductcd with aa closo
an approxiniation to Christiau usagcs
and civilized customa aa ia practicatle
under the circumstances. It ia said
that this meanB war. I deny it. If
Spain should declare war upon us; if
aho should aeek to fomcnt war against
us because.we recognize the belliger
cncy of her former subjects who havo
been flghting her for two and a half
years, she will havo an unjust cauae of
complaint and war against us, and wo
will have a juat cause of complaint and
war againat her. I do not want to see
the American peoplo iuvolved in war.
I look upon war as one of tho grcatcst
calamities that can befall tho human raco
But there ia ono other grealercalamity,
and that is to havo tho high public
spirit of a grcat nation so dead that it
looka upon plunder and murder and ar
son with indifference, to bavo tho pub
lic spirit of a gicat nation so deadened
that it hesitates or delays one instant
to go forward and do a proper act be
cause of fear of war."
Mr. Daniel went on to arguo that, as
Cuba ia right at our doors, we havo juat
ground for intervention. But asido
from that we have, ho said, assumed an
obligation toward Cuba by warning tho
countries of Europo that we will not
permit thom to meddle with her affairs.
" Eealizing that to bo an obligation,"
ho said, "I still would not havo thia
country act hastily about it. I would
not have it act uncautiously about it,
but in clcar and aure-footed alepa I
would go forward, and let tho peoplo in
Cuba know that wo expect them to bo
accorded by Spain belligerent righta;
that we expect their prisoners to bo
treated aa prisoners of war and not shot
down aa dops, and that tho modern
Christiau civilization of tho great Amer
ican republic Bhall givo checr to thoso
that aro oppreaaed and mourning to
tnoso wno would oppreaa tnem. .Let ua
rccognizo thebelligerency of tho Cuban
peoplo, which is u fact, and in sending
bread to our own peoplo tbero aa an act
of charity, let ua act to thoso who aro
engaged in tnia awlul atrite in an equal
spirit of justice." Great applauBo in
tho callories.l
On tho following day, when Son-
ator Morgan's resolutlon rccogniz
ing the beligcrency of tho Cubana
was beforo tho Senate, Mr. Mason,
Illinois' now Senator, mado hls maiden
Bpeech. II e Btirred up tho sympathetic
crowus in the galierics anu provoKcu
angry rotorts from Hoar of Massachu
setls and Halo of Mainc. To provo
that tho hour had como for tho passago
oi tho Morgan resolutlon, Mr. Mason
rcad from tho Fresident'd Cuban
mosBai'o to show tho nctuul condition
of thlugs in Cuba. " Who forced tho
600 Americans into atarvation ho
askod. Whether It was tho Snanlards
or the insurgents it Is equally plain
that war exists. If it does not exist,
then it oucht to." "Eicht hundrod
starving Americana in tho island of
Cuba," ropeateu Mr. Mason, " anu yot
wo boaBt of tho power of tho Unltcd
States to protect its citizens."
With blllug sarcitBUi tho Souator ro
fcrrcd to tho fear of cortaln Scnators
to do anytbing that would bo annoying
to spain. lio ucscribcu tno conultlou
of tho starving and cutraged Ameri
cans, and scorcd tho mlnority of tho
Scnato for provcnting actlon on their
bohalf. "But tho mlnority is always
tho Scnato," ho shoutcd, and tho Scn
ators laugheu at tuo well-placeu lm.
Tho Scnator had nowspapor accounts
rcad to ctrtlfy to tho cxiBtonco ofa
lcgitlmato and lcgally organizcd Cuban
government, dwolling at longth upon
its workings. Senator Wcllington in
terruptcd to ask if this was tho kind
of ovidenco that is to bo rclicd upon to
provo tho cxistonco of a Cuban govern
ment. " If Cuba hclds her covornmcnt
under tho trces with only tho atars of
God ovcr it," ropllcu Mr. Mason, "l
am for that govornmcut just tho samo."
Senator Gafilnger submlttcd an oillcial
documont, printed by tho authority of
tho Senalo, to provo tho nclual cxist
onco of tho Cuban government. " A
governmont on paper," shouted Mr.
Wollington. " That's moro than Wash
ington had at Valley Forgo," roplicd
Mr. Mason, Mr. Wcllington insistcd
that back of Washington was tho Con
tinonlal Congress, and with much pas
Bion ho chargcd Mr. Mason with falsi
fying history for tho bcncllt of tho
Cuban InaurgontB. Mr. Mason replied
that Mr. Wcllington should not got ex
clted, and rcpeated that Washington
had only a paper government at Valley
Forgo, and paper, morcover, " not
worth a continontal damn." " Wo pro
poso togivo you what Washington gavo
the English at Valley Forgo," ho shout
cd. At this tho applauso was so great
that "Vice-Prosident Hobart read tho
rulo against it, and warncd tho spec
tators againat Us rcpolition. "I got
my Cuban doctrines from St. Loui8," ho
declared, "and I adhero to them."
Ile then savagely attackcd tho. mlnority
for flllibuBtcring against tho Cuban res
olulion. Tho Rcpubllcan party nover
broko its nledges when it had tho lecis-
lativo power to fulflll it, ho said. Tho
Cuban plank of tho last natlonal con-
ventiou, written by senator Louge, anu
which was axloptcd whilo tho rafters
rang with applauso and checrs, must
bo uveu up to, anu iiepunilcan aena
tors who Btcm to havo gono to sleep
and forgotten their plcdgea must
arouso themselves in Cuba's cauee.
Senator Mason read striking instances
of Spanish outrages upon Cuban inBur
gents. Would this great, powerful na
tion submit to such things? Ho stood
in tho United States Senate, a freo
man, anu demanutu tnat tno nanu ot
this government bo raised to protect
uumaniiy. lio was opposeu 10 war,
but if war wero to como aa a rer.lv to
the notice of frce America that liberty
and humanity suall prevail anu (Juba
bo free, then, in God's name, let war
come.
The lone and excitinr; debato in the
Senate on the joiut resolution tcrrai-
nateu on Xliursuuy anu tuo resolution
passed tho Senate by a vote of 41 to 14.
Tho resolution as passed Is as follows:
" Itesolved, That a condition of public
war exists betwecn the government of
Spain and tho government, prcclaimed
and for some time maiuatiued by foice
of arme, by the peoplo of Cuba, and
that the United States of America
shall maintaiu a strict neutrality be
twecn tho contenuing ptirlies, accoru-
iug to each all the rights of belliger
ents in the porta and territory of tho
United Statee." An analysis of tho
voto Bhows that tho ailirmativo was
east by 18 republicans, 19 democrats
and four populists, and the negative
12 republicans and two democrats.
Senator Thurston apoke elcquently and
at considerablc leugtn. iiu closcu nis
spoech by declaring that tho United
Statea should send her Btrongest battle
ship to Cuba and atation her'in the har
bor of Havana, where her frowning
guns might revive hopo in those strug
gling to bo free. Just beforo the voto
was taken iir. iiaio ot Aiaine, wno naB
been tho recognized leader of tho op
position to tho resolution, aroso for a
llnal word of protest. Ho spoko with
tntensc earncstneBB and reeling, with a
tingo of bitteruess in his toucs. It
was evident, hc said, that nothing now
could stay tho courso of tho Senate in
nassinc this reBolution. In the voto
just taken tho foreign policy of this
administration nau ueen uiciateu, anu
dictated by thoso in opposition to it.
" I beliove," conlinueu Mr. Hale,
" that the passago of this resolution in
volves the United States poBsibly and,
I fear, probably iu war in the near fu-
ture." wnen tno presiuing ouicer an
nounced tho passago of tho resolutlon
yeas, 41; nays, 14 the pent-up feel
ing of the spectators found expression
in a noisy and long continued demon
Btration. Mr. Chandler, who was in
tho chair, pounded his gavel, and Mr.
Howley, Bpringing to his feet, ex
claimed, "I protest ngainst tho mob."
The Houao of Kenresentatives is en-
tltled to commendation for its refusal
to concur with the Senate in repealing
Fresident Cleveland's forest reservation
order. In order to speak cvcn mildly
of tho Senato'a action ono must induigo
very largeiy in mentai reservation.
Tiie big shrinkugo reported in tho
estato of tue lato Tneodoro A. llavo-
moycr looks very liko another instanco
of a succesBful ovaslon of the inherit
anco tnx by making gonorouB gifts to
one's neirs beloro dcatn.
Descihde briefly tho way a woman
gets off a Btreet car, said tho supcrin
tcndent to the applicant for a poaition
as conductor. Tho wrong way, was
tuo answor. (JoirLCt, said tuo super
indent. And tho applicant was straight
way engaged.
Tiiib is tho only troublo I over got
into. Batd a citizeu ot ArKansas uny aa
his neighbora drew him, wet and Bhiv
ering, from a clatcru, that didn't havo a
woman at tno bottom oi u.
Thoy, Vt., March 24, 1897. Wo ro
coived tho paper dolls sent for ono
trade-mark from Hood's Pllla and tcn
conts in stampa. Wo havo takon
Hood's Sarflaparilla with benellcial ro
sulta. Wo flnd that it builda up tho
system, and aro thankful that thero ia
bo good a mtdicino. J. Q. Buck, Box
15.
Hood's Pills aro tho favorito family
cathattlc, easy to tako, easy to oporate.
What Kiiglishincu Tlilnk of Our In
dlffcrcnco to Cuba.
In tho articlo entitled " EnUodes of
tho Montb," with which tho May nutn
ber of the London National Jieview bo
gins, tho cditor fxnreescs tho amnzc
mcnt with which his countrymcn re
gard our poreletcut rofusal not only tc
putnn end by dircct intervention to thi
disgrnccful Btalo of things in Cuba, but
cvcn to rccognizo tho rbvolutionists as
belligerents.
Tho National Iltvitw does not con
slder that tho sorvicos of a special cotn
mlssloner aro rcqulrcd for tho purpoao
of asccrlalning that n stato of public
war cxists in Cuba. It has obtalned
during tho laBt two ycara all tho ovi
denco nccded on that point from tho
London Ttmes, which haa ono thor
oughly trustworthy correspondent on
thia sido of tho Atlantic, namcly, its
corrcepondcnt at Havana. A rcccnt
lottor from him has disslpated,so far as
England ia conccrned, tho dolusions
which Gon. Woyler sought to propa
gato, tho dclusions, namcly, that tho
grcater part of tho island has been
paciQed and that tho capturo of Macco's
successor was a death-blow to tho in
Burrcction in Pinar del Rio. As tho
Tfmts correspondent poiuts out, not a
Binglo provinco is held effcctivoly by
tho largo Spanish nrmles, and oven in
Pinar del Kio, which haa beon " paci
flcd" so often, "tho watch flrcs of tho
insurgents wero lately to ho seen from
tho streets of tho provincial capital at
night;" and railway communicntion
with Havana could only bo conductcd
under milltaiy escort, and was occa
sionally interrupted by the wrecking
of trains. It is truo that tho Spaniards
aro still masters of tho coast towns acd
their immcdiato surroundings, but in
tho other parts of tho island, whero
they hold any ground at all, they aro
exposed to tho constant barassment of
guorrilla warfare, and they havo won no
lasting victory. Tho National Iitvkw
is disposed to queation the propriety of
npplying tho term " rebels " to men
Who for upward of two years have de
flcd succcsBfully tho greatest forco that
has ever crossed tho Atlanlic; but, if
rebcla they aro, tho fact ia called to
mind that. invariably on tho withdrawal
of Spanish troops from any district,
tuey return anu rcsumo commanu oi
the-countiY. Asfor tho i.conomic con
dition of Cuba, thia ia pronounced past
praying for. The garrisou towns are
full of starving women and children,
whom Gon. Wtyler, incapablo of cop
ing with their husbands and fathers,
has expelled from thclr rural homes.
Wueat and omer proviaions aro rapiuiy
approaching famino prices, and the
prospcct is, beyond description, dismal.
Tho Naliomd Review says, till rc
cently, tho ono hopeful elcmcnt dis-
cernabie by lingusnmcn in tue uistress
ing situation was tho posslbility of
American intervention. PrcBident Mc-
Kinhy, howover, haa been in ofllce for
aome two momns, anu as yet our siaic
Department haa given no sign of an in
tention to interposo botween Spain and
htr American victim. Even Senator
Morgan's resolution, in favor of tho
rclativdy trivial conccssion of acknowl
edsiine tho Cuban revolutionists as bc-
ligerente, is held up in tho Sonate by
men who are not asnameu to appear as
the apologists of Spanish atrocitics.
The National Jieview suagesta that if
the long-dcfcrred recognitlon of bel
llgorency is the utmost help wo can
hold out to thountortunato uuoans,tno
European handling of tho Crolan ques
tion cannot be by any means bo con
temptiblo as its critics imagino. "Thoro
is," wo are reminded, " incomparably
moro Buffering iu Cuba than in Crote.
Spain Iiub dcmonstrated her incapacity
to subdue tue lnsurrcction, anu nas
thereby forfeited all moral rieht to hold
tho ieland. Tho United States have
had a perfectly free hand to suppress a
scandal at their very doors," a scandal,
moreover, which they havo declared
that no other nation" shall interfero
with. Nevertheless, the Washington
Government has never attempted to in
tervone. Undertho circumstances, the
National Revieio recommends those por
8ons who express indignation at tho
courso pureued by Great Iiritain with
rcgard to Ureto and Ureece, to givo
their attontion to Cuba, over which
America claims a quasi-BUzerainty,
whilo she allows Spain to bleed the
island to death. At all ovcnta, it te
behooves Americans to temper with
considerable charity their comments on
the " infamy" of European policy on
tho JSastern queBtion. we aro re-
questcd to distingulsb, if we can, be-
tween the case ot tho American urete
and that of the European Cuba. Now
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roouia. Lot 5i by 13 rods. Abundauce of
applo and small fruit treea. Within livo
luinutes' walk of tho Methodist Semlnary
Butldlng. TormB oasy.
A. J. 110 WE, lleal Estate Afient,
43 State Street, Montpelier, Vt.
FOR SALE!
On the road to the Nutt farm, eigbt acres
of ilne ttllacu land, in hlch state of cultlva-
tlon, with gond barn, About a mllo from
tho poat ofllce. Lnnt year cut 10 tons of hay
and about 100 busliels of oats. Outlook lluo.
Bplendld nlace for a summer resldence.
A. J. HOWE, Iteal Eatate Aceur,
13 Stato Street, Montpelier, Vt,
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Every peu warrunted by the Watchman
x-uuusuine uompauy, .montpelier, vt.
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iiunariHii oi iein
SOLDIERS' BUD6ET,
Tho SoMler's StockliiK.
fn tho cotlogo doorway i Ittlni?
I a lovclr inaldeu knlttlnif,
Kccdlei lla.lilDK In the llftht,
TaperflnKer,.oftnd white,
Kyea downca.t ln iwcet Intent
O'er tlio homely itocklnjr bent.
Applo blooin softljr falllng,
Itolilns to eacli othcr calllnR,
lleea from olt tho acenteri clorcr
HummliiK with their awtetne.i ovcr,
l)o not ralie the carneat facc,
Full of aweetneaa, full ot gracc,
Slantlng aunhoama In tho ahlmmcr
Of her golden rlngleta gliminer,
Wcatern hrceze with aoft careaaea
Oently lltta the wavlng treaiea,
Itlver glldlt ir, alnglnR by
Caunot catch her dtooplng eyc.
llark, aruitllnKlntlio branchej,
Jlloaaoma fnllln avalanchea,
Strange frult for an apple trce.
" l'rlthee, what la thia?" aald aho,
For from out the branchea green
Smlllng face la qulckly aeen.
EuilllDK face, but not of mald,
Ilavtn halr-jea, l'm afraid
Underneath that atraw hat'i brlm
Lorlng glancea caat by him
liver on our little knitter
Will for atockinge ijulte unnt her.
" You eUll htre?" aho aald, unheedlriR
All thoao glancea aoft and pleadlng.
" You atlll here, with bleedlng, d;lng
l'atilota on the green earth lylng,
Calllng to you from afar,
From the hcat and duat of war?
Eeo thia atocklng, heartf elt bleatlng
In wltli each warm fold l'm preailoK,
For 'tla ot our boja In blue
I am thlnklng, not of you.
For their weary feet I etay,
Knlttlng, knlttlDg all the day.
Do not let your f ootatepa lag,
Qo and aato the dear old Sag.
When Ita f olda ahall proudly wave
O.er a land wlthout a alave
Then with you bealde me alttlng
Maybe I'll put down my knlttlng."
Apple bloaioma, aof tly falling,
Itoblna to each other calllng,
Mald alone ln doorway alttlng
Still lntent upon her knlttlng,
Homcly atocklng, taat upon
.Sllver dropa fall one by one.
Dead leavea through the alr are il;lng,
Autumn winda are aadly alghlng,
Smlllng fnce bealde the dcor
Mald ahall look on nevermore.
lly the firealde aadlr alttlng
fctlll ahe pllea her homely knlttlng.
" I have glven all," alghed ahe,
"All that waa moat dear to me.
Ho that waa my f ond heart'a prldo
Sleepa ln g'ory alde by aldo
With the tiue, the noble, brave
That have dled their land to aave."
Snowllakea falling on the ground,
Soft and white the cottage round.
fc'ad the lcafleaa trees Htnocg
Whlpponill chanta pen.lve aong.
lly the firealde tadly alttlng
Ia the maiden, knlttlng, knlttlng.
St. I'aul Dally Treaa.
JJcttcr Ucglbtrntlon at Rctiiiious.
We need a better registration at tho
Grand Army rtunious. Tho present
system of entering names at each stato
headquarters ib no gocd; the book is
constantly being used, thero is no time
to examino it, and if thero were the
eyesight of tho majority of tho boys
would nrevent tho flnding of friends'
names eandwiched among so many,
mostly badly written names. Wo don't
write as plain as we used to and our
tingers aro not so nimblc.
Wo attcnu tneso rcunions to meet
our particular friends thoso that wero
in our own company or rcgiment, par
ticulatly tho former. We knew them;
wo marchtd, 6lept, ato with them, for
aged and fought with them; we trusted
them; we knew wnen mey went into a
light with ua they wouldn't run away;
we knew that thty would risk their
lives for us as freely as we would ours
for them, and a leeling grow up be
tweeu us that was more than a frater
nal one, and though wo aro glad to
meet the G. A. K. comrades in general,
wo aroa hundred timeB gladder to meet
our own company comraues anu ic-
tensely disappointeu to unu tnat several
comrades wcrc at a recent reunion and
that wo failcd to meet them.
At Ctlumbua I went into the probato
oflice, which was Michigan's headquar
ters, to register. 1 was early anu the
mau in chargo was an Ohio man, and
he renuested me to tako charge of the
Michigaa registratlon until tho proper
olllcers arriveu. l agrceu ana iook my
seat at the ofllce table. I looked the
book over and found about 100 names
registered. Tho flrst question aaked by
tho boys as tney registerea wbb: "ls
any of my company or reglment here?"
lt was naiu to answer wunout looking
tho book entirely over, and while look
ing a dczen comrades wero waiting to
register.
Thoy wero eo anxious to meet tlieir
friends that I mado up my mind rieht
thoro and then that I would help them
out. I got ono of tho boys to tako
chargo of tho book whilo I hunted
arounu tno cnico tor somo paper. l
found a pilo of white card board about
30x15 inchcs, and ruled it off in twelvo
columnB for tho cavalry and ten for tho
infantry, lettcreu the columns and
numbered tho shoetB.one for each regi-
ment, and in a very snort timo we haa
them registcring in their own regiment
and in tlioir company column. Then,
alter transiemng tno uook to tno regl
mental rostera, when a comrade asked
if any ono of his company or regiment
had arrivcd I handed him tho fiheet
of his regiment, and his cxclamatlonB
of joy at flnding names of his comrades
were ampio pay ior tue miie iroutno l
was at. Occasionally I would hear a
group of boys, aftcr handing them a
list, "Great Scott, boys, our old cap
tain ls herc. I havcn't seen him slnco
tho war. Whero can we flnd him?"
"His addross is there." I would an
swor; "both whero ho lives and whero
ho is stopping; but ho will probably bo
around hero soon."
Thero was somo delay of tho trains,
and the Michigan headquarters wero
delayod, so that I had tho regiBtration
for neaily two days,and a majority of tho
boys had rcgistored and weio Immcnsely
pleased with tho system.
At St. Paul I presented rujself at
Michigan headquarters' room, and
fiuud no olllcers had arrivcd, and qulto
a number of tho boys wero reglstering
on slips of paper aud piling them up on
tho tablo, aud I rolatcd my expericnco
at Columbus. Tho idea scomcd to
slriku them, and a small collectlou waa
mado for stationary, tho cards pro-
parcd, and each rcglment reiriBtorod by
itself. Mcn camo iu and found thoir
company and reglment rcgistored by it
self. Tho ldcascemcd to pleaso overybody
oxcept tho headquurtcrs. When thoy
arrtocd they prompllycleared tho room.
Headquarlers wero for the arranginff of
tho march and other businesa, and
registratlon or flnding comradcs was of
aecondary conBlderatton, and I havo no
doubt but our lUts wero promptly con
signed to tho wastcbasket.
I would rccorumend two rooms for
headquartorB ono for comrades to
register and meet, and tho other for
tho buBlnessthat requlresthoejectment
of comrades at ovciy encampmcnt that
I havo attendcd. Mlchigan Vcteran,
in Natlonal Trlbune.
" llero'u Your Mule,"
John A. Goddard writes: "I was
stationed at Carap Wilkina in 1845,
ncar Fort Jeasup. La., whero a part of
Gen. Tajlor's brigado was, conalsting
of tho Sccond dragoona, Thlrd and
Fourth infantry, tho latter being sta
tioned at Camp Celebrity, near by.
Wo wero about mid-way botween tho
Ited ond Sabino rivors, and ln a wllder
ness country, very sparaely sottlod.
Tho populatlon consisted of Oreoles
and Indiana, who princlpally lived on
tho aoldiers. The camps wero flooded
with buahwhackers, robbers and gam
blers. Tho bayonet and bowio knifo
wero brought into play in combat to
eettle the dlsputes.
" On one occasion, in June, 1845, a
vcteran of Company F, took a threo
day s' furlough to cross the Sabine into
the now Texas, taking his chances of
being waylaid or delayed, and held as a
deserter, for the bounty of 830 paid on
all Buch. A soldier was detectcd by
his walk, although wo wero allowed to
dressin citizens' clolhes, and at any
moment wo might flnd ourselves look
ing into the muzzle of a rifle.
"On the way out Corporal Jones
found himsclfin this poBition, and he,
thinking discretion tho better part of
valor, aurrendered. After mucn delay
on tho partof hiB captors, acompromiso
was made, in which o mule would bo
furnished on tho next day for tho com
fortablo convoyance of the tired and
footsore prisoner into camp, thereby
making eure of tho prize money.
" Corporal Jones was given lodging
and footl. The next day he rode into
camp, just as the writer was being
potted on guard at tho entrance, and
beforo tho expiration of hia pass. His
captor rodo up to the ofllcial headquar
ters of Captain Barbor, then adjutant,
to deliver up hls prisoner and take tho
reward, but to his great diaappoint
ment, Jones drew from his pocket a
pass, and, after seluting the oflicer, de
livered it up. Then turnini; to his
would-be captor with a very polite bow,
hc remarked, Here's your mule, and
much obliged for my ride.' "
Ahraliani Lincoln's Mercy,
Mr. Lincoln wbb by naturo singularly
merciful. The eaao with which ho
could be reached by persons who might
proflt by his clemency gave rise to
many nctablo scenes in tho White
House during the war. Upward of
twenty deserters wero senteaced at one
timo to bo shot. Tho warrants for
their execution wero sent to Mr. Lin
coln for his approval. Hc refused to
sign them. The commanding .general
to whom the condemned mcn belonged
was indignant. Ho hurried to Wash
ington. Mr. Lincoln had listened to
moving petitions for mercy from hu
mano persons who, liko himeelf, wero
ahocked at tho idea of the execution of
moro than a score of misguidcd men.
His resolution waa flxed, but hls rulo
was to see every man who had buslness
with him.
Tho irato commander was admitted
into Mr. Lincoln's private cfllce. With
soldierly bluntness;ho told tho president
that mercy to the fow was ciuelty to the
many; that executive clemency in such
a case woulu bo a blow at mllitary dis
clpllne; and that unless the condemned
men wero made examples of the army
itself would be iu danger. "General,"
said Mr. Lincoln, "there are too many
wceping widows ln the United States
now. For God's sake, don't ask me to
add to tho number, for I tell you plain
ly, I won't do it!"
Ho believed that kind words were
better for the poor fellows than cold
lead, and subsequent events showed
that he was right.
Tho Other Sldc.
A good example of an ambiguous an
swer 1b reported by a Northern tourist
as coming from tho pilot of asteamboat
on the coast of Georgia. Tho tourist,
who is a Yankee and was a Union sol
dier, waa engaged in an easy conversa
tion with tho pilot, who told war rem
iniscences of an interesting character,
without, howevor, dirtctly intimating
that ho had any personal part in them.
Finally, tho Yankeo asked, point
blank, " Which sido were you on dur
ing tho war?"
Tho pilot gavo him a glanco which
acemed to say, " You aro too inquisi
tlve," aud then answered, " I was on
tho othor sido."
Then ho changed thc subjcct of cou
veisation. Tho Northern vialtor is
still spcculating as to which the " other
sido" was; tho other sido from tho
questioner's, tho other side from the
sido Goorcia was on, tho othor side of
! the occan, or tho other sido of tho Ca-
nadian boruor.
St. Petek (to applicant). What
was jour busineas when on earth? Ap
plicant Editor of a nowspaper. St.
I'eter Big circulatlon, of course? Ap
plicant No; small, smallesl in tho
country. St. Feter Pick out your
harp.
Wife Wo havo been marricd twelvo
ycars and not onco iu that timo havo I
misscd baking you a cako for your
biithday. Have I deai? Hubby No,
my pot. I can look back upon thoso
cakes aa mllo atones in my lifc.
" Some of tho world's flnest lltora
turo is out of print," remarked tho
bibliophlle. "That's right" ropliod
tho poet. " I can't get an cditor to
touch my produclions. Washington
Star.