Judge — 1888 — page 55: what you’re looking at

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CHESTNUTS FROM JUDGE. OUR’ SUNDAY PAPERS. Wire 10 Hussanv—My dear, what are you looking through the ‘wants’ for?” Hussanp—‘ Wants!’ Confound it! I want the sheet with the news in it.” HOW ELMER ELLSWORTH DIED. The Latest of Our Unrivalled War Papers. Q HE engage- ment began at 5 o'clock in the morn- ing, said the ittle =man reflectively, resting his chin on his hands, the hands fold- ed over the head of his cane. ‘1 have good reason to remember it. I hadn't seen the sun rise in many years, and you don’t have such sun- rises here as we had in | frequently called it When I enlisted I had a wife to whom I had been wedded only afew months. I ought rather to say that Ihad had her. She was born south of Mason and Dixon's line, and to tell the truth she must have enlisted about the same time that Idid. Shedeclared that the South never could be conquered, and when, hav- ing put my name down and got ready to ‘0, Lwent home to say good-bye to her, I found she had saved me the trouble. She explained all ina brief note to the effect that inasmuch as I was going to,fight she proposed to fight too. She was pretty, sir, very pretty—excuse these tears—and after all I suppose she had a right to her own way. But to resume. The Bloody Blank was in Heintzleman’s brigade. As far as I could see the soldiers stood, line upon line, like so many statues, momently expecting orders and wondering that they did not come. It was so still that I could hear the birds singing, and I distinctly remember a bobolink whose liquid notes reminded me somehow of a little singing brook out in the woods in far Wisconsin. The rebel fortifi- cations stared us in the face, and at inter- vals on our side of them I could see where the boys had dug great gaps underneath with their spades and filled the same with powder. You could hear the leaves rustle while the boys waited for orders, and the expectation was so great that every man thought every other man could hear his heart thump against his breast. Suddenly the—Excuse me, sir; oblige me with a light. Thank you. Really, however, I have left my cigar case at home. Ah! Thank you aga ‘The eyes of the little old man brightened ashe resumed. Apparently he smelled the old battle through all the intervening years. “Thad been thinking of Nancy—that was my wife’s name—all through the previous night,” he resumed, ‘and for that or some other reason I dreaded to go into the battle more than I had ever dreaded it before. Afar off to the left I could see fully a regi- ment of scattered skulkers hiding behind such rocks and trees and camp wagons as answered that purpose, and though I loathed them I hada curious yearning to be with them. I don't think I was afraid, but I was tired. I observe that General Grant says there were no skulkers there, but that shows all he knows about it. Suddenly, however, there was a roar and a crash, as if all the thunder that had ever boomed had come back to boom over again, and altogether. The earth opened before us. The world shook. The sun went out of sight. The sky was as dark as a pocket. Immense clouds of dirt and dust went up into the air, and I don’t believe some of it has got down to this day. The roar was hardl over when every band in the army struck up “Garry Owen,” and the order ‘For- ward” ran along the lines. I never was so confused in my life. I wanted to go and see those skulkers and find out what they those days in the Old Do- minion.” He sighed, and the wind toyed idly but with the most perfect respect with his silver hair. **You know all about the mining of Petersburg and the subsequent events,” he added. ‘‘I don’t suppose I can tell you anything new, but perhaps an incident or two of my personal ex- periences may not be out of place. It began, as I said, about five o'clock. The sky off to the east was like an exaggerated rainbow, only the hues were brighter. To be perfectly accurate, the rainbow was considerably splintered ; and in con- trast with’ the gray sky and the white clouds it made a picture which I shall remember as long as I live. Suddenly the-- However, to make my story complete, I must di- verge alittle. I belonged to the Blank Wisconsin regiment—the Bloody Blank, as the General Edson outdone. UTILIZING THE CRANK. Power furnished, exercise secured, scenery enjoyed, health-giving breeze created, and a public nuisance abated. thought about it, But forward it was, man and man, regiment and regi- ment, brigade and brig- ade, and as soon as I could see I discovered that we were within the tebel lines and likely to et into difficulty. The Fohnnies were confused, but so were we. I think I was more worried than any of them, and the sequel showed that I had good reason tobe. Have you a—However, I will not interrupt myself. Suddenly I saw in front of me a Zouave, How well I remember his red trousers, his brief mous- tache, his handsome face! He had his arms raised, and, merciful_heavens ! he was apparently about to embrace a woman at- tired asa rebel vivandiere. 1 looked in that woman’s face, and what was my horror, sir, to find that she was my long lost. wife! You can imagine the rest, sir, I struck that Zouavedown. Ishothim with my gun. I can yet see him writhing in the Arsenic Complexion Wafers, conclusively demonstrating the removal of skin and com) For the of ous to relate, hundreds of fections the Waraxs were speciall; Brorepes Habitual Constipation, ‘alana Neural, Ricard pected Poesia tee see crebecise ¢ paired ‘Lack-lustre Eyes, Low Spirit ‘of Vitality, ima food, Headache, ever, ec, et, eatraordinary. virtues of Arsenic as a remedial agent rhea understanding ly aad: appropri ely adentnianered. 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