Judge — May 29, 1897 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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364 ape AFTER APPO- MATTOX. THE following story “on” General Fitz- hugh Lee is rclated by himself with keen zest, Though doubtless it is familiar to many Virgin- ians, it has never, so far Sam. = as | am aware, appeared APPLE- BLOSSOMS. a cs K ” Fitz” Lee, as every- Oo Meaer the bees were one knows, commanded All over the apple-tree, the confederate cavalry in T learned that my boy was coming Virginia toward the close Back to his home and me, var: Alas ! there was furious battle, of the war; and the last A victory dearly won. fighting at Appomattox, My boy on the field was sleeping. His furlough too soon begun. é He came, but the apple-blossoms of the surrender, was Fell over a starry shroud, when he attacked Sheri- Like tears of grief for the fallen, dan’s cavalry and was re- My soldier so brave and proud, pulsed by the timely ar- Again are the shining petals rival of federal re-enforce- Blown down by the zephyr sweet: ments under General Ord. Again has the world turned backward within twenty-four hours Its sorrow afresh to meet. After the surrender of the So long as a comrade standeth army of northern Virginia A NEW JERSEY NIGHTMARE. . : ‘o answer the bugle-call A our gallant trooper was er ears ey call dejectedly plodding homeward, in the direction of Lynchburg, on the horse that So long will our sweetest flowers General Grant had magnanimously allowed him to retain. He met a grayback Be laid on the sacred dust rivate with a gun, hurrying on afoot to rejoin his regiment. Fitz stopped him Of heroes and sainted martyrs, P id, Ne - 4 hed fi y is ” a Tho auivns holiest cee and said, “ No use going any further. Lee has surrendered. NAM. ROR, SHE WAS. PROFESSOR FRANCIS is very young and very absent-minded. Coming down on a cable-car the other morning, he was deeply interested in the account of the Graco-Turkish war and did not notice his pretty neighbor until the conductor stood in front of her and said, “ Your fare.” The professor looked up and said, “ Isn't she, though?” The car didn’t reach the next corner soon enough, so the professor jumped off in the middle of the block ; but the girl didn’t seem to mind, SHOULD BE FREED. Pat—* An phwat grounds is Murphy thryin’ git a pardon?” Mike— Begorra! he wor sintinced fer th’ rist ay his natural loife, an’ thot kem t’ an ind phwin he wint t' prison.” MUST HAVE BEEN BLIND. * They say the rays of the full moon will make people blind. Do you believe it?” Certainly Ido. I proposed to you on a moonlight night—don’t you remember ?” “What!” exclaimed the Virginian veteran, “Lee sure rendered? I don't believe it, It's alie” Being finally assured that the sad tidings was only too true the poor fellow insisted, fairly blubbering with disappointment and mortification : “Anyhow, I don’t. believe Uncle Robert Lee ever surren- dered, It’ must ha’ been that — —d Fitz Lee!” denseny TyRREE SENSE OF DUTY STRAINED. Conductor (to station-mas:er at Lonesomehurst)—" Why did you flag this train? I don’t see any passengers to get aboard.” Station-master (new to his SHADOW EVIDENCE. responsibilities) —* Well, I cal As things really were in Attorney Slick’s private office—— —— and the wav the typewriter girl and the situation of the colated you might have some’ lamp made things look to Attorney Slick's wife. let off.’ comicbooks.com