Life — March 9, 1893 — page 13: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

‘I'VE SUCH A JOKE ON CLARENCE." “OH, DO TELL ME,” ‘*HE ASKED ME TO BE A SISTER TO HIM, AND I TOLD HIM I WOULD BE HIS WIFE. HE TOOK ME IN EARNEST, AND IS MISERABLE.” THE PROPER THING TO DO. URING the Siege of Vicksburg, an incident occurred which was a source of amusement at the time. An important artillery position had been assigned to a battery commanded by Major Schwartz, a German, attached to General Grant’s command, Late in the day, while Grant was in his tent receiving dispatches from the front, a German orderly made his appearance, earnestly inquiring for “ Zhin- neral Grant.” After much parley his hearers, being con- vinced that his business with the General was important, admitted him to the latter's tent, where L. made the announcement: “ Schwartz’ bathery ish took!” “Well,” said the General, calmly, “did you spike the guns?" “ What!" shrieked the little German, * schpike dem guns? Dem new guns? Vy, it would schpile ‘em !" “ Well, what d¢d you do?” said Grant, impatiently. “Vy, we took ‘em pack again, py tam!" comicbooks.com