Show f his fanto now HI waff E 0 skinner is an old soldier living in west brighton who carries as a staff to assist him in walking an old has a history mr skinner himself also has a history during one of the political demonstrations in rochester he camo to the city accompanied by a little grandson ho brought his old wooden flute now a walking stick with him as ho goes nowhere unaccompanied by his old friend which has long sinco lost its beautiful voice in tho year 1861 mr skinner enlisted in tho army and immediately went to the front taking with him his wooden fluto be enlisted as a musician and wag soon playing the national airs at the front of a marching regiment while shot and shell fell fast and thick around him ho was to company I 1 ninety eighth regiment new york volunteers commanded by justice adams of tho appellate court with captain vain in command of the company mr tyas captured and hasiu libby prison tyro months while thero ho gained the good the jail authorities ties toj Such an extent that ho was taken to see ceresi dent jefferson davis tinb was something mr skinner said that ho other prisoners being allowed to do after being in tho war over three years he was discharged while on provost duty in this city he says hia fante did him good service while in the war and is yet helping him on through lifes journey although in a much different way while a prisoner in libby mr skinner jsaie that he lost ono pound a day and was only able to move around by the aid of his fante used as a cane ho says it seems almost n thing of life to him and now that like himself it ia in feeble health he would not part with it for gold rochester democrat and chronicle |