Show i j r. o r is J BENNY HAVENS OHI li Come tune tuno your voices comrades and ond stand standup up In a a- arow row For to singing Dinging sentimentally wo we are about to goIn go In tho the army theres there's sobriety promotion very slow So Sf well we'll sigh our reminiscences ot or Benny Banny Havens Oh orus- orus O OI Ol Benny Danny Havens Ohl Oh Ohl Ohi Bonny Denny Havens OhI Ohl 11 sigh our reminiscences of or Bonny Denny Hav Hay ens Oal Ohl I H us toast our foster roster father the Republic as you know n Who f In the tho paths s of or science taught us upward for to go Aid then the maidens m of at our land whose cheeks with roses glow Whose hose smiles and tears were vere sung mid cheers at Benny Denny Havens Ohl Oh T T- the ladies ladles of at the tho Empire state whose hearts and album too Dar Bear sad examples of or tics the wrongs that stripling strip strip- ling hug soldiers do Wo We 10 bid a sad adieu our hearts with sorrow overflow O 0 if er r loves and had their source at Benny Havens Ohl Oh Found round nn an Ear on his liU Doorstep Lewis David a crippled veteran of tile lato late var war lives six miles miles' back in inthe inthe the tho mountains from Moosic 1 Pa in a arnde rude house which ho himself built o without any aid from logs he cut in hi inthe the tho woods surrounding his habitation s says ys the tho New Now York Sun lie lives alone For years ho he has tramped to f 1 MOosic osic every three months to draw li h his pension lie returns immediately to his lone lono cabin in the mountains I IlIe lIe He never nevel leaves his home homo except on I these these occasions It is supposed ho has money secreted in his cabin as he has never been known to uso use more than a 30 dollar or two in buying supplies on on his quarterly visits to Moosie Moosic The Theother Theother Theother other day two hunters were passing the old veterans veteran's cabin He lie sat in his door smoking 11 He lie called to the tho hunters and they stopped Look what I found on my doorstep doorstep doorstep door door- step last night he said and held up upa a 30 mans man's ear Before Belore the hunters could recover from their surprise to say anything the veteran said Ill tell how host I think it must have come to be on my doorstep Some Somo Sometime Sometime time during last night I kind o woke up and I heard noises that sounded like some one talking in a smothered sort o 0 way I listened and ma made e up my mind the tho voices came amo from froni that clump o 0 bushes yonder I l Know there couldn't be voices unless there was somebody with them and anti I watched out of the upstairs window The Tho moon was shining bright and I hadn't watched long before I saw two men crawl out of the bushes and sneak vard vard the tho door When they got to the thedoor thedoor door they began to force it open Then I made up my mind that they wanted to get in without asking and andI I went down the ladder to the tho lower room and threw my body against the door that door 1001 of the tho Open one men hollered or well we'll blow your head off Ive got a sword that I brought homo home with me when I left the army arny and that's all the tho weapon Ive I've got I reached for that The men pushed and shoved until they forced the door on a 30 crack and one of them got his hiR head through I fetched the sword edgeways edgo down on that head as hard hardas as I could The Tho man dropped as M if ho Ito had been shot and lay groaning on the sill rother dragged him out just in time to save savo his friend from getting another jab with the sword and I shut hut the door and put a table and a grindstone and anti a barrel against it while the tho one man was wa- looking to see seo what had happened to the other It wasn't long though before I heard hearda I a report and a bullet came clear elear- through the door which aint very thick thiel and whizzed by my ear Then there came a crash against the tho door and it was was forced force partly open I saw part of the body of a man and I made mado madea a jab at it with the tho sword The man grabbed th the blade b but t after a 30 struggle struggle gb gle I yanked it away and gave another jab and a 30 hard one I heard a yelland yell yelland yelland and some one hollered My God GOlI Im I'm stabbed I pusher pushed the door shut slant and barricaded barricaded barri barn it There were groans groans and moans plenty a-plenty outside I went up the ladder again by and by and looked out of the tho window And what do you think I saw One of the chaps making mak mak- tug ing for the woods with one on his back I know knew they hey wouldn't return return return re re- re- re turn and I went to bed When I got up tip this morning I found this ear on the doorstep And you can see for yourself that trail of blood leading in into to the woods I was no mistaking that fact I Inters i followed the trail un until tiL tiLI I it entered the thick brush and went oft toward the head of Panther creek the way I think this car ear I muot mint have come to be bo on the doorstep doorstep door door- step said the veteran when the tho hunters came back If you find any anyone I ono one who has lost an ear tell him to come up here and maybe he can find finel it According to Circumstances Immediately after after the battle battlo of Grove some rebel officers of were sent up to Cano Cane Hill Ark to negotiate for exchange e of prison prIson- I ers ens It was during their visit that the tho amusing scene narrated below occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc In a small building close on the tho only only only on on- ly street of that crooked village three I Confederate officers in their best gray uniforms were wore sitting on one side sille of ofa a table and three Federal officers i in blue on the other An old gray- gray headed and gray gray- gray bearded bearded man came cameto cameto cameto to the door and incontinently walked in with the query query- Es this the provos provo's offis oms He was dressed in brown homespun and had an old oM white wool hat on his head tied on with a handkerchief and he ho leaned on a brown stick Es tiEs this the provos provo's offis oms I want wanta a pass Some Sonic one here attempted to explain to the old gentleman that he was in inthe inthe the wrong shop but the old fellow i v J who was a Do little deaf it seems mistook mistook mis mis- I took this as a 30 hesitation to give him what ho be wanted Im rm a Rood good lyal citizen Ive I've got I Imy my any papers Ive I've be been n t to get paid for formy my forage Its It's all right night There was a 30 slight inclination to laugh by several present but the old gentleman continued to make the most earnest protestations as to his Look here my friend said Colonel Colonel Colonel Col Col- onel W. W with a smile you had betten better better bet bet- ter ten take care eare what you say about loy loy- alty Look at these those gentlemen pointing over tho iho table table dont dont you see sea they are Southern officers The old mans man's hand trembled hand trembled as ho now adjusted a n. dilapidated pair of spectacles to his eyes and closely examined the tho gray uniforms with the velvet collar and brass stars Ills His hands trembled more mono violently For tho the time being he lie seemed scorned to forget forget forget for for- get the tho place and surroundings in his fear and anti bewilderment At last in great distress he lie turned to the gentlemen gum gen tiemen and b began gan to stammer out his explanations Well Wen gentlemen I didn't dint think I 1 II II I I didn't mean anything I have allens allers al- al lens leIs been a Southern man Ivo Ive jest got one son and hes with he's with Marma Marina duke Tho rho only other man grown that's fit for is my darters darter's husband and hes he's with Rector and and and- and and and- Hold on old fellow cried Colonel W W- W what about your bein being a Do loyal citizen Will you inform me asked Colonel Colonel Colo Cob nel net P p- p P- P who ho sat next to Colonel W W- W who paid you for your forage for fol forage age The old man mau turned to look at side of the table Again adjusted adjusted ad his spectacles and looked at atthe tho the blue coats and in an agony of distress he took off his spectacles and his handkerchief anti and hat and while he ho leaned on both hands on the table the tho tears ran down the tho wrinkles oi ol his his' old facet face Well Vell well gentlemen he ho at last found words to to toay say ay you go on an fight it out among yourselves I can live in any government American Tribune Resisting a B Kobol Attack After defeating and putting to flight the enemy who had attacked our armies and the fort at Allatoona Allatoona- the armies of the United St States tes advanced advanced ad ad- with all aU possible speed in the tho direction of the Allatoona pass without without with with- without out delaying for food and only halting for a rest a very few moments at any time After awhile it was found impossible impossible im im- im possible for us to proceed further for forthe forthe forthe the enemy was discovered present in force and placed so as to prevent any further advance This was no enviable enviable enviable envia envia- ble situation for us and we instantly perceived that no pleasant occupation was in store for us in inthe the near future should the Confederate soldiery prove fractious Their peculiar uniform attracted attracted at at- our attention They had taken military possession of the side of a 30 mountain and the uniform they had donned for the purpose of deceiving ing the United States armies a was tailored in sl such ch style as to give them the appearance of very small mall boys The boys were Confederates and the uniform was for o the pur purpose pose o of putting the Federals off their guard Just as the trainman had finished speaking without the slightest warning warning warn warn- ing lag that they were coming they were upon us They rhey came on a charge exactly exactly ex ox- like so many infuriated wild wile beasts By some somo chance or other their bayonets just grazed my head and besides the file leader made for me individually They came so near our front rank I could make malce out their faces without the least difficulty and and noted not only the features of the enemy enemy en en- emy but the tho manner of their dressing their beards and even the color o otheir of their beards They rhey were large men inca very powerful exceedingly nimble and had evidently been unremittingly unremitting drilled and disciplined by some skilled tactician Their charge was resisted Their file leader retreated ted s stopped topped ai an instant and disappeared The rhe second man was knocked down or fell down for ho he disappeared likewise I was wa obliged to laugh to see how instantly the file leader bounded off and endeavored endeavored endeavored en en- to ascertain what direction he might have by chance chos chosen n fo for better concealment An And then as I Iwas Iwas was was just beginning to make merry over what I considered our easy victory vie vic tory I I. I had either cither a hand to hand han struggle with th the enemy and anel was wa thrown violently down or my breath was taken away by incessant ing lug for I became insensible and was wa left on the battlefield for dead N. Y Mail and Express Edwin Tt SI Y Stanton He lie gave his life to save the Union Umon as much as did any soldier on the field and more directly than did tho the great martyred president President Lincoln was killed d by bv comparatively an accident at the hands of a 30 half in sane fanatic Ho lie might have lived for many years but for this fatality Secretary Stanton died because he lie had literally worn out his lila lifo life in his her her- I I n n n n n no 1 efforts during the tho war A Amore Amore Amore more devoted untiring war minister never lived It is doubtful if a gl greate ater one ev ever r existed He is the only on one among the great men o of tho the war wa period who vho has failed to receive justice justic at the hands of his countrymen countrymon H lie ITo offended many of the loyal among them and anti ho he died early Those wh who should have guarded his memory be betten better bet bet- I Iter ter ten have left it too often to his enemies one cne mies inies to characterize him The Tho great work he did has been comparatively obscured by obtrusive parading of hi his faults American Tribune The Tho 1 Fabian 1 Policy The policy 0 ot of f wearing ou out t. t th the e enemy in war by bJ delays misleading movements movements move move- ments meats feints of attack etc while avoiding open battle is called the Fabian policy from the following circumstance Fabius Maximus was wasa a Roman general in the second Punic war Having been appointed just after the Roman army had suffered severe defeat at Lake he ho perceived that his disheartened troops and amI bands of raw recruits r could not oppose successfully a Do trained army flushed with victory and led by bJ their great commander Hannibal He lie there therefore fore av avoided pitched battles m moved his camp from highland to highland and tired out the enemy with marches and countermarches Tim This he ho continued thwarted in I his calculations by the impatience of the Roman senate |