Show ON THE wRoNG WRONG SIDE tory Story of a Veteran of the American I Revolution Washington Post The debate debat In the house a few fei days a ago o was very Interesting to us u southern Democrats said I Uve tive Kluttz in the Democratic deal cloak cloakroom room when he had touched on some corn It recalls an Incident of o oa a F of July celebratIon In my m younger days The crowd gathered around for lor Mr r is bI x a prince or of stor story tellers You Yo know many Hessians settled in orth Carolina alter after the revolutionary warS war continued the warm hearted Tar Heel Thel descendants are among our very vera best today Those soldiers marched down through that country with Cornwallis many of them tell fell out of o the ranks took liP up farms married our on girls rIs and In fact were very glad to b become American citizens Well In my boyhood days no Fourth of July celebration was complete without a soldier or of the revolution By the year yea r I 1 have In mind these patriots had become t very scattering and the county WitH we S scouted to secure such a soldier The Tb jubilant citizens placed ed the hoary veteran In th the um same carriage with thE orator of o I the day He rode roop through the streets street S Of th town In triumph and occupIed a alIt i sect lIt on the platform The overt e recitAl of revolutIonary achieve achievements ments waed great r t and the Was nearly over 01 when n some Inquisitive noreen asked the veteran what battles he h had bad ben In l 1 was as at Trenton sir came the hp rf re ply iv In a voice of the Ger man for such stICh ht be was 88 u then you OU must have crossed the tb with Washington NOOh no an answered the subject or o 0 much popular adoration in a feebler feeble voice I 1 was wa on the other side ft |