Show 1 v They Were It had to do with the captivity of Isham G Harris and Senator Bale Bate of Tennessee In the penitentiary at Nashville as prisoners of or war during the After Arter an unaccustomed period of abstinence somewhat longer than that hat preserved by b the governors of at North and South Carolina the govern governor or r and the senator cast about for tor a means for the alleviation of their con consuming Burning suming thirst In the course of time an old coffee pot vot and other necessities fell ell f lI into their hands ands and from their rations they managed to save out a lit littie tIe le corn com now and then From this point It is as well to let Huntsman tell teU the story In the words of Governor Harris Well seh seb eh we made three of the finest whiskey yo even eveh sampled But Jut what do yo 0 think seh One of ot the Inhuman seh seb found two of ot them we had secreted them an ah took ook them from Crom us at th thO pInt of his seh I And what did you do with the other quart Huntsman asked fa I We aged It and drank it seh said the he governor How long did you age it Governor said aid Huntsman a Fo days was the th dignified re Louisville Times c |