| Show 3 Humor Youths Companion One of or the fiercest t and most t determined fighters in the civil chi 1 war was General N NB NB NB B Forrest commanding fUse he confederate cavalry His Hi name was a redoubtable one oae and few lew of his Ms opponents were aware vf ot ota ofa a humorous side of his disposition famil familiar lam to his friends For many y years ars the liar general loved to tell teU the story tory of an in inI iD incident I which occurred near Cowans ala sta station ti I ties tion The few troopers be he had bad with stills him were being hotly by b the federals edels and the tho general was galloping along elong at top speed A fiery southern dame tine to be standing by the die roadside and when she saw the flying confederate officer her bel indignation boiled boned over Ner Shaking her list listin in scorn she screamed Why dont you Ou turn tarn and anft fight you cowardly rascal If IC I old Forrest t were here hed make you fight fi ht Fortunately the horse soon carried him hint out of rangeS range biographer relates that once at t e a tI dinner party where he be had been in m invited vital as the guest of or honor there was a loquacious widow with wilts hair heir of ot raven I black who ho rudely Interrupted Interrupt d the conver convey conversation s by asking General teraI Forrest Forre t why way it I was wag that ilat his beard bard was still Mack black while his hair was turning gray With WIm great greot politeness Forrest t turned toward her herI I I 1 fear feRr I cannot give you Ou a satisfactory answer said seid I d he unless less possibly po the reason is that I have lave used my brain a little more than tihan I Have bave my jaw jawIn jawIn jawIn In the th midst of one of his campaigns Js a captured federal was brought to tobis his bis headquarters The man nan showed the deepest anxiety and depression for stories of ot General Forr severity were was rife in inthe Inthe Inthe the Union camp A little tittle later supper was announced and Fewest it to the chap chaplains chaplain lains lain surprise invited total him to share sh re It but bat his Ms surprise grew to amassment when the tho general turned to Mm hint reverentially and said Parson will you please plea ask uk the r bI rIni tog ing lube next morning Forrest courteously gave gaye him hInt an escort through the coated confederate oo ed erate lines for he wished hed wl no noncom noncombatants noncombatants for prisoners and end bade him bla good goodby goodby by with the remark Parson I would keep you OU here hare to preach for me If you needed d so 80 much more by the sinners on the otter er side |
