Show WHAT GAME CAME OF FOURTH y OF JUU JOLY SPEECH WILL VISSCHER it aas as the summer of 1862 the ar of 0 the tennessee and the cum berlind berland had just passed through the campaign that followed the occupancy ot of nashville by the union forces buells brells army it was that had made a forced chot ten days from Narl iville to pittsburgh landing the laba 24 hours of which had been double quick a great portion of the time much of it through train rain and mud avid and the last 11 ll hours in the night with the mud and rain accompaniments to the field of 0 shiloh there to relieve grants rt stricken ricken tro troop and to retrieve the first days day disaster dl through that bloody field and the evils that followed it mud cold hunger the most terrible privations and dis dil comforts indeed known to soldier life in III times of war came the siege and capture of corinth the battle of luka springs the march to decatur anatus nd cumbaa and then on to huntsville it was w within a few mlle milci of the last named place that the army lay encamped in the early days of july and in a level valley where there were wide stretches of plain and here and there forests of towering liveoak live oak here the fourth of july wax was celebrated in almost a homelike home lichine like way A stand was erected beneath the trees and seats were improvised of logs and q piles of poles laid across wooden forks driven into the ground the stand tand was with boughs of green and old glory was war tastefully woven among them the orator of the day was a young brigadier named garfield Garnel dand and his voice in patriotic eloquence rang out over the vast audience of bronzed soldiers like a silver bell lie ile said things that brought only such nuch cheering aone hears in any army it was sincere wholesome and entrust aftic there Is a well known old story ot of those times in those armies that a visiting governor gov error of a state while riding along with a general ot of division hearing a wild and prolonged cheet cheek in the distance asked what it meant only rousseau or a rabbit was the laconic reply such was the popularity 0 of I 1 general Rous rouseau Veau of kentucky in that ar arnay y and so gallant and chivalrous chval rous his appearance pe arance artince that wherever he rode amon among g troops that were not coin constantly t bit X wit with ih him long and succeeding cheers followed him down the lines when upon going into camp at any time lime a rabbit or ever so many rabbits were started front from their hiding places the soldiers cheering as it if they were making a charge vi chase mr rabbit by battalions until often that proverbial sage and strategist of the animals would stop overwhelmed by fright and allow herself hersel f to lobe be picked up lip 3 just as brer fox took him from the sticky embrace of the tar baby this explains the avii division ion generals general reply to the governor a ar to rousseau or a rabbit rib bit the applause during garfielda Gar fields fourth ot of july oration was such cheers cheer as those thoe for or rousseau Rous beau and the rabbit blended with an extra volume vol 1 ume throws thrown in and those cheers seemed i to follow him as they the did rousseau Rouis cau and the rabbit wherever heraver he rever Is ir appeared during the remainder ol of hl stay in the army private brock of the kentucky infantry had been generally considered a diffident man by his comrades one who would rather I 1 face ace a battery of artillery that was throwing chain shot and shrapnel from short range ihan ban to approach a woman or a great man but gen garfield s fourth of july speech enthused brock to lo such a degree that he threw of all the trammels of re si and watching his opportunity approached the orator general at his hi first opportunity when the latter cafter had descended dei from the stand to offer hit his congratulations in hit his own oan private brock way the oung brigadier was about to mount its his spirited charger to ride to his own camp when the rest restive I 1 ve animal gave a leap started by the sudden burstin ing forth 0 of the blasts from a full brass bane band full as to members as I 1 to 0 enthusiasm ab to liquid stores that had been given them extra the brigadier left toot foot was already tn in the stirrup and the leap of the horse was almost dragging him on the ground but private brock who wh 0 was a powerful mm min had caught 1 the he bridle close to the curb bit bif with his left hand and with his right caught also the gal lant of licer cerand and a painful fall fail to the lat ter was war averted while ane horse was wa brought to a sudden budden standstill almust almost throws thrown upon his haunches 1 I ant am very grateful laou comrade said gen garfield Garfiel das as soon as lie he had recovered blo alx dont mention lt it sald private brock 1 I im I 1 to glad it happened I 1 there was a a general roar of laughter afthim at this very blunt admission adin lilon and brock seeing that he ha had made tome some sort lort ol 01 mistake added as the fluth flush of his face almost equaled the red of the huge bandana about his neck that Is to say sub uh it cr happened at a better time ime uh suh 11 im decidedly of your opinion comrade what Is your name and command comman coinman man well suit suh that thai what I 1 cost come her here to tell you suh sub but my names brock suh sub jis private brock such suh Kain tucky infantry suit suh but 0 I 1 wanted wassiem to say fay 11 go ahead and say it my friend you are all right im monstrous glad to have you say 0 o suh sub I 1 want to say Is 16 uh suh that a man what kin make sech a speech at as er yourn yonder ought to be back up north larri larnin them blame stay at homes tome some er this truck you ben te llinus ui today we know all about it rhems tite the tellers fellers what needs it 11 go back thair gei suh uh en po it into vein em red hot you kin resign I 1 cant et ef I 1 could id go with you fur im no slouch of a talker masef whir I 1 git started suh sub 1 I see you are not laughingly put in the general 4 yes suh sub continued private brock you ar the best single footed talker at I 1 V I 1 evah hearn suh sub an im er sh shout ln fur you fum A to izzard go back sub uh en run jiin for congers conger er bompers an ant bahoot it to em cm et ef you you should evah want me to hep you if if it talant bothin mo me than to hoi ho thoss hoc jess i cs say trie the word an im with you en an if emali v it I 1 git a chance to vote fur you you kin count It crocks rocks vote to fo you hear turn furn he fu fus precinct prec inck in ili the meantime gen garlic AJ had mounted and as he dashed tway he said good bye comrade brock I 1 ill think ot of what you have said right said private brock to himself awe we can do the fighting and one binl nio mo or test less dont make much dif now is larnin for them fools up lip yan it war wan probably not private brocks brockb suggestion that caused the voters of gen garfielda Gar SeId fields district in ohio to nominate and elect him to con congress grebs while he was on the held field as r eold ler but they were doubtless impressed by some of I 1 the he same influences that brock was and the young brigadier went on attending to his duties among the kolane of the nation while private brock kept march ing on and fighting on in the field ile he resign and doubtless had no desire to do so but one day 1 odears and snore more afterward a piece of shell the other oilier portion of which had taken different directions when it exploded at armstrong heights in III the siege of knoxville came scurrying along and utterly ruined private brocks fatigue list hat that had many brass emblems on it and it also tore a place in ili private brocks head that thai was not altogether picturesque but the surgeons on the field sewed up the rent and he need a new hat for a long time private brock achieved his resignation however through that cut in his head which seemed to have let in tie new ideas ile he was discharged because he was supposed to be insane bu but I 1 he was war impressed with the idea that he was needed at washington to advise with congressman garfield and he took up his residence in the national capital quickly ex private brock found his 1116 self selected and being arevig nihed the congressman gave him employment pi about hit his domestic establishment aware of brocks battle won infirmity the sta lesman general took look alth ith apparent seriousness much advice from mr brock concerning the conduct of national affairs and received most mod humbly mr brocks expressed approbation of his congressional career this continued until mr brocks ing lemin so to speak had been elected president and then mr brocks responsibilities ties very much increased it had been a comparatively easy matter mailer tor for him to direct and instruct a mere member of congress but to tell the president of the united states all about nhat hat he should do was another matter mailer bravely however lie he struggled with will lie ile great responsibilities until that awni day when at the railway station the I 1 quixotic crank Gul guiteau firca the sur geon made mortal r shot hot lis into the gallant garfield mr brock was there serving as a porter and when wheel the assassin who fired that ball fell with a ghastly cut in his brow into the hands of those who arrested him he carried the scar still crimson to the gallows and brocks good right hand made it but the faithful soldier of his country and servant of his illustrious was taken thence to an asylum for the violently insane and died there in a week lost amid all the terrible excitement of 0 the time lime had the better light of this dinae fin de siccle day been known then president garfield and faithful brock might be living and happy yet saved by the exi positions of the roentgen ray |