Show STORIES OF MEN A Story of John Millais London Chronicle Sir John Mlllais bonhomie is the subject of a little anecdote anec-dote one of our readers sent in last night Sir John was attending a celebrated case at Bow street and was accommodated with a seat in the press box In front of him sat a youthful new addition to the stat of a leading London Illustrated Dont you think that would be an improvement Im-provement suggested the great artist mildly pointing out some technical point in the sketch the youngster was engaged on The young fellow was highly indignant indig-nant at first but eventually adopted the alteration with such 1 improvement mat I he turned around and inquired somewhat patronizingly Who may you be sir that nresume to correct my work For answer an-swer he received a card on which was neatly inscribed John Millias R A accompanied by the kindly remark We are never too old to learn perhaps you may be able to give me a timely wrinkle one of these line days That artist has made considerable headway since in his profession but he was paralyzed at the supreme moment It Killed Stonewall Jackson New York Herald The bullet which it was claimed was the direct cause of Stonewall Jacksonsdeath is now in possession pos-session of I B Wheeler of Highland Falls N Y Wheeler has documents which clearly prove the authenticity of his claim Wheelers cousin was on Jacksons staff Early on the morning of May 1 1863 Jacksons division In accordance with the decision of a council of war moved toward to-ward Chancellorsville Lee had yielded to Jacksons advice tp flank the Union forces The stratagem was a complete success and Sickles column went to pieces under the terrific onslaught of 25 000 gray coats It was while reconnoi tring In the darkness that evening that Jacksons own men mistaking their leader and his staff for Union cavalry noured a shower tif bullets into their midst and although several pierced the I Intrepid leader it was the one In Mr Wheelers possession that made the fatal wouna The surgeon who amputated Jacksons arm threw the bullet against the wall in a violent fit of anger and Wheelers cousin picked it up and carried it through the war The former Confederate died long after the war and Wheeler while going through his effects yesterday found the bullet and Its history |