Salt Lake Times | 1890-12-11 | Page 10 | Owed [Illegible] an Arm

Owed tl an " Arm. In tho summer cf 1877 (Jen. Jubal A. Early was a guest at tho Arlington hotel, Hot Springs, Ark. Among the other notables stopping there was tho then somewhat famous ex-Governor Stearns, of Florida, who bad been recently appointed ap-pointed by President Hayes a commission commis-sion to adjust the claims of citizens of Hot Springs who had improved real estate afterward docided to belong to Ihf national government. One day the two gentlemen, who had no personal acquaintance, ac-quaintance, met in the hotel ollice. "Gen. Early," said Stearns politely, "you ought to be willing to shake hands with me. You owe mo an arm," anil he indicated his empty sleeve. "How is that, governor?" queried Early, at the same time extending his hand. "I lost that arm in the cause of the Union at Winchester, wdiere you commanded com-manded the Confederate army." "Indeed!" responded the general suavely, suave-ly, as he stroked his long gray beard and slightly straightened his bent figure. fig-ure. "You mustn't blame mo for that. I always instructed my men to do their duty, but sometimes the rascals would blunder." The future intercourse of tho t.wc gentlemen gen-tlemen was limited to a passing bow. Pittsburg Dispatch,