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Show las. Illiu IIMI.il.a-. A good Story t)f Ueneral J" "" told mo th. other dsy or a M llian irtntkmMi, an Intimate trend of tht er at northern soldier In hu llf time One dsy, colling on the unman ler ol Ih. army at his cflico In WimhltEton h foun I hhn at hi, desk his fret Intawl In sll 1-,-rt and his shoes demis-ralli illy I Iscnl on top of th. desk. H hlle UK general as 01 1 srcntly nlnorbol in some writing the Jink.n gititlrinan who thought sumo aervant had left the war nor s shoe. In the wrong place, took hll cane and gently ilei-jtltcd th. shoe, on lienor Thenelt day tlia .Mexican gentlsmsn ulle.1 again on Sheridan an 1 found blui at his desk, shoes on top as l fore. Tlie polite resl lent of the tropics began once more n moving the shoes to the floor when all at once Hherldnn roared out Don t you do that again, sirl ion make me ri llcnlous elrf" I I beg your psrdon ventral, but how hate I ma le you rldlcnlon"' i tthy sir," said rjherldan, still an nored ')estcrdsy sir, 1 went out to walk after you had called on me 1 was hearing the hlte Ilousewhcn I noticed a gentleman looking at me Intently , Boon he aditroeted me, oaylug l.snue ' me, general but artnt )ou afrall of catching cold) Yi hy, air, no, nut that I know oft whsts the matter sir! i Well, sail the gentleman. 'it Is very damp and you are going about In our sllpi-prsr 1 tell yon lr"aldbhcrid-,n, addressing hi. Mexican frienl, "joa mode me rl llcnlous It Is mv habit, sir to (tut my shoes nn my desk where 1 can not fall to s.-a them, so I uiiy not forg 1 1 to mt them on. and, confound It, sir , yo i come around here with our notiors of i ropri.ty an 1 send me aroun 1 town In my all) pcrs, slrf Boston Herald. |