Show I Only Yarn Yam of War Ever Told by Lee Confederate Leaders Leader's Idea I of lof B Brave ave and Cool Deed by Two Scouts EE was never a n great hilker talker except except ex ex- ex L LEE JEE under one condition and th that t was when be he had young Indies ladies to entertain for then his natural gallantry got the better of ot him and he was a charming companion though not what might be called loquacious and he did not care to talk of the war preferring to choose other topics It was In camp however that he so far tar yielded to the desires of a couple e of ot fair visitors as to spin a n yarn He Ie had Invited ed two young ladles ladies s cousins of his to dine with him and Jt wa was to J thorn them cm and at their persuasion that he told the stor story of the Two Confederate erate erat Scouts which a writer er In the Philadelphia Times who knew v the great Confederate Intimately declares to th be the only war ar story ever told by byh h him m. m Carefully arranging his napkin on the table In front of him and sitting p perfectly erect In his chair as was his custom General Lee said When th this s war Is over you will hear a great deal of praise given the leaders of th the armies and In the attempt to do them ho honor or the private soldier will to a n tam extent be overlooked This This' Is Unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate un un- fortunate since some of ot the tile noblest and most daring deeds of ot the he war var ar were done by privates on both both sides I was once In absolute need of tive Information as to the movements of ot the enemy My regular scouts were out so so I had to to select from a regiment regiment regi regi- ment of ot men who were familiar with the section of ot the country If not with their mission After ferreting out the secrets ts of the enemy 1 my they started on n the return trip but bit were detained by a terrific rainstorm of ot several hours' hours duration which forced them to shelter until night When they reached the rI river er they found to to their chagrin that It ivas was too much much swollen to b be crossed ossed In Ina Ina ina a canoe and the only thing left was to make a bed bed of the pine tags on the ground and sleep morning when they would pro proceed eed u unmolested molested i molest d. d But they had reckoned without their hosto The en nys pl pickets ts who no o had bad ad nl C be been n driven to sh shelter shelter- lter iter by the rain I were out early next morning Invest Investigating g gating ting and seeing tresh ti-es tracks tracks' suspected suspected sus sus- som something wrong Five ot of them started on the trail trait plain In the soft sort earth and soon c came ne' ne upon the sleepIng sleeping sleeping sleep- sleep Ing scouts o ts l Feeling confident of ot havIng having hav hay ing lug th their Ir pr pris prisoners s ners secure they th thought to have haye some Innocent fun with them and proceeded to jab them In the back with the point pint of ot their bayonets and request them to come comeIn comeIn In out of the rain I Hello Johnny what are you ou doing sleeping out here In the tile wet Ilk like this You will take cold Come ome on with us out of the damp But the sleeping Confederates could not be aroused and the sentinels sentinels sentinels sen sen- had a big laugh over over It particularly particularly par par- so when one one of ot them would partially turn over and groan out Oh stop that What are are you poking me for It Isn't time for tor reveille yet as asIf asIf asIf If he be thought he be was In his own camp safe and sound Just In the midst of their greatest outbreak the scouts with the agility of ot wild animals sprang from from their couches and with their pistols shot eliot down the two front men then as quickly dropped the theother theother theother other two as the fifth man hastily retreated retreated retreated re re- re- re treated leaving his gun behind him When the scouts heard the federal squad advancing on on them they were too close to admit of ot retreat so they re resorted orte to strategy and sleep arranging arrangIng- between them that at a given signal both oth should rise and fire on different pt men taking them so by surprise surprise sur sur- prise that the others could be shot also before fore they could get their guns il up The trick worked perfectly and to It those men not only owe we their neck necks but the valuable Information I for headquarters and four good Snider 1 rifles and warm overcoats I do not believe that any deed of ot the war surpassed this In coolness and bravery Chicago Chicago Herald Memorial That Marks Important French Spot y S II I I France and America again Joined hands at the tho recent l dedication and un un- Vellina veilIng of this monument marking the spot where American headquarter I Were established at Chaumont during the tho World war J |