Show ruling passion strong in death brandy VS tobacco A friend having carried some fine port wine to a connecticut major ma J or who after the late battle was lying in gettysburg dangerously wounded the major begged him to hunt up a confederate bencal name named Xe kemper mier dad and divide ahe wine with him re remarking marling that gen kemper was a gallant fellow and had saved his the major s life how I 1 asked his you see se c replied the major gen kemper was wounded and tell lell abai I 1 was lying seeing my situation he enquired if he could aid me and drawing his canteen he be passed me a drink of good brandy this saved my life take him a part of this wine with my best wishes for his speedy recovery and ion long life the friend did as he was requested and presented the wine to the rebel vencial Gen cial As soon as tho the name of the connecticut major was mentioned gen kemper said As gallant a fellow as over ever lived sir I 1 lie he saved my live while lying wounded on the battlefield battle field I 1 how was that t f the visitor enquired I 1 wanted a chew of tobacco and believed that nothing else would save my life this connecticut major sir had bad but one chew and that was as in I 1 his I 1 is mouth ho he took it out and divided it with me and that sir saved my life thank him sir for the wine and I 1 tell ell him for mo me that in in peace we are friends and in in war will never in meet acet in single eD rabat |