| Show I NEW NEWS NEWS OF YESTERDAY GENERAL MEADE J ADE AND THE TUE DRINK OF WHISKY w lit i J J I This Thin Till dully dally 1 aeries erl I of fit Mod anal nd 11 I to ideate Ident that throw n nsW w f and ml f dramatic tight light on nn ramous events event pu and of or tM the p t past ut t have 1 b en fn l by br 1011 l during nearly forty year yes tl s of Or more mo ot of I less molt mute mete nl m ny of tk the country a 1 le lude rl rs sloe sine In I th the tha Civil War Ill T Each or ln t is r Lek Mr II w iMs a notebook and Ind In whole wh l lor or of in la h put It Nt Vow t Twe ws IV of or 1111 d roan In th the men tata who ho lands nd the Ih new tl hl r tram equally authoritative sources ROUte A As AI tm contribution t the tit Human 1111 Interest sort sett to American hll the teas MUrin roil h hI Brie v a 1 lO distinctive l e nil n hll own wn that nor Hie I h herIt day lever J i ever er experienced il during my m entire I I in hi I the tit 11 ear r wee was the th second day at Gettysburg I 1 was os JL one oar tHId bv the Ih late 1st III General 41 jl JI who h was 1111 a R member of General stiff t rT rr at t the limo ot or that ite d decisive struggle Wo We wr were w k kept pt In the time from tot until darkness l and nero all over that taking 0 MII directions to the tho various arlon artily cor or corps Out But of time tile stirring and d awful sights l ht that 1 beheld b held that dy dey ho none f ne to t m me more MOna vividly than an at a little scene that occurred when th the l wa we over for tor th the dy my In h the evening It lust after aner dark we or tN the UI staff ClIme struggling straggling In one after to III O n ml Meades a n plane piano lano little farmhouse c When t d the ih room mom om the Ih O l en em I was MO seated ted te nt lit a n table with his hIlt chit chin resting In Ih a head liand he mi and nd evidently deep In Ho Ile Jl returned my In salute but bul nM amid iiI ht In A II fw tew another nf of f tin the stilt camp cunio In tn then another and so on rot until nil Alt wore present r em nl We WI were NeM all Mil covered OIt with dust and my nos III face fal felt feltH felta H a it H II thick Incrustation In ur If mud on 1111 It None of ot us liS hAIl had lied any anything anything thing hl to 10 eat ent tift except ec 11 i a cracker ahl since Jr All AU wore were well nigh Meade Me d after return I rue our I 1 wonder It if t you ou are allai all oe aa tired l and hunon II cc I am m Then for tor or the first limo I 1 saw how exhausted he hel l keska Mik l and also that while hll lie was wap net nat shaken h In his confidence of ultimate victory he h war greatly worried hurried and very cr anxious I JI lie i motioned to us to bo ho seated Muted ted at the Iho table I 1 think he said ald some something something thing that will wilt J orre Mr Ml r can call 1 II bd 4 round Then turning tu to mi rot orderly he h spoke In a It low tone pf pC veka feO th the servant erv nt came la In III and upon tho the table a n I few tew crack erek em era or hard tack lurk come pieces pI nf of o bacon on and If it I t I remember correctly a little fruit they It were ere cherries b where ho he could have got them themI I dv du not know General Meade ai looked lr It was WR a rather dry dr smile u at atour our Ur humble repast r Then MIe t how worn out nc we e all nil were ert he ha hamid said mid This In Is one on of the occasion when I think a man l Is fa justified In tak lak taking lakIng takIng ing 0 JI drink of hI J Me Mn Meade d was wan himself if a vary viry v rr a 11 rarely drinking any liquor and the Sill ath 40 aa n toile tit lit eWry member of or the staff Blatt I 1 will see If It thin there la is any 1111 whisky tier Geri ire Ile Il IT etl Again he spoke poke to Lo the servant who a It moment or two to lathe latar brought u a bottle oC of e whisky and set tet It 11 upon u On the th table General Meade IMd glanced a at t the thc battle bettle General Jeneral Sharps Sharpe ShaT t he id wont ont you yea o take t a k glass of ot whisky I 1 think It II will do you good I 1 took up i the U bottle bottlo Mid and a II tumbler although I foyer nover r kneW how lust tumbler Rot gut upon u On tie the tl table tahle at that that time Um Without pouring out any whis whisky hlll ky k 1 I aid ald Id to General Meade General t J think you ought to take a drink You need heel It more than fury any till of ot u us General without taking Inking the h bottle looked at It and In the dim dl light of or two taro candles rand Ifill that were w on tho table was waa able ablo to see 1100 exactly ly how much mUM whisky It contained There Jhue was AI not U for Cor oh eI orro The Tate general again glanced O at the bottle No moderate hs he h think 1 t care c for tor any whisky I would 11 a cup cUI of coffee orf ft e said I l t fief i Then TI n ho hit urged ur cd ont on ot of the Aft to lake Uko a drink but hi h hr ai also aro o h hII covered by this time LIme that there was Willi only anI one ona drink In the tha bottle bet ne having i dl fits h It nl l the tho bottle bollia along 1001 In similar fashion tablon Iha th whisky cheek Got hl by b each och r of ot the start staff and In the mid din of or the Oio table th the hot a M will It its t I writ untouched while w we 11 ate Alo our am hardtack le 1 irK Th The r a It t stood untouched unleash M throughout the sinning them It and w teas IrS on tho following morning wh when n w we 11 to what hat MB we e knew u hw b crucial day of If the battle And Ant there ra It remained untouched would b bl 1 ready tad to take up the et f war r seam lItI M ay 1 if To mo till that bottle h has always AI I U toM told td a perfect story of ot inn th 1 av de lm of ot tho the officer It 0 rl 1 in unK s and tho the member m ram of hi his ont ono would touch t uch that whisky because blau tx was as only enough staff nl t in th for tor one ono moderato drink I dont remember any Incident of ot the UM the M lia Impressed me Ith Uh the tha rent which desperate eX tort nU that t dIM ona e a dead In tole man nn than this renunciation I op a military of or the drink brn by br Meade Mend and his start under conditions condition that would have havo warranted n even teh In foregoing his bl a t tI Copyright t P by b K F p J Edwards l Tomorrow Mr Edwards Edwarde will toll tell of The Political Dooka that vets Tom T t 1 u sl J hail had to Balance t |
