Show where he ile was A gorgeous uniform or a position in tho the militia dues does not make a brave man or valiant soldier an amusing story of our revolutionary war id is told of a stuttering militia militiaman mau who was drafted he ile appeared before the captain captein to plead his infirmity as an excuse for remaining al at home I cant serve ho he eaid said if I sr was a picket a man might g g go r right ight gg g g go rightly right by before I could say wh who goes coes th there cohwell oh well answered llie the captain you can shoot put some one with you to ask who goes there W w well said the fellow earnestly the enemy might c c catch me and r run a s sword through m me before I could c c cry qu ter terl he was about as brave as the man in the following anecdote who though he was eo so well versed in in military events found canada a convenient locality in which to live while our civil war lasted after looking over the battlefield of chance Chancel chancellorsville lorvil lorville ae I went back to the brick house for dinner during my absence a little redheaded red headed roan man had arrived and he was introduced by the woman vroman as her brother in law As soon as I came in he began on roe me ahas you under in dis fight no I tell you dot ahas an awful fight my friendt blood poured shuet like it abas raining maybe you abas under lee up the bank road no I not under lee but that shen eral cral lee was waa an awful fighter maybe you abas mil mit early up at fred ericksburg cricks burg no so that early lie has a splendid shen she cral and he be liked to fight all der time I feel sure you ehms mit early maybe mit hooker ch cb no not mit hooker down here den you TOU ahns mit sedgwick up dat no ithell I not fot mit er lee not mit hooker nor sedwick t I chell dot beats bent s mo me all haferl I both of ili fell to and began eat ing and nothing further was said until the meal was finished and we had gono gone out to look at fit some old cannon wheels wheel sinthe in alie yard then my friend put liis his hand on der lowered his voice and eaid said my aly friendt if yau you alias not mit lee nor nor hooker in dis fight maybe you und me ahas der same came blace maybe so where were you ou in din Co canada nadal he whispered whis whisper perel etL he ile called good goodbye bye after me as I I rodo a away way but I have answered him for ono one hundred dollars |