Show Battle Hymn of Republic Not Original Song Name The writing of the Battle Hymn of the Republic was a Civil war episode which nobody invested with particular significance It happened in December 1861 Mrs Ms Julia Ward Howe visited Wash Wash- Washington Washington Washington ington in a group which included the Rev Dr James Freeman Clarke The party drove out from the city to witness a review of the troops troops- which was interrupted by a surprise attack of the enemy When the firing died all joined in inthe inthe inthe the singing of army anny songs songs led by Mrs Howe who had a beautiful ul so so- soprano soprano soprano voice The favorite of the sol sol- soldiers soldiers soldiers diers was John Browns Brown's Body called for again and again and this it was that caused Dr Clarke to say to Mrs Howe on their return to the city Why do you not write some good words for that stirring tune words worthy of it and worthy of this occa occa- occasion occasion sion sian The following night she awoke to see before her minds mind's eye ey the words which could be sung to the strains of John Browns Brown's Body She quit quither quither quither her bed and wrote down the verses which will go down to posterity as th the Battle LOf the Republic This incidentally was waS he original name of the song It was wasso wasso wasso so entitled by James T. T Fields who published it in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 The tune which is dated around 1856 lo 1856 locale 1856 locale ale Charleston S. S C. C is C.-is is the brainchild of William Steffe composer of hymns the chorus of this particular one con con- contained contained contained 1 the line Glory glory halle halle- hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah lujah repeated three times witted Quick-witted Woman I It isn't the length of time a woman testifies but what she can retort in ina I a minute that does the business A woman is naturally so witted quick-witted I that no lawyer no matter how shrewd and alert can be ba quite sure of her reply Recently a well known New York criminal lawyer who is reputed to be calm under any cir cir- circumstance circumstance circumstance was very much upset in the court room when he was at at- attempting attempting attempting tempting to throw a bad light on the veracity of a woman witness He had asked her Now isn't it true that some one has tried to get you to distort your story of the I facts so that they will appear favor- favor favorable favorable i I able to the defendant Yes ad- ad adi admitted admitted admitted i the woman Ah replied the attorney And who was it You shot back the witness That lawyer lost his case |