Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1882 — The Story ef a Battle Flag. [ARTICLE]

The Story ef a Battle Flag.

A New York paper has the follow ing relating to Colonel Brown, 8u perintendent of the Soldiers’ Home : In the sharply contested battle of "Cedar Mountain, fought on the 19th of August, 1862, the twenty eighth New York Volunteers, after losing nearly naif of its officers and men, including its Colonel, was capiured. together with its regimental flag. The flag bore no name or inserption, but the man who carried it cut a piece out of one corner before it pass ed out of his possession, so that it might be identified. It was never seen again by any member of the regiment until a few days since. Colonel E. F Blown, who was Lieu tenant Colonel of the New York at the battle of Cedar Mountain who lost an aim in that action, and who has since the war been the cusdodian of the piece cut from the flag, accidentally discovered the flag itself, in this city in a collection of recaptured Union colors found ip Richmond when that city was tak en in 1866. He at once wrote to the secretary of War on behalf of the surviving members of the regiment, asking that the flag be restored to them. The request was granted, and, in pursuance of an order issued yesterday by Adjutant General Drum, the flag was turned, over to Colonel Brown, and will be presented to the surviving members of the regiment at their next annual reunion, which will take place in a f»w weeks. That was a very pleasant way in which a newly settled M<''!i > list'minister disarmed th - eri icism of the people in the congregation to which he had been sent. Instead of getting angry about it. or complaining shut they had hurt his feelings, he remarked from the pulpit: “I hear that you say th?t I am not much of a preacher; well, I know it; and I know that if I coull preach first rate I wouldn’t have been sent hero to preach to such a lot of ignoramuses ns von/ The Church folks were struck with a new sense of the fitness of things as regulated by the admirable, machinery of Methodism adapting means and .end.

A pretty school girl Virginia would not, as a witness,’ ba confused by a lawyer. Wn< he had exhausted himself she sweetly said. ‘.Don’* you want to ask me some more?” Thweditor of the Cincinnati Com meroial advises young men to seek an alliance only with a party that bas “a future before it”. This shuts out. the Republican party because its future is unquestionably behind it. A bald-headed Professor, reproving a youth for the exercise of his flsts, saidWe fights with our heads at this college.” Tne youth reflected a mom, ent and then replied: “Ah, I see, and you have butted all your hair off ” Waif. Two little girls, aged four and six. had just had new dresses, and were on their way to Sunday school. Said Etta, the elder: ‘Oh, I have forgotten my verse ” “I haven’t forgotton mine,” replied the other “It is Bless ed are the dressmakers.” A Toronto Aiderman who was opposed to a grant of S3OO for astron o micaT observations, clinched his ar gqinent with the remark: "If Venus to transit, let her transit. What haVe we got to do with it? The grant Was agreed upon, nevertheless. An Irishman was on the stand in an illegal liquor sale case. The counsel was trying to find out in what kind of a glass the liquor was handed to the witness, and at last exclaimed: "Whatkind of a looking glass was it?” “Begorra, sor, it was not a looking glass at all, it was a tumbler.”

Mr, Peny Belmont, the son of August Belmont, represents the Long Island district in Congress. His traits of character are mentioned as contrary to those usually looked for in a rich man s son. He is extremely modest, as studious as a bookworm. He has no liking for society, but is a good lawyer and a hard literary work er. * A few days ago a Georgia politician came here in search of an office Deceived by the flattering promises ld hlm he home. Things are workin-will be home in a few days.” Not long afterward he again telegraphed home. This time the dispatch read as follows: “Things have worked; send me $25 to get heme.”—Washington letter. Judge Hawk, of the Supreme Court has decided that dogs are property and the person who illegally kills a dog is liable to its owner for damages. The recent decision of the relation to stealing a dog, which is a misdemeanor but n t ainS’ n Tne Meser!t d °B hiw makes all dogs property upon which license tix is paid. This decision gives great relief to dog owners. 6

4 Deadwood evangelist was called to help revive a Sunday school that perorated as follows: When this yer school closed, 1 wa’n*t hers or I should a-bucked agio it. I believed thar is a place in that ar bible as says that if a feller is a fool and a warfarin’ man he can understand some on it, if he’ll read it all, and I’m in favor of startin’ her up agin, superintendent or no superintendent, Chrismas cr no Chrstmas, and a» keepin’ her innnin, the hull yearround ; and that’s the kind of a cat I am.” There was a unanimous vote to “start her up agin.* An old sailor was observed to be always hanging about the door of a ch inch when a marriage was taking I place. He explained that be liked to see the tide going out.