Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1894 — Marlborough’s Gifts. [ARTICLE]

Marlborough’s Gifts.

It was characteristic of Marlborough that from apparently small indigations he possessed the power of divining the enemies’ plans, and was thus enabled to forestall them. From the experience of the recent past he foresaw with admirable clearness the immediate future, and was able, as it were, to map out coming events from a study of the position at the moment. He could balance future

probabilities with strange accuracy, and could till in with living llgures the sketchy outline furnished by the spy. Without this peculiar gift—one of the instincts that mark the born general—no campaign ca,a be directed with success. To realize what is going on beyond a range of hills, or any other natural barrier to human vision and out of the reach of reconnoitering parties, is one of the problems which perpetually confront the military commander. On the correct solution of that problem depends greatly the success of .all military operations.—The Life of Marlborough—Gen. Wolseley.