Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1910 — Where He Got His Inspiration. [ARTICLE]

Where He Got His Inspiration.

Former District Attorney John J, Sullivan was the principal speaker at a reunion of old soldiers a few days ago. He ha’d' all of his wonderful command of pathos and eloquence in full working order that day, and as he concluded his oration tears glistened -fa the eyes of many of the veterans. One of the old boys in blue came up to Mr. Sullivan, pressed his hand and said: “Your description of the scenes on the field of carnage during a fight was beautiful. You must have been, in the thick of a battle some time. Where did you have your most thrilling experience?” - Y.. . - "At Warren,” replied Colonel Sullivan. "At Warren? Why, I never knew there was any fighting there." “Probably not,” replied Colonel Sullivan, “but if you had been behind the bat for Warren the day we beat Youngstown, 1 to 0, you would have known you were tn a fight and a mighty warm one, too,” and the colonel extended his gnarled and twisted fingers to prove his assertion. —Cleveland Leader.