Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1913 — Leas and Arms Galore. [ARTICLE]

Leas and Arms Galore.

A southern lady was showing some visitors the family portraits. "That officer In the uniform,” she said, “is my father. He was as brave* as a lion, but one of the most unfortunate men. lie never fought in a battle In which he did not have an arm or a leg carried away.” Then she added proudly a little later: "He took part in 24 engagements.”