Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1883 — Skobeleff. [ARTICLE]

Skobeleff.

The biographer of Gen. Skobeleff, the distinguished Russian chieftain, says that he used to eat with his soldiers with the common spoon out of tho eamp-kettles, and that no one was more cares ul to see that the camp-kettles were in their right places. It xvas not only the superb genius, which his soldiers admired, but his sympathy, his affection, his homely brOtherliness. He. went to vigit a transport of soldiers who were badly wounded. One of the moribunds recognized him. “Oh!” said he, “there is our own one, our Skobeleff.” The others heard the name. “Hurrah, hurrah!” they tried to cry out; but so weak and wavering were their voices it reminded one of death more than of life.