Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . society knew asthe quartet, RenwickSmedberg, Frank Du Barryand Walter H. S. last was killed by a sharp-shooter while on engineerduty on the north side ofthe Potomac. Du Barry wasburied at sea, in his grayuniform, as I may tell later,and Old Smed is now aone-legged, bald old jollity of San Francisco, with a newgeneration or two around his board, and his bluecoat com-rades giving him their highest honors in Legion and So youre really going? Sorry, but guess you had to!Never mind, old man, youll be back in three months!Better not try it; yo
Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . society knew asthe quartet, RenwickSmedberg, Frank Du Barryand Walter H. S. last was killed by a sharp-shooter while on engineerduty on the north side ofthe Potomac. Du Barry wasburied at sea, in his grayuniform, as I may tell later,and Old Smed is now aone-legged, bald old jollity of San Francisco, with a newgeneration or two around his board, and his bluecoat com-rades giving him their highest honors in Legion and So youre really going? Sorry, but guess you had to!Never mind, old man, youll be back in three months!Better not try it; youll starve down there! Hope wewont meet, if it comes to a pinch, old boy! were a few of theParthian arrows flung at us as obhligato to cordial hand we were off. The wide level of the avenue was al-most deserted under the dismal drizzle that had set in. Thedim lamps of that day reflected on the wet pavement, makingthe gloom more dim. The inauguration ball was about tobegin and a bus passed us, gay with the red uniforms of the. COLONEL W. R. SMEDBERG, U. S. A. BELLES, BEAUX AND BEAINS OF THE SIXTIES 45 Marine Band, under Louis Weber. Were we going where asudden turn might bring us face to face with old and dearfriends, where the hiss of the Minie would sing accompani-ment instead of the latest galop that Louis had composed? Beyond, a U. S. light battery was wending arsenalwardat slow trot. As our hack passed a better lighted cornerits officer drew rein to speak. He was Lieutenant John , who had led the section at the Treasury cornerthat day. He spoke anything but cheerily: So you fellows are off! Wish I were you. But todaysettled it, and my resignation goes in tonight. I shant waitfor Virginia. If I have to shoot at Americans, Ill do it fromthe other side of the Potomac! Tell the boys down thereIll be along soon. Good luck! He was down soon and did good enough work to embroidertwo stars on his red collar. From him we verified the reportsthat had already oozed
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