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- * 90E PARSONS (Continued from 1) ed to get away, T couldn't see nothin’, though. So I waited and listened; end at lest I heard a feller groanin' beyond me. "Hello!" says I. "Hello yourself,” says he. "who be yer? says I -- a rebel?” "You're a Yankee, ‘says he.” " "So Iam’ says I. ‘What's the matter with you?" " "My leg's smashed,’ says he." " Can't yer walk?" " 'No,? says he. "Can't yer see?’ I asked.” " "Yes." * Well," seys I, "you're a ----- rebel, but will you do me a little fevor?” "I will', says he, ‘ef I ken.” " "Then I says: Well, ole butternut, I can't see nothin’, My eyas is knocked out; but I ken walk. Come over yere. Let's git out o* this. You pint the way, an' I'll tote yer off the field on my back.* * ‘Bully for you,' says he. “And so we managed to git together. We shook hands on it. I took a wink outen his canteen, and be got onto my shoulders. "I did the walkin’ for both, an’ he did the nevigatin’. An’ ef he didn't make me carry him straight into a rebel colonel'a tent, a mile away, I'ma liart Howstever the colonel cams up, ent seys he, ‘Whar dyer come from? who be yer?! I told him, He saia I was done ferand couldn't @o no more shootin’; and he sent me over to our lines. So, after three days, I came down here with the wounded boys, where we're doin’ pretty well, all things considered.” "But you will never see the light again, my poor fellow," I suggested, eympathetically. “That's so," he answered glibly, "but I can't help it, you notice. I dia my dooty -- got shot, Pop in the eye -- an’ that's my misfort'n, not my fault -- as the old man said of his blind hoss. "But -- I'ma bold soldier boy,’ " he con- tinued, chearily renewing his song; and we left him in his singular merriment. Poor, sightless, unlucky, but stout-hearted Joe Parsons. PERSEVERANCE 1S THE BRIDGE BY WHICH DIFFICULTY 18 OVERCOME. REBEL OFFICER KILLED IN NEW CREEK SKIRMISH NEW CREEK, VA., Mar. 16, 1863--A briek skir- mish occurred here on March 14, in which one Con- federate officer was killled. The following re- port was given of the incident: "On Saturdey night last, three Rebel soldiers of Bradley T. Jobnson’s regiment, were discovered at the stable of J. H. Carskadon, and after they had succeeded in taking therefrom the horses, were followed and fired on by two hone guardamen, "After a spirited engagement of about 20 min- utes the two citizens recovered the horses, kill- “ing a Lieut. Joseph G. W. Marriott, and severely, if not mortally, wounding the other two. Mar- riott was interred in the church graveyard near ‘the scene of the action, where bis friends may find his body if desired.” ‘TO BAKE A PEACH PIE Take juicy end mellow Peaches; pécl, stone, and slice them; then ptt them in a déep pie pléte lined with the under crust; aprinklé ‘through then'a sufficient qiants ity of sugar, eqially distributed; pat ia ebout @ teblespoonful of water; dust’ a little flour over the top; cover with a rather thick crust, and bake nearly an hour, eeeeSounds good! Taken from The New Hydro~ pathic Cook-Book, published in 1853. ‘A LIAR SHOULD HAVE A GOOD MEMORY. i 8 & ; 8 os os a a: ce BE a i zy £: ail from the crowd! Drugstore. In Bolivar. ne oad e Gi Eade order, groceries, games. Get away june Brady Antiques ‘WASHINGTON STREET HARPER'S FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA 25425 i Bei gts 2 cai ad ; age ge U ghee 8 os & 323 333 gg ge ~ 24a ag w & aE 252 Es $4; © oe pi B23 &e x= ek aC geil Ss pied. eae ae Up aes « sed 3 fytas 5S he B by Stanley E. Hadden, of Bolivar “ nn 4) ssoee vores in thé Preamble to th U. S. Constitution are: "WE, THE PEOPLE . The Constitution also states: "All legis- lative powers herein granted” are given only by the people. Yet, our Congress repeatedly ignores the Constitution and sets rules of conduct for its club members . . . rules that enable a member of Congress to steal or do anything else that he/she wants . . . and go scot free. FOR INSTANCE--Sen. Talmadge took $35,000 from his office expenses and expects to be rich- er by $700,000. He said "I did nothing wrong.” Congressman Richard Hanna took more than #200,000, admitted his guilt, and drew suspended sentence. of 6 to 30 months. Congressman Diggs was convicted on 11 counts of mail fraud and 18 counts of making false of- ficial statements in a $60,000 kickback schem. He was re-elected to Congress. HOWEVER--two youths stole fifty cents from @ college student; they drew 2} to 7 years jail. A women citizen ate two strawberries in a sup- ermarket end was sentenced to 6 months" proba- tion and to work in the county park program. Sen. Williams, most recently convicted by @ jury OF CITIZENS and sentenced to jail in the abscam exposure, was actually honored by his fellow metbers of Congress! 1 find that to be unbelievable and despicable! WORSE, the Senste now is raising all manner of Cain and clamors for their ow investigation of the FBI. Senators / claim they make their om rules... forget- /. ting that "WE THE PECPLE" grant them power. id I personally deny Congress the right to claim immunity from laws that 1 end mine mst live by. I deny Congress the right to prohibit the FBI from looking into their activities. The Senator who said "it might heppen to more of us" spoke the truth . . . but I strongly favor the FBI catching more of the rascals. I ask ay Senators and Congressiiah to desist from such in- vestigation and to provide more money for FBI. ‘The man and women of the FBI place their lives, daily, on the line to uphold the Consti- tution and to protect all citizens’ lives and rights. ‘Those members of Congress who now seek to prevent investigations of their own wrong- doings have, in my opinion, pleced themselves above the lews under which I live. They heave thus violated MY constitutional rights -- and I call upon eny who will join in the mighty effort to insist that the FBI be instructed end finenced to force Congress to Iive under our ONE LAW... the same law governing all citizens. (SN HONEST WORD IS BETTER THAN A CARELESS OATH. SKIRMISHES RESORTED NEAR CHARLES TOWN CHARLES TOWN, VA., Feb. 13, 1865--The Rebel cav- ajry Jed by R. W. Baylor attacked two Federal scouting parties yesterday near here and near Smithfield, resulting in brief engegements in both places. Of the fighting, Brig. Gen. B. ¥. Kelley rep ported: "Yesterday about 2 pap. a squad of R. Baylor's cavalry attacked a mall scouting party of the 12th Pa Cevalry from Kearneysville, of 12 men, near Smithfield, killing 1, wounding 2, and capturing 4 men and several horses. About 4 p.m. my scouts from Harpers Ferry fell in with the same party a few miles south of Charles Tom and efter a running fight of several miles, recap~ tored our men and horses, and captured Lieut. George Baylor, 2 of bie nen end severe) hosneee” WANT ‘TO KNOW HOW TO PRICE OLD POSTCARDS? ‘Thsa contact John MoCLiitock, The Postcard Dealer, Box 1765, Manassas, Va. 22110. _