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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 89 (search)
and rapid river. Architect after architect failed, and at last Brown said he had a friend named Jones who had built several bridges and could build this. Let's have him in, said the committee. In came Jones. Can you build this bridge, sir Yes, replied Jones; I could build a bridge to the infernal regions, if necessary. The sober committee were horrified; but when Jones retired, Brown thouJones; I could build a bridge to the infernal regions, if necessary. The sober committee were horrified; but when Jones retired, Brown thought it but fair to defend his friend. I know Jones so well, said he, and he is so honest a man, and so good an architect, that, if he states soberly and positively that he can build a bridge to HadJones retired, Brown thought it but fair to defend his friend. I know Jones so well, said he, and he is so honest a man, and so good an architect, that, if he states soberly and positively that he can build a bridge to Hades-why, I believe it. But I have my doubts about the abutment on the infernal side. So, Lincoln added, when politicians said they could harmonize the Northern and Southern wings of the democracy, whJones so well, said he, and he is so honest a man, and so good an architect, that, if he states soberly and positively that he can build a bridge to Hades-why, I believe it. But I have my doubts about the abutment on the infernal side. So, Lincoln added, when politicians said they could harmonize the Northern and Southern wings of the democracy, why, I believed them. But I had my doubts about the abutment on the Southern side. --Commercial Advertiser.
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 240 (search)
This fact was remarkable, but not as much as another in the same connection. It appears from a Boston letter in the New York World, that that Regiment was all from Middlesex County, which embraces the battle-fields of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill. One or two of the companies are entirely composed of the lineal descendants of the patriots who were in the Concord fight. The gallant Sixth was first sent forward because it first reported itself at Headquarters with fullest ranks. Col. Jones received his orders at Lowell on Monday night at 11 o'clock, in the midst of a driving northeast storm. He mounted his horse, and rode all night through the scattered towns in which his companies were. Every company was in Boston with full ranks next Tuesday noon, and, if the equipments furnished by the State had been ready, the Regiment would have left that afternoon for Washington, instead of twenty-four hours later, which was done. The Stoneham Company, Capt. Dike, which performed
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 323 (search)
ing with astonishing promptness, when it was discovered that they had only their State color, not having received their national ensign. Immediately, several Massachusetts gentlemen--Hon. G. W. McClelland, A. W. Fletcher, Capt. Perkins, and J. Wesley Jones — begun a search for the Stars and Stripes under difficulties which were happily relieved by the kindness of Mr. J. D. Hammack, who very kindly consented to sell them a beautiful new cashmere flag, of the finest quality, which the ladies hadtepped forward, and, unrolling a beautiful flag to the breezes of the Potomac, presented it to the gallant Colonel, and through him to the brave boys of the old Bay State, accompanied by a few felicitous remarks on behalf of the committee by Mr. J. W. Jones, substantially as follows: Soldiers of Massachusetts!--a title rendered illustrious in the early struggles for freedom on this continent, and now established by your prompt and heroic inauguration of the present war for the Union, is t