ily, and possibly an occasional pound cake, and
the typical barbecue is before you.

General Fry, upon his arrival, was warmly greeted by Colonel
Woolford, whose hearty invitation _to partake_ was not limited
to the viands mentioned. The feast being at length happily concluded,
and the crowd assembled around the speaker's stand, Colonel Woolford
said to his old-time comrade; "Now, General Fry, you just go ahead
and speak just as long as you want to. The boys have all heard me
time and again, and I have nothing new to tell them, but they will
be glad to hear you. When you get through, of course, if there is
a little time left, I may say 'howdy' to the boys, and talk a little
while, but you just go ahead."

After formal introduction by the Colonel, General Fry did "go
ahead," and discuss the financial question, the tariff, reconstruction,
and dwelt earnestly and at length upon the magnanimity of the
Republican party toward the men lately in rebellion against the
Government. Since the surrender at Appomattox, no life had been
taken, no one punished, no man ever put on his trial. It was
without a parallel in history, and as a matter of simple gratitude,
the Republican party was entitled to the support of the entire
Southern people for such magnanimity.

The speech at length concluded, Colonel Woolford arose and without
even the formality of saying "howdy," or honoring finance or tariff
with the briefest mention, proceeded:

"General Fry has dwelt long and loud upon the magnanimity of the
Republican party. He has told you that when the war was over
and the last rebel had laid down his arms, a hand-shaking took
place all around, everybody was forgiven, and the peace of heaven came
down like a dove upon the whole Southern people. Yes--a hell of
a magnanimity it was! How did they show the magnanimity that
General Fry talks so much about? You all remember Stonewall Jackson,
one of the grandest men God ever made. This same magnanimous
Republican party took him prisoner, tried him by a drumhead
court-martial, and shot him down like a mad dog after he had
surrendered up his sword."

At which Colonel Fry interposed:

"Why, Colonel Woolford, you ought not to make such a statement
as that. Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by one of his
own men in battle, and his memory is honored by all the people
North and South."

To this the Colonel replied:

"Don't try to deceive these people. We don't put on style