Stonewall's Bridge= Builder.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 May 1910, Page 4

Stonewall's Bridge= Builder.

" Stonewall Jackson," said on d Army veteran, " used to tell a ory about n bridge-builder. " Tin's bridge-buildcM - was called ild Miles.' He was very necesiry to Jackson because the flimsy ridges on tlie lino of liwircJi were intiiiunlly being swept away by Iβ floods or destroyed by the lemy; and in these contingencies .ilt's was a regular jewel. Ho . .mid run up a bridge in the time it would take another man to make the measurements. " Onix day the. Union troops burned a bridge across the Shenandoah. Stonewall Jackson called old Miles to him and said: '''You must put .all your men.to wrrk, Miles, and you must keep them at it all night, for I've got to have- ( a. bridge- n crops this stream by morning. My engineer will draAv up the plans for you.' "Well, early tlie next morning Jackson, very much worried, met old Miles. " ' Seo here.' he said, dubiously; '!iiw about that bridge? Did the ftfgmeer trive you tlie plan?' "Old IVFilcs took tho cigar from \iz month and flicked the ash off with n. sneer. " ' General,' ha said, 'the .bridge is done. T dunno whether the pieter is or not.' "