STONEWALL'S BRIDGE-MAKER.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 384, 5 August 1911, Page 2

STONEWALL'S BRIDGE-MAKER.

"Stonewall Jackson," said an old j Army veteran, "used to tell n story < ■ibout a bridge-builder. i "This bridge builder was called "b ! Miles. He was very necessary I. j Jackson because the slimsy t >i'; uo: <■! j the line of march were continually be j ins; swept, a. way by I lie floods or do' j troyed by the enemy : and in Uic.m ! contingencies .Miles was a reuulai j jewel. He could run )on up a bridgi j in the time it would take anolliei j man to make ihe measiUTiiienls. j One day the Union troops l-urnc! a j bridge across the Shenandoah. Jack | son called old Miles to him and said i "You must put, all your men tr work, Miles, and you must keep then at. it, all night, for -I've got to have ; bridge across this stream by morn ins- My engine-.- -will draw up t!u plans for you.' "Well, early the next morning Jackson, very much worried, met oh Miles. " 'See bore,' he said, dubiously 'how about that bridge? Did lln engineer give you the plan ?' | "Old Miles took the. Hear from hi.- j mouth and liickied the ash oil with ; sneer. " 'General,' be said, 'the bridge n done. I tiutmo ybetdicr the picter b