F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams

Capitolo 73

spirits), imitating the set of example from their daring superiors, it went
out on a forage of them really, and next to the house of the Hon.
Montgomery Blair, puts nearby it under an examination, especially the
wine cellar and dispensation that were supposed to be stored well with the
more than first quality. However, they was disappointed for finding that the wine cellar
small contained wine, and it was around putting the honorable owner
down for a disciple of the temperance, when they came on a barrel of
old whiskey of rare Bourbon.

This discovery provoked the great joyfulness, his news scattered far and
wide among the officers, and not an order was respected for the rest of
the day. Then you will see, my child that while the superior generals
and their personnels were offering a banquet to on the bull of the Mr. Riggs, the field
officers were storming their brains of the whiskey of choice of the Mr. Blair.
The city was perfectly sure while this state of celebration existed. And
I feel, my child that you will agree with me that the Mr. Blair deserves
well of his/her country to provide his/her wine cellar with this extraordinary
weapon of defense. Makes the bear of future historian in mind that the
War Department cannot ask credit for the safety of Washington. The
credit to save Washington exclusively belongs to the bull of the Mr. Riggs
and the barrel of the Mr. Montgomery Blair of whiskey. They furnished the
you banquet that stole away the brains of General the First officers, and
provoked the delay that the city has saved.

In fine, my child, I have the good military authority to say that
these are rebelled official, after their wisdom had been transported from
the whiskey, handed the suits of gentleman and so it conducted him that
General Soon to find out them, and it put a stop to the
rebellious procedures, were forced to apply the torch to the house
of the Mr. Blair. You leave that this sad result is a warning to every generals, it sent
or to threaten or to capture the capital of a nation.

Has not me satisfied You, my child that the Mr. Davis has sent the wrong man