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Updated: June 17, 2025
The girl arose to a sitting posture, surveyed the wreck, then laid down on one side, and exploded with laughter and kicked. About this time her mother appeared on the scene. "Why, Sal Leadbetter!" she exclaimed, "you dirty slut! Git a spoon and scrape that butter right up!" We paid for the "dairy product," and left, but I told Frank I wanted none of it in mine.
Frank responded in substance, that it was all right, every man had to eat his "peck of dirt" in his life time anyway, and the incident was closed. I never again saw nor heard of the Leadbetter family from that day, but have often wondered what finally became of poor "Sal."
Then he turned contemptuously on his heel, and strode away, while the rabble around rewarded him with a cheer. I never could find out who he was. After that I looked no more for sympathy in that crowd. My conductors now returned, and escorted me into the presence of General Leadbetter.
This commission was composed of Majors Ogden, Smith, and Leadbetter, of, the army, and Captains Goldsborough, Van Brunt, and Blunt, of the navy. These officers, after a most careful study of the whole subject, selected Mare Island for the navy-yard, and "Benicia" for the storehouses and arsenals of the army. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company also selected Benicia as their depot.
Before Fuller reached that station he knew that it would be possible to send a telegram to Chattanooga, by way of Cleveland, even if the Northerners should cut the wires on the main line. "Here," he said to the young telegraph operator, "I want you to send a telegram to General Leadbetter, commanding general at Chattanooga, as soon as we get to Dalton.
Fuller dragged the protesting station agent to the engine. When the Texas had started again, he explained: "The lines are down. I want you to jump off at Dalton, if we haven't caught them before then, and send through this message. If we press them fast enough they won't have time to cut the lines." Fuller took a pencil and paper and wrote the message: "To Gen. Leadbetter,
I should say Professor Leadbetter, who keeps the biggest drug-store in town." We had bought drugs from the Professor, and were happily able to testify to his personal charms. Gloriana beamed. "Ther ain't a finer young man in the land, Mr. Ajax: he's jest as good as his own sarsaparilla." "You are going to attend the wedding?" said I, thinking of the wonderful bonnet.
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