Fremont Weekly Freeman

Singular Recognition--Anecdote of Gen. Scott.

One of our citizens, an industrious and well known mechanic, whose veracity is unquestionable, related yesterday the following interesting anecdote of Scott, which took place at Cleveland, about the time he was sent on the important duty of arranging the Canada difficulty, by President Van Buren. The morning after his arrival at Cleveland, he was walking up a street, when glancing his eye in a painting and glazing shop, well recollected by the citizens of Cleveland, he saw the proprietor, Mr. Schencks. The General wheeled and marched in:

"Good morning. Mr. Schencks," said he as he took the painter's hand --"do you recollect me?"

"General Scott, I believe." replied Mr. Schencks, "but how could you recollect me"

"From having once before seen you under no ordinary circumstances. The last time I saw you, was in the hottest part of the battle of Lundy's Lane. Of three drums, two had been destroyed by the fire of the enemy. But one drum was left, and for that the three drummer boys were fighting. when a cannon ball killed two of them. The third one was yourself!"

"True, true, every word of it," replied the man with emotion.

"But, my brave fellow," said the General "how did you lose your leg?" observing the man's deficiency of one limb.

"I lost it at the battle of Lundy's Lane, while carrying that drum."

[Evansville (Ia.) Jour.