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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2022 10:52 pm 
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Generals Newell, Hampel, Danner got lost in the Smokies while reconning.

Suddenly, the temperature dropped and a furious snowstorm was upon them. They came across an isolated cabin, far removed from any town. The Generals had heard the Southerners in these mtns were quite hospitable, so they knocked on the door to ask permission to rest.

No one answered their knocks, but they discovered the cabin was unlocked and they entered. It was a simple place ... 2 rooms with a minimum of furniture and household equipment. Nothing was unusual about the cabin except the stove. It was large, potbellied, and made of cast-iron. What was strange about it was its location ... it was suspended in midair by wires attached to the ceiling beams.

"Fascinating," said Gen Newell. "It is obvious this lonely Southerner, isolated from humanity, has elevated this stove so he can curl up under it and vicariously experience a return to the womb."

"Nonsense!" replied Gen Hampel "The man is practicing the laws of thermodynamics. By elevating his stove, he has discovered a way to distribute heat more evenly throughout the cabin."

"With all due respect," interrupted Gen Danner, "I'm sure that hanging his stove from the ceiling has religious meaning. Fire LIFTED UP has been a religious symbol for centuries." The three debated the point for several hours without resolving the issue.

When the Southerner finally returned, they immediately asked him why he had hung his heavy potbellied stove from the ceiling. His answer was succinct. "Had plenty of wire, not much stove pipe."

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1st (Palmetto Ghost Riders) Cavalry Brigade
4th Division
I Corp
Army of Tennessee


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