To: mainepatsfan
A story in my wife's family is about how the neighbor, General McClellan, saved her grandmother, a small child then, from a swarm of bees.
I always have doubted the story and fancied the General stood by and watched the child get stung.
2 posted on
09/18/2005 5:56:19 AM PDT by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: billorites
He probably had troops in reserve that could have helped but he was sure there were more bees just over the next hill.
To: billorites
My Nephew, (My Niece's husband) is a descendent of General McClellan. At least I think that is right.
Anyway I have always thought he was a much better general than history has portrayed him. The Southern Generals consistently described him as their toughest opponent.
5 posted on
09/18/2005 6:01:57 AM PDT by
yarddog
To: billorites
I always have doubted the story and fancied the General stood by and watched the child get stung.He was convinced that 500 bees were really 2000 bees and called for reinforcements.
6 posted on
09/18/2005 6:07:07 AM PDT by
SquirrelKing
(I'm not mean, you're just a sissy.)
To: billorites
Your neighbor's grandmother must have been union, right?
To: billorites
Snakes do not fear bee's...
and McClellan was king of the copperheads.
19 posted on
09/18/2005 6:46:12 AM PDT by
johnny7
(“"Thing about a shark... he's got lifeless eyes, black eyes... like a doll's eyes.”)
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