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The Paw Prints Web site is a collection of interesting and humorous trivia about people, animals, places and other "things". It also contains photos, jokes, and quotes on every topic imaginable. Like our Web site, each issue of Paw Prints TidBits contains an anecdote or humorous story about a famous person — living or dead — and a few biographical facts about him/her. And, in order to lighten your load a little, each TidBits has a joke or a collection of interesting facts about something we think you'll enjoy. Sometimes we'll include a photo, because everyone knows that a picture is worth a thousand words. So welcome to our first issue and if you have any comments or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact us.

Anecdote of the Month

Robert E. Lee (1807–70)

A n e c d o t e . . .

Toward the end of the Civil War, when meat was an almost unobtainable luxury for Lee, he lived chiefly on boiled cabbage. One day, when he had several important guests dining with him, the table was set with the usual heap of cabbage and a very small piece of meat. The guests politely refused the meat, and Lee looked forward to having it all to himself the following day. However, on the next day there was nothing but the usual cabbage. Lee inquired as to the whereabouts of the meat. He learned to his dismay that his servant had only borrowed the meat to impress the guests, and had duly returned it, untouched, to its rightful owner.

B i o g r a p h i c a l . N o t e . . .

U.S. Confederate general. His outstanding abilities as a strategist and leader made him the most successful Confederate commander during the Civil War (1861-65), although after losing 25,000 men at Gettysburg (July 1863), he was increasingly forced on the defensive.

M o r e . I n f o r m a t i o n . . .

READ a brief biography of Robert E. Lee.

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