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By JI, KIDEIl IIAGGARD.
vrnou o "mso olomon'b mikeh," 'bub,"
"jKMl" "tbm witCu'q -un," i to.
were attacrea try anous as many or Kornis
horsemen, and a very smart little cavalry
fight ensued, with a loss to ua of about thirty
men killed. Ou the advance of our supports,
however, Sorais' force drew off, carrying
their dead and wounded with them.
The main body of the army reached the
neck ubout dinner time, and I must say that
Nyleptha's judgment bad not failed her; it
was an admirable place to give battlo in, es
jiecially to a superior force.
The road ran down a milo or more, through
ground too broken to admit of the handling
of any considerable force, till It reached the
crest of a great green wave of land that
rolled down a gentle slope to the banks of a
little stream, and then rolled away again up
a still gentler slope to the plain beyond, the
distanco from the crest of the land wave
irnn trt ihn k rMni lxiinc a little over half a
mile. And from tho stream up to tho plain bo-
trifln lesH. The lencth of this wave
of land at Its highest point, which eorre
Fponded exactly with the width of the nock
io,i KnKcmin flio wooded hills, was about
two miles and a quarter, and it was protected
. r . t , i- -U.l
on cither side by dense, rocny, uusu ciuu
fi.t. nfTnrrlA.! n most valuable cover
to tho flanks of tho army, and rendered it
almost impossible tor tuem to ue turneu.
una rn the hizher slone of this neck of
land that Curtis encamped his army in tho
tl-.nt he Lad. after consulta
tion with the various generals, Good and my
self, determined that they should occupy in
the great pitched battle which now appeared
to be imminent.
fim- terra of CO.000 men was. roughly
divided as follows: In tho center
was a dense body of 20,000 foot soldiers, armed
uriti, cnoro cwnnls and hinnonotamus hide
shields, breast and back plates. Theso formed
tho chest of tho army, and were supported by
nnn ft nn.l n.OOO horse in reserve. On
either side of this chest were stationed 7,000
horse, arranged in deep, majestic squadrons;
rl nnd on either sido. but slightly
iu front of them, again were two bodies,
T.r.-iirinc nlioufc 7.500 FDearmen eacu, ionn
t wirrht. Atirl left wincrs of the army, and
each supported by a contingent of some 1,500
. . - it i- r ri if
cavalry. Ibis maKcs in oil mt-ii.
ded in chief. I was in com
mand of the 7,000 horse between the chest and
hifh was commanded by Good,
and the other battalions and squadrons were
intrusted to Zu-vendi general.
Kooiv lmd we taken ud our positions be
UVMlVUi ----- 4. m.
fore Sorais' vast army began to swarm on the
ncita tlnnn nhont a mile in front of us, till
the whole place seemed alive with tho multi
r.f lir f-near noints. and the ground
shook with the tramp of her battalions. It
was evident that the spies had not exag
gerated; we were outnumbered by at least a
j,; Atfirtt.wn exnected that Sorais was
going to attack us at once, as the clouds of
eavalrv whicn nuns upon ucr uaiinsc.wuu:u
crva tTirnnteniner demonstrations, but she
OVH'J v - o ' -
thought better of it, and there was no fight
that day. As for the formation of her great
T pmnfitnow describe it with accuracy,
and it would only sorve to bewilder if I did,
but I may say, generally, that in its leading
features it resembled our own, only her re
serve was much greater.
Opposite our right wing, and forming
Sorais' left wing, was a great army of dark,
wild looking men, armed with sword and
shield only, whicn, I was miormea, was com
TNTnstn's "n.OOO savaee hillsmen.
tvttt wnrH. Oood." said I. when I saw them,
T7n.-wiil rntch it to-morrow when thoso
gentlemen charge 1" whereat Good not un
naturally lootea rainer auiioua.
ah Hnir wn watched and waited, but noth
fng happened, and at last night fell, and a
i,nn,onri wntch fires twinkled brightly on the
6lopes, to wane and die one by one like the
stars they resembled, as the hours wore on
and the silence gradually gathered more
deeply over the opposing hosts.
Tf .-, fv Tcrv wearvins nicht. for in ad
the endless things that had been
seen to, there was our gnawing suspense to
reckon with. The lray wcicn khuoituw
wonld bo so vast, and the
' slaughter so awful, that stout, indeed, must
,or Vinvfl been that was not over
rim timn wore awav till everything was
i rf tlia ffimin? slaucrhter: and I
lay down and thought, and tried to get a
And at last up came the red sun, and the
huge camps awoke with a clash anu a roar,
nHiorprl themselves tocether for battle.
U11U tvfc -
It was a beautiful and awe inspiring scene,
nnd old Umslopocaas, leaning on ins ax,
roTvir.i!ifi it-. wiLh errini delisht.
...'."
u?Ca-vr hn-a T seen t'.ie like. Macumazahn,
never,r he said. "Tho battles of my poople
are us the play of children to what this will
be. Thinkest thou that they will fight it
Att t nnswprpd sadlv. "to the death
Content thyself, 'Woodpecker,' for once shalt
thou find thy fill"
Time went on, and still there was no sign
t or. ntt-inlr A force of cavalry crossed
the brook, indeed, and rode slowly along our
front, evidently taking stock or our position
r..i nnmlwiN. With this we did net attempt
to interfere, as our decision was to stand
-t-jotiir mi fhA ih'fe nsivp. and not to waste a
DllCblJ - ' - 1
KincriA mnn. The men breakfasted and stood
to their arms, and the hours wore on. About
midday, when tho men were eating their
dinner, for we thought they would fight bet
ar nn full stomachs, a shout of '"SCais,
Sorais," arose liko thunder from tho enemy's
extreme right, and taking the glass, I was
able to clearly distinguish the iiady of the
Night herself, surrounded by a glittering
staff, and riding slowly down the lines of her
vntph'nn5 And as she went, that mighty.
thundering shout rolled along before her like
tho rolling or chariots, or me roaring
of the ocean when the gale turns suddenly
and carries the noiso of it to the listeners'
ears, till the earth shook, and the air was full
f tho -mnipstv of sound.
Guessing that this was a preludo to the be-
. .... . -i, i
ginning or the Dattie, we remainea muimu
Ynnrlrt rPildv.
We had not long to wait. Suddenly, like
Came from' a cannon's mouth, out shot two
rm.nt. tmicnio like forces of cavalry, and came
charging down the slopo towards the little
stream, slowly at first, but gathering speed
as uiey came, ueiore iney got w me hireauj.
orders reached me from Sir Henry, who evi
dently feared that the shock of such a charge,
it oii,"wivl to fall unbroken imon our in-
ji "v
fantry, would be too much for them, to send
five thousand sabers to meet tne iorce op
posite to me, at the moment when it began to
mount the stillest of the rise about four
hundred yards from our lines. This I did, re
maining behind myself with the rest of my
men.
Off went the 5,000 horsemen, drawn up in
a wedceliko form, and I must say that tha
central in command handled them very ably.
Startin" at a hand gallop for tho first 300
yards, he rod straight at tho tip of the
ton-ue shaped mass of ravalry which, num
bering,' bo far as I could jadgo, about cifibt
thousand sabers, was advancing to meet us.
Then ho suddenly swerved to the right und
put on tho pace, and I saw tho great wedn
curl round, and lelore tho foo could check
himself and turn to meet it, strike him ubout
half way down his length with a crashing,
rending sound, liko tho breaking up of vast
t liecU of ice. In sank tho groat wedge into
his heart, und as it cut iU way hundreds of
horsemen were thrown up on either sido of it,
ja-.t as tho earth is thrown up by u plow
share, or, more like still, as tho foaming water
curls over beneath the bo3 of a rushing
K.np. in, yet in, vauny uuia mu iaj&i-- ."..
its ends round in agony, like an injured bnake,
nnd strive to protect its center; still farther
in, by Heaven 1 right through, and so, amid
cheer alter cheer from our watfhing thous
ands, back again upon tho severed ends, boat
ing tht ni down, driving them us tx gale drives
spray, till at last, amid the rushing of hun
tl reels of riderless horses, the flashing of
swfxds, and the victorious clamor of their
puif;iwrs, the great forco crumples up like an
empty glove, then turns and gallops pell mell
for saf ty back to its own lines.
I do not. think it reached them more than
two-thirds as strong as it went out ten min
utes before. The lines which were now ad
VHiieine to the attack opened and swallowed
tl.cui up, and my force returned, having suf
fered u loss of only about live huiuirc-a men
not much. I thought, considering the herco-
... . -r .H.i ... .. !.., T
of Hjo MTuprcie. i coma bu huu ium uw x ,
c.TiTifv-iiii" l.o.lics of cavalry on our loft win; it h
"I t r . . . 1 .
.cre drawing back, but Iiow 1 lie light went Ir.ir:
with th'in 1 do not quite know. It is as J;
flinch nt I can do to describe what toon place airy
iiniiHviiatelv around me. nnd
r.v th:s time the iinnienso ma.v.es of tho en- sa
einy'jj left, composed almost entirely t.f !Nas-
Vi s s-.vordoinen, were across tn- little sucain,
nnd with alternate yells of "Nasta" and "So
rais," with dancing banners nnd gleaming
swords were swarming up toward us like
nuts.
Again I received orders to try and check
this movement, and also tho ixn aJvanco
no-.,i,,s:t tho chest of our arm v. by means of
cavalry charges, and this I did to the best of
my ability by continually sending squaurons
of about a thousand sabers ouC against them.
Theso squadrons did the enemy muca dnm-
ogv, and it was a glorious sigi:t io seu uitm
nahh down the hillsido and I ury themselves
like a living knife in the heart of the foL.
But, also, we lost many men, f r after the ex
perience of a couple of these charges, wbk'h
had drawn a sort of bloody bt. Andrews
cross of dead and dying through tho center of
Knsta's hof.ts, our foes no longer attempted to
cfi'er an unyielding front to their irresistible
weight, but opened out to let the rush go
through, throwing themselves on tho grounu,
and hamstringing hundreds of horses as they
passed.
And so, notwithstanding all that wo couiu
do, tho enemy drew neurer, un u.k
hurled himself upon Good's force of 7,500
regulars, who were drawn up to receive them
in three strong squares. About tiio same
time, too, an awful and heart shaking roar
told me that tho main battlo had cioseu in on
tiin bonier nnd pxtreme left. I raised myself
in my stirrups and looked down to my left;
so far as the eyo could see there was a ions
dazzling shimmer of steel as the sun glanced
upon falling and thrusting spear.
To and fro swung the contenaiug lines m
i,of i,-oa.-i KtrmrHp. now inviinr way, now
gaining a lit tie iirtho mad yet ordered confu-
;. r.f nt.tr..-k and delense. lut it v. as as
much as I could do to keep count or what was
Kor.r-n.riDT to mil- oivn wilier: find, as for the
moment the cavalry had fallen back under
n.-ind's three sauares. l nau a iair
view of this.
v, .to' wild Rivordsmen were now breaki
ia red waves against tho sullen rocK mo
,c Tim after time did they-yell out
their war cries, and hurl tliems' .ves ruriousiy
c- 'Just tho long triple ridges of speir points,
m'.ivto ho rolled back as billows aro when
And so for four long hours u:o uaine raSi.-u
i- n-ii ira"; a nause. uiu iuo t n.i v.
th:xt time, if we had gained nothing we had
l,)-t n. 'thing. Two attempts t turn our leu
c, l-iv l orciiv." a wav th.rouzh tho wood by
::i.h it was protected, had boen uoieaiea,
n'-,d as vet Nasta's sworcUinen had, iio.wUh
s'.aTi.'.;n" their desperate efforts, entirely
f til.d to break Good's thri'e squares, thc.ugh
thev had thinned their numbers ty quuo
I . - ,"-.1
tn thn rh-st. of tha an;:v. where fcu
Ilonrvwiis with his stafl and. U msiopogua, n.
f,.. i ..!.! drpRdriillv. but it had held i
o.i with honor, and tho samo may bu said
of our left battle.
i-.t tlii ntt.tck slackened and foorais
o.r ,1vmv lmok. liavilltr. 1 Derail iu mint
hr.d enough of it. On this pou:t, however, 1
t.-w cn.-.ii undeceived, for. spl.tting up he
v in r comuarauv eiy " -
shj charged us furiously with tuem an niong
tho line and theiTonce more rol.-M nor lens cu
.vm;.n .is r.f sword and spear men down
in win our weakened squares and squadrons
SuTviis herself directing mo n: .vemem. liiu,
r-ir'. rjs :i Hone;s. heading tho main attack
rv, imr j-jiTiio like an avalanc'.ie I saw her
w. j
gr.lJjn holm gleaming m the van our coun
ter charges of cavalry entirely failing to
cheek their forward sweep. Iow they had
Ktruck us. and our center bent m nice a bow
was speedily killed under me, but luckily I
hail a fresh one, my own favorite, acoal black
mare Nyleptha had given mo being held in
resero behind, end on this I afterward
mounted. Mean while I had to get along as
Ix'st I could, for I was pretty well lost sight
of by my men in tho mad confusion of the
moment. My voice, of course, could not b'j
heard in tho midt of tho clanging of tt.el
and the shrieks of rngo and agony. Pres
ently 1 found myself mixed up with the rom
utint.s of tho Bquare, which had formed round
its Ijrtder, Good, and was fighting desper
ately for existence. I stumbled against some
body, and, glancing down, caught sight of
Good s eyeglass. Ho had been beaten to his
l;n::'. Over him was a great fellow, swing
ing ii heavy sword. Somehow I managed lo
run I ho man through with the simo I hud
lakn from tho Masai whose hand I had cut
oil'; but as I did so ho dealt mo a frightful
1 ! ,w in Mm left sidn uTid breast with tho
swe-r 1, and, though my chain shirt saved my
life, 1 felt that I was badly hurt. For a min
ute i toll on to my hands and knees umong
lLi i'.jad and dying, and turned bick and
faint. When I came to again I saw that
ZJfi-'-j's spearmen, or rather thoso of them
that remained, were retreating back across
tin .earn, and that Good was there by me
st::ili..g beamingly.
u- go that," he shouted, ,:but ull's well
:ids well."
,ented, but I could not help feeling that
1 not ended well for me. I was sorely
! at u
c'.T to
MAy, that I will. Goon; you are being left
behind."
lie cast ni:e (,!.;u
bv his sl.-i.T ail ,1
which by J hi; tin:. was ford;
brook that ii j'.v ran red with lh
fallen.
U:iiM' ;o;:.ias and myself, wo l'it
ri 1 h-ld as arrows I-avea liow.nnd
,i;'ii.es l:u 1 p; :--i d ri . ht out of tho
.!!.!;. tiiCb.:;i 11 el blood, and tho
Mm ' jm. mi 00s .v: t r
i:d afcompauied
j"i i the advance,
-i.iinr the littlo
blood of tho
As for
that drea
in a few i.
sight cf ; '
turmoil !::
tars as n
of distant
.ltd
i 1 :
outmir, w
far ft r.
1;: r..
iU''ll l
ari::;:
ca!;;o to our
bl:o the sound
DivllhS etv'A aloncr at a lonsr utrotchinej
hand gallop, giving tho gaunt Zulu a lift at
every i.t riil". It was a wonderful thing to
see oi l L'm.ilopogooa run mile ftfter mile, bin
lips slightly parted anil his nostrils ngajve liko
tho horsoV. Every five miles or so westoppd
for a few minutes to let hiui get his breath,
nnd then flew on again.
'Canst thou go farther," I said at tho third
of these ftoppages, "or shall I leave thoo to
follow .Tjiai'.'- -
le C
t in tied)
I then we saw the smaller bodies of cav
;ationed on our extroino right and left,
inch were now re-enforced by tno o,';uo
...s which wo had held in reserve. i!a
!.
like arrows from their posts and fall
:ho disordered flanks of Sorais
forces.
OUn
III 10
A ' at charge decided thousueof the battlo.
1 n it.her minute or two the enamv was m
slow a:id sullen retreat across the little stream
wher they oueo more reformed. Tnen came
anot::' r lull, during whien 1 managed to get
mv v , rmd hnivo mid received mv orders to
adv.. ce from Sir Henry, and then, with one
Here , deep throated roar, with a waving of
l.-i'n i niu! a wif u flask;:!-! of steel, there
... i j T
mai.n of our army took the onensr.e ami
lv: ::! to sween down, slowly indeed, but ir
resi :-: ioly, from the positions they had so gal
laniiv held all day.
At hist it was our turn to attack
() wo moved, over tho iil.;d UD masses of
dead r.nd dying, and wero approaching the
stream when suddenlv I perceived an cx-
tracrdinarv siiht. Galloping wildly toward
us, his arms tightly clasped around his
horses neck, against which his blanched
cheek w'as tightly pressed, was a man
arrayed in tho full costume of a Zu-Vondi
emend, but in whom, as ho canio nearer, I
nwnizwl nono other tuan our lost --vi-
phons.?. It was impossible even then to mis
take; those curlimr black mustaches. In a
minute ho was tearing through our ranks
and narrowly escaped being cut down, till at
last r.?mebody caught his horse's bridle, and
1ia was broucrht to mo iust as a momentary
halt occurred in our advance to aiiowwiun.
remained of our shattered squares to form
into hue.
"Ah, monsieur," he gasped out, in a voice
tlint. waa nenrlv inarticulate vith fright.
"grace to the sky, it is you! Ah, what I have
endured 1 But you wm, monsieur you win;
th. r fv. tho laches. Eut listen, monsieur
I for; rt, it is no good; tho que:n is to be
murdered to-morrow at the first light in the
palaee of Milosis; her guards will leave men
nn;l- rind tho nnests aro coinfr to Kill uei
Ah ri tlipvlitlle thought it. but I was en
sconced beneath a banner, and I heard it all."
At th
second
ing, gl;:.
which, i
rays of !
seeii'3 re-;
more like
actual ha
'V.'e.wi
Umslopiv.
with a gl
the Lady
side; ther
bend lil'-e
half a he.
manner 1
anil the r
and slay .
'Ihit," he
will Cght
strong a i
At last; I
a; id as w.
our mi.-'si
11 tho liv
have bee;
'Ah !' 1
ami no 1)
dav. i
rv, .u.ac
ihero ia t
(AgonV)
burn u
now l.o w
. V..1....1 !,.
halt-il for a
an t turn-
hene.ith us,
1 y tho iierco
sua stan.iiig the wholo
fn::i wl.. r-j e were
titani' pieturo than an
CIlAPi'EIl xx r.
A WAV 1 awav 1
r. i f the riso v. c
.. i.e o;;v horse;
i hi tl: battlo
.:a'"d a; it was
; '.I .1
.: wi! 1
io hrn.l combat.
dav. 'la Ui:'.a:vihn ," said old
s, t::i.i;i ; in th-j whole .situation
) i I' 1 1, 2:aetic "'. i-ye. "Lool:,
the T'Ji.-.'ht's forces id ve on every
. no sli.lV.css h it ia Hum, they
iron, ih' '' id'o ii.ht i:g with but
. JJtit ah...! the bai
.vi!, ior tho Cu. '..
:ifS V ill !K.t b:' f
-ar.'l he shook hi;
1 , .1. I do n )t t :. 1
wv ha, o ;eii ti
:. Ah! i'. is v.-.-ii
ve . f. ' .1 V. ;". ii
.. o v. i re iti '.ir
tru
ll'I'.V
Lc-ii !
j will in a
ss gidhein
lo t follow
head sadly.
- that they
:n ith too
r-j h.avo lived I
:i, peeipg."
way again.
'I I him what
if it failed,
:i-..tdav would
; r!i col a hundred nines
,i m'.-i-, a: id I -.' there before
: . :r, i !.-.'.:. i! i '.mi can bat
a; i.va; h i we s.hall be
:.;.:a, t ha. ":i ' 'h linderV"
r l.' .i. i.; e 1. wanted to
'rani ma'i.er,' (. -1 he? An.l
t a MioL-o lor i.iy ia ther"
aid he.' (:oo;l! bo sure us
.anr el tao , ovAlpecivcr, so
n.ot iier alive or ueao, wnl 1 split
;.rd. Ay, by T-Cht.ka's head I
1 bv she-:; 1 idiosi-k-ias as ho gal-
.. ta.':;:rkii'SS v use!. ..sing in, but
i bu a lao.ai latjr, and
a the twilight; the two
we bestrode" Lad got their
i were suvci'plng along with
.i i.-.e !.hi:t li'-iil.: !' failed nor
uiion n:;!e. Uo'.vii the sides
o oped. a'-i'(j;is w;,!e vales that
1 1. j i'c.;t of far off bids. Xenivr
!. a-.v the b!;i; tails ; now we w re
!' th-vir K'.vjis and now wo were
:;s it rc toward t.t'aers that sprang
ioas in the far, faint distance be-
1 1 .. w
it:. asm
11 r i -fl '.'.7. WIS "Njf - I I .
c.
lay name
surely, be
hi;a to th:. : .
iw.-ar it!" :a.d
loped. B;- . ...
fortunately a
the road ..s ;
On wo sj '
pVnnad w
wind by this, .
a w ide, ste". i
varied for mil
of slopes v. o ;:;
stretched I
and neare:
traveling ;
over and i
up like vi-
votul.
We snalti: li'.-t, but beat us forward on the
necks of ti o.-o two glorious horses, and
listened tr thvirdeep, lon-y drawn breaths as
thev filled their rreut Jungs, and to tho
regular, i.a.falt a ing ring of their round
hoofs. Cfii'i "ad blue!:, im'.eed, did old
Umslopogaas look bcaid.o me, mounted upon
the irreat '. hi! -1 hoise, iirto doat a m tho rcve-
hition of & i. John, as no-.v and aaain liftin
hi tiercp ; -r. t'aeo ho crazed out alo'.ar the road.
and pointed with his a;, toward tome distant
ri'-M 1 1 hflr
And so ( a, still on, without break or pause,
fnr limn n ,.''. holir.
At last I began to feel that ovc-a tbo splen
did animal t hat I rode was beginning to give
out. I lov'a.d at my watch; it; was nearly
:idni"ht, and wo were considerably more
than half v ay. On the top t f a rise was a
little sprirr ;. whu-n I remeuiuer.' 1 because i
had slept by it a few nights before, and here
I motioned to TJiusloiioaaas to pull up. having
determine d t ive the liorsci and ouiselves
ten minuti s to breathe ia. lie did so. and we
tlisuiOuntt.; that is to say, Um-lcpogaas did,
and then fc'-.:: led me on, ior wuac wnu laugue,
stiffness, a.d the pain of my wotrid, I could
not do so f i-ijivscll; und tho tfU-'ant horses
stood panti:; there, resting first one leg and
then anoth v.hde tuo sweet led drip, drip,
from them, raid the steam rose taid hung in
unlo cloud ; ia the still m?hfc air.
Leaving t. msioijogaas to no. d the horses, 1
"hobbled to spiiag and drank deep of its
sweet watt i. I had had lio'chiag but a single
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mer Coinih:;nt and Cnolera ?.Iorbus.
effacted by Synvita I'd ickberry Blocks;
doses, 2." cents. We have stac ks of
t.'stimouials from motlicrs, who, after
dosiivr their childre n v ith sti-onir niedi-
:nrs lor other suTiiins'd dasensi !.;iv;
- - j
comiiiet; 1 v cured thani l v usmir Svnvtta
Worm Blocks; '."i doses. 2-j cents. After
j you have tried all tho high-priced buttle
remedies and have found no relief, huy
a package of Synvita Kidney, Blood and
Liyer Blocks and lie cured; 50 doses, .o0
cents. If von want tho finest tunic, Bit
ters in tin; market, buy a package of Pyn-
vait Bitters Blocks for 2t cents, and make
from I to 1 g:. !!!! of pure tonic bitters.
All these remedies only one cent a da v.
Xo box, no t'-ispGon, no stick v bottle.
i'ut up in paf-uit p:i ka;f. AVai ranted
to cure or immev refunded. Sold 1 v
Iruggads cv-ry where. Get a checker
board of vour denier free. Send voiir
address on a postal cnnl for a codv ol
'The Syirrita Lloek," whicl
hisrorv ot Ois,'ses :mti
cut stump for sample
and a eonv ot The
G
Corner J1. Mn RuJ iJt-.tr; Ptril.
i .. 'tr1 r i.r.
1 rft!5rr, I
rXi j r.y.ro?-. cwhir. f
toads a General Esitfisi inh
uiqiiest cash rmu.
Paid for County and Oily W&tt- r
and promptly remittct for.
li:i.Bccnc :
C. II. I'arrr.ele, J. M. r?tt-
Krod Gonler. A. I'.
n. Ii. Windham. ! Korrlsey
Jurros ratterson. Jr.
THE CITIZENS
1ST 2SSL I
l'bATT.S.MOUT.'T. - nDP.AiA.
CAPITAL ST00K PAID I2T, - J50,C6
Authorized Capitol, $100,090.
oKFicmss
ham; CAiuarvn. J03. a. wkp.
I'reni.toid. Yit-rieuMffir.
W. II. CU5HIW6. C.ithifr.
UIIIKCTOISM
I'rank Carruth, J. A. Connor. K. ft. 0athri.pw,
o. V,'. Joh:.KOi, Ilei ry l'oaiir, John 9 Kat,
W. I). Mrriiaiu, vim. Wetencamp, ff.
II. Ciiihtnfc.
"rT.ii)i,t.i n il?i;r!i"i! limr.KIn'f I5uln.
who taiTr hut ."..Mihlr'K bet!ntMi t. trit
..- i,ivl:'! to c'!. i'lAlier ti
liirji tr mafill tliw t rti-" active. It
whl lectlve our !.iro(nl H'.tcr.tUn,
and e jaon: im- i.vn; s tour
tf:-nn tiratuiei't.
Hf.i:e Cerll"eat:'s of lie
i-
iUi'-l fit v fi-cnriUe
yt Milt :'('!!" 5"i ivl.TU i:.-.c:i:l'.f;, COOTIJ
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11'St;Jei t.
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Address, The Synvita Co
Deljdios, Oliio
a copy
contains a
cures, or send 1
or Cough Block
ft.'jitvita Hindi.
Led; Box 21K),
MOXEtr TO
wtf
W. S. Wipe.
B can live, nt Iioihh and mako iner'
money at w(rl; for us than at any
time.; else in tins world, rr.pi! il
not. reedi'd ; ou are Marte.i Iree.
Hotii sexes : all Anv one cbd
do t he work. Iairun e.-irninir-' sure
tr-'ia lirst start. C'osMv outfits ami
terms free. Belter not delay. ('ots you notli-
to send uk your addres and Und out ; and
if j ou are wise you will do so at ouee. Address
JlALLETT & i o.. I'ortland. Maine. scly
IS f B
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S.
CafUI
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Or" ri.AT!3i;Tn. f.EPlRASKA,
,1'T.r;. tl:e very t esf: lMiilUn for tk prfiyt
tiariKirtlin of lrr;ii1-3S,t
BANKING BU3IH25W.
rt"ek-), T'urt'1 Or.ld. 0.-ver;.Tif nt r.!l J.mtt
.-iHiairlties !'MiirM anil Hoht, JJ.'po.-It1! tntf-lv-
,im. iniereti ii im: iht.i: eraa-
d
. JVft'ttMiiH. avail:-L'Jo in any
part of t l;e Vnird St r.i es and ft.ll
the prlicb'Rl ?f;v,u of
Knioao.
0oll$ctiv7is padz & promptly reruitted
highest market prices patd 'it County War-t-te.to
and County Uod.
II.
DiriECToas i
.T!m Kit7.!rr'v!(l
Joan I'.. (Jiwi, J. IIV:irrth.
S. Vvam:!i. F. It. 'ffb'.t.
Hvrsra h:apx!zp.s" got zlxd ot "573?.
Shop Worn Goods,
WE CN X0"W OFFElt 80J!E FKKSII AND S?CPEIOR GOODS IN
1 M Vv L
I'-r r.r- m arj
a v. m k
m mm
?ISES
benech tho weight of their rush it parte.il,
and ha-1 not tho 10,000 men in reserve chargea1
dov, n to its support it must nave teen i.o-
stroyed. As for Good's threo rquares, tuey
twpnt backward like boat.i upon an iu-
comins tide and tho foremost cae was buist
into and lost half its remamnv; men. auu
the effort was too fierco aud terrible to last.
Suddenly tho battlo came, a3 it were, to a
turning point ana tor a minute or lw o siuou
still. .
Then it began to move toward feorais-
canio. Just men, too, i-asia, s iicira unu in
most invincible highlauders, euher because
they were disheartened by their losses or by
way of a ruse, fell back and tuo remains of
Good's gallant squares, leaving luu -johKie-iis
they had held for so many hours, cueereu
wil.ily.and rashly followed them down the
elope, whereon the swarms of swordsmen
turned to envelop them and once more flans
themselves upon them with a yell. Taken
thus ou every side, wuac remained oi lue hisl
square was quickly destroyed, and 1 perceived,
that the second, m wliicli 1 couia see cicou
himself on a largo horse, was on the pomt ot
annihilation. A few minutes more and it
was broken, its streaming colors sank, and I
lost siht of Good m tte contuseu ana niae
ous daughter that ensued.
Presently, however, a cream colored horse
with a snow white mane and tail burst from
,.. r.f tha souare and came rusbinjr.
ca;-;t ma riaeriess aiia mm nmo tuijiuiuj ;
reins, and m it i recognizee mo inarn lum, .
Gck.t1 had been riding. Then I hesitated no j
longer, but taking with mo half my effective i
cavalry force, whicn now amounicu io oe
d fKio nnd 5.C00 men. I commended my-
self to God, and without waiting for orders, ;
I charged straight down upon ixasia ssnoi us
mtn. Seeing mo coming and being warned
bv the thunder of my horses' hoofs, the ma-
jority or tnem xacea rouuti una u j.
ri"V.t warm welcome. Not an inch would
they yield; in vain did we hack and trample
thcui down as we plowed a broad red furrow
through their thousands; they ceemed to re-urL-a
by hundreds, driving thtir terriblo
eharp swords into our horses or severing
their bamstring3 and then hacking tlw
troopers who came to tho ground wii.-i
mr.i nlmosfc into Pieces. Jar liwrsw
"The ueen is to be murdered to-morrow."
f '" T said, horror struck, "what do
-vr; 't I sav. monsieur; that devil of a
V: ' ho went last ni'ht to settle tlia affair
wit!, i -a arehbishon" (Acrou). "The guard
tr-m 1 -va nnen the e:ate leadinz from the
mv.n1- 'air nnd cro awar. and Nasta and
A nriests wid como in and kill her,
Ti.',.i Hps thev would not kill her."
"CV; e with me," I said, and shouting to
ti.o ofTiepr next mo to take over tue com
mand. i snatched his bridle and galloped as
l.r.r.l . T pould for tho snot, between a quar
to.- o- li.ilf a mile off. where I saw the royal
pen.;"' i flying, and where I knew that I should
Und Cartis if he wero still alive. On we tore,
mir ;fs clearinz heaps of dead and dyin
T-.inn .1 Rnl-ishinsT through pools of blood;
on pa . the long broken lines of K!X-ar:nen to
wii.".. mounted on the white stainon jNyiep
tha he. 1 sent to him as a parting gift, I saw
Sir Ii; i'.ry's form towering above tho generals
who s : "rounded him.
Jmt ivs we reached him tho advance began
araiu. A bloody cloth was bound around his
Vnn,i I .nt T saw that his eve was as bright
-,.. .n no Bvpr. Beside hiin was old Um
slopo-ais, his ax red with blood, but looking
m-.ito fresh and uninsured,
What's wroinr. Ouatermain?" ho shouted.
"F.vri'vthiiiEr. There i3 a plot to murder
the cueen to-morrow at dawn. Alphonso
1 1 ara w im has iust eseaned from Sorais, h
overheard it all," and I rapidly repeated to
him what tho .Frenchman nau ioia me.
I Curtis' face turned deadly palo and his jaw
1 .1 i-rs-.-iMtl
"At dawn:" ho gasped, "and it is now sun-
Eet. It dawns Detore 4, ana wa uro ueuriy
ten n-nf.-i oir nine hours at tuo outsiue.
What is to be done?"'
i An i.len. entered into mv head. "Is that
i lirvi.n nf -rnnrs fresh?" I said.
"Ye::, I have only just got on to mm w aen
my last was kiiled; and ho has been fed."
' "'-Sr. i mine. Got off him. and let Umslopo-
gaas mount; he can rido well. Wo will be at
Milosis before dawn, or if wo aro not well,
we cannot help it. No, no; it is impossible
for you to leave now. You would be seen,
,,.,- it Tvonl.l turn tho fate of the battle. It is
mouthful i
battle beg: a
my fatigue ..
hungry, 'j i.
head and ia.
went and ("....
to tako a e :
and oh, w ;.;;
poor beast ;
were yet t .
hoboiing i.:
stillness, a:.-l
tho horses.
she was, v. .
hung her J
dull; but 1
who, if 1 '
steeds who :
need, feed i .
golden n ..
speaking, -
that hd had ;
carry. lie
legs v.-ero " j
clear, and
gazed out i.
way that t '
he was ge
v. mo tiaeo midday, when tho
i-.nd I waa parched up. though
is too creat to ulio-.v mo to feel
u, having laved my fevered
ads. I returned, and tho Zulu
Next we allowed the horses
a.' of mou'uhf u!f. each no more;
a s-iru.g'.o we had to cet tho
'..'. y from the water! There
iainute.5, and I employed it in
a.d down to try a;:u relieve my
i i iiit'iectiag the condition of
Jy laare, gallant aahaal though
e . iii. ui.ly lauch distressed; she
.d. and her eye locked sick and
i.'-j.-.t, 'y!eptha"rf glorious horse
i ; ,-i.rved ariaiit, bhuuid, liko the
tvr I tho rat Ramescs in hi3
tl;o iat of his day out of a
r was sali, caa.aaratively
;aejtly fre--.h, nui ahstnuding
a i by far the heavier weight to
Greatly lcdicod risss.
Ladles' Kid button Shoes, fuMiu-rly S3.00, now $2.00.
Lad
Ladies'
$1.7
Kid Button Slices, ionacrlv '2.23, now SI. 25.
Pel). Goat Shoes, lorr.n.-rlv '
T orll' A HAlf Rl.nfvc fnrtrti-iv f!' "'
Ladies' Kid Opera Slipper.-, lornierly Sl.r.C, ti.v
I iJi
" f- mm.
Men's "Working Shoes, lonneri v 3l.7o,
now c:
I.IU.
Choice Box of fovv old Goods left at less than half Cost
Manufacturing and Repairing Neatly and
If M V M
rrompuy aone.
CALL AT THE OX,T3 STAND OP
aeked 1!;V 111'
a- is
Secin" mo coming and being wai ned ! not won yet. The soldiers would tuuii you
nron mnl-ini a bolt of it. Quick DOW."
In a moment ho was down, and at m3 bid
ding Unisloposaas sprang into the empty
saddle.
"Now farewell," I said. Send 1,000 horse
men wi: Ii remounts after us in an hour if pos
sible. Stay; dispatch a general to the left
wing to take over tha command and explain
my abs-uce."
You will do your best to save her, Quater
mainr ao said, in a broken y.oice. j.
1, and his
ut h: eve was bright and
- t.eld his sua, .;.!' head up and
.o iho darknesM ro.uid him in a
and to feitv faat, wh.oc-ver failed,
i i"-ji those live ar.d fortj- miles
that vet h; v 1 ; t.veeu us and L'ily.sis. Then
Uiiis'cnog"; 'ihcii'fcd ma into taj ..-.Idlo and
vigorous eld savage that he was! vaulted
into his own without touehing a stirrup, and
we were oh" caeo more, slowly at first, till the
horses got iato t'.uu- stride, and then more
swiftly. ' wo p::.-yed over another ten
miles, and then camo along, weary ri;e of
some six or s;ve:i miks, and three times did
my poor l ia.-lc maro nearly ce:ae to the
ground with me. Baton tho ton the seemed
to gather l...r.: If together, and rattled down
tho Elope with long, eonvuLive strides,
breathing ia gasv.s. We did that threo or
four miles raovo swiftly than any since we
had started e;i our w iid nue, but I felt it to
be a last tf. at, and I was right. Suddenly
my poor bia s-) tool: the bit between her teeth
and bolted c uri atso fuoiig a stretch cf level
ground for s-ieue. OuJ or 400 jards, and then,
with two or tare-? jerky strides, pullet Her
self up and fell with a cra..a right on to her
head, I rolaa' my.selt tree as sue dai so. as
I struggled ia to my feet the brave beast
raised her h a iattd looked at mo with iiteous
blo-jdshot eyes, raid then her head dropped
with a groan and she was dead. Iler heart
waa.broken.
Umslopnp; ..as pulled up beside the carcass,
and 1 looii-' l at lnrn m ui.-mav. June ub i -rTwa.i
still more tl ii twenty miles to do by dawn, T A H H A C
and how w, ra v. ;? to do it with oue horse? It , willullrtwl w
seemed hop le;, but I had forgotten the old i
Knln fstr-ierdluarv runninc powers.
Without n i-ingle word he sprang from the
saddle and began to hoist me into it.
"What wtlt't'aou iIoT' I ajked.
"Hun," Le answered, seizing ifiy stinup
lent her. !
Then oft ve went again, almost as fast as
before.; and, oh, tho relief ic was to me to get j
that chang? cf Lories! Anybody who has j
ever ridden oj-aiust timo will know what it j
meant. . . . ....... 1
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Have anything you want from a two wheeled go cart to a twenty -four
Tustcnjjer wacron.
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PLEASURE AIID
DRIVES,
always kept ready.
Cavs
or
tiirht
carriages, pall -bearer wagons
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everything for lune.-a! turnished on thori notice.
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