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I jrarsasSF' X J iTiriMJ r Tl i J ' f V CIIAPTER XVI.(Continued.) It wag two or three days more before he heard again from bom'. "My Own Dear Chiid-They have let me write at last, sad I can say bow much I like to thiok of jour nestling up to dear Aant Ursel, and how glad 1 am to find (hat she was well enough to enjoy you. It bs almost like being there to hear of you, nd the only thins that grieves me is that your father was very much vexed at yonr setting of! in that sudden way, and at my : being so foolish about it. V.'e are neither uf us very strong, and we think if Aunt I'rsel and Mary can keep you for a little longer it will be better for you to stay no. with them, as it might lie as dreary for you as it was last winter, especially as the Rectory folk will sixm be goim: into residence. My dear, I wish you would write a little apology to your father. Pray Jo, and then you can euine back to your loving little mother. A. I-'." "As if I would or could.'' quoth Nuitie to herself. "Apologize to him. indeed, for loving the aunt who toiled for us when ie deserted ns. Poor little mother, she rtia't really expect it of me. hid , i d. 1 4on't think she quite knows what she wants, or whether she likes me to be here )r at Bridgcfield: . My belief U That he rmllies her ies-s when 1 am out of the way. necause she just gives way to him, and iocs not assert any principle. Pve tried to back her up, and it is of no use, and I urn sure I don't want such a winter a the last. So i am much better here; and is to begging pardon, when 1 have done aothing htou- I am sure 1 won't, to alease anybody. I shall tell her that she Might to know me better than to expect . tr St. Ambrose's Road was perfectly de lightful as long as there was any expecta tion of a speedy recall. Kvery day was precious; every meeting with an old face ,vas joyful: each interchange of words with Mr. buyers or Gerard Godfrey was iailed as a boon; nothing was regretted rtut the absence of Mr. I.hitton, who was in London on business, and that, the favor ite choir boy's voice was cracked. But when there was reason to think that success had been complete, when Mis Head worth had been persuaded by Mary that it was wiser on all accounts aot to mortify Alice by refusing the two guineas a week offered for Miss Egre aiont's expenses; when a couple of boxen 9f clothes and books had arrived, and Ursula found herself settled at Miekle thwayte till after Christmas. ahe begun first to admit to herself that somehow the place was not all that it had once been to her. And to cap the climax she had a bitter quarrel with Gerard when he want ed to induct her to sign a total abstinence pledge. "Gerard had been ho ridiculous," she said to Mary Nugent, "'teasing me to take the pledge, and (juite incapable of under standing my reasons. I can't think why Gerard has grown so stupid." "Enthusiasm carries people away," re- i turned Mary. "If Mr. Dutton ha J only stayed, he would have kept Gerard like himself, said Nuttie, But there was no relenting, the two young people avoided each other; and per haps Nuttie was secrelly relieved that the romauee she had outgrown no longer en tangled hot. CHAPTER XVII. "Oil the 1 Itll of January, at Bridgcfield Egremout, the wife of A I ivy n Piercefield : Egreinout, Esquire, a son and beir. Ursula had been prepared fir this event for about a fortnight by a long lender let ter from her mother, mourning over th not meeting at Christ mas, and the long separation, hut saying that she had wish ed to .spare the long anxiety, and that it had been a trying time which she felt herself able to cope with better alone, than even with her dear Nuttie, knowing her to be happy and safe with Aunt Ursel. Now, if all went well, (hey would have a sappy meeting, and begin on a new score. "If the will of heaven should be other- . wise," added Alice, "I nin sure 1 need not sntreat my Nuttie to do and be all that ihe can to her father. My child, you do aot know lio-v soicly he needs scb love nd tendance and prayer as you can give him.- I know you have thought I have t you aside if uot better things fur bis sake. Indeed, I could not help it." Then there was something tear-stained Dd blotted out, and it ended with, "He is beginning to miss your step and voice about the house. I believe he will be real ly glad to see you, when the bright spring days come, and I cat) kiss my own Nuttie gain." , ,s The residence at Kedeastle was not ver, but the canoness had come to nurse her sister-in-law. The son and heir was imported to be a perfect specimen, and his father was greatly elated and delighted, tat the letters showoj anxiety about the other, who did not get on as she ought, ud seemed to have no power of rally bout her. At length came a letter that teemed to burn itself Into NutflVs brain "Mr Dear Ursula Your mother is long. at 10 see you. xou naa better come home lirectiy. Yonr aunt saved br heore. Tell r if she will come, she shall have my ent gratitude. I shall send to meet 5:11 train. Your affectionate father, "A. P. EGREMONT." Mrs. William Egremont wrote at more fttagtli. Symptoms had set in w hich filled tfce doctors and nurses with double anx iety. Advice had been scut for from Lnu itm. and Mr. Esrenwnt was in an nneon- (MSable stat of dlrtraaw. She bad under- to suiaaaou Ursa la home, and to be Lis Headworth to undertake the Jour- n. ti fMtf did MX know that her "t3Havlw had written hioMclf. and ptf eM start a taJoaraoi terriftad rfpn4 t aowtaia fraah tld- isas. fft Caerrt all tor mala. her Alice was her only thought. Ursula seemed absolutely stunned. She never thought of such a frightful loss or grief, and her menial senses were almost para lyzed, so that she went through the jour ney in a kind of surface trance. Canon Egremont came out to the front hall to meet them, and put his arms round Nuttie tenderly, saying. "My poor dear child.'" then as he saw he had frightened them. "No. no.' She is alive consciou. they say, only go very weak." It was plain from his manner that he had given up hope; and in another minute in hurried his brother, looking terribly haggard and with bloodshot eyes, giving his hand to each, with "That's right. Miss Headworth, thank you. Come! let un know what you think of her." Alas, when Mrs. William Egreimmt came down to fetch Nuttie. there was no question that mailers were much worse. the sweet lace was perfectly white ami wasted, and the heavy lids of the dark eyes scarcely lifted themselves, bill the lips moved info a smile." and the hand dosed on that of the girl, who stood by her as one frozen into numbness. There v.'as ilie same recognition when her aunt was brought to her s.de. the poor old ladv commanding herself with difficulty, as the ...mi, fo.imi- iuncreu over trie face. Time passed on, and she srill held Nut tie s hand. Once, when a little revived by some stimulant at her lips, she made an effort and said. "Stay with him! Tak care ot turn! Ixive bim And your little orotiier, my Nuttie! Promise!" i promise, the girl answered, scarce knowing what she said. And the eyes closed with an air of peace anu rest, ami all was over. CHAPTER XVIII. Nuttie was going about, drr-eved am v. .,,1 ..1.. .i.e. . . looiiofo. f;iau oc any passing occupation that would prevent the aching sense of desolation at her heart from gaining force to overwhelm her; courting employment and shunning pity and condolence, but sue couw not escape when her uncle took Her hand, made her sit down by him with "I want to speak to you. mvdear:' and told her briefly and tenderly what her mother's effort had been, to bring father and daughter together, and reminded her ot the promise she bad made at. her moth er's deathbed. The poor girl's heart faint ed within her. "f, nut. I nele William, how can I? tlow can I ever? Mother could do things I never could.' He did cure for her. lie does not care for me!" "Vou must teach him to do so. Nut tie." "'Oh!" she said, with a hopeless pound. j ne canon tint not think it very h,.i,i- ful ill his heart, but he persevered, in .III. I. .11, !...! 'I .11 . .i. .."uuo, 1 ujiti voir 1 inp ro.,rti,.. that perhaps you would succeed where she thought she had failed, though indeed she hud done much. It made her hapt.v So my dear child, you are bound to .1,. r,r pest. "Yes:" then, after a fa use "But moth er could coax him and manage him. Moth er was with him day and night ; she could always get at him. What can I do'" "I think you will find that he depends upon you more," said the canon, "and it may be made easier to you, if you only set your will to it." "If I ought. I'll try," said poor Nuttie. more humbly perhaps than she had ever spoken before, but in utter dejection, and her uncle answered her like a child. "There, that's a good girl. Nobody can do more " I'or the canon had one hope. He had not thought it becoming to speak to her of the counter influence, but he could not help thinking it iossible that if he and his son, backed by doctor and lawyer, made a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull to getber. they might induce his brother to part with Gregorio. and this would ren der Ursula's task far less impossible. He w as confirmed in this hope by finding that Murk's arrival was not unwelcome to Mr. Egremont. who seemed to have for golten the unpleasantness with which he hud regarded the engagement, nnd only remembered that his nephew bar .,.'n Alice's companion, resuming old customs of dependence, -miking hiru act an amanu ensis, and arraigning the destiny that had restored so lovely and charming a crea ture only to snatch her away, leaving nothing but a headstrong girl and a help, less baby. That poor little fellow was all that could be desired at his age, but Nuttie felt her beautiful mother almost insulted when the elder ladies talked of the wonderful resemblance that the canoness declared to have been quite startling in the earlier hours of his life. For the convenience of one of the sponsors, he was to be christen ed in the afternoon following the funeral, the olhers being -by his mother's special litrealy-his sister and Mark. Egremont customs were (ygainst the ladies going to rue itinera), m tnnt Auttie was kept at home, much against ber will; but after the luncheon she escaped, leaving word with her aunts' that she was going to walk down to church alone, and they were sorry enough for her to let her have her own way, especially as her fafher, having been to the funeral, had shut himself up and left all Ihe rest to thein. She fled into the church on Ihe first sounds of arrival and hid herself In the friendly shelter of the areat family new: but she had to come nut and lake her place, though she could hardly utter a word, and It was all that she could do to keep from sobbing aloud; she conld not hand the babe, and tS canon had to take on trait th Dime "Alwyn Headworth," for In co aid aot hear Ihe words that were oh l iar tranbliDg lips. ' It wai aaom over; and while the baby aad Ma attaodaats, with Miss Iliad worth, war baiasT Mcfced Into tha carrfam. and tor aacla aad aunt nowlac off the grand fottfattor, ato clutched tor cawahi'a ana know he was coining, but 1 believe 1 us w bim thru morning. "I know he is here." "Ik you want to see him?' kindly. said Mark. "Oh. if I might!" Then, with a sudden impulse, she looked back into the church, and recognised a black figure and slightly bald head bowed down in one of the seats. She pointed him out. "No doubt he is waiting for us all to be gone." said Mark, in a low voice. "You go into the rectory. Nuttie; there's a fire in the study, and I'll bring him. to yon there. I'll get him to stay the night if I can." "Oh. thank you!" and it was a really fervent answer. Mark waited, and when Mr. Dutton rose, was quite shocked at his paleness and the worn look on his face, as of one who hail struggled hard for resignation Hiid calm. He bowed his head when Murk told him that Ursula wanted to shake hands with bim, and came toward the rectory, but he entirely declined the invitation to sleep there, declaring that he must return to Iniidou that uight. Nuttie came toward him with her hand outstretched, and "Oh. Mr. Dutton. Mr. Dutton!" he took it in both his. and with aim, broken voi-e said. "Heaven has been very good to us in letting us know one like her." "Put. (di! what can we do without her?" "Ah, Nultie! that always comes before us. - Put I saw your work and your com fort just now." "Poor little boy! I shall get to care about htm. I know, but as yet I can only feel how much rather I would have her." "No doubt, but it is her work is left you." "Her work? Yes! Rut. oh. Mr. Dut ton. you dou'l know bow dreadful it is!" He did not know what she meant Whether it was -empty the burden on any suddenly mo'.hcrless girl, or any special evil on her father's part, inn he was soon enlightened, for there was something i.i this old friend that drew out her conli deuce beyond all others, evea when lie re pressed her, and she coiiid riot help telling him a few mcrmured words "Mich as she knew she ought not to utter, and he fi 1: if almost treason to hear. "Opiates! she uas always trying to keep my father from them!, li uas too much for her! Sly un cle says 1 must try to do it, and I can't." "Poor child!" said Mr. Dutton kindly. though cut to the heart at the revelation of sweet Alice's trial; "at least yon can strive, and there is always a blessing on resolution." CHAPTER XIX. The first time Nuttie found herself oblig ed to make any real sacrifice to her fath er's will iv .-is 011 the occasion of Mark's marriage to Atiuiiple, Things had arrang ed themselves very conveniently for himat Mickh thwayte. though it seemed to Nut tie that she only heard of affairs there in a sort of distant dream, while such events were taking place as once would have been to her the greatest possible revolu tions. The next news told that Gerard God frey, at the end of the year required by Mr. Dutton. had resigned his situation, and at the close of his quarter's notice was going to prepare for Holy Orders mulcr the training of a clergyman who would employ him in his parish and assist him in reading up to the requirements for admission to a theological college. I'oor dear old Gerard! It gave Nuttie a sort of pang of self-reproach to own how good and devoted lie wjis, and yet so narrow and stupid that she could never have been happy with him. The next tidings were still more prom ising. .Mr. Dutton was lea vine the firm. Though his father had died insolvent, and he had had to struggle fur himself in earlv life, he was connected with wealthy peo ple, and change and death among these had brought him a .fair share of riches. Au uncle who had emigrated to Australia at the time of the great break-up had died without other heirs, leaving hirn what was the more welcome to him that Mickle thwayte could never lie to hirn what it had been in its golden age. He had real ized enough to enable him to be bountiful ! and his parting gift to St. Am! irose 1 1 would complete the church; but he him self was winding up the partnership, and withdrawing his means from Greenleaf o. in order to go out to Australia to lecide what to do wilh his new posses sions. Mark Egremont purchased a number of he shares, though, to gratify the familv 1 lie shelter of the Owidcaf veiled his name under the (.0. and another, al ready in the firm, possessed of a business like appellation, gave designation to the linn as Grcehtenf, GoodcnoiiL-h & On Mr. Dutton's well kept house, with the little conservatory ami the inaL-nolia win. judged sufficient, for present needs, and the Jens.. ias tak. n eff his hands, so that all was in order for the marriage of Mark and Anna tile immediately after K Ijidy Dclinar had reaii;ued herself to (he inevitable, and the weddinc was to take place at Lescombe. Nuttie, whose hicf relaxation was in hearing all the iron and cons from May and Hinnche. was isked to be one of the bridesmaids bv A11- uaple. ho had come over to Ihe rectory in a droll, inscrutable state of mischief de lating that she had exasperated Janet Ihe verge of insanity by declaring that she should haie litfle umbrellas like those tae Persian inscriptions on her cards, ami that .Mark was to nresent nil Ho. riihinwids with neat parasols. Nuttie refrained from relatina this nart f the story at home, but was much did appointed when, on telling her father of tee request, she was answered at once; the 2llh.' You'll be in Loudon, and a very good thing, too." , "Are we to go so soon?" "Yes. Didn't I, tell you to take, that house in Berkshire road from the 20th ?" "1 did not think we were to start so soon. Is there any particular reason?" "Yes. That Scotch girl ought to have known better than to ask you in your deep mourning. I thought women made a great point of such things." Nnttie's wishes were so strong that she made one more attempt, "I need not be a bridesmaid. I hey would uot mind if I wore my black." "I should then!" said her father curtly. "If they don't understand the proprieties of life, 1 do. I won't have you have any thing to do with ft. If you sre so set upon gayety, you'll have enough of wed dings at filter times!" It was the old sneering tone. Nuttie felt partly confounded, partly iudignanf, and terribly disappointed, 8be did tare for the sight of the wedding her youth ful spirits had rallied euongh for that, hut far more now aba grieved at missing the sight of Mr. Dutton, when be was go ing awiy. ah kotw not where, aa Might prhie rosM a parDVM to mm kr. Htr van a fall ot tmn fc "I--1 didn't now you ask. was re' cased (hnt she hatiiij saw uhei she nas going, and nearly mil again her aunt, who had just nslked int.. tin hall. "He is going to take away t Ixindon; he Wou'l let me go lo the l ding," exclaimed Nuttie. "I am sorry for your disappointment." said her aunt quietly, "but I am old fashioned enough 'o be glad that such strong respect am feeling should he shown for your dear mother. I wish An naple had spoken to me before asking you, and I would have felt the way." So Nuttie had to submit, though she pouted to herself, feeling grievously mis judged, first as if she had been wanting in regard to the memory of her mother, who had been so fond of Mark, and so rejoiced in his happiness; and then that her vexation was treated bb mere love of gayety, whereas it was really disappoint nieitt at uot see; Mr. Dutton, tha good, grave, precise tod friend, who could not be named in the same breath with vanity. Moreover, she could not help suspecting that respect to her mother was after ail a cloak to resentment against Mark and his marriage. (To be continued.) Fun on the Oi l Clipper Ship. "Ore of the youngsters asked me t!r other day," said the Old SU.ppor. "if I hud ever been to Europe on a record breaking liner. tub! bim 1 h.ulu 1, and never wanted to go there thai way. Ii Is just a question of engineer and stokers, tnere landsmen, on a big iinet, and I'd rather ship before the mart, even on one of your lubberly forty-, lay steel fiquare-riggi r.s with lsnv.-. like :. catia! boat, ihan go on a steamship. ! would fie j;;s; a ! 01 me as a trip 011 a 1.. "The k'mi of never be the privi fellows to indulge know the fun of h.i as iii!eres;."xi, to i o.nl train. I like it w yu:r. JM'V. t of you You V.U II cljpp:-; 1I,U as :iarp as a KtKiinUi.tit under jumping n cross ; in a ;ro-s of i-:inv.'is never secit t.u ocean pning sailing vessels nv.:n'. ,;,. wi:' lier rigging n taut as iron lues. ,1:1, f your shipmates holding your u.iir 0:1 jour head. " "Wliii t she can't carry die may Jn was the text, at sea then. I reiin-ni lie. when I was in the clipper Northern i Light we carried stu'n'sail slap in;.. Kosion harlsir. making the faiin.in passage of seventy-six days and four hour from San Francisco. Our ship worked like a basket; but we ha t sliipiw'd a double crew for the run, an one crew did nothing but pump ship. There w:w some cracking 011 of s;i;' when th ij s of 'i.dttO tons or more h;i! ail their top hamper whisked over th. lce side while the skipper was turhhi. to spit over the tatfrail. Lven aftet rhat some of the ships made good pas ages. It's a funeral nowaday to lost, a topgallantinast." New York Sun. How Many Ancestor Have Vou? Grandfathers ami grandmothers are very proud when they can laiast of bav in;' a paltry score or two of descen danls. but no one seems to be aware of th grounds he has for boasting of the number of his .uieesiors. Una it ever occurred to yon to count back in a direct line? If not. try it now, and yon will be astonished. At th'.' liiyt remove you have two - father and mother. At the next .step you have four- two grandfather and two grand mothers. Kach of thes,. 1ms had a father and a mother, mo you have four great -grand fathers and four great-grandmother. Lach of these, again, has bad two par ents, so that at the fourth generation back yon have sixteen ancestors, at the lifth you have thirty-two, at the KixU. you have sixty-four and at the seventh f you have I'JH. As you go a Utile further, they rise to the thousands, tops of thousands, am' hundreda of thousands, so that. If all your direct ancestors for twenty gener ations be added to getber. they amount to over a million, and if you go back an other twenty ib fees, they total l.fKKi- t 111 W I I .1 1. I , - 1 . , oiio.oo" or more people man there are in the world at the present moment, if you leave out Asia. Now, as forty generation are emin' ! to only alwttt l.-,'iyears. if you were to calculate back to the beginning of the world, you simply couldn't find figures to express the number of your blood relations.- From Answers. Tmi I'ractfcal lor 'J 'lircdogy. Klsle has reached the age, her parent think, where Mm should be taught something of the reward ami punish ment hereafter. The description of the angelic host especially Interested her. An angel, she was told. Is that part of us that lives forever, either Id bliss for it goodnosg or In torment for lis wickedness. The other day she w w a picture purporting to lie that of an angel. After studying It carefully Khe turned to her mother with; "Mamma, angel don't have bodle like us?" "No," she was answered. "Or no flesh?" No." "Hut they have wing?" "Ye," A profound pause; then alie asked. "What do they fasten the wing to? The Whistling Tree. A specie o-f acacia which grown very abundantly lu Nubia and the Smidau alealhtdthe-whiMllugtree-hythe native. It a hoot are freguently, by tbeatrenev of the larvae of Imutet -li- the agency of the larvae of Itiswu, di torted in wliape ami swollen Into a glo bular bladder from one to two Inclie In diameter. After the Insect Iia, emerged from a circular hole In the aide of this swelling, the opening, play ed upon by the wind, become a mind ful instrument, nearly equal In sound to a sweet-toned flute. Alphabeta or Different Nations. The alphabets of different nations vary in the number of letter they con tain. The Etufltoh alphabet contain 20 lettera, French 28, Italian 20, Span ish 27, German 2B,clavonlan 27, Kus--ian 41, Latin 22. Greek 24, Hebrew 22. A 1 a We 28, Persian 32, Turklah 38, Sanscrit SO, Oblneae 214. Men uaoally tun with a girl, and wind up with ber oread maltiaf. They houid dtocorer the bread, mad usee it to tfc gut TJIE FIELD OF BATTLE INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES OF THE WAR. The Veterans of the Kebelllon Tell of Whistling Bullets, Uriah! IiayfirU, Duration; Bombs, Bloody tiattlea. Camp Fire, Feative Bute, lite, tic 'he 'u'e Train's Chnr-e, "Did you ever see a mule trait charge?" "Yes, many a time, and they were al ways demoralizing to troops they met hurrying up to re-euforce the hard- pressed Hues." That la not what I menu. I mean a cool, deliberate, carefully planned charge upon the enemy." "ion have me. I never witnessed 01 her thin: a charge to the rear by a mule train." , "Then you will be Interested in hear ing about mien a charge. "The charge took place at (icttjs Iiurg Hie first day. I was eniiiance sergeant. The ordnance ottlee. 'eft me to look nfter the ammunition one of General Reynold", divisions it Idle lie Joined the general In the advance ngahisl the enemy. The same tiling tind been done by other ordimniv of ficers in time of buttle, nnd I o.td lean cd to depend on niy own reso.nves. ,t the sound of Puford's batteries 1 had the (rain, consisting of thirty four .1 ag on loaded with fixed nnnni.ijiilon. p,i;j out of the i:i! .idoiv .vol stai n d ;i 1 tlcuysliurg on i!t. KmineJiMm.-a pike. 'When we b.-id goiie aluiii" ,;:!f n in lie, niir division ii;ir tcriiinsi ca:i,,; tearing up the i-.:inl nfH of intense excitement that tin- train be hiiJt.-d w.is done nihil 1 sSed loe r us he 111 II H It" h-Piandi.-i a ml is ill i lies, :i lii.il. wo; iK; " 'Sergeant, where is Lieutenant t'fs, the ordnance olflcer?" " 'He is with General Wndsworth. on the field.' "Did he tcil you to put the tram motion ':' . m I .so, sir.' j "'Who did?' "'Nobody. I "'Why did you move? Don't vou j know that I am responsible for these j teams and wagons?' " 'The general has always approved jot moving up with the ammunition i "vi. en a battle begins. I m held e j sponsible Q have it there when need l ed.' j " 'iou wait here for orders,' ! " i ought not to, sir. They will nee 1 I a new supply soon, and It 1h my duty j to be nearer than this.' : " 'If you attempt to move the train I 1 vv.il place you under arrest' j "At that moment a member of the I general's .staff rode up und said: Sei- geaitt, General Wndsworth direct licit j you move the train up to the village.' "I didn't ask for the ijiiat-termaster's j permission, but gave the command for- ! ward, 011 a trot at When within half a mile of the vll e another stall' ofllcer dashed tin hi; Kills an order to hurry to the tiehl with ammunition. "Halting, J spurred my horse down the line nnd selected ten drivers I knew would go when- they were told to go, and had them drive to the head of the line. Then, directing the bal ance of the train to remain uutil a prop er order was given to move, I tohi the leu picked men to reach their limit or speed UUd keep it up utHil halted. fv horse started on a gallon, but i;,.i-i 0 Connor, who had the head team, yelled: 'Get out of the road or I'll run over yob, The spip-s were applied, and 1 sang out: 'Come on. old Ilmk!..- " ") '.onnor s command was called the Huckleberry regiment.! "Away we went on n 1,....,. erv driver ..01 1.1., , ' ,. ! ' j....-..iiih in if.iiu (IV Vill.s , a id flourish of whip. Down through j the village, then t the left through a ; field to the Lnt hi 1TI11 S...oiitoi... .1 . the i.i, .-.- ., .. ','.' i -..., "iiouS ' 10 11 ij a icnee, un 1 ; onto the line of baftio. I " 'Get back with those wagon,' I jourcu a siiiiiige otreer. j " 'Not until the men get nin;.i. initio!) - jne moment tin; tvugohs stopped rt Confederate buttery at dote range opened on them, but the work of throw lug out the lioxes of ball enrtridgey, LI) in a box, and breaking U e covers' with axes, kept up until the 'ite supplied. Was "That done, 110 time was lost lu reach, lug the pike, M,t, for tIl(. Krtft,y of n)1 ammunition aupply and because the wagon had drawu au extra Are upon the trmms. "The commander of that Confed -rn'e Uiffery had a picnic with thoe mu.vi ami white can vn-eoverod wagons. H let the liue of battle go to devote hi hix piece to mule and wagons jiH we struck the pike. The hh,d wLaM of a wagon were, knocked off. The balance of that load was thrown to the men and the driver passed to the rear with a two-wheeled vehicle. Another hot :tf-1-ieL' a rniil l. tl,,. . U cut and a 0 venule 'team pused leisurely along the pike to have fie . . ... ... . ,,1 V1JC in:n,j, Ug nnrncsi caiivuH cover ripped off by an explod- l.'.g tdicll. Another hot whipped off the hind leg of the mule 'Indiana' wa riding. How 'Indiana'' eye 'bulged out' when hi wheel mule fell, six of the ten wagon were hit nnd three of the mule killed before the train reach ed town, where It wa ordered to halt, but not a l)x of ammunition wa lost! One of the wagon wan o silvered that It wa left on the pike a short distance fiom the seminary, where that nlg-ht General Lee mnde hi headquarter, "The mule train, the only one In Ihe war on either wide, so far as I can learn, that ever charged the enemy Infantry, cavalry and artillery retted on He laurels In a aide alreet of Gettys burg that hot afternoon until tbe Flret and Eleventh corpa reached town on tbe way to Cemetery IleJghta. Then, with toe enemy within clone nwaket rz aad rapifijr ad rands and Ar Ing, the train ni&red -moved wffti fh last Hue of Infantry, cavalry and artil lery, amid the roar of battle, the loud coniumnds of officers and a uili-up that was well-nigh. Inextricable. Brave Bert O'Connor was at the rear. I rode by his Hide. The victorious enemy came so close that we emptied our re volvers Into their faces several time on the wuy out. "Reaching the seminary. I saw com manders of troopa getting orders from General Hancock. The instant he was alone 1 rode up, (saluted and asked where I should place my command. " 'Where la it?' "I pointed to the mule train. " 'Where have you been with these teams?' "To the front, with ammunition, air. " This Is ihe front; go to the rear.' "As I left him I heard Hancock say: Wud.sworth bad better give that ser geant a regiment of cavalry. "If I could write poetry I'd write Home verses on the 'Charge of the Mule Train nt Gettysburg.' "-.I. A. Wafrous, In Chicago Tiiiies-Herahl, Pathct:c Incident. From the Lexington Leader comes a story of the civil war of a wirt to lw al ways welcomed. The narrator is Will iam Wilkerson, described by the Lead er us "a tiiiin noted for his fidelity to truth," The scenes, described were wit i.essed by him just after Ihe batt'e of Richmond, Kentucky, in A son of my friend. C'acxfim M. Cay, was kiKe.) in the tight, ami It became, my duty, to visit the battlefield and hi..'iil;iy the body, and take It to his fa! her's, iiome. While riding slowly over the he'd 1 hei:.d groans, which 1 was sure caate (roiii a cornfield near at hand, And looking down Hie corn-row. I discov. 1 red tv.11 wounded soldiers lying aloiit fi.ny i. ids apart. One was a Fede-,t;, the other a ( 'onfedernie. A cannou b.iil h.-ul lu-ok-i 11 and terribly mangt. d belli the CoiiH-dernle' legs, while th Federal wn.s shot through ihe bo.lv and thigh. "1 am dying for water," i heard t, e Federal say Just m.h i discovered them. His words hounded tin If they came front a parched mouth. "I have some water in my canfeai. Vou are welcome to drink if you'lleoiue here," said the Confederate, who h-.d feebly raised his head from the ground to look at his late enemy when bo heard bis pitiful cry for water. "I couldn't move to save my life," groaned the Federal, as he dropped tu.s head 10 the ground, while hi whole liody quivered with agony. Then I beheld an act of heroic devo tion which held me spellbound utitb it was too late for uie to give the assist ance 1 should have rendered. The Confederate lifted hi head again and took another look at hi wounded foe, and I uiw an expression of tender pity couie over hi jsiin-distorted face as he aald: "Hold out a little longer. Yank, and I'll try to come to you." Then the brave fellow, by digging ill linger Into the ground and holding on to the cornstalks, nalnfnllv drm ged himself to the Federal" side, the blood from his mangled leg making a red trail the entire distance. The teat rah down my check like rain, and out of sympathy for him I groam d every time he moved, but 1 was lost to ( very-thing except the fellow' heroism, and did not once think of helping him. When the painful journey was fin ished, he offered his canteen to the Federal, who took It and drank eager ly. Then, with a deep sign of reiief, he reached out to the Confederate, au I It wns plain to see, as they clasped hand and looked into each other' eyes, that whatever of hate might have rankled otn-e in the hearts of lhee men I ad now given place to mutual sympa. thy and love. Kven while I watched them I saw the Confederate' body quiver a If !u a spasm of pain, and when hi heal dropped 10 the ground I knew that one more hero hud crossed the dark river. The Federal kissed the dead man's ham! repeatedly, and cried like a ehilil, tiniil 1 had him removed to the hospital, where he, 100, died the next d.iy. , - tier 1 hr-ot i 1 fn't Hcler. In the eye of superior ofllcer I may have lacked u good many essentials a u Koldler of the Confederacy, but tio one can nay that I ever luck". I au nble-bodh-d appetite, any a a colonel who fought for the lot cause. During uiv service nothing after the ucce of the Confederacy H0 much worried me a my appetite. Toward the clone of the war I HtilTered very much on thiij account. fne night after a long day' march and tiothlng to eat I stole two chicken, Mid the circiiumtance attending the 'heft are atlll fresh in my memory. It liapiK-ued In the Tennessee moun tain. The country had Imm-h pretty veil foraged by both side and there v.n not much chance to find anything, riaalng by an humble log-hotme after ('ark I obaerved a few chicken roost ing In fancied security on the fence In doling the houe and small patch of ground. A hungry soldier has litt)8 couHdence, nnd 1 didn't waie any time In debate with mine about taklna n pullet. I had intended In (friili 1-1,.. dilekeii by the throat ao as'to shut off Ha wind, but mism-d calculation ajnl It. Hqiiawked loudly. With the nrt aqmiwk the cabin door flew o)Kn Hat woman came out. Taking in the em barrassing situation at a glance, she rdiook her Hat at me and angrily w, hp "You thief! You'll pay for dealing my chickens on Ihe day of Judgment "Madam," 1 said with my accustom, td polttenesa, "If I , fo ,,MV, u long credit I will take another one And so If. happened that I arrived in U"np that Diht wo chickens. Tbe saddest Ignorance In this world Is not to know the pleasure that comes from aelf-aaerlflcs, AW