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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1898)
hi)' "r Ti1 H . -t ' f f.tTj.f llhrif! gift ' ' JU& is-iJk.M .imi ,tf ff . s - ' ' -' " -ss - - , i I w x,i -- " f it 4r Ibartteon Journal. BO. D. CAHUW. K41ta ud Fr-.-. 11EBIS0X, 1KB. sr .1 J , . Tallin of foot-batl work on the grid- ran, there's quite a difference between being medium and well done. Sullivan la thinking of getting out an intobiography. It ought to introduce cany lnterestlug scraps of history. Isn't It the Irony of history for the rhltes to be pu.-i)liiug Indians for toachlng on American game preserves T Out West they've begun using the Wtieel on the cattle ranches for round tg up purposes. What won't It finally at turned to? The journalist who express sur prise because "science has been able to photograph tne stars" evidently loesn't smoke cigarettes. It Is said that Helen Gould will study iaw. Foreign counts who apply from aow on will be obliged to present flaw less titles or be discovered. A Washington author !u just launched a book on ' How to Live Longer." It ought to In worth read tng; a great many of us are short" all war lives. Rearing ostriches in New Jersey will contribute to the gayety of life by en ibling feather-brained observers to jo cosely confound these birds with the mosquito. The American wagon has been iutro duced in Germany, and attracts much tttention. American handiwork is making Its way abroad Taster than ever before. At the recent woman's parliament of louthern California the fair delegates In attendance were treated to a puper n "The Art of Conversation." As if they needed any hints' Lot Europe remain an armed camp in the sense which the term now applies to Its condition, and nothing but lncre4 fble folly in America can prevent the ultimate supremacy of the United State- In all the glories of peace. The old-fashioned book agent who tries to well his books because he needs the money is a thing of the past. The book ageut of to-day cwe8 as a public benefactor and kindly permits you to purchase his wares. In the tifth century the Vandals de spoiled Rome of her art treasure; ouly (he other day one lu a Redfern gown was seen delll.eaa.teJy jking at a deli cately carved flower In the marble dec orations of the Congressional Library. Spain's finances may be stated In a few figures. The nation's indebtedness Is $l,7B5,00O,0O0, and the annual inter est to be paid is about if70.OW.000. The total revenue is $lij0,0oo,0o0, and after the interest is met only fSo.000.ooO Is left to pay the expenses of government. "When a private in the ranks Is praised by a general he cannot pre sume to thank him, but tights better the nest day." That Is the way Rudyard Kipling acknowledged a com pliment from Lord Tennyson, accord ing to testimony set forth iu the tatter's biography, just published. Japan has an income tax, and what Is more the payment of It is enforced. If a taxpayer complains that be is rated too high by the officials he is likely to be put Into a dark room and told to "think it over carefully." After re maining there twenty-four hours in darkness and doubt, the man Is then very likely willing to admit with the officials that he Is somewhat richer than he had at first supposed. Foot-bail, as too often played, Is bru Ul and pitilessly cruel without tbe jus tification of necessity. It Is voluntary. It roughness, which makes it danger ous, Is purely voluntary. If the rules of the fame allow excesaive roughness. m much the worse for the rules. No ducatlonal Institution is doing its duty to parent if It allows the sons com mitted to Its care to play according to rule that mnke serious injury to plaj tr In the least probable. Planning to help a poor family, who Hred on broken victual gathered from door to door, a good woman gave the mother a day's work and paid her a foliar. Two or three days later, nays the Nrw Unity, the woman called to express h"r gratitude The children had always wanted to go to the mat inee ,J)d the dollar had taken them all! Sometimes "the destruction of the Mr la their poverty." Again, ss In this case. It la tbeJr Idiocy. The national flag Is cheapened by aaklng It common, says a newspaper critic who does not approve of the dis- 'piay of tfrt flat; over the scboolhouse van day. This Is not only unpbllo- asphlcml, so far as theory Is concerned trot sxperlenct show it to be aa error f lodgment A sacred thing Is not cheapened by fulfilling on part of Its itI on. namely: the UMplring of rev reaoe by sight aa well as by thought ToraTar float that standard sheet.' AJMrtcaa labor Is acknowledged to t osora tffldant than tbe labor of any atkar eaantry. Ws arc fortunaU 1b tha i of a class of saiUad BMenaa- wha in tndwad with sufflclaat to anlkly IftlM OVK wktofc baa fat IMrMit, bm IBM tka sjssat imtAamm f3iisiiaasl genea, and oar numerous excellent scientific schools and schools of tech nology have given great opportunity to boys of a practical and mechanical torn of mind. As a rule very little good is aecom- pllsbed by pointing out the weak siuts In a person's character. unless that u auJ ,lllik(j a change. Improvement of character can only come iroiu within. We are inaueuced, of course, by everybody and every condition with which we come iu contact, but only through ad miration of superior qualities in othf i, which we are drawn to desire or In ferior qualities in others which we are able In a measure to profit by. In any event, it doesn't make a inau feel good to say mean things about another, even if they seem to be true. There may be a momentary pleasure iu running somebody down, but such pleasure is like thai derived from drink it always has an unpleasant afterclap. Iu spile of the otlicial denial of th. Marquis of Salisbury's approaching resignation of the premiership it is gen etaliy believed thai it will come w ithin the next few i - '.u-.--. Three men who sit on the fn,.ii benches iu the Parlia mentary houses of Great Britain are already spreading their nets to catch the coveted office which they hope to see vacated. These are the lutlke of lievonsliire. Rt. Hon. A. J. Balfour and Hon. Joseph ChamberlaiJ. Air. Cham berlain fears the succession of the lmke and dares not openly opfMise Mr. Balfour. He therefore takes the ground of a colleague and supporter of the lat ter, honing that he may succeed to the post of prime minister aud trusting that Mr. Balfour's mJtkes will lead to his downfall and then Mr. ChamtxT lain holies to find a place out of Bal four's wreck to rise to the dignified nosition for which he has worked a lifetime. Should he fail in this tin great charm of his existence would I at an end. It Is estimated that since the excite ment began 15,000 nion have (darted for the Klondyke country in search of the yellow metal. Wages arj reputed to be $1.1 a day in the placer grounds. All, of course, do not expect to work for wages, but the Indejx'ndent claim worker expects to do at least as wel as the man w ho sells his labor, and sc to illustrate the point we ill considet that each one who has gone Into Ui Alaskan country expects to make Jus a day. On that basis n. man workinj 300 days In the year vruld receive tm sum of $4,500 per atl aim. An ordtn ary person can 1 considered In great good luck If he Is able to save and look upon as clear excess over actual, neces sary exienses half or his earnings This will hold good the world over. It dealing with this question, however, the California Fruit Grower will hs liberal and concede that each one saves $2,500, or considerably Iwtter than f per cent. That will leave the expense! of each prospective millionaire at ? 000 for the year. This sum, bein foi actual living expense, must be raised Where is it to come from? Out of th( cold placers. How much gold must b taken from the country to pay the $2, 000 nen.se of each of 15,000 men foi one year? The enormous sum of 5.:n, 0o0,0J0, or 2,000,000 ounces of goiC murirets and dust at $15 an ounce. Thli inean about J0 ton of pure gold avoirdupois weight. It is idle to specu late upon the amount of gold necessarj to satisfy the desires of 15.0W people or even their expectations. It will re quire In the neighborhood of 00 tons of iiure gold a year to meet the expensei of those who within the last few wieki have started north and well, the reed er can judge for hlmseJf the chance o.' this being mined. The 'iest" Society. Tlw NMunteenth Cent-ury liaa an art! cle on "The Growth of Caste In tb Faited States," wherein tbe author Mr. Joseph Kdgar CharnbcrtaJn, allude, to "Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, win dil not belong to the best aoerty an more than Theodore Pnrkei did." Mr Chamberlain baa been mbdnfonw!. I uAgbt, perhaps, be asserted wltfh fa I, prosnierts of proof that Walt Whitmat never really txTH-trated the bw clrcl of rhiladelpbia, but Boston It differer and a was the Atrtocrat. In PMladel pbia, birth gives social rank. In Bos ton, in or. uomien ay, oarun uu ftcbtfewmerrt (wlfh wwne moderate V cunlary Iubricarton), gave It Di Holim. wtth the Holrneeea, and Wn delta, and Dorofhy Q. be-htod btm, wa. very well fitted out with Hneajre, arK bis achievemeui were iKKhable, IkKIi If bis profession and out of it. His Ind mates included the Intellectual and M clal swell of his time and town, an tradition has It that when he went ii New York, he art periodically wdtj memliers of the Astor family. No only was ttjera no better society li Boston durtng Dr. Holmea' nfetira than that which be adorned, but it ( even suspected (write E. 8. Martin Ii Harper's Weekly), that fhe best Bowtot sorlMty of hat day was, oa the whoU the most remunerative tha eihted 1i the United States. Of course ft was i conwKuraitlvely simple society, made u merely of folks who were folks, an not to be compared wtth e social pro duct of times of great, pecuniary en lArgnment Mke those now present, wheu the beat socle includes no one whoa, steam yacht measures leas than om hundred and seventy feat on tba water line and who Is not contacted by mar rtaga or Intense sympathy wHh thi British peerage. &otl, rt was ttie beat society the ttofrklTorrted. . I Bads. Miss Hlhayar-No, Mr. Ibarpla. certaloly s-IU not marry yea. Icun tfcimk what mads yon pnpoM ta sat, Mr. Wafrfls (kaffaaV-WtH, jv ms VC Vai aaaoa." aa4 1 raat,ha'' aasjgM dtp catspUlat r t Mi aa ilsaail bhTs; aanaal KCKMBKR, l'!- R.eeraiis, reeeiitly as;neii In the cmi.uuind ' of the Army of the Cumberland, lay iieamiMMl ..ti the .Nashville turnpike nhw-t with a hen rim: of the ehurrh bells of M :irf ree-lmro. Inreetly in front and 1 . T . -1 :(. l,v i he .lene icliir thickets r-st- e the tt'tny of the Con federate f.eneral I'.l-aug. The rel.el ill felloe ilesi riliCii a UjieireiilTir ijf.tr between KoKeerans and S'.i.ije KU.-i in a country admirably S't'ipusl lo n r'liiiiiiu: fi'.iit toward Mur fr.fl..ir.i. tile r hel base. Simultaneous ly the r.niiiiiiiiiders "f the ojiiKisiiis: foree were phiniiiii .ittai k. Ro-eerati iie-irel ,,...M.inll of Mlirtreehor.. Hrau-;" . ui wai defensive and nicht after niitit he made weak demonstration on llie rniwii frmit, whieh were reeog b i;..Merat!i at their true value. l'i,l- I'.ra.- dislod-.d the IViieruI ir..'.n.- nciixiii': in front on ic.s riclit I'.il,' nirp must be uiihilrawn behind ie- river ami Miirfrii'sboro a!iainh.ii-d. War siiimli.-reil in llie air. The soliliers, faii-;m-d b.v coutiiiiioiis en m pa idling, 'a y -! r-li le-l about ihe eainp in resting lleiii-iiuds. m.r did the ei-.o k of the out m.si' nth-s nor the volleys of cavalry car luiies riiuM' so Tit it h as the blink of nil eyelid llie niisinir of a head in the 'limp. 1'arn liarily hud hrisl eontempt for th" uiu-kel .hot iiikI the roiir of the cannon in ihe distmn-e may have caused a eurl .f 'lie lip no more. The powder siaimii hordes Ml the breath of coining bailie, bm it cave ilieiu no cmi'-crn, and hey huddled simgly v.gether in their h'nnkets. for they feared the shivering I. lasts of 1 'eeetnU-r inure than the pmr bullets of the enemy. ft Ba.-k in Hie cedars in a house wh.-l' i. io i,iis.., im bead I'liove the shivfT- tirainhes, General Rcseerans i w.re. I mi-r his plans uf eairm":fi against Urate. It. wii essential to drive the rebel gen. ial U -yond tiie river anil (rain p,.i7vM-si..n of Murl'ieeslioro and the Cii ion eoiniiia nder knit his brows and pon- dcre.I over his contemplated plana of at tack I he door o-i.et and a young .itid mtei- , lige.it 'ool.iiig ollli-er step'Mil inside. i i .i... -....!, ,.t t,rt lieiiii'iiant. I'or mi instunt he taits 1 at i the eiitranie. He s.i-mi-d to know his i superii-r was worri.il and lie lie-ilatnl to ' ndvame. The genera! was unmindful of i bis pris-enee. I'or an iri-tanl longer the young ottii t r waited, then as a determin ed expression appeared on his face he stepjs-d ri-solulely forward. ' Ii-neral," hi said. Itoseeraiis bsikdl up and a smile broke through the clouds on his face. "Ah, lietiti-nnnt," he said with a sign, pushing aside his troublesome nmps, "glad to S.-C you. Sit down. What's on your inindV" He !inm-l bis head ou his band and lookr-d dr-amily from llie window. He was more interc-tui in his own thought than in what the v-oiug ''Str was say. ing. "Kh. what"' lie eiciaiiiiiii, suddenly arousing like one from a dream, "what is that you are saying';" The 'i.-utciiat.t looked him in the eve an.! repli.si; "I nni asking s-rruission, general, to absent myself from I'ainp for perhaps forty -:ght hours." etiersl K'ei.-i ra ns s ared at him in Binazi-uii'iit. "I mnnot ompn-hei.d i),e mi-ailing 'if such a re'i.Ht." he said, hiifilly. "In b-ss than foiiy-.-ight hours I ei'iei-t to etiagi (jeneral Bragg. I haven't a ibmtit in the worid he is planning a similar attack on niy forces, A fieri nuiliict is inevitable. And yet you have the temerity on the thnnhold of battle to ask for leave of absence. I re-s-at 1 cannot understand it. anil, !ii(rivcr, I am douid surprised that such a reiju.-st i-hniiM mine from a tru-t.il iflinT like you." A Huhh uiouiit.sl to tin temple of the lieutiiia ul. Hi fi ll the atiug of the gen era l's reply. "I'arditi n. nein-ral," h- naid, with just a touch or resent merit. "Vour sus picion., do me iujii!. Yon have never l.m.vvu me to flinch from duty or to trem ble in the fare of tbe enemy." The general measured him closely and a worri.-d look pnaeed over his face. "I have spoken gf on suspicions," he r lid, testily. "lint your manner, sir," stiid the other. "Pardon lis1, your tnunuer wis quite con vincing." "But such s request at such a time,'' aid his chk f. "It is peculiar, not in my amazing. Why do you, an o Ulcer of my army, desire leave of ihnmrf when we may be hsnd to hand with the enemy at any boar?" He looked sharply at his subordinate ivnd bis question was fteighted with aig- nil'u-ance. 1 he young offli-er was Dot un mindful of it and Hushed again. Vou sre hard on me, general," he said. coldly. "But let tne explain. Vou con template a i. attack on Murfiwtboro snd it's possible, noy, more than probable, de struction. M urf reeslioTO holds all Inst is near aid dear to me " The general ralsul his nii in inlTet- etl inquiry. Ihe lieutenant went on In isne of the hos pitalt there lies my voung wife, who has just this very day 'given birth to our hint child" Why, how " the general Wni., Mutt In ttiiat riikP itikI lm lintMi. snt excitedly, "It is published in Mm frceshoro slid contains the story of the birth of a Northern child and gives its mother's name nud mine. It is my wife and my child. (Jeneral lloseerans, and it is to save them thst I ask leave of ab sence." The genenil took the paper from the ex cited man and read the account with in terest. When he laid tbe paper down there wis a look of grave concern m bis n ar-bronned fsce. "Lieutenant Henry," lie said trnly, "you sre deserving of the severest cen sure for bringing y.uir wife to this part of the country at such a time. I am sur prised that a man of ynnr aoasd sense would do it." "I could not help It," was the teipulrlTe reply. "1 wsnted her where she would be tour me. 8he wanted to be hers. I could not wilhstsjid her pesls sod se let ber rrme wit my fsllhful old negro servant. (Isn't you see, (Jeneral Id suits lis, I wast to move her from Mnrfreesborot It assaas loath tn ber to remain. The roar of tbe inni. the shriek of the shetls, th ems of ttw. iu asd the whole awfal rsar af I sr would kill her. I oaky wsot thBWto ym bar a slaa f salaty. I ride like li I. general, you think it is only '' me ask you this favor, the request, for better li mil - and- slill if irdue that makes; th.ii 1 withdiaw r deal h inl mine than that." Flushed aii'l eieit.-d. he Ui proud1) and tunii-i t" ; from bis rh.ef arrest, .i !i;m dn-w himsi'if ... but H word Cvidemiy bis ninii"s eloiiuelli had made all UllUeWt- sion. "Lii-uleiiant," sai'i and planni; his liand otb' !-r's sh.oiM. r, 'i sil ion and sj lei.aiozi iie fiie-ritl, rising Indly on the ipoieeiatt! vour vo- Were H ii'i vott. ere at any other time I would not ot'.'y gladly i:ive my eonvent, b'lt nd a mounted es- l-ol l Ml Vol). A :' ' ' 1 pHUS.il, while ihe houleiiniii. a ill i!-!!.;!'. lie refusal, i-h.-i'd his eves. "A il is I cannot refuse your nps al. You may g'-" For an instant theit ei-s im 1. For an other instant the hi nemint fc.etind iu nipahle of action, then suddenly he sprain; forward, grasped his chief by tin hand and ei'-laimed fervently: "Thank you, general, from the tiottmn of my heart." "Wante no time," said los . liii-f. rious I. .'Ki.lo tixr w.nr life. 1 hink what It " .,.,,.. i nMSJinS 0 W BO-ui n i.'-ii are engaged in battle. Think of your fu ture if jou fail to return in time." It was warning kindly expressed anil Lieutenant Henry grasjM-d in full signiti eunc. Twenty miles on his journey that night through tbe wcssls and jambyes that be set his p.th young Henry was thrilled vith the thought that lie hi d to run the outH;sta of two armies. What would In come of him if he ran into the lynx-ey : sentries of either line? Musing thus, I,. was awakened by the sharp cry of Halt:" Tlis only reply was p, emm-h low over the saddle and dig his spurs fiercely Into ihe Hank of his mount. Tin- hore re sponded gallantly an 1 shot obliquely into the gloom. 'Ihe olarp crack of a rifle oiirnbsl close by and a biill-t whistl.il - i..-' i. ...i f . i t... i " , ' , . . I ... . ir rrr r L i 'i. . ii ii ii fc. i fainter inul finn v died mil at Henry , i.-"s. - before the hrst faint s!n-iks m iiimn il lumined t!ie sky a song of joy arose in his heart, when his eyes caught the flickering lights iff Murfressboro. With only thoughts of his suffering wife Mid Jiw born little one in his mind, he rale boldly forwanl aud plungisl headforemost into 'THE MIAKI' Cl.'AfK UK A a squad of Confedcrtdc i f.iuty. I ln'n was no chance to return. A dozen long squirrel rifles were leveled at hm hi-ail and the husky voice of the hist sergeant in gray commanded him to dvam-e. He rwle forward with his head erect, but his heart sinking within him. On the very threshold of suci-ess he saw his mission fluttering idly to tbe ground. "Well, who in -- are yon, anynow : demanded the sergeant gruffly, surveying the hated blue uniform that Heiiry wore. "Lieutenant Henry of the Ui Ohu,, was the proud re-spouse. "You've got a pile of nfte, I reckon, hain't ye. fcr runniu' through tliese linen in thet cuss-cd blue suit? What y' doin' yer, anyhow?" "I'm here to see my wife, who is don-gero-usly 111 t the hospital," he answered, hoping to stir the sympathy in their hearts if they had any. A laogh greeted the reply. "Mebhy y'sr and mebby y'ain't," said the sergeant, slyly, "but 1 want f tell yo' thet I've saw Confedrits in blue chnhes afore an' I hant io fled on 'ero iiata- ili1e sprang Sleiirj's breujit. He was quick to act. Smiling knowiiigly, he naiil: "You've got sharp eye, -vrgeunl. Think I'm a spy, don't you?" "Home folks mil it thst and some don't," mid Ihe srgeaJit with a grin, "hut I'll tell yo I hain't never seen th' Ysnk st'll i git ' dunged fcr awy from himie by his- i l,"!r The others uoddcU assent whej. he turn- "l t"nri luum ana itiey mi loos-u .u. I fri ndlr eyes on Henry. The scrgefltit laughed coarsely st his own shrewdnens. "Stands to reason." he said slowly, "thet he wouldn't be dern.sl find eiKnigh to stumble into a gang like this if he wm Yank. Why say. we was makm niis enough to scare Br.ssimn ontn his boots, wa'nt we, boys?" They all laughed tbeir ssiu. "Yo' air petty good," he said, turning to Henry, "an' yo've got nerve. Where's the enemy at?" "Thirty miles south, ftosecrsns in com mand," be answered promptly, "but he not likely to remain there long." "Yer da n red right, loo'eusnt." id the serges nt. "and " "And," Interrupted Henry sharply, "he old man would be tickled to death If he knew I wss miking my report to the first outpost 1 happened to ran trrnm." He spoke impstiently, and H hsd lU ef fect. "Ynu're risht." said the ser-resnt sud denly, "bnt we're only doia' our duty. (Jo along snd r " tton" Haary give tae rata to bis bona "Sasl Ant a war ssto taa ssnil rna. i mtmm tsr ba rw ap at iba t ISP' tne dimly MrtrM Bn.pfi!. The rood (Mrr I gsied In mute utouishruent at the nni- i form when he half Haci!erel iuto the hallway, then led him silently into the little room. A he bent over the white cot a pair of eye ojieiied wide. There was wonderment in them for an instant, then they liglii.il up with love and wel come mid wuh faott .-rv. ' Hob"' she s'rei. -W forth her feeble hands to hun. ; tu'e ihe yoiuiK soldier's tears raiiml dowii on ;he pillow. Shining through tin. film of suffering the ghui eyes gaze.1 ad in i riii fly n, the stalwart figure of the subtle- hi!"' and and the failed, dus ty uit of blue. S iih a clad, happy smile the thin hain!it raisii the cmerlet, and for the time being all thorn-lit of the grim struggle iM-tneen the North and South faded from his mind a he gazed in inute wonder on the faif of his sleei. ing first born. A lislit, reverent touch of vounific'6 'd' " t fon head and 3 I . .in.ll,.. I....O, ... .V. M...I..J 1 no- io.si.eij nu l,ml""r mother, then tin- serious look re turned to ltenry ace as tlic exigencies of the hour i rowdtsl back into his mind. Briefly, tenderly, lest he bring alarm to his suffering young wife, he told her of the ueeosity of iiunnsliaie ibght, and, brave spirit that she was, she trusted ev erything to him and bowed aequicsceii.'e. The niir-e. di-inayiil, protisi,,)i but at length uae way. It was tin- only thing to he doi;e. As he stood wiilchuig the rapid uioveiio-o's of the nurse as she pre iiared for the trip the practical need,, aroused him, and lis he stopisl the nurse and inauried. "Wln-ri's Jeff?" there was k.sl into the grinning black face of his trusted negro servant, how eye won aglow with wHeouie and running with tears. The two men so oddly contrasted warmly grasis-d each other b.v Ihe hand, then briefly the yuug otth-er directed Jeff to sn'iire an ambulance, if he had to steal one, and told him what to do. Jeff hur ried away aJid an hour later, as the town clock pealed the hour of 4, the young otli- I . i-r l.l'ieil his frail wife into the primitive v.-hide. while the good nurse came after with the slumbering infant. The nmbii-lain-e bore the big ml cross its side, i which was sufficient to nirry it through any linos, and JetT sat on the front sent I with the reins. I Henry kissed his wife and child a hur : red gosI by and thin turned to say go.sl I by to the nurse, but there w us a surprise I for him. She was dn-ssod f..r trnteiitig, I and as lie comprclii'lulnl that she meant to go too he took her face in his hands . .-.,., tv touched her foreh.-ii.i with - . m ') She si'ined not dispn-asul at the lo the Bascom farm, Jeff," whispered Henry hastily. "Twenty miles n.-rthwest. Vou know Jie r;d. No i ne ! 1 stop you. Remain there until yn hear from me. It can't be long ln-fore our fon-es. reach Mur freesboro. li.ssl-by ami .od hliiei you all." mWmmm IHKI.K nii;M)K. CI.OK li V . Ji tf pulled ou the lines and the vvuoii rumbled away. Henry mounteil h.s unpa liei) stiid and clatlerii noisily .iown the sirits. He didn't care a pickayuni now if tin hole army hsrged down on him. The gr.-il weight was liftnl from his mind, for bis wife and litili one wen rapidly borne to the fr.ih nniiilry air and h.-alth. He whistled almost as biithe 1 ly as a schoolboy as he made for the j picket post where he had en t ered the city. It was easer to pins wi'-re uini ny maw re man tiy ing new a. id probably hurpr acquaint ances. The Increased tliumier of the dia tant guns admonished bun thai he had do time to lose. Twenty minute were gone when he reached the post snd sa luted the sergeant and his squad. "All's well, boys," he cried, cheerfully, "I saw the old man ajvd put in a good word for yon." "Thank you, lieutenant, thank yon," wt the hearty repone, "don't let none o' them Ysnks git hold on ye or it's ill day." "AU right, boys, J gu-s thne are not mnny in that rn(t that can trip me up," he replied. "All right, all right, good -by, and (Sod hies you." He waved his band In sdU-n and shot down the road. What a wild ride it was. Through brush mi I ced.r and swamp and over hill, snd i.own da!" he drove his pant ing steed snd the farther on he advanc ed the loudiT grew the roar of war's grim cry. Iiaylitcht was coming snd bis heart hit high as he strove to reach the froirt. To be absent when the grand charge was made meant disgrace- perhaps death. And now to his inlnd carrie the words of his chief: "Think what it means to be absent wh.sn your comrades sre engaged In bat tie." He urged on bis weary tore and utter ed s prayer thst he might be there on time, i-'orwhst? rnsmhly d't'th from a relic! bullet. The morning of Jan. li found the forces em-sard Id deadly battle. Breckinridge nia.le s fierce snd desperate assault, but It proved ill Judged, sod be was hurled back with fearful ls. in vain tne xd federate forces rallied and prvswed for ward sasrii and st nin, only lo I repiilwil by the hot Are from tbe Union barricades snd rifle pit., Ibmecratts sod Hherldun on the left were hurling shot and shell Into the aisln body of the enemy, while Itavis snd Johnson, swinging iu from tbe right, mowed down the half formed rebel left under Brerktnridre The battle waged with fearful loss on both sides, sad sluwlr bnt surei? the rell defense gave wey sad rVIk wss forced behind Rtoae river. DurrCI a IttU a the battle i.u.iiiiied or-ert. rude baattly tsOea. Kosa- (raps ihsirrilaa of a rajiirtosl b brigade fontnin '"' tr - ers in the fiH'e or . . V I '.am TUmm. -What arc their name.. . ,!e,n.,l.sl. with . vague fr tr 8,,r..!:,"::i; n,t . Lieutenalit Henry of the clude.1 with: th Ohio." For an instant the ihief tKiweij his hMy fault." he mutt-red to himself in sorrow, "and yet I Ht in my heart he 3d return i time." The. swept over his fa.-e. nnd. turning to the he id stiffly: "We will attend U that a little later, if we live. e turned his attention then to the bst Otield u rth its hurrying, scurrying hosts of blue and gray. Suddenly his attention bei-ame rivet.il to the left of the line. Charging down the slofie into the very iaw of Heaih it seemed was one of Sher idan's regiments, evidently Wn on sweep ing down the n bel wall that had stood invincible for hours. The attack was planned ro suddenly and put Into execu tion with fmih dispatch that the rebel skirmish lines barely had time to fall back and take up a position to withstand the shock when the rushing, s.-renmiiig horde was upon th'in. A thrill rati through the old warrior on the hill and for an instant he closed his eyes. Another instant and the erah must come. As he opened his eves again a slns t ,f vivid tire shot from the rebel line, then was borne to his ears the dull crash of volley after volley and h dimly saw the I nioii ranks thinned out by t'ne 'storm of hail. The advance was cheekeV. The Vnion line staggeml and stopied. Out fron the shivering, crouching front rode a gallaig young officer who, with his solier swrngirg wildly over his head, rtniek down hi If a dozen muskfls leveled to work his enX then turned in his saddle and waved his -nen on to renewed effort. It was a darin thing to do and Rose-i-rans marveled t the Dian's recklessness. The move put new life into the broken ranks. As H" by magic they formed again, ami with a hoare rell of rage moved rap idly on the living b-eastworks and swung again Into a seethipg fire. Now it was hand to hand ami th crash of arms was home ilistinetly to t ie listening ears on lie slope. Kosei rans was entt sliced. He seemed lost in a dniim. Th? charge was the most daring he had ever seen. He vainly trinl to follow the movements of the young oHicer. but tht rolling linin of smoke i.lis, url his vision and be caught alternate gliinwc nf tbe blue and the gray a they struggled fir the nmsrtery. A long, low cloud of smoke came between the watchers on the hill and the fightem Ih Ioia just as the climax seemed to come, and i m pa lien i ly ibev waited tor a friend ly wind to lift the dense curtain of haze, f hen as the fog lifted they by-nt eagerly forward in their soibiles aud oy welled into the h'-iirt of the chief as Ne saw the rebel iini-s waver and break. Vow in from the left and righ't 1HHM.H nf others iu b!u swiugiVig like automatons, halting every t;KiW Sad then to pour a volley into the c mf used, straggling ranks of the men ill gra.v. Join ing together with a beautiful pr CisWm, they furiiinl a solid wall ill tr ot of whieh the rebi'l deft a gave wajl com- ..Ii-ielv and rout is-riiiil.il their Vanks. The last line of a gallant defense shiVe into i louils of smoke and when KosiiVr lisik.il again the 1'riioii troop W ered rans throwing th.-ir caps into the air in tBetr frenzy of joy. while the smtier.il lbin iiants of ihe gray forces hurried downy the bank of the river and disappeared ifjrofa view, i As ihe sinok- again dropped down nd obs.unsl the vision l-n. Kte.Twns awoke as if from a trani-e aud, ridinst bur riedly to a staff oflb-er. who bad bten in tently watching the battle through S pow erful' held glass, he exclaimed: "That was the grainiest chargf.', a, I have ever In-held. Who led It?' ! Lieutenant Henry of the th Ohio," was the answer.- 'hii ago Chronicle. SLICING CRIMINALS IN CHINA. An Atrocious L that Is rfsppilr (,'oiuinif Into l)ireput. The liorrlble means used for lnfllct-ng the i-xireine penalty of the law by Wis Chinese bus been the hubject of many articles all over the civilized world, but of late little has lon heard of thesa odd bloislcd executions. It seems, however, that, although the liiexuiublu Indiscrc-tlonarj lw baa . m i, Ii, tka nwwo. pnssell olll OI exisiciier I" IvIIized iM.rtion of the empire, it is hUll lu efTcct in other lo-sllUes, where the condemned Is put to death by the slicing prtx ess. A cas- nss recenuy come to light In tbe n-rtnern part or China, and although e-fort- were wad-. to save the offender, they were unsuc cessful and be was kJled In tbe old- tluie way literally buuhered allre. The victim wna a bof 11 years oi. who while playing with Piece of met al attached to a cord, accuientally struck his momer oa v ierr m Jury proving fatal By I peculiar Chi . . . .. . i. i ... none law the child who km a parei)'. wilfully or by ncldent, must pay fo the act with his life. Thi child In tl.L case wos accordingly ta Into cut toly at once, a mere forrr. of trial wm gone through, nnd a rerdct of gullij found and wiitence of dem by th knife juiKsed. J he comb-tmiod Is lied upn a tab's similar to those used for surgical oper ations iu fids country. The feet and bands are firmly tied together and he is stnipt'oil to the board lu sucha man ner that only a slight nioveroenfjin ne made. He is neither hooded nor pig ged, his persecutors listening to jls cries and watching the horrible facial contortions until death comes. A keen edged knife Is used, the executioner first cutting away the fleshy rt of tbe body, beginning with the sides of the trunk from which large steaks are cut The abdomen is next slashed, but lu such a manner that If there Is still life In the body the cutting will not prove fatal at once, the great object be Ing to produce as much suffering as possible. The lower limbs are now stripped of flesh, followed by the arms. Few live after the first few slices bars been taken away, but thst makes no difference to the executioner, who fin ishes bis fiendish work until only the skeleton remains, Never do anything jua ar ashainrd of ; yon eaat tall at what moanaat lbs kodak Band may ba taking a t yam. i i i) itMVi.. lIl' '. "c -."I-.
