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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1898)
1 THIS OMAHA DAILV BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 0 , 1898 , I. Gladys sat with her e'.bowa on her desk , her chin supported by both hands , but she * ald nothing ; she only listened while the other girls stormed. "Whoro's tlin note , Gladjs ? " asked Iluth linrton ; "I can tell Frank's writing nny- whcio. " "I ilon't think yon could possibly tell this , " said 0 adjs , as nho handed Huth the big equarc envelope. "Hir no , I gtiens not ; typewritten Ins'.do nnd out. Listen , Girls : " "Dear Madame Wo arc sorry that your application for membership In the ttxcclslor hand has been not aside. Wo do not care to extend onr list , and , furthermore , we havn no women among us. Kcgt citing that \ve cannot avail ourselves of your undoubted talent , wo arc very truly , " etc. , etc. "Outrageous ! " cried Jcvsle Snow ; "I'd give them hall Columbia If I wcro you ; but you'ro not meek , I'm glad to say. " "N'rt " said "here very , Gladys modestly ; Is my answer : " ' .Members of the Hxcolslor Hand : Dear Sirs I nm sorry that you have refused my application , but trust that some day jou wilt reconsider the matter. Very tiuly , "GLADYS VI3KNON.1 " "I wouldn't go Into their old band for pay , " said little Oli\o Ferguson , Indig nantly. "I won't unless they beg me , " returned GladjH , calmly. Gladjs was a born fidu'er ; nt lf > she hnmllcd her bow with such grace and skill that her family and friends considered her a budding genius. ttvcn at tlio boarding j rooicJTiin PAPRII AND IT CAHII UI > LY. Bchool they \\ero proud of her gift , nnd It I \\as no uncommon sight for this small child- Ish-looklng girl , with the golden curls and | blue ejcH , to send a hush over everything i OH her violin xang to her wrapt audience. I Several imislc-loxliig fellows In the boys'I kchool near by clubbed together and organ ized the Kxcelslor band. They all chobo wind Instruments , Krank Burton led oft with the cornet ; there were two llutes , a ilagclct , a clarionet and trombone , and , at their IIrat impromptu conceit , the young imiK'.claiiH played the Mmplc selection ! ) re markably well. II. Gladjs' note was lead nt the next meetIng - Ing , commented upon rather flerlblvely by eonio of thi ? Uxcelslors , and laid regretfully away by I < "rjnk Hurtoti. "It's a pit } ! " ho remarked , "she would Irnvo mude a valuable addition. " "It's the principle of the thing , " said Charllo Grant , "uo must take those girls down u peg or 'two. ' " "lieconslilcr ! " sneered Jack Cvnns , one of the Hutu players , "that will be 'never and a daj , ' I guess. " me band met a id practice 1 constantly ; but their public appearance was deferred until mid-winter , after a < llhtiesslng ac cident when money was being raised to relieve lievo tlie situation. Tile "I2\cels.lors" came forward handsomely , and ' .Mrs. Wallace offeri'd her assembly room for rcheaisals after school hours when the girls and tcacheih could bo present or not , as they felt Inclined It would have been an act of courtesy had the boys Invited Gladys to axMst nt thin spechl performance , but they dldn''t , much to the Indignation of the girls , though Gladjs still preserved an ominous and deadly Bllt'llCC. ' 1 ho first rehearsal took place en Friday afternoon ; the girls ruuhed from their desks to iiuikti a few simple changes of toilet , ns girls are piono to do whenever they can. Then they 'trooped ' to the absembly room , taking with them characteristic diver sions to wlille away the afternoon. Some brought their fancy woik. but the genci.il Inclination was towards refreshment ; candy , ciacKois , cnKcs , apples , bananas , oranges , and lio.ucn knows what ! The musicians were ready when Gladys came Into the room ; bhi > carried a salt cellar in DUO hand , and a email paper bag In the other , nnd slipped Into a Heat , a little to 0110 slilo of the raited platform. At the elgnul to begin they led off In fine style , > \lth u selection from "Carmen. " Gladys listened attentively , her quick ear on the nlert , her srrloub eyes fixed upoci the plajcrs ; then she Mowly and contempla tively opened her Ilitle bag and drew out ix lemon' It was largo and liibclous looking ; eho hit off the top , nnd began sucking It coMontedly , dipping It In the bait now ami then us an extra relish , she kept her gaze ctlll upon the platform. The music was not tin smooth , there was a hitch somewhere , becoming at last BO painfully apparent that the mublo master suggested a halt and a fresh start. was humiliating ; they were thor otighly familiar witn the music , nnd there was no rc-json whj thej should fall. They trucked up courage -.nd began again , but they could not help a sheepish glance to ward ( lladjs , to sec how she wcis behaving under trj'ng circumstances She was ab sorbed In her lemon , seemingly unconscious of any disaster , but that one glance "fln- Ightd" the Hxeclslor band. They understood the eauso of the break ; It waa the lemon that m.ido their mouths water and held the glands of their throats In stringent grip ; a t-uddm tension of the muscles ID death to the plajlag of wind Ini'trtimcnt.s. and the sight of a lemon hen been known to accomplish this In the twlnk- 1'ng of an eye. The Kxcelslor tuna grew pale to n man ; they made several unsuoctcfiful attempts to pull themselves together , but finally "Car men" waa laid despairingly nslde ; Instead of the applause they had anticipated they were greeted with pollto but chilling silence , nic ) were furious In consequence. Ae for Olaihs she Jookcd vcrj eorry and sjmpn- thetlc , and she sucked her lemoni sadly , shak'cig her curls , ns number after number fell flat. I'oir fellows ! they began bravely enough , kecking their ejc upon vacancy , their lips firmly on their Instruments , but that de- tirstablo lemon always loomed In fl'g'iit at the critical moment n-.d they were helplcra. They struggled through somehow , and went away quite subdued. III. The band met that night In secret con clave , but could find no remedy for the sit uation. uation.Vn " \Vn can't complain , " said Prank LJurton , "wo shouldn't HKe the thing to get public and I'.JMJ mbichlexouH fellows continually try eig that prank on us ; besides , It may Just be an acclucnt. " "Hut If iiho means It , and she's smart enough for anythUg. " persisted Jack I\cns , who was sore from his experience that nft- ornoon , .having murdered Uio "Ca\allcru Kunt'eana" ' with great slaughter. "Will , " said Krank , "we can't tell on a girl. If It wiM one of our fellows we could duck him and bind him to sl'encc. I mo\o that we tike no rot'ce ' urMl wo are quite stiro she means mischief , " a resolution which they adopted with n groan. They marched bravely to their next re hearsal ; the i itmosphere was not quite as fr endly , but they tried not to notice nny falling off In Interest. Gladjs was not to ho seen , perhaps she was not coming ah , \aln hope ! there she was , marching down the aisle , to n viuaiit front sent. As before , she carrleJ a salt cellar and a brown paper bag. How Innocent she looked , as she laid her things on the desk , folded her hands anu gazed expectantly nt the band ! Consternation took hold of them ; ithey clustoro-l together for ono moment of dcbperatc consultation ; then they faced about manfully , grasped their Instruments as If they were so many explosives , . .ml fell to work. Stiaigo ; to relate "Carmen" glided smoothly to the finish ; the applause was generous , nnd Hie flushed mu.slei.um boned , s-iilllng down defiantly at Gladys , which w.is unfortunate , as she was Inclined to meicy. If , Indeed , she had nj' Intention In the matter. During the first number she had not openel her little tag ; now , however , fche seemed suddenly to renicmbcc that re freshment was necessary , and brought forth her lemon. The bojs' eyes were riveted upon that terrible object ; It fascinated them , ami when It was time for the second number thej1cie panic-stricken. They tiled to signal Gladjs without attracting attention , but she wan sucking her lemon with that faraway , soul ful expression , which thejhad learneJ to drrad. At last 'Pi'ink ' Burton stepped fo-ward from among his mates : "I nm very sorry , " ho 'began , "we we ilon't feel quite sure of ourachcs this afternoon ; I think we'd better practice a little more ; we wo arc afraid to give jou our next number It may not bo so good " He spoke jerkily , and his forced smile looked almost ghabtly. "Nontense , Prank , " s * Id the music master ; "It Is jour solo ; don't go to pieces ; you won't be oble , at this rate , to face a large audience. Try the 'Pantasle , ' you played It well last night. " Hut Krank shook his head. "I ean't , sir. really , anJ the other fellows would rather wi.lt. too. " Gladj-s brought her ejes back to earth and took the lemon from her lips for one brief moment. "Oh , plcaeo , " she said persuasively ; "I'm enjoying It so much " Of couibo t'.ie was. the little witch ; that was the last straw ; Prank held his ground , the other bojs were equally firm and so the second rehearm ! could scnrcely bo called nil Improvement on the ( list. IV. "Seo here , fellows , " said Prank that night , "I'm the last man to cringe to a girl , but we have our reputation to ccn. lder ; we must meet the enemy half waj , that's all. " After a stormy debate the "Excelsiors" de- elded to hold forth u flag of truce. They sent the following note , wMlch Gladjs received the next morning : Miss ( lliicly.sVriion : Dear Aladam-The ICxeelslor bnnd beg your assistance at their nppi caching con cert. Knowing how piompl you are to respond spend to any call of ehailty , they Inpo you will show your usual ehailty on this occn- flon. flon.This This was dlg-ned by each member nnd Gladjs rend It to the girls. "What an wer will you give ? " nbkcd Jes sie Snow. Gladys shook her long curls all over her face to hldo her dancing oycs. "I shall rc- fllSC' , " SllO Mill. SOIIH of her comrades nodded approvingly , but others preferred u nil'Mlo course. "Don't say 'No , ' out and out , " urged Jcsslo Snow. "I wouldn't stir them up ; hoj's are .10 queer , you don't know what they'll do nixt. " 'N'o. that's It ; If I was certain well It wouldn't make much difference , for my mln 1's made up. Listen to my note : " Members of the Ivxri'lslor Hand. Dear Sirs-I am ton > to ! elu o j-our kind Invitation , but , not bring a member of your band , I fei-l that It would be unfair to take part In the < cjnci-n Ulh nianv regie ! * * , hlnecrely , GUAIJYS VHHNON Van was bent In spite of protests , for Do nol confute "Cola tins" and "Kola thai" with Dr. ( Jhatcol'i Kola Nervine ' 1 ablet ) , The Mighty Black Men of Western Tropical Africa grand specimens of physical development- depend for vigor and energy upon the nerve and muscle-building qual ities of the Kola ( guru ) nut. By its use they are enabled to withstand the Kolu Nut. fatigue of killing marches and to perform feats of strength impossible with those not using the nut. Thousands of men and women in this city owe their energy to the pre cious qualities extracted from this noble nut combined in DR. CHARCOT'S Kola Nervine Tablets. These tablets , made ( from the FRESH KOLA NUTS ) upon the pre scription of Dr. Jean Martin Charcot , the greatest doctor the world has ever known , absolutely banish sleeplessness and nervous troubles. * - CMARCOTS Write for PROOFS of CURES , 50c and ? 1 a package Get them of your druggist or if he cannot supply you , send money and druggist's name and we will send you the genuine tablets. . Eureka Chemical and Manufacturing : Co. , La Crosse , Wis. * * * * * * * * ' TTnrnnnrTMmTTmrari TatmrmattswmmiE ? the plrh wanted their vlollndil to the front at any cost Hut Gladys had the fiber of true Kenttis ; she could bide her time. She- knew the Excelsiors had none to waite ; , that they would never hive written unless In dlro straits ; she knew what had put i them there. She knew what would release them , and so she walled. Several days passed without a sign. At IctiR'th Krank Burton called on Mrs. Wal lace. nnd GladjM was summonvd to the "My dear , " said her teacher , as she came In , "Frank li hero ns a representative of ] tlio Kind. " Gladjs looked at him Imiulrlncly ; heBrew Brow confused , but ho nnr.aged to spcnl ; straight to the point. " \Ve pro cut our compliments and ask vou to become ono of us. We need a Uolm to help us In our efforts , and wo here with bes jou to sign thta form of enroll- , mont. " Gladjfl toolc the paper and reid It cireH fully , while Krank watchil for the faintest glcMtn of triumph on the childish face. Hut there was none ; facts were facts to that rrntter-of-fact young person. "Yea , 1 should like to Join. " she salel , nulptly. "Where rlull I sign' " Tills was balm to hU boyish soul ; In the ) fullnws of his Joy he gallantly offered hli fountain pen to seal HID compact There Is no need to say that the third rehearsal was an overwhelming succi-ss , anil that the Hxcelslors secured a good , rovnl mini nt the forthcoming concert. Tlio slim dreamy-looking girl , In her white co.vn Icoked irko ( i flower In the midst of , those sturdy lads , nnd the tender melody that breathed from her violin gave them the tone and color that thev ncc.lod Whether this wus due to the now order. of things , who can say ? With Gladys the Ktcelslors becimc famous In their way ; without her but why gucsa at Improbabili ties ? I-'KAST OK IMII.I.S. A .Inpaiu-so Suliitlttifc for .SI. VaK-n- ( Ini-'H liny. In > tbat land of feasts ami festivals Japan the most popular ono with the children Is the feast ofdolls , uhlch takes place In the month of February. It perhaps answers to our St. Valentine festivities. The fun lasts for three days , and If little Miss Japan's father and mother , and grand father and grandmother have laid up in stoie for this occasion , dolls by the hundreds are brought forth to cele-brato the feast , ami many of the dills are years and jears old hundreds of years even , for every doll thai enters a Japanese homo is treasured ami kept for this great day. The best room In the house Is chosen i here shelves covered with rich silken hang ings , gay In color , are arranged perhaps live or bix shelves , extending the length of cue side of the room. The principal dolls are the emperor ana omprcss of Japan , or two dolls dressed to represent these august personages In their court attire. Everything centers about them ; dolls to rep.esent maids of honor , courtiers and statesmen , each in appropriate dress , are rangel next In order. everything which 4hulr Imperial majesties can posblbly need In the way of household furniture Is represented In miniature ; silver cups , bowls and rice buckets , on lacquered trajs , are placed before the emperor nnd empicss , and each day the little child ftr whom this festival Is prepared fills the dUhcs with the different kinds of food used In a Japanese household rice , fruits , nuts and eaKc or sw eet w Inc. Besides the table service , everything which an imperial doll can bo expected to need Is seen lacquered palanquins , funny , hood- hhiped bullock ca.ta. lire boxes , charcoal baskets and tongs. Ncr Is the toilet table and Us accessor cs forgotten there are combs , brushes , mirrors , utensils for black- eilng the teeth , for icddenlng the lips and whitening the face. At the end of the feast the dolls arc packed away for another year , except two or thice , which arc left out tos dally use. I'll VTTI.U OF Till : YlU' . "Well , how do you like j-our new little sleter ? " Ueitlc O , nursle , ask mamma not to numo It a girl name It a loy so 1 can have a Ida to play with. Johnnie was Inspecting the new portrait In oil that had been hung In the rurlor. HO looked at It from several points of vle\- , squinted at it thn-ugh hia partially closeu hand , trkd the effect nt a distance and ai close quarters , nnd lnally asked : "Papa , what did the man put paint on that picture for ? " It wan a Philadelphia little girl who , when her mother had given her a box of candy and had told her to Invite ono of her frlendn to partake of it with her , said she would nst Fanny Drown , because candy always made Fanny's teeth ache , so she couldn't eat much. Tim minister was dining with a family of whleh little 4-ycur-old Ilcssle was a prom inent memlbcr. When hep papa began t > carve the turkey ho asked the minister what part ho preferred , and was told that It was Immaterial. After a time It was Ilesslo's turn to bo served , and In reply tea similar query from papa , she said : "I decs I'll take a piece of zo Im-terlal , too. " "Father , " said the little son of a clergj-- mnn , "I think JOH told a ntory this morning when you were preaching. " "Why , what do you mean ? " asked thegoaa man. In surprlre. "Well , " answered the observing little fel low , "jou said , "One word more and .1 am done , ' nnd then j-ou wont right on nnd talked for nearly ten minutes. " "I can't help ibelng a little < blt afraid or the dark , " remarked the small boy , apolo- gctlcally , "That Is very slllj- , " replied his father. "Vou will outgrow It when j'ou are older nnd more sensible. " "Of course. It won't bo PO very long be'- ' fore I nm big , and then I'll bo like you and mother and not bo afraid of anything ex cept spilling salt and seeing the now moon over my left shoulder. " Till : OI.D-TMII''US. Henry Hiibsoli , the veteran Rngl'sh ' com poser. Is Sfl jears old , and continues halo add hearty. Nicholas McQuillan celebrated bin 100th birthday anniversary at Southold , L. I. , bj leading a dance with his sister , whoso ago In 91 years. . Women llvo longer than men. In Ung- land 225 women out of every 1,000,000 lave reached tlio century mark , whllo only eight men in the same number have done fo. I3.x-Mayor Frederick 0. Prince of Hcston , who los Ju.U celebrated his 81st birthday. Is lUlll efficiently tilling the pohltlon of presi dent of the Hoard of Truuiccs of the public library of that city. William Tjler , who has Jtnt died at Conk- ling , Tenn. . at the ago of 85 jears , w-s a nephew of President Tyler. Ho was Lorn and spent hla whole life lei a house once owned by Jo'm ' Sovler. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A phjo elm In Mnbllo , Ala. , Is quite proud of the distinction of having had at once four patients under hl.i clargo whose aggre- l-.ite ages amount to 311 jeara. Cne Is 78. another 80 , another SS , and the fourth Sl jears old. Samuel S. Green of Portsmouth , X. H. . In a iiinhkig son of a revolutionary soldier. His father , Mark Green , enlisted In the Fourth Matt/ichuaettB regiment at the ago of 19 jeans. The son celebrated hl3 85th rlhAiy not long ago. Mine , du Dos d'i'Miccquo : : ' if ; the oldebt living woman who earns her living with hei pen She Is 93 jears old and lives In a convent near Anglers , Trance. She lirn been writing foi' uovcnty-nlno jears and has publlehc I many botfuShe still writes for nonspapeiw. John Adrlance , who played en Important part In the early biMory of Texts , is rtill Ihlng In the old toMI of Columbia , tin Mrs' capital of the republic. Ho IK nov. mcro than 0 jcais old niui bi one of the < [ e , v remaining llnka with the stirring lime.- In Texea sixty jear * CRO. The dcrgj stand at the haa.l of the k igevltj ( Ufeis. AccoidllU to Ncu/lVs ! t Ve of profciu'onal ncn. the a\eiaie IcnsCi ef life Is Of ihjilclami , fil > JIBIS : Uw- jors. 61 ; merchants 57 , teacher * , 6'J , cli-rsj. men , ( ill It Is oil that tlie > man who tali the glio.iiicstlew of th's ' \alo of tea 3 should stay Ihciclu longer than Beyond a doubt the greatest and most stupendous sa'e ' and sacrifice of Furniture , Carpets , Stoves , etc. , etc. , ever held in the west. An opportunity that does not often present itself , and which all shrewd buyers are accepting to creed advantage. Cost absolutely not considered as it will be utterly impossible to move our still enormous stock Ever recorded. Everything goes , We move to i6th and F.irnam Sts. , buililinsj formerly occupied by Morse Dry Goods Co. 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' v s O DOWN : , S.OUT1L IN WAR TIME Story of the Experiences of tv Nortlisrn Man in the Eebal Aimy , SHOCK OF REAL W\R AT BULL RUN SoiiuIncliUnls of ( ho FIIIIIOIIH llnttlc , tin- Union .Ilout . mill tin- Victor * ' FL-iiNt TinCciitervllli * Cuiiiv Shooting at u llullooii. "I had the honor of accompanying the first union soldiers to enter Richmond after the outbreak of the wnr. They were prisoners captured before the battle of Dull Run , and I escorted them to the confederate capital. " The remark , was made by one of a group of rail read engineers gathered In a cozj" corner of the Union Pacific roundhouic at North Pintle. The companj had exhausted Its stock of road talk when Jobn Sullivan , a locomotive veteran , broke In with the quoted remark. "Jack , " as he Is familiarly called by bis acfioc'ates , Is am active , wiry man of medium height with few traces of the fifty- eight 3 ears that have patted since he ( lift baw the sunlight at Chlcopce , Mass. He las pulled passenger trains on the second divi sion of the Unlcn Pacific for many jeira and still holds the throttle and lever with the graep nnd confidence of a master hand. Sullivan's Introductory to a war story was received with mingled surprise nnd doubt , The lUiteneis had heard him ibcast of his New England birth and of his railroad ex- porluices In and about Doston. Naturally they Inquired how It came to pafs that n native of the Hay State the hothouse of abolition sentiment transferred hid allegl- anco to the south and participated In the Btrugg.es of tuo lost e\uise. Tlio narrator volunteered < in explanation to satisfy the doubting tlMt ho was not "blowing off steam. " When Sullivan was 11 jenrs of ago he waa properly tagged , gl\en a letter of Instillation and mnp.s and suit alone from Chlcopce to relatives In Richmond. Ho hai at that early ago panic of the grit and self-confldcrico Mibsequccitly Htanvyed on the man. for when a New York hnckman tried to rope htm Into purchasing a bogus ticket the boy balled a policeman and caused the John to seek safety In flight. Young Sul han ncs apprenticed to a cooperage - ago eompanj , tbe shop of which was In the rear of what subsequently became famous and Infamous as Llbby prison. Late In the 50s life In Richmond assumed a Hcml-inllltary .atqu'ct , the s'gnltlcance ' of which few of the joung men comprehended To join a military company was the ambl- tlcn of o\cry j'oumg man. It was a aoelal ncccpblty. In 18.r > 8 the Montgomery guard was the great eoalil attraction of Richmond. Its membcishlp embraced ippre.sentatUes of the best element * of the town and the en thusiasm which lie , popularity evoked wofi sedulously cultivated and Msulncd by loeal southern eeutlmrtit , Sul Ivrn enll.sted at the age of 18 nnd remained a metrter until the fcummor of 1&G2 , rising from the rank a to the grade of captain. He participated In the capture of John llruwn at Harper's Kerry In the fall of 1859 vvh n the guards received a foretaste of ilia coming campi pn. "Holiday soldlrring came to n sudden end , " ho tald , "In April , 18G1 , when the .Montgomery guards were ordered out for active sen Ice as u part of the Klrit Vir ginia regiment. Wo did not think it would bu anything more than another John Drown fuss , and the boys fell good at the pros pect of another chunco to play soldlern , Re- uulting offices were opened to nil up the ranks 100 men being assignee ) to each eom- panj It took but a few days to get the required mi in LIT , nnd then wo we-it Into camp on the fair grounds near Richmond. In Maj wo weio oulered to Manas3ds Jniu- tlou , where we encamped. ThlTis" now be gan to | jok a little moreserious. . Soon rest- j men after regiment began to arrhe and go Into ramp Wo xaw that we had begun to I bo koldleis In ean est. The awakening made mo l.c > Musl'X I longed for a vli.it home , and the more I longed the tighter diew j inllltaiy : tiles. An opportunity v-tme in . June. T > .o stray federal * and a upy were j captured our lines and I was detailed to take them to Itiilnnoid I had n guard of three with meVe > took the prisoners to tuo headquarters at the capital , I was told there that as these were the first prls- onets of wnr brought In , the authorities did not know wlmt to do with them. Whereupon I turned them over to the cltj' officers. 1 did 1101 le-arn what wns done with them. As no charge was made against them , I sup pose the city authorities ! let them go. HULL. RUN. "Hy Julj" the opposing picket lines an- li.'oiched closer and closer , nnd the boys had frequently little biushos with the federals. Soon our command was moved further north , ne > ar Dull Run stream. This stream was very narrow nnd shallow. We were there onlj' a few days when affairs began to look serious On the lOtb of July our line of battle was planned along that stream. Near the bank were a few trees and some brushwood. On the opposite side the ground was clear and sloped upward for n cpiarter of a mile or more. About the noon hour our men haxlng stacked arms , were scat tered about. Suddenly a crash of musketry was heard , bullets flew over our heads and the cannonade from the other side began. I was swinging on n grapevine when the fight began The men got Into line very qulcklj- id a battery called the Washlng- I ton artlllciy , from New Orleans , located on our real , thundered back deflnnce. It was a grand sight to behold the duel between the opposing batteries. The shot and shell fiom both tides passed over our heads , here and there clipping off 1ho trees. After n while the Infantry charged on us nnd we had a pretty hot fight. All the afternoon the fighting wus so close that we often came together hand to hand In the stream , and at times were unable to use our guns. Our artillery made lm\oc with tlio union soldieris , and we gained ground slowlj' . Our guns were elevated and fired up the sloping I I ground and swept the field from the bank j of the stienm. The locality was called I Ulackburn's Ford. In one of the bayonet charges I saw one of our men knock down n union soldier with his fist The man 0:1 my right was shot tlnotigh the body. As ho was falling I caught him and laid him down. I thought he was done for , hut hn rccnveiPd nnd In three months went back with the company. "When the fight wns o\cr we were called together and found that clevon of our com pany were wounded Lieutenant ICngllsh , the uncle of Rev. KatliT English of Oninha , was wounded In the knee , but icturned to the ranks after a few months. Six of our wounded die-d "Tho thy aftei the fight wo were not al lowed to huvc fires and so had to do the best wo could with cold victuals. Some of us called on the prisoners , and one of them recognised the man who knocked him down with hit(1st. ( . lie was asked if that was not bettor than being run through with a bayonet. Tin batUfled , ' he answered. THfi SKCOND IIUU. III'X "On the moni'ng of the 21tt of Julj wo were ng'ln called to arms. 'Carly ' In the day wo could hear the lour of cannon on our left nnd then ngnln on our light. After n while wo got u doNe near the ee-nter of the lino. Tlio union t'littt-y was plncot'i on the top of the fllopo where It WJB en the 18th. Wo were ordemi to charge II. Well , wo tried to do ro , but as teen nij wo got to the edge of the timber they poured grope and cunUtir Into KB and wo had to fall Lack among the trrrn , Whllei thcrr we got another round of grape fihot One of our men a big , btrong Iilbh- nian was struck en thi1 hip with DTP of the nhrt Turning round suddenly he hit the iron behind him withTils ) flbt , mippo.iiK ! the fellow had utrutk him with a btone to iciro him. him."Wn "Wn were then hhlftcd from one point to anc'ther ' , an ttiero was not much fighting wheio we wt-ie at flist. At ono time in the ! r'ternoon wei woio ordered further to tlio I | I left. Aa vu were under the llro of the union guns weie ordeied to llo down and lot the . khot 'paw ' over our head' . Finally wo were I clmiKCd back to our old place. All thi.io changes were made , as wo learned afterward , to draw cttpnilon from the principal | > o.nt | of attack. Tlioro was an awful roar of i | cannon and inuvitetry but fortunately uo | did not have to go lnti tin- thick of it. J/it" I In Ihu afternoon we ndvame.l again The ( unlr-n BoY.itr. * Immediately moved to head us oiV \l liit ( hi * time General .Iot > Johnston i or.oraro-1 pn.i lnfim > d now life Into the ic3ldlcrs all along the lire In lets than uu hour no con 11 tee and feel that the union S3ldl"in were hrvamlnc weal > and i guy nnd SOOT we leirned 'Ju-j were retreating The retrrat deve'opod ' In.o a rtampidf for \\ashlnplon or to me point nculh Wn followed - ' lowed them for a couple of in.1m * with great rxo lenient all I ng the line The Infontiy was the'i halted and ( uriult ror'lnui'd for pome diEtaneo by the Illaek Horse cavalry The bojs wanted to go ripht on to Washing ton , but \i > were ordered to fall back. The report at the time was that Jeff Davis had so ordered. We also heard that Da\ls and lieauregard were not on good terms , be cause Dcauregard wished to PI\SS on to Washington. A few dajs after t\e fight I he'ard one of our corporals asked General Bcaurcgard why he did not go to Washing ton. " 'Sir , ' he replied , ' 1 am like n locomotive without steam ; It has no power. ' FRUITS OP VICTORY. "When the boj's .returned to the battle field they got something which they really needed. Hot codec , bread and blankets which the soldiers and spectators from Washington were in too big a hurry to earrj' back with them were gobbled up In no time. The rations of the enemy was the only Eiipper we could get , the blanket served In lieu of tents. That night rain fell In tor rents , but wo did not feel It as we were tired out. For breakfast we had hardtack , which tasted very well. During the forenoon I was detailed with others to go to .Mannbsas Junc tion for supplies. I was biirprlbcJ uiid gratified to find my mother there pieparlng food for the soldiers. It was a happy meet ing for both of UK. In an hour wo were re-ndy to return to camp nnd bhe came along with us. We brought two largo camp kettles filled with ohlckens , ducks and gepbo , all mixed together In the soup I told the cap tain wh'-t we bad nnd he was one of the first to help himself. Mother busied herself dishing out the grub , and I can tell jou the men were thankful to the old woman. After ! the meal I took mother over to the battle field. It was an awful sight to If ok upon. .Many bodies were jet unburlcd nnd puns , knapsacks , canteens and dead hoiscs were scattered around In largo quantities , "In a te\f dajs wo left Hull Run for Cen- terville , where wo went Into camp and began drilling annln. The Loulslani reg iments were camped Jimt an PBS tlio roaj from wheie wo were. They wern the Fifth , Sixth and Sc\cnth and Major Wheat's Louisiana Tigers. They wern a pretty tough lot , but very clover. I got well ac quainted with them while In cump. The Tigers were not nt all as ferocious as their titln Implied. In fact , not ono of them would dare go through our camp unless escorted by one of onr men. On the other hand , our men could go thiongh their cami without n word said to them. Wo had n pretty good tlmo at Centervlllc. Wo hm to do picket duty , of courcc , but the HIICH were clear nt that tlmo.While there wo p witnessed the shooting of two of the Uoulsl ana Tigers , by order of General Joseph H Johnston. They had , while on duty threatened to Mioot the lieutenant of tlu guard. I ' ! fly thousand men ullncsbeil the execution. It was n sad hlght to see those two men kneeling by their tolflnu , their tied behind them and to n stak" Twelve men stood In front of them will , six muskets loaded and six blank. Tlio i lieutenant who cammed their death did no llvo long nfter that. Ho wah repotted miRS- Ing shortly afterward. * KKATIJHKS OP CAMP UKH. "Probably the first bogus cannon em- plojcil In tlio war adorned the brcabtwoikfl thrown up around CentersIllo. Wo wore- camped on a hillside , and on the top a heavy line of breastworks was thrown up. In place of cannon wo put In largo plno ! Irgs , with the ends painted to represent | camion. Wo had quite a number of prls i oners with us nnd they were placed In a ' church for safekeeping. Among them i weio foveral members of the Fourteenth I New York Zouaves. They were a flno set of fellows. One day five of u went out berry picking with two | arie mess kcltUn Wo filled them with berries and tarried them to the prisoners. Ono of tlin prls- oners exchanged caps with mo They hail laory handsome ml uniform , which made them an easy mark on tlio field. Soon after they were sent with others to Rich mond. Vcare after I met In llrookljn , N. V. , the young follow who exchanged caps with me , and the town was scarcely big enough for u . "Tlio monotony of guard and picket duty during I ho fall nnd winter wa virled with raids on the corn whisky Mills In thei vi cinity of tlio camp. Groups of the tougher tdomcnt would nil thcmnchcx nnd their canteens and then tlicro would bo black ( jrs In plenty , followed by a rest In the guard house or doing double duly. There Aero tovornl peach orchards hot.toon the picket lines and the boys bail several flghtii for Iho fruit. O.'ic daj wo would takei them and next the union men would take them. WITHIN SIGHT OP AI'U.SGTO.V. ' "KarlIn the tiprlng wo marehed to Fair fax court houec. Our picket line vas out as far an Palls church , and fco close to the Union lines that we frequently exchange I shots with the pickets We could hear the binds playing on Arlington Heights and could distinguish the tunes. "Spring wote away nnd summer came wl'h ' but few clungcs In our duties , although i\o were shifted around quite ofton. Our great grievance was In = ull1cient fond. If wo g/ two meals a day we counted oursehes. Uickj' . Of courae , there wns kicking and , cursing , but It did not satisfy our appetites. Some of the troipt were fnvorcd more than oeiiera at the commissary stores and tiai * 'grub to burn , ' as the eajlng Is. One morning a number of us were detailed for guatd duty. As we did not have breakfast , while others who were not going on duty had theirs , we lofused to go The orderly seigeant and the captain gave tholr orders , but wo didn't budge. I was , soledcd for punishment as an example. A thieat of the guard house did not hcaro me. Doing a noncommissioned officer , I could be bent to my tent , not to the guard house I knew breakfast could bo had nt the g-iaid house , so I tojk out n pockolknlfe , eut tho- stripes from my jacket sleeves and went to the guard house with the lo.sl of the kickers. For two Weeks we fared b ( tor than the oulsUc tioi/po Soon after tlil Incident the captnln wns made major of the regiment , William English wus eh-ctod < up tain. I was eboscii third lieutenant HI d James Mitchell , son of Jolm .Mitchell the Iilsh patriot , wns elected hccond lliMHoiurii "F.arly In the summer there wa nm h acttUty along oui front We could si o t'ic ' P" ! union men foiilfylng Arlington IklgliiH. U Ono daj I had cliiigc of the outside pus a near Upton'w Hill Wo notlceH n balloon rlstt out of the union lines. General Josipli H. Johnston WIIH near , and when he siw II ho ordered one of the pieces of the Wash ington ( New OiIcaiiH ) artillery up the hill A filx-poiind'T was lislnod on the bnlloim by one of the best R.mners at'd fired \fvr the Mist HIOI ! ut It the people In the tial- loon ga\e a rilunal with a flag anil It was. hauled down I heard afterward that It wns IVof. I.emo'H balloon , It did not ap pear again FOHOOT TO 11131'ORT. "Shortly uf'eiward wu move ! bock to fen tervlllo < iid , then trnvaid Richmond ( Mir brigade. Guierol I.oni'nlroel's , covered Hii > mov < 'iront. It n is pu'ltj warm wojibir during Juno I'll'Soincttinu , we lind < > ilrliik out of tlio .ll'chio Themcn \u t afiald of the > ll ihmliri'j Ihej mlgl1' ' ! pomonc'l. In u ft.v diyn wo reui'lied OKIU > eouit hotifce' KIOIII ihnro the wagons wi whipped by rail to Hl'lunopd I had rha of 'ho train nii-l gnaris There- was a la L j ciowd nt the depot v.hnn wo arrived In Itub monil One of the guards aski.J to De r < llovod for Iwony four liiurs lie hclicic'1 ! to uomficcij 0 of our regiment. Tliu niii' > t .n granted I dlii no ; eee him ag'iln nn i | Ihij'I ' Meanwhile ho became noted OH ai actor In fiieh pliiys n "Mcumora. " "Ma-- beth. " Itlchaid III" arid Otliello , and toined the cciratij lie came tu Cumlierlaml wlun I was cmp'ojed ' en iho Haltlinore & Ohio at tlat point I v.ciH to hco him at the lioli 1 ami putting i in hand on hlu shoulder firt tended 'o arifsi him Ho waa frared at liitit , as bet tliomhi I was a corntablc. " 'It In iliro for jou to input ! . ' I buil , 'your twentj-four boms urn up. ' " ' .My ( led , lli'i.leiiiint,1 bo exclaimed 'M that jou. ' at ho i-amo tlinet nearly pul I u my arm off Mnkfi ? It. 'For hcauii's sake don't toll on me here * . General Ciook n l his Htaff Imvii bfe-n onKrlalnliig tno at niornlnt ; and I ! uoii'd ' never do to ralio ii ] > my army careci ' "Hit played ' .Motnmora' that night nnd I occupied a box at his Invllatlrxn I have i.ot seen him since "Goneral I.ee usmmod command of the army after It moved below Richmond. About Juno 21 hot KklrmlHhlng begun at Iho front unit on tlio ilij following bloody work coin neneed between tl'c armlca of Lee and Mo Jlcllan The nijhtlns lasted several days , but wo could not pre-vmt McC'lollaii fiom reaching the James During the flmt day or two Captain English and Muutvrunt Mitchell were wounded. The latter soon re covered and was promoted to General IA/.K- / street's elaff. Our company lout twclvo illlod and twentj-four wounded I uaa hen clerted captain but declined the lioi.or and teen after re-tired from the ecrvlce. " MiK-Men'x Arnlcii Hnl\ * . . 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