THE OMAHA DAlliiT JJEE : TUl'KSDAY , OCTOBEU i-7 , 1S5)S. )
SAVED BY FAITH.
By IAN MAGLAREH.
Copyright , ISOS , by John "Watson. )
I.
" &o you have agreed to accept gevon-and-
Elxpenco In the pound from Hatchard ? "
Oxlcy said , In his elow , quiet manner , ns
ho smoked with his two friends after lunch-
con at the club. " 1 hear that the aHalrs
showed badly. "
"Yes , wo took the sum he offered , and of
course It would have done no good to put
him In the bankruptcy court , as far as the
dividend Is concerned. Very likely wo
should only have netted half a crowu ; but I
had a good mind to refuse a composition. "
And In hla excitement Deazley established
himself for oratorical purposes on the
hearthstone ho had recently taken to
municipal politic * .
"You mran that Hatchard has acted
foolishly , and ought not to have got Into
fuoh a hole. I suppose you nro right.
Tommy was always a sangulno chap. "
"Sanguine has nothing to do with It ,
Oxlcy , and I fancy you know that there's
moro than want of Judgment at Hatchard s
door. Of course , the longest-headed men
In the corn market may mnkc a mistake
and bo caught by a falling market , but that
Is no rcasoa why a 'fellow ' should take In
every friend ho could lay hands on. What
do you say , Macfarlane ? "
That most phlegmatic and silent of Scots
never said anything unless speech was abso
lutely necessary , and as the proposition that
a man ought not to cheat his frlcuds was
ono no person could deny , Macfarlano gave
no sign.
"I'm afraid that It Is a rather bad
rase , " Oxley admitted with reluctance , "but
I'm sorry for Tommy ; when a man Is at
his'wits' ' end he Is apt to forget himself In
fact , and do things he would bo the flrst
to condemn at other times. A man loses
his moral presence of mind. "
Macfarlano Indicated , after consideration ,
his agreement.
"That sounds very line , Oxley , " burst It !
lleazley , "but It's very dangerous doctrine ,
and would cover sonic curious transactions
Hatchard knew fjulto well that when he
was hopelessly bankrupt ho ought not tt
have borrowed a thousand dollars from yoi
and flvo hundred from Macfarluno and me ;
our business losses wcra enough. "
"Hud none , " murmured Macfarlano tt
himself.
"I was so angry , " continued Beazloy
"that I got bold of him afterward In Fen
wick street and gave him as sound a talklni
to as over a man got In this city ; he'll no
forget It In a hurry. You see , he Is a friend
and that makes me sore. "
"Can you glvo us an Idea what you said ? '
Inquired Oxloy , dryly , while Macfarlam
showed that bo was listening.
"Well , I said various things , but the gls
was that his friends were ashamed of hlm-
not about the cash , you know , but about th
conduct , and that he was little better thai
a swindler ; yes , I did. "
Macfarlano smoked furiously.
"No , Oxley , he made no reply. Not on
word of defense ; he simply turned arouii' '
and walked away. I suppose you think tha
I ought not to have been so hard on him ? "
"Well , no doubt you did what secme
right , and Hatchard has not been quit
straight , but I now understand what I sai
two hours ago , and what gave mo a shocl
You favored him with your mind about 11 ,
should guess ? Yes ; then at 12 ho came ou
of a restaurant In Dale street , as If he ha
been drinking , That Is the first tlmo Hatch
"DID ANY ONE CALL ? "
arU ever did that Ulnd of thing , I belle
but It will not be the lust. Ills faro v
quite changed half woebegone awl h
desperate. "
"If Tliomns takes to tasting" Macfarl :
was much moved "It's all over with h
He's such a soft-hoarteil chap. "
"Nonsense , you're making too much of
but I was a trllh- sharp , perhaps. II
boon very provokliiR nnd any other n
would have said the same except you 1
frllows , and the ono of you Is so charlta
that ho would tlnd an excuse for a pi
pocket , and the other Is HO cannlo that
can't make up his mind to say anything.
After which there was a pause.
"Yes , " began Oxley again , falling I
ancient history , "ho has gone off fern :
bit tha best may do so at n time !
Tommy wasn't half a bad fellow once ;
got a study at Soundbergh before me , (
ho was very decent with it , letting mo
prep" In It before cxatna ; and I no
counted him sldry , did you , H. ? "
"I should think not ; I'll say that for 1
at any rate , there wasn't one scrap of hi
but ; In Tommy ; why , he was a perl
when I was In the fourth , and ho did
mind although a chap 'ragged' and dial
htm ; he was the jolllest 'pro * In the \vt
school. It was perhaps rather hard 11
to slang him today I half wish. I hadn
"If Tommy got a grub box from he
every chap In Buttery's house knew
Oxley was bent on reminiscences
shared round In thrco days , and his rn
berry Jam was not to bo despised. I t
him yet : 'All right. Ox , dig In. there's
left. ' Now there's Dyles. who ma
speeches about hospitals ; he was room
you please. "
"Mean ain't the word for Dyles , "
In bis enthusiasm Freddlo Deazley drop
into uchool slang which no public sen
boy ever forgets , and which lasts fi
generation to generation , like the speed
the Rypslfs : "Uyles was a beastly gut ,
a sneak , too ; why , for all his cheek now
Isn't nt to black Tommy's shoes. Ton
wasn't what you would call 'pie , ' but he
as straight as a die. IM give 10 no
have called him that word toda
Freddie was breaking down.
"Poor old Tommy , " went on O >
"One never expected him to como sue
cropper , lie was good all-around m :
bin house. Ho was a double-color man. "
"Do ye mind the ten miles , lads ? " nnd
Macfarlane chuckled.
"Kather , " and Freddie could not sit still.
"Ho did It In one hour twelve minutes and
was It fifteen seconds ? "
"Thirteen and three-fifths seconds. "
Macfarlane spoke with decision.
"And ho could hnvo walked back to But
tery's , as If he had never run a yard ; but
didn't the fellows carry him ? "
"I had a leg myself , " Macfarlano was
growing loquacious.
"Yes. and ho didn't swagger or brag about
It" Oxley took up the running "not he ,
but was Just as civil as If be had won some
footling little race at the low country schools ,
whcro thev haven't a hill within twenty
miles. Instead of running round Baughtcll In
the Soumlbergh ten mile. "
"What did old Tommy do it for ? " and
Freddie Ueazley almost wept at the thought
that the crack of Soundbergh had played
foul : 'It couldn't bo money ; ho was never
Hellish aa open-handed a chap as over I
saw. "
"Wife and kids , " answered Mncfnrlanc ,
smoking thoughtfully.
"Tho Scot has It , " eald Oxley , "Tommy
' doesn't care ono straw for himself , hut bo
wanted , I take It , to keep that dear little
wlfo of his comfortable and get a good - education
cation for his boys , and so he got deeper
and dceocr , trying to retrieve himself for
their sakcs. Mind you , I don't defend him ,
but that was his excuse ; and now Tommy
has gone under. "
i "Not If I can help It , boys , " and Beaz-
lev's face flushed. "And I say , hero ar
thrco of us : why shouldn't we Join and
and tighten the rope and haul Tommy on
his feet again ? "
Macfarlane took the briar root out of hla
mouth nnd regarded Freddlo with admlra-
, tlon.
i "Wo wcro all in the same house , and
Tommy likes us , and we could dc
I that sort of thing when ho wouldn't take 11
from others ; and I eay , It would bo a Jetty
decent thing to do. "
"You're all right , Freddie" Oxley was
evidently pleased "and we'ro with you"
r "shoulder to shoulder , " said Macfarlane
lighting his plpo with ostentatious care )
"Now. the first step la to let Tommy know
that we have not turned our backs on him ;
my Idea Isthat If he knowb wo three are go
ing to stand by him ho'll not throw up th <
sponge. "
"Look here. " cried Ueazley , "I'll g <
round this minute , and I'll "beg his par
don for what I said , and I'll ten bin
that wo haven't forgotten the old day
among the hills , and that we know bo's i
white man , and In fact he'll take the cu ]
yet. "
"That will help mightily ; and now let u
t make no our clans , " said Oxley.
And that was how three men Joined In :
J | conspiracy for the business and social an
i personal salvation of Thomas Hatchard.
II.
"How lalo you are. Tom 3 o'clock an
bow tired you look , poor fellow ! I've bee
t i thinking about you all day. Was It vcr
j trying this morning , or were they nice
11 They ought to have been , for everybod
must know that It wasn't your fault. "
"No , I don't think everybody could kno <
that , Amy dear , for I don't know it mysel :
nnd some men have good reason to kno <
the opposite. Well , yes , I was rather sic
at the meeting and worse afterward. "
i"DJd they dare to Insult you , Tom ? 1
they had had one spark of gentlemanly fee !
Ing they would have pitied you. Do yo
mean that they said things ? Tell me , for
want to share every sorrow with you , darl
Ing. "
"Ono man was very hard on me , and
didn't expect it from htm no , I won't te
you his name , for he behaved very ham
somely In the end. Perhaps I didn't desen
all the sharp words , but I am sure I haven
deserved any of the Ulnd words that wei
said before the day was done. But nov <
mind about mo Just now ; tell me how yc
' visiting day ? D
got on. Wasn't It your
any one callV"
"So you wcro thinking about me In a
" wlfo her ar
your troubles ! his put
' "and wei
around Hatchard's neck you
afraid I should be deserted because yc
were victimized by those speculators ! No
confess. "
"Well , you know , Amy , society Is n
very merciful , and I think women are tl
crudest of all. What hits a man , It he
unfortunate , or worse , Is that h
poor wife Is made to suffer. If her hu
baud has done , I mean has acti
foolishly , well , say. has lost money , h
wlfo Is neglected and cut and made to fe
miserable. It's a beastly shame , and I a
afraid that "
' 1 would be sitting all alone "today " b
cause we are poor. Do you know , Tom ,
was just a tiny bit nervous , too , althoui
I would not hava told you this morning t
worlds. And now I have splendid news
i glvo you ; our friends are tis true as ete
I Now answer a question , Tom , and f
whether you and I agree about the dlffc
ouco between acquaintances and frlem
iMcntlon the names of the three families y
'P ' , | would expect to stand by us In our trial
as i "The Oxleys , of course , wife , and I woi
ilf have said the Beazleys , and , let me si
yets , the Macfarlanes. although their manr.
no doesn't allow them to show what they fe <
in. am I right ? "
"To a man ( and woman ) , they all call
It , today the women , I mean ; I daresay I
a's' ' men called on you. And they all said t
an nicest things , and what is best , they si
the nicest things about you ; yes , they d
) lo and If you doubt my word we shall sepan
k- do you really think I would chaff y
khe
he today ?
"Sit there , Just where I can lay my he
on your shoulders , and I shall descrl
tea everything. It was 2:30 : when I began
a watch the clock and wonder whether a
ut ono would come ; have other people had I
ho same feeling ? About a quarter to 3 I
ad I bell rang , and my heart beat ; who woi
do it 1,0 ? It was nothing a tax paper , ser
or I began to think what I would have d <
If the same thing had happened to one
imM our friends how I would have slm
MCt rushed along and been In the house the fl
Ct decent minute after lunch , and bow
1 would-
,
"I know you would , pet , and that Is \ \
they did It to you. Well , drive on. "
"Exactly at eight minutes to 3 O , I kn
the time today without mistake the d
opened , nnd In came Mrs. Macfarlane , s
do you know what she did ? "
as
"She didn't ! " cried Hatchard , "not 1U :
you ? "
Ot8 "Yes , she did , and n real kiss , and i
took me In her arms and I saw tears In 1
; 08
eyes and and I crioJ for a mlnu
I couldn't help it and it was quite a cc
' said word all this viand
nd fort. She hadn't a
> ed and that was just right , wasn't It ? "
ol- "I'll never say a word against the Sc <
olom manner again , " said Tom , huskily.
omof "Out tihe spoke quite beautifully afl
md ward and told me of some trials no i
be knows which they had ten years ago i
bow they had never loved ono another
my
vas much before. When reticent people g
to you their confidence It touches your he
nnd we used to think her voice harsh i
to laugh at her accent. "
oy. "CJod forgive me , " said Thomas ; "I'n
i a fool , "
n "She ( aid : 'You know how qul t HOD
Is and how ho hardly ever gem enthusiastic.
W ill , It would have done you good to have
heard him apeak about Mr. Hatchard this
morning. He said "
"Don't tell me , Amy It hurts , but I nm
grateful all the same and will never forget
It. And who came next ? "
"Mrs. Oxley , and what do you think ? We
nro to have their house at Hoylake for
August , BO the chicks will * have their holi
day. Mr. Oxley has been quite cast down ,
she says , about you , for he has such a respect
spect-- "
"It's good of them to think about the
children , but never mind about inc. "
"You are very unfeeling , Tom , to stop mo
at the best bits , when I had saved them up
and committed them to memory ; perhaps
you would get vain , however , and become
quite superior. What do you think of your
'kindness' and your 'generosity' and your
'popularity * and your 'stralishtnesb ? ' You
are shivering ; are you cold ? "
"No , no ; but you haven't told me If Mrs.
Bcazley was kind to you ; did she call be
tween 4 and 5 ? "
"Yes ; how did you know the hour ? "
"O , I guessed , because she was last , wasn't
she ? "
She apologized for b tnc so late ; Indeed ,
she was nfram that ehe might not get round
at all , but I'm so glad she came , for no ono
was moro glowing about you ; I saw , of
course , that she was Just repeating Mr. Beaz-
lov's opinion , for every one can eeo how she
admires "
"Torn , you are very ungrateful , and for a
ounlahmcnt I'll not tell you another word.
Ing concern , and aren't the three men
lucky dogs who took founders' shares ?
Oxley , old chap , " and Freddie grew serious ,
"It was you who put Tommy on his legs ,
and helped him ou to this big thing. "
"Nonst'tiscl wo all had a share In the i
Idea ; and now that I remember , U was
you , Ucr.zlcy , who sang his praises that day
till Macfarlane allowed his pipe to go out ,
and I bad to join the chorus. Isn't that
so , Mac ? "
Macfarlane was understood to give Judg
ment of strict Impartiality that the ono
was as bad as another , and that ho had
been n victim In their hands , but that the
result had not been destructive of morality
In Liverpool , nor absolutely ruinous to the
character of Thomas Hatchard , beyond
which nothing moro could bo said. Ho
offered the opinion ou his own account that
the achievement of Thomas had been
mighty.
"You con put your money ou that , Mac , "
and Beazley went off again , "to pay up the
balance of that composition and every
private loan with Interest , compound , too ,
Is simply Al. T. H. has taken the cake.
And didn't ho train for It , poor chap !
"No man enjoyed n good cigar more than
Tommy could not take him In with bad
tobacco. Well , I happen to know that ho
hasn't had one smdko since July 7 , 18S7.
Of course ho could have had as much 'baccy
as he wanted , but , no , It was a bit of the
training giving up every luxury , d'ye see ? "
"I ivlah I was Thomas the night , " re
marked Macfarlane. "He ' 111 have a worth
while smoke. "
"Ho rather liked a good lunch , and did
"I SAID HE WAS LITTLE BETTER TllA. > j A SWINDLER : YES I DID "
What Is wrong ? Has any one Injured you ?
Was it Mr. Beazley ? "
"Bcaztev said kinder things In my office
to me. In difficult circumstances , too , than
I ever got from any man ; some day , Amy ,
I'll tell you what ho said , but not now I
cannot and he spent two hours canvassing
for business to start me as a corn broker ,
and he got It. "
"It could not be , Mr. Oxley. "
"Oxlcy has given me a cargo to dispose of ,
and I never had any ot his broking before ,
and ho told me that some of my old friends
wore going to to In fact , see me through
this strait , speaking a good word for mo and
putting things In my way.
"Yes , of course , Macfarlano came to the
office , and said nothing for Ilf teen minutes ;
Just gripped my hand and smoked , and then
ho rose , and as he was leaving , he merely
mentioned that Beazley and Oxley had be
come securities for 5,000 at the bank ; ho la
In It. too , you may bo sure. "
How grateful we ought to be , Tom dear ,
and how proud I am ot you , for It's your
character has affected every person , because
rou are so honorable and high-minded.
Tom. something Is wrong ; oh , I can't bear
It : don't cry , you are overstrung ; lie down
on the couch , and I'll bathe your forehead
with eau do cologne. "
"No. I am not 111 , and I don't deserve any
netting ; If you knew how mean I have been
sou would never speak to me again. If
they had scolded me I would not have cared ,
but 1 can't bear their kindness.
"Amy. you must not send for the doctor ,
else you will put me to shame ; uiy mind Is
oulto right , and it isn't overwork ; it's
conscience : I am not worthy to be your hus
band , or the friend of these men. "
"You will break my heart If you talk in
this way. You unworthy ! when you are the
kindest , truest , noblest man In all the world
don't say a word and everybody thlnkfi
u BO , and you must let us Judge. Now rest
, r hero nnd I'll get a nice little supper for
you , " and his wlfo kissed him again and
] _ again.
, j "It's no use trying to undeceive her , "
Hatchard said to himself when she was
gone ; "she believes in me , and those fellows
believe In me Freddie , more than anybody ,
after all ho said ; nnd , please God , they will
U not bo disappointed In the end. "
e ,
IT III.
I ; "you've got here before me , Mac , " crle < ]
Freddie Deazley , bursting into Oxley' !
! ( * private room , "nnd I simply scooted around
O , I say , you've broken every bone In mj
hand , you great Scotch rufflan ; take the
Id ruler out of his fist , Ox , for heaven's sake
or else he'll brain us.
'e "Ox , you old scoundrel , rend that lettei
m aloud. Mao wasn't a creditor bo wishes IK
was this day and ho doesn't know It ver-
d batlm , nnd I'm not sure nbout a word or two
bo Stand up , old man , nnd do the thing
t ° erly. There now , we're ready. "
July 7 , 1897.
no pear Sir It will bo In your recollectlor
h that in July , 18S7 , I was obliged to make i
Id composlllon with my creditors while tradlni
ad as a corn merchant under the style o
Thomas Hatchard & Co. , and that they wen
of good enough to accept the sum of 7 shilling
ly and C pence In the pound.
'ft Immediately thereafter , as you may b <
aware , I began business as a corn broker
and , owing to the kind assistance of certali
hy of my creditors and other friends , had con
elderabla success.
Having made a careful examination of m :
ior affaire I flnd that I can now afford 19 pa ;
rul the balance of 12 shillings and 6 pone
which Is morally duo to my creditors o
ed 1SS7 , and It affords mo much personal satis
faction to discharge this obligation ,
ha I tberoforo beg to enclose chock for th
er amount owing to you , with G per cent com
pound Interest and with sincere gratltud
for your consldi ration ten years ago.
I have the hon r to remain your obedien
servant , Thomas Hatchard.
t's "Isn't that great , young gentlemen ? " nn
Ueazley took a turn around the room ; "If
> rthe finest thing done In Liverpool In ou
no time. Tommy has como In again an eas
nd first on the ten miles Just skipped aroun
so riaugUfell ; there's nothlug like the ot
va school for rearing hardy fellows with plcnt
irt of puff In them for a big hill. "
nd "Thomas ' 111 bo a proud man the night.
remarked Macfarlnnc , "and his wlfo will t
lifted. "
"What about the Hatchard Securities an
'Id Encouragement company ? Iin't it a boon
Justice to his grub , too , " continued Bcaz
ley. "Well , for ten years he's taken hi
midday meal standing , on milk and bread-
not half bad all the same at the Milk-Pal
In Fenwlck street , and he wouldn't allo' '
himself a cup of tea. You saw how he live
at Heswall , Oxley-
"Yes , he found- out that he could get
little house , with a bit of garden , for 41
taxes Included , and so he.settled there an
cut the whole concern here. There ws
ono Bitting room--for the children an
another for themselves , and the garden WE
the drawing room ; but I don't bclle\
Hatchard was ever happier , and Mrs. Hatcl
ard has turned out a heroine. "
"Tommy played up well , " broke In Bea ;
ley , "and he never missed n. chance. Thei
has not been any brokerage lying loose i
the corn market ! these ten years , you be
and what ho got he did well ; do you he ;
that MacConnell of Chicago has given 111
hla work to do ? Tommy Is boomclllr
down the deep water channel now , fu
eiwed. What's to be done ? that's the que
tlon. Wo simply must celebrate. "
"Well , " replied Oxley , "I suppose t'l
creditors will be giving him a dinner at tl
Adelphl , and that sort of thing. But there
! something Hatchard would llko for belt' '
I than fifty dinners. Ho has never entered t1
[ corn exchange since bin failure , and I kno
! he never would till he could look every mi
In the face- . What do you say to ask Wl
Ham Greatheatt to call at his office ai
take hjin ? "
"Oxley , you ore Inspired , and ought
take to pollt'lcs. It's just the thing Grea
heart would llko to do , and It will please tl
man tremendously. I bet you a new h
there will bo a cheer , and I see them shakll
hands with Tommy. It will touch up t\
or three seallawags on t'ho raw flrst-ral
too , who have made- half a dozen compos
tlons In their time. But what about ou
selves , Ox ? "
"Aye , " said Mcfarlane , "wo'ro not cor
mon shareholders In this concern. Wo'
founders , that's what we are ? "
"I was thinking before you men came
that a nice piece of silver for their dlnn
j table they will como up to town now E
a bowl with some llttlo Inscription on It. "
"The very thing ; we'll have It this aftt
noon ; and , Ox , you draw up the screed , b'
for my aake , as well as Tommy's , put
something about honor , and , old fellow ,
It bo strong ; It'll go down to his boys , abe
bo worth a fortune to them- for It will i
mind them that their father was an honi
man. "
It Is not needful to describe , becai
everybody In the Liverpool corn marl
knows how William Orcatheart came- litho
the room arm In arm with Thomas Hate
ard , and how every single man shook hat
with Thomas because ho had gone beyo
the law and done a noble deed , and was
credit to the corn business ; and how Tomi
tried to return thanks for his health a we
after at the Adelphl , and broke down utter
but not before he had explained that
wasn't at all the good man they thoiij
. | him , but that bo happened to have 1
j better friends than most men.
, I What Is not known Is that on the vi
evening of the great day a special messeni
brought over to the cottage at Heswall
parcel , which , being opened , contained
massive bowl , with this Inscription :
To
MHS. THOMAS HATCHAUD ,
From Three Friends ,
In Admiration of Her Husband's
Business Integrity nnd
Stainless Honour.
July 7 , 1SS7.
and that on the first anniversary of the gr
day the Hatchards gave a dinner party
1 their new house on Mosslcy hill , where
3 guests were present , whoso names can
r easily supplied , nnd the bowl , filled w
'
' roses stood In the center of the tablp so ti
1 all could read the writing thereon ; t
1 without any direct allusion to
f circumstances or any violation of good las
i "honour" was spelt with a "u" ( It i
the bowl came Into conversation ele'
B times , once In praise of the roses , once
discussion of the pattern ( Queen Anr
I once with reference to the pedestal ot Ir
I bog oak , once In verification of the fact t
F-cddle who with much Ingenuity turned the '
searchlight on honour ) , and seven times. In
ways too subtle nnd llectlng for detection.
When the women loft the room tticro was a
look between the host nnd his Trlfe ns ho
held the door , and when the qthor men's
cigars were fully lit. Tommy mailo nnd
finished , with some pauses , a speech which
may not sound very eloquent on paper , but
which the audience will never forget.
"There's a text somewhere In the bible , " he
said , pretending that his cigar was not
drawing , "which runs something like this :
'Saved by fnlth , ' nnd when 1 look at that
bowl I lemembcr that I was saved that
way , but It wasn't my faith ; It was the faith
f you thrco men. "
AVAR 110.VOIIS 1'OH A Ml'1.13.
V CnvHli-y Captain' * Story iiC tin-
Santiago Trent-lira.
"Ever hear how an old army mule saved
he Fifth army corps nt Santiago ? " asked a
captain In the Third cavalry. There was a
general murmur among the captain's nu-
lltors that signified that ho couldn't tell
too much about the wonderful exploit of the
much-maligned animal , relates the New
York Sun , and with 11 few more puffs at
ils cigar he began :
'We had taken San Juan bill and our linn
holding It was lee thin for safety , though
the talk about withdrawing cai.Vo only from
peqplo who gave nil the orders but were not
nt the front. There was a feeling of ner
vousness nnd restlessness amons the men
that didn't help the situation. An order to
retreat would probably have meant n fright
ful panic and nil the officers were-tilled with
anxiety and sending back urgent messages
that the line should bo held nt all hazards ,
but that reinforcements must bo pushed
forward at once In order to hold the posi
tion. This was the situation when an army
mule began to get In his work.
"I'crhaps It was n snnkc or one of those
big land crabs that started him , but what
ever It was ho began to kick ns though de
termined to level the whole camp. Crash
after crash sounded through the camp in
his Immediate vicinity , ae camp chests , ket
tles nnd accoutrements went flying In all
directions from the force of his rapidly Hy
ing heels. Some recruits nearby were awak.
ened nnd thrown Into confusion nnd they
-ushed about yelling and screaming in tbf
full belief that they had been surprised b >
a night attack of the Spaniards. In thelt
terror they began firing In nil directions ,
and In ten minutes the aroused officers had
the whole camp under arms and ready foi
the momentarily expected attack.
"That blessed animal could not have beer
morp timely In commencing his work of de
struction. It seemed providential nnd I'n
fully convinced that heaven Inspired the act
for the Spaniards did attempt a surprise :
short time afterward , but the mule had the
camp under arms and fully prepared for tin
enemy ten minutes before the scared sen
tries came tearing In with the news am
found to their surprise and Joy that thi
officers had the men well In hand and will
their faces to the enemy.
"Coming after the defeat of the day before
It must have taken all the heart remalnlni
out of the Spaniards to flnd us all up am
ready for them. A atorra of bullets met th
flrst rush , and they wcro thrown back , ut
tcrly defeated nnd demoralized. The attac !
was well planned , and , with our men won
out with their constant fighting for davs an
lack of alee ? , It would not have been dlffl
cult to start a panic that might have cnde
in the utter rout of the Fifth army corps
Once started , nothing could have steppe
the demoralization , nnd with only the nor
rowest kind of road on which to retreat , I
Is not too much to say that the whole corp
would have been crushed. There were score
of us In camp that night after the repuls
I of the enemy who believed that , Just as
> . flock of geese frightened the enemy an
I 6avcd"anclent Rome'our vicious'old arm
mule saved the Fifth army corps.
"I think this story of the San Juan flgt
Is now , " continued the captain. "We Icarnc
It after the surrender. General Linares wr
present In person during our charge at Sa
Juan. Hla dispositions were made In ai
cordance with the best military sclcnc
His troops occupied ono of the strongest p <
j sltlons ho could possibly have found. Herders
orders were to- hold the position to the las
and It wag his Intention to strike us on tl
1 flank with cavalry after we- had advance
up the hill and crush us then nnd thcr
The cavalry was concealed in a thick woe
near the crest of the hill , and wo dldn
know It was there. The plan was a mat
s nlflcont ono. Linares himself watched tl
charge from his place of concealment.
"At flrstl ho was overjoyed at the pros
pect , being fully convinced that his trooj
from their entrenched positions could hu
down nnd demoralize- any force sent again :
them. Had he commanded American trooj
I think his hope would have been sustalnei
but his first surprise came when he saw 01
men break from cover nnd begin , with loni
steady strides , their awful charge up i
the crests from which death reached out I
all directions for victims. Up and up th <
went , cheering eagerly at every Bt'ep , heei
less of those who fell besldo them , a rests
less wave of blue and brown. As rcglmei
after regiment broke from cover nnd fo
lowed those In advance and the perfect ha
of fire his men poured Into the advancli
lines hadn't the slightest effect In checkli
them Linares' heart sank and he quick
changed his order to hold the hill at n
; r , hazards to one saying ithat the hill niu
y 30 held as long as possible , and If It
necessary to retreat ) to the second line
defense to do so. He himself ordered t'l
Even ;
' /t /
I jrave : mat
shudders
m the though
\ y of being ton
' /and rendet
i the jawi
, . of a fero
IVcious tiger. Ii
11 every walk 01
life , from tlia
of the laborer ti
that of the pie
fessional man
there are thou
sands at tin
mercy of a tige
I more relentles
than any foum
in all India
That tiger is the dread disease known a
consumption. It slays more men and we
men yearly than there are rain drops in
Bummer shower. H steals upon its victii :
with noiseless tread.
There is a sure nnd certain protcctio
against this deadly disease , and a sure nil
speedy cure for it , if it is resorted to i
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Discovery. This wonderful medicine act
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In icine. Thousands who were upon the verR
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th Medicines dealers sell it , and hsve nothiti
that else "just as good. "
at When a dealer urges some substitute he
at thinking of the larger profit he'll make-
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e , Dr. Pierce's book , "The Common Sen ;
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flankltiR movement by the cavalry to bo
abandon and retired to the second line.
"When the fighting wa.i Kojng on up the
hill Hputcnanc 1'arUei ; with his battery of
machine gtina came up nnd exclaimed to one
ot the olllccrs ; 'Where In h 1 are the Span-
lards ? I'vebeen fighting nil day and haven' :
seen n d d one ! ' A captain volunteered
to point out the Spaniards to the lieutenant ,
nnd soon Porker's guns \vero pending tor
rents of bullets Into the Spanish lines , he
having gotten Into u poslt'lon where' ho could
sweep the trenches. 12ach gun llrcd COO
shots n minute , nnd I think Parker's guns
killed ten limes Iho number of the enemy
that file Krag-Jorgi'liscns of the regulars
did. When wo got to the top of the hill
the trenches were full to the top with dead
and wounded. H was war In Itu most
hideous aspect. "
Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup cures coughs nnd
colds Mothers , keep this wonderful rem
edy handy for the children. 25 cents ,
1'uzr.ltMl tlu * IniltniiN ,
The Krag-JorgeiiBcn rlllcs with which
Undo Sam's regulars nrc < armed nro weapons
of great lull-rest 'to the old hunters nnd
sportsmen who have gathered nt WalKer
from nil sections. EUVS the Minneapolis
Times. The soldiers puss cartridges among
the curious , who tetaln them us souvenirs.
Said oho of the blue-coated men who had
rctutncd from Sugar Point , having taken
l-art In the scrap :
"Tho Indians run against something In
our bullets that surorlsed them. Thu steel
bullet of the Krag-Jorgynspn U a searching
thine , and if there Is nn Indian concealed
In the grnss In line with It for three miles
It will tlnd hint. When we enught a couple
of bucks who. wo could see were behind
pine trees from the smoke of their rltcn. !
i the ctl'i'r soon learned to full back. The
steel bullet will go through forty Inches of
Pine and kill any Indian who may hnvo
thought ho wns safe. They eu.i't light the
way they used to. "
" I'or 1 ivn * a victim nr ly-
pep lu In Us worst form I timid ent notmtiit
but milk toxst ; , uiul tit tli.icsmy . stt > ir..rh would
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bctian uk'nit ' tS ( AHI TS nnd uliu-p tlicn t
hnvo stciuljly Improved until I am as well as t
over was in my inc. "
UAVIU II Mmriiv , Newark O
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nursing my children. I did nut have it after
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in llesh , but the last two times I have used
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ones. It nukes the babies healthier lor mete
to take it. I get through childbirth better by
" .ing it too.
MRS. C. R. WOODING.
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, ' .
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