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* HOW A SOLDIEH CAME HOME. * -I I * The Loss of a Confederate's Diary * * in New York. * -I I * In Two Part?. . ? * * * .*?*?**** * * * (Part Two.) A Sidewalk Nap. How long I napped I can't say, but was awakened by a pubh in the side, and in answer to the question of this corporal made the same statement as I did to the guard. "Way is your parole?" he said. I quickly produced it. He took it under the dim lamp on the corner and scanned lt over and over. At length he said: "I gess dis yer paper am all right," but to satisfy himself he said he would go with me to the house. A good, sound rap on the door was answered by an old lady, who hur riedly raised the sash, and inquired, "Whose's there?" "U'B me, Bennie, Bennie-." ' Great laws alive. Bennie; ls that you? Why, you ain't dead?" I re plied that I thought not, but felt very much alive. "Why, child," she said, "since the Yankees came- Into the city they have stopped shelling." Which I thought very natural. "So your uncle and Aunt Jane have moved back down town to their old home, on Wentworth street." I thought to myself, when will all these perplexities cease, when will I ever get straight? From this collo quy the corporal must have felt a re lief of assurance as to the genuine ness "of the parole, for I never be lieved that he could read a line of lt. He very pleasantly bid me good, morning, but told me very likely I'd be overhauled again. I was not, however. My walk to Wentworth street was without further Incident. ? It was now bright daylight, but rather early. I thought, to disturb my uncle and family. So I did not hurry. On the way I met groups of negro soldiers and women in great hilarity. I suppose rejoicing in an ticipation of the forty acres and a mule they were to get, which, how ever, they never got. In due time I reached my uncle's but found no one astir; so I entered the gate and quiet ly seated myself on the piazza, and awaited the first sound that would tell me that some of the household had risen. In a few minutes the sound of footsteps was heard; so I rapped gently and my dear Aunt .lanie appeared. "Why, Bennie, my dear son, can lt possibly be you, and where did you come from; did you drop from the cloud's? I'm so glad to see you alive. And you poor, dear mother is so grieved; for, you know, you have been reported dead long ago. I know she will be glad and happy now, for Bhe lias been almost broken hearted." All this time I noticed Aunt Janie scrutinizing me curious ly. At length she said, "But, my son, pray tell me where did you get that Yankee coat?" The expression made me. shudder. "That Intolerable old blue coat," I thought, for I had pre dicted In my mind the comment lt would occasion the moment I donned it. It didn't take long to give a de tailed acocunt as to how I came by lt, and how those brass buttons had worried me. "Well, they shan't wor ry you any longer," she said; and In due time she removed them and sub stituted horn buttons, which added much to my relief. My dear old uncle nnd the chil dren were delighted to see me, and he wouldn't hear of my leaving for the home of my parents until I had sufficiently rested to attempt the trip, which had to be made on foot, ninety miles distant, on account of the railroad having been torn up hy Sherman when he passed through and laid waste the country. My anxiety to reach home to see my dear old mother and father, and re lieve their minds, was so great that at the expiration ot two days I de termined to make the start; for what was ninety miles to a Confederate, who had marched hundreds of miles through ice and snow, a prisoner, barefooted and half clad? The March. Aunt Janie made a bag or sort of a haversack, In which she stored enough edibles to sustain mo on the trip, which I calculated would take about six days, considering my weak condition. Everything in readiness, I prepared for the parting that I hated to make from my dear rela tives, but there were others whose hearts yearned for my coming, and I must hasten to cover the distance that separated us. As a souvenir I gave Aunt Janie the little Testament with the Confederate battle flag stamped on lt, which was given to me at Fayetteville, N. C., by a sweet and patriotic young lady, who visited us while as prisoners with Sherman. Bidding all good-bye, and with their wishes of God's blessings upon me for a safe Journey, I started out with a light and happy heart for "Home, Sweet Home." At Line street sta tion of the old South Carolina Rail road I struck the track and my long journey had commenced. My first day's walk was without incident until the afternoon, when a little beyond Lndson Road station, where the Blue House road crosses, I was Intercepted by Capt. Fox and lils men, who peremptorily demand ed that I give an account of myself. I tried to convince them that I was a paroled Confederate soldier on my way home, and, while talking to them was at the same time industri ously trying to produce my parole, but to my consternation, after a thorough search, lt was missing., "Come, young man," said Capt. Fox", "my time don't permit of any hum buggery, and, If you'vo got a parole fish it out quickly, or it might be bad for you. For a sample of our work," he said, "If you'll go down that road a piece, you'll find two of Potter's marauders hanging to a limb." There was no Jest In his re marks, for every feature was marked with determination. "Heaven's sake," I thought to myself, "after all I've suffered for my country, am I, when on the eve of reaching home Pneumonia Follows a Cold, but never follows the use of Foley's Honey and Tar. lt stop?-- the cough, heals and strengthens the lungs and i/r? vents pneumonia. J, YV. Bell. find loved ones, to be treated by iny own people aB a spy?" For that waa the impression they had formed of me. Becoml.ig restless, the Captain or dered one of his nu.* to dismount and help search for the parole. I was used to rough men, but this fel low was uncommonly so. He pulled me first one way and then another, and, becoming impatient, said: "Cap, this ain't nothing but a confounded Yankee spy, for what Confederate would be caught with a Yankee blu? coat on?" He was searching all th.s time. At length, passing his hand around the tail of the coat, he exclaimed: "Here's a paper. Cap; didn't I tell you he was a spy, for what would he want to carry a parole hid way down in the tail of his coat?" With a knife he ripped the coat tall and out fell the parole. "Hand it here," Capt. Fox said quickly. The paper was handed and carefully perused by Capt. Fox, the rest looking over his shoulder. Then, with a pleasant sm I lo. he Bald: "You are all right, my boy, and I'm proud of it, but you had a very close call," and, patting me on the shoulder, wished me a safe journey home, and then went galloping down the road. No Hard Feelings. I breathed a sigh of relief only, for I had no hard feelings against them. They were Confederate sol diers doing their duty in guarding and protecting the helpless women and children of Summerville and vi cinity from the insults and depreda tions of Potter's notorious maraud ers. This Capt. Fox, or his son, has been a Representative from Colleton county to our State Legislature. As an explanation of thio dilemma, the second-hand blue coat that had so continually worried me had a rend In the pocket, which caused the pa role, from continual walking, to work through to the tall of it, where it was found. The rest of the trip (was made without molestation. When I reach ed the Kdl8to river I found that the bridge li&d been destroyed by Sher man, and that served as a barrier to my further progress. From Informa tion given, however, I went down the river and crossed at Coon's Ferry, the distance travelled having added six 'niles extra to my journey. I ar rived home at Blackville early on a Tuesday morning, the first week In March, 1865. The beautiful little village was quiet and my opportunity for a surprise to my people seemed favorable, but, In spite of all, I was discovered by a good neighbor, a Mrs. K., who ran over to the house and announced my coming. Such a meeting as greeted me I find Impos sible to describe. My dear old mo ther embraced and kissed me a thou sand times, and would cry and laugh alternately with joy. My fa ther held my hand tightly and gazed Into my eyes with ineffable love, and deemed BO rejoiced and proud that his soldier boy had been spared, and repeated over and over to dear mo ther that he felt I would come home safely. He knew I'd be a man. I received congratulations from the villagers, with whom I had always been a favorite, and now that I'd come home safely I became the Hon of the day, particularly so among the many sweet and charming girls of which our little village could boast. A Good Red. The comfort and luxury of a good bed can best be appreciated in feel ing the want of one, and I certainly felt that appreciation the first night of my arrival, as I fell Into the one that my dear mother hhd prepared for me, but somehow sleep would not come to me. -And, as 1 laid there looking around the familiar old room, I could hardly realize that I was again with loved ones and safely tucked away under the . oof of my dear parents. While In this train of thought the strains of sweet music burst upon my ears and filled my heart with true gladness, as I heard the sweet voices singing, "Home Again." ThlB was more than I could stand, and I hastily donned my charity suit and soon found myself on the piazza, with the merry group, lustily and ridiculously singing and assisting in serenading my own self. Through the good attention of a fond mother, together with the many plea sures gotten up for me by my sweet girl friends, I began to recuperate and was soon myself again, and was walting anxiously for my exchange to take place, so that I might again be at the front and get back at my country's enemies, but that exchange never came. Five weeks later our grand and noble leader, Robert E. Lee, and his gallant remnant surren dered at Appomattox, and the fond hope of Southern independence had vanished. A just and sacred cause had been valiantly defended, but lost, and with it was forever furled our proud and stainless banner. News and Courier. (Concluded.) Ijon't worry about your kidneys when you can obtain 30 days' treat ment of PlneuleB for $1. These little globules bring relief In the first dose. Backache, Lumbago and Rheumatism yield quickly. If not satisfied your money refunded. This ls a fair offer you can't lose. Sold by Dr. J. W. Bell, Walhalla, and W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Hm ned to Death lu Jail. Enterprise, Ala., October 30.-Le roy Brown, a prisoner in the city Jail af this place, was burned to death at an early hour to-day when the Jail building was destroyed by fire. Aerie Coins, another prisoner, lt ls said, set the building on fire In order to escape. Brown waa locked In a cell In a separate part of the Jail, and was burned to death before he could be rescued. A sheriff's posse ls af ter Coins, who made good his escape/ The finest coffee substitute ever made has recently been produced by Dr. Shoop, of Racine, Wis. You don't have to boll lt twenty or thirty min utes. "Made In a minute," says the doctor. "Health Coffeo" ls really the closest coffee imitation ever yet pro duced. Not a grain of real coffee In lt either. Health Coffee Imitation ls made from pure toasted cereals or ?rains, with malt, nuts, etc. Really lt would fool an expert-were he to unknowingly drink it for coffee. A. P. Crisp. AN INTERESTING ADDRESS. What is tho ?featest Need of the Sunday School ? vFrom Concord, N. C., Times.) The following ls the address made by V. I*. Norman, superintendent of St. James' Lutheran Sunday school, at the rally Sunday afternoon, Octo ber 6. 1907: The subject assigned to me this afternoon by the program commit tee is "What ls the Greatest Need of tho Sunday School?" Speaking from an experience of more than thirty years spent in 8unday school work, in my humble opinion the question of what is the greatest need of the Sunday school may be answered In two words, consecrated teachers. I mean individuals who have enough of the grace of God in their hearts to not let a trivial excuse keep them away from any session of the school. Teachers who will' make sacrifices of their personal comfort and give to the preparation of the lesson of the day the same time and interest they would to some cherished business pursuit or social pleasure. The ef fect of a negligent teacher on the minds of the members of a class is most pernicious. I have seen large enthusiastic clases dwindle away and die from the spasmodic attend ance on the part of a teacher. "Like parent, like child," ls an adage as old a8?the everlasting hills, and this might be changed to "like teacher, like pupil." The teachers are more responsible for*the lack of interest on the part of the scholars than the superintendent, as their duties are only a stipulated part of the school, while those of the superintendent are so varied that it is impossible to give each class that attention that they severally demand. The success of a large army Hes not in the fact that its commander is a great and bravo general, but that the captains and lieutenants are imbued with the spirit of their leader and are doing their duty. While these observations have been made from a number of Sunday Schools they apply very forcibly to our own school. The teacher is not wholly to blame for lack of Intereit and his efforts would be more fruit ful if he had the co-operation and prayers of the parents of the chil dren. Have you lent your aid to this end, members of St. James? Can any of you say, like Governor Ansel, the Christian Executive of South Carolina, said at Charlotte re cently: "I have been In the Sunday j school work for 4 7 years and have not graduated yet. When the last I great summons comes to me I hope I it will find me laboring in the Sun day school." Yes, but you will say, I cannot teach. Then come as a scholar, or a visitor; lend us encouragement by your presence and sympathy. We are, too prone to linger at Kades Bar'nea as the children of Israel did and bar our progress to the Heaven ly Land of Canaan, Just after a long cruise the' beau tiful Atlantic "Squadron of Uncle Sam's Navy was coming majestically up the bay Into New? Yo?-k harbor. Considerably behind, came last the Indiana, laboring heavily under very slow speed. A gentleman on shore asked an old sailor why she came in so slowly. He answered: "Why, she's got barnacles." As you all know, barnacles are a little crustaceous anl malculae, fastening themselves to the bottoms of vessels until they get so thick that they Impede the motion of the most powerful ship afloat. So these little excrescences form them selves in our character until they become so large that it dwarfs our better nature and impedes us from doing our Christtun duty here on earth. Then let us be up and doing and your reward will be a crown of righteousness that fadeth not away; a crown in which each Jewel shall represent a soul you have been In strumental in saving. What a glorious privilege! What a magnificent reward. "The field ls white unto the harvest and the laborers are few." Cured of Bright's Disease. Robert O. Burke, Elnora, N. Y., writes: "Before I started to use Fo ley's Kidney'Cure I had to get up from twelve to twenty times a night, and I was all bloated up with dropsy and my eyesight was so Impaired I could scarcely see one of my family across the room. I had given up hope of living, when a friend recom mended Foley's Kidney Cure. One 50 cent bottle worked wonders, and before I had taken the third bottle the dropsy had gone, as well as all other symptoms of Bright's disease." J. W. Bell. Mother Burned; Child Sn ved. Orange, Texas, October 30.-Mrs. W. H. Patterson was burned to death and her home reduced to ashes as the result of a lamp explosion yesterday. Shewascarryinga lighted lamp In one hand and a child in the other when the lamp suddenly exploded, covering her. with the burning liquid. Mrs. Patterson, with great pres ence of mind tossed the Infant on a bed near by and lt escaped Injury. It is a well known fact that per sons living in the pine forests do not suffer from kidney diseases. One dose of Plneules at night usually re lieves backache. 30 days' treatment, $1. Your money refunded if not satisfied. Sold by Dr. J. W. Bell, Walhalla, and W. J. Lunney, Seneca. The Franklin (N. C.) Press says: "We have it on good authority, that the steel rails with which to lay the track of the Tallulah Falls Railroad from the Phillips' bridge to tho new depot near tue Indian Mound, have been shipped, and will be here in a few days. Meanwhile, the force of hands at work on the depot aro push ing the work in order to have the depot completed by the time tho track is laid." We have secured the agency for Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup, the new laxativo that makes the liver lively, purifies the breath, cures headache and regulates the digestive organs. Cures chronic constipation. Ask un about lt. J. W. Bell. "Residence Lots" FOR SALE. Beginning at 12.30 P. M. on SATURDAY, NOVEM BER 9tH, 190? I will sell, on the property, to the highest bidder, Twelve Residence Lots on Main Street in the Town of West Union, near Depot. Six of these lots have Cottages on them, balance being vacant. Come to ti Good Town and f&du?ate Your Children. It's tip to You now to Bur A Home on Easy Terms. The Lots Offered cen be seen from Plat et my Office. -;-!-,-,-:-m TERMS: One-third, cnsh, balance in one and two years, with bond and mortgage at eight per cent, or all cash as pur chaser may desire. DEEDS WTLL BE MADE TO WHITE PEOPLE ONLY. S *? Si i lil M .'" . -:i4 ' '. w'?? James H. Darby, REAL ESTATE DEALER, ? 7 Walhalla, South Carolina. OFFICE: PEOPLE'S BANK. Lauter to Willie Cobb, Walhalla, S. C. Dear Sir: What will lt cost to sow ten acres half wheat and half daisy mixed, and what'll the crop be worth? We don't 1 now what daisy seed costs, nor ho\ bulky it is; we sus pect half whei t and half daisy would make a big crop of daisies, and last a long time; the wheat might be short. The parable throws some light on the cost of a paint half whitewash. Whitewash, mixed half-and-half with paint, lg all-paint in look and feel; indeed nine-tenths of the "paint" in the stores is part wbitewash; some half, some more, some less. Paint has to be spread with the brush, the surface prepared, the lad ders, scaffolds, pulleys and ropes ar ranged and moved, there's a great deal of labor in putting paint on; it costs $2 to $4 a gallon to do it. What does it cost to paint white wash? Just the lame. . Half-white wash? Just the same. It doesn't seem worth while, for the whitewash does harm, not good. Will the paint hold the whitewash "fast? or the whitewash loosen the paint? Better paint pure paint, the least gallons pa'nt, the least-money paint, Devoe. Yours truly, 31 F. W. Devoe & Co. P. S.-J. W. Bell, Walhalla, %ind Seneca Mercantile Company, Seneca, sell our paint. Burned Hole Through Body. Charlotte. N. C., October 30.-A horrible death occurred yesterday morning near Bessemer City, N. C., to an employee of the Southern Pow er Company, of this city. An elec tric current burned a hole about four Inches in diameter through his body, about midway of the trunk and from side to side. Death was instantane ous. When a doctor arrived he found Templeton still clinging to .two t?l? phona wires while the current was still running through his body, burn ing a great hole from Ride to side. Mr. Templeton waB testing the prl vate telephone wire of the company, the wires being strung along below the great transmission wires, when the deadly current struck him. It IA supposed that one of the tele phone wires came In contact with one or more of the large transmis sion wires of the Southern Power Company, and that thus the current was sent to the :.and of Templeton. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Cures Cold?, Croup and Whooping Cough. Cures Coughs, Colds, and Lung Troubles. Pr WALTER A Ll,I N RETURNS. Escaped Prisoner Reported nt Peni tentiary as He Said He Would. Columbia, October 30.-Walter Allen, who, with Jim Sudduth, es caped from the State penitentiary on October 16th, returned yesterday af ternoor alone and gave himself un. Allen wrote the superintendent several days ago that he would re turn to the penitentiary yesterday, and he made good his word. He explained that he escaped for the purpose of visiting his wife at Reedy River, in Greenville county, who Is said to be in a dying condi tion. He said it was for that and that alone that he made his escape, and he Intended all along to return and give himself up. He said that the desire to see his wife before she died so overcome him that he yield ed to the temptation to escape from prison. Allen ls serving a life term. His voluntary return was a surprise to the prison authorities. Dancing Proves Fatal. Many men and women catch colds at dances, which terminate in pneu monia and consumption. After ex posure, If Foley's Honey and ?ar Is taken it will break up a cold and no serious results need be feared. Re fuse any but the genuine in a yellow package. J. W. Bell. Withdraws Deposits. Columbia, October 20-At its meet ing to-day, the commission to wind up the affairs of the State Dispensary, passed a resolution, directing the withdrawal of all funds on deposit in the Palmetto National Bank of Co lumbia, amounting to $60,000. This action as stated In the resolu tion, is taken because of the fact that the president of this bank, General Wilie Jones, and the cashier, J. P. Matthews, signed the bond of $600 in the case brought against the commis sion by Garrett & Co., by which the whole operations of the commissions were tied up and the payment of the $6u0,000 In the hands of the commis sion was restrained. The commission also directed that a letter be sent to every alleged credi tor of the State dispensary notifying thom to produce within the jurisdic tion of the commission all books of whatever s<?> t relating to transactions with the State dispensary and notify ing them that until this is done no claims will be paid. Duckten'? Arnica Salvo The Bett Salve In The World. H?EM Croup, La Grippe, Asthma, events Pneumonia and Consu For Sale br J. W. Bell. SHARK IN A BOTTLE. Advice of Noted Authority-Als?? Gives a Simple Home PrcHcrlption. Now ls the time when the doctor gets busy, and the patent medicine manufacturer.i reap the harvest, un less great care is taken to dress warmly and keep the leet dry. This is the advice of an o.d eminent au thority, who says that rheumatism and kidney trouble weather is here, end also tellB what to do In case of an attack. Get from any good prescription pharmacy one-half ounce Fluid Ex tract Dandelion, one ounce Com pound Kargon, three ounces Com .pound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Mix by shaking in a bottle and take a tea spoonful after meals and at bedtime. Just try this simple home-made mixture at the first sign of rheuma tism, int If your back aches or you feel that the kidneys are acting just right. This is said to be a splendid kidney regulator, and almost certain ?emedy for all forms of rheumatism, which is caused by uric acid in the blood, which the kidneys fail to Al ter out. Any one can easily prepare tills at home and at small cost. Druggists in this town and vicin ity, when shown the prescrln^^h, stntcd that they can either si??|' these ingredients, or, If our readers nrefer, they will compound the mix ture for them. t _ Four Killed in Wreck. Pittsburg, Pa., October 30.-A wreck is reported on the Wabash rail road, near Venice, Washington coun ty, this State. Four persons were killed. Trial catarrh treatments are being mailed out free, on request, by Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. These tests are proving to the people-without a penny's cost-the great value of this 'cientiflc prescription, known to drug gists everywhere as Dr. Shoop's Ca tarrh Remedy. Sold by J. W. Bell. I au i ?Isl ide Hurles 15,000 i'copie. Tashkend, Russian Turkestan, Oc tober 30.-The whole of the town of Karatagh, In Bokhara, has been de stroyed, and the entire population, numbering about 16,000, was buried by a mountain slide following the re cent earthquake there. The Gover nor of Karatagh and his mother were the only persons who survived the disaster. THE ORIGINAL "LAXATIVE ~|| HONEY and TAR Throat " mth0 m pt ion Y S L LOW PACK APR;