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JeWr Davis Es Montpmery. holy war for defense. Well do * remem ber seeing your gentle boys, so small, to use a farmer's phrase, they might have been called seed corn, moving on with eager step and fearless brow to the carni val of death; and I have also looked upon them when their knapsacks and muskets seemed heavier than tho boys, and my eyes, partaking of a mother's weakness, filled with tears. Those days have passed. Many of them have found nameless graves; but they are not dead. They live in memory, and their spirits stand out a grand reserve of that column which is marching on with unfaltering steps to ward the goal of constitutional liberty. [Applause.] "It were in vain if 1 should attempt, as I have already said, to express my gratitude to you.. I am standing now very nearly on the spot where I stood when I took the oath of oflice in 18(i1. Your demonstration now exceeds that which welcomed me then. This shows that the spirit of Southern lilerty is not dead. [Long and continued applause.] Thea you were full of joyous hopes. You had every prospect of achieving all you desired, and now you are wrapped in the mantle of regret-and yet that re gret only manifests more profoundly, and does not obliterate, the expression of your sentiments. "I felt last night as I approached the Exchange Hotel, from the gallery of which your peerless orator, William L. Yancey, introduced me to the citizens of Montgomery, and commended me in lan guage which only his eloquence could yield, and which far exceeded my merit, I felt, I say again, that' I was coming to my home, coming to a land where liberty dies not, and serious sentiments will live forever. [Applause.] ''I have been promised, my friends, that I should not be called upon to make a speech; and, therefore, I will only ex tend to you my heartfelt thanks. ( ot bless you, one and all, old men and boys, and the ladies above all others, who never faltered in our direst need." f Loud and long continued applause.] When he retired the shouts were so long and loud that Mr. Davis had to g;o to the front again. le bowed his ac knowledgmenlts 1111(1 thanks. Governor O'Neal, when it Was possible to le heard, made a handsome speech in reference to the cause of the gathering, and of the love the people of the South feel for the statesmen and soldiers of the South, and introduced General .Jolhn B. Gordon, the orator selected to deliver the address, as in Mr. Davis's feeble con1di hon it was understood lie could only speak a few minutes. Ueneral Gordon rL'Ceive( a grntmd welome, as many soul diers that. he had comnmanded were pres tent. in opening his address General Gordon made an eloquent allusion to Mr. Davis, in the course of which he said: ''As I saw him in that tirst, great con lict of the ('onfednev, wit Ih the shouts of victorious legions in his ears, and the glory of battle on his face, he was in the meridiin blaze of his fame, conuuanding the llntualified co'nutidence of his South era co-Intrvyme(n and the attention of Chrtistenidomii. Buit as5 ai piso1nr, strip iwod of all power' Sai the, p)o)wer to cin dlure, suistainmed by flhat muajest ic spirit which no0 force but de'afh (couldl comp.ier, await ing his jnidieial trial and all its con' 5(equences~0 withI a rep ose' of imind, an eqJuipolse anid digniity oft demneanor rarely~ ('lua)lledl and never excel ledl, it was then that lhe bound huimself to thle hearts~ of his 1peopl1 in deafthless all'eetion ait( roste to the subllimeist. height of thle moranulltv heroie. Of these two scenies, the one in the fortress was muore profoundly im pressoive. Its lesson is of1 iunestinmble value to the. younmg meon of our coiunitry. It teachmes that no revulsion ini politiecal fortunes, however suddeu or extreme, can overwhelm or crush thme man whose aims are lofty and whose life' is blameless. To my inmid, great and( grand asu he was in the hour of his modt splendid triumph, he was greater anmd grander still in the hour of his deep)est huili&ain. And when alienationm and bitter m)emo)ries are0 gone, when the crucial test. of historical analysis shall be fully, fairly and truth fully made, then'm his name and his fame, his conspicuious iservice's to the columtry before the war, his unrivalled State pa pers and manly utterances during the war, and his muornu elevation and mnatech less fortitude as prisonier of State attern the war, will comnmnd universal respect aind challenge unuoualifiedl admiration." In alluding to the alchievemecnts of the Nortluru and1( Southmern armies, ( hienura Clordon said: "'I acknowledge inferiority to nmo mnu in admwirationi of theo broad liberality which p)romp)ted thme efforts of hhiarles Sumner to strike from thme flags of thme Union the namesi(' of the battles between his est ran)ged and emnbittered count ry - men; yet I subhscrib)e neithe'r to~ its pl)Oiev uior to its justice. All honor to the spiri't of thme man who, facing a storm of politi cal wrath, couhl flee to the lofty puripose of destroying all mnemuent(ues of Northern triumph,h over his~ Souitherni countrymen! All honor to the eloquenit utterances by which he sought to make practical his magnianimouso conceptioni iBt I utter Jy dissent from the opinion that such oliteration was either essential to the fraternization of the sections or just to the intrepidi armies of the Union. The one thing essent-'al to the manhood and self-respect and, therefore, I repea-.*, the patriotismi of t.he peop)le, is that e t act historic justico all b le xheted to eachi army and all se'tions. Let imaicious detraction cease; let envy, whichi eni slaves ignoble mlinds1, find( no p)lace3 in the breast of any lover of truth. 'With what measure ye meto, it shall be meas ured to you again.' A just ap)preciation -of thme motivcs that impelled and of thme heroism which sustained each army and1( section in their Titanic conflict, is the symbol as well as sustenancoe of patriot -ism. Illiberal criticism is not only un patriotic-it is irrational. Merited en conijums of Southern her-oisni is imnplied l eulogy of Northern prowess, which, in apired by devotion to flhe Union of* the States and sustained throngh privations and blood by the p)rofouundest convic tions, brought at last this lion-hearted section to<defeat andl surrender." On thle other hand, lauth.4ions of tjie great comn mandersi of the 'Army of the Potomac' and of their fearleas followei's~ and the I oniurnente built to thir zmmory are n1 monuments also to Lee and his barefoot snd hungry heroes, who for four bloody years kept thoso vast numbers at bay, md in the space of three years defeated i nd forced from the supreme conunand t least five of these renowned Federal aptains." At the conclusion of General Gordon's loquent address it was announced that Ir. Davis would recoivo his friends at he Oity Hall. As ho st4Lrted from the iapitol portico the artillery boomed forth ,nd fired a salute of one hundred guns. L'hc same scene of cheering and waving >f handkerchiefs was enacted as when he procession moved Ill) the avenue. sr. )avis was carried to the City Hull, 1 here general handshaking was indulged t a by a vast number of callers, only per- I uitting a moment to each. This ended he day's demonstration. It was a grand uccess, raiI} during a portion of the day )eing the only drawback. Universal food humor prevailed. It is impossible o estimate the crowd, but it was fully wenty thousand in the streets and on the grounds. Thirty-First Sesaion of the Convention--A Large Gathering Expected in Montgomnery. The thirty-first session of the South orn Baptist Convention will be held in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday. The Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, of Georgia, will preach the Convention sermon. ''he Southern Captist Ctaiventiot was olga n ized at Augusta, Ga. There are now in the United States 2,572,238 Baptists. Of these 2,000,00O are in that. scope of country over which the Southern Baptist Convention extends. The Convention does its work through two boards, viz: The foreign mission board, located at Richnond, Va., the Rev. 11. A. 'T'uppelur, ).)., corresponding secretary. The re ceipts of this hoard last yean were .H1 , 289.59. The loard has mtissio!5s in iiexico, Brazil, Africa, China and Italv. The liev. Charles Mvtely, 1). 1)., of Greenville, is vice-lresident for South Carolina. The second is the home inis sion board, located at Atlhsta, (ha., tlie Rev. J. T. Tieenor, ).D)., correspotd ing secretary. Last year's recep,ts wvere $71,431.G8. They reported 185 nissi tn aries, 2,931 l)ptismts, 1 ,6(t addit,ns in atll; thret' churches organized. Amntug the colored people the 1 oard has 1 been holding institutes, theological, at wihieh 179 preachers and deacons have 1been tatught. The nission fields are in Arkanl sas, Louisiana, Texas, F'lorida nut] In dian Territory; in Key West nuing the Cubans, and also the Levering Sehool in the Indian Territory. The lev. 11. W. Sanders, of Chester, is vice-president for South Carolina. The oflicers are (lected aunnually. Those of last year were the Rev. P. 11. Mel1, LL. D)., of Athes, (ia., president, and the lhev. Iansing Burrows, ).)., of Augusta, (a., and the 11ev. 0. F. Gregory, of Baltinore, secretaries. ''he rates of travel for delegates have been fixed so low by the rghilroads thiit a large attelanece is exptected from South Carolina. 'l'her 4 aint'ne, of Fle ih are in I.. whot lanis otrigimtued a *new~ indutstry ini the iist'end-s(issor.o lie, ltns givten I tha:t dili. 'ent newvspapeir cIlpper' an1 ore itot fcollfeet info'ritiione regaerding caunses otf fauilurte ine life. Iloeikt, terefoee with hetis uisual zeal. lyi jssiedi onte of flee (lruelest oif cir tnubirs " to :th h ir i tes ofl mtore tit an - years of aege, lto atll etnknto,.'e ka'risters, ande t, certini meer ets of Par:eliamtent an. pub' itlie inenz." 'We woner wvhat the unefoi ilatets fthink wh len they' titd thteumsel ves thus sltameped with tIhe llomteike birawtl ais paent faeiluires, andt 9e liS of tguesses at, flee ntels citflhe cetai i n(embers~ of '!rliaentt amit plie mIi ten wvho have receiveti e.i1c elars waotld lie inestruictive tand etertininitg. lne jouirnaltismt, if' a nneine passes :h withottii aecieving success in his avocafione, Itomteike dutbs heim a fajilure, aned sends him in"a ftorme of intuiry."~ JTis "formt of inquiry' is to cutriouts not to lbe prtieofed in iis etirefy. It ruins as follows: "T'o wha:t, tiC caused yoattfrliue youir facilture ine lifty L I..of --,plrofesion -attfribute my fatiluire itt life to fte ftot lowineg (Tauses: 1. D)rink; (say wheat dlrink.) 2 . Gambi~hlng, ( ttf, (ards, or whae.t?.) 3. D)sheonuesfy. 4. U)iforttuneta tnetiuitances. 5. Marriaege. 6. Single life, 7. 1 )isiinclitna fiotn to woek. 8. ceding egr hJ>rowing, (saty whtich.) 9. Untpopl)ear views', < politi cal;) tin poplaIlr view.s, (religious.) 1t). T1o pelty. 1 2. Ofther eaueses geineratl re teentrk s. It anty of our etel,'rs feel tmpftd to uen bo(somt themttselvyes to st)onoh':p alitl h tis lite rity chenft they can illi in thles conei ontit anid scnd it 1(o (l oile)te, to bie forwared after p eusal.- -J 'cli Mcall (' e. A (lood tlany J.'el)nre,a. Durt intg thte p'~ar 1888e Itere w'ere ftc, 1,l failuere's in business !i te EI :itedl Sttes. eernls, and1( some1 were very sumatll. ?ujltare Is sorrowfu Ihutsitness fo aeny manti, (espec'iai lv if if is hecaltht that fails. A grcuieatteay times 10, 568 plet fail in htelthI itn fthe eeturse tof ai yeal. Meany of thIemt meightf. tie saved if they woul take Browii's Iron Biftters, flee greatt fanmily med~iicinte andt ie storer (if was5ted lealthe. * --Thne great majority of Eneglish mcedi cal women undoubtedly matrry eithter lit fore or soon after they comptltte their curriculum; in facet, one almost fancices that meni either pierversely seek as wives the very type (If womfene whose itntellee tual tastes they pretend( toi detest, ori prut dently apply matrimony as a so)lvet of sexual comepetition. --The Frcech Minister of the Tntetrior has 4tsued an ordeor to the Matyors andtt Prefecte of Frane thait they tare to doe tell in their power to dissuaedo (emigraeitone. The French tare the least meigrattory of nations, the antual avertage of (emignotits being under 5,000 out of ouaino 37,000,000.f IoPatnof --ienator IBowent, oif Colortado, says,1 thtt Attorney Gienoeral (arlantd will n'cot resigni. Jat his op~inion "'the inevestigae tion leas dieveloped notthing but thee facta that Gar.antd wats uenjutstly accuesed antd nercilessly abhuised." --A Baptist missionary in Chinai write's 10om1 th at whait tan Amteriecan famnily brows aiway in a year would-keep a dozen ihim-.se families; and whae a Chinese amily throws away in the stame tie rou11d not feed a mouse. -The fund for the widoW of General [ancock, now being raised in Boston, mis earing thn mum of $10,0W100. NORTH GEORGIA OtrTLAWS. 'HE STORY OF A, MAN WHOSE DEATH IS RECORDED ON A YOPLAR TREE. Narrative of $jomo Very Lively Expe riences Among the Moensliiners.--.Tih Narrow EMcapv of a Veutureaome Fel low. ("Xuharlec" in the Sew York Star.) About the middle of last Dccember )oputy United States Marshal Kollct vas mu lrdered by noonshinors in he mountains of North (;eorgia. An Iccount of his killing, publishe1 in a vew Yok newspaper, said that mtother notch was cut in the big pop ar that guards the entrance to Sleepy Jove, the retreat of the outlaws, naking five in all, each significant of lie death at the hands of the ilhi whiskey makers, of a revenue ofllcer. Now, 1 was until rccently a revenue )flcer, and I can without fear of con radiction say that no one is better ac W ainted with Sleepy Cove and that 1g popla than mhyself. I know I1 three of the poor fellows whose epi ap)hs standl gaping there, silent but tw tul warnings, to all who would dis- 1 'urb the lawless ten of' that lonely ;ove; the lit Ih notch is for Kellet t, but loir whom the fourth was cut seems I till to be a nvstery to the surround ig neighborhood. Moonshiners sel- 1 loin make mistakes in their matters of < murder, but in this instance I think I lhey have lost their reckoning. That 'ourth notch was cut for inc. I saw it I Ione, wilh dleath staring me in the face. I Is it possible that the outlaws still be- 1 lieve my bones are bleaching on the I lamp ground in Smoky Ilole? I When notch No. :w was cut there I wias a great stir iii North Georgia. Countr) pep)le were wild with ex- I citeInent. I evenue iien riding through I the mounitains had a sort of itching in : the back, and were inclined often to turn in the saddle. We laid the mur der of W- at the (1001' of the noto- n r'iouls Cap Ilawkiis, the daring leader of a fearless band of outlaws in the I Cohutta \lountains, and as soon as possib)le we were otn his trail with a good pack of bloodlhounds. The scent ' was cold, and when we l.d lpenetrat ed some eight miles into the range the I dogs lecatme disheartened. After i c'ircling roiid us time and again in s search of the trail they giave it up, and we were forcecl to ret reit without I having acconplished anything, ft was dusk when we got. out of the I (teChp woods, and began to look about I for a place (or the iight. A log'eabin i of' two rooiiti-was not inviting, but the I old cron^ who ramne to the door said C she could provide for )iO of the party, t and that the others might tiud accom- I m1iodatloiis at alotlier cal)iii a mile dowin the road. lii sone way it was I arraiged Ihat I o;hould stay at her I house, and join the pai'ty next morn ing. She iale nie as coinfrtable as ' possible, l 'or supper I had pure corn I bread and molasses, witIi a tin cup of I soiiething hot whicb she called coflec. While l- ate she smioked a clay pipe, < sitting in the chinney corner with her i legs crossed aid her foot sw inging in- I cessalit ly. N lien she spoke to me, which' she did o iicicer than 1 liked, I could not help feeling that she was trll11g to"plllll) me. 5She wamited to kniow enti irely tOCn iniuchl abou)lt t i on sh in ers atnd( thle r'evetnue men, and befor'e I finished myv meal she wnade mec look up fon heir with isu spic(ion. (Once ori twice I allurcud to heri fatnilv. for 1 thought it str'aiige that shp shlolil live alone, and even went so far as to inquirie about hier husbatnd, atndc ask whlen lhe woul be at h ome. flu t she repl iedI evase ly, and aull I learned was that her ol inani and thiree growni boys were up ott the moiintai tend ing erois. it. dlid not r'equir' iiuchi exercise of' iay ima gi;atM)n to deter mniine whiat kitid of crops iley were tendinig. lin thitikinig of' themit my hiaiiu went iu'st inict ively to my t rusty re'volv'er, andii the touch of thle cold steei Unri.ed mue lip. I wondered howv the men were gettintg on down at tho other cabimi, andl if' they could hear' a pistol shot thfat ti'r off Wheni the 01(1 womani had shown mue to my' 'Oi oon C i'he reted to her climi ney cornter' anid her' pipie and hier foot swinginig. My bed wvas an oldl faush lonled onie, w ithi ropes for spr1'ings ando bear' skins for mattr'ess andI coveri.I didii't untdi'ess, but crawled just as 1 was betwveen thle skinis, and laying on my back, thought I should not do much sleeping. When -miv eyes gr'ewv accustomied1 to to the da'rkntess and wvand(er'ed aimlessly' over fhe open1 ceil itg, I satw somlethting about thle size of' the bed fiatnginlg directly over me. It seemied ta st.ving slowly back and foth. I stoo'd m4 pnd touched it, examined it as miinulily ~a p.s:ble, and again lay downi. it was niothi ng but three 01' four bec I <liilts stretched acrtoss t wo boards suppori)tedI at the eO b :shorlt i'oples. .It it grewv colder ill th.c nighti I w,u!' "'each u1p to them for more cover. I intended to stay awake, bitt mu lst have beent nearty ausloep whein a crack itig noisc ar'obsed ime. The next m~oinlet it wasi reCpeat,od, and the (iuilts itbovo m~ ,1escend ed rapIdly. It Ihash edl illp) un ti. [. was inl a tr'ap. I )rawing lmy reat.poib f 4tk)lIptedh to Fiping out, of' bed , d e:tilllO i() soll my lif'e dearly, but as I sttri. ftiO( lit the (flilts cover'ed tite, and bef'ore I co uhd thr tow t hem oil' st rotig hiainds were at the cor'ners. It seemed as if a ton weight hadl fal leni upfolnime and cloubleoflimo up. My hoad was bent so 'lose upon01 my breast that iruy neck wvould break. My brieathI camre short itnd fast. .With a frantic struggle I cocked my [nitol anld p l acing thle miiuzzle close igainist the guilt. pul led thle trigger.I cired lit ranuidoin, trulstinlg that. fate night guide thle ball intto the heart or' tend of' some one of' my cowardly 1ssailantts. The concussion was awful n that narrow space. The smoke illed my eyes, nose andt ear's; the shot 'ang thriouigh my brain ; I felt that .ny ast hour' had come. My God, how J ufferedl! I remcmber a derisive auigh that seemied to have como from miot.her wor'ld, thetn somethinig stru'lck noe oin t he h ead. When I t'ecoveredl consciousness I vas lying on my~ back in a jolting vagon , with my hanids an'dl feet, eenrehy bound. The pale lAlue of the iky above me1 and the hazy outlines of he thre'e-tops reac'hinig overhead told ne that day was breakingr. "Walh, ii u'nel, air ye coipo roun ' all ight ?"' said a dleep Voice at myv head1. laismtg my' eyes, I saw leaning over ne the gritply face of the outtlawv Jap~ Ilakkis. lHe br'oke ito at wild aughbat my look of-astoniishmen'.. "DIidni't 'spect for' see ime thtis muorn Ii, did ve, X(unl ?"' he said, taun t righy. "'Whar' air yer' dogs.?-ha I ha I -an' yer' hot ses?-hle ie e,an' yor aw I htaw I !-an> ye' ,'y.mm tln , Awi, Lordyl Say, Kurnel, whar air ye a takin' me this tmornin'? Air ye a-goin' ter look old Cap Tiawkins u gin?" Ills- laughter echoed through the Woods and sounded flenish as it came back'from the nountain side. I knew Uap Iiawkins well. Lawless as he was, there .was In his composition a ertain wild chivalry peculiar to these nen of the mountains. Brave as a lion, he had an unbounded admiration for courage in others; cunning as a fox, he respected a man who could mutdo him in craftiness. Knowing his, I determined to assume a bold air md affect a supreme indiff'erence to uy fate, whatever that was to be. "0, Cap, dry up," I began, winking lyly at him. "Don't frighten the evenue men; they'll be after you tgain." - Again be roared as if lie would ;plit his sides over the joke. lie was mmensely tickled. "Say your prayers, Car," I con ,inued. "It'll be a long time before 'on see daylight again." "Whut air ye a-drivin' at, Kurnel?" c asked, seriously, casting his eyes bout him. My shot had missed, but I cept firing. "Well, you see, IIawkins, now that 'ye got you in my power I'm going to )ut you out of the way for good. You ome along with me to the Cove. Chefe's a warm hole in the side of the nountain in which you can spend the vintcr,.board and lodging free. Come, >race up, Cap; whon you see how onfortable it is in there you'll want o lease the place for life." The outlaw made no response t my andom talk, nor did he laugh as be ore. Something seemed to worry n, for lhe fidgeted about, scratchel is uncombed head and ran his bony ingers through his grizzled, tangled cani. "Look a-hyar Kurnel," said the oonshiner, leaning close to Inc and oring into mo with his black eyes, 'an' ye ever been thar?" "There? Where, Cap?" "That thar hole ye air a-goin' on bout." "Why, of course, don't I know every ole and crag in the Cohuttas?" ''Then that settles it, Kurnel. I owed ye war jokin'. Waw, Patsy, ,aw, Suck, wawp." lie reined in his horses and stopped lie wagon. Taking up an ax he handed S,' somec person on the gi>und, and aid few words which I. did not un er.ta .c. I tried to raise myself to ,ok out, out fell back helpless, full of harp, chootilag pains. My joints re used to bend, my ieck creaked when tried to turn my lead and the strung -te of the night camn back to me like a orrible repetition. At the first sound f the ax Cap iIawk;ns put his arm mider my balk and fcrced inc to sit upright. ''Cobe air a-cuttin' ver tombstone, curnel, an' J 'lowed ye'd like ter git a ast look." To the right 'of the wagon stood a ;ia nt poplar lifting its shaggy top 300 eet above the road. In its trunk were hrec gaping wounds, and a moon hiner in broad hat and big boots was utti i;' .urth, Two other ill-look ng aI9 .t1ok near, their guns in their ands. "K iirI,'' continued my guard, "do C Want ier writel'er epertaph?" Tbc neu l: ngned at their chiet. ''Them th-r tlace ltevies dlidn't git nary -haince ter' wrlite thinm. Boys, air any 1' ye got a penicil' Too well I knmew theu ine(aing of' that' uoteh froni whichm thle sujpy chiips weire flying. 31y hear't qjuiverecd as the ax ate its wayV inito the soft, wood. My lace must have r'eflectedl my thought, torn the- ouitlaw, glying me a genmtlc push81, Senl t' oi Ipy tback. ".1 2ay downu, Kurnnel, ani' dlon't git so alliired skeeird,"' lie said. '"That air' a inmghity comf'tablle holec ip in the lills -hoaird an1' lodIgii' 110e.'' Andl cJuot "ig m.y o.wni woids, lhe fairly made the welin in iig w ith his coar'se laughter'. ''Sre'lv "oil doin't in tenid to mre me, Cap?"'osl)uit "Tha ai je abot i, Ireckon Kurnel. Y e air 'cr'oss tihe dead l iie anii yer eperitaphI air' done bceen writ.' Bef'ore I could say more his thiree conlipaions climbed int.o the wagoni beside me. Clncking to his hoirses lie (drove on at a~ trot throughi the pass and as the u1) r'ose over' the miounmtaii we eniter'ed thle precincts of Sleepy Cove. It must have beenm 10 o'clock, y'et int.o that loniesomne spot the suni wa11s just be,gluniing to pour11 his ravs. By) 2 p. 19i. lie wouild diisappear behiid thc paggest cli0l that formed the west erii b)ounldary 01' thme retreat, and( the long twilight woul set in wvtthi its spectr'al shamdows chainlg cacti Ctheir ini the (lark wood. Often had I hear'd the counatry f'olk talk with b)atedl br'eath of' the hoirrors of Sloe1)py Cove. Gob lins, they said, dlwelt in the miountain caves, cominig forth at dlusk to frmolic with the fearless mnoonshineirs, anid danciig' at. midi,ighit upoii thle s1liev cr'ags. G houls, aurmi'd' with the bonie's of murdlered mfeni, kept nightly vigil at thle niarriow pass, and( if anuy human beinig aulproachedl from the Outside thp2 gatheredl around thle giant p)oplar anc( 1beat upo h bail till thie fright.. ened main disappeuared ini the di:rection whence lie came. No man but lIhe jiyoonishiner's had ever' been knowni to conme fr'oyi Sleopy Cove alive, cons~e qunently 11911 eyer' vohpilihy enitered tha.t wild lincanpy p)lac. TVhcs(p thioi;ghts wvere passing thriough il, dwhn igiely .he wvagoni stoppedl, a;4 tho four meni thriew thetm acives into attitudes08 attention, grasp in)g thmeir, guns and( casting *Lurtive glances at eachl other. Striainiing my eair I thought. I hear'd thie fainit yelp of a hound1. Cap llawkinms hashed his hor'ses into a gallo p, ajt} we sped on thirough the woom Is fQr' half a mile, stop)pinig again in t he shadow of a clif. At their leadei's order two of the meni lftedi me out of the wagon, and half drlaggedl me to a spo[ wheire the carth formed a kinid of b)ench a'ainmst the irock wall. Placing me on tfw gurond they began pry'ing at.a bowldeir whmich, gr'adually yieldh ig totheir11 hand-sticks, r'olled (over Oil its side, exposinig ai hole in the clifl. Jnmto thmis they dra'igged me1 for' somie twemty feet, anid tosacd me omi a bed of' leaves. 'I'hcn oneo of thme mcmn brionght ini some foodh, and anmotheir water' aimd aniother wood. I tur'ned to the ontlaw leadler and( asked how long lie intended to keep, mae lprisomier'. fli latighed at the gries ion, but umade to re~ 'ply. G oinug to the cave's monthi he p)eere(d stealtIhi lv out, listeneod awhile anmd caine back to me. Ther'e wvas an omniious glittemr in his eves. It looked hike imurmder'. My God1! Was lt- goinig to buriy me alive? I begged hipsi toi shoot iume, cut my thr-oat, hang ume-ay't hi jg but leave tme t hmere to star've. But hie paid no0 utenttion to my appl)lls. "Ef yce ajir 'live when I git back, kurinel- el' I git back,'" lie said, "'why, no an' the boyc Imlonght put a hectI , cad iln yer' car'cP s. Ye mayv hev com )'ny 'fore nig-ht, enniw. The -Acve air arter us hotter'n demnition blazes. They air done 'cross the dead line. Hyar the moosic Kurnel?" 'I hope t they'l give ou all you deserve, you cold-bloode murderer," I said, wishing that I could throttle the villian. "Now, Kurnel, don't git out o' sorts. It air mighty comf'table in hyor board an' lodgin' free. Boys, air ye ready? Thom hounds air pickin' us up. iLight the fire, Cobe. Kurnel, hyor air a knife ter cut yer loose arter we leave ye. Don't git skeered o' the ghosts, an' 'member ye air mighty comf'tablo_,board an' lodgin'free; an' ver eperta ph air down on the big pop lar. Goc -by Kurnel." The outlaws were already placing the bovlder in position, and when Cal) Ilawkins had squeeze( his way out the rock was rolled into the opening. With a crunching sournd it settled into placo, and I was a Prisoner in Smoky hole. I listened for the baying of the hounds, hoping that they had tracked me to the cave, but not a sound pb1e trated the door of my prison. The fire burned briskly, and Srjoky Ihole glowed in the light of the pine knots. It was the work of a few minutes to cut my bonds with the knife the out law had given me, and then I took an inventory of the contents of the cavern. The place had evidently been fitted utip for the illicit manufacture of "noun tain dew" and "tanglefoot" and ''red rye,'' for there were the wornout copper still, the worm, the mash tub, jugs and flasks and other apparatus of the moonshiner. The cave was about the size of a railroad box car, except that the roof w s higher and more arched. I jabbe< my knife into every square foot of the walls. They were solid rock. In a vain, mad eft'ort to roll the bowlder from the entrance, I drew the blood from my shoulder'. It was all of no use. Unless help came to me from without my doom was sealed. A11 dull, heavy feeling came over 1m1 and t sat down near the fire. Tke confined air was getting close. Sud lenly, on looking up, I was appalled at the discovery of a new danger. Tbi roof of the cavern was no longer visible. The dense, black smoke of the pitch pine, unable to escape, was banked above inc like an ominous cloud, ever growing denser and black cC and (lescending steadily, reimorse lessly, upon me like a veritable shadow of 1)eath. Already the asphvxiating gases were causing my brain to whirl. 1 crawled to the lire and stamped upon the blazing knots until every spark was extinguished but they continued to send u) their stiiling smoke. I could feel it ascending, hot and pitiless. Falling flat 111)011 the ground I satu rated mrv coat sleeve with the water the outlaws had left me, and placing it aga:ust my mouth secured a full breath a strained gas. But it gave mc little respite. TIhe high pressure of the atmosphere made my veins swell almost to bursting, my hands anl feet. were benunbed, and I was nmble to move a muscle. Then I longed for deatl. Suddenly there was a loud explo sion, followed by a falling of loose earth and rock and a rush of air. A faut ray of light, appeared in the cor" ner of the cavern over the still, grow ing broader and stronrer as the smoke clear-ed awvay. With lite~ and streng th r'enewed, 1 made(1 myl way to the oPelaiier, where I dr-aik ill tihe fresh air ni i'l h a -llit hear1t and1 a lighter conlscienicie thani 1 had ever' hoped1: to awvay some r-ough masotiry wvithi which 1the inoonsinilers had( Stope 01 up( 11 a fissure inI the rock, It ntever occurred to me1 itn tmy inivestigationi of t he cave that there ought to be some wvar of' exit lor the stmoke of Ithe still. ~But ever'yting was5 plaini enoughl now. 1I1( had found the chimneri. antd it wa11 liv detetrinimnationt to uise it, to advanitage. In a mnoinlent , fotrgettul of' painus and bru'tises, I wvas climbing for freedomn. It wvas a tight squeeze1 no0w and( thteit, but I malide rapid p)rogr-ess, and1( felt so good over- my pr1ospects of escape thet, I wvanted to shout. But pruidece restrainted mc. Soon tihe irocky sidles of tIle chltinev gave place to wvood1, and( tihe openinig chlanged fromn flat to rounda. Stilt I climlbed onl, my spirits riitig withi my ascetnt. My pt-ogress wvas compiara tively easy by the imitationi of' Brer Rtabbit's method of Climlbinlg a stump holiow--that is, by bracing my back againlst onle side of the chimney and my feet and1( hlands against the o)ther. at the opening grew tighter antd tighter-, like an iinvertled fomenl, and sttll tile to1) seemed a long way offW must. have climbed some thirty feet int 1a11 whlen I'stopped to irest, proppinlg my f'oot againlst a kniot-hole pr'ojctiotn, whichl studdenly hbreaking ofl left a hole0 through whiich the daylight str'eamned. TPhetn, fotr the fir-st time, it Ilashled upon01 tme that I was ill a hol1lowv tiee. A glance thrioutght the knlothlole provedl this to bie th10 case, for- thereC Was thie gr-ounid tenl feet below mne-the bench Of eairth 1 hiad nioticed whetn the ,out laws werie makinig reatdy for' my ini caricer'ation. Es.capel tnow setnild certatin Theii wvall of' mIy pIrisonl was1 only two inchles tick, and though the wood was drlyI atnd hlard from age and1( cxposur'e to; smoke and1( heat, my kife wats sooni it' wvoirk etlatrging tihe kitothole. As this faced the Cove, I cotuldepaoku foir thle tonsiners, an kep acuookou at the ut-st suspIiciA4t8 uoise. N%JigIt soon1 set in, antd with then dar-kness "'1d Woodlanid. hut I pauised 11ot to think (of gl 01' goblitn. It wVouldI le thain ghIostly wtrniniigs to check the stctady gointg of' my knife in' the 'wearyv biougs thsit followed1 the sunse~t, for' 'I hoped to f,tui'a iml back~ oin Sleepy Cove ci-e the datwnl of(lanothe~ a,. But whein the suii rose lmy task $eemedl nlot neCarly done. he kitife wvas dll ed, and my strength lad slowly ebbed Th'le bay ig M5 . hlpond reatchied me. It was repeated, and1( itn a mome),nt then thr-ill ig music of thle p)ack waked agami and1( againi thle sleepding cchoca of' $leepy Cove. Nearel- atid ne arerl it cause, jinlt il a dozeni lood - ho undis burs-t thriuonigh the ulrbrsh)ii and das 1150hed)u to t he b)ow'her att the e nttraiice to Smok v liole-. Thrn x op~en ing again, they sped away om thte col sho uted to thle leader- v JIlthl llmy litighi I. Th''e ObeCdien )t rto, recogi linig myW viiCO, dr toppedl to thle, grina.1(1- 0111c(lled hm to me, atndt so oni the enitir'e paek was harutking 1)1tty fully at thet root S 0f imy nIovel prison, rejoicinhg, no0 dloutti, att haivinug tr- 00(1 th 1wIpaster'. Ilea-in1g a well kn own signal ill the woodis J anlswerecd it., anid one0 by oiie live of mty friends5 crepcit cautiously lip to the cav~e, ea ines10 in hand. Whlen I spoke to them11 f-rm my porthole, thler1e was a brad smil0 on every face. An uxo was pro cured, and, while four of the met guarded against stlrpriso, the fifth cut a window in my Jail, through which I crawled, having been a pris oiler for nearly twenty hours When we reached the big poplai that guards the pass to Sleepy Cove, fastne(1 in the fourth notch a picCC 01 paper bearing these words "Cap hlawkins, beware. Zte Co o noel is on your trail. (;o look fior hi bopes in Smoky hole. ttlUIIARLEEL." BRDW1I-_ 00 - cv -THE Z BEST TONIC. This medicine, combining Iron Wit puro vegetable tonlis, ntiekly and compklt uly (Cures iDyspcpsin, Jndllgesthrn, Weaines, nuro irlood,Malarla,ChilIsand Fevers, auudt NeutrailnI. It is an unfailing remedy for Diseases of the K idnosye and fliver. It is invaluable for Diseases peculiar to Women. and all who lead sedentary lives. Itdoes not injure the teeth, cause headnehe,or produco constipation-oler iron mcdicines do. It enriches and purifies the blood, stimulates the appetite, aids the assinilation of food, re lieves Heartburn and Ilelching, and strength. ens the muscles and nerves. For Intermittent Fevers, Lassitude, Lack of Energy, &c., it has no equal. 4i- The genuine has above trade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper. Take no other. Made only by litltOUS CIE'ICAI, (., lit I.TIMtIl t, MD. FOR COUCHS AND CROUP USI yo~3EE RE ET C Tr owlet gum, as gathered from a tree of the sane name, growing along the small streams In the iSouthern States, contain, a stimulating expeotorant pribelpi. that loosens the phlegm producing the early morning cough, and etimu. lates the child to throw toff thie falno mcmtbraue In croup and whooping.oough. When coml ied with the healing maci. laginous}} inciple in the mulilda plant of the old Oelds, pro. s, in fLOa tnots CKiautt,y OP w Gu a uw kb.tLLlr tte Oincst known recde.y for Coughs, Croup, Who~ ng"Cough ant Consumtion; and to paiatable, atny child s pleasn d to take i t. Armt rontr.rng i t for it. Prir, 25o. an. $1. WALT ERA. TAYLOR, Atlanta, Ga. Use ItS. alOORF.' lt'Kt.EijFItY CORDIAL for Dlarrhrra. Dysentery and Children Ttething. For sals b. AURANTII 1toet oftheodieases' which afilict mnankitnd aro origin ally caused by a disordered condit ion of t6e L IV ER. For all complaints of tis kind, stuch as Tlorpidity of the Liver, Biliousnesas, Ntervotus Dyspepsia. Indiges. tion, Irregularity of thu Bowels, Constiption., Flatti lenicy. Eructations andc iturning of the Stomach (sotmetimos.' caled I .irtburn). AMinnma, Manlaria, lBlotody Flux, Chillo ifd Fevter, Itreakbono Fer, Exhaustition boforo or after Fetvera..Chronic Diar rhots. Loss of Appietite, Iltadacho., Foutl Breath, Irregularities incidlental to Femnale's. Bearing-down "oa",A STADIG E R'SA,UR ANIl ia Invaluable. It is not apantacca for all disoases, but U all diseases of the.LIVER, wil STOMAo Hand BOWELS. It changes the compltexion frotm a waxy, yellow tingut, to a rur'dy. healthy c'olor. ft entirely removes low. gloomy spirits. It is one of the BEST A L TERATIVES and PURIFIERS OF THE BLOOD, and Is A VALUABLE TONIC. STADICER'S AURANTIE For sale by atlDruggieta. Price S1.00 per bottle. C. F. ST A D ICE R, Proprietor, 140 S0, FRONT ST.. PhladelphIa, Pai rain5to pt.lier Is E( 100 ersit in~g of i13. Cicks, this lli, t '.50) pter eJ. S. McCIm mWII., SHLEY )OLJ The' SolubbItet 10 iiano~i~a'hiiighily concetr ata ASi ii i V I ~Ol'T'ON ANT) CUlN CO)MP twvo crops anl.lt lar tt tgeliy ulsei by th Tru Axslll.i; ASli I i.XlM IN.-A very clhe \ inLIN ifl sl CU,ERY DilShoI,V 1 Croup.Ast ;a Alnti Gtorae r t us italonei ansl(lin CoinWpin tha Diar'o ems ecin, X]tI'o Teisthn)11Loias a TPARASONC gS' re aURF m-ne Diph hfaori r, Atho omatBronchotie tils. Plnd ouIt about them and you will always bt Powder is absolutoly pratn'S h hiy eon. atse n ounce Strictly a mnedicinet to Men Think i 1. they know all about Mustang Lin iment. Few do. Not to know is not to have. "MOTHEPS' FEIEND' " NO More Terror! Not on1y horte11 the tio o tt and cascens the intensit No More Pain ! Pain libut,t rematly duminishes the anger to life of both NoMore Dang-er! "her and child, and ( eav s the muother in a t o ('nd(ition highly* fa ;tort4 lo to sp)ectly re Mother or Child,li"h,e tol,dig, cot vtsions, a111(1 other --talarmning sy mp toms m Ter o ineint to slow or Tto l)reul of ;iniiful labor. Its M r -tly 'onderful emca MlO;hel' hood (v i this resl)ect en t itlcs it to be called Transformet to TiJIE M 0 1 II E it'S Ei llCN) and to be E Iuke as one of the Iife-saving remedies of th'e n1 incteenth cen tur,y. P11(1 I'rot the nature of the case it will of routie5 betudrod that we cannlot pub I lish (certitleate s con eerung this It1MIEDy without w undin the {lheney of the writers. Safety andt Ease Yet we have hlundreds of such testimonialsou To- Itile, and 110 mother who has once used! it Sufferingw'll ever agrain be ering Woman without it in Ier time of troublo. A promil inent pllysiiau in ately relmlarked to (lite iroprietor, titt it it were admissible to n ,tke p1ul>lic the letters we receive, the ''Mothels' lriend" would outsell anything on t he tlaret. GENT'rLE.MEN:-s -Dn)in itg ilf eareer' ini the pInrti Ce of tiediine I lsed your "M0'It - El '- I"1 I EN I)'' in- a gleat number of' cast's, WIth th( Il:e in liest resutlts in every iustan ce. It aakes labor easy, hastens de livery ad11(1 re('(overy. und 1\SU1IES MAFiTy TO la ir I Molt Eli A N I) ('II 1,D. No wonan ennl he ioid ueI to go through the ordeal without it after one usinlg it. 1"ours truly, 'IT. F. PElNNING()N, M. I) lPalmetto, 1 i., .11ue 10, Iss4. Seitl I', our'T'rt',ise o "1 Ilcalth and Ilappiness of \\(i nmn,'' mailed free. Una )11i1) REOULATo Co., - - - - --- - - --A tlanta, G,a. QOAI 1Nilfl TRADE _ MARK. tho Tl f'saMeditd ne is universuil. It is comp-alof thie miost .ppr oved. VEGEYAG T ThNICS, w~ich 'iI aei intoduend into a-pure generouisWi,e . 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J B LE J3UA NO , ( )I ND -A coimplo'te Fertilizer for those ker's near : Chalest on for vegetables, etc. lip ando 'xcelenut, Nonu-AnnnlloniaIed1 Fer op< and1 ai I for tFruit TreesO, Grapo Y Al l'llOsll'I'E, ouf very IIigh for (lie vaiou ali ttractive anud intitructive *jIA.' T~ ('4O., Chiarlestond.IC. 9f ANODYNE MAKE l s .oonte o i. WUL . rt eatbII wor tn tirne, o eo60t 0a0 ps.' 1-eb it-. t .60