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,, / \ t \ _ *? ? ? - " '' I ' "'' lewis m. grist, Proprietor, j ||it Jitbepmbtnt Jfamilj Utetospaper: Jfar tjie |rffntction of t{re political, Social, Agricultural anil Commercial Interests of % $00% |TERMS--$3.00 A TEAR, IN ADVANCE. VOL. 25. _YORKYILLE, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 33, 1879. ^ ^ " 33~Q. .-31. Jtn Original Jtorg. Written for the Yorkville Enquirer. RACHEL RAY'S SECRET. CHAPTER VII. - ! Why sleeps be not, when others are at rest ? Byron. Let us now, for a while, turn our attention to a fashionable German watering-place, where a motley crowd of pleasure-seekers are assembled. Enterprising mothers with pauUt daughters, undisguisedly on the qui vive for eligible parties; querulous invalids, young and old, seeking the benefit of the baths, with more or less success; veteran roues and butterfly coxcombs, gay widows, and unsophisticated misses just making their debilt upon the stage of society; officers on furlough, students on a holiday tour, traveling artists, poets, gamblers, men and women of every rank, and almost every nationality, under the sun, compose this varied throng. The season is at its height, and every place of amusement is daily and nightly crowded; especially the gaming tables?which, unfortunately, not places of amusement alone?are the resort of a steady and constant influx of visitors, who quit t})em but to make room at once for a fresh set. Vast sums of money are here continually staked and lost; and who can read the inward pangs of many a heart, concealed by the mask of a smiling face ? Others, less used to self-control, betray their misfortunes; but no one has leisure.to pity them. Only a week ago, there was a suicide?a youth of eighteen, driven to desperation by repeated losses, the last and heaviest beinga sum fraudulently obtained, and beyond bis power to replace, having scattered his brains, with a pistol, upon the marble floor of one of the eleg int salons. It was a shocking affair, certainly. But it soon blew over, and the remembrance of the tragedy was merged into the engrossing round of dissipation, which left its votaries no time for melancholy -i l inougnis. There is one amid the mixed assemblage, for whom its pleasures, its excitements and its follies seem to possess no charm; a melancholy-looking gentleman who walks apart, noticing few, though himself the ohject ot general remark and unsatisfied inquiry and speculation. He haunts the gaming rooms, which appear to offer him some una&ountable attraction ; unaccountable, because he is never induced to play. Like a shadow he hovers about the players, watching keenly all who come and go. Some people imagine him to be a detective; others, a ruined gambler, whom the force of habit and association still chains to tbe'scene of his former excitements and losses. He is familiar with no one, is courteous when addressed, but rarely takes the initiative, and has never been seen to smile. It has been rumored that he is a prince in disguise. Again, the assertion has obtained that he is a political envoy, on whose secret negotiations a nation's welfare may depend. In short, there is no suggestion which Koa nnt Kapii hazarded bv the idle and the curious, concerning this mysterious man, and none which has not fallen wide of the mark. A plain American gentleman, with no interest in politics or intrigue, but wifch the accomplishment of one absorbing object, which throws all others in the back-grouud, ever in view, he lingers here in the hope of discovering,some clue to what he seeks, without giving a thought to the inquiries which he excites, or, indeed, knowing that he is the object of inquiry at all. ' Madame d'Estay, a brilliant Frenchwoman, widow of an officer who, about a twelvemonth ago, lost his life in a duel, (the result, it may be added, of levity and imprudence on . her part), has been informed, by some one whose information she believes reliable, that this Monsieur Vivian, as he is here called, is possessed of immense wealth, and is also unmarried?a conjunction of circumstances which appears to her peculiarly fortunate. By some means or other, she has succeeded in having him introduced to her, and loses no opportunity of engaging him in conversation, and of exercising to the utmost her powers ot fascination upon him. He is cold and reserved, and apparently impervious to the delicate flattery which she so gracefully offers; but she is not easily discouraged, for she has too much at stake to be timid. Let us frankly admit the truth?she has lost at play of date, and lost heavily; and she entertains designs upon the purse, if not the heart, of this inch American. If it should prove necessary to marry him, in order to carry out these designs, she will accept the necessity, though on the whole she would prefer not to enter upon a second, alliance; the married state is so dull! Monsieur Vivian unhappily does not fall in with her plans. It may be that he wilfully blinds himself to them, for they are certainly plain enough to be discovered. There is an English family, which also pays him much attention, though of a different sort. The father, a jolly old fox-hunting Squire, who feels himself quite out of his element in this atmosphere of dissipation, and amid these odd foreign customs, extends a friendly degree of interest and sympathy to one who, apparently has as great a distaste for their surroundings as he has himself; and thinks that a man, without family ties, who keeps so steady amid temptation, must have some good in him. The mother, a placid, fair-faced dame, nearly as young-looking as her daughters, pities the evident loneliness of the stranger, and judges from his aspect that he has met with a bereavement. The two daughters, Leonora and Camilla, share their mamma's views, but are more reticent in expressing them. Though Camilla has whispered to her sister that Mr. Vivian is certainly extremly handsome, and that she does ? ' " ? n *11 _ xL leel $o sorry ior Dim. v^amina is me youngest, and though twenty-six years of age, is still called the.baby, and is waited upon and carressed by all the rest. They are a. good, simple-hearted set, and Mr. Vivian unbends more to them than to any one else. He has once or twice yielded to Mrs. Grainger's solicitations to "drop into their parlor for a social tea?nobody but themselves," and listened with exemplary politeness to the Squire's long-winded hunting-stories, and to the musical efforts of the young ladies, who sing in delicate piping voices like feeble birds. Leonora regards herself as quite an old maid? she is thirty?and is firmly settled, in her own mind, on a basis of perpetual single blessedness. But She does think that it would be charming if dear little Camilla and Mr. Vivian could be prevailed upon to see each other's attractiveness in a sufficiently strong \ light. With Camilla it is possible that the task would not be a difficult one?but let us say no more. Again, there is a third party who would fain pay court to this object of universal interest, but has not succeeded in making any perceptible progress thus far. Albert Philipson is among the devotees of the gaming table, \vhere he exercises his skiii wun varying outcess ; now being elevated upon a pinnacle of good fortune, now cast down by a turn of ill luck. Just at present he is in the latter predicament, and be considers it a hard case that a man with heaps of money should selfishly keep it all to himself, when, if he chose, he might here judiciously spend, at least a portion of it, for the benefit of his fellow-beings. Albert Philipson is a handsome, reckless profligate, not unlike his sister Laura in appearance, but with the evidences of fast living in his prematurely worn face and restless, haggard looks. His past record is one that it were better not to investigate?and here, perhaps, might be read the secret of his mother's choice in fixing her abbde in Drowsieville, that spot too remote to be reached by scandal's breath; for home-ties and homeI 7 counsels had long ceased to influence him, and he found a roaming life preferable to the restraints of the family circle, and to the annoyance of."being forever badgered by women." He struck up an intimacy with Madame d'Estay, -soon after his arrival at his present stopping place. She was not unwilliner tn miter into a flirtation with him, "pour passer le temps," and while each secretly ridiculed the other, they whiled away a good deal of their time in unison, and were seemingly on the best of terms. She wqs his senior by three or four years, and, man of the world though he was, he was not quite her match. She had it in her power to make a tool of him if she chose, and it was quite certain that she would not shrink from doing so, should she at any time find it profitable. It was evening. The salons were brilliant with gaslight, and gay as usual with their moving pageant of rich dresses, and with the sound of laughter, music and revelry. The sombre American passed quietly amid the throng, glancing right and left, now and then pausing to reply to a question or remark. Finally, he disappeared beyond the green curtain that hung over the entrance to the gambling-rooms, where all was hushed and quiet, save for the ring of the gold pieces on the tables, and the croupier's monotonous voice. Mr. Vivian strolled leisurely along, that searching look of his still directed now on this side, now ou that, but still failing, as it would seem, in the object of its search. A light hand touched his arm, and as he turned, the rouged and smiling face of. the French widow met his gaze. "i/on ami, if you would but be persuaded to essay your fortune at one little game !" -she said, winningly. "Be on my side. 1 am sueA Ia ?t % ces8iui to-mgnt. "You are aware, madame, that I never play," he coldly replied. "I know that you are rectitude itself. But it could do you no harnt to indulge, for a quarter of an hour, in this trifling relaxation ; you have no idea how enjoyable you would find it/' "I thank you for your interest in toy welfare, madame," was Mr. Vivian's ironical rejoinder. "I do not find myself in need of the relaxation which you so kindly urge fipon >> me. "Ah ! frigid and severe as usual! Tell mo, Monsieur, are all the people of your nation so inflexible, so difficult to persuade?" asked Madame d'Estay, as, with her hand still upon his arm, she constrained him to continue at her side, as they moved slowly on. "I can refer you, for an answer, to Mr. Philipson, with whom I believe you are acquainted," he replied. "Oh! Monsieur Philippesone; I had forgotten him," she rejoined, with a laugh. "Truly, one would not suspect him of being a countryman of yours. Entre noua," she continued, in a lower tone, "I fear the pauvre jeune homme is in difficulties. He has to-night the air abstracted, almost sad." "Indeed," was Mr. Vivian's indifferent comment. As they reached the last of the row of tables he stopped short, and saying politely, but with. decision, "I must beg you to excuse me, madame, I have business elsewhere," mtiotlv disoncrucrpd hin arm and left her. "B6te!" murmured the lady, below her breath, as her eye followed his retreating form with no flattering expression. But in a moment or two more she had taken her post at one of the tables, and soou became too deeply absorbed in her favorite pastime to think of anything else. Mr. Vivian left the salon and emerged into the open air. A marble colonnade extended along one side of the building, feading into a court-yard, in the middle of which played a fountain, surrounded by aromatic shrubs, which diffused a subtle fragrance on the night air. Beuches were scattered about, and on one of these he sank wearily, leaning his elbow on-his knee, and his head upon his hand. The court yard was deserted. The moonlight shone broadly on the stone pavement, and the fountain rose and fell with a musical sound, softly splashing into the water below, where it gurgled into the basin from the distended mouths of four marble dolphins sporting on the brink. From the open windows of the dancing room, strains of the melody were audible, mingled with the faint sounds of laughter and of swiftly moving feet. But the moonlight, the tropical odoris, the play of the fountain and the echo of revelry, were all alike disregarded by the solitary figure that sat there motionless, and absorbed, as it seemed, in meditation too profound to admit of any interruption from outward sight or sound. O?1J.. ? mno lioo.M annrnopliincr QUUUCU1J a DICp nao utuiu H|/|/>vNvH...g. Raising his head quickly, Mr. Vivian looked around. A man wrapped in a cloak was coming across the court-yard, and after a moment's scrutiny, the watcher sprang from his seat, and advanced to meet him with an eager air. "At last!" he exclaimed. "For heaven's sake, Benedict, tell me what has detained you so long ?" "Sir, I've been everywhere," was the rejoinder of the new comer, "and I thought I should have met you at Vienna, as we last agreed. I am just from there?" "From Vienna?" interrupted the other. "Why, did you not get my last letter, telling you of my intention of coming here?" "No, sir. I only heard through the Consul that you were here, aud I came after you immediately on receiving the information." "Then the letter miscarried. But come to my room ; this is no place to discuss our business," said Mr. Vivian, speaking quickly as he led the way into the hotel. Benedict followed him to his private apartment, where he struck a light, and having locked the door, placed a chair for his visitor near the table, and then stood before it, anxiously waiting to hear what tidings he brought. "I have been partly successful," commenced the latter at once, "and hope to be completely so before long. I have heard ot one of them?" "Of which t Speak, man, speak !" cried Vivian, his eyes dilating and his voice quivering with excitement, as he leaned forward and grasped Benedict's shoulder. * ? ,, J t??(<T "CI ner, repneu ucucuiuu a am duio there can't be any mistake this time." "You are sure?but tell me how, quick! Where is she? When did you hear?" "She is, Or was, in New York; not in the city, but in a little place just beyond. She'd lately come there, and was serving in a private family." "Serving!" echoed Mr. Vivian. "What do you mean ?" "She was in some capacity there?either as?as?nurse^ or housekeeper, I'm not sure which/' said Benedict, rather reluctantly. "I suppose she was poshed for means?" "Good God 1" cried his listener, striking his forehead with his hand; "and has he brought her to this ! But you are quite certain that your information is correct, you say ? Does she keep her own name ?" "No sir, she is under an assumed name. Let me see, what is it ? I've got it written dcwn, all safe, but at this minute it has slipped out of my head. It's something like Reid, if I'm not mistaken. Anyhow, the description of her is exact, and all the circumstances so far found out combine to identify her." Mr. Vivian, overpowered now by his agitation, had sunk into a chair. With one trembling hand he covered his face, and sat for a short time in silence, apparently striving to recover his calmness. "Did I understand you," he presently resumed, raising his head with an effort, and speaking in a broken tone, "that no news had been heard of him ?" "Of your brother?no, sir. Strict search has been made, inquiries have been set afoot in every direction, in a private manner, as you desired, but with no result so far. It's quite certain he ain't anywhere within reach of her." | "He has left her to struggle oo, unaided and alone?the scoundrel; the base, treacher1 ous scoundrel," muttered his listener between I his teeth. "However, the end of the plot is worthy of the beginning. Well, Benedict," he continued more composedly, "I am indebted to you for obtaining this much infor| raation. For the present, I do not feel equal to any more conversation on the subject, but I will see you again at an early hour to morrow." His visitor took the hint, and immediately rose. "You can obtain refreshment below," continued Mr. Vivian. "Get yourself a good supper and a comfortable bed, and charge your expenses to me! I suppose you are both hungry and tired after your journey. Come to my room as early as you please in the morning?say seven o'clock." "I will, sir; good-night." "Good night," rejoined Mr. Vivian. He accompanied Benedict to the door, which he opened for him, and re locked as soon as he was gone. Then once more flinging himselfinto a chair, this time with unrestrained selfabandonment to his emotion, he buried his face in his arms, while deep groans burst from his heavy heart. "Oh! my wife, my wife," he exclaimed aloud, "mine still, mine in the depths of this Vinonrlii/tli /*an novop noflf mil nfF! IAJI IU1CU IlbMI Wj niuvu VMU MVTVft VMWW ^ VM VM , Weak fool that I am, I cannot forget all that you were to me once. Wronged, betrayed though I have been, I cling forever to the memory of those days when you were my heaven, and your love a treasure priceless beyond every other possession. You have sinned, but who can know what extenuation may be offered for your sin ?" The hours wore on ; the lighfs in the hotel were extinguished one by one. The ballrooms and gaming salon were deserted, and their exhausted denizens consigned body and brain to a brief repose. But for Murrell Vivian there was no repose. There he sat watching, as the night-hours rolled; thus he sat watching still, as daylight found bim at bis lonely post. [to be continued.] Too Much Sleep.?The effects of too much Bleep are not less signal than those arising from its privation. The whole nervous system becomes blunted, so that the muscular energy is enfeebled, and the sensations, and moral and intellectual manifestations are obscured. All the bad effects of inaction become developed ; the functions are exerted with less energy; the digestion is torpid, the exertions are diminished, whilst, in some instances, the secretion of fat accumulates to an inordinate extent The memory is impaired, the powers of imagination are dormant, and the mind falls into a kind of hebetude, chiefly because the functions of the intellect are not sufficiently exerted, when sleep is too prolonged or too repeated. To sleep much is not necessarily to be a good sleeper. Generally they are the poorest sleepers who remain longest in bed ; i. e. they awaken less refreshed than if the time of arising were earlier by an hour or two. While it is true that children and young people require more sleep than their elders, yet it should be the care of parents that over-indulgence be not permitted. Where the habit is for children to lie in bed until eight or nine in the morning, the * - ? 1--~L .1 4. u_: last two noure, at mum, uu nut unug ouuuu, dreamless sleep, where the hour for retiring is eight or nine p. m., but are spent in "dozing," and, in fact, such excess cannot fail to insure the harmful results described by the authority quoted. What is called "laziness" among children is, in very many cases, disease, and is largely due to this, as well as the other causes mentioned, that undermine the foundations of health.? Golden Rule. * Good Advice.?Says the Elmira Gazette: "No, don't learn a trade, young man. You might soil your hands,, wilt your shirt collar, and spoil your complexion sweating. Go hang your chin over a counter; learn to talk twaddle to the ladies; part your hair in the middle; make an ass of yourself generally, and work for wages that wouldn't support a Chinese laundryraan on rice fed rate and leave a big enough balance to pay his wash woman?just because it is a little more genteel in the eyes of people whose pride prevents them from pounding rock or hewing wood, and whose poverty pinches worse than one of those patent cross-legged clothes pins, if the truth were only told. ' tribute to (tolina falot. THE CONFEDERATE DEAD. Unveiling of the Monument at Colombia. Tuesday of last week in Columbia was a day long to be remembered, the occasion being the unveiling of the monument erected in that city by the ladies of the State, in memory of the Confederate dead. The News and Courier contains a graphic report of the ceremonies and incidents of the day, from which we extract the following: WELCOMING THE MILITARY. The two long trains of coaches which left Charleston at a quarter past 9 o'clock on Monday night, arrived at Columbia a little after 6 o'clock on Tuesday morning, bearing the advance guard of the Fourth Brigade. The first train contained the Washington Artillery, the LaFayette Artillery, Montgomery Guards, Irish Rifles and Irish Volunteers. Following close behind came the regular night express, on which were the Brigade, field and staff, the Charleston Riflemen and the Charleston Light Dm goons, besides several coaches filled with civilians. At Branchville another coach was added containing the Bamberg Guards. The trains rolled into the depot amid a salvo of artillery, the salute being fired by the Columbia Flying Artillery. The Richland Battalion, under the command of Mftj. Thompson, was drawn up into line to receive the visitors. The Charleston troops were speedily disemr barked, and with the Hornet's Nest Riflemen, who had arrived from Charlotte a few moments before, formed a battalion line in the following oraer : Columbia Cornet Band. Governor's Guards and Richland Volunteers of Columbia. Statesville Cornet Band. Hornet's Nest Riflemen. Montgomery Guards, Capt. Cathcart. Irish Volunteers, Capt. McCabe. Charleston Riflemen, Capt. Mcgill, Irish Rifles, Lient. McCrady. LaFayette Artillery, Lieut. Mantoue. Washington Artillery,with 2 guns, Capt. Smyth. Charleston Light Dragoons, Capt. Jervey. In this order the column marched up Bridge to Main street, and thence to the armory of the irovernor'8 Guards, when the parade was dismissed, and the soldiers had an opportunity to refresh themselves before breakfast. After this the various commands were marched to their respective quarters and dismissed until 1 o'clock P. M. TROOP8 FROM SUMTER AND CAMDEN. After the above reception the two infantry companies of Columbia divided themselves up and the work of the day commenced. The Richland Volunteers repaired at once to the W. C. and A. Railroad depot where at 9 o'clock another military train arrived bearing the Sumter Light Infantry, Capt. W. R. Delgar, forty strong, and the Kershaw Guards from Camden, thirty strong, commanded by Lieut. J. J. Mackay. The line was formed and marched to the Governor's Guards''armory where the soldiers were served with lunch and dismissed to thenquarters. Besides the soldiers this train brought nearly 500 civilians from the eastern* and middle counties. THE CATAWBA CONTINGENT. The train on the C. C. & A. Railroad arrived at 10.10 A. M., bringing the Lee Light Infantry, from Chester, 30 men, commanded by Capt. J. K. Marshall; the Gordon Light Infantry, from Winnsboro', 32 men, commanded by Capt. W. G. Jordan ; the Catawba Rifles, from Rock Hill, commanded by Capt. Allen Jones; the Jenkins Rifles, of Yorkville, 28 men, commanded ty Capt. J. R. Gardner. These companies werfe received by the Governor's Guards, and the whole were then formed into a battalion, commanded by Capt. Hutchison White, of the Catawba Rifles, Lieut. W. G. Childs acting adjutant. The battalion marched down Blandhig street to Richardson, and down Richardson to the old Governor's Guards' armory. TCTTT. mtrnun THARLESTON TRAIN. By 1 o'clock the streets of Columbia were one dense throng of living humanity, and when the reinforcentsfrom Charleston?twenty car-loads of military and civilians?arrived, there seemed to be scarcely room enough to stow them even in the streets. The rear guard of the brigade consisted of the Washington Light Infantry, Lieut. Geo. D. Bryan; the German Fusiliers, Capt. Knobeloch; the German Artilery, Capt. Wagener; the Palmetto Guards, Capt. Wescoat; the Marion Artillery, Lieut. Lowndes; the Sumter Guards, Capt. Hard, and the Carolina Rifle Battalion, Col. Walker. As the train rolled up to the depot, the Columbia Artillery fired a salute, and the dense crowd made the welkin ring with their cheers and hurrahs. The men disembarked from the train, looked around, and had only timo to make a hasty toilet before signal was given for the assembly. THE EDGEFIELD HU8SARS. Before the reverberating echoes of the signal gun bad reached across the hills that line the banks of the Congaree, the Edgefield Hussars, 30 strong, and splendidly mounted, dashed into the city and took their place in ranks. THE ASSEMBLY OF THE FORCES. At about half-past 2 o'clock a heavy shower of rain commenced to fall, which drove the ladies in doors, but which did not dampen the ardor of the military. At 3 o'clock it had ceased and the sun again shone. A detachment of the LaFayette Artillery then manned the guns of the Columbia Artillery in the State House yard and fired a salute of five guns, which was th6 signal for the assembly. Almost simultaneously the companies, regiments and battalions were got under way for the redezvous at the corner of Gervais and Richardson streets. The line was divided into three divisions. The first under the command of Brig. Gen>Sieg!:ing, was drawn up in line in the following order. 1. Gen. Seigling and staff. 2. Charleston Light Dragoons, Capt. L. S. Jervey, 20 men mounted. 3. Columbia Cornet Band. 4. Pioneer Corps German Artillery, Lieut. Semken, 10 men. 5. Eutaw Band of Charleston. 6. German Artillery, Capt. F. W. Wagener, 50 men. 7. The Survivors of the German Volunteers, Hampton Legion, 20 men. This landwehr composed the color guard of the old battle flag of the German Volunteers, which on this occasion: was carried by exSergt. A. W. Jaeger, a survivor. The flag is in an admirable state of preservation, except that it is perforated with bullet holes. It has inscribed upon its folds the names of the twevle battles through which, the Volunteers carried it during the war. Next.in line came the 17th Regiment, commanded by Lieut.-Col. W. J. Gayer, and composed of three companies, as follows: Montgomery Guards, 51 men in uniform, Capt. R. S. Cathcart. Irish Rifles, Lieut. McCrady, 20 men. Charleston Riflemen, 35 men, Capt- R. J. Magill. The Riflemen marched: under the company colors presented to them in J anuapr, 1861, by the ladies of Charleston., and carried by them through the war. The colors were borne on this occasion by Color Sergt. W. Jackson Seyle. Next came the First Regiment of Rifles, under the command of Capt. J. J. Westcqat, of the Palmetto Guard. * The Washington Light Infantry, 36 strong, commanded by Lieut. George D. Bryan, and carrying the "company coloirs, occupied the right of the regiment. The second position was occupied by the Palmetto Guard, in whose ranks were borne four historic flags. The first of these, the battle flag of the Second S. C. V., was borne by Sergt. S. G. Pinckney. The company colors, presented to the corps after the battle of Fori Sumter and borne through the war, were carried by R. B. Simmons. The war guidon of the Palmetto Guard siege train was borne by ex-Sergt. G. H. Manson, the color-bearer of Manigault's battalion. The Fort Moultrie Centennial flag. was carried by ex-Lieut. W. H. Chapman, of the Palmetto Guard Artillery. These colors were under, the escort of "a guard of honor composed of a dozen or more veterans of the corps. " Next to the Palmetto Guards were the Sumter Guards, 44 men, under, command of Capt. Hard. They marched under the folds of the last Confederate battle-flag shat waved over the walls of Fort Sumter, and the old Sumter Guard war flag. The first was borne by Sergt. W. G. Mazyck and the last by Sergt. J. A. Evann. The German Fusiliers, 20 strong, under the command of Capt. Knobeloch, occupied the left of the regiment. They carried the company colors, the "Stars and Stripes." The Carolina Rifle Battalion, under the command of CoL C. I. Walker, were out above 50 strong; Company A commanded by Capt. J. P. Lejesne, and Company B by Capt. W. St. J. Jervey. The battalion colors for the day were the old battle flag of the Tenth S. C. V., which was borne by Color-Sergpant E. H. Spark man. The First Regiment of Artillery, Major A. T. Smythe commanding, from Charleston, followed. This was composed of two dismounted companies and a full battery. The Marion Artillery, 25 men, under the command of Lieut. T. P. Lowndes, occupied the right of the regiment. They carried the old Trapier Battery flag, which was_under fire at the first bombardment of Fort Sumter. It 1 t TS-~r i.. T T> was uume uy jrnvaie xj. jj. x>a&ei. The LaFayette Artillery, 30 men, commanded by Lient. B. Mantoue, carried in their ranks the guidon of the battery presented to them in Charleston on the eve of their departure. It was borne by Private C. A. D. Church .an old veteran of the corps. The Washington Artillery with their full battery of 4 guns occupied the left of the regiment. They turned out 56 men and were under command of Capt. E. A. Smyth. TWO FAMOU8 FLAGS. Among tfie many historic flags borne in the column to-day were none around which clustered more proud associations and glorious recollections than those which waved over the Washington Artillery of Charleston. The company colors were the battle flag of Hart's Battery, (Washington Artillery, Hampton Legion,) concerning which Governor Hampton, in his address to the Washington Artillery on the 22d of February, 1878, said: "I did not know when I came here how many memories of the past would be stirred in my heart when I stood once again uuder this* little flag, which I have seen wave in one hundred and fiftythree fights. And it never waved in dishonor. That battery never failed to take the place it was ordered to do. It never moved from the front without orders, and whenever the fight was the thickest the men of Hart's Battery? the brave sons of Carolina?men who perilled all in her defence, were always fonnd standing to their guns to the last. But their bravery is best told by the number that fell at those guns. There were 147 members of this gallant command that went into the fight for liberty. When the war ended there were but 23 survivors of the original veterans of that brave band. They left their bones on every field upon which the Army of Northern Virginia had fought. The guns were the first to flash for Southern independence, and they were literally the last guns thatf fired in the defence of Southern liberty." And Major Hart, the old Captain of the Battery, in his address, in presenting the -flag, said: "Woman's tears and prayers consecrated it to our cause. Brave and faithful men gave their lives a willing sacrifice in following it; and even its foemen knew and respected it. Tattered and torn by shbt and shell, and bearing the stains of over one hundred battles, there is no stain of dishonor upon it." The Washington Artillery also bore the battle flag of the Pirst S. C. V., Gregg's Regiment. Ibis flag was presented to the regiment in June, 1862, and was carried to the end of the war. Pour men who bore it at Gaines' Mill and Cold Harbor were successively shot down, and in every engagement it seemed to be the especial mark of the enemy's bullets, which reached instead the brave spirits who held it aloft. Twenty men at least were killed or wounded while bearing this flag. Jus t before the Wilderness C. E. Whilden, of Charleston, (who was exempt from military dnty) volunteered on the color guard, and when two color bearers had been shot down Capt. James Armstrong, commanding the color company thoughout the war, gave it to Private Whilden. who bore it also with heroic courage at Spotsylvania and in many a bloody fight. It was the battle fiag of the regiment until the surrender, and was confided to the Washington Artillery for this parade by exSergt. Chase. A more historic flag , or one to be honored is not in existence. The war guidon of Hart's Battery was carried by ex-Lieut. S. G. Horsey, and the battle flag of the First Regiment by Private W. G. Wilber of the Washington Artillery. The colors were festooned with handsome wreaths of flowers encircling the motto in gilded letters C. T. A. to W. A.?a present from Mrs. W. B. Lowrance. The Color Guard consisted of ex-Capt. W. G. DeSaussure, exLieut. B. J. Morris, ex-Capt. C. A. Scanlan, ex-Lieut. 8. G. Horsey, ex-Sergt. Philip Chase and privates J. C. Noland, C. M. Patrick and B. W. Norton. The Edgefield Hussars, Markart, brought up the rear of the first division. The bold riders were out 20 strong, and bore in their ranks the old battle-flag of the 7th South Carolina Volunteers. The colors were borne by Mr. St. Julian Bland, a son of Col. Blaud, who at one time commanded the regiment. The company colors were borne by Sergt. Swearengen. REMNANTS OF GREGG'S REGIMENT. Between the first and second divisions was a battalion composed of the sole surviving companies of Gregg's regiment, the Richland Volunteers, Capt. R. A. Keenan, of this city, and the Irish Volunteers, Capt. B. F. McCabe, of Charleston. This battalion was under the command of Col. Jas. Armstrong, of Charles ton, and it marc bed under tne large oiu uiue flag of the regiment, which was borne so gallantly through the war, and. which cost the lives of so many gallant men. The colors were borne by that old veteran of Gregg's regiment. Sergt. Dominick Spellman, and were escortea by a guard of honor composed of about twenty of the survivors of the regiment collected from all parts of the State, and commanded by exCol. Edw. McCrady. When the colors were presented to the battalion, Col. Armstrong delivered a brief address, in which he alluded to the fact that the flag was unfurled for the first time at Fort Sumter, and that it was the first Confederate flag that was planted in the town of Gettysburg. It had, he said, never been surrendered, but had1 been defended by brave and gallant men even unto the death. The Richland Volunteers had held the right and the Irish Volunteers the position of color company of Gregg's regiment duAig the entire war. He would not, he said, trust himself to speak, but would only present the colors to the old custodians and request CoL McCrady and Sergt. Spjllman and their guard of honor to take their ]>osition in ranks. The battalion received the colors with a military salute, and at once took their place in line. THE SECOND DIVISION Was commanded by Major Hugh S. Thompson, and was formed in the following order : The Satesville, North Carolina. Brass Band. Governor's Guards, of Columbia, 50 men, commanded by Capt. Wiley Jones. Hornet's Nest Rifles, of Charlotte, (the invited cruests of the Guards,) carrying their company flag, a large United States flag, and an empty hornet's nest, all of which were crowned with wreaths of beautiful flowers and evergreens, presented by the ladies of Columbia. The one for their company flag being particularly noticeable, was made by Mrs. J. B. Ezell of this city, and Miss May Wheat Shober, one of North Carolina's fairest daughters. A detachment of 44 men from the Carolina Military Institute, at Charlotte, commanded by Lieut. R. G. Thomas. The Cadets bore the old flag of the Citadel Cadet Corps, recently presented to their association of graduates by Col. J. P. Thomas. Gordon Light Infantry, of Winnsboro, commanded by Capt. W. G. Jordan, 30 men. Bamberg Guards, commanded by Capt. J. N. Williams, 30 men. They carried the old war colors of the company. Lee Light Infantry, Chester, Capt. J. K. Marshall, 30 men. Catawba Rifles, Capt. Allen Jones, 30 men, bearing a battle flag of the old First South Carolina (Confederate) Regiment. Anderson Brass Band. Palmetto Rifles^ of Anderson, Capt. J. E. Allen, 36 men. This company carried the flag which was presented by Gen. Longstreet to the Palmetto Sharpshooters, a few days before the b ittle of Seven Pines and was unfurled for the fi st time in that battle. It was, at that time, in charge Of a color-bearer and eleven men, who were all killed and wounded successively while carrying this flag. When the last colorguard fell, private Wm. Poe, of the Palmetto Riflemen, volunteered to carry it, and conducted himself so gallantly that he was promoted, immediately after the fight, to a lieutenantcy..These colors were afterward carried m the following battles: Seven days' fight around Richmond, 'Fredericksburg, Sharpsburg, Lookout Creek, Camel Station, Knoxville, the Wilderness and Spottsylvania C. H. Jenkins Rifles, Yorkville, 28 men, Capt. J. R. Gardner, bearing the last battle flag carried out of Columbia when Sherman entered. Sumter Light Infantry, 38 men, commanded by Capt. W. R. Delgar. This company carried in its ranks the, handsome silk flag recently presented to them by the ladies of Sumter, and also the old Confederate battle-flag of the DeSaussure Light Artillery, a battery made up from Kershaw, Darlington and Sumter counties, and commanded during the war by Capt. Gilbert. Kershaw Guards, Lieutenant J. J. Mackay; 20 men, with the colors presented to the old company in February, 1861. A section of the Columbia Flying Artillery, 20 men, Capt. W. B. Lowrance. / THE GRAND PARADE. The line of march led straight up the broad Main street to a point about two blocks above the postoffice, where each platoon wheeled and retraced its steps. It is hard to imagine a more brilliant and stirring scene than this portion of the city presented during the progress of the parade. The decorations were not so profuse as on Hampton's Day in 1876, but they were sufficient' to form, a beautiful and graceful edging to the frame of the picture and increase its effect. The most conspicuous object on Main street was a tremendous United States flag suspended over it from the top of a building on one side te the top of a building on the other. The sun, which had been obscured during the preceding portion of the day, shone out as the line lengthened, upon the array of glittering steel, whioh flashed hack its rays as far as the eye could reach, looking from the StateHouse. It may be truthfully said that the city could not contain the colnmn, for as it doubled itself and wheeled its platoons behind the hill above th^ postofflce, the rear was at the StateHouse yard. "One long, .glittering line of steel." accurately describes the mam street during the progress of the march. The varied uniforms with .their picturesque blendingsand contrasts of colors, enhanced the beauty and brightness of the spectacle, while over the whole waved and streamed flags and pennons1 brilliant and beautiful in their fresh paint, shading and gilding ; and still other. flags. State and United States, more beautiful ana far more glorious in their tatters and faded dullness, dyed as some of them were by the blooa of the men who bore them, and glorified as all were by the brilliant deeds of tne men who followed them. To complete the beauties, and harmonies of the picture, the shading of more delicate coloring was supplied by the draperies of the ladies who occupied the' windows and balconies all along the route. The march was a somewhat tedious one, but none I of the men appeared to slack for a moment in the steadiness of their drill, and the mass of marching men, viewed from the ground, presented all through the same appearance of some gigantic piece of .clockwork. Hundreds of incidents, grave and gay, might be related which occurred along the line. The sight of the old battle flags and of the sur[ vivors who bore some of them, seemed to move and stir the people more than anything. In many instances as the tattered, torn and defaced emblems were borne by, drooping from their staff, ladies, and men too, turned aside to conceal the tears that would come. The entire body was drawn up on the west side of Main street, and presented arms as a procession passed oefore it, which certainly merited and received the honors of the day. This consisted of the survivors of THE PALMETTO REGIMENT, of the Mexican war, between 30 and 40 men, commanded by Capt. W. B. Stanley, and THE SURVIVORS of the Confederate army and navy, numbering probably 150, commanded by Uol. William Wallace. These veterans- marched together with a picturesque ignoring of former or present rank or situation, and were apparently as fully and cordially fraternal as ever in campaign or bivouac. Their appearance was greeted pot only with presented arms, but with enthusiastic cheering from one end of the line to the other. The two bodies bore with them eight battle flags, each being a proud testimonial of the valor of those who had followed it. In the same procession the veterans were followed by carriages containing the ladies of the Monumental Association and various distinguished guests, all of whom were vociferously cheered as they passed by the military. As soon as this procession had entered the State-House grounds the military fell in behind it, and little time was lost in assembling about the stand to witness the ceremonies of the day. IN THE CAPITOL SQUARE. The scene in the Capitol Square beggars description. To the left of the main drive and immediately north of the monument was ~ a~ ' 5 ? j ^ am)_ ereciea tne gntuu at<uiu uum nmvu tion of the day was delivered. This was a massive structure, 55 by 30 feet, surrounded by balustrades and supported with columns at the corners. The woodwork was entirely hidden from view by the wreaths, evergreen, moss and flowers which willing and skillful hands had prepared. The columns were surmounted with State flags, and from the top of a pillar which rose from the centre of the floor were hung garlands of cedar, forming as it were a canopy over the seats below. Upon this pillar, about twenty feet from the floor of the stand, was placed a transparency, bearing the following inscription: "If I am to die now, I give my life cheerfully for the independence of South Carolina." To the south of the stand and facing it stood the monument, veiled from the public gaze by a shroud of white cloth. To the south of the monument, and somewhat to the west of it, rose a tier of seats reaching as high as the first windows of the Capitol. This tier of seats was erected, together with other similar seats in front of the State-House, for the especial use of the ladies, and at the hour appointed for opening the ceremonies every inch of space was occupied, and 3,000 fair faces were turned towards the stand. The military upon entering the Capitol square were formed en joasse to the east and west of the monument, and the intervening space, covering several acres, was crowded with ladies and gentlemen who were unable to obtain seats. At 4 P. M. Governor Simpson, with Gen. John S. Preston. the orator of the occasion, on his arm. followed by the Rev. Ellison Capers and the Rev. William Martin, ascended the steps leading to the stand, and took the seats provided for them in the centre of the picture. To the right of Mr. Capers, who sat on Governor Simpson's right, were seated M^aarn,mroo\ff>r!firH Miss "Rnherta Beck. Miss iuiao VIIVTVUA>ivw?v?^ ? ?? ? r~ ? f May Dargan and Miss Beverly Cleans, four young ladies whose fatliers had given their lives for the Lost Cause, and to t hese young daughters of Carolina, all clad in spotless white, had appropriately been assigned the honor of unveiling the monument. To the right of these sat the board of directresses of the Monumental Association. To the left of Gen. Preston who sat at the left hand of Governor Simpson, sat the Rev. "VVm. Martin, who was to deliver the dedicating prayer, and Gen. McGowan, ex-Governor Bonham, Maj. Hamilton, Gen. Bratton, Gen Moise, and Col. P. C. Gaillard, and to the left of these gentlemen, in especially reserved seats, were seated Col. J. C. Haskell, Col. S. L. Leaphart, CoL James Fraser and Col. S. W. Rowan, four exConfederates, who had each lost an arm, and who had been assigned the pleasing duty of escorting the young ladies from the stand to the monument and assisting them in unveiling. To the rear of this front row of seats were grouped the officers of the several com* mands in the parade with their colors and color bearers, and a number of prominent citizens and visitors. At fifteen minutes after 4 o'clock, Governor Simpson called the immense multitude to order, and announced that the ceremonies would be opened with prayer by the Rev. Ellison Capers. Gen. Capers came forward and addressed the Throne of Grace. At the conclusion of the prayer, Gov. Simpson again came forward and in a few appropriate remarks, introduced Gen. John S. Jhreston, the Orator of the Day. Gen. Preston immediately arose and delivered the oration, | which, for the want of space, we are compel leu to omit. UNVEILING THE MONUMENT. At the proper point in Gen. Preston's oration the committee of gentlemen above mentioned came forward, and through an avenue through the crowd led the four young ladies previously mentioned to the monument, each one of whom was stationed at one of the corners and held one of the ropes attached to the covering in her dainty little hand. At a given signal from Mr. Walton, who superintended """ the nTJvoiihior thA rnnfts were drawn, and, as if by magic, the covering floated to the ground, and the monument stood forth in all its beauty. The clouds, which had up to this moment i .lowered in dark and threatening masses over the scene, rolled aside, and the bright rays of r* the sun shone down in splendor upon the / proudly-erect head, and noble features of the soldier-statue which crowns the monuilient. f As the light streamed down upon the scene j the eyes of the heroic symbol seemed bent towards that Heaven where rests the souls of J the departed heroes of the Lost Cause, and \ from the vast concourse of people arose cheer i after cheer, which resounded through the I Capitol, ana subsided only to be renewed] again as one of the citizen soldiery mounted a ladder and placed a victor's wreath upon, the \ statue's brow. The scene at this stage of the ! ceremonies will never be forgotten by any who were present. As soon as silence could be restored, Gen. Preston resumed his oration. The concluding _ ' words of the orator were heard with that deep silence which speaks louder than words, and showed how he had touched the tender chord of memory in every breast Gov. Simpson then introduced the Rev. Wm. Martin, who delivered the dedicating prayer and pronounced the benediction. THE SALUTE OP THE DAY. Hie ceremonies having been concluded the Washington 'Artillery fired the salute of the day with their full battery which they brought up with them from Charleston. Eleven guns were fired in quick succession from the central drive in the capital square where the battery was stationed. The immense multitude, which could not have numbered less than 10,000 persons, then began to move towards the centre of the city, and as the sun sank beneath the western horizon, the magnificent monu'ment, erected by Carolina's noble daughters to Carolina's heroic dead, was left to the silent watches of thestars. DESCRIPTION OF THX MONUMENT. The monument is 40 feet fti height from the base to the top of the surmounting figure, and is composed of South Carolina granite and Italian marble. The form of the base is oblong, 12 feet in length and 8 feet In width. The pedestal, as it may be called, is composed of two steps, each 18 inches wide ("tread") by 8 inches' high ("rise.") The boayof this .pedestal is of layers of granite, grooved at the joints, upon the top of which is a heavily moulded cap bevelled on tbe top to receive the marble. The entire pedestal, including the _ steps, is what is technically known as "fine, hammered dressed," an expression used in contradistinction to "polished." and presents a general, indefinable but forcible Impression of completeness. The marble portion of the monument is composed of two bases, and a die blockJor inscriptions, with a maspive cap, Upon which rests a heavy plinth that supports the square shaft, which is three feet square at the base, by two feet six inches at the top. Upon this is placed a heavy projecting cap, richly moulded, and prepared on the upper surface to receive the base of tbe statue. THE STATUE itself, is seven feet three inches high, and is a life-like representation of a Confederate in fantry soldier on guard. ne noias ms musae* _ with fixed bayonet at "rest/' his left band grasping the stock, and his right resting on C the muzzle. The dress of the soldier is the or- \ dinary uniform of the Confederate private at the beginning of the war, the military cloak lightly thrown Over the shoulders, denoting that the ideal is that of a picket "in for"*& night's duty. His canteen is suspended by a rope, and rests on the left hip, and the ordinary belt with bayonet scabbard and cartridgebox is clasped about his waist, according to regulations. On the band of his hat, which is of the familiar felt variety, turned up at one side, and on the clasp of the belt, are rite letters, C. S. A., once so familiar, and now so proudly, sadly and tenderly remembered. The poise of the figure is easy and graceful, denoting much latent vigor. The most striking characteristic of the statue is the expression given the face, every feature of Which denotes the possession of full, manly strength, ,Tbe eye has thtt look of determination that seems to say "the cause I defend is a just one, and my soul is enlisted in it." It has .been pronounced by competent critics to be a striking and faithful representation of all that the word "soldier" can express. ON THE FRONT of the shaft is a beautifully executed palmetto tree rising from the base, and terminating in the delicate and graceful foliage peculiar to that plant. At each of the sides of the dye block are finely executed emblems of artillery and naval branches of the service, the former comnosed of a broken gun carriage wheel, chain shot, and sabres, and a partially worn gun. The grouping of these emblems is exceedingly tasteful. On the opposite side are the emblems representing the navy, which are / composed of an anchor, a mortor, shell, a stand of colors, and a coil of rope, together with chain shot, the links of the chain being so faithfully executed that they deceive beholders into belief in their reality. As will be seen from the above, the three branches^-infantry, artillery and navy?pie represented. - this site of the monument is near the eastern end of the State House, about sixty feet from the front wall of the building. The entire structure fronts to the norths the soldier's face being in that direction. The naval emblems are on the east side, and those of the artillery on the west. r,. . THE INSCRIPTION is as follows: ; - ?i This Monument " Perpetuates the Memory Of those who. True to the instincts of tneir birth, Faithful to the teachings of their fathers, Constant in tbelr love lor tne state, , Died in the performance of their duty; ! Have glorified a Allien cause By the simple manhood of their lives, The patient endnranoe Of suffering, And the heroism of death. And who In the dark hours of imprisonment, In the hopelessness of the hospital In the short sharp agony of the neld, Found support and consolation In the belief That at home they would not be forgotten. Let the stranger Who may.in future times Read this inscription, Recognize that these were men Whom Power could not oorygpt, Whom Death conld not terrify, Whom Defeat could not dishonor, And let their virtues plead for Just judgment Of the cause in which they perished. Let the South Carolinian ; Of another generation . ' Remember - That the State tanght them How to live and how to die, And that from her broken fortunes She has preserved for her ohildren, The priceless treasure of their memories, Teaching all Who may claim the same birthright That Truth, Courage and Patriotism, Endure forever. This is begun on the north and completed on the south side of the die block. On the eastern end of the lower marble base are the words: "Erected by the Women of South Carolina." On the western end is inscribed: "To South Carolina's Dead of the Confederate Army?1861-1865.'' "Patrick," said the priest, "the widow ? Molony tells me that you nave stolen one of her finest pigs. Is that so?" "Yes, yer "honor." "What have you done with it?" "Killed and ate it, yer honor." "Oh, Patrick, when you are brought face to fac^ with the widow and her pig on Judgment Day, what account will you be able to give of you reel f when the widow accuses you of the theft?" "Did you say that the pig would be there, your riverence?" "To be sure! did." "Well, then, your riverence, I'll say, 'Mrs. Molony, there s your pigV"