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VOL. 44. YORKVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1898. NO. 32.
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A COTTAGE W.
BY STE
m
Author of "UNDERGROUND RUSSI
STRIPE
Copyright, 18H7, by Tillotson A Son.
CHAPTER IV.
In the dining room they found the
mother, a woniau of about 50, with old
fashioned ringlets. She was very like
her daughter, but stout and heavy. She
seemed much disturbed and greeted toe
newcomer with a severe and attentive
gaze that made him shrink up and decide
in his own mind that he would not
stay another hour in this house.
"Mamma!" cried Katia, before her
mother had time to utter a word,
"Vladimir Petrovich is a friend of our
Vania. He has brought us news of him."
Mrs. Prozorov uuderweut a sudden
transformation. She shook hands with
the visitor rapturously, made him sit
beside her and showered upon him so
many questions that he had 6ome difficulty
in answering them all. The old
nurse, who had brought up both brother
and sister, was called in.
The servants were also sent for, and
it was announced that their young master,
whom they had feared must be
dead, was in St. Petersburg, alive and
well, and that bis friend, passing by on
a journey, had come out of his way to
bring the good news.
Mrs. Prozorov herself fully believed
this version of the cause of Vladimir's
unexpected appearance in her bouse.
She put the story told to her by her
daughter?who had not been able to
keep the secret from her and had told
her the whole truth?out of her mind
as an absurdity. Was ^it likely that
Vania's friend?and such a gentlemanly
young man, too, with such good manners?should
have jumped out of a
train while it was going and rnu away
from the police like a highway robber? i
Her daughter must have been making
fun of her, or perhaps the visitor had
told the story to Katia as a joke, and
Katia in her simplicity had taken it seriously.
Vladimir at once became for her a 1
dear guest, for whom nothing wa9 good
enough.
After breakfast he rose, saying that it
was time for him to go, and asked where
he could get horses to continue his jour- ;
ney. Mrs. Prozorov held up her hands
in protest.
"Why, little father, do you want to i
desert us? You have had no time to tell
us anything yet, and think of going already.
Stay with us, please. We don't (
have such guests often." 1
"Yes, indeed, Vladimir Petrovich,"
Katia put in quietly. "Why are you in
such a hurry?"
This slight encouragement on her
part was enough to make him give in
at once.
He would willingly have faced many
dangers in order to stay a few days
with this charming girl and to have the
chance of converting her. Thus, at any i
rate, he tried to explain to himself the 1
delight with which he accepted the invitation.
They lodged him in the little pavilion,
and for the first three days he was per- 1
fectly happy. At table he talked with
his hostess about her sou, recollecting
various details of bis St. Petersburg
life. Then he would go back to his own I
room and read any books he could find,
or sit listening for the well known 1
80uud of light footsteps on the gravel <
path. For the first two or three days
Katia was very anxious on his account
and would run in for a minute every 1
now and then to make sure that he was
Bafo and sound and had not been carried
off up the chimney by gendarmes.
After a bit, however, her anxiety
calmed down, and she would come in
simply to chat with him. Sometimes 1
she would bring her embroidery with i
her and would sit with him for a long
time. She was accustomed to the simplicity
of country life, and on finding
that the visitor was a friend of her '
brother she completely got over her shyness
and behaved to him just as to an i
old friend. She talked to him a great 1
deal about her brother, and with her :
Vladimir was not obliged to tax his 1
memory in speaking of him. He was :
able to tell ber about that side of her '
brother's life which he shared with
him, aud which was the only side that
he knew?his opinions, convictions and :
political work. About all this side of
Ivan's life he was, of course, obliged to 1
be silent with the mother. Then the
subject of conversation gradually shifted
to Katia herself.
"Ivan and I were great friends,"
Vladimir said to her in one of their
after dinner talks. "I wonder why he
never spoke to me of you. "
"Why should he speak of me?" she
said without looking up from her work.
"He knew that nothing will come of
me."
"That is to say, he thought so,"
corrected Vladimir. "I have always observed
that relatives never can judge of
ouo another."
Katia smiled.
"Do you think so?" she said, raising
her laughing eyes to his face. "I think
tli.it Vanisi knows mo verv well. He
very nearly brought ine up. You know,
I was quite little when our father died.
Of course lie knew me well, and what
he thought about me is the truth."
"If you say that, it only proves that
you don't kuow yourself," said Vladimir
simply and earnestly. "Judge of it
yourself. Remember what you did and
what you risked for me, a complete
stranger to you. And hero all round
you are people struggling and suffering
?people whom you know and whom 1
am sure you love. How am I to believe
that you do not care to help them?"
"Yes, I often go to tlio village, and I
am very fond of the peasants here. That
is quite true," she answered. "And you
must not think us worse than we are.
Mother and I do help whenever we
can," she added shyly.
"For mercy's sake, don't talk to me
I THE VOLGA.
i
PNIAK. 1
A," "SAVED BY THE STARS AND 1
S," Etc. I
, I
i
about charity!" exclaimed Vladimir. .
"Is that what you call help? What you |
give are the crumbs that fall from your .
table." (
"But what ought oue to do?give |
awav one's fortune to the poor as Christ |
commanded?" the girl asked earnestly
"One can certainly do that if one
cares to, " answered Vladimir. "That is
not so hard to do Only that is not
enough, and that is not the main thing. "
"Then what is the main thing?" she
asked, looking at him with astonished
eyes.
Vladimir looked steadily at her, and
his gray eyes began to burn and glow.
"The main thing is to renounce your
own self," he said. "It is to have no
other care day or night than how to help
these your humbler brothers. It is to
give up your soul to them. That is love
and help indeed."
He began to talk to her about the
people?their want nud misery, their
rights and their possible future He
was a fine and animated speaker and
possessed the cift of carrying the hearer
along with him. The girl bad never
heard such words before Her brother
had expressed the same ideas to her, but
somehow his discourses had always
seemed to her dry and authoritative,
possibly because she had been accustomed
to tbiuk of bim as a teacher
This strange visitor, who had, as it
were, suddenly dropped from the clouds,
opened for her a door into a new, unknown
magic world. Yet his talk troubled
but did not satisfy her It seemed
to her that theie was in it something
unfinished, something left unsaid, and <3
she tried to control the agitation into
which it had thrown her, but could not c
The embroidery fell from her hands, and i
her cheeks flushed deeply She held her t
breath as 6he listened. t
"You see," Vladimir concluded I
quietly, "the way is plain. We shall a
not see the promised land. We aro going d
toward it Gird np your loins. Do you
remember what the gospel says? Leave i
hnmo and fripnds and come to US. to t
your brother." \
"No, I will not go to you. I don't
want bloodshed," she answered after a t
silence. e
"We call people to self sacrifice, not
to bloodshed," he answered. "It is not _
our fault that nothing in the world is
ever accomplished without pain "
"No, no, that is not it. I will never
join you," the girl repeated. "You
spoke of the gospel. I believe that the
whole truth is iu it. What is wanted is i
that people should live as Christ taught,
and then every one in the world will be i
bappy and people will all live like
brothers, and there will be no need to ?
fight and kill each other You see, we 0
shall never agree," she added, bending ?
over her work again. ,.
At this point they were called to supper,
and the conversation broke off.
Vladimir renewed it several times ?
during the following days, but met a
with a degree of obstinate resistance
which he had in no way expected. r
Katia was even no longer troubled by }>
bis talk. It seemed as if his words had c
lost for her their original charm. Her t
criticisms grew more and more decisive. j(
She was not particularly gifted by na- (|
ture, and with her the process of think
ing was slow and difficult, but 6he _
thought seriously and conscientiously,
following out a train of reasoning to its
loeical conclusion and then holding
fast to that conclusion. It was evident
that sho bad been thinking deeply over
what her gnest had said. Sho had even
caught up his terminology, and the result
was that she stuck to her own
point more firmly than ever.
"Wo disagree as to the means," she
would say She no longer added, "And
will never agree upon that, "but now
Vladimir himself was inclined to think
so. To meet with such obstinacy where
be had expected an easy victory at first '
irritated the impatient young revolutionist
and made him feel disappointed
in this girl who had produced on him
so strong and sudden an impression.
But afterward he was forced to give
way, and this still further increased her
fascination. Vladimir, nervous and impulsive,
perceived in this young girl a
calm and steady strength of character
which he himself did uot possess, and
his quickly fired enthusiasm awoko in 1
a new form. Their relative positions 1
underwent a great change. Now when (l
Katia sat with her visitor it was not 1
he, but she, who started political con- e
versations He, indeed, avoided them.
What was the use of arguing? He had s
lost all hope of converting her His self
assurance was auite cone, and he be- s
came depressed and gloomy Sometimes (l
they would sit together without speaking
a word. ''
"What is the matter with you?" ask- I
ed Katia one day, observing the chauge 1
in him. " You are not well." I
"No, I um quite well. Why?" he asked
iu his turn. '
"Why, you are so"? ,J
" 'So' what? Sulky?" suggested *
Vladimir. e
"M-m?yes, sulky. " 1
"1 don't know I feel that way some- '
times," he answered. *
Their long discussions and the pecul- J
iar mental atmosphere in which they '
had passed these days had made inti- *
mate friends of them.
Several minutes passed in silence ,
Katia moved the lamp nearer and carefully
examined the pattern traced on '
ber work. 1
"What are you making?" Vladimir s
asked. (
"A present for nurse, " she answered, (
and then went on in another tone, as 1
though thinking aloud, "I thought that 1
people like you ought not even to know '
anything like?like depression." She
hesitated_a moment for a word.. J*You t
aoght to be always happy and bright."
"Really! And why?" i
"You have such a cause to work for,"
she went on. "You are so strong and
brave." i
I?strong?" said Vladimir Badly i
"It is you that are strong. Come to us |
in St. Petersburg, and you will see
people who are very strong. But I am i
strong only when what you would call
the Holy Spirit descends upon me, and ]
now it has left me. " I
Katia looked at him in surprise. His (
whole mental condition was to her a |
book written in hieroglyphics, and she
was not anecien uy mings -\vnicn bub
:ould not understand. She decided that
ier guest mnst be unwell and that he
aad better go to bed early Accordingly
ihe rose to go But Vladimir's face at
wee expressed such sincere and iufau:iue
distress that she sat down again. In
;be hope of cheering him she began to
:alk to him about all sorts of trifles
3e listened, sullenly enough.
She had now the most resemblance to
i calm and collected man and he to a
lervous and impressionable woman.
The next day?it was now the end of
be week?Katia intended to go into
he village after dinner and invited her
;uest to accompany her After her first
ixaggerated fear for his safety ehe had
lassed into the stage of exaggerated
loufidence
Vladimir, who realized the danger
letter than 6he did. refused. But when
be had started he bpgau to feel so deiressed
and sorry that he had not gone
vith her nnd wus seized with so pasdonate
a longing to go aftrr and catch
ler up that he became quite confused
ind upset.
"Surely 1 am uot"? came into his
lead.
He did not dare to finish the sudden
bought, even to himself
"Why, no! Nonsense!" he said, givng
himself a shake "I've just got acustomed?got
into the way of beiug
vith her I ve been dawdling about here
co lcug "
Ho mude up Ins mind to go the next
lay
After supper, instead of go; tig to his
iwn quarters,as usual, he spent theevenug
with the lady of the house in order
o say goodby to her. but he went back
o his rooms without haviug said it.
iatia was so sweet and her mother so
imiable that he decided to put off bis
leparture for another day
"It's really safer," be thought, makng
excuses to himself. "The day after
omorrow will be Sunday, and there c
cill ho fewer nolicemen about " 1
But it was loug before be could get e
o sleep that night, aud he rose late i:
text morning s
TO BE CONTINUED. t
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ittisccHancmtjs itcadinp. '
CHICK AM Aid A PARK. ?
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ts Superiority us a Place For Mobilizing (
Troop*.
I. V. lioynton in New York Sun. a
The government finds iiself fortu- K
late, as it suddenly faces war, in the j.
wnership of such a ground for the a
ssembling, instruction and raauoeuv- tl
ing of troops as the Chickamauga
iark reservation proves to be. Under
he act of congress making the park a fJ
ialional manoeuvring ground, and
uthorizing the secretary of war to
ssemhle there such a portion of the a
egular army as he may choose, and s
,!so to allow and arrange for the con- v
entration and instruction of the na- 11
ional guard, it was the intention to v
naugurate such use of the reservation r
tiring the coming summer. The ud- F
utant general of the army was con- c
8ENKHA1. HKOOKB. V
Major General J. R. Brooke, just I
elieved from comraaud of tbe De- a
larlment of the Lakes, with head- I
uarters at Chicago, has been ordered a
o take command of the new post just t
stablished at Chickamauga Park. \
}
idering what should be done in this 1
lirection, and the troops of several 1
tates were looking forward to summer v
r autumn camping at the park. Sud- a
leuly the practical uses of actual war v
lave set these plans aside, and re- e
laced them by others which involve i
he concentration of armies and their s
reparation for battle. I]
No other nation owns such a field v
or manoeuvres. Kleven square miles t
f the tract are now fitted for regula- o
ion camps. Kighl of these are in me t
pen forest, carefully cleared of under- t
trust), and three square miles are in u
ields. There are four square miles v
vitliin the legal limits of the tract uot e
et purchased. This section is largely e
rest, and is available for manoeuvres t
>y which it might be desired to instruct
troops in movements through I
,'irgin forest. ti
The entire area within the present H
units of the park is clear of fences, ti
mil teams can drive over the fields t
ind through the woods in every part i
>f it. When tlie forests were cleared s
>ul the future use of the park for a v
amp of instruction was kept in mind, i
mil orders were given that room should t
>e made for teams to be driven through i
t in every direction. The forest por- t
ion of the tract was thus made prac- t
ticable for artillery movements as well
as for cavalry and infantry.
There are no swamp grounds in the
park, and the soil in all sections is ex
cellent for camps. The natural drainage
is good, the whole tract rising
gradually from the Chickaraauga river,
which hounds it on the east for several
miles, to the spurs of Missionary
Ridge on its western boundary. Aside
from the river it is a well watered
trn/'f. SpvppaI small streams fed hv
? /
ibundant springs traverse it. There
?re never failing ponds, meeting all rei
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[Krom,.tt"pl?otogruph by H. G. Brown.]
Tbe abovejinteresting engraving is
:ounty. The school is located at Union 1
t was only established in the fall of 1
iflicient institution that the people of th
stence, as the result of a proper appreci
mall schools were combined into one j
oinpetent and capable teachers to be h
vbo, after limited opportunities in the c
lated with high honor from the norma!
vorkitig first a year in charge of the sell
i'he school has tor sometime past been
entative men of the neighborhood in wl
,'hese gentlemen all take a special pride
neasure he may^see tit to adopt for th
trove the educational advantages of ma
nee. The school house, though not verj
lobes, desks, blackboards, etc. The fir
i good, and generally speaking, the pu
s to just what arrangements will be m
lie record the school has made, there v
uirements for the animals of infantry,
avalry and artillery camps. Looking <
jrwurd to the occupation of the purk '
o o nomn of instruction, the commis
ioners have provided eight artesian i
cells in order that it wight not he
lecessary for the troops to use surface
rater for drinking purposes. Upou <
ecent notification that troops would
irohably be assembled at the park, the
ommission ordered work to begiu on
our additional artesian wells, and
hese will be ready before it will be
lecessary to use the grounds about
hem for camping purposes. Dams
will be thrown across two considerable
streams to form pools for bathing.
The natural features of the park
?resent every element of topography
ikely to be met with in actual cam>aigning.
There are fields and forests,
acii of great extent, low ridges and
(reeipitious elevations, some clear of
roods and some in limber. The j
/hickamauga river, with its sleep
ia:iks, affords every needed facility fur I
nslructiou in bridge building. The
oads of the park system extend along
be crest of Missionary ltidge for eight
niles and cross Lookout mountain
hrougli the field of the "battle above
he clouds." All the roads by which
he Union and Confederate armies up- ,
?roacbed and left the various fields
vithiu the limits of the park have
leen highly improved, and give easy
iccess to every portion of the seven
attlefields about Chattanooga which <
re reached by the mileage system of
be park. These are Chickamauga, {
Vauhatchie, Brown's Ferry, Orchard
Cnob, Lookout Mountain, Missionary
tidge, Tunnel Hill and Binggold.
Yaclice marches over these roads
rill make known to oflicers and men
like the unsurpassed strategy by
rhich Chattanooga was finally securd,
the intricate and quick tactical
novemenls of noted battles, and the
plendid fighting of both sides, which
las not been elsewhere surpassed in ,
war. In addition to the marches over
lie actual ground of such contests, the ,
bservation towers on the main fields,
he crest roads on Missionary Bulge, |
he roads over Lookout, aud the sumait
of that mountain itself, afford ele- |
at ions from whieh every movement, ,
ither strategy or the tactics of thesev- j
ral battlefields, cau be distinctly j
raced.
The lines of battle on all these have <
nonoHninKfl t?v the national com
't'Cll UOVVi J
nission, acting in co-operation tviih
!G state commissions, and marked by
iionumeats, historical tablets, and bateries
remounted in their actual lighting
positions on the lines. Seventy i
uch batteries have been restored, in
vhieh the guns are all of the patterns
ised in the battle. The historical i
ablets set forth the details of llie
novements of every command from i
he unit of regiments and batteries, up <
hrough brigade, division, corps and j
army. All battle lires are so marke
as to be traced at a glance. Distance
locality and guide tablets are found t
every turn, as well as tablets whic
show the movements of the column
on the roads and into engagement:
No such theatre of complete and prat
tical field instruction can he found i
any land.
The dimensions of this national mt
noeuvring ground will appear rrom
few figures. The legal limits of tb
Chieka manga sectiou embraces 1
square miles. The erest of Missionar
UNION SCHOOL.
reproduced from a photograph of one
hiptist church, about four miles northeas
89G; but already it is generally reeog
e section in which it nourishes, have
atiou of its need. All the people wei
food one. Then the next step was t
ad. This resulted in the choice of i
onimon schools, had studied hard at
school at Nashville, Tennessee, and 1
ool at Sharon, and next a year in c
tinder the government of a committe
lich it is situated?Messrs. It. R. McC'o
in their charge, and invariably hold
e welfare of the children under his (
ny children who would have othertvi
' expensive, is convenient and comfort
st year the enrollment was 60, and las
pils are of tine intelligence. The sprii
ade for the next session has not yet
rill be no retrograde in its efficiency.
Ridge for 8 miles is owned by the gov
eminent, as are the battlefields o
General Sherman at the north end o
the ridge, and of Hooker and VValthal
on Lookout mountain. The centra
driveway of the park system is already
finished from the northern extremity
of Missionary Ridge southerly for 21
miles through the Chickaraauga fieh
toward Lafayette. The remaining fiv<
miles are under construction. In at
GENKKAL MILES.
General Nelson A. Miles, now in
command of the U. S. army, issued ai
order last Friday, providing for tin
concentration of six regiments of cav
airy, and the light batteries of fiv<
regiments of artillery, at four differ
ent points in the south. The six reg
imeut of eavalry, and the light nrtil
lery, weie ordered to Chickamaugt
Park, Ga. The infantry regiment;
were disposed of as follows:
Tn New Orleans, La.: The 1st, 7th, 8tb
12th, Kith, 18th, 2-ld and 24th.
To Mobile, Ala.: The 2d, 10th, lltli
HUli, 20th and 22d.
To Tampa, Fla.: The 4th, 5th, 6th, 0th
16th, 17th and 21st.
It was given out from VVashingtor
that the president had for sometime
been considering the advisability o
sending the troops south with a view
lo acclimatizing them to the condition
of more tropical latitudes, it was nol
until the development of the situation
lo the seriousness which appeared lasl
week, that he felt justified in incurring
the enormous expense involved. Tht
order covers the entire standing army
save only three regiments of infantry
turn lour 01 cavany.
past and west direction the drive froir
Ringgold to the western limit is 11
miles. From Missionary Ridge ui
Rossville to Waulmtcliie Ridge beyond
Lookout mountain is 6 miles. From
the same point by way of McFarland's
l?ap the western boundary of ihe park
to its southern limits is 8 miles. The
total mileage of the park system is
over 100 miles.
A few concise statements will show
the advantages which the park posses
ses for practical field instructions
Standing on the point of Lookout, the
d three mountain ranges and the rive
8, over which General Rosecrans' strate
it gic campaign extended are all in ful
h view. The front of his movement
is which when it reached the Tennesse
s. river after crossing the Cumberlam
had a front of 150 miles, can be readi
n ly traced. All the battlefields men
tioned in the course of this letter ca
i- he located, and the ground of all th
a tactical movements of the battles c
e Wauhatchie, Orchard Knob, Lookou
5 Mountain and Missionary Ridge ca
y be seen and readily understood. Th
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H||^MjWHWpc|L^-: / \ -v I 1
vxfrj
u?HMHaav^ IftaSSfrB
of the creditable public schools in Yorl
it of Yorkville, and is known as "Union.'
iiized as by far the most satisfactory am
ever enjoyed. The school came into ex
e willing to cooperate heartily, and thre<
0 secure the services of one of the mos
ir. John E. Carroll, a York county boy
liome, won a Peabody scholarship, grad
lad then earned a favorable reputation b:
barge of the school at CrOwder's Creek
e, consisting of three of the most rep re
rkle, T. N. Wood, and W. B. Thomasson
up the hands of the teacher in whateve
are. They have done much also to im
se been left to grow up in dense ignor
aole and well supplied with maps, charts
it year it was U9. The average attendance
ig term closed about two weeks ago, anc
developed; but it is safe to say that arte
- observation towers upon the battle
f fields of Chickamauga are under th<
f eye and show the relative positions o
1 the movements of that engagement t<
1 those of the battles about Chattanooga
/ Ringgold Gap, the closing engagemenl
f in the scries of battles embraced in the
3 park system, is also clearly discernible
1 Leaving Lookout Mountain and tak
i ing position on Orchard Knob, whiefc
i was the headquarters of Generals
- Grant, Thomas and Granger through
out the battle of Chattanooga, a neai
view is obtained of the Confederals
position upon Missionary Ridge, and
the movements of the Union troops iu
the army of the Cumberland, army 01
the Tennessee, and Hooker's army foi
their dislodgment can be readily fol
lowed. Passing to the crest of Mis
sionary Ridge and driving along its
summit, every feature of the Confederate
position and all the Union movements
as seen from that side are undei
the eye, as are the battlefields of Look
out and Chickamauga.
The observation towers upon the
Chickamauga field, which occupy the
highest elevations and rise above thf
timber, enuhle the student to trace all
the tactical movements of the three
, days' operations upon that field. The
j government road to Ringgold will be
; completed early in the present season
. and the lines of battle at that point
3 have already been ascertained and par.
tially marked. A few words iu regard
. to the camping grounds that have al.
ready been selected and prepared for
t occupation will show the varied featj
ures of intensely interesting study
which officers and soldiers will find on
all sides of them.
The first camps will be established
ur 5 ?* aiiu tlSron.
T I 1J l/tiv i/Jti ilVIUO, UlllV/il 111 UUV Mil VV
tion adjoin ihe ground where Longstreet's
columns broke the Uuion lines
i on the second day of the battle, and
. caused a considerable portion of the
C right of the army to be driven from the
r field in confusion. At its other exi
tremity it sweeps up to the heights of
i Suodgrass Hill, where those famous
i but unsuccessful attacks of Long1
street's columns broke in unending
: succession of magnificent assaults, con >
tinning from 1 o'clock till sundown,
against the unshaken lines of Thomas.
- These camps will be the centre of a
division line of three brigades, if the
. present plan of establishing the reserve
i division at the park is carried out.
[ The right brigade will be established
, in the fields about the Bloody Pond in
I front of Widow Glenn's, which was
i llosescrans' headquarters, and on the
5 Viniard field. At this latter point, on
; Saturday, seven brigudes on each side
i swept hack and forth in succeeding
i victories and defeats, from noon until
sundown, in one of the bitterest conr
tests of those which marked the severe
fighting of the twodays. This portion
. of the line also embraced the brilliant
! fighting of the poet Lytle's command.
r The camp of the left brigade will also
! be iu plain view of the fighting ground
II about General Thomas's headquarters
at the Snodgrass house, and will cover
e a portion of the territory over which
d Gordon Granger's troops rushed withi
out orders toward the sound of battle,
i- to the relief of General Thomas and
n the salvation of an army,
e An adjoining camp will overlook
>f the Kelly field, into which Breckin11
ridge's division of Confederates, turnn
ing the Union left, penetrated on Sune
day morning, and over which five
brigade charges occurred in the move?
metits necessary to drive his columns
back. Iu front of this field also ran
the four divisions of the Union left,
which stood as firm as did Thomas's
troops on Snodgrass Hill, and bore the
brunt of frequent assaults by the entire
right wine of the enemv.
The camps for cavalry will be established
in the open country along the
Chickamauga river from Alexander's
bridge to Reed's bridge, thus occupying
the ground where Forrest's cavalry,
stationed to observe the right and
rear of Bragg's army, was attacked by
the head of General Thomas' corps,
which, by a night march, had passed
around the Confederate right to a
position fully in its rear, and covering
the roads to Chattanooga. Here Forrest's
cavalry dismounted, and fighting
as infantry, so fought, in well ordered
lines, with a pluck and endurance
which carried them into the very flashing
of the guns of the Union batteries,
as to create the impression with Thomas'
veterans that they were fighting
infantry. On this portion of the field
the soldiers now camping there will
learn how for five hours a contest
raged constantly at point-blank range,
and often almost band to band, where
the severity of the fighting is well illustrated
by the single fact that one
brigade of Forrest's command here
lost a quarter of its entire force in
killed and wounded in the first hour
of the engagement.
Thus every camp in this great field,
where 50,000 soldiers can be established
in tents and easily manoeuvred, will
have its thrilling and inspiring history.
The soldiers now assembling will be
roused to emulate the heroic fighting,
the history of which they will find recorded
at every turn. They will learn
that each side fought with a pluck, and
dash, and endurauce which places this
. field in the very front rank of all mod,
ern wars. They will find brigade after
j brigade on each side which stood in
their lines, or moved to repeated
3 assaults, with a courage and soldiery
t endeavor that when the battle had
been lost resulted in the loss of every
other man. All the studies either of
7 strategy, of tactics, or of the casualty
lists, will be intensely interesting, im.
pressive, and of great practical value.
generalshafteb. - *
Under the orders issued last Friday,
Brigadier General W. B. Shaffer, of
San Francisco, was placed in command
of the division of the army that was
assigned to Tampa, Fla.
His Share of the Prize Money.?
The little Brooklyn boy who offered
his entire fortune of 48 cents to President
McKinley to buy a warship to
replace the Maine, had a predecessor
in the War of 1812. He is known to
history simply as "Billy," ana was
only nine years old. He was the only
[ son of a widow, and the crew of Captain
Decatur's frigate United States
had adopted him. When the Macedonian
hove in sight, the little fellow
| stepped up to Commodore Decatur.
"Aud it please you, captain," he
said, "I wish my name might be put
down on the roll."
"And what for, my lad ?" inquired
the commander.
"So that I can draw a share of the
prize money, sir," answered he.
Pleased with the spirit of the little
hero, his name was ordered on the list.
After the prize was taken, Decatur
called up the little sailor boy.
"Well, Bill," said he, "we have
taken her, and your share of the prize,
if we get her safe in, will be about two
hundred dollars. What will you do
with it ?"
"I'll send one-half of it to my mother,
sir, aud the other half shall send
4 L?1 11
. UJC IU 8UIIUU1.
Delighted with the spirit of the lad,
the commodore took him under his
immediate protection, and obtained for
him the berth of a midshipman.
S&" During the Crimean war an English
officer led a small body of soldiers
up to a gun posted iu a recess of the
Redan. They were received with a
merciless fire, and were falling fast.
At the same moment they were attacked
by a troop of Russians, and the
English officer himself was just about
to be bayoneted, when he accidentally
caught the hand, of a Russian officer.
With marvelous presence of mind the
Englishman gave the Masonic grip.
It was immediately answered; the
Russian struck up the bayonet of the
soldier, und at once led the Englishman
into safety. Thus the bond of
Masonry proved even stronger than
the tierce animosity of warfare.
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