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. CHAPTER VII.
| ]XE night about the middle of
ythe month George Buckley
was awakened by a gentle rapping
on the window of his
room. He rose and stood listening.
The sound was repeated.
"Who's there?" he called out
"It's me, George," answered Hillyer's
voice. "I want to see you a
minute. You needn't dress. I?I've
got a key to the front door, but I was
afeard you mought Jump up an' shoot
before you found out who It was."
Buckley's delay In answering showed
his surprise at the unusual visit
Hlllyer heard him strike a match and
saw him In the light It furnished as
George applied It to the wick of his
lamp.
"All right Mr. Hlllyer," he said,
"come in."
In a moment the merchant opened
the great rattling door In front and
came slowly back to his clerk's apartment
"Glt back in bed," said he. "I've
got my overcoat on an' my teeth are
chatterin'. I feel like I wasn't nothln'
but skin an' bones."
"Why, It's not cold, Mr. Hlllyer."
Buckley was now dressed, all but his
coat, and he hastily drew it on and
sat down on the bed. HUlyer remained
standing in the middle of the
room, staring wide eyed and pale faced
at his clerk. Then he bethought himself
of a chair and drew one to him
and sank into it
"You went to call on Miss Lydla tonight
didn't you. George?"
"Yes, sir. I was there till about 10
o'clock."
"Makln' any progress, George? I
mean"?
"I'm not trying to make any progress,
Mr. HUlyer," said the young man
quickly. "We are simply friends?that's
all."
It was as If the merchant had not
heard the reply to his question. He
stared blankly at Buckley for a moment
and then, with a groan, he buried
his face In his hands and rocked back
and forth like a man in pain. Suddenly
he said:
"George, I'm in a awful?awful fix!"
Buckley found himself unable to
formulate a reply. He could only
answer the astonishing statement with
an almost alarmed stare.
"George, I'm sufferin'?sufferin'. It's
that old thing. I thought after my talk
with you down here awhile ago that
I would feel better, but it's back ag'ln
like a million devils had hold o' every
nerve in my brain an' body. Per the
last week it has been growin' wuss an'
wuss, an' now ef some'n' hain't done
I'll jest die. But I must tell you. You
know I said I hadn't spoke about it fer
thirty year to a single soul, an' talkin'
to you here that night seemed to do
me some good, an' so tonignt wnen i
couldn't sleep I thought I'd come to
you."
"I'm glad you came, Mr. Hlllyer."
"You remember, George, I said that
Hank Williams, the man whose testimony
had cleared me, was llvin' In
Texas?"
"Yes, I remember you said that, Mr.
Hlllyer."
"Well, jest a week ago last Thursday
he come back to this county to see his
old friends an' kin. When I heard
he'd come I was settin' at my desk.
Kenner an' Hanks was a-talkln', an'
one of 'em mentioned It All my
strength went out o' me, fer they said
he'd got religion an' was leadin' a upright
life. Do you know what I'm feared
of now, George? I'm afeard he's come
back to?to ax me to?to let "lm confess
the truth. They say men will git
that a-way as they nigh the grave, an'
he's gittin' old. Some'n's wrong, I
know, fer he acts quar in not comin'
to see me. I'm as nigh crazy as a
man ever was. Do you know what -I
done last night? It was as dark as
pitch, an' I knowed nobody wouldn't
see me. You know the old livery stable
whar the shootin' occurred is still
standln'. I had never been past it
since then. I Jest couldn't But last
night, in the pitch dark an' drizzlin'
rain, I got out'n bed an' went thar an'
knelt down right whar he fell, an'
begged an' begged God to let me die
then an' thar an' face whatever was
a-comin' to me, even ef It was eternal.
I want my punishment?the rail thing
?to begin, an' go on an' on ef it's God's
Ill T .1 '* knn. Innn T nnm't
Will. 1 UUU I tuic uun IVUQ. * vuj 1< %
stand tills uncertainty. Hank Williams
Intends to come to me, but he's
pnttln* It off to the last minute. ' But I
want him to spout it all out an' be done
with it Ef he don't, I will. Then tonight
I went up to the graveyard an' picked
out Lynn Hambrlght's grave an' laid
down on it amongst the weeds an'
briers an' prayed to his bones to rise
up an' do some'u'. Anything's better
than this awful silence of God an'
man."
With his hands tightly pressed over
bis face the merchant sat, breathing
heavily. George Buckley stood over
him, his handsome face heavy with
pity.
"Is there anything?anything on
earth that I can do, Mr. IlillyerV" he
Questioned. "I would do anything to
relieve you. I'd cut off my right arm
to do you a service."
"Yes, you can do soine'n'," said the
merchunt, looking up and staring stead- [
ily. "You know how I feel. I want
you to take my lioss an' ride out to
Williams' the fust thing in the morn
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Author of
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o'clock, but"?Hlllyer paused and uttered
a soft groan?"but I'd have all
that time?to wait, like a man goin' to
be bung. George, ef? ef you started
tonight you'd git thar about the time
be was risin', an' you could, by ridln'
peart, git back here by 10 in the
mornin'."
"Why, yes, I can go easily," said
Buckley. "But what must I say to him,
Mr. Hlllyer?"
The old man stared for a moment
and then he replied:
"Tell Mm I'm a million times sorrier
than I was when?the deed was done,
an* that I want Mm not to delay any
longer ef?ef he is goin* to take any
step. Tell Mm I want it over. That
will be enough, George. Now git out
the hoss."
"And you?"
"I'll stay here the balance o' the
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Dlgai uu uycu up, uo uouu.,
Jake put the office In order."
"Don't you think your wife will be
troubled If she should miss you, Mr.
Hlllyer?"
"She won't miss me; she's got used
to my night prowlln*. I'd keep her
awake ef I was at home. I'm goin' to
pace this floor back an' forth an' try
to git tired. Go ahead, George. Don't
waste any more time. You'll know
what to say. I don't want you to plead
fer me. I've plead with a higher power
'n he Is till I'm through. All I want Is
a verdict?the verdict I dodged so long
ago."
The next day about 10 o'clock, as
George was returning home and was
within a mile of town, be saw his employer
emerge from a clump of persimmon
trees on the edge of the road
and walk toward him. He was almost
a nervous wreck; his eyes were bloodshot
and his gray hair disheveled.
"I couldn't wait fer you to git to
town," he said, looking up and down
the road furtively, as If afraid some
one might be coming, "and so I walked
out I come away from the warehouse
Jest after breakfast, an1 I've been
walkin' through them woods over thar
ever since. Once I fell In a deep ditch.
I thought It was God's mercy an' that
it was all goin' to be over, but I
didn't git a scratch. You notice I keep
talkin'. It's beca'se I'm afeard to look
at'you or let you speak."
"You haven't a thing to fear, Mr.
Hlllyer." Buckley dismounted and
stood by his employer, his arm through
the bridle.
"You didn'-t see Williams?"
"Yes, I saw him and had a long talk
with him. He said you were the best
man he bad ever known in bis life
and that he'd rather die than harm you
in any way. lie would have come to
see you, he said, but he thought you
might not want to be reminded of the
past He actually cried when I told
him of your sufferings. He said It was
your Influence that had mude him try
tc- leud a better life. He said his
protection of you in that case was
the one thing In all his life that he
wus proud of. He declared he would
J- " Un'o cot Intn nnrno
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new religion. I don't know what It
Is, but It is not exactly orthodox. He
says it would have been wrong to punish
a man for n thing he regretted
as much as you did tliut act,' and that
he was glad he yielded to the impulse
to help you."
"Oh, George, you don't mean"?
A great 6ob rose in Hillyer's breast
and burst; his red eyes were full of
tears.
"He says be is proud of what he did
to save you from further trouble,"
George went on tenderly. "He says if
you had gone to prison for life It would
have wrecked your career, but that his
testimony spared you to go on bettering
the world. He's heard a lot about
you. He says he runs across somebody
every day that you've helped in one
way and another, and when I came
right out and told him?yes, I told him
how near I was to the brink not long
ago and how you saved me?when he
heard that he actually sobbed and said,
'Bully old man: bully, bully old man!' "
The merchant caught the mane of
the horse In his quivering fingers and
leaned forward till his face touched
the neck of the animal.
''God's good. George; God's good!"
be sobbed.
Buckley put his arm on the old man's
shoulder caressingly.
"Now get on the horse and ride
home." he said. "I want to stretch
my legs. They are stiff."
"No!" Hillyer looked up, his face
radiant "You ride. I want to go back
in the woods an' pray an' shout. I
don't want to go home now. I want
to thank my Maker. I may not come
to dinner. I'll fast. May God bless
yon. my boy!"
George mounted the horse, and as he
roite away he saw the old man plunge
Into the woods at the roadside. Ills
hands clasped before him, his lips in
motion.
Buckley did not see his employer
again until about 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Then he came In slowly and
sank into his chair at his desk and
lo..h. up the letters George had left
there for him. There was a general
droop of despondency on him, and he
handled the letters with listless inattention.
"Wheat's still a-climbin'," he said, a
little note of gratilicatiou in his voice
as lie allowed a thin market report tc
flutter from his hand to a wastebaa
' ket. "I'm glad o' that, George, fer It
backs yore judgment. I wonder what
. '.i nuer thinks now."
"Both he and Hanks are urging me
to get you to sell," replied the young
inan.
"Well, you kin bet I won't till you
tell ine to on yore Judgment."
"Well, I can't do that yet, Mr. Hillyer."
Then George saw the old man push
back the letters on his desk, half of
which he had not opened, and a low,
stifled groan escaped his lips. Buckley
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and leaned over him.
! "Has anything happened since I left
you, Mr. Hillyer?anything to?upset
you?"
The merchant gave him a steady
look. "No, I cayn't say anything has
happened?anything, at least, like you
mean?but my thoughts have happened,
George. Fer about a hour after
you left me out In the woods I was
Jest too happy fer anything, but after
awhile I got to thinkln'. I got to wonderln'
what I was so happy about, anyway,
an' the thought come to me like
a lick from a club In the dark that it
was jest beca'se I 'lowed I was goln'
to escape the consequences o' my deed
without undoin' It George, I cayn't
never?never?never give back that
boy's life, an' he had as much right to
it as I have to the content I'm prayin'
fer right now. Huh! What difference
does It make to?to the dead how much
good Hank Williams an' other folks
.believe I'm a-doln'? How do I know
Lynn Hambright hadn't ruther be
alive than fer me to be doin' any
thing?"
Buckley found himself unable to
make any reply adequate to the situation.
Different thoughts suggested
themselves, but he discarded them one
by one. Something made him think
that the old man would like to be
alone, and he took his hat and went
out As he did so Kenner came into
the office with some samples of cotton
in his hands and threw them Into a
huge pile that lay like a snowdrift in
one corner of the room.
"I've Jest dropped on to some'n' 1
don't exactly like," he said, standing
behind the merchant
Hlllyer looked up indifferently.
' "It's about George," said Kenner.
"You say it is?" Hlllyer brightened
visibly. "What about him?"
The cotton buyer sat on the corner
of Hillyer's desk and swung one of his
slim legs to and fro. "George Buckley
stands all right in the society o' this
town." he said, "but the boy's at a sort
o' turniu' point, Mr. Hlllyer. Joe Drake
an' some more young men is organizin'
a club. It's Major Cranston's
ideu, an' the major's contributed $25
to help 'em fit up the room. The list
o' charter members was lyin' on the
show case at Drake's drug store,
an' I looked at it. George's name
wasn't on it. I'm sure it was jest a'
oversight, but I don't exactly like the
idea o' havln' George left out o' anything
jest right now. Some busybodies
nought make capital out of it. Do you'
see what I mean?"
nnirni- umlerutnnd nnd he nodded
knowingly as lie rose to bis feet. The
cloud bad left bis face.
"You stay here, Jim," he said. "I'm
groin* uptown an' look nt that list."
lie found Joe Drake dusting the bottles
on bis shelves, and he turned to him
respectfully.
"Anything I can do for you, Mr. Hillyer?"
he asked.
The old man smiled genially. "I've
got a crow to pick with you boys," he
said, "fer not callin' on me fer a donation
to that club you are a-gittln' up
among you. I'm Interested In boys
?I used to be one?an' I want to see
'cm have all the fun they kin git."
"Well, we certainly will take all you
want to give us, Mr. Hillyer," the
young man laughed. "The fact Is, we
haven't called on a soul. Major Cranston"?
"Well, you can put me down fer a
hundred," said Hillyer, as he took up
the list of names on the show case and
ran his eye over them.
"My Lord! You don't mean that, do
you. squire?"
"Yes. I do. Why, you have left
George's name off, as shore's preachin'!"
The druggist flushed as he took the
sheet and glanced at It with a wavering
eye. Then he managed to bring
out: "The truth Is, squire, some of
the boys thought perhaps George might
not care to join nnytnmg or tnis mna
now. You see, he husn't seemed to want
to go out much since?since the old
man was arrested, and"?
Hillyer put his hand on Drake's
shoulder and 6mlled. "Thafs Just why
I want him In this at the start," he
6a id. "Then he kin go whenever he
wants to. You put his name down;
I'll be responsible. Put me down fer the
hundred, too, an', ef that ain't enough,
you know whar I do business."
"All right, Mr. Hillyer," responded
the young man, "and we are very much
obliged to you."
"Huh," said the merchant to himself
as he turned down the street with a
lighter step, "a feller's got to keep his
eye peeled these days. Ef this hadn't
been fixed It mought 'a' hurt George's
feelln's. Kenner's the right sort. He'll
joke an' carry on, but a body kin
, count on 'im ever* time."
TO BE CONTINUED.
Uses Fon Lemons.?Two or tnree
! slices of lemon in a cup of strong tea
> will cure a nervous headache.
I Lemon juice (outward application)
will allay the irritation caused by the
bites of insects.
A teaspoonful of lemon Juice In a
small cup of black coffee will relieve
bilious headache.
A dash of lemon in plain water is an
excellent tooth wash. It not only removes
tartar, but sweetens the breath.
| Lemon juice is better than any drug
or complexion powder for giving permanent
clearness and beauty to the
' skin.
The juice of a lemon taken in hot
i water on awakening in the morning is
I an excellent liver corrective and for
stout women is better than any anti'
fat medicine ever invented.?Philadel
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STONEWALL JACK80N.
Story of the General'* Death By an
Eye-Witneu.
1
General Lee's army was located on
??? oAnth qIHp nf thp Ttannahannock
river, near Fredericksburg, Va., in the 1
winter of 1863. General Hooker's army 1
was on the opposite side, and in the ;
early spring crossed the Rappahan- '
nock. On the morning of May 2, 1863,
General Stonewall Jackson received orders
from General Lee to attack Hook- '
er*s rear, and forthwith Jackson put his '
corps in rapid marching order. About
5 p. m. Jackson had reached the desir- j
ed location in the rear of Hooker's
army and at once gave orders to at- '
tack the enemy. The movement of the 1
Confederates was so sudden and terrific
that the Federal troops were rout- '
ed in the utmost confusion. The Confederates
continued to advance until j
about 9 p. m. Jackson had paralyzed
the right wing of Hooker's army and 1
his men were stampeded in much dis- 1
order upon the centre of Hooker's re- (
serves. But the thick undergrowth 1
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renutri cu ia>nu u.?wU?
ble at night. At this hour the Confederate
lines became somewhat entangled,
In consequence of the darkness
and thick undergrowth and It was
necessary to halt the Confederate force
In order to reform the regiments. To
complete the victory, Jackson was
about to swing his left. Interpose his
corps between Hooker's army and the
Rappahannock river, and then cut oft :
the retreat of the enemy.
At this critical moment, accompanied '
by Capt. R. E. Wilbourn, Capt. William
Randolph, with a half dozen couriers
and two men of the signal corps, Jackson
rode forward to determine the ex- '
act location of the enemy. Hookers's
army was within 200 yards and no <
pickets had been established between '
the opposing forces. Such was Jack- '
son's ardor at this crisis of the battle i
that he continued his way without >
thought of personal danger. One of
his staff officers, realizing the peril to '
which the general was exposed, ven- <
tured to remark: . <
"General, don't you think this Is the i
wrong place for you?" <
"The danger Is all over," replied Gen- i
eral Jackson, "the enemy Is routed. <
Go back and tell A. P. Hill to press I
forward." '
Then Jackson continued forward and
had advanced about 100 yards beyond '
his line, when suddenly a volley was I
fired by his own men and apparently i
aimed at htm and his staff.
Jackson received three wounds, two 1
balls entering the left arm, severing an
artery, and one the right arm. All his '
escort, excepting Capt. Wilbourn and '
Mr. Wynn of the signal corps, were '
killed or wounded. The firing ceased
as suddenly as it had begun. Captain <
Wilbourn, standing near Jackson, said': I
"General, they must certainly be our '
men," to which he assented with a nod, <
but said nothing. '
He looked toward his lines with ap- I
parent astonishment, as if unable to |
realize that he could have been fired I
at by his own troops. He was taken |
from his horse, and soon General A.
P. Hill rode up and expressed his regret.
The enemy was not more than 100
yards distant and it was necessary to i
remove General Jackson, as the battle
was likely to be renewed at any moment.
He was carried to the rear
with much difficulty through the undergrowth.
General Pander recognized General
Jackson as he was being carried
through the lines and said:
"Oh, general, I am sorry to see you
wounded! My force is so much shattered
that I fear I will have to fall
back."
Although much exhausted by loss of
blood, General Jackson raised his
drooping head and exclaimed:
"You must hold your ground, sir!
You must hold your ground, sir!"
This was Jackson's last order on the
battlefield. He was then placed In an
ambulance and taken to the field hospital
at Wilderness Run. He lost a
great quantity of blood and would have
bled to death, but a tourniquet was
forthwith applied.
He was asked If amputation was necessary,
should it be done at once. He
replied:
"Yes, certainly, Dr. McGuire; do for
me whatever you think right."
The operation was performed under
the influence of choloroform. The
wounded soldier bore it well. He slept
Sunday morning and was cheerful.
He sent for Mrs. Jackson, and asked
minutely about the battle, saying:
"If I had not been wounded or had
one hour more of daylight, I would
have cut off the enemy from the road
to the United States ford and we would
have had them entirely surrounded.
Then they would have been obliged to
surrender or cut their way out; they
had no other alternative. My troops
sometimes fall to drive the enemy from
a position, but the enemy always falls
to drive my men from a position."
This was said with a smile.
Monday he was moved to Chancellor's
House. He was cheerful. He
spoke of the gallant bearing of General
Rhodes and of the heroic charge of
the old Stonewall brigade. He made
inquiries concerning many officers and
said:
"The men who live through this war
will be proud to say, 'I was one of the
Stonewall Brigade' to their children."
He Insisted that the term "Stonewall"
belonged to the brigade and not
to him.
Tuesday his wounds were Improving.
He asked Dr. McGulre:
"Can you tell me from the appearance
of the wounds how long I will be
kept from the field?"
When told he was doing remarkably
well he was much pleased.
Wednesday night, however, while his
surgeon, who had not slept for several
nights previously, was asleep. General
Jackson complained of nausea and ordered
his nurse to place a wet towel
over his stomach. This was done and
about daylight the surgeon was awakened
by the nurse, who said that General
Jackson was suffering with pain
In the right side, due to incipient pneumonia.
Thursday, Mrs. Jackson arrived,
greatly to the Joy of the general, and
she faithfully nursed him to the end.
in the evening all pain had vanished,
but he suffered much from prostration.
Friday morning the pain had not returned,
but the prostration was in
creased. Saturday there was no
change in his condition.
Sunday morning, when it was apparent
that he was sinking rapidly,
Mrs. Jackson was informed of his condition
and she imparted the knowledge
to the general. He said:
"Very good; very good. It is all
right."
He had previously declared that he
considered "these wounds a blessing."
He sent messages to all the generals,
and expressed a desire to be buried at
Lexington, Va.
About 3.30 o'clock, May 10, 1863,
Stonewall Jackson passed over the river
of rest.
To General Jackson's note Informing
General Lee that he was wounded the
latter replied:
"I cannot express my regret at the
sad occurrence. Could I have directed
events I should have chosen, for the
good of my country, to have been disabled
in your stead. I congratulate
pou on the victory, which was due to
i'aiik air 111 an/1 onorcv
It was on receiving this letter that
Jackson exclaimed:
"Better that ten Jacksons should fall
than General Lee."
He had unbounded confidence in General
Lee's eminent ability.
The Stonewall Brigade was composed
it men from the Virginia valley. The
Ith Virginia regiment was from the
southern part of the valley?Greenbrier
ind adjoining counties?and was commanded
by Colonel Preston. The 2d
Virginia regiment was from the lower
valley?Jefferson, Berkeley and Fredcrick
counties. Colonel Allen was the
commander. The 5th Virginia regiment
was from Augusta county, excepting
Captain Stover Funk's company
from Winchester, Colonel Harper
commanding. The 27th Virginia regiment,
of Rockbridge and adjoining
counties, was commanded by Colonel
Schols. The 33d Virginia regiment,
most of the members of which were
from Shenandoah county, was commanded
by Colonel A. C. Cummings.
rhese were the original commanders of
the regiments composing the Stonewall
Brigade, but in the storms of battle
they were soon numbered among the
lead and their successors met a similar
rate.
General Jackson was the incarnation
of a Christian soldier. His sublime
faith in God dominated all else. Duty
was his guiding star and he personally
attended to all the possible details of
a great battle. Generally he was in
front, leading his legions with his hand
ponting to heaven; his lips moving as
If supplicating guidance from the Supreme
Ruler.
In my mind's eye I see him, astride
"Old Sorrel," and now and then giving
the terse command, his forefinger
pointing toward heaven and his lips
quivering:
"Push forward, men! Push forward
!"
He was devoted to his men and always
gave them generous praise for
heroism. He was a strict disciplinarian
and would not tolerate disobedience
of orders by anyone.
General Jackson's campaign In the
Shenandoah valley in the spring of
1862 was a series of brilliant victories,
which has no equal in the war. Within
a period of five weeks he defeated
General Fremont at the battle of McDowell:
General Banks, near Winchester:
General Shields, at Port Republic,
and General Fremont again, at
Cross Keys.
In each battle General Jackson's opponent
had double the force he commanded.
The design of the Union generals
was to concentrate their forces
and crush Jackson by their overwhelming
numbers, but Jackson's superior
strategy of keeping them separated, retreating
and advancing at will and attacking
them in detail at places which
he desired, proved that he was a great
master of the art of war. His men
were Inspired by the motive of selfdefense
and self-preservation?the first
laws of nature.
After Jackson had driven the Federal
forces from the Shenandoah valley he
Joined General Lee at Richmond and
nnftn fhB rle-ht wine of General Mc
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Clellan's army. Victory after victory
crowned the Confederate banners for
two years. But the magmiflcent army
that defeated McClellan in 1862 was
gradually lessened by bullet and disease.
and when the surrender came It
was a mere skeleton in numbers. Attrition
did the work.
After the battle of the first Manassas
General Jackson advocated getting together
all the available men of the
south to invade the north. He argued
that the north had unlimited resources,
while those of the south were limited.
He declared that In acting upon the
defensive it was sometimes necessary
to become the aggressor in order to be
successful. He maintained that the
north would wear down the south if
the duration of the war devolved upon
endurance of numbers.
Subsequent events proved Jackson's
theory to be correct. The 2,800,000 soldiers
enlisted in the north simply wore
out the 550,000 southern soldiers. New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio alone enlisted
for the cause of the Union 750,000
men, which is more than the combined
south enlisted in defence of its
cause.?I. C. Haas in Baltimore Sun.
tar He scoffs at dentists who never
had a toothache.
tS" The more temper a man has the
oftener he loses It
LONDON TO COLOGNE
Dr. Neville Makes a Ton
of the Continent.
SIGHTS THAT COMPEL INTERES1
Crossing the Channel?The City o
Ostend?Magnificent Brussels?Oi
the Flild of Waterloo?Belgium am
the Belgians?Arrived at CologneThe
Fall* of the Rhine.
Correspondence of the Torkrille Enquirer.
Netuhausen,Switzerland, July 20.Thursday,
July 14, we leave Lon
don for the continent via Dovei
The ride on the cars from London t
Dover Is about three hours long. Thi
ride was without special Interest; ex
cept that we had an addition to ou
southern contingent in the persons o
Dr. Morris and his daughter, Mis
Hattie, from Atlanta. At Dover w
take a steamer for Ostend, which Is li
Belgium. We crossed the Englls
channel in about three hours. Thi
body of water has the reputation o
being very rough and turbulent, an
* flTn^tlnc a orpflt deal C
sickness; but we were greatly sur
prised to And a calm and placi
body of water. Nobody was sick, an
we enjoyed the passage across th
channel very much.
We arrived at Ostend about 3 p. m
and after having our baggage exam
ined, we took a carriage drive over
part of the beautiful little city. Thl
Is an attractive looking place. Th
king has his summer home here an
It Is quite a summer resort for th
people. The place claims 20,000 inhab
itants, but in the summer this numbe
is about double, in consequence of th
visitors. Our party has grown to th
number of forty-seven. We are unde
the guidance of Mr. Frank C. Clar
of New York. We find his conductor
very competent and accommodating
He takes us to the best hotels an
gives us first-class service in ever
way. It Is wonderful how these larg
parties can be managed so efflclentl
and satisfactorily.
In Ostend, I saw two things whlc!
were new to me. Of course, I ha
read of them. The first sight was th
drawing of carts by dogs. It was as
tonishing to see the heavy loads whicl
these dogs could pull. I just though
If the many dogs In South Carolln
could be harnessed up and put to som
practical use that It would be bette
for the country. Sometimes one do
would be hitched to a cart, sometime
two dogs and again three. The peopl
In Relerium are made on a smalle
scale than those In England and Scot
land. I don't think the people In Eng
land and Scotland would condescend t
drive a dog to a cart. But I hav
been told that in some places on th
continent you will see a woman and
dog hitched to a cart and a man (s
called) driving them. The man! Bu
I have not seen this anomaly.
The other picture of life In Osten
which attracted my attention was
man going through the streets wit
seven or eight goats. In speaking c
the goats, one of our party said the
were the man's milk wagons, and b
was correct. The goat procession wa
followed by a number of childrenmostly
boys. Some of our party con
eluded we would join the procession a
we were anxious to see the mllkma
deliver the goods. We all marched o
for a square or two, and the man an
goats stopped in front of a house. .
vessel was brought out and before w
could hardly take in the situation, on
of the goats was milked and the good
were delivered. There is one advan
tage in this plan to the buyer at leas
the milk man has a poor chance c
watering ma gwua.
After spending: about three houi
In Ostend, we take a train for Brus
sels, arriving: there at 11 p. m. W
stopped at the Le Grand hotel on or
of the principal streets of the cit;
Brussels is the capital of Belgium an
has about 600,000 inhabitants lncludln
the suburbs. It is an old looking cit
in many places, but is very pretty i
many parts. It has many beautlfi
stores with very attractive lookin
goods. It is noted for its carpet an
lace manufactories. We visited one t
the lace factories and saw the ladie
making lace. We did not visit any c
the carpet factories. They were to
far out. We took in a good deal of th
city in a coach drive of about thre
hours. The Palace of Justice is
magnificent building, covering 270,00
square feet of ground, more space tha
that covered by St. Peter's at Rom<
This building is considered by som
the most beautiful building in th
world. But it is not as pretty as th
Congressional Library Building i
Washington. It is larger, but I hav
seen nothing that equals the Librar
building in Washington in beautj
This building In Brussels is said t
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certainly reflects credit on the littl
country of Belgium, which is not on
third the size of South Carolina. 1
has, though, four times as many peo
pie as South Carolina, and is, I be
lieve, the most thickly populated coun
try in Europe.
While in Brussels, some of us visite
Waterloo, which is about ten mile
away. This is the place where Well
ington defeated Napoleon who is con
sidered by many the greatest militar
genius the world has ever produce<
There Is an impressive monument i
the midst of the battlefield, consistin
of a great mound of earth thrown u
Into the skies like one of the pyramid:
On the apex of this mound th
monument proper rests?a massiv
square of granite with a collosst
lion standing on top looking in th
direction of France. 225 granite step
take you to the top of this pyraml<
from which one gets a magniflcer
view of the whole country around an
can see how the contending armie
| met each other In this epoch-making
j battle. It Is not surprising that Eng1
land appreciates Wellington so highly.
In traveling through England
monuments and memorials of other
kinds to this man are to be seen nearly
everywhere. The English certainly
are fond of rubbing Waterloo Into the
French. Wellington and Nelson are
i two of England's greatest heroes, the
former on the land and the latter on
j the sea.
When we got thoroughly Into Bel
glum, we realized as never before that
d we were away from home, In a strange
_ land. Here the people talk foreign
languages, 1. e. foreign to us. They
speaK nere me rrencn ana r icimaii
languages. Occasionally one meets a
person who can talk a little broken
English. In England and Scotland we
" did not feel like we were very far from
0 home; but when we reached the con8
tinent, we felt like we were in a new
" world. But under the direction of our
r conductor, we get along all right.
f Then we have such pleasant and con8
genial company along with us that we
e don't get lonely. I certainly would not
" like to take this trip by myself.
At 1.30 p. m., July 16, we leave Brus?
sels for Colc-me, a distance of 138
. miles. In making thlB journey, of
course we cross over into Germany
When we reach Varsteher, the first
~ station In Germany, all of our baggage
d Is taken from tne cars and examined
by the government officials. It was
e an amusing sight to witness this performance.
We have a very long train
and apparently about 1,000 passengers
on It. Every time we pass from
one government to another, our baggage
Is examined. As we traveled on
? through Germany we could see better
lands and a more prosperous country
than In Belgium. The people in
both countries were harvesting their
grain, which seems to be a very heavy
crop. The people over here know
e how to take care of their land and they
k use it all for some purpose, either to
bring forth something to feed man on
or to ornament the country. The
? country everywhere is beautiful. If
our people in America, especially in
y the south, could come over here no
e doubt they would have an opportunity
y to learn some very important lessons.
Sand In the south is too cheap and
consequently we don't take care of it
as we should.
e We reached Cologne about 8 o'clock,
" and stopped at the Continental hotel,
opposite the great Catholic Cathedral.
1 We spent Sunday at this place. I went
a to three churches?first the Cathedral
when high mass was being celebrated.
r About one hundred priests were In
8 attendance and were taking part In the
8 service in one way or another. Of
e course, I did not understand any of
r the service, nor do I see how the people
could understand what was being
said by the priests, for the latter were
0 too far away from the people to be
8 heard. This Cathedral Is one of the
8 finest In Europe, 444 feet long, and 201
a feet wide. The height of the tower
^ Is 512 feet, said to be the highest In
1 the world. From the Cathedral I went
d to St. Ursula church, which seems to
be noted more for Its collections of
a bones than any thing else. They
claim to have the bones of 21,000 vir'
gin martyrs preserved In cases and on
y the walls which are lined with them,
8 making to me a very gruesome sight
* Indeed. All of these bones are in a
comparatively small room connected
with the church. The guide who is
18 connected with the church showed us
n one of the pots which contained the
" water that was turned Into wine at the
marriage of Cana in Galilee. He also
showed us two thorns which he clalme
ed were in the crown worn by the
'e Savior at the crucifixion. He also ex3
hibited some bones which he said
were Stephen's the first martyr's. The
' man seemed really to believe that these
) things were so. He also showed us
one lot of bones which he said had
8 worked miracles.
!~ From this place, I went around to
8 the little Chapel of the Church of Eng18
land, where I heard a very good sermon
from the minister In charge.
Text: "Behold I stand at the door and
8 knock" etc. These words were spoken
y by Christ to the church at Laodicea,
" and I Just thought how many churches
1 todav are Just like this Laodicean
s church. Oh, that they would open as
d the Savior knocks for admittance; a
deep and comprehensive and thorough
3 reformation is very much needed In
many quarters today. Cologne is on
0 the river Rhine, and claims nearly
e 400,000 inhabitants, the great majority
e of whom are Roman Catholics.
a We have had some very warm
weather at last. The day from Brusn
sels to Cologne was very warm and
dry and so was Sunday. Things in
e the field, however, look very luxuriant
e In going through these countries, I
e am impressed with the fact that there "
n are no homes in the country. The
e people live In small towns and cultiy
vate their farms from these centres.
K This plan has some advantages in a
0 social way, and also as to schools and
churches.
e I am tonight at the Falls on the
? Rhine, one of the most attractive
1 places I have ever seen. My hotel
faces the magnificent falls. But I
must close as midnight will soon be
here. W. o. Neville.
s Push.?"It Is not often," said a
- broker, "that James R. Keene answers
- strangers' letters. The other day,
y though, he broke his rule of silence.
L "A country lad out In Indiana wrote
n to him. The lad wanted to come to
g New York and make his fortune and
p he asked Mr. Keene to tell him how
3. to go about the matter,
e " 'As I stand In the broad avenue of
e life,' said the boy. 'I find so many
il closed doors before me that I don't
e know which of them to open. Ifow
is can I distinguish the door that will
!, lead me to success?'
it " 'There Is only one door for you to
d take,' Mr. Keene answered. 'It Is the
s one labeled Push.'"