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CYRUS TOVW
~ Author of "Commodore Paul Jones,'
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Copyright, 1901, by IX A
CHAPTER XIV.
GRAFTON TO THE RESCUE.
Jk TTENDED by his captors,
Denis de Vitre, in the hateful
uniform of the English
army, stood bound and facing
the governor and his staff in the
great hall of the castle. The sunlight
sparkled in through the long,
? narrow lancet windows with their
leaded, diamond-shaped panes, and
made strange traceries upon the polished
oaken floor. Pictures of the for
mer governors of New France looked
down upon the little scene from the
walls. There was the dauntless Champlain,
the veteran La Barre, the courtly
du Quesne, and, conspicuous among
the rest, the grim, eagle-like figure of
- the greatest of all?old Frontenac.
The history of the province waa somehow
summed up In that old vaulted
chamber, and de Vitre felt as if he
were on trial before the heroism of the
past as well as the disorganization of
the present.
"Monsieur de Vitre, you are accused
of having betrayed your country by
piloting the English ships up the
river," began the governor.
"And who is my accuser, Monsieur
de Ramesay?" answered de Vitre,
boldly.
"Common report"
"And does common report, sir, outweigh
the word of honor of an officer
and a gentleman?"
"Do you deny the charge, monsieur?"
"Sir, upon my word of honor, I declare
It to be false in every particular!"
"But. sir, you were seen, recognized
by officers stationed on Cap-Tourmente,
on the forward part of the first
English ship to pass the promontory.
There was a group of English officers
_ around you. You seemed to be pointing?Is
It no so, Maj. 8t Luc?" .
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ieur de Vitre myself," answered the
officer, promptly.
"If Monsieur St Luc had seen me
one-half hour sooner he would have
noticed me standing on the rail of the
ship with a rope around my neck,
? about to be hanged as a common felon
for refusing to show the way to the
English."
"Can this be true, sir?" asked the
governor in surprise.
"On my faith it is. I give you my
word, sir."
"We don't accept the word of a man
accused of treachery, sir. Although
I have no doubt you were on the rail,
as you say, yet I have also no doubt
but that the presence of the rope
proved efficacious."
"Mon Dieu, what an infamous
charge!" cried de Vitre, white with
rage and passlci} at this Insult, striving
to break away from his guards.
The governor watched him coolly
until he ceased to struggle; then, nonchalantly
taking a pinch of snufl;
"Be calm, monsieur," he added. "I
might have taken your word, but there
is another circumstance which must
be explained, and which makes it difficult
to credit your story. The dress
you wear?it is an English coat."
"May it please Monsieur le Gouverneur,"
spoke up the sergeant, "I
saw him in the front rank of the English
as they charged us. He carried
a musKei in nis nana.
"That is true," answered de Vitre,
"I was there."
"Did you discharge the musket?"
"Yes, Monsieur le Chevalier?that
is, I had done sc."
"At the troops of France?"
"Yes, but "
A roar of rage swept through the
hall as the men heard this damning
admission.
"Why hear any more, Monsieur le
Chevalier?" burst out Capt. Rouvigny,
voicing the thought of the others. "If
he be not a self-convicted traitor, let
him be shot as a deserter."
"Messieurs, you must hear me!
You shall!" exclaimed de Vitre. "I
have been a prisoner in the English
fleet. Through the connivance or a
soldier in their marine I procured this
uniform. I escaped from the ship
last night I hoped to reach the town
and warn you and Monsieur de Montcalm
of the expected attack on the
town before morning, but I found it
impossible to get away. I was compelled
to stay in the ranks, and with
difficulty escaped detection. I posed
as a rpneeade or I would have been
killed out of hand. My gun was not
loaded with ball. I looked carefully
to that, gentlemen. 1 swear to you I
threw it away at the first moment and
ran to Join my friends. As there is
a God in Heaven, Monsieur le Chevalier,
I speak the truth! I beg you
to hold me until you can communicate
with the English and verify my statement."
"We cannot hold the town a week,
Monsieur de Vitre," returned the gov~
ernor quickly. "And to defer your
punishment until the English take us
would mean to let you escape scotfree.
Frankly, I do not believe your
story. What say you, gentlemen?"
"No, no, he Is a traitor! Away with
bim!" cried one and another.
"Gentlemen, if I ever escape from
this predicament," answered de Vitre
boldly, "rest assured that you shall
answer to me for your words and actions!"
"This is idle talk, monsieur," said
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the governor severely; "as the commajidant
of the garrison I shall order
you to be shot at once, upon your own
admissions, which you have failed to
explain to our satisfaction, if there is
no one here who will protest, or say
a word in your defence."
"I will do that, Monsieur le Chevalier!"
a clear voice cried out from the
other end of the ball, as Anne de
Rohan, followed by Josette, entered the
door and advanced before the chevalier.
"Mademoiselle de Rohan!" exclaimed
the governor in great surprise, rising
to his feet the while, and bowing profoundly
before her, a movement
which of course, was emulated by all
the officers. "Here is no place for
ladies."
"I am a witness in the case, Monsieur
de ttamesay. Am I in time to save the
life and honor of a brave man?"
"Ti)ie serves you, mademoiselle, but
otherwise your effort is impossible.
Monsieur de Vitre was seen this morning
in the English ranks in their uniform?Indeed
he has it on now. He
bore arms against us in the field. He
adm its it He is believed to have acted
as pilot for the English ships."
" TIs false, sir!" Interrupted the*
girl.
"Thank God for that word, mademoiselle!"
cried de Vitre. "If you believe
in me I can face the rest of the world
undaunted."
"Silence, Monsieur de Vitre!?Why
say you this, mademoiselle?" asked
the governor.
"Because there is an English officer
wounded and a prisoner In my house,
who has learned by chance of Monsieur
de Vitre's predicament and who
vows that he is innocent; that he did
not pilot the ships; that he refused to
do so even at the peril of his life, and
that he had been held a close prisoner
on the English ships since his capture.
"Dr. Arnoux dressed the young Englishman's
wounds. He is a captain in
i>? VmrHch now. When he recovered
consciousness I mentioned Monsieur
de Vitre's predicament, and he insisted
that 1 must come to tell you this story,
and if you doubted it I was to ask you
to send an officer to question him."
"Why came he not himself, then?"
"He is too severely wounded, sir,
and the doctor forbade him to move."
"Be seated, mademoiselle. Let us
withdraw, gentlemen, and consider this
communication for a moment," said the
governor, after reflecting deeply for
a short time.
The Chevalier de Ramesay and his
officers stepped to the other end of the
apartment and intently consulted together,
leaving Anne standing near de
Vitre and his guards.
"O mademoiselle," cried de Vitre to
her, addressing her despite the
presence of the soldiers, "this is a
public place in which to address you,
but I stand in the shadow of death and
I must needs take any opportunity
which fate provides me. You have
long known of my devotion to you. I
have riot disguised it nor do I wish to
make 'urther protestations to you. 1
only want to thank you, as a man dy*
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taken In attempting to save not only
my life, but what is dearer to me?my
honor. Thank Capt Grafton, too, for
his good words, though I feel they will
be useless. The evidence against me is
strong. This cursed uniform is tire
last straw. Rankling under the defeat
of the morning, and with the certainty
of surrender before them, they are too
bitter to weigh well what they are doing.
They want a scapegoat, and here
is one ready to hand. Mademoiselle,
one last favor. It means but little perhaps
to you but much to me. I cannot
go to you. Will you not reach hither
your hand?"
"They must not kill you, Monsieur
de Vitrei 'Tis most unjust!" cried the
girl piteously, stepping over to him.
"As for my hand?" She stretched it
out, and, though he was bound and
tied, nothing could have exceeded the
courtly grace with which he bent over
it and pressed a long kiss upon it.
She held it tightly against his lips.
"There is my hand, monsieur!" she
exclaimed, as the soldiers withdrew a
little, r it of consideration for her evident
grief. "I would that my heart
went with it."
"Monsieur de Vitre, mademoiselle,"
said the governor, returning to hie
seat, "we have carefully considered
the testimony of Mademoiselle de
Rohan and are of the opinion that it
is not sufficiently important to cause
us to delay the execution. I fear that
a few days may see the English in
possession of the town, and that, of
course, means that you, sir, would es
cape an pumsnment. as ior me testimony
ot the English officer, he is in
, honor bound to extricate his ally from
his predicament, and we question "
"Who questions the word of Capt
Philip Grafton?" cried a stern voice, ar
a strangely ill-assorted pair entered th<
hall. One of the two was a small
slender man, only partially clothed,
whose face was ghastly pale and who
held his left hand pressed against his
right shoulder. He would have falleu
to the flcor but that he was supported
by he encircling arm of a huge old
mar. in the livery of the Rohans. The
two were Philip and Jean-Renaud.
"Grafton!" cried de Vitre. "Thank
God, you have come!"
"Jean-Renaud," exclaimed Anne,
"how dared you to bring this gentle
man here! Against the doctor's orders
and mine! His life "
"Peace, mademoiselle!" interrupted
Grafton. 'T came here because I
feared what has happened, that they
would not accept your testimony.
Your servant but obeyed my orders, he
had no choice!"
"But your life, monsieur!" said
Anne.
"I peril it gladly to save the honor
of a brave gentleman, though an
enemy. Monsieur le Gouverneur, you
are about to execute this gentleman?"
There was a dead silence in the
room.
"It is true," answered Mademoiselle
de Rohan.
"It must not go on!" cried Grafton.
"I swear to you on my honor as an
ryonflnmon t'nflt Hf Altoloiir Ha
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Vitre Is innocent! He is no traitor;
on the contrary, he deserves your highest
commendation. He refused to pilot
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the ships in, even though, by the orders
of the admiral, he was placed on
the rail of the ship with a rope flung
around his neck, and men awaited the
signal to hang him."
Murmurs rose from the officers in
the hall. *
"Why was he not hanged, then, Sir
Englishman?" asked the governor.
"Because an English officer interfered,
one who hated to see a brave
man sacrificed, and through his influence
the general, who was his friend,
and the admiral, who is his captain, he
saved Monsieur de Vitre's life."
"Do you Know tnis to De a iact, monsieur?"
"I do, monsieur."
"Who was the officer that saved hla
life?"
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The truth in the answer was patent
in every line of the blood-stained
figure. There was a burst of applause
from the officers in the room as his
words carried conviction to their
hearts.
"Who piloted the ships, then?"
"Some fishermen, and some of us
came up the river without a pilot"
"But this uniform?"
"I have no doubt that Monsieur de
Vitre can explain that. I know that
last night he was held a close prisoner
on the Sutherland."
"Monsieur, forgive the question. I
wish to be quite certain. You are not
saying this to save an ally"
"Sir, I have given you my word of
honor, the word of an officer of the
king. As God is my judge, I have told
the truth! Hold Monsieur de Vitre until
you can communicate with Admiral
Saunders or Gen. Townshend. Send
out a special flag now, and if the facts
he tW an I hnvp stated I will answer
for them with my own life. You hold
me prisoner, sir. I am alone In your
power. I would stake anything upon
de Vitre's honor. Indeed"?he turned
pale and caught at his breast again
where the red stains showed under his
hand?"I believe that I have staked
my life?for "
He stopped, his glance wavered
toward Anne.
"For you?your lover?mademoiselle!"
He swayed back and forth and fell
heavily to the floor at her feet
"Release Monsieur de Vltre!" cried
de Ramesay.
Anne de Rohan Instantly sank to the
floor and knelt by the prostrate form
of the English captain,
"Ah, mon Dieu!" she cried. "He is
dying!"
There was a look on her face, In her
eyes, for which de Vltre would have
given all he possessed. As the soldiers
unbound him, he sprang to her side.
"You love him!" he cried. "You love
him!"
CHAPTER XV.
"THOU SHALT NOT COVET."
ANNE DE ROHAN had admitted
to herself as she had
watched Grafton before he
recovered consciousness
that she loved him. If there had been
any doubt in her mind of the permanence
of her feelings of bygone dayB
and their development from the childish
devotion to the deep passionate
love which filled her soul, the tell-tale
kiss she had pressed upon his forehead
when she thought him dying would
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it more entirely at that moment when
she saw him lying white and still at
her feet in the hall. That something
of her feeling had expressed Itself In
her looks she did not doubt
But it is one thing to admit a fact
In the secret recesses of one's own
consciousness, or even to look one's
feelings, and another to have it proclaimed
on the housetops. She bitterly
iesented de Vitre's impulsive allegation,
and that it was true but enhanced
her indignation against him
and against herself. How could she,
a de Rohan, love this commoner of
America? How could she, a French
woman, bestow her affection upon an
enemy? How could she give her heart
to a man who wore another woman's
picture above his own? Everything
Stood la the way of any future relationship
whatever between them.
And yet how magnificently he had
come to the rescue of de Vitrei How
nobly he had stood forth in the hall
a moment since! 0 God, It was true!
She had betrayed herself; the world
would know that she had given away
her love to this English officer?an
enemy. She felt and saw the pointing
Angers of her society; she heard the
words "TraltressJ Traitress!" In the
air. She would not, she could not!
Yet, how he bad looked at her when
he clutched her dress with that fevered
question, "Are you in love with Monsieur
de Vitre?" She was afraid of
herself. If hf should recognize her
and plead with her could she resist
him? No, she feared not, she was sure
she could not She loved him too well
to do so. Of that point she was absolutely
certain, and of another fact
consequent upon the41rst, as well. She
did not love Denis de Vitre. She admired
him?but love, no. And yet here
was a safeguard. Bethrothed to him
she could better struggle against the
pleadings of her heart She did not
yet realize what her long dormant
feelingB toward Philip would be, or
how powerful a hold he was to have
upon her.
"Monsieur de Vltre," she exclaimed,
clearly enough to be heard by all the
room, "you forget youijself! How could
( love this stranger, an enemy of
France? You are not yourself; these
trials have bewildered you, and I have
but one answer to your charge. You
have asked me again and again to?
to?in short, monsieur, are you still?"
"Mademoiselle de Rohan!" cried de
Vltre, clasping her hand, "Is It?will
you "
"Monsieur, I esteem you, I regard
you, I admire you. I am willing, with
the consent of my grandfather the marquis?
to-'-be "
"Monsieur de Ramesay," cried de
Vltre, turning to the little group, who
had been regarding the couple Intently,
"Mademoiselle de Rohan makes me
the happiest of men! She deigns to
honor me by promising me her hand."
"Look to your English friend, Monsieur
de Vltre," promptly answered the
governor, "and quickly!"
"Maledictions upon me!" cried de
Vitre, kneeling beside the two servants.
"A surgeon, quick!"
The physician, who had been previously
summoned, was speedily forthcoming,
and under his ministrations
the flow of blood was staunched and
Grafton presently opened his eyes
again.
"My friend," cried de Vitre, as Grafton
recovered consciousness, "what
can I say? What can I do to repay
you? On the ship yonder you saved
my life. A moment since, in this hall,
you saved my honor, and I believe
it is to you I owe my greatest happiness."
"And what is that?" whispered Grafton.
"Mademoiselle has consented to do
me the honor of becoming my wife."
"Ah!" exclaimed Grafton, as if
stricken again.
"What is it, what is it?" cried the
Frenchman, "what can I do?"
"You might have let me die, de yitre.
But there, 'tis nothing. Take me
hence."
"Where will you be taken, monsieur?"
asked the governor.
"He shall go back to my house," interrupted
Anne, "whence he came.
And you, Monsieur de Vitre, will ac
company "
"Your pardon, mademoiselle," said
de Ramesay, "I believe Monsieur de
Vltre to be Innocent of all the charges
that have been made against him, but
my duty compels me to detain him in
the castle until I can communicate
with the English. One of my aides will
accompany you home."
" 'Tis useless, sir. I have here a
faithful guard. If you will have some
of your aoldiers bring a litter to carry
Monsieur Grafton, It will be enough."
"Watch over him well, mademoiselle!"
cried de Vltre, as the soldiers
bore him from the room. "I owe him
much?everything!"
"Trust me, monsieur," replied the
young girl. "Monsieur le Governor,
Lieutenant de Vitre, gentlemen, I bid
you adieu!"
With a sweeping courtesy she left
the room.
Attended by Josette and guarded by
Jean-Renaud, with brimming eyes and
a leaden heart in her bosom, she
walked by the litter as the soldiers
bore it through the street With downcast
head she moved, yet no movement
of her wounded charge escaped her.
Grafton lay on the stretcher with his
eyes closed. Once, as the bearers
stumbled, he opened them with a sharp
exclamation of pain. Instantly she
bent over him. As her gaze fell upon
his face he slowly turned his head
away, as if the sight were too much for
him and he could not bear to look upon
ber.
"Are you In pais, monsieur?"
"Ah, Mademoiselle de Couedlc!" he
answered, "such pain as I trust you
may never know."
"Why did you turn your head from
me?"
"MA/temnlselle." he answered softlv.
still not looking at her, "I am thinking
of some pregnant words in an old book
which I had read to me when I was a
child."
"And those words, monsieur?"
" 'Thou shalt not covet.' You understand
the English?" he whispered.
"I understand?everything, monsieur."
"Monsieur de Vitre," said the governor,
"if you give me your parole you
may have the freedom of the chateau.
I congratulate you first upon your acquittal,
and more, monsieur, upon the
prize you have gained. Faith, sir,
yours is like to be the one victory of
the arms of France!"
TO BE CONTINUED.
XiT'It is seldom one hears an Interesting
lie, though the people surely get
| enough practice.
^isceltanfous Reading.
BATTLES BRING ON RAIN.
Campaign In Manchuria Furniahas
Renewed Evidence In 8upport of
the Theory.
Ever since hostilities In the far
East have reached the stage where
the gTeat guns and heavy ordnance
play a leading part in the game, the
Information that the operations of the
the Russian and Japanese armies have
practically come to a standstill owing
the "heavy rainfalls" and almost Impassable
roads in consequence thereof,
Is making Its reappearance In the
daily papers at snort intervals. Almost
every dispatch from the seat of
war bearing news of this character ascribes
this "heavy downpour" to the
prevailing "rainy season," and predicts
that at its close the campaign
will be continued with renewed vigor.
The war and navy department at
Washington are close observers of
events at the front, and among other
points which attract their particular
attention is that of the weather conditions
accompanying the operations of
the two forces. Official records show
that almost every Important action
since gun, cannon and mortar have become
factors in warfare, was accompanied
or followed by thunderstorms
or heavy rainfalls; that, In fact, the
continuous discharge of firearms and
heavy ordnance was the direct cause
of this natural phenomenon, ani tha
the time or season of the year had
no, or at least little, bearing In the
matter, since experiments and observations
established the fact that heavy
bombardments have transformed "dry
seasons" Into veritable "seas of rain
and mud."
The battle of Buena Vista, Mexico,
according to the records of the war
department, took place on February 22
and 23, 1847. This was in the dry season
in that country; there had been no
rain for several months before the
battle and there was none for several
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ever, followed the first day's engagement,
two of which were specially remarkable.
On the 23d, about one or
two hours alter the severe cannonading
that took place between 8 and 10
a. m., there was a most violent rainfall
for some 10 or 15 minutes. Again in
the afternoon, at about the same interval
after another period of heavy
cannonading another violent shower
of rain fell.
The fact before mentioned, that no
rain had fallen for months before the
battle, and that none fell for months
after at that place, is almost proof
positive not only that the cannonading
caused the rain, but that cannonading
will bring rain at a time when the atmospheric
conditions are apparently in
the highest degree unfavorable to the
production of that phenomenon
through the ordinary operations of
nature.
The battle of Palo Alto, Mexico, on
May 8, 1846, also fought in the dry
season, was also followed by rain. The
battle or siege of Monterey was fought
September 21 to 23, 1846, which, like
the dates before mentioned, was In the
dry season. The morning of the 21st
was bright and beautiful, but "soon
after the storming of the two forts,
Faderacion and Salado, a violent storm
came up," and to Its "unbroken peltIngs"
General Woiwi and the Becond
division were exposed throughout the
night
The battle of Contreas was fought
on August 19, 1847, at a season when
rains were very Infrequent. "Thi
battle raged furiously, and for more
than three hours the entire force was
under a heavy fire. Night at length
put an end to the conflict, and a cold
rain soon afterward began, to fall In
torrents." The battle of Cherubusco
was fought the next day, which was
bright and clear. The day after it
rained heavily. The battle of Molino
del Rey, fought on Sept. 8, 1847, was
also followed in the afternoon and
evening by a hard rain, as was the
battle of Chepultepec, which was
fought on Sept. 13, 1847.
In the Civil war the occurrence of
the phenomenon under discussion was
frequent. The battle of Big Bethel
may be mentioned as an early Instance.
This battle, fought in Eastern
Virginia on June 10, 1861, was soon
followed by a copious rain. Incessant
rains attended General McClellan's
campaign in Western Virginia in July,
1861. His troops "had four separate
engagements on four days, and before
the close of each violent rains fell."
The battle of Rich Mountain, fought
on July 10, was one of these, and was
followed by one or two rainy days.
The following engagements, which
took place In that part of the country
later in the same year, were also each
followed quickly by rain: Battle of
Carnifax Ferry, Aug. 10, 1861; battle
nt ch^nt Mountain. Sept. 13 and 14,
1861; battle of Green Brier, Oct. 3,
1861; battle of Alleghany Summit,
Dec. 12, 1861. None of these are classed
as great battles, but the firing was
apparently sufficient to bring rain.
The first battle of Rull Run was fought
on July 21, 1861. The day was bright
and clear all through, but the next
day was one of drenching- rain.
As early In the war as the siege of
Lexington, Mo., which ended on Sept.
20, 1861, in the surrender of Colonel
Mulligan to the Confederates, the fact
that heavy artillery firing was usually
followed by rain had already been noticed
In the west. On the 17th the beleagued
garrison was cut off from the
river and thus deprived of water; but
to encourage the soldiers to hold out
as long as possible for the arrival of
the expected re-enforcements, it was
represented to them by their officers
that the cannonading would surely
bring rain to quench their thirst. And
this prediction was fulfilled; though,
unfortunately, they had no way to catch
the water which their firing had
drawn from the sky except by spreading
their blankets to the shower and
then wringing them out.
In the south, as well as in the east
and west, rain followed heavy cannonading.
One engagement near Port
Pickens, Fla., was an early Instance.
Flag Officer William W. McKean, commanding
the gulf blockading squadron,
In a report to the secretary of the
navy, dated November 25, 1861, thus
mentions the circumstances. He says:
"Sirs: I have the honor to Inform you
that on the 22d Inst, a combined attack
was made upon the rebels at this
place by Colonel Brown, of Ft. Pick
lens, and the united states snips Niagara
and Richmond, under my command.
... At 10 o'clock, at the
firing of the first gun from the fort
(the signal agreed upon), the Niagara
stood in, followed by the Richmond,
and both ships came to anchor.
We immediately opened fire.
At 6 p. m. a sudden squall came up
from the northward and westward, the
wind blowing very fresh, with heavy
rain," etc.
The records show that the following
battles or actions were either accompanied
or closely followed by rain:
Battle of Logan's Crossroads, battle of
Ft. Donelson, battle of Pea Ridge, Ark.,
attack and capture of Roanoke Island,
capture of Newbern, N.' C., capture of
Ft. Macon, the naval action in Hampton
Roads, the capture of New Madrid,
Mo., attack on Island No. 10, bombardment
of Forts Jackson and St. Philip,
bombardment and passage of the
Vicksburg batteries, battle of Pittsburg
Landing, or Shlloh, April 6 and
7, 1862, battle of Bull Pasture Mountain,
May 8, 1862; battle of Winchester,
Va., May 24 and 26, 1862; battle
of Cross Keys, June 8, 1862; capture
of Yorktown, battle of Williamsburg,
fighting on the Chickahominy, battle
of Hanover Courthouse, battle of Fair
UaKS or seven fines, gunovtu unug
on James River, artillery firing In
front of Hooker's seven days' fight,
battle of Gaines's Mill, battle of Savage's
Station, battle of Malvern Hill,
battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9,
1862; heavy artillery firing at Kelley*s
Fort and Rappahannock Station, fight
at Bristow Station, second battle of
Bull Run, battle Chantily, battle of
Antietam, battle of Perryville or Chaplin's
Creek, Ky.; battle of Prairie
Grove, Ark.; capture of Van Buren,
Ark.; battle of Murfresboro or Stone
River; battle of Fredericksburg, Va.;
battle of Cliancellorsville; battle of
Beverly Ford, Va.; battle of Gettysburg,
Penn.; affair at Mine Run; destruction
of Confederate steamer
Nashville; battle of Carney's Bridge,
La.; assault on Port Hudson; Porter's
passage of the Vlcksburg batteries;
battle of Raymond, Miss.; naval
action off Charleston Harbor; attack
on defenses of^ Secessionville; attack
on Morris Island; attack on General
Terry on James Island; bombardment
of Ft Wagner; attack on Ft.
Sumter; battle of Mission Ridge; Red
River campaign; battle of Marks' Mill;
battle of Dallas, Ga.; battle of the
Wilderness; battle of Spottsylvania
Courthouse; battle of North Anne
niwor- hnttlo of Cold Harbor or Be
thesda Church; battle of Hatcher's
Run; fight at Dublin Bridge; battle of
Newmarket; battle of the Cedars; the
great battle of Nashville and many
others.
In other parts of the world the
same phenomenon has been noticed.
The battle of Dresden was fought on
August 25 and 27. "On the 27th the
battle was renewed under torrents of
rain and amid a tempest of hall."
The battle of Llgny was fought on
June 16. "After the battle the weather
was dreadful, the rain fell In torrents."
The battle of Waterloo Is said to have
been followed after 36 hours by a
long rain. Of the battle of Eylau, Feb.
8, the record says: "The action began
at daybreak. Two strong columns advanced
for the purpose of turning the
right and storming the center of the
Russians, but they were repulsed In
great disorder. About midday
a heavy storm of snow began falling,
which added to the obscurity caused by
the smoke from the burning village of
Serpallen." At Madras on June 4,1778,
"morning fair, noon cloudy, In the
evening rain. N. B.?More than 200
pieces of cannon fired In salutes."
"During the siege of Valenciennes by
the allied army In the year 1793 it
rained violently every day soon after
the heavy cannonading began. The
allies employed 200 heavy ordnance,
and the besieged had about 100, and
they were frequently all In action at
one time."
In the last war between France and
Germany the occurrence of storms of
rain after battles was specially noticeable,
particularly so In the months of
August ana sepiemoer, uiiu wc a*>j
counts from the battlefields contained
many allusions to the subject.
For instance, Immediately after the
battle of Sedan, at which the French
emperor was taken prisoner, a telegram
dated Donchery, Sept. 3, reads:
[ "It is raining torrents." Again at the
bombardment of Strasburg, in a dispatch
dated Sept. 8, It says: "There
are dally thunderstorms and the Rhine
has risen, driving the inhabitants from
their cellars."
It may be seen that in the Civil war
almost every battle of the eastern armies
was followed by rain; that rain
followed all the grreat battles of the
south; that it not only followed single
battles; but frequently each engagement
of a series; that on land
and on the water, In the interior and on
the coast, on the Mississippi, on the
gulf and on the Atlantic, again and
again, storm followed battle and that
the phenomenon, confined to no region
was also peculiar to no season.?Chicago
Chronicle.
JW Somehow, when every woman
catches sight of herself and husband
in a mirror, she is reminded of a story
she once read years ago, called "Beauty
and the Beast."
PARKER RETURN8 THANKS.
Democratic Candidate Exolaina the
Reason of the Republioan Victory.
Judge Parker, on last Wednesday afternoon
issued the following address:
To the Democracy of the Nation:
Our thanks are due to the members
of the national committee and to the
executive committee in charge of the
campaign for most unselfish, capable N
and brilliant party service. All that it i
was possible for men to do they did, "
but our difficulty was beyond the reach
of party managers.
I am most gratsful to them and wish
in this general way to extend my
thanks to the workers, as well as the
rank and file, all over the country. I
know how hard they struggled against
overwhelming odds, and I only wish I
could take each one by the hand and
thank him.
Deeply as I regretted leaving the
bench at the time of It, in the presence
/V# AVA?m.Via1mino> <1afaaf T A n nA? 1a -
vi u> ui n iiciiuuif & uv mw
ment It. I thougrht it was my duty.
Tn the light of my present Information
I am now even more confident that I
did right. I shall never seek a nomination
for public office, but I shall to the
best of my ability serve the party
that has honored me, and through the
party serve my country.
The party has in the near future a
great mission. Before long the people
will realize that the tariff fed trusts
and Illegal combinations are absorbing
the wealth of the nation.
Then they will wish to throw off
these leeches, but the Republican party
will not aid them to do It, for its leaders
appreciate too well the uses to
which the moneys of the trusts can be
put in political campaigns.
When that time comes, and come It
will, the people will turn to the Democratic
party for relief, and the party
should be ready?ready with an organ'zatlon
of patriotic citizens covering
every election district, who are willing
fo work toj- the love of the cause?an
organization supported by sa many
town, city, county-and state o:flcers as
we are able to elect in the meantime.
We entered this canvass wlvh every
ndrthem, western and eastern state,
nave one, in Republican control.
This gave to that party a large army
of officeholders reaching Into every
hamlet, many of whom gladly followed
the examples set for them by the members
of the president's cabinet: in devoting
their time and service to the %
party.
To accomplish much In this direction
however, we must forget the difficulties
of the post. If any one inspects
his neighbor of treachery, let him not
hint of his suspicion. If he knows he
has deserted us, let him not tell It.
Our forces have been weakened by division.
We have quarreled at times
over non-essentials. If we would help
the people, if we would furnish an organisation
through which they may
be relieved of a party that has grown
so corrupt that It will gladly enter Into
narmersnip wun irusu iu kcui? uwueys
for election purposes, we must forget
the difficulties of the past nnd begin
this day to build up wherever it
may be needed a broad and effective
organization. And we must by constant
teaching, through the pross and
from the platform, apprise the people
of the way the vicious tariff circle
works,'
We must bring home to them at other
than election times, the fact that
moneys contributed to the Republican
oarty by the trusts is not only dishonest
money, but it is given that the
trusts may, without hindrance!, take
a much larger sum from the people.
In the presence of a defeat that
would take away all personal ambition,
were it true that otherwise it potsesaed
me, I do not hesitate to say that in
my opinion the greatest moral question
which now confronts us is: Shall the
trusts and corporations be prevented
from contributing money to control or
to aid in controlling elections?
Such service as I can render la that
or any other direction will be gladly
rendered.
And I beg the co-operation as 4 fellow
worker of every Democrat in the
country.
(Signed) Alton B. Pxr.'C*b.
The History op Sheep.?Of all domestic
animals the sheep haa from
time immemorial, been moat closely
associated with mankind. An erudite
author sixty years afro, having laboriously
collated an assortment of allusions
to sheep made by sacred and
profane writers, concluded that "the
history of these animals is so .'.nterwoven
with the history of man that
they never existed in a wild state at
all." Biblical history from the time of
Abel is full of allusions to the docks
which formed the chief possessions of
the Jewish people and their neighbors.
The spoils of war and the tribute of
vassal Kings largely consisted of sheep
Thus we read that Mesha, King of
Moab, was a sheep master, and rendered
unto the King of Israel an hundred
thousand rams with the wool.
Moses after his victory over the Midianites
obtained as loot no less than
675,000 sheep, and long before the
Christian era sheep were cultivated in
Western Europe. Spain and Italy
possessed them from an unknown period,
although long after Rome was
founded the Inhabitants had not learned
to sheer the fleece; and, until the
time of Pliny, the practice of plucking
it from the skin was not wholly al>andoned,
so long that the humble shepherds
of Syria preceded, in their
knowledge of necessary arts, the future
conquerors of their country^?
Outing.
The Imp Hoax.?This brazen im:;x>sture
on the credulity of the English
public was the result of a wager between
the Duke of Montague and another
nobleman in 17411. In discussing
the amazing gullibility of the English
people the former declared that If
one were to advertise ft well that he
would jump into a quart bottle ail
London would go to see him do it.
The wager being made, an advertisement
was inserted in all of the leading
papers promising that the feat would
be performed on a certain date at the
Haymarket theater. Ori the appointed
day the theater wan packed from
pit to dome, and many hundreds were
turned from the doors. The supposed
magician appeared on the stnge
and had the temerity to state that If
the audience would pay double the
price he would enter a pint bottle,
shown on the stage table, Instead of
the quart flask, as furnished. He
then hurriedly escaped by the stage
door. A riot resulted, in which the
theater was badly wrecked, and the
duke and his companion had to leave
town until the excitement was well
| over.
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