The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, October 02, 1884, Image 1
BY E. B. MURRAY & CO.
ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1884.
VOLUME XX.--NO. 10
IN FOREIGN LANDS.
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WILHITE'
EYE WATER
IB A
FOR
BOEE
Or auy common form of inflamed
eye*.
WE SELL IT
With the understanding that
if it does not prove bene
ficial or effect a Cure,
after directions have
been carefully fol
lowed, the snm
paid for it
WILL BE REFUNDED.
It baa been aold on
these conditions for the
past FOUR YEARS,
and es yet a o have .*
?aCoilitoflt,
?r heard of a CESS
IT DID NOT CURE !
IT IS NOT
1 NEW PREPARATION.
AiNi? ?IA? z>ijui* wiuis
|F0R TB3RTYTEARS
But has been only four Or
five years on the
market u n
'ROPBIET?RY MEDICINE
If you have never
used it, or know noth
ing of ita effects cn
Aile your neighbor,
or acme one who. has !
seen it tried, lt ha?
cured SEVERE casca
i ft from six to twonty
fou? houri
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lilli
IWltHjTE ? WitHIJE.
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AM.ruuciun LANDS?.
Oorrespondinoe of the Intelligencer.
The observing tourist will Bod much to
admire in the Freno*, people. Io spite
of their faulte and lollies, in spite of their
fickleness and frivolity, they are indus*
trious and frugal, clean and neat in their
personal habits, courteous and obliging
to one another and to strangers, as well
as patriotic to the last degree, and possess
ing unbounded faith io "la belle France."
We left Geneva in the evening, and
going by way of Lausanne and Pontar
lier, wc passed over the mountains of the
Jura range and before daylight were far
on our way to Paris, which we reached at
about 8:00 o'clock io the morning. The
region through which we pass before
reaching tho city is evidently one of the
most fertile and best cultivated sections
of country which eau be found in any
land. The neat farm houses, the well
trimmed hedges, the floe growing crops,
the thriving villages, all give evidence of
a thrifty, prosperous and happy people.
"Paris is France," Bays the proverb,
but although this may be true to a cer
tain extent, it is also true that the French
man of the provinces possesses the nation
al virtues in a far greater degree than
does the Parisian, while tho national
vices crop out more prominently in thc
drellera ia iho m?iuu&l metr?poli*. Th;
contrast between the citlrgof London ant
Paris are very great, and in not ont
point, not even on the score of visibh
wickedness, is the comparison unfavora
ble to the continental city.
The French Metropolis is located 01
both Bides of the river Seine, and on thi
islands of the City and St. Louis, by fa
' the larger portion beiDg upon tho North
ern bank. Its population is about tw<
and a quarter millions, and ita wallu ar
twenty-two miles in extent, and have 6i
gates. The annual receipts of the munt
cipal government are about ?25.000.00C
The central point, of the city is the Plac
Boyal, elong whioh passes the gres
thoroughfare of the city, from Southeas
to Northwest. This grand avenue, fror
the Place de la Nation, on the Southeas
margin of the city, to the Place de 1
Bastile, is known as the Bue de Faubour
St. Antoine; from the Place do la Basti!
to tho Hotel de Ville, it is rolled Bue S
Antoine ; from the Hole . Ville psi
the Louvre to Place de la -Joncorde it !
the Bue de Rivoli; from the Place de 1
Concorde to the Arc de Triumphe, tl
Avenue des Champa Elysees, and bey o ti
the .arch, the Avenue de la Grane
Armee ; all North of the Seino. To tl
North as well as on the South bevon
the river, the original boulevards, bro:
avenues constructed on the old fortifia
lions, approximate to a semi circle i
form.
Among the numerous points of inte
est in the city, it is somewhat difficult
decide what should be seen first ; but tl
Place de la Concorde, on the North bat
of the Seino, ia not surpassed in inteit
by anything either within or beyond tl
walls. It is_one of the most historic 1
I -cali lies in r rance and is the most ma
, ? nificent "Place," or r. jblic square in I
world. In the centre stands the obeli
of Luxor, one of the most perfect ai
beautiful monoliths ever designed,
was presented to Louis Philippe by al
homet Ali, and wea brCQghc from Eg?
in 1836. lia inscriptions refer to t
time of Seaoatris, nearly 3,400 years ai
On either side of the obelisk is a fi
bronze fountain and surrounding I
Place are statues representing eight
the principal cities of France. To f
East are the gardens and palace of t
Tuileries, with the Louvre beyond ;
the West the Champs Elysees with 1
Arc de Triomphe in the distance ; on I
South is the Seine, with the Pont de
Concorde connecting with the buildii
of the Corps L?gislatif on the other ba
and on the North are tho offices of
Marine Department, and at the end
Buo Boyal, the Mamalaine. This squ
Ihas had a bloody history. Here at
marriage of Louis XVI and Marie ?
toinette in 1770 a panic resulted in
death of more than one thousand pern
Here in 1793 the guillotine was set
and numbered among ii? thousandt
"?stims, tho Kiog Ionia A.VI, Charl?
I Cordey, Marie Antoinette,_ Dani
I Robespierre and others. Mere i
j occurred ?ne of the most desperate sti
gles of the Commune in 1871. Tl
times have foreign armies encam
here. The Bussi?ns in 1814, the Eog
? in 1815 and the Prussians in 1871 ;
I yet lo see the Place de la Concorde ol
day, filled with tho lifo, the beauty,
fashion of this gay capitol, one wt
never dream of the aanguinary seem
has witnessed in tho past.
East nf tho Place de la Concorde,
yond the gardens, ia the palace of
Tuileries, which waa destroyed by
Communiste of 1871. The place is
occupied by temporary structures use
the Post Office department until thai
pletion of their new building. Be
I this is the palace of the Louvre, also
tinily destroyed by the Commune,
since rebuilt. It is an imnfenee pi!
buildings, with a footage of nearly
a mile on the Bue de Bivoli, and 1
between that avenuo and the river.
Eastern portion/of tho palace?was <
pied in 1572 by Catherine de Medici
Eer son, Charles IX, and here that '
and bigoted monarch conseuted U
horrible massacre of St^Bartholome*
great bell of the church of St,. Gera
!/Auxerrola, just opposite,tolling i
the dread oigo?, throughout thaVi
night, Thelxmvre ia a vast atore-!
orboth ancient and modern art. Ito
leries of sculpture contain, an imo
collection of the beat wo?k of the Gr
masters, Including ?he Venus de,
k Ibo Borgbese Gladiator, the . A
> SauroktenosMti? ffir*W?$S53
I a lar? number Of the beat work? of
. modlmartUtsj whiletheeeweofo
mXpiauretrsl^
Immaculate Conception. -porchaw
iSStor ?28,000. tani Vragrt
?iagor? Cana, with many ofter?
nieces ahj3 an innumerable and in
t eloff?ion of tho work, of tbj
artists of all nations and all jchool
FAloot a half *??*J&?toi ftt?
I? tba now Hotel de Ville, or^Oity
. ?nllt. oo the site of My ?jd g
which was destroyed in 1871.
I ina to a height of 104 feet In the
d?la Bartl? ^?J^^??
I that aoeient?PrifOt?; destroyed ta t
HreYo^?tho^
lavement of the sobare. The *
S7SeeMd- io I8f Jo memos
"JnlV hert?sVT *od hear? th* ??
615 v^SmT^bo feU during the )
^ Qo the South side of the riv
nearly South of th*-?f^-,**"
of tho toombouik.wUh ^.e?
?ardeos and Be fino^ Section of i
painting* and statuary. Farther Weat,
the great gilded dome of the Hotel des
Invalides attracts our attention. This
cathedral-looking t 'ructuro waa built in
1G80, but was prepared aa a tomb for the
first of the Bonapartes by Louis Philippe
in 1840, the remains being brought from
St. Helena and deposited here in Decem
ber of that yean* The tomb is an open,
circular crypt, 36 feet in diameter, directly
beneath tue dome. The sarcophagus is
of red Finland granite, is 14 feet high, 13
feet in length and weighs 67 tons. AU
around aro hattie flags and statues of vic
tory and in tho floor ia a laurel wreath
wrought in costly mosaic. Above tho
door of tbe crypt is the following inscrip
tion, taken from the will of Napoleon :
"I desire tbat my ashes may repose upon
tho banks of the Beine, in the midst of
the French people, whom I have ever
loved." Within tbe same building are
also buried Duroc and Bertrand, and
Joseph and Jerome Bonaparte. Standing
by the side of this solemn crypt, with tbe
gorgeous light from the stained glass
windows shedding an almost supernatural
glory over the scene, and guting down
upon the massive sarcophagus which con
tains all the mortal remains of this
mighty conqueror, his wondrous history
comes back to us, and while the folly of
human ambition ia made more evident,
our admiration for the geniua and ability
of this remarkable man increases. We
see him, a subaltern from Corsica, rising
by his own ability, until, crowned by im
own. hand, he is seated on the throne of
Frauce. We see him in Egypt, electri
fying his army with these words : "Sol
diers ! fro ?ai tac itummlt o:. tii? py^s?i?sf
forty centuries are looking down nnnn
you." We see him at tho bridge of Lodi,
leading at tho head of his troops the des
perate charge. All over Europe his
eagles were borne and the echoes of his
cannon were beard ; until, crushed by
the strength of a conti nene1, this inter
loper, this man ot the people-, fell. His
rino and fall, and the subsequent history
of France contains lessons for the na
tions.
A short distanco from tho Hotel des
Invalides, whicb, by the way, was founded
by Louie XIV, as a home for old soldiers
and contains accommodations for about
5,000 pensioners, is the Military School,
facing on the Northwest the Champs de
Mars, a broad open field now used as e
parade ground, but where the Exposition
of 1878 was held. Just across the Seine
is the Palace of the Trocadero, tbe only
permanent building erected for the exhi
bition. It is? in the form of a semi-circle,
facing tbe river, and is occupied by vari
ous art museums, ethnological collec
tions, etc. Nearly North of the Trocaderc
's the Arode Triomphe,at the Northwest
end of the Champs Elysees. This maa
nive arch, 160 feet high, the fiuest of itt
kind in the world, was dedicated bj
Napoleon 1st to the glory of the Frc neb
army; but was comple^d io 1836 by
Louis Philippe. Ita locution is one o;
the most commanding in Paris, and fron
its summit a fine view is obtained. Fron:
ita base radiate twelve great avenues oi
boulevards, broad nod roomy, with rowi
of trees on either side. A half mile tc
the West, beyond the fortifications, in tin
famous Bois de Boulogne, a forest of 2,50t
acres, which has several times been cu
down, the ia/.t time in 1871 ; but thi
kind baud of Nature is rapidly rctorinf
the wood to its former beauty.
Tbe Avenue des Champs Elyuecc is i
little more than a mile in length from th
great arch to the Place de ?a Concorde
and with ila surroundings is unequallei
as a pleasure resort. On either side ar
promenades, shaded walks, flower gat
dc-* !, fountains, merry-go-round? fer th
children, cafes chantants or open air con
certs, and every imaginable form o
amusement, which, with the crowd o
gay equipages, riders and pedestrian
make it on summer afternoons and even
inge the pleasure resort of the world, au
gives to the tourist au opportunity c
studying to good advantage the peouiia
features of Parisian out door life.
Of the churches of Paris the Cathedra
of Notre Dame, located on an island i
the river, ia entitled to the first mentiot
It was founded in 1163 on the site of
temple to Jupiter and is a little over 40
feet in length with a nave 110 feet bigl
The exterior is especially pleasing, tb
three stories of the facade, with richi
sculptured p?rtala below, the statues c
the French kings above, surmounted b
a gallery of pointed arches and the twi
towers rising over all, producing a vet
fine effect; but the interior hardly an
lairs expectation. The stained gleas wii
dows are of great richness, however, an
thn oraat rose window, 42 feet ic diam1,
ter, ls one of the finest in the world. Tl
massive columns of the nave present tl
peculiar feature of Gothic alternath
with the circular. In 1792 the chute
was converted into a Temple of K?aso
Near Notre Dame, and also on the islan
is the Palais de Justice, and In one of tl
courts is Salute Chapelle, a email Goth
building of wondrous beauty regarded i
the finest specimen of the Gothic..:
France.
Beyond the Seine, and near the Lu:
embourg palace, is the Pantheon,
church of St. Genevieve, the protectre
of the city. It occupier a command!)
position and is one of the finest architec
ural structures in Paris. Its groups
! statuary are especially fine. Nearly Et
of the Pantheon, on the South bank
the Seine, ia the Jardin des Plantes, co
tainiog a fine collection of flowers ai
plantabas well as a menagerie and val
able museums of anatomy, zoology, bol
ny, geology, etc
North of tbe Seine, and near the Pis
de la Concorde, ia the church of t
Madeleino, a classical structure, mode)
after the Parthenon at Athens. Its o
on nodes and porticoes are very etriki
in appearenee. Near by ia the PU
Vendome, with the Vendome Colun
erected by Napoleon the '1st, in >oi
Of victories over tho Austrians and K
stans. More than 1,200 captured oana
were used in ito construction to furn
tbe brouxe plates with which the core
masonry ia covered- Io general app*
ance, it is not nblike Trajan's column
Borne. It waa thrown down by the Oe
maniste in 1871, but has since been
erected, and the shattered auto? of I
great emperor restored.
?Aa it fa to be expected. Petjfc has
lack of theatres and other place ? jf ams
mont; buttha Grand Opera Ia the o
ona which claims especial attcntwnV 1
is the largest and meet magnificent t
?tro building in the world;,atr|Mj
000,000. The citerior ls adorned va
numerous allegorical groups of atatoi
and the decorations of the interior, ?
the grand staircase, surpass any ot
modern straetare. . _
: Of tb* numerous points of interest
the vicinity of Paris, tb* palaco and j
deas of Versailles, with their vast
lections of historio paintings^ and ti
wonderful ' foriitalns, and the - Ab
church of 8V,?MII& for centnriea.
S burial place of French royalty, were
only ones. vjWtatl ty oa>r ?- ; j ?, r, ;
, ' Months i rstead of days sbtrotd be gi
' to Paris Y not" as our timo waa < f?ml
wV wera obliged; to pass hastily ?? -
many polola of interest nod iSav? sJj
nntoac&d many things which u.
, asore- favorable.alrcamstaneca .sh.
, receive greater attention.
1 FroxnParfa our trip was an uoevct
??.
one. We went by train to Dieppe, thence
across the channel to Newhaven, and on
to London, and thence to Liverpool ;
where we again took the good ship City
of Chicago, of the Inman Line, ana after
a pleasant but somewhat rough voyage,
reached our native land and borne in
safety, with 'it 1B to be hoped) broader
views of the world and humanity, and a
better appreciation of the blessings we
here enjov.
In closing this series of letters we feel
like thanking those friends who have fol
lowed us so patiently week after week in
alt our wanderings. Wo have felt pain
fully at time?, tue disadvantage under
which we labored in attempting to give
in correspondence, written amid the bustle
find changing scones of travel, auy satis
factory idea of the lands beyond the sea ;
but if the broken, disjointed and fragmen
tary descriptions we have been able to
??resent, shall be'the means of arousing
n the hearts of those who have read them
a better appreciation of this beautiful
world in which we are permitted to live,
and of stimulating in the miuds of the
young a desire to know more by study
and travel of its wondrous history and
present condition, then these letters have
not been written in vain.
TBAVELER.
A Bich and Respected Texas Man Ar
rested for an old Murder.
AUSTIN TEXAS, September 21.-lu
tho 8pring of 1871 there appeared in
Johnson County a new-comer named
Berry Williams. He was joined soon
afterward oj fcn wifo and two children,
the laftsr Infants. The ma.? ee< ??PU to
avoid references to his post life, and there
appeared to be some mystery as to the
fusee of his previous residence. Wil
lama, however, lived each an upright
life that the mystery of bia first appear
ance was soon forgotten, and bo came to
be ranked as one of the best men in tho
County. A year later his wife was seized
with a fever and died, leaving Williams
alone with his orphans. He modo suit
to ono of the most cultivated young ladies
of the County, who. notwithstanding
some objections from ber family, subse
quently became bis wife. His new re
lations spurred Williams to greater ex
ertions than ever. He added to bis acres,
bis stock multiplied, be erected a fine
bouue, and, in fact, bis worldly affairs
were thoroughly prosperous. With his
increase of means he proved bimoelf to
bo public spirited. In charity circles he
was a conspicuous member as well ix A
liberal giver. He waa made Chairman
of the County School Gcnuiisaioners,
and was noted for his progressive ten
dencies. His family circle/increased by
the addition of six rosy-checked children,
was one of the most pleasant in the
County. Io short, Berry Williams bad
fairly won his place at the head of the
County-socially, morally and financial
ly
Two months ago, however, a marked
change came over him, which change
was caused in some way by the advent of
a ?tranger from Georgia. Later a visit
was paid to tito executive office by Sher
iff Foster of Upar n County, Ga. He
proceeded thence t ? tho re fluence of Mr.
Williams, in Johnson County. Mrs.
Williams welcomed the stranger, net
knowing his sad errand, and she was
dumbfounded when ber husband came
in and, teeing tho stranger, struck bis
hand to bis forehead and exclaimed:
"Is there no mercy in this world 7" The
wife and children clung around the knees
of the husband and father, and begged
to know what waa the matter. With
Blreming eyes Williams turned to bis
wife and told her the story ?f bia ?l?e.
He bad served faithfully in the Confed
?ralo army duriug the whole term of the
?afi He came out of it with dissipated
habits. Ona night in the Winter of
1871, at a mill in Upson County, Ga.,
he bad a fight with a relative named
Calvin. They were both severely wound
. ed. Calvin died and Williams was
lodged io jail to answer the. charge of
murder. Aided by friends ht, escaped,
and for 13 years in the home of bis
adoption he had endeavored to live
down the memory of his crime. In an
evil hour an adventurer from Georgia
I who knew tho story of bis life made his
appearance, and thus his whereabouts
became known. Tbe story of the srreBt
created unbounded excitement in the
County. There were those Who favored
a forcible r?sistance to the act of the
Georgia Sheriff. The parting scene be
two rn Williams ?nd bis family was very
affecting. The citizens have held a
meeting, at ?U?CU a petition was gotten
up to Governor McDaniel, of Georgia,
asking bim to pardon Williams. The
petition will be carried to Georgia by a
prominent attorney.-Afcto York'lime*.
She Swallowed Bat Poison.
Miss Annie Jacobs, twenty-two years
old, a charming yoong lady of unexcep
tional character, who. resided with her
mother in South Hingham, Mass., com
mitted suicido Saturday evening at her
home by taking a dose of "Rough on
Bate." She bad been keeping company
with Everett Hatch, bookkeeper in a large
manufactory at Rockland, whose nc*
?aaintanoe she formed at a party in
lingham about two years ago. They
filially became engaged. The young
man has of late been waiting upon a
Bockbind lady. This fact bas apparent
ly worked upon Miss Jacobs' mind until,
unable to bear the suspense longer, she
on Saturday procured a team and visited
Bookland.
She called nt tho factory and remained
several h eura with ber prospective hus
band. Dnring the conversation he told j
her that be bod felt for a long time that
they could not live happily together, and
that In tho futuro ho could bo no more
than a friend to her. Sho gave vent to
her feelings io tears, b?t gave no Intima
tion of taking her life. Upon her return
homo that evening she appeared to be
laboring under great mental excitement,,
hat nothing was thought of it at tbe
time. She retired to ber room and short
ly afterwards her mother was attracted
by nwwns proceeding from her daughter's
room. When Mrs. Jacobs catered the
room Annie was writhing in tho agonies
of death. Although a physician made
every effort to rave ber she died in terri
ble agony.
.-??Muni i'''" i
Wanted-A Friend.
One who wtil recognize me" when lam
compelled to wear patched breeches ;
who will tato mo by tfco hand when-1 nm
sliding down hill, instead of giving me a
kick to hasten my descent ; who' will
loan me 85 without requiring $20 worth
Of security ; who -.viii come to'sec me
irtibh^Inm sick; who will pulfetfihisj
coat and fight for me when the odds ari
two to ono; who will talk of tao behind
my back aa ho Ulks,to my face.' Such a
friend it. wanted by ten thousand Urne?
j lon thousand human beings throughout
jijee broad, earth.-San Jvaaoisto Woo*
* The Kerwee Courter, i ? i o f o mi ed
[feat on Tuesday morning !s-,t there was
* killing, frost at illgblarjJa, N. C., and
, that oom and ill diker vegetation In that
section were killed,
O?R WOMEN IN THE WAK.
STARVATION IN TUE VALLEY.
Sad Scenes Under the Shadawa of 81MM
nuitea Mountain.
Shenandoah, of Warren Co., Va., in Charle*
ton Weekly News.
During tbe late war there waa perhaps
no section of the country subject to such
coutinued and varied trials aH tho north*
western portion of the Virginia Valley.
It was "debatable land," lying near the
dividing line of tho armies, and knew
not to-day whether to-morrow would find
it under the dominion of tho Blue or
tho Grey. Scattered through tbo country
were farm-houses, inhabited at this time
solely by women and children and old
men too decrepid to handle weapons in
the field or implements of husbandry at
home. These were dependent upon their
own exertions for the necessaries of life.
Too far from the Potomac to run the
blockade and obtain supplies by trading
across the border, and levied upon for the .
sustenance of each army in turn, their
condition was most unenviable. All that
could bo prudently spared, in tho firet
place, had been patriotically donated to
the support of the Southern army. Then
came that inhuman order of Sheridan's :
"The Shenandoah Valley must be de
vastated till the crows passing over it will
have to carry their rations with ih?m." I
This edict was carried oui with a r.-ssi I
worthy a better eau?'.:. Midnight skies
were livid with the flames from burning
mills, where waa being consumed the
breadstuff* gathered for winter stores by
each little neighborhood. Helpless wo- (
men and children looked on while grana- (
rles, meat-houses, hog pens sod hen- ,
houses wore rifled of too meagre stores ,
thal bad beeu collected with much labor (
and privation. Cows were driven off, (
sheep there were none, and every horse j
that could drag a plough or draw a cart
waa impressed for the use of the Federal j
army or shot to render them useless to ]
the Confederates.
Then came the vital question to these \
sorely tried people : What aro we to do ? ,
Without horses to till the ground or haul ?
fuel for winter fires, how can we keep (
our children from fleecing and starving?''
Up to this time the ladies, many of whom f
in ante-bellum days had never learned to
use the broom-frail, delicate women
bad, with the help of grand-fathers and
children, or the desultory aid of freed- ,
men, managed to cultivate enough of the
pasture lot and garden to supply the j
family needs for food ; but even this |
without horse power would becomn im- ,
possible. Equally impossible without |
Borne mode of conveyance was it for ,
these unhappy people to seek food and .
protection within tho Southern lines.
There seems nothing left for them to do t
but to subsist as long as they could on
the herbs and roots from their little gar
dens, and after that death hy starvation, .
or deliverance by the Southern army. ,
The latter hope seemed a forlorn one. ,
and the approaching winter was looked
forward to with feelings that will long be .
remembered in the Valley. ,
A WIDOW'S WOES.
It WM at this period and in this local!- i
ty that the Incident which I am about to I
re'r.tu occurred. Mrs. B., a widow iady
and relative of the writer, lived on a
snug farm, washed on ono side by the <
Suet Shenandoah, and overshadowed on t
e other by the blue Masssnutten moan- '
taine. Ger only two grown sous were- in I
the army around Richmond, and she was I
left in ber lonely, isolated home with a i
house full of children to support and
protect. Up to this time they had strug- i
gled along bravely enough, even after i
their old servants had .deserted them, t
The boys, though young, managed - lo
cultivate the garden and Borne small I
patches of grain. The girls milked the J
cows, fed the pijs and poultry and helped }
with the housework generally. The <
cooking-stove and wash-tub took the ?
place of seeing machine and pisno in t
the onco cozy sitting-room, yet despite i
their privations they kept brave hearts
and always had a wholesome meal and (
cheerful words tor soy Confederate that I
mlvht pause at the hospitable door. 1
But at last came a woeful day when (
tb';se meas? cf livelihood, at one fell 1
snoop were taken from them. A band i
o?' blue coated cavalrymen came to "clean i
'cia out," anti the meaning of this phrase i
<-?n o??!y bc understood by those who
bavo suffered the process. Everything i
salable, ?lead or alive, was confiscated, i
On? of tho little girls, nearing the piero- <
lng sq?eais of the butchered hogs, ran 1
out, and r/ith streaming eyes begged for i
ti small porker that waa about to bo nae- ? t
ri?c?d. Tbe rough, soldier had a soft j
spot, (aa who baa not?) and touched by
her entreaties gave piggy into her keep- '
lng. The rescued innocent was thence
forth domiciled in an outer room and j
christened "Job" because of the afflictions i
it had seen in the wasting of its house- i
hum. They were fortunate! enough to
have concealed in the kitchen "Ioft." a <
few bags of grain, intending to send ?
them to tbe mill a little later. By
parching and pounding this they mao- 1
aged to make cakes that contd bo eaten,
and upon this, with a little sorghum
molasses and dried fruit that bad been
bidden away, they subsisted for.a time.
"JOB," THE PET no.
In all these days of death "Joh" never
failed in his portion; his little mistress
faithfully divided her rations .with him,
and he grew and fattened as only such an
admired animial could. Indeed, Le be
came quite an, important member of tbe
.family, following his owner from room to
room like a dog, and seeming to realize
bis dignity aa one of the only two four*
footed beasts remaining on the place? ,
Tbe other quadruped wes a superannuat
ed horse, blind in one eye, abu so clearly
unfit for the commonest duties that the
Yankees had not thought "Old Bet"
worth killing. They little finessed the
abilities buried in tb nt old sk tleton.
On one occasion some Fed mri officers
stopped at the house, and set'ng the pl'
ano in the unused parlor, requested ooo
of the young ladies to play. She com
plied, cordy against ber will, but afraid
to refusa. Her little sister, attracted by
the unwonted sound of music, stole into
the room to listen. "Everywhere bis
mistress went," Job, like the much paro
died lamb, "was euro to go," So io he
walked, grunting bis appreciation of the
' performance * and gating with placid
curiosity at the-officers. Those latter,
surprised and shocked at such an addi
tloa to their< audience? expressed their
unreserved opinions of the same. Tba
I i ttl o girl, indignant et this reflection
upon her protege, stepped tb the. front
with flashing eyes, exclaiming: .>
"If ft & a pig, Td rather have bim in
my parlor thane Yankee soldier. He
always behave? himself and YOU don't."
Discharging thia Parthian arrow'abe
retired in good order, followed by he*
: uncouth attendant aud amid rears ot
laughter from the astonished cffleeraW<,; \ ;
wid.ow's^ittle boreel? gra?if^gffhavft
been miraculously mu?tipliod anti tho
keg of sorghum increases, but in thal1
degenerated timo no such thing occurred.
Day by day the supply diminished and
the cakes grew thinner, till at length one
morning tue mother announced with
tearful eyes that the last of them appear
ed ou the table before them. An omi
nous silence ensued, broken by the en
trence of Job, who walked around to
where his mistress sat and waited for bis
accustomed food. A sudden look of
intelligence flashed Into the faces of the
older members of tho family, and the
mother reading their thoughts, said :
"Nellie, I'm afraid it lins become a
Jincition of Job's life or ours : he is very
at and would last us a good while, or
else we could exchange the meat with
Bob Crow for some corn, and bold out
till the Southern army comes and loaves
us something. It can't be long before
they como to help us now."
"Kill Job I" eried the child, "I'd just
as soon eat a piece of Emma as to eat
bim. Ob I mother, just wait, anyhow,
until to-morrow. I heard Uncle Jake
tell Bob Crow this morning that the
Yankee General had brought a whole lot
of things ovor to Middletown and that
tho Rebels could get a plenty to eat if
they would only go for lt there. Only
just wait and let us see if it is so."
ANYTHING TO BAYE JOB.
The child's pleadings prevailed, and
during the day there waa. a confirmation
of the morning report. An old, gray
haired neighbor stopped at the wall for a
drink. Ho had a meal sack on bis arm,
and told them he was on his way to M.,
B?Z miles distant, to draw rations for his
family ot orpha.. grand-children, and
adviswi thsro low no thus i?i following
his example.
The Federal authorities, smitten with
late regrtt for the vigorous measures that
had reduced the Valley to its present con
dition, bad really sent a store of army
supplies to the neighboring village, from
whence eacb family could draw rations
enough to at least sustain life. But this
clemency was accompanied by such con
ditions as to render it a great trial to any
Bouthornor who availed herself of it.
Besides, it wss a difficult matter for wo
men and children to walk so far and car?
ry away a sufficient Supply for even a very
small family, and there were no other
menin of transportation. The matter
was discussed pro and con in tba widow'a
household, and the motion "laid upon the
table" over night.
Next morning, wbilo breakfasting on a
Tew small potatoes, minus salt, there ap
peared at the door Mrs. S., the wife of a
aeigb'.vnlng farmer. She waa mounted
in a queer specimen of a steed, the re
mains of what had once been a stout
plough horse, but now a sad wreck of ita
former self. Having been for weebo
sidden in tho swamp it was gaunt and
ly bitten, and ono of its feet, which had
seen stung by a snake, was swollen to
;bo sise of a man's head. Still even such
& "mount" as this was considered rather
i "swell" affair in those days, and they
ill flocked to tho porch to welcome their
visitor.
She, too, was full of the tidings that
'there WOB corn in Egypt," was on her
way now to M., and wanted Mrs. B. to
iccompany her.
"Bat, bow cnn I go ?" quoth the latter.
'I can't walk so far with auch a load, and
pour horse can only carry you."
"Saddle Old Bet there and try ber.
3bo ougat io last you there, and, ?nay bo,
live to bring you back. Anyhow, it's
worn-, the trial."
All eyes turned upon Old Bet, who
iras at that moment calmly munching
bo contents of a straw bea which bad
been emptied upon the ground tba even
iug before for har benefit. And ail sus
bat though tho spirit was there, the flesh
ivas ominously weak. .
"Beaidea," added Mrs. H., "I've never
isked a favor of the Yankees, or placed
nyself io a position to be humiliated by
hem. I don't believe I could do it."
"Yes'you can," waa the reply. "Any
.biog rather than see the children sutler.
And aa for favors, I don't consider that
ve're asking any favor of them. It's
inly getting back a little of all they've
stolen from us, and I believe in doing
bat whenever we can.. Come, get ready,
ind let us be efl."
"Yes, mother, anything to save Job,".
lummed up Nellie. And before ana
knew what sbe was about, Mrs. B. fouud
loraelf perched upon a dilapidated saddle
>n old Bet's back, hobbling down the
lane in the wake of her enterprising
leigbbor, bearing on her arm the empty
sacs that was to bring back food to ibo
Loiting household. ,
They might almost as weil have beeb
nounted on snails for the (progress thoy
sade, and when they came td the river,
vliicb bad to be forded, it proved a very
Rubicon to them. . It was crossed though,
ts all Rublcouu are, in tba coursa of time,
ind noon found them at their destination,
ivbero
1 BTBANOB cCT.NE MST TB BIB BIOHT.
From ail quarter* were coming the
wretched inhabitants. Intent, like them
wives, upon securing food for the hungry
mouths at home. H?re a tired woman,
with a babe on one arm and a. little tod
dler clinging to ber skirts, appeared with
a home-made basket to carry away, her
treasures cf flour and. meal. There a
twelve year old boy, dragging a little
wooden cart of his o wu construct; un, and
very proud cf overcoming the difficulties
of transportation. Old men, bent and
gray, leaning on their stout canes, and
having slang over their shoulders tho
cast otf haversack picked up from the
deserted battlefield. Aged women/, hob*
bungalong, accompanied by tow-headed
grandchildren, and bringing neatly fold
ad in band their calico "bundlo"-hand
kerchiefs. Shy youbg girls, 'with basket
ano bay;, blushing under tho imputiont
leen* and coarse jests of the loafing soldi
ery. AH were there, but never a man
appeared among them capable'of'bearing
arms. These were all with Lee-aha
Rosser at their posts of duty. Two ot
three norry wrecks of horseflesh, simllat
to those we've described, were fastened
near tho commissary quarters, with these
exceptons/the applicants were ail afoot.
Aa cor two friends' rode into view' they
wera greeted with laughter and jeers by
tb J yoong orderlies and privates IouQgiof
pround, i ?...;.'*?..
" Halloo, sia !" cried one, as) thc stroller]
foot of Mrs. S.'B "boro>caught his eye
"Halloo, sis I you've been living so high
ai your house that your horse has got thc
gout^you can't want any rations."
* "No Ino I" cried hi? comrade, " they'v?
been running a race, thia ono Ima loi
his ihoi and they've shod him with i
camp kittie V
A little further On another group seem
ed struck with tho corrugated appearance
of the poor fly-bitten animare back1, api
one exclaimed :
*'! sayi boys; alligator hides ia' tin
fashion for bornes to wear this fall."
Thea they were besieged with ofter
for their steeds.: One wanted Bet fer ?
work-bench, another thought she'd" eui
hiv for a hat-rack, Thero were wsgei
laid upon tho comparativa speed of th
two poor beasts, and amid this .clame
and raillery they made,their;>wey,fe& *b
atora. ' Here the Weary wailing foMbei
|^ii?r^lne1^
subjected, need not be chronicled by mi
Enough, that th?y finally obtained Cb
supplies, and straggling back to their
waiting horses wilhtheTr burdens, they
remounted sud set out for home, when
the sun had already commenced its de
cline.
If the morning's journey had been
slow and painful, much more so was the
return, for the poor tired animals had the
increased weight of the full sacks to
carry. Sometimes Old Bet's strength
seemed utterly to desert her at tho foot
of a hill, and she would stop in tho full
belief that she could not budge one inch
further. Then Mrs. 8. would call out:
"Mrs. B., it is nearly dusk. These
woods are full of Yankee raiders, and
we mutt cross that river before dark."
Then Mrs. B. would pluck up courage,
wipe a furtive tear from ber eye and
Smtly urge Bet a little further ou. But
is process, often repeated, consumed
much valuable time, and when they at
length reached the river bank night was
upon them. Arrived there, they found
to their dismay that the stream bed risen
some inches since morning, it having
rained in the mountain the night before.
If the fording had been difficult when
their horses were comparatively fresh
and the river at its usual height, it would
bo sheer madness for.Bet to attempt it in
her present exhausted condition. Hold'
ing a council of war, Mrs. 6. said :
"Now, you know, Mrs. B,, I've ,^ot
to go back to my sick baby to nigh* at
all risks. My horse is stronger than
yours, and both he and I can swim if
necessary. You couldn't swim a stroke
if your life depended upon it, and
mustn't try t<? cross. But, I'M tell yoi
what.yob csu do. Go to Mrs. Harris's
just through tim woods, iberia % near cut
through tho fields, and stay thero all
night. I will call by and tell the chil
dren not to be uneasy about you."
"But," cried Mrs. B., "bow can I find
my way to Mrs. Harris's. It's too dark
to see the. road."
"There's no road to eeo. Just cross
tho corner of this field and skirt the edge
of the woods for a little way. and you
can see the lights from tho huuBO just
below the hill."
A LONELY KIO HT IN THE WOODS.
With these directions she waa com
pelled to content herself, and walting on
the bank she saw her companion plunge
into the stream. Then she' heard tue
up!aili and Btrugglo through the rushing
waters, and, after what seemed an eter
nity, beard tho faint sound of the horse's
hoofs as he struck the further shore.
Then a feeling of forlornness came over
ber such as she bad never felt before, no
she turned to seek tho house of the
neighbor with whom she purposed spend
ing tho night. She followed the direc
tion:-, given as well aa abe could, but,
after stumbling along through tho dark
ness awhile, and finding no signs of un
man habitation near, felt miro she muet
have lost her way. Once'she heard the
baying of dogs, and tried to guide her
self by the sound, but it grew fainter.
Bud she knew she was going away from
instead of approaching them. The.read-,
er mutt recollect there were no enclosed
fickbi then ; the fences had been long
Bgo devoured by a hundred campfires.
The country was like open prairie, road*
ways were abandoned lu favor of "short
cuts" and were overgrown with brambles
and grass, old landmarks bad disappeared,
and one rnipot wander without i?t or
hindrances for miles through tho desola
ted country Ith bu'i little to guide his
way. Hence it was impossible for Mrs.
B. to guess whero sha was or what course
lo pursue. By the faint glimmer, of the
itara she coula see that she was in on old
Hump field-fen impassable rivsr OD ooe
sids ans n dismal -rood on tao eifeo?,
to -ber despair sh? thoeghi of shouting
aloud for help. Then she remembered
that the camp of the enemy could nob
be very far distant, and her dread at ho
ing discovered by some of the roving
parties of soldiery was grater then ber
fear of apondiug the chil'y, lonely night
in this terrible solitude. She continued
to etrugglo blindly on, till at length old
Bet, wno bad been giving unmistakable
ilgnB of failing, stopped short with a
groan, trembling in every limb. .
Accepting the inevitable with the
calmness of daspa!'.-, Mrs, B. dismount
ed, took off the sark and saddle and pre
pared to camp for the night. She first
took some meal from the bag and held it
to the horse's month. It was eagerly
devoured, and as much rom as she felt
the could ??pare. Than the night being
a cool one even for autumn, she wrapped
the I-'MU'.:<J blanket about b??\ sr ?v s?-r re
alining on the ?arifU* ??i|h h?? ;rest
ing on her precious stores, she waited
with what patience she might for day
light and release. The wind sighed
mournfully through the' dry rustling
broom-sedge where she lay, and the afr
seemed full of moans and whispers.
Sometime? there carno from the, woods
tho hoot of au owl, thon the cracking of
ad ty branch, sharp And sadden as tho
report of a pistol, wonld startle the over
wrought nerves. Many times she fan
cied abe could hear the muffled tread of
horses or stealthy steps of soldiers ap
proaching, and her blood curdled in her
veins, end she waited with bated breath
and closed eyes,'fearing the fate that
might befall her. The half-charred,
half-bleached stumps around assumed
uncanny shapes in tho die. weird Habt.
Sometimes they seemed like crouching
beast? of prey, ready to spring upon her ;
sometimes they seemed misshapen human
figures rising from the ground. Theu
again she seemed in the midst of an old
neglected burial ground and these were
the grotesque stones that marked the
forgotten graves. Their carno to her
remembrance all tho horrible taloa she
bad heard when a child, stories of ghosts
tnd demons, of sorcery, and crime, told
y the negro nurses aa they sat' by the
blazing kitchen fire in the old home.
AU tho vogtio superstitions buried.with
ber childhood returned to haunt har now
with redoubled horrors as she cowered
alone in the gloom and:silence there.
Thee, too, there were the real, tangible
troubles? the ever.^recurring thought ol
ilia children at home, their unprotected
condition, their grief and despair if she
should never live to gat back tb them.
The only , comfort abo bad through thc
cold, weary houri of that dreadful night
was the proximity of old . Bet.. 'Twas
something >.tn,have near .her a living
breathing: creature of whom she,waa not
afraid. And the.horse, either attracted
by the food or : with a vague sonso o
companionship,,: remained close bes idi
her. .occasionally. jabbing ber gontlj
> erith her nose, A? though to ?asare hei
that she, too, waa keeping vig>i.
; MOItNINO AT ?iA?T.
Finally, when the ohlll and; loneUoea
and fatigue bad. becoms al most, i heap
portable, aha heard a cock crow ?juif!
nea*, .then another* .ajid^ehknew the
mbrulng was at hand. Sho.datva at las
m?'jt?y , streaked tho eastern ely, am
' soothed and ; relieved,' by the ? eight .th
j tired woman nsuk into a-profound siam
ber. .The sun shining, fall In her fae
svakoued ber, and rising stifily abe rub
bed bet eyes, looked around ?nd se mom
bored where, ?ho ?.waa. The horse *Wt?
still near, and 'twas tho ?erk of but
fr w!tgs?|nj^^ saddle and couJ? h&j iv
rfc*? j our nay. - A column of amufce ea?esd
lng above a hill io the left suggest*
tte* ? 3 welling was net tor oft. Turnip
?a ?bat direction and proceeding a few
hundred yards, she came io sight of the
very boase she had sought so vainly tho
night bcf-" 'v. It waa too provoking to
think 1' .mving been within such easy
reach shelter and safety and to bave
mis?, j it as she did. Tue cause, too,
was apparent enough now when she
looked back to ber starting point. In?
stead of moving lu tho direction indica?
ted, sbe bad been all that time traveling
in a circle and going over the same
ground.
She was soon made welcome to ber
neighbor's honte, and had sympathetic
listeners to her story of "hairbreadth
'scapes." AH possible aid and comfort
was afforded ber. One of the boys car
ried ber across the river io a email boat?'
and conveyed ber bag of provisions
from thence to the bouse for ber. There
how she waa welcomed and . made much
of and pitied : how that precious sack
was opened ana part of its contents con
verted into a savory dinner, such as bad
not cheered them for weeks; how Job
was released from duranco by his little
mistress, who had previously hidden him
in the cellar for safety, it is not my. part
tc tel!. But I must relate the fact that
old Bet survived that journey,. and as
soon os she felt strong enough for the
undertaking left Mrs. Harm's protec
tion and struck out forborne. There sbe
appeared one morning standing expeci
antly before the door, and -was received,
with joyful acclamations by the-whole*
family, and another straw.bed waa empt
ied for lier delectation.
Little Nellie'? devotion to her swinish
protege brought ito ono reward. Eventa
proved that there had been a miatake in
the christening of tho animal. Instead'
of "Job" it should have-been "Tabitha,"
or "Elisabeth," or "Debornb," This
fact received confirmation when, as time
passed, she presented her mistress witb
a number of infantile copies of herself.
These grew and flourished wonderfully
to a pig, rnd furnished tho maali family
not only with bacon, lard and spare ribs
the next season, but enough was sold nf
their flesh to supply many a deficiency
in other necessaries of life. "Mrs. Job"
herself, as wa must now call her, was not
sacrificed to cb ese needs, but Iliad to a
green old age? ; the f'progenltresa". pr
many a family of. curly .tailed descen
dants. Even when peace was - declared
and tba sons of the house returned to
their "own vine and figtree,1.': tba broken
fortunes of the family rendered sucu
addition to their means of subsistence
very neo teary.
The. M -Her rcmembora attending ari
entertair .anent lo honor pf tho returned
soldiers after the close of the war . and
meeting with Miss Nellie clad in a very
becoming "store-bought" dress with ac
companying ribbons, and a pair of fine
cloth - boots upon her feet. Remarking
opon the unwanted.resplendence of this
attire, she usted tho young lady if abo
had received, as was very common thou,
a box from some friends residing in the
North. "Oh noe" she replied. "Job got
these for .me. At least, the last lot of
pigs I sold brought the money'for them.
And, more than this, only think, I sent
on and bought mother some real 'store
tea' and coffee too."
-
An Outrage ou Decency.
DlipaU'. tv His Snr. ila ?j 2,'c ? : ?.
NBW YOBK, September 20.--A wild
attempt was made to day to explode a
new scandal against Cleveland, in answer,
fierhaps, to the second batch of Mulligan
otters. AU tho papers bave received
slips giving the result pf tho Bo v. M?.'.
B/ul'a latest >nvs-?tlg?tlonSi ?c-?ei"di?3?
to these new tales ii aeems thai whenever -
Mr. Cleveland visits Buffalo a mysterious
veiled woman appears and takes up ber
quarters near bim. This is th? sum and
substance of ibo accusation. Wherever
tho story has been told to-day it hos been
met with contemptuous ridicule The
Rev. Mr. Ball munt try again.
. Our eminent citizens aro still !conspic
uously, absent from the ' Blaine camp
here. . . - -.u-:,
H. H. H.
The story referred to by tho Sunday , ,
Newt correspondent is ovidontly thai
which was contained iu u Cleveland.
Ohio, dispatch to the Chicago News, and
fiublisbea on the 18th inst. Io substance
t is as follows i
' Tba Bev. George H. Ball, pastor of tho '?
Hudson airest Baptist Church, of Buffa
lo; wr?t?r>? to tb? Bev. ?). H. Maller, B/
?>., pastor of tbs scQvii?a feveuoe Mateo-, o.
dist Episcopal Church of this city, dis
cusses the alleged' licentiousness and
Immorality of Grovor ? Cleveland. Dr.'
Muller was for several years a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Conference ia
Western New York, was for cloven years
a pastor in Buffalo, ia an honorary mem
ber e. tho Ministers' Association of that .:
city, and is personally: acquainted with
Dr. Ball. Dr. Moller says be waa desir
ous, aa a Christian ' mihlctor, to obtain a ; I
concise atatemert of the case thai con?? '
be depended upon, and in that spirit
wrote to Df. Bau, and yesterday received:;,
an answer in which, the doctor Boya;
"Grove* Cleveland was littlo known in
Buffalo till bo was nominated for mayor. r
Ho averaged fairly as a lawyer ; many
years ago be served aa sheriff ; be lived .??'
secluded from general society ; .he was v
brought before tho publie by accident;
bli private rtorala were presumed to be
correct. Before his .nomination for the'
Presidency his deeds of darkness began
to comb to light. . Tho Rochester, L}iion:
Boston Globe ond other, newspapers. i.">
vertls?d his unchastity. ... Prominent
Democrats in Buffalo e?nfir ned ibo had .
reports, and physicians, ilice officers, x
detectives and other citizen? 'who?e ;jp$0it?
fes?lohal duties or business relations mada
them cogui/tsat bf the,fact? related'tbeen '
privately to.'eomo of our jp&etors. ;|Pl.e
shocking disclosures were discussed ?&tVg;?
ministers', meeting, luttera were written
by ; several .of tho' pastora to. editors of;.
Christian j our nala to put theos OR their
guard. ' lo vc? tl ga tiona'. disclosed still
moro proof of debaucheries tooborible
to. relate and too vile to be readjfojEj^
lie ved. For many y?arB days devoted Ito
"melness have been followedby nights of
\\o??:. He bad,lived a bachelor, Bad' no.
, .mme. and avoided tho* restraints. ffcm&.i
b?tclorboardirig?hooseiife,'.'. TfceHalpin
case was not solitary. Women-now .
married and anxious to cover .tbe,ii^si?L;
their.youth have been hi? .victims,land .
aro now alarnjedf lest their relations
bim shall bo exposed. Soma di?g??c?d
and broken b6art<>d viet, na of bis; lust
now .6ldmber .in. the grave. Abundant
rumora implicate: him nt Albany. Well
au then tictttcd facts cou viet him m Doffs,-,
^I?B? repeated visits tb this city nave,
heen preceded'.wi:H one or two exceptions
by the apfcenranco. of a veiled female at
tho foot ertha slaiwleadfog io his rooms,
She has entered, bis r?e?oa,; set tbios-,
order, remained' wi.tb^V.fm ?hilo joe re
mained, nn'd< lepar ted wheo bo returned
to thc coital. . /. . . . '. (<-f: ''l'A
i . - Tisrca negrera were bitte? by.a:tt?*i
j dog noat Rid^eSpr?t^vI?dgefiiild Caan
j ty; lost wiickr li odog'.wu) fclHcd sft'-r
wsrda.
!' ;r-.?bcro i* ft aaap-i'actory in ?b?? lotte
?bet Ulina oat tfto-toss- .oap a ;?vy.
\ A doscn different brauM yf toilet soaya