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- Bue Ruin. By John Motmr The subjoined article, is a chapter from an article published in the New berry College Stylus in 1002. (This story was begmA' in ann isatue of last year's Stylus. Three chapters were presented, and thr iee characters --Ogde;i Price, Harry Owins and the nlarriator', thriiee lads living in Helena, where the (. & C. IH. 1I. company''s shops were~ thbn-. locnted, ' appo'ar'. They had been hunting hickory-nuts on Blue lu in 111ill thle v'ery afterioon on which'l theit Federal 1troops camie to make*P te~ ir ealnI tere. Ogden Price iovra keni by thle t roop s and miin gles with them. Thle othier two boys jran aw~ay at first, but stealthily re ~!tur in ing, thle narra*'ntor', to hiis unspeak of 'a lvini Cr zier' ini thle dar'< dit ch along wlihi lit is cr'tepinlg o3 ascer..i' dliers. beinig a,ttria'led. they lwiing forthil3~'iii boy and l body i(' befor thei cap1 Iain.l and hie aisks fori, and0 is abou3it to1 heari thle storiy oh' (roz'ier's dreadful deth.l) I V. V3A e yo rea3dy ? Spleak then.'' Theu IIll1iver's call31 seemediitot 1 m)e,t st ' :rtgly eiiouh,i to be diretettd rathIi ('r to I )gein lhan ( lo te, nor3 did it sound10 harsh ori (evenI iimkiniiv. ie conitinlued: "Let thie lad tell his story, if Ithe matterC~ lbe ats you suaspeet.'' Ogden's left. hand, which had1( till no0w 'over'ed my pale fae to slmit out tihe ghast ly sight of' the dead body lying near by, was ge'ntly driawni awayV and look firm hold upon my arm anld raisedl miet up. There wals a re assur 3in' ism5)1ilt' oni hiis featurens. ''Hie will tell you, sir, and y(o'u will n1ot think the time loist 1to listen; for though yo ariIiie ai slier i, your33 ('expei enee, he it lonig (3r slior'h, has nothiinag in it so3 hilter as this.'' ''i'oceed't, theni, '' again lie spoIke mioret to Ogden II thoughit, Ihain 13 me, and as I look ed lhe kept a cuiriouisly lit eve upon the lad, aiid I hiesitaItedl, somnehiow doubt ing if lie would hear me w~hen I did begin. My voice must have bieeii well nigh inauIIdilel at first and provoking ly slow. HIow~ could I repeait in thc face oif stranigers, andl Yanikee' soldiers at that, the alwfuil tale. It wvould nev er have btein possible but 1for I le sup port ing prit'eence of my firiend who seemed ever'i, by his very' look and1( t ouch Ito ner'ive me, ot heirwise all too . weak anid Iiimiid, 1(o do whait eirsltwhile weret impossible. As well as I re member1t'i, I 11inally fold the story this wa:'' Last niighit I lay oin a b)ed be ide my mothlei''s. My tathler's en iitrnc about)3 idniighit or later, aw'oke me,t' but1 when I hiearid hiim tal1k ing in still and heand it 3111. A late tr'aiin comiliit Ig fri'ni Poliumlia brought a1 t'Om ''Iac(h sait Iw ho3 lilies5 under'i escor3'lt 31 3nniing hiomefo tii hit wm.i. One( of! acrste i he h3 411 '5(lit i'reI1' musii have been'i iudent ,' I te Texan i sItruick himi at1 once'( and driovet him from Ihe ('31r' anid Ihen knin(W'g there would la'ced th3e holies somewherei(1'4 inl safe( ty'~ and)4 pn3ienlity Iw~ithidr'ew. T Ihie whol( bilack hoi rushed demanliidingU venigeanc3e. Not linldinig "ithler' the ladies or' the Texan Itere, hey i'ishied fort h agalin anld my 1father,i' wh'o I(emporar3i3ily had( chariige i: it they 13)id ruthless hold( upon01 himi miiil wonh hav4 33e kil led, eut lim) to~ pieces( with thieir flashlin sw1' Vord(s wo'ubill never' have known'i whyi~, hiad not lie 1brave( Teixan13 see3ing fte eritical da ngt'r of myi~ fat her' and( disdalinling to let an3other'i man11 die in his stead, darknss into te briighit light of the f orehes and dlIanlby dec'lared hie w~as thle mana tey soughi . A sIonishmed at firist by his 1h(ld, def'ianlce, t hey turnlied my fatherci loose and1( dr'ew back a-pnee, but observ'ing lie was alone 1and( un1 ar d i'it'1Ihey picked up courage again aind with ai yell of cruet hale they seiz ed1 upon11 himi) unre'sistinug anid bore him *It seemsil so cold and( lifcless, this -stor'y of Calvin Crozier' as I wi'ite it now. It was burneild into my child 's spind and heard in the darkness of that bit ter night so long ago, and as i told it to the Federal offieer the night ollowing its occurrence I inust have et my imagination run, and the hor r%~ of it took me like a night-mare. sI drew near' the eidae of the story Sdirew gr'aduially near' the (dead body. 4 the fit ful glare (f theC camlp fi'e it ' emed to3 breathle againl, and the ado 1((wsi shut off somewhat the ghast ess of (leathl. And as I finished and ~oked upon01 tIhe still features and soughlt of what thley must hlave done to wreak their fliendish vengeance on the youthful,, Pire-hearted hero, I 'iftly crosse'l the intervenin' space "And fAlling prostrate claspedhim in my arms. My wall'Of aiguish 1and sobbing broke the high tension, and a dozen stalwart men leaped forward to raise ie. Ogden was before them all, and I foud myself leaning heavily upon iim. The Captain, too, seemed deep ly alfeted. * Wii t h -a flado - oa th. lie Cursed tihe dastard liegroes, dis-race to ilei name of soldier. anid vowed retribution upon them. mtuttle im, recations were ivai-d oil eveiy side. The onder wenit , f0th to prepaie tie hody for burial anIld at midiiighit it was laid away to rest, with military honlors, my f-ather, who had comle tZo s0,areb l fr iie an(] Ogdein, takinig part al5o inl thet ser-vicev anld wvithl revason loiur-Illlit' m4re-v thanl all over. ihe uinl tillely ur1111der of a heart :,o brave. so yolim'. Sol fir from lImved ones le had h1141p4n41 m1 1se again. Sand on Clay. W . '. T- -n i IS4il.n Ih'l- i f d' Public 1l141,4nd I i luiris W ash ind n il--)4 . . Thll 1,(llm Ifow valuable il 1fonnla I iol is takenl rI'loim a ltii whicI t(. wril er has reevived'l hrm ltUId S1pei-vis or.\l. . I. we s,who( is: anl .1uthor. ity (,n1 the const ru n 1 i v411 S.1141 (.,1Y rei'. 1lie .avs: " He eceSav<ottyo:alo ay, 4r.1.y (iln sand. has t4 he deter mined by experimeni Inl. When the 1oadl has beell properly graded, anl1d the road-bed is of sand foundation, Ile day is spread evenly over tile sr race 4 (10141 of from four to six inlecs. the depth IvIplding oll the per celt. ()f sald ill till he lay. If tile radl-bed is of Il fmiudation1. tile S1n1d is sread on a littlv (hicker. SaV I'mil six to 61 'lit iichivs. Thvv lav Mr1 sm11d is silliply spi-ead fil. not:( ilix e(I. as It iliNiIg is doliv hv t Irav ol over the road, whiehi is 11(t inter fereld with while tie road is ill voulrse (1f (.,Ins( IIt tion. T finld after thor. (gh4111 experillient ing that sa4 filn 1lay d(les nio give uts as o4d r-esuilts as elay (,n1 said. onl accoint if teit' dirain aebeing- insuiflicienit under (the road bed alld tle clay not beinllg as porotis as file sand. "tks to the durability of tle roads treated ill this manner, r will state that Ilhose which wvere built five years agoO aI ill as g,od colnditionl now as when eonstiieted, and ill some in stac Ies better. Of Couirse the roads have to be run over oecasionally anlld repaired, which is qjuiekly and easily dlone. Sometimes when tilere is much travel over fihe roads small holes will Weal in them, due to a lack of vlV or sand being not at that particular point. I fllnd (his to be the case near Columbia where travel is necessarily gater h11111 in Ihe tiilide sectionls of the (oiimt1r. 'Iher e se r i l oa(zds ill I lie (.ollnt y eonst rilel ed five -years ago, 4 hat have had no4 r'epair's and4 are no4w ini fir'st-class condition. "We ha:ve abou)t fo4ur hundltredl miles 44f uic~4i ro4ads butilt 4on tile saind-clay ul'.-Ilh44d 4413 of1 a1 t14al of abou41t six hundlredl anid Iifty' miles' ill tihe coun11 Itry~. These4 r4oads a re gi vin~g perfect sat is faction2, and1( have stood thie tests of ihai in ls and1( (ons11 nt 01t1ravel. The ('4St f (Iconiist ricting roa4tds by~ thlis methl iod d1ep4ends 041 4the mnlOnult (of eninilingL 44o be' idne and14 the distane e(s of44 rirs3 is veryv slight.) 'i 'In contruiel ing road1,s by this me thod444 carie mullst heC 4akein not4 to get I le c'ross-seetion41 grade 4too hieavy', as thiis w ill hatve' a Itend4en1cy 1toe ca I the sand ori elay 44o wash fromli 1114 sur face'( of the roatd.'' wher'ie sand and e111(lay are4 t' only ava ilablde 1ma01ei'ials suiitable for' road bul ing, ndi set-ions1 whiere such cond41it i441s pr'evai1lflhe peophte woultd (10 well 14) Col1ow th Ile m14ost 'xcel lent4 ex 01mp41e of.I lilnd4)11 cony. 8. C. Maffett-Wright Council. Thie dlaugieors o4f thie ConfeCdera'lte vete rans1 ini Ne wberry hae o'~4rgan11ized4' Ste Ma ffeI 1-Wright CoI4nneil ofi (Con Cede rate Veteranl s, and)~ ha ve sec(ured a chiarter. Tile fol lowin a1~ 1re tile 4officers: M\iss 'Thyr'a Schiiuumpert, P'residlent: Miss Sarah Pope, ando Miss Ola WiI son, Vice Presidenits; Mi~rs. I. D). Wrgt Recor'diing- Secretairy; Miss Ru thi Wells, Corresponding Secr'et ary; Miss Vinn ie Mae Wilsonl, Tr'easurer; Mrs. 0. B. Mayer', HIistoriani. Tile counciil is named for' Col. R. C. Maffett, Colonel of the 3rd regiment, and Capt. R. H. Wiright, Capt. of Company E of th1it regiment. Tile memlbership is limited to tl;e daughiteirs and lineal dlescendants11 of thle mei4n whio seived in the ConfCeder 014' army, or navy of thle Civil war'.' Thle not earnllings ofC the United States Steel Cor'poratioin for' tile last three mlonthls exceeded any similar per'iod in the trust's histry RASO WE SHOULD FILL YOUQ F Because we can fill therr Because we use every see that they are filled Because we give them tc ly as possible. Because you can alwal : filled promptly at night ing 105. Because we cnarge a fair GILDER & The Right Drug Caring for the Soldiers. ill xvili we emild keep mll- c S mower. BV MIrs. J. J. Brantly.. . l., Ivis ils A vollulliti o' , tilree I Soulth (arolinia seceded inl Decemt- 111vi ms.1111I):f we' of .1860. Dur6ing tile winlter sevel lond ((I ille E Ve 1 * V( b NvIlell -01mP6alies were forme11d inl Newherr '(ililil i ('S~"C'Q fcNew,(' I ti~~)Q l~ e t)."Jiill :iic i sent a serv"1111 lid inl Newberrl. y district. The first 1 I sil. i ll oll.di Il' 1"ll. N I -'mp Iy hat left Newherry was the il i 1 41 i t , v litl C.)irriv h'ed ( m 1ards un11der. Calptainl W hAIit I.s .ilwavs ilell(I Wi(i ler v Walk., N. ho ji ned ( 'ol. Maxie t ' i l kllivk lil.eks. regsre-im11end in C'harilestonl. We I l(e.t IliilU2 %(% esl lisiled %"S ewed(( (lie whocle oif one Smlayi(0 af'ter- iIiie(i' le in 5411p'sVh4 Ci' 1(41n soi thiat we' noullh have all (lhe unii- l4ii? hi'1ll 411 t4il wa t I ('tills finishedl tili 111n4 tol' I lie colupa- li i*il'anltn i''11. ''ii o414 Ite 1 ll(' M 4i 1 hll w l iel 'il l . II - e'1d I w l il 1t1 i ro t tile ('ll- (I 'm-w sie i - Idivrs I a Iiligis' 441l pla;4ce to wvat ch thle boy~s 110'(1(i'5i ii'l(suta.We al l1rill andi 14) encourage'ai themti. A fti' ru- ~ ii le hsptl ln e I it wood KNlot 8jir'ing 1' (iear i i-dilln-'Ihei. SiSii;i i411i1 ~ "Te )ia its drill lre)t oryit4l to go4inig 14 to (1 Iil'l ~ ew n 'la ~ cclnl vor'k ill earl'iest 1low 544 we tililed' a il5Iii'iI lll l l a leh a e ~cii So4lierIs Aid Soc(iety," ('achl mcim- tn '11li1 41((. 1Wltivl 0 Boky wei payint g so) muchie a1 wVe('k. We so- ~''1le ciI lI t 41 '1 a14 I 1) 'ure a41 room( in L a w Il amge wherei' we Iii ly n'41 Ii Ifne p s:i',"lari ne(' once'( a. wveek to carry'~ ii 44n 1 o l' k. IilO 14' 4W'' (444' 4t ti''Cfkl I The f'irst timel we senit toI Gran1ite'- gy u 'ill for a41'1 bole ofI tunlea Ched'1( oods~ tmtc~i i ( pi:~''1i'(t I o a n144n1th or two as long as tlm war laist - l li 1111li ems i~eIh edweha abae en tANwhrr me ofhilc e 'it made mal lothevs i 1~ii4 co e por1 the ( oliers.W 10I' 111reIill(5 1101i~. I s ise ' o n oofcr Every Mtonday morn'inig we met and1il5'11 14i il(14 )I4W 1( n4 hte 'ut ouit from ninie until two. Then 4'1tle cy(414154l'. 1 lii wohn si'ecarriied 11ome1 withI us as mtany I.1IlIhll 140 lth 1( ( armeni'its as we though"lt we cou11 Itc llmlte'( during (lie wveek ma lii412broughtli(4Iii('t 4lf'41 (41' ekwe id hi le sam an( 0id so4 44n fromi Vhn I ilIi('11'ii11 lvnPals 'e('k toi week unit il the end. I i't 114'ilO 4''''tlig wa a'e wenit to CarwiIe 's and1( McICauigh- 'iaso' i 41'o iesnle 'in's stor'e and( packed sevenO boxes i4(115011pei ' la idi if prov'isionis for' thle soh4liers,5 a box (ll i'.~c isil~t i51))yo Piu ~or each company. The friends and Imdiiisfo i o i'Il 1(41hg lciI 'chat ives ini thle counitriy sent in hams.,~ hr 11'ii'li'le 14 ' trd Ihoulder11s, sor'ghumn cakes, driied ap- ei(leslirsgti (i tw >les and( peaches, eoffe'e, that is dr'ied o'lbte hm 'ilie1to'IOh ~ md1( p)arched wheat, rye, and potato (11hc,g~ete at u,adPt wcelings, also tea, generally driied1Iin o101 h a I phryleaves. 'We wotuld mark ' "aiec- SIl achi box wvith tihe -complanly and reg-llOIh hmsusan te hns Mns mfenit and Dr. Imiborde would take te oliet t,Hg hem on a special tr'ain to Richmond. Tn the meanltimb thie soldier's at the Astegt 'IItlvWnthmofN brr 4pirigs were eoinin rg hoime (4n furt- ~ ilIl(5'(ii ciesilIhr ~Ie oughi, some being ill, (ithiers Inome- I 111i' (f e"5 11'il(liW set tltm 11(1 i iek,. etc. The siek sohliers who wer''411e It(4t. Wi'1Ihd ~i iescie goinrg furithet' tip thle coi1untry' we ha~d 4 0'i5i iCI'I W 5-1'*d (i'(11 St n car o serve with1 refr'eshjieints or food at ~I is otIiess iIlw,ec,t lie dlepot, so I got my friend, H er'- (it e''ns~' idhle 0mc platn t ul a hc df h f11( orm iet he hopitl.ke u WVHY 'RESCR IPTIOPS! i correctly. precaution to correctly. you as quick s have them by telephon price for them. WEEKS Store. inink 14. iiynum r I. i t. Itunt R& BYNUM, Hunt,Hunt & Hunter, l,AWY ERS, Attorneys and Co io I at LW, ~ i h.i~ ~ V S. J Ni V It 6I, Y S W. 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