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lOuse Woiiu1a not Io 11e Iure I u.ha (1a tl() e I% a lid t I at a i1 e reekoning \Vas lear at han11d. I had thr1I-own (iseretion to the wind, but Dixon put it oli. ft fV head to wreak vengeance there. t-elling me of the ruin it would entail upon the woman to have two dead soldiers in her house. Now, let me ask the young men of this day and generation, when tihere is a lot of cant about "killing helpless prisoners,'' and such matters, and of "doing good for evil,'' ete.; what would you have done. had two such heartless scoundrels treated your Mother with such indign-iti-es? Almost every woman in the South was the moth er or sister of a soldier, and all soldiers were brotliers: so we con sidered -her our mother. Just what. you think you would ;have done. -we did, and would do it again uder like provocation. Every sol dier of the South would have done the same. But people now -can't understand "the then." Think of two men standing in a waste of smoking ruins; seeing the women gathering around them their innocent ehildren, "as a hen dotih her brood;'" the land one vast camp of swarming hordes bent on plunder and ruin to the women, while every male citizen who was able to bear a rifle was at the front, battling for his coun try. with none to protect, none to comfort, their loved ones, but their companioAs in misery. What should these two men have done when the accidents of war threw such, pillagers and brutal house-burners in their path? Some people now may differ as to the ethics between foes in arms, but we had no time or opportunity for niceties. But to my story, which has extended now far beyond what was first intended. We both decidpd to travel due north, making for Haad's army, change our uniforms, go high up in Nort:h Carolina, and then when out of danger strike east and join Hardee, who we supposed was near the coast. We would get horses zomehow and somewhere. Our progress was slow, as we quit the highways and took to the GALLEY TWO-DANCE WITH DEATH-2 fields and woodlands. We c me up with Hood's army near the State line, and exchanged our uniforms with some wagoners for a semblance of Confederate gray, much the worse for wear. Just before this, however, I must relate an experience we had with Gen. Wheeler's cavalry. Gen. Wheeler himself was, no doubt, a fine soldier, -but his men, or, at least, some of them, were -a rough set. They would rob friend 'and foe, with no regard for army reg ulations or rules of war. They were a law unto themselves-some of them, I say. One morning early, before we thought anybody in either army was astir, we crossed a small rivulet, or large creek, as we were passing up a long incline, with a galloping fence on our left, with a ditch, cut beyond, through which ,ran a spring branch. Beyond the 'branch was a piece of straggling pines, and just beyond the pines was a clearing, and another branch. We had nearly reached the crest of the hill. There was a 'farm house to our right, by which ran a road intersecting ours about one hundre .1 yards in our front. Down this road came a regiment of Wheeler s cavalry at a gallop. They halted and began firing rat us, without hailing or a summons to surrender. We threw up our hands in expostulation anid cried, "Friend! Friends!'' But the bullets kept singing around, and they were coming dangerously near us. It was either .run, or stand and be shot down. We slid through the galloping fence, Dixon passing over the braneh and making for the pines be yond, the bullets singing around us all the time. The troopers be ing on horseback, they could not shoot straight. I took down the stream, between the overhanging willows, 'and tooik refuge under an old bridge, against wvhich driftwood had lodged. The retreat, I found, was safe enough, provided I 'had not been seen going under the bridge, and even then I could have stood off the w1hole force till nightfall. Dixon, I thought, h-ad surely made his escape. Still, I could hear the firing 'and loud voices beyond the pines. A squadron of horsemen passed rapidly over the bridge and continued in the di.rection Dixon had taken. But what could I do to help 'him against such odds? To go to his assistance was to throw two lives away, instead of one. . In about 'an hoar all was still, with not an enemy in sig'ht. I gave several signals which we had agreed upon, but none was ans wered. Then the thought came to me, Dixon is lost. Prowling around through the pines and fields, looking for some signs, I found nothing but horse tracks and 'empty shells. Thinking he might have been wounded, I went far back in the direction which I thought he would naturally have taken, repeating our signals by firing two shots in rapid succession. But not'hing was seen of my friend. The only thing left me was to wait until night, as we had agreed, when we first set forth, that in case we were routed, or "flushed,'' as we called it, and became separated, to return at night to the place where we last saw each other. I determined -to wait, although it seemed hopeless--otherwise Dixon would have answered my signals. .It was bitterly cold, so I coiled myself up in a fence joint to await the coming of night, and Dixon, if he still lived. But I became ravenously 'hungry, and I went to the farm 'house. I could not, however, get much informa tion or grub. I dared not make myself known, -for fear of forag ing parties, who, learning one of my party had been shot, would have made short shift of me. The woman could not tell much, ex cept, she said, she thought the troopers had killed a mnan that morn ing over in -the field--she could not say whether 'he was a C'onfederate or Federal. and she didn 't seem to c-are. From 'a partly torn down bank I got a few potatoes, and I got a few ears or co-rn, that the soldiers ihnd left, from the crib. These I intended to roast for my supper. I tiried to catch a -chicken, but they had gr'own so wild they ran off at any overtures. The woman gave me a slice of old bacon. Night at last came, and I waited -anxiously for tidings of Dixon. It was very cold; so I sat up close to the fence and put my blanket over my head. I never felt so desolate and lonely at any other time in all my life. Then I thought of every incident in my whole life-all the good, -and all the bad. What was -all tihis suffering for? For pleasure? For gold? For honor? It was not for the last two. Honor could never come to me, for if caught I would on ly fiJF the grave of a supposed felon. I felt mean, that I should have let Dixon get killed, while I was not doing a thing to help him, however useless it might have been. I felt at outs with the world and disgusted at the life we were leading. My only consolation was the thought that possibly I might be doing a slight service for my country. Night wore on. and with thoughts of my ingratitude to poor Dix onT -must have fallen asleep. How long I slept I have no idea, but 1, 1 k.l u dzc I aI . iel 1 I 'I'eartl a ( X m W 111sile. )Ill- sl'-, I l. I L prif a Itt MV lyII li1eillt. b i) lly *iI~ tallw iJ) ll, MIV lITZISI. ezil' ll - a i (I d evry erV* ~ at ext reime tensii. Tie darknewss was complete. and the slightst. noise was easily heard. While in t.his state o'f nerve-racking sispenlse. I heard the name.. "Dick." spoke in a whisper at my very elbow. I cried, am !'' and we were in eaeh other's arms. Oh. what a "joyful meeting of friends in that cold, dark night! It seemed so weird, yet s) .-'(d. I did nIt want to rlease m.v hoMl upon him, for fear he wuIld valnish. My hear-t leaped witi jy, and I wished to vel at the top of my voice. Is there anly woider I wrote that letter to Florence., aS Som as I heard Dixon lived and was somewhere near? Is it a woider that lie came to see me as soon as lie received my letter? That night in a thicket. while we ate ou-r parched corn, roasted potatoes and bacon, we told each ohi er of our experience. Dixon, contrary to all reason, after being hid by the hill, ran in tfie direction the troopers were going, con cealed himself in a straw pen to wait for night, and then, like my self, overcome by the cold, f;ll asleep. When asked w!h,at all the firing was about, he said: "I undertook to stand off the soldiers till you could Teach the swamp beyond the creek!" He said that he felt that unless he stood them off they would kill me before I reached the woodland. So he had risk'ed his life to save mine. Was there ever more loyalty of one man to another? He only laughed about it, and said lie had come with me for the sole purpose of helping me out when in trouble. (To be continued.) Your Friends will always enjoy your playing if you have a Piano of F'ine Tone Quality.' No matter how well you may be able to play, an instrument inferior in musi cal qualities is a handicap. Do justice to yourself, therefore, by getting a Worthy Piano. Our collection gives you an oppertunity to choose from MANY STYLES AT VA RIOUS PRICES, and we invite you to pass your critical judgment on the merits. : : : : :. Cabe iPiano Co. EVERYTHING KNOWN IN MUSIC able Building J. V. WALLACE, Manager Charleston, S. C.I DISPENSARY COMTSSION fmandate of thie commission must be obeyed." Recess to be Taken in t*he Investiga- At this session of the commission tion Until June 8. there has been but one hearing in op.. Columbia, May 20.-The attitude ofthE.ASanrsomnywih he dispensary winding-up commis- wsstfrcniuic hsatr ion as set for in a resolution adopt-no.Tholywteshoasbn xd -today is that there will be no fur-plcdothsaninpessin here delays in the work, and taiat un-is r.Cabs,othscpny ~ess the whiskey 'houses produce ti:ewhseyseroprdtohera >bo.1 and files required by the cmn- atosbtenrpeettvso riso.their claims will be ad.jndi-hicopyan telqurgns -ted av'ordinig to the info:mntienintsSte.Trewetoeeu sec,P'r he nxt eetig oft~ e n a tng, of ndes there was pe cse of nirsio eranadjurnentis te tEss for larknd oters pay whCo. at tis ittig i Jun 8,and tt aet e orv beentinuaiethisnt fr time all ~ ~ ~ non.Th ol witnesses l ok eurdicam rjdmnsi n wo thbeen informaion anddata mutlbeeo mison he exstnd ipe ression hand Thesitatio isthatcis af-tha thnshavm ve aofn'hso lom -y ter case has bwhoseeyenweraopeed atti itn yahsssin naton th tans andno epesetaive o th frmsI actonst booksenarepresentativesuof wer prsen, nr ereboosbou his ed ompanwhsy houtes asiqur edt to tis ity or xamnatin acor inb thisae . msiThere wer twoeecu owbr the comisonnTedaetietesin of the commission. t eanderdficly es said thanx meetin of the comi- a t is o thsC.eher as lresenty uision oaft'er adrent oftis daken wuiteidnClre Broegrin &tCo. :imedallinessWesal must indutis claims for judgmet in ajudicatemb ;bsies brugt were, n fany liker thet Som membersn the cie -Bt einorndtioin andata mste tion msincaveprsed Atteir Generet :er cae hsen houe a hanc stn Lyo at eterdaession adto thei fullpresent,n ere osBut ednbthe sietwhis matter. waseuie inody"we wilsadfre tire footises Thel- evficent whenc egr.dingwihe the IF IT'S * e iGood to Eat I AND YOU WANT THEBESTg I YOU WILL FIND IT AT *JESGROCERY + 'PHONE No212+ 0e representatives of the firm of New York and Kentucky Co. to admitSU that there had been over-charges. Mr. TeIJI Lyon wished eitfher for this admission LV to be made or t'hat the claim should be settled only after the testimony PIE$00 had been gone into. Mr. Felder has ided the commission on both sides of the question, and seems to be willing to go even further. He h]as consent ed in every ease for the settlement of claims to be postponed where there is a ehance of securing additional vidence and testimony. NEWBEEEY UNION STATION. rrival and Dejgure of Passenger msWrtnMchn Trains-E~fective 12.01 A. M. Sunday, June 7th, 1908. sGoEoufr Southern Railway: fAyoy No. 15 for Greenville .. . .8.57a.m. No. 18 for Columbia ... ...4 p.m. INVESTIGATE IT No. 11 for Greenville .. . .3.20 p.m. No. 16 for Columbia .... .8.47 p.m. 6 .RBNO,Aet C., N. &L. E 'No.A22 for Colunioia .. . .8.47 a.m. No. '52 for Greenville . . .12.56 p.m__________________ No. o3 for Columbia, .. . .3.20 pm No. 21 for Laurens .. . .7.25 p.m.L.Spescbirno L.M Sers *Does not run on Sundaydeeedhaefldwtmen p. I This time table shows the timres a! ct intasgn nd et pato which trains may be expeeted to de- h',a eurd ylw h oe part from this station, but their de-statowchteyreeild n partu.re is not guaranteed and thedrthlasotisSten heea time shown is subject to change with-anpesnlrprtofwihfe omt notice. si .M pesde ie n o. (1. L. Rob'nson, ssed L.tapees, MaidtnrofH. . Speard _____dece_ aste have Niewithme Conty.p Theretioill abeignmaeting aatrMtt BetelScoo hoseonth 2 them, Wequirdb Col,ege me of My, 909 ~t4 p .ofhe ea-d OAwhiPte ad enttldAN trnsofthsholfoteudoer the laoftisATintera year.Salar fort dollrsape Thersonatio proprthe ofwih the monh. ll ppicaion snd o tesadantM Speershp died seizendhps JTC.ShBow, stdet will be ' etn t M.Wn held atolleCt Behe S JohS Rf, CutHue on Fr 8hdy COAS Iay, JulyRANCa >fMa,199 at4J. D. Prce 9h pa.m EApInsmTIotb Trusneesf tesssthanl15fyearseof rgeseWhe inaeciing artidachtheyometttheensning ra. Spar, frydLelad Cper Th xmto for h sould ofie Lot. 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