The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, August 20, 1909, Page TWO, Image 2
ty, blod-staine(l shirts, a"l i' way
as they fought from the Rappahan
rock to the James, but we had no use
for white linen now. The merchant
had loaned us each a beautiful crim
son sash, to wear over our sword
belts. We carried our swords in our
hands, not that we had a particle
or use for them, but an officer must
never leave camp without his sword.
When we presented ourselves at old
Mrs. Banks', the keeper of a dance
hll in Rocketts, where it was ar
raad we were to meet the girls, we
:Ul looked stunning, at least, so said
the girls.
Each had his own girl, of course,
and I remember with joy to this day
-how my little Maggie toyed with my
borrowed plume, casting sly glances
with those deep blue eyes, that seem
ed to shiver my very soul, and said,
"Oh, St. Luke, you do look''-well,
she said nice things to me, and I so
young and so verdant! Oh! for
months and months, I could hear the
echo of her voice, could see those eyes
o deepest blue, could see her in my
dreams, could see her at the drum
beat, could see her in the blast of
battle, when the guns roared the loud
est (and the old soldier smiled, but
with a sad face, as he looked back
ever that long ago, to his boyhood
days.)
Now, this Mrs. Banks had arranged
to have the feast and show down at
her house. But the girls would have
none of it, they having made a trade
with an old bargeman, who owned a
boat, the "Kitty Floyd," to take us
all down the river to a deserted farm
house, where we would be away from
prying eyes.
-Some of the boys squealed about
going below our lines, or rather be
tween our lines and those of Grant's,
others didn't like the boat business
and then others began inquiring
about the price, as the old boatman
might charge the worth of a common
wealth, for its use, to say nothing
of what he would do in case of its be
ing blown up by a torpedo, for the
river was full of them. Mrs. Banks
fought with skill the idea of going
down the river, and showed with equal
skill the advantages of staying at her
house. But the girls, whew! They
would go down the river, as they had
arranged, or they would go home.
Model Farm was only a hand's
etretch away, and if we were afraid
to go, why we could run along back
to camp.
The soldiers had a foolish e'ant of
an expression in answer to every
thing that was assented to, viz.,
"Here's your mule." If asked to
take a drink the ans-er would be,
"Here's your mule." "Let's have
a game?" "Here's your mule." In
fact, it seemed as if no dther words
in the Englisai language could be so
expressive as "Here's your mule."
Why, when Gen. Bragg, at Chicka
mauge, told Longstreet to take his
troops and crash the column in front,
the old War Horse just said, "Here's
your mule,'' and we smashed the lines
like pipe stems.
.So when the girls said. "Will you
go ?" every one mnswered, "Here's
your mule." Ducklegs came to their
assistance, too. He and the old barge
man had agreed upon the price, the
time we were to be gone, and also
.aollified old Mrs. Banks. -
So we called up the gang. We had
three negroes along. One, old faithful
Jess, yet living far back in the coun
try marshalled his crowd, carrying
refreshments, guns and pistols, and
all got ready for the boat. I didn 't
like the idea of th trip myself, but1
the boys. as well as my little Mag
gie, cried out. ''Don't hack St.
Luke.' So what could If do ?
SEvery soldier had a nickname, of
course, and they called me . "Saint
Luke,"' not that I was anything of a
Saint, but-well the boys always said
'they took me along with them to keep
me out of mischief or bad company.
We had a. lad with us, too, not one
of the gang, though, but just out of
college, bright as new money, and
with wit like a steel trap. ,The gang
took him along to see his antics, im
itating and trying to cuss like a man.
In fact, he had learned to swear pret
tv well, before he came to us. We
called hiim "recruit'' or "'cruit," be
ing a new-coiner.
When all details had apparently
been finished, the real wranglhng
among the girls began. Mv little
Maggie said her shoes hurt her feet,
bu,t Dixie-that was "Hot Spur's"
girl--said she would lend her a pair
of slippers, provided she would be
careful and not come down on the
heels too hard while dancing, for they:
were loose. This she promised. Now
zhis "'Hot Spur.'"-or, as some called
him. "Lord Percy.' for his fiery
dispositiOn,. always wanting to fight
and his girl. Dixie, was pretty well
paired. She would tight, I believe, as
(uick as her fellow. Hester pretend
d~ she didni't. want to go. for she had
forgotteni when the party was first
made up that she had joined the
echurch e me months before, that hier.
mother was away from home, and
een if she did go, she couldn 't dance,
Then it was Deli got in his good work
of guying. He was the worst pick I
ever knew, and he told Hester she
just failed to get her father's Sun
day shoes to dance in, that was all.
Then she got mad and fired bac, and
Dell and Hester had it out the whole
trip. Each had caught their match.
Hester was a long, slender, tongue
lashing kind of girl, the boys calling
iler. on account of her height. "the
'Simmon picker." This was behind
.her back. you know. The chaperone
came gliding in by this time. and
said. "Girls, if you are going, get
ready, don't let these Richmond cubs
back you out; so get your trapping,
the "Kitty Floyd" wits." They
called us Richdaond in derision, for
Rocketts did hate the people of the
proud old city on the hills.
The chaperone was a most winsome,
modest little widow (some said grass,
but nobody cared), and looked just
to :cunning and tempting in her
semi-widow's weeds. Ducklegs made
up to her at once to the astonishment
of everybody, and they made a most
excellent couple. She looked so de
mure, so innocent, and yet so fresh,
that we at once dubbed her, the "Lit
tle Mother Superior." Hester shot
a hateful glancing look and said, "Oh.
yes, so nice-you only wish you could
dance, goody, goody." But the "Lit
tle Mother Superior" took no notice
of Hester's Cutting tongue, and we'll
see as we get farther along, if Connie
could dance or no. Connie was the
name of the chaperone.
She assembled the girls and we all
went along in one great bunch to the
boat landing, where the "Kitty
Floyd" and her master, Captain
Buck, awaited us.
(To Be Continued.)
AWARD CONTRACTS.
N. & W. and Coast Line Distribute
Jobs.-Through Line to Charles
ton.
Winston, N. C., Aug. 16.-Contracts
were today awarded for the construe
tion of the Southbound railway from
Winston-Salem to Wadesboro, N. C.
The road will be built by the Norfolk
& Western and Atlantic Coast Line
railways and will connect Roanoke
with Charleston, S. C. The link will
be 75 miles long and work will begin
at once. It is expected that grading
and masonry will be completed and
the bridges a erected by June 1, 1910.
The successful contractors are:'
Rhinehart & Dennis, Washington, D.
C.; Nave. Brothers company, Ports
mouth, Ohio; the Ryan company,
Portsmouth, Ohio; J. T. McKinney
Construction company, Lynch-burg,
Va.; Luck Construction company,
Roanoke, Va.. Ferguson Construction
company. New York; Walton compa
ny, Falls Mills, Va.: McCurry Con-;
struction company, Marion. N. C.; J.
R. McDowell & Co., Knxil, Tenn.;
J. T. Bennett, Danville, Va.
Work on the long steel viaduct
across Salem creek has been in
progress two weeks by the Pennsyl
vania Bridge company.
The Designer for September.
Everybody writes nowadays and
ach month the magazines present
studies of life from points, of view
2itherto seldom :revealed to the pub
ic. In The Designer for September
ppears an article, "I Married a So
iety Man," by the Wife of One. This
s startling in its frankness and will
ive ambitious women food for se-:
ious thought. Otber features of in-1
erest in this progressive magazine
nlude: -Saving the Truant and
Mfaking the Man," by W. L. Bodine;
"The Riches of the Poor," by Izola
Forester; ". The Letters of an Ath-!
etie Girl,"' by Anne Hard; "Farm
ing de Luxe," by F. G. Moorhead;
"An Old Furniture Vacation" by
S. Marion Becker; "The Danger of
(rowing Apart Mentally," by Wil
liam George Jordan, and "A Wild
Flower Florist," by William Fales.
The fiction for September is choice
indeed. Annie Hamilton Donnell 's
short story, "The Moving of Miss
Caroline." will be much enjoyed.
'The House on the Hill." the serial
by Theodosia Garrison, reaches a
point of deepest interest.
Of course. The Designer offers the
best possible advice concei ning the
fall fashious. The forecast of autumn
modes covers a wide range of subjects
and can be relied on when one is
choosing one's winter wardrobe.
The magazi ne is beautifully print
ed and profusely illustrated.
A SOCIETY MAN CAN'T BE MADE
If He Is to Be a Success in the Play
day World He Must Be to the
Manner Born.
The socit man is born, not made.
There are hosts of manufactured imi
ations. of course. but the real. genu
ine. una lloyed article is a result bothI
or hredie ad native ieiain
saws a write in the Designer for Sep
sioni after nine vLars exhaustive
study of tile subject from the most
favorable vantage-ground possible
that of the wife of a society son of a
society mother. During that period I
have had ample opportunity for ob
servation and comparison, and every
year serves only to add to my col
vietion.
To be thoroughly happy as a soci
ety man's wife requires not only a
philosophic disposition, but incor
ruptible faith. As a girl I iiever
looked for a husband-liob came into
my life before I begun to think of
marriage-but on more than one oe
casion I have looked for a husband
since. That is one of the trials that
the woman who marries a society man
must make up her mind to contend
with. Her husband's valet is likely
to know a great deal more of her
husband's movements than she does.
It seems to me that Rob's valet
spends most of his time in carrying
Rob's evening clothes to and from
clubs in pursuance of telephone in
structions. Of course, we dine out
together a lot, and during the season
'we give a great many dinners, but
we have a very few dinners tete-a
tete. If we have no engagement Rob
usually dines at one of his clubs.
You see society is just like a tread
mill. Once you start you can not
possibly stop. You can not go here
and not go there. If you try that,
you'll find that you have antagonized
some of the very people you most
care to please. For myself I should
not mind, but Rob is superstitious on
only one subject-he is afraid of
making enemies. Whenever he talks
seriously to me it is always on the
same text-" Tact.'" If you want to
know the truth, tact is only another
name for hypocrisy.
The Teason women like to play
whist with a man is he'd rather they
didn't.
THE PUBLIC BENEFITED.
Newberry People Greatly Interested
in the Generous Offer of Gilder
& Weeks' Drug Store.
The people have already demonstra
ted that they would rather trust a
man who is naturally honest, than
one who was honest only because he
had to be.
Gilder & Weeks' Drug Store have a
firmly established reputationt for
square dealing and sterling honesty.
When they told the people that Rexall
Remedies are the purest and most de
pendable remedies that it is possible
for modern science to produ.ee, and
that they would tell the public ex
actly what each one of these 300 rem
edies contained, and that they sold
Rexall Remedies on their own per
sonial guarantee th-a.t they would give
entire satisfaction or the medicine
would not cost the user a single cent,
they were believed.
Ever since this announcement the
store of Gilder and Weeks has
been crowded by people buying
Rexall Remedies; all of which proves
that Gilder and Weeks have
the confidence of the people and that
onesty is the best policy.
There is no "cure-all'' among the
Rexall Remedies,-there are 300 dif
ferent and separate medicines; one
for each human 'ill, and each un
uestionably the best of its kind.
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are par
ticualarly recommended for the pos
itive cure of~ stomach irritation,
indigestion and dyspepsia. They
are rich in Bismuth, Subnitrate
Pepsin and Carminatives, and are pre
pared by a special process which per
fets and enhances the great curative
value of t;hese well known medicinal
agents. This remedy sells for 25e. a
package. Everyone suffering from a
stomach disorder should try Rexall
Dyspepsia Tablets, inasmuch as they
ost nothing if they do not satisfy.
-The Gilder & Weeks Drug Store
are certainly fortunate in securing
control of the sale of these remedies,
and we urge everyone in need of med
icine to investigate and take.advan
tage of their frank and generous offer.
BIDS IN~VITED.
Bids will be received until 5
o'clock P. M., August 24, 1909, by
F. N. Martin, Chairman. for the erec
tion of -a Graded School Building at
Newberry, S. C., and for the heating
of same according to plans prepared
by Shand & Lafaye, Architects, Co
lumbia. S. C.' Bids on building to be
accompanied by a certified c:heck for
$250 and on heating by check for
$100 as a guarantee that, if awarded
the work, contract will be executed
and Security Company bond given for
$5,000 on building and $1,000 on
heating. Plans and sepcifications may
be seen at the office of the Chairman
or be obtained from the Architects
upon a deposit of $l0.0O as a guar
antee for their safe return.
The Board of Trustees reserves the
right to rejeet any or all bids.
F. N. Martin,
Chairman.
MONUM ENTS.
I am representing the
Mecklenburg Marble aqd Granite Co,
CHAR3LOTTE, N. C.,
in this section, and am prepared to make you
prices on anything in the way of Headstones,
Tablets, Monuments, Etc. See my cuts and get
my prices before placing your order. Material
and work guaranteed first-class.
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If you hawe never transacted your busi
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desire to have you come to this Bank and
make your first deposit.
The first deposit may be as small as one
dollar, but once you have started, your
account will grow, much to your satisfac
tion as well as ours. We make it easy
for you to have money in the bank--we
help you save.
THE EXCHANGE BANK
Newberry, S. C.
J. D. DAVENPORT, EDW. R H[PP,
President. V. President.
M. L. SPEARMAN, GEO. B. CROMER,
Cashier. Attorney.
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A GRAND OPPORTUNITy 2
To See The Pacile Coast A3md The
Alaska-Yukon Exposition.
The best and most inexpensive way
to see the Pacific coast and the great
Western country this summer, and
take in the Alaska-Yukon Exposition
opened June 1st, is to "Go as you.
please, pay as you go, stay as long as
October 31st, if you desire." Why
not spend your own moneyf Why not
plan your own trip and go in comfort,
and when it suits you? This may be
done by planning your trip ovei- the
SOUTHERN RALWAY
in connection with an individual par.
ty leaving the Carolinas July 3rd, on
the individual expense plan, whieh
will cost you about half as much as
a fixed expensive excursion tour.
July 3rd, Route.
Southern Railway, Goldsboro to
Harriman Junction.
Queen and Crescent, Harriman
Junction to Danville, Ky.
Southern Railway, Danville, Ky., to
St. Louis, Mo.
Wabash R. R., St. Louis to Ran-~
sas City, Mo.
Union Pacific, Kansas City to Den
ver.
Denver & Rio Grande, Denver to
Salt Lake City.
S. P. L. A. & S. L., Salt Lake City
to Los Angeles.
Round Trip Railroad Rates.
Going via any .ticketing route se
lected and returning via any ticketing
route as desired.
Via Portland, Seattle and Sana
turning one way via Portland and
Seattle.
From:
Goldsboro .. ......$99.75
Greensboro .... ...99.75
Durham .. ......99.75
Spartadburg .......97.45
Columbia ....... ..98.2)
Orangeburg ...... ..98.20.
Greenwood .. .....96.65
Rock Hill ....... >. 98.35
Anderson ......... 96.10
Raleigh ........... 99.75
Salisbury ......... 99.75
Charlotte ......... 99.75
Greenville ....... ..9.6
Charleston.. .......9.75
Newberry .... ....97.45
Chester .. .. ......98.33
Sumter . .. .. 97
Rates quoted fom othe-r pontis on
application.
Tickets limited to October 31st,
1909, and permit stop-overs at -all
points west of Chicago or St. Louis.
Tickets on sale daily to September
29th,- 1909. Lower Round Trip Rates
to and fromOalifornia quoted on appli
cation. Before completing arrange
ments for your trip give us an oppor-.
tunity to talk with you about the de
tails of it, quote you best trates and
tell you of the most interesting points,
and the best and cheapest way to see
them. Write to representatives as
W. E. McGee, T. P. A..
Augusta, Ga.
S. H. McLean, P. & T. A.,
Columbia, S. C.
J C. Lusk, D. P. A.;
Charleston, S. C.
H. M. Pratt, T. A.,
Spartanburg, S. C.
R. H. DeButts, T. P. A.
Raleigh, N. C.
R. L. Vernon, D. P. A.,
Charlotte, N. C.
BARBECUE
I will give a barbecue Au~
Mr. R. H. Burton's place s
'from town, known as -Mr.
Sligh 's home, near Beth Eden.
ing on good roads; amuseme
yongopnle.