Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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T HE aoRSeni were in ft splendid humor. They h»d won a victory t (he week before ftnd were now reettaf securely among the hills, with no prospect of hard duty for at le«it a month. All the scouts brought news that tbo enemy was con tinuing his retreat Into the west, and, moreover the weather did not Invite to active service. There was nothing for the man to dd but make themselves com fortable, and that they did the best they could. They occupied a shallow baatn In the crest of a low but very wide hill—a basin large enough to hold the entire army and aeemlngty intended by nature as a place ef camp and defense. Their great guns i a ring around them and covered ev “Didn’t yon notice the clouds before the dark came? Here's your snow.” Settle looked at the heavens, and 'ft broad flake settled upon his upturned face. It was followed by another, and then many more, and la live minutes they were fsllinK down upon the. camp like a great white veil. The ground was soon covered, and- the flakes continued to come down until the snow lay several Inches deep. Hut it ceused by and by, and a elear silver moon shone In the e< Id, pale heavens. It was very bean- til n 1 to .\,UM.n, who had in his soul a lit* tl - or tlie poetry of his native hills. This wi; the p’liue of flod after a month of battle, lie sat in the lee of a tent and h.TiW nt-th*» white expanse of the earth and the dim line of the horizon. The lonlcut of the soldiers did not de- ci um-. It was a well sheltered and well (i o\ ishuied army, and this was what ery point of approach. The soldiers felt.. -tP-py—v+shed. The solemnity which they that they could hold such a natural fort- reas against the assaults of ten times their number, but they knew that an at tack would not come, and they turned their minds to other things. Nearly all the camp work was finished, and they were eating their suppers. In numerable fires were burning, and tha flames reae np In the dear, frosty air. Sparta flew off Into the sky, trembled there a moment and then want out The metal dishes rattled, and the hum of talk and laughter a rose. •This Is comfort—solid comfort, I call It," said Daa Maaog, the Kentuckian, to his comrades, leaning back and luxuriat ing a little la the nnosnal rest and peace. The others did not reply, hot devoted themselves body and tool to the food. Maeon looked thoughtfully at them for a mlaste or two and then resumed his tssk. Yet be hlmeelf was wertb the coo temple Mt he was uUas. larger then nay of those who sat near S splendid specimen ef the KcU- taekUa of the hills, a man of powerful ■settee, opea face and frank, brown vy«« that looked straight at yea. and yet at times would flame Into a aoddra passion that might prove dangerous. • Isu t this good. Tom Settler ha- said to the man Immediately oo hie Mt. “Of course It la.” NptWd Tom. with n sigh of content. **1 Uke sold Wring well enough, but l*m not eurh a glutton tor It that 1 must have It every day in the year. A mouth of steady marchaa and buttieu aad skirmishes before we ream late them hUia had jest about ftaUhed me up. If there's say fighting to be done before lien, you cun bar* my share, and »‘t be any charge tor H. Now me talhlag." ’ He renamsd his attach apm the a-«l. and the ethers lasghed. It was In truth n most comfort able camp The touts wees raised already, and the men might take thetr •ease wit hoot worry. Mason leaaad bash against a hiliorh and. draw ing a tiny pamphlet frmn aa InMde purhet of his faded army mat. atadird It attoo tteety. The others did nut notice him tor n mlnnti or twet and then It was Mettle who apokei “Heeding. Ikanr he “Yea Tom. I'm reeding. "!• It ao mighty "Tm." -Tell K, then” "111 let yoe know directly.” Mettle mid no more. He was happy, and he would not alk'w even hta curioa- Ity to dlstarb him. Maeon eucttoned hie of the worn little pamphieC hie , wrinkling now and (hen with a Btal effort which evidently proceeded aa attempt to Daa I i< It ut first bcituu to wear away, and ti Hi wpIrltK rnv. The camp was filled - Ii jest mid laughter. Mright fiamee, II. kerliig over tho snow, shot up from n Ip ii'lrcil fires, and toeido each some good story VMM told. The enmp was luminous vi tlb light nnd gottd feeling. A clear voice was uplifted presently, and Home one began to slug. It was a s< ug of Christmas: “The shepherds vent thetr hssty way An.1 lounil the lowly stahia toed Uhres the Virgin mother ley; Aim! now they checked thetr saga timd, i r to the bale that at her bosom clung A mother's song the Virgin mag.” It nan a trained voice that sang, and pi event ly others joined. The pure strain row over the bushed •snip, and the ecnttovto, walking bach and forth In the snow, trod softly. More hymns followed, all that the eoldirra knew, and then they Seng the name over again. Mason U»toned* tor a tong time, but by .had by be arose aad walked toward the outer #.lge of the camp. m “Hood fellow. Maeon.” said Mettle, fol lowing the Kcutorklaa with his eyea, “InU. Uke all the Kenturktoue of the hllln, he's a (Hinder tla»h when you touch tom on a sue .«|hm. I'd rather have any man than Iton Masuu'buntlng me with hka gun.” “1 ain’t got antthi like him,” said John- how he took liw ..If t vto-u I hail thnl l«ilU ami couldn't nalk In thr builds any anv« ha lied.sun ” “lira that naj li* Ida lilradis*' re eumeel Hrttb-. *«ho had gtoun talkative, ”1mt It* a |a«t ge t Vett y*w IV* dva't love Mo i^ii Ai«st 1 .Inal know whether a uiaa oughl to. either. klre» hear about the uuarrvl brtuvva him amt Tim Markham over a girl Just before the war caate oaf Markham lived chms by. ami It was hut bvtusua eta. They eay Markham wasn't fair played auam tow down trtrb—I don't know exactly what It wa* fur the ear began )ua ami Daa aad I came away to M. Markham > dnsil the The othiwe beta swgvr to Ueteo to a good story, while Kettle prormdvd with fnrthnr 14 aaira naiflu—ii Lift wslk to the farthest edge of the camp. Ilka in lad had gone bark to the that Mettle eras telling IV waa think tog of Markham aad of g ton reuM* to aa., “| yv-dlert e lx Id of IC.IIuh I ill ••*!!?Il ihe> I%1C II I w **||» |i» tmfwl I h All In* %%*Hd4al such duties, lie tvonld it iin-si iit ly and return to his place v.ith 1 Is rom rndes. It was merely inechiinlcnl. They made a wide circuit'aroiin t the valley and approached the hostile ItU from the rear. Then they lay Hose to the .earth and liHtoned for HotiudH of their enertiles, but they heard tione—only the distant hum of their own camp anil the notes of a Christmas Lyyiin rising In the cold night. “We’d better separate here nnd snr round them,” Hold the commander of the little troop. And the men Ifcpread out like a fan. Mason taking his way up a little gully. He was creeping on hands and knees like an Indian. All the In stincts of the Kentuckian of the moun tains were aroused In him. The flame was in his bldod, and be was now the hunter after prey. Forward he went, searching the inter lacing bushes with his keen eyes, his rifle at the cock and every muscle tense and ready for action. Ills stained and dark uniform' would have made a blot on the^juiow, but he kept to the cover of the bushes, and no one looking there would have known that a man was passing. He could hear the notes of the Christ mas hymn swelling In a chorus of many voices, but It was unheeded. Mason now had work to do, and he meant to do it. He crept on yp the ravine and near the hill stopped and listened Intently. He thought that he heard a soft crunch >>n the snow, as of soinu on • moving behind a thlrit clump of bushes that grew nejtr. but be was not sure whether It was a friend or so enemy, 'lie approached a little, lying down on the snow, and drew himself forward with body ouiatretcb«-d like a snake, lie heard the sound again, very faint now -so faint that It would have paswd unnoticed by any ear less keen than toe own. -Moaou. feU that u waa an enemy he toad the hiishcv- an enemy wbn knew that danger wp» appivgo luug and would be cautious. IIla bloud swelled with the prhto of con Hut aad tto emulation of skill. IV would watch this wary foe, and his muscles became tenser than ever as he prepared fur the test. IV glanced uuiy once at his rllto to ere that the weapon was ready aad then iwurued hie adding sad stow ad ranee ,1V reach rd the rlump of boshes and. laying hie «ar to the snow. could bear n-atong Hat he was row a dent that his foe was blood Imped to hie head, ami ■till oa the ettow ehte IV havn «o>aped unseen, an I. h> hto na itage and to* > *- began to creep aiwind tto- l finger ua the trigger, ready to fimt gttmpve. IV seu-hr*! st.ie. bat nothing wn» tlw-i* hi the snow to show bow to* r had made the Hriwit an-i • stttl stood hetwcww. lint M svia a as not •liwunr dll nut ripest to rWtdi Mvr fr-i ft •wldv. Ihv unkii <mu would a serf cheap sharp^vxrr in ha*! at towed tonsvt-ir tv to* **t< easily, and Msvm fi*H t* •*, tto- • a*-niy mat bed again** hi courage seen*.-I all *^i ther tom. IV twgen the second ilm hushes, atnrv •wreful n w tloti making the alight ml n**i^. I*-** should hear and take warris to* was half way ai *11 *d. th< shots to Imth left and light ru knew that kin rsmua ito were con id •ui r a i*M 4*1 . to the Jim he ashed preaaotty. is thia fnaay vi Slick too eipwet Mloww who have a muath without a break to keep toacS^TsoJK TUttk tofilfrlx fftp-fixya oC the week?” Hie pronounormeat waa rwceired with approval by the majority, bat a third Buia—Johnston—who took the question to heart, asserted that It waa Friday, whereupon Settle, being compelled to re turn to the Issue, staked his faith upoa tha day being Muxdxy. Johnston main tained that It wxa Friday, and both found rapportera, whiter others held that It wxa neither Friday nor Sunday, but were divided la choice between the re maining days of tha week. Then a dis pute arose sad waxed hot. It waa at Its height whan It occurred to Battle to ask why they debated with such spirit a ques tion that waa unimportant. "What difference, Dan, Roes It make What day of the week It Is 7” he eald to “H makes a lot,” replied Mason. *T want to tell yon In the first place, boys, that this little book I’m studying so hard to an almanac. I’rs been keeping track of tha days, and this la Saturday, and, what's mors than that, tt’a the 24th of December.--Mow, Tom Battle, Just you tell me what's coming.” flfitjto uttered a low whistle. “Boya,” ha exclaimed, “It’s Christmas night comiag across yonder I” There was a trace of awa In his tone as ha pointed toward the east where the red bub waa sinking and the shadows had begun to gather on the horizon. A silence fell over the group and soon ex tended to the whole camp. Hardened by war, Immersed In constant fighting and drawing a tree breath this day for the lint time In a month, these men had lost all track of time. Bo Mason’s sudden an nouncement cams with all the greater force. Peaceful memories rushed upon them Uke a torrent, and the alienee in the great camp endured. The minds of these men—boya most of them were In years, though old In aipalence—went back to other Christmas nlgfcfe, when there waa no thought of war and all waa peace on earth aad good will among men. They thought than of those who were left be hind them, and they spoke softly and without oaths. Lower seek the sun. It seemed ever attar to Maaoa when he thought of that tfcoi h waa a globe of ■'Intense, Saw Ha «nya W bloffl^ed oa tha hfllo, but the shadows continued to creep tip aavorthaleea. IF was gome by aad by, aad the east wee In a darknoas which aooa axtaadad to the four quarters .of the heavens. Christma* night had be gan. wad tha sentlbela oa their beats waur taught to eaa fur a thought of Markham aad the grant wrong had eufferad from tom, he longed fur hto Urknsaa. Had with tto* otto-r Sh! arp-L»4*ww But ito*jr m would ha** W rrr too far aw ay to ta* **•■* a. aad to* did • words that a*i« tekr hk* win ad from hi* owa pi 1 tt< 0 ho “tovod his far fir: 1 i*f thr - we rk |r was oar of thr its Ht« ol f Hfs-r *1 thill to* ' ro w Low, In part of Ma • 1 filial I«1 1 hta <>* n hualnr *. mIra. Il had Ur ws • a* pa 1 tr at Dow a* tto* la*lt in* aativw xaoua- whom hr (nut all r*l . rrr* Hnx ftwaard an 1 aa sira aad a . tkra tnrs dux 1* ■ k, M*«*klux In entrap hi* > aow, aa he aaty f<w ’. But II (tr am a M<rtn*H| to re other aide except Markham. Ha fought the othera from a ecnet* of duty, and, the war over, he oouid be good friends with them. But there oouid be no forgiven eaa for Mark* Again be clinched hto hand and It to the furkaaaa. Hto aenae of tha wrong done hhn waa aa keqa,aa ever. tu n with Min en-ry tiutt* an I atiil n* Riniiu-d hl<U:«-n. Ma«<a (vol-l not tell to r hto «*OmU. v . i iult njk cuUa J. ’. TV la "li' r at the thought rfiat l« liiiimTl ifWwiniimp-fwT.niirTr Two years of Incessant campaigning had not diminished It, and when the excite ment and danger of each great battle were over be found that the memory of It woold come back to him aa strong aa before. Mason stood at the northern rim of the camp. The sentinel who walked the beat there was a friend of hto and aod- dvd at him as he passed. The moon shone brighter and clearer than ever In the cloudless skies, and Mason, looking back at the camp, saw It brilliant with many lights. Clear aad sweet still came the words of the hymn: “Tto shepherds went ttotr hasty way Aod found tto lowly stable shed , Where tto Virgin mother l*y.“ Then the song ceased suddenly as a half dozen rifle shots rang loudly bln the frosty air. Mason stopped quite still, and all his thoughts passed abruptly from peace to war. He looked toward an other hill, divided by a shallow but,wide valley from the one on which the camp lay—a hill on which clusters of brushes grew here and there, affording g cover for daring riflemen. He had marked the place from the first sad noted what a good cover It would be for annoying sharpshooters If the enemy were not fifty miles away. Now It seemed that at last some skirmishers were not as much as a mile away. While he looked he saw some Jets of flames from the bushes aad heard the crack of three or four more rifle shots. “Jolu these men. Mason,” eald an offi cer, “and clear those skirmishers out of thu bushea. It.ought.tP have been done before we settled Into the camp, picket of ours should be there now.” But Mason did not wait to hear tlie officer’s grumbling. He went mechan ically about the bualuees upon which he had been ordered, shouldering his rifle and falling In with the party of twenty who were to clear the bushes. He was a good man for such work, a master of woodcraft, cool, cautious and afraid of nothing. The disturbance hi the camp waa only momentary. The soldiers were accus tomed to anch trifles. A few rifle shots Bred from ambush could nut annoy for more than flra mlnntis men who had . 9 fcama+lxHa. V.v Well. It did nut mall* r. It merely uiadc the bwt of skill all fUv.toore l.itcn-Htlng 'TV- itopto-rdB unit tltclf toatjr may.’* He heard the Rule* of the Miusie again, louder and ehan-r than ever, and then nt»n- rifle nbuts. The nklriiitoli wnh flar ing Into Ineresscd activity, lie listened to It s moment. al> hough he never doubt ed that Ids comrades would win. Hut he trusted that they would not win too noon, as be wished to finish his own affair without help. Then he turned smtoenly- nnd went swiftly hack on his own track, catching a glimpse of a dark figure around the curve of the bushes. He raised his rifle and tired, hut not quicker than the other man. The reports were Hiinultaneoiis, ami a buMet clipped the clothing on Mason's shoulder. Whether hto enemy was struck or not he did not know, and there was, no sound. Mason was annoyed. He must devise some method of finishing It quickly. He lay quite still and pondered deeply for a minute or two. Then an Idea came to him. He took off his cap, placed it on tho end of his gun barrel and, lying flat, thrust It out In front of him, raising it slightly In the air. He made no mistake. There was ft flash, a report, and a bullet whistled through tho cap. Springing to his feet, loaded rifle In hand, ho ran forward. His enemy, trapped so neatly, leaped op, his empty rifle still smoking at tho muzzle, and ran through the thickets. Mason followed fast. The passion of tho chase was upon him, and he resolved that the man should not escape. He raised his rifle once and marked a spot 00 the fugitive’s back where he could plant a bullet. Bat he did not like to do lb lie would rather shoot him In fight face to face. The man as be ran made desperate: ef forts to reload his rifle, but failed: Free _ eatly ho threw it away, as If he feared y f-thaMt would Impede hi* flight.—Then he ran faster. But Mason, too, increased his speed. The despairing fugitive heard the crunching footsteps on the snow coming closer and closer. They reached a little glen, and here the fugitive sank down among some bushes, exhausted. ' “Throw up your hands!*’ cried Maaoa, raising his rifle. The man raised his beads, saying, “I yield r But Maaon did not lower his rifle. “Yea, you yield," he said, "but I don't know that I ought to spare you. I have my opinion of a mao who aarnka up ta n. la the dark and shoots from am- *T auppoae IFa allowed,” said Mason meditatively, “but If the say so was mine •very man who does so would get a bul let I don’t IP ' this sharpshooting, any way. Then s loo much sneaking busi- naaa about 1 .' The glen In which til' y stood was shad ed by tho f.iivns and ti ickeU, and only a little light li!: red thr. . gh the branches. The sound> oi the couibat elsewhere had died, the fl ;hting c.ideutlf finished. They could uot hear t >• nois. of the camp—only the soundo 01 the t .1 list mas song. “You led ^ tt chase arot;::! that thicket,” said Mason, laughing 11 little. “Three or four times I thought 1 had you before I worked that- cap trick on you-" . , “And three or four times I thought 1 had youj” replied the man. —- ■ - j “Maybe ao,” replied Mason, who was too polite to dispute his assertion. Yet he was auro that It was his skill and uot his luck which had achieved the victory. He noticed now that the man still re mained on his knoes in the snow. He seemed to be dreading a blow. “Get up,” said Mason. -“Of course when I was talking about sharpshooters I didn't mean to practice what 1 was preaching. I'm going to take you 11 prisoner to camp, and I dare suy they’ll treat you well. Come on.” The maa did not rise. He crouched even lower In the fiow. Mason Itent down to put his hand uism his shoulder aad Jerk him to his Vi t, but he started back before his fingers touched the kneel Ing figure. <r Why, you are in our uniform T* he cried. "What does ii mean—a spy?” The man shlvergl. “Don’t take me to jour camp!” In cried. "Before Ood I swear that I’m no spy. I’m Just a skirmisher. 1 put on the uniform thinking It would N easier for me to get away If I wan pur- su d by your troop*. I swear that It’s * tro.*! I Just meant to trick you!” Mason did not believe him. He thought *tl.o tale most flimsy, and at the moment he felt little sympathy for the mao. War had hardened him, and. like most sol diera. he had no pity for Bides. He ac cepted the decree that all such should be hanged or shot when caughb and he con sidered his prisoner a criminal whom he must take to justice. He looked at the dim figure of the kneeling man, and thea he said: “What you aay may be so, but they’ll hang you aa sure as my name la.Dan Mason.” The man sprang to hia feet and ran Rut Mason leveled bis rifle, calling to him to "tup. or he would fire, and be by wwy of precaution (Ua* to* «uui* aa eo good a target. The man sank down again In the. snow.Bartering despairing cry, an<1 Mason stood over tom once moA*. still holding hta rife for use if needed. They were out Qf the •ha<!ow« now, and the moonlight fell upoa the face of the captive. Mason saw his fee fare* for the first time, aad when he looked he uttered 00 threat, no riels a tattoo, hot stood perfectly still for moment, hie face turning deadly pale. Then be lifted hie rifle agulh. "Oh. I Hull Dan, don't kill me!” the maa. falling at toe feet la ami grasping the eaow la hia hamto. Maaua'a body waa rigid. Only the Ha ger* of hto right hand moved, aad they played restlessly with the trigger of toe I nfle. He hmhrd straight at the abject ' Agora karllog lt f<« him. He thrilled with powerful emotions, and triumph was stmgest among them. Hie enemy . was deli rerad Into hto hamto. God was good aad tatmded to era that he • hto joot revenge. Hyw coaid he doubt It whea he looked at the face before ‘ him? “Why shouldn't I kill yon. Tom Mark ham?” he asked. "Would you spare me If to was the other way?” “Of coarse I would! You know would. Dan?” replied Markham. “Yea lie”* said Mason. “If yon had ehaaon you would shoot me like a dog. You have town a liar and a sneak all I our life. Who should know better than dor Vise ao'a figure oa* etiU rigidly erect, ’ only the finger that stray ml so raotliml: lover the trigger of his rtfle moving HI I fare remained pate, but won n« hard n I stone, sod the rye*. >hoOllig no In* fry, sought ttomr of Markham, which wa*«*r- I mi and turned away in fear. “\uo have tm-n a liar uud a sneak all your lifer* be rvpantc'L “It'a.lrur, Ilan. It's true--all that yon aay about me Is trite!” groaned thr nian. “I know I'm a scoundrel, and I lied about you. and 1 niailu her think that yod were all that I said you were.” tried Mjukhiit'i over Subic <riiV, un i then you can go home, ,snd you'll have another chance.” , "I don't know about that,” said Munon grlrtil/ “I may be dead when the u ft 1 is over. But-at any rate you'll never go tuick to tell any more lire about roe.” - “It would b« murder. Dau! You know It would In* to kill me now, w hen I'm mi armed!” cried Murk hum. "M'hnt right has n hound like yon to talk of murder?* 1 Hold Mason. “I'd I* making the world hotter to put you out of It. Breidra, I'd only In* ridding the of ficers of a dirty Job. You’re a spy, Tom Markham, and, according to the laws of war, you’re to to* put to death. 1 send a bullet through your head, and the thing Is done ncut and quick." He stcp|H-d hack a little nnd eockod hi* rifle. The man threw up Ills hands again sad begged for mercy. Standing fnrtliei away now, Mason could scarcely see his fhoe. The moon was hidden now ;hy n drifting cloud, ami the shadows had come over the glen. There was no sound In the woods about them. His comrades had returned to camp, having finished their part of the task. He looked tin at the hill where the army lay. It was bright with many lights, nnd now and then he saw n dark tracery appear upon Its luminous shield. He knew that it was the soldiers passing and, repassing between him and the fires. lie would be back with them soon, and there would be one scoundrel less In the world. There was satisfaction In the thought that his own hand would achieve the good work. The fierce mountain blood was hot Id his veins and called for the death atone ment upon the man who had done him a wrong. “Tho shepherds wont their hasty way And found the lowly stable shed Where the Virgin n.i.ther lay; And now they checked their eager tread. For to the babe tint at her bosom clung A mother's eong the Virgin Ring.”/ — The hymn had <Hod for-a little whilo but now it root* again, liorbe aloft by a hundred voices, louder, clearer than ever and filling the night with melody. All other:sounds were hushed at the distance. It alone sounded in the oars of the two men—the one who knelt and begged for mercy and the one who stood over him, cocked rifle in hand. That same sense of awe which he had felt earlier in the evening and then had shaken off''1m gaa to steal over Mason again. “Dan! .Dan! Do you bear that?” suddenly cried the man. “Y.-a. I hear tt,” Dn rim kmi» Mhn tt aiflMg Fruit. Its quality influences ^ the selling price. Profitable fruit ] growing insured only when enough actual Potash v* ■ * ■ • is in the fertilizer. • Neither quantify nor good quality possible without Potash. , Writ* for our/rev book* giving detail*. GERMAN KALI WORKS.' 9X.Nuuu St., New York City. Markham looked up Into his face. “It's not me, Dap; it's you that ought to think about it,''' he said. “It's nun dcr, Dan, If you kill me—me an unawned man. And think of It, Dan, on such a night as this—Christinas night, with that song ringing In your can*. Whenever you lay down to sleep, you’ll hear It again.’ "The (hephenlt wont their h«»ty w»y.” Tho note penetrated nil the wcssls and seemed to Mason to increase in fullness. It annoyed him. He wished they would stop. There had been enough of such sen tlmcnt. - H«* was not a weak child to be turned aside from his just revenge. He was merely the executioner whom this ''criminal deserved. * “Suy your prayers, if you know any to say!” he exclaimed roughly. “Your time's short, uud it's golug fast.” “Dan. Dan, you won't do it?’ “I will.’’ “Listen how they sing, Dan! Are yon any better than they arc? This Is the night that a man ought to forgive his enemies. You wouldn't murder me on this of all nights in the year! Remem ber, Dan. that we were friends once. You won't forget that, will you?” K “Yon* forgot If,” said Mason. He* looked again at the kneeling figure a'id thought how he had longed more than two yeara for this moment. He had often pictured it to himm-lf nnd had imag ItosLIfl toJWBtt The -Joy vrfHrh now to dnl. Uut U-vL How eo*rtd he with tEe morda of that none ringing‘Itr'YiU vara? If It were only any other night! “It’s not nnmtcr: It’a a punishment, tee rat*I st las* "It i« murder, ohd you. k.iow it, too. Dan! That aound would haunt you! Lis n to It. "Tto I HtHf It wra* grout ug dsrha-r aad darker la tto* gl*a a* til.- dnfunx tlottd * piled Up 1 .•t«.***n ttoai ami tto* moon u M««wn • M-at • 1) ■ .**■ tto- out to><* of Mark 1 All.'* lu. • , .Itl 1 tor was cla« that Ibe tt IfiMalh W til ||«tt \ 1*411> [eto klnt Hr ktM-w that 1 to* man's fare r* pn n uWj M r«lt r**pt> IL t.llM'l 1,1* rifle agaiu It'Va lrt| it. (•ut Sl.TiSf.-r- « nntd nre l?rr«tt th«* ••r. Thr warn mg hymn m bi« «* are sn*l •■* ho**l again and t iraiti “iN.o’t hill iti tr, Daa!” *ald the man. •otirr to thr rai np." If 1 do. “ repllr*] Mason shortly. ‘'tto*y'fl hang yon for a spy. Don't for- !«*t that.” Markham was sth-nt. * Thr roag did But c* a*r. It arrrord n<*w to Masun that it was addressed to him a loo**. W.mld it hr murder. srxl not a 1 uuishmraf. a* Markham *ai< 1? What Would hr think of hittiarif In the mors li*X ? Could hr return to thr camphres atnl sit calmly by hi of Christmas night? “Tto tovptaf.1* vest ttotr hasty way “Daa!” said the maa. Mason did not answer. The Song swelled Int of siittn*l. filling at? the lug about them. Mason felt that and to* could nut would. “Guofllfr'W said. He turned aliout suddenly, leaving the kneeling man In tin* glen and, putting his ouirades, singing a great volume woods and It wav calling to him. refuse to ll«ten If to nent Dalrymple family. They followed ihe fortune* of the Stuurta, aud when he hopes oi the ‘-bonnie prince” were blasied at Culloden some t,f them joined th(> Scottish 'Xnitiogunt of exilts ih:tl Sought refuge along the hanks of 1 he (Ja|>e Fear. Mr. Johnson was educated at David- ->on college aod at Princeton, and after bis graduation located at Bennettsville. He studied law and waa admitted-to the bar, and was thoroughly e^ttippefl for his life work. Hia high-character and eminent ability sotfu found appre ciative: recognition at the hands of dis cern i g elector*, by whom he was sent to the convention that adopted the or linauce of secession, and afterwards chosen State Senator from Marlboro district. When bis .Senatorial terra ex pired the legislature showed its appre ciation of his legal talents and his moral rectitude and iutegrily by ele vating him to the chancery bench, which l.e occupied with credit aud ever increasing credit until the jurisdiction was abolished in 1H69. About that time Mr. Johnson re moved to Marion and formed a,, law partnership with Maj. J. M. Johnson, Mr. J. W. Johnson, a son-in-law of the chancellor, being afterwards admitted as a partner. This firm did an active and extensive business in Marion and the adjoining counties, and was kept up until a year or more ago when the weight of years and increasing bodily infirmity compelled the venerable senior member to withdraw from the practice. In the meantime the chan cellor exhibit) d the versatility of his strong genius by carrying on success fully one of the largest agricultural euterprises in this section of the Slate. His well known farm Douaho was a model of scientific agriculture con ducted on a large scale. He was be sides a learned authority oa pomology and horticulture, and his practical mind comprehended every detail of barnyard and stock farm. A striking proof of the chancellor’s personal integrity, as well aa his busi ness capacity, is the fact that for more than thirty years past through all the depression,''uncertainty and vicissitudes of that period he mauaged the affairs of a large trust fistale involving many thousands of dollars so skillfully aud faithfully as to avoid any depletion of niQius and interest ; and he was but thc mew baby Opens np a pew world to the loving mother. If it le a Strong, healthy baby that new world is a world of happiness. If it is a weak, fretful child the new world is full orWiety. It has been proven in thousand* of caaea, that the use of Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescrip tion makes all tha. difference between strength and weakness in children. Healthy, happy mothers have healthy, happy children. “ Favorite Presenp- tion * rives the mother strength to give her child. It makes the baby’* advent practically painless and promotes the •ecretion of the nourishment necessary to the health Ail feeding of the nursing child. ■ I bnvv been wring script loo sod esn say Tt Is Jute Whto U*e a to to," write* Mf*. Viet or J. Usdin, of LeoneraivtU*. Kil*y “o Ran***. b«*au taking It Jute two month* osfor* toby c V ae and wu greatly tonefttcd bj IU mte. tor who attended m« *ald I dW “ boy, strong and healthy, 1 t» when born. During E d three end ooe-h*lf pou* him one doe* of medicine. Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser, in paper covers, sent free on receipt of ai one-cent stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Pisrce, Buffalo, N. Y. recently.diictxflr.:''(l ffqpi the iruat w»ib SIDING CEILING AND the coiumendatiou of the court. ~ „ , ......mr, ■ INSlUF. FINISHING LUMBEn IN GEORGIA PINE Chancellor Johnson married in JLHfll Miss Sarah LUzabelh McCall, of Dar. lingtun district, who precedcl him to the grave nearly 23 year* ago. The surviving children are Meayrs. N. M Johnson and 1>. Dalrymple Johnson and Mrs. J. W. Johnson, of Marion Mrs. S. A. Woods, of Darlington, and Mrs. W. McG Buck, of Mullins. Thu funeral services were held at the 1’reabytertau church, of which the chancellor was a faithful memlter and an . tt r "f man* \ >. r- -Uti'lit _• Chancellor Johnson was beet known, jwrbaj*", as the Itsi of the chaitrellora, l>ul be slao enjoyed the <!i*iincUon id being one of Ihe few survivoni of the convention which met in C' lumbu. Dee. 17th, iMki—41 years ago aud after a«lj«»uniment U*Charleston adopt ed the ordinance of sece-si<rii on the Jmh of Itecerober, Three of the metu i>ere of that convention have died tbi THE YOUNGBLOOD LUMBER COMPANY AUGUSTA. OA. Orncx aso Woaxa, Noam AcacaiA tk 0 I tours. Bash Blinds and Hardware. Pailder’e Bit Correspondence Kivau prompl at FALL STYLUS From the Up-To-Date Carpal House, 1317 Main Street, Columbia, H. C MU1UALCAKPET TO Write os for Hnmples of anything in our hoe. Goode shipped anywhere in the State free of f** gbt. We are al-‘ wayv busy. N«* toad, flaya with us. Whm in Columbia, com.- aod Anybody »••*» >w y n thr plat e. »ee U« IDLE MONEY. tear, an«i but aevm remain. th.> d bs. k lU rolled thr CHANCELLOR W. D. JOHNSON Eminent Jurist and Christian Citi zen Has Gqne to Hia Reward A Ufa of singular purity and up- nghtneas was closed when Cbapcellbr Wm. D. Johnson, of Mxriou, passed away from earth. Ills death occurred at hia Lome 011 the tilth inst., and he had for more' than four score years adorned the path in which he trod, making the world better for Ids un assuming life of rectitude and strict adherence to duty. Few men if any were more conscientious and honorable in their dealings, and bis devotion to truth was never questioned. Jt is sel dom that so rare a combination is found in one person, for he was an eminent lawyer aud a successful planter, attend ing to a large, practice and supervising the largest farming interest in the State. His methodical habits and scru pulous exactness in business matters enabled him to do a large share of work in both spheres, and uutil very late in life he gave close attention to the details of bis dual oebupatio' Chancellor Johnson by his own fireside was the charming host and elegant gentleman, the unselfish patriot and the humble Christian, and at all times the defender of the weak and the friend of the unfortunate. The fol lowing sketch" of ht»-iife-i« «H}piod from The State: The end of his long, useful and hon orable life was peaceful and painless. The members of his family were all in attendance at his death bed, being pre pared ti> expect the sad event in view of the advanced age of the venerable sufferer aud of the grave symptoms his sickness had developed during the last few days. Chancellor Johnson was in his 84th Fa It w Mi* AMI* TkLMTtoMKJt—-Tb* telephone is not appreciated by farmer* in cluaely settled communities as much a* il should be. But it m rapidly cop) mg into favor, and the hues are being extended farther and farther out into Urming districts The value of il i« great for keeping in tetuch with market conditions, of saving a trip to town for thedoctoraudio many utherwayr*. Tb<- manager of lha Chicago Telephone Co. says he can talk by ’phone with l,*n<i farmers within a radius of thirty mile** of the city limite. \V* can use it lor emtoti Will sell * - , limited number of our 7 jwr retil. rsrtlfi I cates Interest i-ayaMe Jenu«ry and Julv. rhe best cotiun anil inveetmcai ••ffered Amount to suit N** devrvoiaiion. Re deet* «Me •»’Short nottre «*o*r**Hfeete < hy fXO.OOOOO |m*44 4m rtef»4ra4 K* mil direct end on receipt of money we will meil rertiliraMe seme day . rrsuKHviLLic mrn ro. J H Lit aa. I*rae. and Tree* Pingervilla. fl- C. A copy of James Unwell Lowell'e clzas poem at Harvard, Iwaring dale of 18.‘t8, was w Id at auction in'Botffoti tbo F.E-M Medicated <'ijjars AND EE M Smoking Tobacco For users ol fobaoeo thai suffer wltlt fa tarrti. Aethma, or Mronehtua Weguarau tee an absolute end |>erman»Dt mire ol fatarrb and it is the only known remedy for Hey Fever Ifjrour drugjrts* or grocer does not keep it. write KK-M < 0Atlanta *ia. for free riample' Trade aupplwd by Carpenter Bros'.. Greenville, N C., or Crutchfield A Tolleeun Bpaneobani B. C Reprcst ntxttve Ed<Jj, f f Minnesota; has invited I’reeidcnL liooaevt-U lo ar company him 011 a moose hunt iftiriiig the Christmas holidays. Bronchitis “ I have kept Ayer’* Cherry Pec toral in my house for a great many years. It is thc best medicine in the world for coughs and colds.” J. C. Williams, Attics, N. Y. All serious lung troubles begin with a tickling in the throat. You can stop this at first in a single night with Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Use it also for bronchitis, consumption, hard colds, and for coughs of all kinds. Tire* size*: 25c., Me., tl. All Coninlt your doctor. If he asyt take It, then do ** he say*. If he teln yon not to take it. then don’t take it. Be know*. Leave it with him. We »re willing. J. C. AVER CO., Lowell, Utoi. P OSITIONS! POSITIONSM NO OKJKt ’l More oalls than we can possibly fill. Gu*» anteeof positions backed bykSOdO. Gumves unexcelled. Enter any time. ChtitfiStth fr. e Address, COLUMBIA rtir. 1 F8H COM 'Vi n Columbia S:C H f’F’FATP T BUN IN PPM I COLM-Oti. < Rend For Cxtalogns W. H. Macfeat Address , (Official Court Rteno Colu msi*. SCI. grspher.) President a,!**) Oraduatea Keteive* from 1 to 5 ap plications daily for l>ookkee|>er* and ste nographers. Bookkeeping. Bhorthand. Telegraphy taught Refers to Atlanta's businte* n en and bankers. Write for cal aloguc Address A. C. BKlSCOK, Pres., or L. VS ARNOLD, Vice-l’res..Atlanta.Ua. 4 BVaiXESA EDICATiOX FREE At the Largest. Beat Kquipied and most Influential Business College jn the Carolina*. Board, Books and Tuition maybe earned "by any energetic young man or lad? in a short time by work at home. For particulars. Address, . CONVERSE COUMEKCIAL SCHOOL, B. W. GKT81NGKR, Manager, Spartanburg, 8. V. $2.5000.00 IN GOLD GIVKN AWAY to our agents beside* the regular commis *i< ns. for selling our splendid line HOLI DAY RCOK8 for lOOl No big p^zes to a few, but every agent gets a share. Fifteen years' business record back of this offer. Handsome sample-case outfit only 30 cents, delivered Order outfit and taecure choice of terri tory at once. Address tl. K. 1,1'THr.tt UB. CO , Atlanfx, Ga. :...OS BORNE’S...-: fr Business College and School of Shorthand Actual Buslnegn. Cheap BoarJ. Augusta. Gt*. Situations ssi ured, * A MONEY TOiLOAN On farm lands. Kasv payme.iU. No com mission! charged. Borrower pays actual cost of perfecting loan. For fnfi rmation write JAO B PALMKR A son Columbia H r ft’s war* repliwd the maa. yoa or tto* like* of jyou to do with aod aifto a# thiar *_ IT WILL COST YOU ONLY ONECENTTO FIND OUT A-ROUT Tll^ “REX MATTRESS;’’ . ' li etnd Mattress l o,