Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NO FEELING IN BATTLE. Wounded Austrian General Tells of Sensations on the Field. The psychology of the battlefield receives a rather thorough and able treatment by Gen. Bankl, an Austrian reserve, wounded while engaged in the fierce fighting near Krasnik. In the battle Gen. Bankl received three wounds in the arm, but did not realize he had" been hit until his regiment was no longer under fire. "You feel little or nothing while in battle," says Gen. Bankl. "At least you forget how things effect your mind. The eyes see, the ears hear, but those are perceptions which do not result in impressions one ' *'could co-ordinate. They do not even ' r affect your sentiments. But it is not !' cynicism for all "that, merely the lack ' of a perception of what takes place. For instance, I saw my captain, a most lovable fellow whom I did not only respect as an officer, but of whom I thought a great deal personally, fall when three bullets hit him v' in the abdomen, ' I saw him fall, but thought nothing of it and marched on. So with other soldiers. "In spite of the fact that you have no ill feelings against the enemy and may not even fear him, you destroy him as best vou can. On the even ing before our first battle we were sitting about the mess table, most of us officers of the line. None of us had ever killed a man. I said: 'Friends, when I meet the first Russian officer tomorrow my impulse will be to shake his hand.' My comrades agreed with me. But on the following day I was obliged to lay a number of Russians low. "My Slovacs are the most phlegmatic people in the world, but excellent soldiers. They shoot without anger, but simply because they are fired upon. One fights because one is on the battlefield and cannot do any different. The terrible thing is that often you are shot at without being able to return the fire. But this is not as fear-inspiring as it is discouraging. You learn to know what fear is when you begin to realize that you might be killed without killing somebody- first. "Of course, I have been scared. That was after I had been wounded. We had been firing a long time and when next we advanced we came in to a deep, sandy .road, out or wmcn we could not get because of the env emy's terrible fire. We had to lie perfectly still while bullets simply poured over us. That was awful. "One feels nothing of the presence of the enemy in battle and on the marches. To be-wounded is also not such a bad experience. But you begin to think after the battle. To bear the horrors of war a sort of ideal is necessary. Once, when I took my Slovacs into an attack, we passed a cross by the wayside. Many of them knelt down for a moment and said a prayer. That was sincere and sublime. The ideal which makes it possible for me to bear everything is to be a good officer on the battlefield?under the circumstances my duty towards the social aggregate to which I belong." BAIL FOB ABBEVILLE MEN. Parties Held in Connection With Lynching 1 lei eased. Abbeville, Dec. 7.?The men under arrest in connection with the lynching of Anthony Crawford were admitted to bail this afternoon. The attorneys for the men appeared before Chief Justice Gary, in Columbia, today and made application for bail, which was granted in the sum of $4,000 each for J. V. Elgin, Sam Adams, R. B. Ferguson and Will Cann, and $2,000 for the others. The" case will probably come up before the February term of court. COST OF WOMEN'S CAMPAIGN. National Woman's Party Spent Over $50,000. Washington. Dec. 6.?Expenditures of the National Woman's party in the recent election were shown to be $50,036 by an official statement filed today with the clerk of the house. The report shows $51,220 was collected. The largest contributor was Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, of New York, who gave $19,500. $ _ . Refuted. Away down east a man was recently charged with having dragged his wife from a certain meeting and compelled her to return home with him. The man let the story travel until he had a fair opportunity to give it a broadside, and then he replied as follows: "In the first place I never attempted to influence my wife in her views nor her choice of a meeting. Secondly, my wife did not attend the meeting in question. In the third place. I did not attend the meeting myself. To conclude, neither my wife nor myself had any inclination to go to the meeting. Finally, I never had a wife."?Exchange. Thanksgiving Heroine. It was in the old Revolutionary days, when Col. Fanning was terrorizing the Carolinas, that Margaret Woods, the little twelve-year-old daughter of Capt. Woods, saved her father's life and rendered a good service to the cause of the patriots. In the autumn of 17S0 Capt. : Woods came home on leave of absence to spend a few days with his family. It was at the time appointed by the Continental army for the observance of Thanksgiving, and great preparations were made in the home for the' family gathering, ' all so thankful for the home-coming of the father again. He had only .been home a single day when news of Fanning's approach alarmed the neighborhood and caused many of the people to flee to the block house, ten forthor CAlltll Pfl nt \Vr?("ldS in iai luvi cvuvii. viaj/v. .. sent- a messenger in great haste to the fort for aid; and as Fanning never remained long in ignorance of such movements, he felt pretty certain that, bold as he was, the raider j would not venture across the river even for such desirable game as he knew himself to be. But Fanning had marked the time of the arrival of the troops even more accurately than the captain himself and swept up the valley at the head of his lawless band about thirty minutes in advance of the soldiers crossing the river at the ford below. So secure did the captain feel that he made no effort to guard his premises, pending the arrival of the soldiers sent out for the protection of the valley. So the preparation for the Thanksgiving dinner was completed; and the family, seated around the bountifully supplied.table, were enfnn f ttV> an o moccon prpr JUY 1L1? tllC l^aoi, IT UVU I* on a swift steed raced along the highway, crying aloud: "Flee, flee! Fanning is coming the valley! Flee for your lives!" "It is father they are after," said Margaret coolly in the panic that followed. "If we can only hide him, they will not stop long to torture the rest, as the soldiers from the fort are so close on their heels." "Where shall I go?" asked the captain, as the cloud of dust down the road gave warning of the approach of the enemy. "There is no use in attempting to outride them," he added. "Climb up in the branches of this tree, father," said Margaret, motioning to the oak under which she stood. "They can never find you hidden among its branches. Quick, or it will be too late." And while her father was climbing to safety, she took her sampler from the workbasket that she had caught upon.her way out and, seating herself in the swing hanging from the tree, went on with the work of her embroidery, always at hand when there were a few spare minutes to be redeemed. Presently the band rode up to the gate; and Fanning himself, addressing the little maid, asked: "Can you tell me, little girl, whether this is where Capt. Woods lives?" "Yes, sir, when he is home from the army," answered Margaret promptly. "He has been home on furlough for some days, I understand. Has he started back yet? Quick, girl, for we are in haste." He has started back, said Margaret, quieting her little Puritan conscience by adding to herself: "He had left the house to flee, so that is not a lie." "Lately, I suppose," retorted Fanning, "since the alarm was given that Fanning was coming, I reckon." "Yes," admitted Margaret frankly, "just a few minutes before you came." "Then he can't be far ahead of us. To horse and after him, boys! Which way did he go, child?up or down?" "Up," said Margaret, raising her eyes frankly to the outlaw's face. She had no qualms of conscience here, for he had gone up; and Fanning had not designated where. Without waiting to question further, the band rode off in haste, hoping to overtake the fugitive, who, after they were out of sight, came down from his hiding place; and, taking Margaret in his arms, said: "Thank God for a brave little daughter whose presence of mind saved her father from falling into the hands of the most inhuman and relentless foe. I am proud of you, my Margaret, my pearl, and thankful for the Thanksgiving that proved you my own little heroine." "Why, father. I never thought of being a heroine: I'm only Margaret." was the girl's quick reply. "Heroines never think of what they are. my child." said her father; "and I would not have you anything else but 'only Margaret' for all the heroines in the world."?Exchange. .New Gin to liaise Price of Cotton. S. J. Wakefield and W. P. Greene have returned from Washington. Mr. Wakefield invented an improvement for a cotton gin and it will be pattented. It is said that it will make cotton worth at least one-half cent more a pound.?Abbeville Medium. [Worn Out? (I No doubt you are, if 11 you suffer from any of the II numerous ailments to II which an women are sub- II ject. Headache, backI ache, sideache, nervous- l|J ness, weak, tired feeling, are some of the sympto;..s, and you must rid mm 11 yourself of them in order 11 51 to feel well. 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