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I ' h t her(1 othj i i-tl i- ( )st; ti git. utt i t prsiul nli hg oe liiti~ he titt lit-ti . le n Lor g sul uiti i ntijdtul fw rs b- blssi I \iii ii iOi(t tz alo o th iit'S VIt \tii (I Iii o honr. Hiu Iohln t leii till dtay wao zttr. uti 1.101 li t ilu ove lO,r111 and lookod 01100 1110'ro on her, atid le took up tho ruby necklaco aid laid it lightly about her neck. And, feeling the touch of it, cool anid wet from the dew, shel again opened her eyes aind, putt ing her knuckles in thoni, she rubbed gently, and sh gasped a littlo yawn, saying. "lr0igh ho, I im sleepy I" al(n sat up. And sho said, ''Are you not sleepy, lmy lord?" "I an on watch, malni, " said Lord Harry Culverhouso. As tho princess sat up the ruby neck laeo fell froan, her neck into her lap. Seeing it, she held it up to him, saying: "Tako it again and go to your own home. I a1n sure you gave too great at priee for it. lie smiled, for she (id not know how great tho prito way, and ho asked: "And ruust I, in may turn, give back the pin that fasfeued your hair?" "No; keep the pin. It is worth noth ing," site Smiled. " 15. it. safe for te to go to sleeJ ftr a little longer?' "Who would hant you, mtadlam? Even .I hattve not hanwnd yOll." "Yota!"-aid she, with a little laugh. You wcoubll not hirm eill. " And sha: latys down aon elosa"d her ey .es. TChcn l.onci l larry C;ulverhiouso sat de\wn iln the I;re m,d andi rested his chin ont his IneeS and clasled his hands ablout his siis, arndihe cur11sed hinl-self bitterly, not now hceauso lh mteditated atny hatrmt to her-for his nl fury wasw past aand he wounl have died before at Latir of her iiail shdubdI he hurt--hut because of the evil Ihatt his wild mad r4eckl's, luadness had br-ought upaon her. For ho kiww that soon there vouldl be a p'ursuit, mad that if' she and he wecre found tihcem it, wt"ould be:totle knoVni who bo was, nr.d in-r faint, would suffer injuui.s rumors by reason of what he had <laon. Therefore he daade up his . 1ui111d what hu must, do nxt, anad ho 1aandauned atll dlremlts that, had ledI himl into IhI) foolish adventure onl which ho haul en tlmrkedl and put from hian tho wickednes that hal fillec his heart -vOh,,,.Iirs.t ha' car"riI'd her to tho bluff ovei the trivi'r. An hIl ro;t on to his kit' s. andl prayei Ihat, if his deed were at si --for' it hao-"nw< to himn rather a tt'+5ary thing--Ihent it, i{ight bo for g it ut tint, inl any (ase, no hurt or haria shoubl hefall the Princess Osra by reasl of anything that he had daine. IFIinaally h, ecutmntended his soul to (Gid. Amnd then h, took the ruby nvelkhicei ill his ha1nd, antd, holding it, w'allka to the edge of the bluti'. ]iut at, this instant the sound of the hoot' of ai haarsc4 sIruck en his oar, and the scnurt was loud tund close, and he haid no iutor iitall ihan to miul round .hel-ore :a hor \"a' r,'ined in suddekuly near' him, and ni dalt leatr.'e frot i.and ran at hii nit al gr:aIl', c d with him. And thel Lond IhatrryV p"rceivedl thatt the mnan was the king, f'or Whwn OSra did not retu n sartb part il s had been sient out, antiie i ag hiasel headed one, an, having thc inrst" h,arse and being urged on byv IOOO aand to :ir for his sister, hc hadl outa aiaa Ii all h a t t ftan ' hiu with lto c"onao alone~ wher ' 1sra and lnt Ibrlh lrry .\inlwlh gripphd Lord -Ilarry"111 fu ic,u ly, ear-sing him for at sca l r l a,i d niaaiding what, h( e b; don ' tI the princ Tsi 1:ii .'n Lord li arry Haid. " I )o IIu not kow 'd e, sire? I anr *iiiallyia::' nilld the ing latdooi s hais oh al Ii u11 .t( lawk pic for hitlo d it no iuii'rstmnd whsiat ha, bt11 yet, knwIh lt iig'f hisil fritn. The lookint dtown,141( (ij'l' h a h sad sey~fen with he cloakt fi:le at I tnie o her a h'aei' nt itak'e' n harm lt' i from ednp ALni llarry cui.gt hmy et "Ayie,n' " i th aing,h ''ian otihers. .ek 1 hIghIt atit Hlw4 inl the1 city andmi ln I.onIvl het'rryi ol the kuin wh'(, at,s h' hadi'i donit' li:ing r bret.'tiefhy and h wheni hetlIiiio eha are sai, ' N i of y t,' an cent1 inued t t o tIll' i' tiln-l k i t how (ira had i.-ptii l i m a'aLand Itn :t sh' li' agatn? bibligw hii'oee 'e e liP .'' e,g a ig tO r,h hit'ig'J l tl hit a tiI l i nt very ti k lyl tim itnrt' ofniy.a itheit p oki t whiou hi h:untIi ii s hio is r i iiba4i y' is slitatId, ' ain g ' 'aiit tilpo r I nor oIlriw' v?" 13ui t Lehu irry X ehoik is he t hen f ho1 lt wient ml issa (lled l atitd very sfl' kn tit lUO(kd o thei slat t o imt fn'her fac,i. t &rwtegle i ri O this s ltl h11 pu'Ot t1ai'i, gentl auldft ruy neckla0 of in gulh iowhtni'an aid 'r oiI, th rie at some in tect t at princess. A nta sno, ronsen Dy tu4 'ntabs of their coining, sait up algain, rubbini her eyes, aid sho cried: "Where is he Where is Lord Harry?" And sho lookc round on tho troopers, and they gazet at hor, much astonished at hearing wha sho said. But Rudolf caumo to her an< took her hand, saying: "Why, Osra, you havo been dreaming There is no Lord Harry hero. Lorc Harry Culvorhouso is far ofT in his ow1 country. Did this rascal of a troopei frighten you?" Ifer eyes grew wido in wonder, bui beforo sh could speak ho turned to thc guard, saying: "By hoaven's pleasuro I camto in tirne to prevent any harin except tho loss of a necklaeo my sister wore, for as I rode up I saw a fellow stooping down by her and futublim with the clasp of her necklaco. He was one of your troop uad had ridden out belhind her, and ats I rode ip to hilmt ho sprang away from her, holding her iecklaco in his hiand, and I leaped down from mny horse aid ran at hin , aild ho retreated in fear. Then I drew rny sword and drove him back to tilt e(Igo of the bluff, and then I split his skull and he fell into tho river, still hol( ing thc n'eckIare. 13ut, thanks to (od, the princacesf is not hurt. Let.search be alade for the fellow's body, for per haps the necklaco will ho still in his hanld. " lBut on cried, "Hlow camtlo they hero?" "Ah, sister," said tho king, fixing his (yes on Osra, "how cait you here?" And she, reading in the king's eyes the answer that he would have, said: "The troop~"r conpelled 1im to coiaie hither with him, and ho threatened to kill me if I woull not givo him ily necklace, but 1 refused, and then lae drew a knife anid inenaced mln with it, antld 1 foil into a sw(ool and knew 1o in1or0 until I awoko and found you here, and now I See that m y necklace is gone. " " Bring laar horsv," the kin g cona maanded, "uand rid( ill front an(d behiand. We will returnt to the city at the best, speed wo may. " 'Ilh lo m o n tate(d the princess oil her horso and rode by her tside, suplporting her with his arn, nald the troopers were sMomn way oIl in loat ana(d behind. And tho princess felt the pin again in her hiir, 1(11(1, putting up her hand, she pulled it out, aid she said: "I t. has given 111t back my pill. "Of whoml do you speak?" asked tho king. "Of Lord Harry Culverhouse. Is he indeed dead, R{'udol f?" "Are you still dreuuing?" answered the king, witih a laugh. "What had that fellow to do with Iarry Culverhouse?" ".ut the pin?" she cried. "ANy wife set it in your hair befoxe you started, for she wished to replace the (no you gave to Lord 1 ariry. '' 'Sho did inot touch ny hair today, cried the p rincess. " Aye, but she (lid, " sail be. 'he parin(cass su(ddenly fell tosobbing, andct she said: ''Tell 1uv. the truth, tell Inl the truth. Surelv it was in truti Lord iarry Cul ''!cci HeRud()If drew very clo'e to her, and he said 5oftly: ''Sweet sister, the nolle gentleinain whomlt wi knewv, lie wh lom 1 loved ai,d who1( love'd youl init hi vatlrous dtefereance, weaat froi us t wo moniathsi. ago. lie anot, trouhh d iabiout hitn, hior n1ow aill is waell with ia n. liut thaire was an unht:appy mnani n ith you, whoia was niot hlarry CJul vei hiouse', andt V1( who luolamurderouas and ma. huhs nhshat. Yta h en aloded sredl an a nol sor<'rf iilhtsl ok ktnow timgt~ illw.iih he i--. by at twor yetll he5 dil ai ftar hail willinly. Bout aof our dtar fra-i.il, :as we kneaw im , tink :as 111Ih ais y ou wilt, for t ho lova oif an haout' gaentleana is a good thuina to thlin k of." 'l' I'rintess ( sr:a. hiearing~ thais, Iaik lair hlamil ini her tarother'as handat, atuh foi aa lonig whlil e stat dtid, noit speuak. Thaea shea saidi: "li 1u alur frin watIVill noat (comao aigain. Rudiolf."' ''No, yo~u illt tever 5e our frioau ag:ain," an iswvered th lakinag. '"lien whlean you see haim-a-for I thini you will see hii onico again--lay tNii pina ini his htandl ;ad laid haima tualco'it aaa keept it far the s:akea of thla love I bea Im11. P erapj s hie will heuar you."' "It inaty be. I '11 anot tell, '" said tha' king. "Aand if he hais the nieck lac,' " ai shea, "prai'y Ihimil to giv tOhat 1to you, iatl sell it, Ruadol f, ai give Ite vailue oifi 311 gifts'ta tha.plor. Yes, to uall that atri un:ipajpy lad afitlicted, evena ats thla poo: aaunt who Waii with ane totnighat." "Sao bae it, O'ra," ''.sid thae kinag, aima hQek Issaed hier. IBuI t' burst aaga in sud( dena)ly tto pass5iont1lte ieepinii , call ina (God to witntess thlat her face was a ('urst to haer andai a (lursa to haer frienads anu pray Iing the k ing to sitffer her'i to taik( theo vail in t~ iaoveat t, thIaat sho amaight trouble 41 hionest hnln Ino mloro. An 1thm In 11( brtouaghta. hetr ina a said plighlt to thla pal ace atwa gaivie her in1(t th arms of hh i wi ft, 81111 sehhting bittb'rly. Aand ha haim'aself took t' pinl, iad whaen thle hody of thle 1natl troepe~r was fannd1(, wiVth h is own al ia:tat ho covered thea face anid lput the' pita ini t hiaml froml whIaich hao took ie aul v e i k Lace, and1( he SOld1 thlo nieck Iac ut1 al t t ~ t h le pioceeds (If It as his sister land deisiredl. ,11Thus thet ntainaess (of Lord Hairry Cut ve'rhaous whita was bred in 1h11m by the beauty ofi the Priancess Osra worked its way with laim and hrnnaht him first into peril of great vilihiny and at'las to death. And his namo passed no mon ? on the lipa of any in Strolsau nor be i tween King Rudolf and his sister, whil i the story that the king had told to thi t troopers was believed by all, and non I save the king know what Lord Harr Culverhouso had dono in his madness But Osra mourned for, him and for i I long while she would not go abroad o receive any of the princes or nobles wh - catuo to the court, but lay still, sick ant full of grief, bowailing the harm tha she had wrought. Yet as time passec sho' grew again happy, for sho wai young and the world was sweet to her, and then, as King Rudolf had biddei her, she retuentbered Lord Harry Cul vorhouse a. ho laid been before his mad ness catno upon hin. Yet still more did she roment ber how, oven in his madness, ho had done her no harin, but had watched beside her through the night and had, as ntorning dawned, entreated death at the hands of the king, prefer ring to die rather tlian that the talk of a single idle tontgtie should fall foully upon her namo. Therefore she mourned for hitm with secret tears. But he, although no ionument marked his grave and alt.hougi men spoko of him only as the mad trooper who had robbed the princess, yet slept soundly and at peace, 'and his right hand lay clinched upou his heart and in it to golde:n pin that had fastened the ruddy hair of Princess Osra. TilE END. GENERAL KILr U' 'irnuuW ESCAPE, GI:N. M. C. BUTMERi TCLaLS Tilf, STORIY. The Fedleral Canp Surprised at I)ayliglt antl Four 1luireII-Cl atl Seventy-Five Prisoners Taken Near I"ayettevillo. N. O. Gen. M. C. Butler has recently given an account of the narrow escape of Gen. Kilpatrick, the gallant i'Federal, whose conta td was stiurprised at day break near I"ayetteville, N. C., jotst a tmonth before the surrender of Lee'h arty. It is one of the most notable incidents of the war, and Gen. Butler ht's retndered a good service in recount. ing the facts for the prt stnt genera tion Out' cavalry consisted of Wheeler't and miy own division, under the con inand of Gen. 'Wado Hainptoi. -On (bc 10th of - March our coIlutn, on the na' ch, wits in about one day's mare of 1"ayetteville, N. C. My old brigade at th-at Linic command by Gen. 1E. M l,aw, of this State, was in front, Young's brigade, coimanded by Col. .J. U. Wright, next, with Witooler .ollowit,g. liumphreys's squadron, of the lt,h 'S.o.uth Carolina cavalry, Law's-brigade, constituted the advance guard. By the rule usually observed on such oc casions, Young's (Wrlight's) brigade wunld have taken the leacl the next day. You are no doubt aware that while tmarching in the neighborhood of the enemy, advance and rear guards are thrown out web to the front and rear, with active, vigilant scouts and videttk s operatinr on the i mks, front and rear. It rained in torrents the whole day of the 10 it of March. Sher moan's arnty was to the south and eart of our line of inareb, Kilpatrick's cavalry ct,vering his left, tlank. About nightfall lIumphre-ys halted his squad r-on at t.he inrters action of a ree.l lead i' front the south. OIn ir.quir'ing of Capt. HuLtmphreOys tihe cauise. of his halt., he inforcimed me that the r'oad he had intersected hadc reent-iy b)een travelled by a heavy (*miniii of mowunted troops. On e-xatni nation I founnd thia'to he true, and eon ciluded we had run intoi K i pat,rick' tirack. Whiie we were discussing the sitution L dtiAcoveredt a tietachen t,t ol caivatlry ft.l1lowing in the wiakie of Kit patrick's march, anid retde out into tl,bc for-ks of the road about forty yar,ds and' hal ted with tihe usual cebaik-ntL', "'Win contes there ?'lti wab theni gett,ing 1oo dar'k to.distl fg'uish bt:.tween-friiend aind foe.: 'I..h answprt came, .5t,t K--tneky."' Knowing this to b'e ont of Kilpatri's regiments,' I di reetec the cowtumander of the detachment who1I tund out to be a lieutenaut., I ride.up, is- I wantod to tal}C. wi1th him l'ividentl y not knowing wiho we were' lhe advarmed with hiis orderly and whet I had I-d himt into the iraas of hlun prey's squadron it was the work of few mo-ments to disarm an.d p)lace b in in atrrest.., lThis done, I whispered to Hum phre)s 5t,I send out, at egoaid and take ir the debt,alhmet, of the t1.h Ke.nt,uciky lio ptr(-mttly. sturrounde:d t,hem and inade L eom prisoners, twenty-eightt it nuntiiher, w tlhou' firing it gun. Ydtu wvill pardoit w hat, apfpnakrs to iha minlor, nnimp1 fortant deIctails, but, they3 hatve tan impert-ant bearing upon what followed. A s so'on its- Gen. IH mpton h ad been apprised of what- had occurred, - te lehuind evt. great niotther.liteh, evet-y .o. tnnyou 'a il ti erlh Ical an1<' fare depi- no to a tretentt.t tutothier's con - -i dition duing -the pcriod oi n - ge'stition. I1 - 'f~ers''fn - w-eakties: - and disetas of .thie. deli cate atid Itu -potrtanit or gatos that bear the bttrdens of-mtaternit-y, th< chances are that her child Will be wetak ! puttiy andl( sielkly, with the Seeds1 of'seriomi -disease already itisplantted in its lit te body at birth. If th titother, tirintg the- itere-st. Iig periodh, sitffters froiin the abnlotal titn. lid states whui reenr ptiodilttly wv~ithi wo. rnenl-i whjo are weak in a woinanly~w;uty, thtese coinditionis .with inlspress thesiuselvyes tuton tihe tiintd of the child. hI very wotnatti wants chiildrent who are both11 pihysicallty and iti tntall y litalthyi. Every wuiitlan iname tha Il~t kind of clili dret' if shte wnill take proper carec of herself ini a' wVomalydth way. D r. Pit-ice's Fav'orite P'resertiott his te b-st of all Iliediines fot prospeittdve titothiers. It acts directly- on tihe de-licate attld ito trtanlt oi gans that hear tiht brntif itnateristy. it inakes them Stt ong, hiealthyv, v'igorouis, viritc- aind'elastic. It al.ays itll tntiloln, hecals uileerationi ites paiin anid tonies andc butilds tup thc ihaterelee. It battiishies the utsual dlii. cotfolts of tile critical period, atid ilukes baby,~'s iliIrodnelionnt to thle worldi easy itltd almitost painless. It ihaSttres the little stew cotner's health -and a bountiful sllpp)ly of niourisshmtent. - A- boo0k abt)tt ke6ping~ well. Dr. Pierce's Colnillon Sentse Medical Adviser. For l'a per--coveredi copy send 21 oine-centt stamps to cover mlaitling ontly. Cldthi htindtitg, 31 aturps Dr. R. V. Diarce, Bfalo,a N Y consultation between himself Gen Wheeler and myself, it was decided t< Attack Kilpatrick the next morning a laylight. In order to do so more ad vantageously, the whole column move< orward from where we captured tt,c detachment, in columns of fours, cau .iously and quietly, about four miles where we halted and dismounted of the roadside without unsaddling an< r without fires. The night was darl vith a cold, drizzling rain. I cat never forget that night as we lay with >ut shelter or food for man or horses each man with his bridle on his arm. I threw out some distance in out front, on' each side of the road, a lin of dismounted skirmishers. They ha< +carcely deihy,.d when one of Kiluat rick's lieutenants walked or rode int< the line. He was brought to my head uarters, a pine log on the roadside .,ud on being interrogated as to wh: be was there at that time of the night he replied that he had b.en sent bacli to look for a b.'oken down wigon, an had walked unawares into our picke ines. He was not in'lined to be com municative, but I learned enough ti enable me to locate K,ipatrick's cami pretty accurately. On tue strength o this information we reconnoited hih camp about midnight., riding up almos to his camp fires. Not a picket wal posted, nor other precaution taken at far as we could discover, to protect bi canhp against Eurprise. My conclusiou dt the tim( was, (which was confirmec by Gen. Kilpatrick in a eonversatior I had with bic) since the war) that th< "uetachment of the 5th Kentucky wa, expected to perform that duty, and in stead they had been made prisoners o war without tiring a shot and withou uis know ledge. so you see the iw portant bearing of their capture Kilpatrick had move( around the heat of the swamp, and bivouacked wit the swamp behind him, and the ordei of the attack was arranged as follows My division, Wright's brigade nov being in front., was to be closted up it column of regnents before daylight so as to enable Wheeler, stretchec back the full length of his large divi sion in, columns of fours, to close up [ was to follow up the line of waret taken up by Kilpatrick, move arounc the head of the swamp, and enter hi camp from the left. Wheeler was t< turn to the right from about the poin where the head of my column wai located, and move to the right througl the open pine woods and come fron the rear, as nearly simultaneousl with my attack as possible. Accord ingly; when I learned that Wheelei had turned off to the right, I movec forward up the ro:id, Meanwhile .I had directed Col Wright to select a squadron, whosc commander he could vouch for, ant order him to report for instruction My recollection is that he selectet Capt. I3o.tiek, of the Cobb Legion (ant if I am in error it, this I trust tha some survivor of that splendid gallan regiment will correct me.) My instructions were that the lead ing rquadron should rush into tht camp, surround the house where Kii patrick made his headquarters anc remain there, if possitne, until wt couid occupy tho camp, and make Kil patrick a pri"oner. I further in "tructed( Col. Wright to follow up tht I adini aquadron by throwing a regi. mient at, a tiwe iieti the camp ; t'at 1 would have Liw' brigade so posted at to go to tne rescue at the proper time Wright, moved promply, followed by L w in a trot ; just before the dawn o aiay he charged pell-meli int,o the camp, and us 1 turned the head of thc swamnp at t,he head of Law's briigade, we wre greeted with a scene of th. w'il'iest confunssion. Asquao of about 130 (Con federat,es caine rushing frantL cnally towards us, and at first we sup p~osed or feared that Wrignt had beer repulsed, and yet could not, understand how ;hat could be,. as. his rear regi men~gt~ had left us not more than twt minutes.' Onz~ minds were soon ~re .ieved on that score, as the Confed .rates~ turned. out -t-> bo prisoners w ht 'ore aw4iy. from, their guards wheur Wight r us,led in, and were making good t.hiiir escape. The poor fellowv: reiported they'W,ere-half starved on t'ht march with KIlpaticek, and naturnlit nevioced - in their; deliver'ance.. -Grn mlen aroused the,sleeping. F'etigrals anm captured, four Lun'dlred and sevent,y live. At this 'point let me relate wha (Gen. Kilpatriok- said of this event in conversalion with me after. the war i toldl him we had riddeL up to hi camp tires the night besfore, withou I)cini challenged- by his picket or ever .Lcamp guard, and explressed surprisn tt,L he had not taken this natural pre eaut tior ; hat he Paid a very poor corn p1i menlt t.o our v igi lance and entLerpriue -v wich I thought wa~s scarcely just,iflet] by paUst experience. His explanatiot On Pianos, Omrnars mi dr1ive o)ur 1>usin)ess these in of mlonley like the old foss V oni whenC they won't pay a want to) purchase a Piano irs and we will sell you. nd hl( ett selcCted stock of some of the~ best nmles on to sell -thIem. We guarat ~than anly other reCliale dtea Jltme pulrchaiscrs.are easy. I ( gjlre'd and1( we makel( S%pot. ( ash Buyers we will Organ. chleaperC froml us thet of smalf in 1sftruments, coni MandlI(olinls, Autohafrps, Vio 1)arlts8, sftrings Und( sujpl ies Sewing~ M'lachintes at rid1ic wan I t one, ju1sft in)timalte it, a low y~ou cani buy one, Our vocal and1( inlstrumfental, is k(4 fne. Yours A LEXA N DER GREEN V. - --, Vp.t was that Col. Spencer, who was t after ) ward with me in the Senate from b Alabama, commanded the rear brigade - of his column, and that it was his duty I to poet the pickets and guards. Sped cer, on the other hasnd, denied this, - and fixed the responsibility on' Kil patrick. Of course, I could not settle that controversy and left it where I I found it. Gen. Kilpatrick further said that he walked out about daylight that morn ing, as was his custom, to look after his horses, lio heard our yell as we broke lnto bis camp, and said to him self, "My God, here is a major generalV commission, earned after four years' I bard fighting, gone up in a surprise;" that about that time a man rushed up t to him and said : "Where ia Gen.' Kil patrick ?" and that he replied, There he goes on that bluck horse,". *. (as one of his men was esnaping upon a black horse;) that he, KiClpatriok,. mounted in dishabille and e I rho Confederate who acosea left him and pursued the man on thd black horse, and thus by a rtue "he. saved his bacon." I have never ascertained who tiis i man .was, but my theory is thdt in hisd-: anxiety to take Kilpatrick prisoner he : was naturally misled and dropped the substance to pursue the" shadow "on a 3 olack horse." Be that as it may,. - . Wright's brigade charged clear through the camp, 'and when I reached r I Kilpatrick's headquarters, in front of which were packed his artillory,wagone i and ambulances, Wright had rushed through like a whirlwind. Antiuipat- - ing that there would- be more or lese. confusion after the first onset, 1 .harr left I,w's brigade near the entrance - of the camp, to be ordi;red in to r,esp the fruits of Wright's charge. Tqmy dismay and disappointment I learned that Law had been ordered away frbt where I had lefthim, and:there. vita,sJi. the midst of a hostile camp with .no support but m y staff-anat-courera.'I' nad possession of Kilpatrick's head'- '. . quarters and trains, awaiting Wheolgr's, and Law's arrival. Wr+ikht's bommoand was, of course, scattered -after his-in. ,Ai petuous charge. . . " . r Gen. Wheeler joined me in a short time, and on my inquiiing for- his com"4 -- man.i, he rbplied. that ..he bj1 p countered an impassable bog, and had to send it around by the route'I hl.... taken. Meanw,hIle. KilpatriQk's,dj,.." _ I mounted men, numberipg tbput G' men, as we wdre :info'rmed-,' tafli - - somewhat from the p.inic, 4id opeed a destructive lire from behind pine trecs with their rapid-fire car bine I and drove us out. '' succeeded '"a ' rallying a part of the Cobh.Logion, - and with gallant Lif ut. Col. King at their head, charged Kilpatrick's men, who had reached their artillery. We lost sixty-two men In five minutes, I among the number the larinented Col. King, who fell gallantly lea'ding almost a foelot'n hope. - lmoqt Kilpatrick reached Sherman's in fantry in time to bring up a division to his rescue, and we bad'to withdrawn' But for the putowed obstruction of-an. impassable swamp to Gen. Wheeler's; march. which could not have been fore-, seen in the darkness of the ni;ht, arii the removal of aw's b-'igade, We should have reaped the full fruit of our successful surprise-, and taken in Kil patrick's entire camp, and possibly nave made him a prisoner. We moved on and camped that night within four miles of .Fayetteville, N.- C. -"-n h.is, ufli.:ial report Gen. Kilpatrick says he,. lobt 130 prisoners. In t,his he is cer-, tainly mistaken. My provost gliard the next day, had 475 prisonore, ali t'a.en from his camnp. I have never .1 ar'ned whether Gen. WhIeler's-u ina had any prisoners, and, therefor e, oafr -not speak as -to that, but ha,'e a<v..wy distinct recollection as to those in my. charge. ,--The United StI4tes Treasft].e-. received in the ordinary .co.urjp gfeigg n,.~.5 ca; ing the uigure o, mnerty seated. These coins are sent to the M int to be- m.giteodup.., Ovnr' ue :~ raillion dollar's wqrth in sti bd11ry coinage has been melted'ad 19i36 dlur.ipg the pastd ea,t. Of c-ourse: th6- dI. ne w dies are used. ..Thi.asis,-butia drop, in the bucket to the mnass of oM4Qve --. wich is still in circulat,ibn. Needs No Explanatifon --- -os . - pMDsoy., N. C.., A ug. 4, '97.~*, GoeGreaso Linimdat Co., ee hor-o, N; C.* * . -'. ren I Dear Sirs;--Pied4shtip us at -'one ?,g one grosGoose Grease Liniment. We are entit'r:ly c0t.' Doh't: rail tb s'li1p' tI'. -once. Pi"as6 give- us jobbers' prieadsW~ It is the best thing we have over see -'. Yours truly, .. .. - w. 0. .JonES 3.);: . rd times by,selhngi4at,~ and crohk about the-sftatcity -Ime ls who let purchasers Cphs&M ' ent great long profits. -If fo6W >r an Organi come nd4 se 4 We have on hand the4au a~E Pianos in the State,il.Uib P the market, inn,luirf tece our prices to.betew ' er will- make Our,teorrns;forv Only a small 'cudh toff thle saiting _smoot,'> Say, you enn buy a Piano'en~~ n1 .from ny l conierln t,it thfA {' lyon hand a. full'71tge' s'ting of' Guitars,, Ilangqs,. iis, &c. Also- the var ous -. fo)r same. We are, se ll- - - nilously lo ,pies- If id you will 1)e surprised'how stock of sheet music, boih ." M 'jpt full,'and you cad~ geUt'ny -- c songs and music ta BROS &. CO 1T.L1, S . 'I .. .. a ''