The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, November 02, 1886, Image 3
CH ANCELLO RS VIL LE
An Incident of a Great Battle
of the Civil War.
An Aide-de-Gamp of G-aneral Ploasonton
Plaoed Between Two IjJJres.
Majox Clifford Thompson, aide-de......
r\ 1 cf.ifF tn
uiuiji uii vrcuuiai JL ittuwuiuu a occwi., iu
the Century, gives the following account
of the fight at Hazel Grove: "General
Pleasouton rode from gun to gun, directing
the gunners to aim low, not to get excited,
to make every shot tell; the staff
officers, catching their cue from him,
did the same, and while at first there had
been considerable excitement and apprehension
among us, it soon quieted down,
and every thought and action was directed
to getting the best service out of
those guns that they were capable of
rendering. Recovering from the disoro
o
der into which Kcenan's charge had
thrown them, the enemy could be seen
forming line of battle in the edge of
woods now in our front. They were
scarcely two hundred yards distant; yet
such was the gloom that they could not
be clearly distinguished, ixeneral 1'leas^
onton was about to give the order to fire,
when a sergeant at one of the guns said:
" 'General, aren't those our troops? I
see our colors in the linel' This was
true, for where he pointed our coloro
cou'.d be seen?trophies picked up on the
field. General Pleasonton turned to me
and said:
" 'Air. Thomson, ride out there and
Bee who those people are.'
"For myself, 1 was not at all curious
about 'those people,' being perfectly
willing to wait till they introduced themselves.
Hiding out between our guns, I
galloped to within thirty or forty yards
of them; all along the line they cried out
tome; 'Come on ; we're friends 1' It was
quite dark and I could not make out
their uniforms, but I could see three of
our fl:tgs, and these caused me to hesi- ,
tate; I ciimc to a halt, peering into the
darkness to make sure, when a bullet
whistled by me, and then came 'the rebel
yell.' The line charged up the hill towards
our guns, and I led itl Lying (
down upon my horse's ncck, I gave him .
the spur, and the yells of the "Johnnies'
behind, further stimulated him, so that
we got over the ground pretty lively.
But with report of the first shot fired at (
me, Gen. Pleasonton had opened fire,and i
those 22 guns belched forth destruction
at a fearful rapid rate. Although lying
down on ray horse, I kept an eye on tlic
guns, and guided my horse between the
flushes, and in less time than it takes to
tell, I was on the safe side of them. It
was load and fire at will for some ;
minutes; the enemy was mowed down in
heaps; they could make no headway
against such a cyclone, and ran back
down the slope to the cover of the
woods. But still the canister was poured
into them, and a second attempt to
\ charge the guns failed. Soon Sickles
corps moved from its advanced position
\ and interposed between us and the
woods; paities sent out over the field
which Jiad been swept by our guns found
the flnmV?niwl flnin<? 1in /"V.l
~J*"o \?"*0 *? "C?pa. v/.u
artillery officers have informed mo that
they never before heard such rapid firing
as occurred at that engagement; the
roar was a continuous one, and the execution
terrific. After it had ceased I
rode up to Gen. Pleasonton and said:
" 'General, those people out there are
rebels!'
"There was a grnve twinkle in his
eye as he held out his hand and replied:
44'Thomson, I never expected to see
you again; I thought if they didn't kill
you I should, but that was no time to
stop for one mail.'
"I should have agreed with him more
cordially if that one man had been somebody
else. * * * When President
Line In visited the nrmy a day or two
after this fight. General Pleasonton
chanced to call at Hooker's headquarters,
when that officer said:
Mr. President, this is General Pleasonton,
who saved the army of the
Potomac the other night.'
"The President acknowledged the
service in his usual grateful manner.
Only inspiration, or the instinct of a
natural soldier, could have enabled
Pleasonton to accomplish so much in so
short a time with so small a force. The
fight at Hazel Grove was one of those
sharp and decisive actions pregnant
with great results
A Simple Proceeding.
A farmer sent a dollar for a lightning
potato-bug killer, which ho saw advertised
in a paper, and received by return
mail two blocks of woo J, with directions
printed on as follows:
"Take this block, which is No. 1, in
the right hand, place tho bug on No. 2
and press them together. Remove the
bug and procecd as before."?Hudson
(J?. Y.) Register.
Ho Was No Sird'ne.
A well-dressed countryman stopped at
the entrance to the petroleum exchange,
on lower Broadway, and gazed inside
with considerable interest.
A broker on tho lookout for commissions
said to him, cordially; "Are you
in oil, sir?"
"No, mister," said the countryman,
moving awiy; "I'm no sardine."?liarper1*
linear.
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Alum nnd tho Food Oneslion.
Judge McCuo of California is ouo of
the most amusing characters in town, ]
writes a Washington correspondent to
the Boston Tratelier. The judge can ]
turn his hand at almost anything. lie
has practised law in the West, and when *
business became a little slack he ha3 doctored
horses for a living. Not a great *
while ago, one of the President's beauti- J <
ful bays got "under the weather" and |
tlio judge temporarily laid aside the prose- t
cution of "that little claim" and went <
over and took a look at the horse. Uuder *
his skilful treatment the horse rapidly
recovered, and is now a perfectly well ]
and sound animal. Now when the judgo I
turns his attention to any particular sub- <
ject his friends expect important results.
For some time it has been '
known that he has had ^
the food question under advisement, i
The judge has some peculiar views upon s
this topic, and the resu't of bis investi- *
gations, which have been pursued under ,
rather trying circumstances, are now ^
g v.:n to the world for the first time, f
Said he to a group of brother scientists 3
in front of Willard's: ''Gentlemjn, I ?
have solved the food problem I can live
here in Washington on ten cents a day,
and I am doing it now. My system is 8
this, as you know I am not an early rist*r. t
I usually turn out at about 11 o'clock ^
and take a late break fas1. I go to the ?
dairy just around the corner and buy a r
cup of coffee for five cents, and with the 1
other five I get five Maryland biscuit at a w
penny a piece." Just here one of ihe group
nf hnfirnra infnminfnil fKn wUli 4-1%^
?uvvt i U^/VVU vuv JUU^U TT ibu tnu j
int( rjection:1 'That exhausts tlie ten cents, t
judge. How do you get your other meals?" "
"I urn coming to that presently, my B
friend. Don't be impatient; you shall jj
hear the whole story," was the reply. <
Then he resumed: "My breakfast is
eaten slowly and well digested. It generally
lasts me until about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. At that time the gnawings
of hunger begin to assert themselves.
This is where my discovery comes in. I
always go provided with several small
pieces of alum. "When I begin to get
hungry I place one of these little bits of _
alum in my mouth and allow it to slowly
dissolve. The effect is that it contracts 5
the throat and the stomach, and the sen- /
11
sation of hunger disappears. I repeat *
this dose until bed time,and I fall asleep I jj
like a child. Gentlemen, I tell you that J1:
eating is nothing but a habit after all." i
The judge's important discovery has not
as yet stimulated the alum market to any ?
appreciable degree.
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Some Q icer Ointments, r
"I will bet you $4 against an empty k
pill box," said a Newark druggist, "that J:
you cannot persuade a Jersey woodchop- f
per that rattlesnake oil is not a sovereign o
remedy for rheumatism, or induce a b
Pennsylvania Dutch woman to renounce
her belief in the virtue of goosegrease for ^
colds, sore throat and kindred com- t
plaints. A great many German people in o
this town will go miles to obtain a little i Jj
dog fat, which is supposed to possess ^
some magic virtues. Skunk's grease is p
another much-esteemed ointment in al- 11
most every section whe?-e the high-toned J 0
little animal is known. I have got it in ! j
stocli; always keep it, and have a big do- n
mnr.,1 f/?? i* -A * ' ??
UKIUU iui It Ub ti!UC5?' 3
"Same tub?" ?
'"Same tub," said the druggist, with a ^
wink, "I get bear's grease, dog fat,
skunk grease, and material for all my
legular ointments out of that tub. I came j
very near using it up the other day when ]
an old colored man came in and wanted <
a half pound of 'snappin' turkle fat for '
his old woman's back.' An old E lglish '
0 <
woman came in the other day and asked ^
for parrot fat, and when I told her that ' ]
I did not believe it could be obtained in J
this country she told me that she could ^
always get it in London, and that it was (
good for tongue-tied children and people j
witu wettK voices."? J\eio lurk Hun. J
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A Remarkable Recovery.
Dr. Robert St. George Dryanforth of j
Washington relates a curious experience
of his own during the civil war, and 1
later while acting as a correspondent in
the Franco-German war. While serving ,
in the first great struggle the doctor was 1
shot through the lungs and was invalided.
He subsequently went to Europe for his 1
health and remained there some years.
When the German war broke out he |
became correspondent for the New York
Tribune, and in one of the battles he
was shot through the base of the skull.
He caught a heavy cold while lying
wounded on the battle-field, and his
wound in the lungs troubled him so
much that his life was despaired of and
he was a victim of rapid consumption.
One day during a violent fit of coughing
the doctor brought up a piece of his
overcoat, which had been shot into his
lungs ten years before. The ejection of
this causo tf irritation so relieved him
that he at once became better, and finally
completely recovered. Ho returned to ,
Washington and has since held the offico
of Judge of the Court of Appeals. He
was also a member of the Bonrd ot Examiners
and Assistant Commissioner of
Patents.* Dry an forth is now a prominent
patent lawyer.
Bo what thou singly art, and personate j
only thyself. Swim smooth?y in the j
stream of thy nature, and live but ono
man. |
'' ii:? '<?." 1
HUMOR.
i
A trade union?a marriage oetwean j
business rivtls to promoto trade.
"Maid an<l moonshiner" must be (
land-made, like moonshine whisky. '
Whkn bow-legged men quarrel epibets
are bandied as well as their legs.
A "still" alarm is sounded to adnnninn
mnnnnliinoro nf flio otinrnonl* I
)f the Government police. - Texan
Sifting s.
"I am a circus wag in myself," said
,he clown, as lie joined the procoss:on
>f gaudily painted chariots.?Texan
Sifting s.
Thk editor's chief recreation in the
mmmer time is the perusal of circa- ,
ars and pamphlets describing the <
jeauties of vacation resorts. ? Lowell '
Jilizen.
Thk ordinary American woman can '
orm some idea of the social standing *
>f her new neighbors when the furniure
wagons unload, of course, but she J
s never really certain about them until
liter the hired girl has hung out the |
irst wash.?Somerville Journal. j
Faik Traveler?What does this mean? <
The expressman says he can't find mv '
runk. Here is the check for it. Bag- i
jageman?The trouble is, ma'am, that 5
'ou changed cars too often. The check j
md part of the haudle has arrived, but
he other pieces haven't got along yet.
?Omaha World.
Mamma?"Now, EfTie, 1' am going to ?
illow you to sit at the table with all ^
ho company, but you must not forget t
o be polite and say, "Yes, please," 1
ind "No, thank you." Ellie?(with an
inlimited capacity for dinner)?"All t
ight, ma, but I don't think I shall
lave to say, "No, thank you."? The c
fudge. |
An Austin merchant, as a personal ?
avor, took the son of a wealthy gen- ,]
leman into his office to learn the busi- s
iess, giving him the cash book to keep.
'Does the cash account balauceV f
isked the merchant, at the end of the I
irst day. "Oh, yes, splendidly. There *
re even $10or $50 too much."?Texas I
Si/tingx.
man's a fool. J
Ab a rule
Mnn'H a fool.
Wlion Its hot t
He wiuitn it cool; ^
When it'B cool e
He wants It hot;
Always wanting
What tt'B not; I
Never liking f
\\ hut lio'u got. I
I maintain, r
Aa a rule, ,
Mun's afoot. t
-Sfaysville (Cat.) Apptal. t
Smith?"Robinson was looking for |
ou to-day, Brown. He leaves for the
Vest to-morrow morning, whore he
ntends to remain, and he wanted to
ollect that twenty-five dollars you owe
lim." Brown?"Yes. I saw him a c
ittle while ago. I promised to forward
lirn the money next week." Smith?
In what part of the West does he l
xpect to settle?" Brown?"I don't i
.now. I didn't ask him."?Life. {
During the war, the people of Arkalelphia,
Ark., kept up their religious
evivals. They argued that the Yan- %
:ees might keep out sugar and coffee, v
tut that they couldn't keep out . the >
jord. Among the most fervent of the J
evivalists was old Sister Boyle. With- 1
ut her, no revival could hope to ho a
uccess; and, whenever there was the
east draw-back, she was called upon to
>ray. One night, at a meeting, the
uourners were slow in "comin' \
hrongh." Sister l'oyle was called up- ?
m. She took a position near the altar, ]
:nelt down, raised her hands, and said: 1
Oh, Lord, we are in great distress. ]
Ve have tried rye, browned potatoes, ,
arched corn, okery, and many other i
lungs, trying to get a coffee ta to out i
i 'oin, but. Lord, 'xhou knowest as
t ell as we do that parched corn an' siuh I
acks a right smart of being coilee, so :
iow, Lord, knowing all this, please
pen the blockade an' let the Lincoln
offee pour in, an' we'll praise thee
arly an' late. Amen.*?Arkanaaw
I1)'a veler.
Mr. Bomelsler and the Watch.
f hsirles M. Bomeisler, formerly a well
n.uown rnwaoeipinan, entered tho Astor ,
House rotunda not long ago and was f
charmed by the sight of an old friend. ?
rhey begun t. Iking over old times. Tho 4
Did friend, in speaking of a former ac- 1
juuiritunce, tni t he was dead, and that ,
they were putting li s gold watch up at a
ra .!e for the benefit of the poor widow, f
Bomeisler is the soul of generosity. 1
"Well, Tom was a mighty good man," '
lie said. 'Til take as many chances in '
the watch a* any other man, and if I win
it I'll give it back to the poor widow.
How much did you invest?" he inquired ,
rvf !>:<. < -: ? ^
Jl Uio 111UIU. 1
"Twenty dollars," was the response.
"Well, I'll go you five better. I'll
give $25," said Bomeisler.
The chances were quickly taken, but
us thero was no dice box handy the invresiors
drew wooden toothpicks for the
timepiece. It was to go to the man with
the shortest toothpick. The man turned
out to be Bomeisler.
"I've won it foi the widow," he said
triumphantly. Where's the watchf"
The bartender pointed behind the bar,
where the watch hung in golden effulgence.
"Let me see it." continued Bomeisler.
"It looks like a good one," turning it
oyer in his hand as he received it. "I
don't blame the widow for?"
Suddenly his eyes bulged from his
head. He rubbed them viciously and
flfarn/1 nf 4V?a, L 1 ??
uniiiiu ub iuc wai(;ii. i iiuii lie pii/.cu m i
ft chain pendant from tho buttonhole of '
his waistcoat.
"Well, by all that's mortal,*' he
?'Oancd, "if it isn't my own watch 1
ou're a pretty lot of mac.ers, ain't you?"
It was true. His friend had stolen the
watch while embracing him, and Ho
meisler had won ii in tho raffle.?Neit
York letter.
St. Jacobs Oil is pronounced a most extraordinary
cure for rheumatism by Hon. James
Harlan, ex-Vice Chancel lor, LoalsTllle, Ky.
The base boll bat is a fouling piece. I
Mr. J. Howard James, manager Stuckert'a I
Livery, 619 N. fttU otreet, Philadelphia, Pa.,
says: After trying all other remedies without 1
relief, for a hoary cold on the chest, accora
pan led by a severe cough, I need Red Star
Cough Cure, and In a very short time was entirely
wall. _____________ i
The Crown prince of Germany sells 1,000 |
quarts of milk every day from his farm at i
P.inets, near Berlin.
The streets and ftqusres of Berlin contain
np Harris of 45,005 tr u-8, and the nuojb.r is ,
constantly increaidog, I
-ih
-^r?\ .*1'' '% jjfi ,
Hall's Hair Renewer never fail* to cheol
"ailing of the hair. Gives universal satlxfactio
As a remedy for throat and Iuhr troubles,wi
recommend Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
Know We Not.
??. Ixniis Magazine.
The sky is dark and dull to-day,
Without one beam of liurht,
Though yesterday the sun's warm ray
Shone forth in beauty bright;
But of the morrow know we not ?
If gloom or sunshine is its lot.
Our lives are dark apd dull to-day,
Dark, cheerless, cold and bare,
Though yesterday we felt the sway
Of joy beyond compare;
But ot the morrow know we not?
If gloom or sunshine '11 be its lot.
willard snowden.
Ladiks I Those dull, tired looks and feelinp
ipeak volumes! Dr. KUmer% Fkmai.k Hkmed
jorrectsall conditions,re.Htores vigor and vitall
y and brings back youthful bloom and beaut]
Price $1.00?0 bottleB 85.00.
If afflicted with sore eyes uso Dr. Isaa
Thompson's Eye-water. Druggists Hell n
Sc. per bottle.
Why go limping around with your boots ru
>ver, when Lyon's Heel Stiffeners will kee
hem straight'(
A Hard Fate
It Is indeed, to always remain in poverty an<
jbseurlty; be enterprising, reader, and avoii
his. No matter tn what part you are located
rou should writo to Ilallet.t & Co.. Portland
Maine, and receive free full particulars abou
ivork that you can do and live at home, at i
profit of at least $5 to $2o and upwards dailv
some have earned over $.ri0 in a day. All i
iew. Capital not required. You are starte<
roe. Either sex. Aliases. Better not delay
Wc Appeal to Experience.
For a long time we steadily refused to pub
Ish testimonials, believing that, in tlio opinio!
if the public generally, the great majorit;
vere manufactured to order by unprinciplct
>arties as a moans of disposing of their wortto
ess preparations.
That thin vl.ur H.? oo? ?.
_ w .aw.t wuv vttou ao tv ? \>qi iu111 f *
ont true, tliero can bo no doubt.
At last, several years ago, we came to th
ioncliwion that overy Intelligent person cai
cadily discriminate between spurious am
>ona lido testimonials, and determined to us
ts advertisements a few of the many liuti
Ireda of unsolicited certificates in our posses
ion.
In doing this, we published them as nearly n
>oesible in the exact language used by our cor
espondents, only changing the phraseology, i;
ome eases, so as to compress them into
mailer space than they would otherwis
iccnpy, but without in the least exaggeratin;
>r destroying the meaning of the writers.
Wo are glad to say that our llnal conclusior
vas a correct one?that a lotter recommend
ng an article having true merit linds favo
vith the people.
Thfc original of every testimonial publlshei
>y us is on llle in our office, an inspection c
vhich will prove to the most skeptical that on
isaertion made above, that only the facts ar
tiven as they appear therein, is true.
But us it would be very inconvenient, if nc
mpossible, for all of our friends to call on u
or that purpose, we invite those who doubt (i
here be sucn), to correspond with any of tn
>arties whose names are Bigned to our testi
nonlals, and ask them if we have made an
nisstatements, so far as their knowledge ex
ends, in this article. In other words, if w
lave not published their letters as nearly vci
latim as possible.
Very respectfully,
E. T. HAZEIjTINE,
Proprietor Piso's Cure for Consumption
and Piso's Remedy for Catarrli
We append a recent letter, which came to u
entirely unsolicited, with permission to puli
ibli it:
Daytow, Ohio, Jan. 12, 1880.
You may add my testimony as to the merit
?f Piso's Cure for Consumption. I toak i
evere cold last February, which settled on m
ungs. They became ulcerated and were 8'
tainful that I had no rest for two days am
light*. I got a bottle of Piso's Cure for Con
umption, and was relieved by the time I ha<
aken half of it. Since that time I have kep
'Iso's Cure in the house, and use it a* a pre
Mittre. both for lung troubles and croup, fo
vhlch I can recommend it as the best medi
ine I ever used; and that is paying a great deal
ur I have used at least twenty others, beside
ibout a-? many physicians' prescriptions
'igo'd Cure for Consumption has never failec
o givo relief in my family.
A. J. ORUBB,
37 <?nringfleld St,
a ?|nic* necoTtrj, ? ?
It gives us great pleasure to state that thi
merchant who was reported to be at the poin
if death from an attack of Pneumonia, ha
mtirely recovered by the use of Dr. W.m
EIa.li/8 Balsam for the Lunos. Naturally L
'eeis grateful for the benefits derived frou
xslng this remedy for the lungs and throat; am
In giving publicity to this statement we ar
ictuated by motives of public benefaction
rusting that others may be benefited in
similar manner.
Relief Is immediate, and a cure sure, Fiso'
Remedy for Catarrh. 50 cents.
B m ? ? -
wonderful Results
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i neae statements bare been verified by the exp<
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"I felt good results from the flrat dose of Ilood'
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*>es. I know Wool's Sarsaparllla U a good thtnc
ind on the strength of my own experience I hav
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iVejtfleld, Haas.
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