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Are Y Our method oi ORV OF THE HALCYON JJ ?DERACY^LIGHTWOpD 1 CAMPING ???OUNI^niAC ?io oriUnwuc' j ot soceaEion was ] ted <m the 20t.li of December, I860 J from Umt dat? thor? were mllita rplnlziuionu of tho State In servie* ;harlestor., but they ^ were chb>f$y ' ; rota tho ?tty organisa* I itu Maxev t^regg's regiment! mod In January, &61 ?Ker that j in? Kfltran in earnest, all Governor Pickup*' ono company out of the old rnllitid OM procured.ton regt-j each from the en pf'10,000--mostly : from 18 to 26 auno to belong to n that organised tn Andav nr Antyar. 1S60 undo 'Tal motto F^oomen ne man to r?gbur miles south OT volunteers wore can nister ground of the. So;?th Carolina inllL 18?l. Each batalioh fliugbe&tdoa whle;i mies from tho militia rxceoded the call Ot hi -iftud militia reg t territory GO thr ?taotry which also ; Woken** supplied ?oville aent thrlie maldita S .capables to which waa the vtteb! de ! r? were elected hy the 'ol. .iohu D. Ashmore M? had auo?aeded f obn bngress ot the--United rL .ths bvcunandips rt Sumter WM fired upon th of April and Colonel coeelvod orders ot? th i? 13th ls regiment at Golum .Mjfjoualy arranged to taara to the company d^l hart tim hotionrW nlat- orders to Capt . to instructed to notify thc ie Pjeraetcwn b?nd, which the regimental bis its men with their loreem on . me next Spmtec upon h? and he ou Loot Is the Suit If N< "Frori F doing business j 66 ~ We invite yoi how we can mal 122 W. Whitnei JP?* cou AYS OF THE NEWBORN KNOT SPRINGS A FAMOUS ?MENTS OF So C. HISTORY wanted to know "Who.fired'.ou .herr-, To which reply was madcy^frhi, ou?| folks, ? of course," which accrued ? to agitato 8am and he asked rather vehemently, "What tn tim h-1 did *hqv tiro on her for ?" T trae unable' ht tho moment to make a eat lof ac tory answer, and reminding Sam of his du li- I wont on to Cant. Lona's anil thence to a hospitable rcsiccuce nea! bid Slabtown, whor0 my horse accustomed to hitch, abd where; i subsequently ir?n?? one ot tho fairest of the fair, vrtt??flEK of the Hampton Legion, but ui?V?* .really another etc rv. Thft ;aaflft saycbtopaniesaat more''had a difficulty' V*9HH^H the next day. Which rosbf j wSS resignation. Tho cominead then der vovled on Col. J. is.' E. ???an, and under his charge the reslgmebt starten to 'Columbia on the lath, halting at Belton for the night owing to tho laen of transport?t ion, enid reaching Co lumbia on the afternoon of.th? l'.th, with Sam EIrod and his corps leading tho procession. The Butler Guards of Greenville, a crack iptlitary com pauyf wWcn wa? beaett^gty;. ^fif termed, was. assigned to quiir*. * in yflmfyr'; i* Catholic "nunnery-* on tim coner ot Mala and Richland streets, one squats- above 'Ute .pbU^flt?t. It < wvis in elegant buiidlB^ajhjftfce hoo*e . next tb lt was owned by Samuel Mc ;cii!iv, ttfcp had lovely gfbuh tena tg to Laurel sire*?., ir I ?tm not rnUtakeu, The IVim .-?'..> : were given quarters tnt*'storeroom on tho same side of - Main street, a block and a ablf north of tin* Butlor Guardo, over which raided Father O'Civme!!. to when? l!;o ?*"MMpptv p^. longed, and who wa? aiwaya i:cld ir? grateful remembrance ? ber of our company for ht* eonftau; kindness and thooghful attention, es pecially to the sick. The reeaahtd'-r o) tba regiment was quartered ra stores tend warehouses la. "Cottontown," ?> ?that pan. of the city was toen call?n f v!9|k# tftlrri Sctotb Carolin wai i camped al*ike. fair, grounds when Are; > reaching y.oi utnwa. aaa ?Uwa*. ' anor 'f?pM?tW'.fcbi? **' LJsfct#bod ?Kfloi jst.-ings, CMtr drees parados; ware fceU >oa Bounda?r stfoeti an M I the men wer% no* d+U^ tft'^it-tpiine as much as. tho tba Arsenal wer ring For You are Wearii 3t the (jhances are ri guarantees you be other circi ZOLUMI Than any other C $13.5 i9 especially veteran ke the young man s COLUMI r Street Robert Aldrich and thc late Goo. C. Well? frequently were assigned to thin dutyi;^ |: was almost a constan? irtaln hours or nie day. ion "extra duty" was Im itations of the army re;.; wbicb most of us were not acquainted and or which we had little desire fo know more. After w > hud boen in yoiumbia several week*: and had obtained tome knowledge cc our cad tl. duties. I ventured with ai squad 0f mon\down _^on ?UndJjtj?j street, quito n^i*>lRv,VW?WK?o1Wha?r^l sion, now lb* Presbyterian Coll??? I ?for women. % hoJtOd. tho squad un- j der thc sh:.ile:of a T?rge oak In the, mid?is ?V qrttrees, lt was between Id four'.o'clock when we ain*nr upon baker's bread and thY^' id.w.: extras thrown In. i the boys called my tact 'thai, a servant ^VBgjWlth a larg? waite,-* Ight demand ah attack on ?MR te were resolved noe I flinch from duty. The servant took L<f lim un nu: v uili tl/, ninth willoh <-nii . vleatli of this most estima ban, whose kindness and hoa ?Ire? provdrfblal among tao isolators is ?Sgi. Mitre ^aa the ftrut squad in tho company to receive auc'.t wSSuaity on thc street* but tlx: Blaiiding street residents Joined with lirico in bestowing ravors o: ono kind or another upon the boys in trr??'*ad it wangan exceedingly pop pdfelt desire to go there. I remember the hoir os; Thorn wolla, Clarksons and others contributed to the .happiness of the men in this way, but acts al {kindness wero appreciated more hlg?i 1 ly than the, refreshments, though thc j latter were not despised by any uiean.y. I One day there was a lad watcn I ttf osr dWH on ihat street, and be lc*: lowen us to im Oj?trier?, wuk;? icd iu kJe>being a constant and welcome vis SOB7 On furtbdr acquaintance ht wanted to become a soldier, . bat h? was dissuaded from his pursoso a: that time on account of bia extrom. youth, end veri reluctantly saw it march otr to '.Virginia without hin: Later ott ho threw down his boo;? jiiorcd tho-service, atlll a mort boy, and thor? ts no man in tho Statt aBHHB?|Vrfc derpted to mo Conted er*>te reunion 'than Rev. .lame* ri Tftacnwcll, . n. L?.. of Fort Mill, Un che^lain of th? South Carolina divt<: the lsd that bream? ravorite with tho Pal moi 1 ttp 5&t recall thc occasion or tm p?rpese fd View, but 1 remember an ^Othaj incident ' which impressed m HHWjnongiy in to the patriotic con Him of tho women io Colombia. / f [committee front our company was ap Inted to rattiest the assistance' o 1 la?!les, possibly on behair o lek, and ejpong other placea vial the wpioe ot coi. F. W. MC " ter, not .fwy far from our bar racks. Introducing ourselves th< ?'rcii?nesr. trtt?rSvh?eh Mrs. McMaetc U compiled with ?he roqaost was alto l i gather charming- and her generou t'offer tc iakp the matter in charge re Clothe* ig a Columbia I You are Still Dissati r to We tter Clothes value j instances. BIA >tt<er ^ Mothes at thc same ] ?O To $ s and visitors to the tay young, and the 51A TAUX J. IrV BOWLIP - . ? i . ? 1 I ' ' - ' . ' ? > i '. y *3r**'' ' ? i .- ? i ? ORNRRAtj r.AFATETr'l? ?l'T.AWH, O,. ?W^l^ OUiniAItDIH 6r A DIVISION OH. UART XiAND HEIGHTS. V- 'S. He ved the committee of any further trouble. On learning roy naroo she ? promptly advised mo that' one bf my relatives had married into her raroU.r ' connection, and on that acore eha ' claimed roy friendship which waa most freely given tho remainder of her lovo ' iv and .unselfish life. Mrs. McMa&ter ' v. ns the tyne of women whose dolly ' liv? are an unbending benediction ' to this warld and her graciousness to thu Confederate soldier never ceased. '- Another visit wan made on behalt ' nf the company which occasioned u 1 friendship with ons of Sooth Carol 1 ' na'a worthiest and. nobloat heroes, ! Capt. W. H. Humphries, Lieut. C. R. Earle and myself wera deputed to. pay ' a visit to Col. Wade Hampton, who . waa then organizing his famous legion '? abd ascertain If the company could ' be accepted aa part of hie Infantry, 1 btit we were just, ono day too late ' and -he had secured the six companies of Infantry already.. The next tinte ? ; saw Col. Hampton was two days after . the first Menasses, aa I waa returning > from the hospital at Culpepper, va.. - where I had been sent wita wouhdea i comrades the day before. I waa tneu - trudging along from tho station, ann : la the midst of thc ttattioflcld I aa* f som? horsemen'coming towards me. . the foremost of whlnh ? reenratzad a? .?Col?se! Hampton.-bat did pot dream - that ho would ryremember roe. Hi? s ' head waa bandaged from a wound he r. had received aa Sunday tr I am not .?mistaken. I ealtde* hjtm and wag s about to naas, whelks ?BUed my name -'and took me by thR nanrt inquiring Satisfa V?ade Suit ? ?sf?ed. than you can possib Wear Bette price in America 40.00 Reunion, to visit oui elderly man feel yoi )RING CO ?G. Manager. about the company, naming several bf j his Irlends among them one of his kinsmen, who was mortally, wounded and whom I had taken to Culpepper, one of the most intimate companions, who d<cd in a few days at tbs home ot a generous and hospitable family of Virginians where I bad left him. Hampton's soldiery will readily recog nize this incicjnt as characteristic cu tho man. One thing that' was indelibly fixeu aipXiulfy^UiUiff uVTii.??'?t*r stay in Co i a m bia Was tue absence of yo an g men ? who belonged t'-iere. The governor's guards and the Richland volunteers, were already In service and posslb?;< another company. The young men remaining so closely that they were hardly ever seen at' our dress p?l bui^? ??i? ?> ?"vi ?>? iii jr" ii?n ? ? ? <i j" UC ?i-" I counted for as brass buttons wore Immense'/ popular, about that Uni'.:. It was part of my du:y every mornin? to take thc morning report to Uta headquarters of Gen. A. C. Garllnc ton, who commanded the unganel, am; whose office was in Jannoy's ?otsl on U?C site of ?M? rut.tMiliy burned Je rome. During the month of -May tho streets looked desartcd, t ith only now and then a soldier, and the stores ai: wearing an air of complote dullness for lack of customers. McKenzie's and Heises' soda fountain seemed to be the principle attractions and tho soldiers patronized them liberally. Hotels were doing a thriving business for the relatives of the soldiers came there in large numbers and the young ladles who came to soe brothers were . gladly welcomed by che brothers of the 'other young ladies at nonie. . I re ? member that the dark eyed boanty from old Slabtown was among tin: number and it was there abe met thc handsome young officer .of the Legion, who was my guest In Greenville ?tf?i? years ago. and I called on them af terwards In California, thus return ing the visit made to Columbia in 11861. , Camp lire ln ColumbiaJwas fdil of 1attractions compared with the reali ties of war as seen in Virginia only a few weeks afterwards. Bach mess i'ind Its negro cook , who belonged to ' one of the boys, and Who laren splen didly st the bands of thc others. Tho commis?ry department waa not wall organized, but that a ?mair mat tor for boxea- were continually arriv ing from the Up-country ead every fellow had some money with which to supplement the scant allowances of 1 army regulations, as we then vidwec it. Then the city hotel furnished s good, square meal for a small con sideration. lt stood wher?' the post office now stands, very convenient to th9 quarters. When Virginia seceded thara wer? great demonstrations In Columbia. There waa a tnrr.hU*Vi? nrcce**!?? ?5? the regiments wera marched through Main street to the Inspiring strains of Sam Blrod's orchestra. There waa speech -asking and rejoicing ever final action of Virginia and every on? felt that the th??tre of war. waa to bc established thara. My reoolleatioa ? ction ? ly obtain under r JO API r display room and k ung with modesta st Anderson, S ? by the Patriot Publishing company. O-NKUAb W. 3. KAKDSK, C. 8. A., LSADEII Or TBK. ?.X>\rKDRBA.TH IiKPT WI*S *T F*BJ?VIM,B. that ihn speaking took place in from < of the Columbia athenaeum, an mat;- < tut loo projected for the benefit of the < public by William C. Preston, the man < of eloquence and genius, the scholar, i the patriot, the Christian gentleman, ' who had been president ot South Car- 1 olina college. i Only a few weeks elapsort un Ul the 1 orders came for the regimenrio ieaT? for Virginia. Wb had been in the ser vice of the State up to that time, add were now mustered into the provis- j ional army of the Confederate, States of America, which, took p?acf early in \ June. Tho mustering officer yes ?en. 3 Bernard EL Bee who waa killed at tho 1 first Manasaas only a few weeks af- 1 terwards. On the 16th ot June we ? boarded u train via Wilmington, N. C., for Richmond and we WlMiSWlo?r destination on the night o? the ltffc;' ?grounds, we remained there three \ deys) Columbia was a thing ol tile , When w? got Into camp et tho Fair Mst, ?nd :>tfceg*- > waa . a head! ; e? tour years of hardship; and struggle which ; was to end in def oat at Appbmato*i lt waa more then a year before 'x ? saw Columbia again. I bad been *>n ' half a dozen battles receiving align-. vrpuBu? ?rau kurw a ar??i neat more ; about war. Columbians were mourn ing the loss of love? Ohes, and Instese of the glittering ?pomp there- was tho stern reality on every hand, whlclr wa: tb terminate In the destruction by tho 1 vandal hands, of the beautiful-, peace ful reattul Columbia, the pride ?nd ' beast of our State. Dwight Stebbins, a ?oc?ner Cincin nati policeman, charged with maby juirnnuiilfl?* thoCfo. ad?T>H<t ?h?? he cannot control his Impulses, to' steal, the d?sira being caused bfjfc blow on tho head inflicted several y^^ jatfti'; ? ?t us show you y?sh Clothes. r = outh Carolina -! ? .-' 1 , . -! lEM'AL FE KS DUR1.NG THE CIVIL MYA?I By Dr. 13. H. Tcagbc7Alko:W STO' 'Sometime aro I came across thc fol awing entries on a ledger of a doceas d relative who practiced .dentistry luring the Confederate war: "1860. Mrs. H: March 17. to four irtiflclal teeth of gold plate, $20; darch 17, m extracting two teeth for ervant (slave.) girl, $2; April 19, to ixtractlng one tooth for servant slave) hoy, $1. "1863/Mr. N*. T.: July 18, to alx golu Ulinga for son. $75; July 9, to seven rnld finings for daughter UO; July ft, o one-gold filling for daughter (extra ilse). $15; July 9, to three gold Allinga or daughter (ordinary) $30; July 22. 0 one sold ?l?ns ?5? wife. 110: Be ? ?ember 2, to one gold plate $975. In consc^ucnco of tho depreciation >f Confederate money, the fees' advan ced enormously from 1860 to 1863. riiey continued to advance and don ar materials 'became BO? scarce that 1 gold ?niling coat $1,000. and . gold warn lifw?h?plnahU at *l?o limn ?f the surrender. SucH chargea seem enormous lu .this lay of good work at fair pri?es;:'but the are even now some dentists who marge excessive as the following an ecdote aptly applies: A certain lady sf N-. had planned to make a';trip ibroad and. that everything might be In good condition, she want to a den tist of high reputation for some little necessary work. A friend, meeting bier sometime afterwards, Inquired as to the date of sailing. "O. I've had to give up the trip," she said, addi Og salvedy, "but my dentist ls gotp^ r . FIGURE'S OP SPEECH One or the instructors at the Vnivor iity of Kansas says that Ibo "Kansas :'ity Star, makes a hobby of forceful ina picturesque languages. Primitivo people, he contends, because of their scant supply of words are forced to use figures of speech to express them selves and consequently use mo turesoue language than the, bet acatad cl asee wno' hive sn es.., vocabulary froth Which to pick' choose, lite doctor ha?'many stories which aptly illustrate bia point* but this year tie has a new ono Which wac given out by a Washington clergy man who IS deeply Interested in the negro race. "I bad been Invited to deliver an address at the dedication of a colored church in Richmond," says the ntfntfc ter. "-nd =? liz esnciuslpS, in rtccjn! lion of the efforts of ai aged colored deacon to collect funda for the pew edifice, I invited him to offer prayer. He included mc in bis supplication something like this: "Gib dis poor hrudder de eye of de eagle, dat he spy.out sin arur off. Glue his han'? to the Gospel plow. Tie hi? . -. --- ^_ J_ ,i- _? ._c vt-irt t Kl IU ?,???? W HUC W4 *?.?..? ?J.o rears to de gospel pol \ Cow bis head way downl between hts kneee, and fix hla knees Way down la nonie.lonely, ?3afV amt s??r*A?f v?lla? Wfasra ArtTsr S much vented to be made. 'Nolnt him with kerosene lie o' salvation, and set him afire!"