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THROUGHOUT THE
PALMETTO STATE,
Items of Interest of Passing
Eyents.
ALL OYER THE STATE.
Cventa that Have Taken Place from One
End of the State to the Other Colled from
Exchanicea for Quick Reading by Scores
of Busy People.
A beer diapeosary ia to be estab
lished on Pawley’s Island, near
Georgetown.
The Laurens dispensary bas been
closed, pending an investigation of
an apparent shortage of $1,800.
A line of steanaers is soon to be es<
tablisbed on the Congaree and Santee
rivers connecting Columbia and
Georgetown.
The Southern Railway bas the plans
and specifications for a new depot at
Orangeburg ready and the building
will be erected soon.
The young son of the late John P.
Harvey of Pinopolis,Jin Berkley coun
ty kilLd himself Saturday by the acci
dental discharge of a gun.]
A Confederate monument, to cost
$20,000, is to be erected during this
year on the public equare in Marion.
The money for the purpose has
practically all been raised.
J. C. Hemphill, of the Exposition
management, is urging the cotton
mills to interest the operatives in
the Exposition, offering a special rate
of admission if they attend in a body
The Governor Thursday commuted
the sentence of Monday Davenport of
Greenville, convicted of violation of
the dispensary law and sentenced to
three months or $100 tine, to one
month or $25 tine
The State board of medical examin
ers will bold its annua! sessions for
the examination of applicants for li
cense to practice medicine in this
State at Columbia (today) May 20, 21
and 22.
Arrangements have been made with
the railroads for the transportation
of the children of the different or
phanage iostitutious of the State to
the Exposition but the day bas not
yet been arranged.
The firemen’s fournament which
was to have been held at the Expo
sition on May 27 and 28 has been
called off, as it was found impossible
to bring a sufficient number of teams
to Cbarlestou to make the event a
success.
The committee appointed to decide
whicb county bas the best exhibit in
the wotnao’s building at the Exposi
tion reported Saturday afternoon and
, Spartanburg wins tbe silver cup offer
ed by Mr. Jas. Allen, the well known
Cbarlestou jeweler.
The governor Saturday granted a
pardon to Henry Williams, convicted
at tbe recent special term of court
Id Greenville of housebreaking and
sentenced to three months on tbe
gang. The solicitor and the county
supervisor asked the pardon on ac
count of the pitiful physical condi
tion of the prisoner.
About 9 o’clock Saturday night in
Columbia a white man named Larry
Woodruff burriediy left tbe porcn of
a bouse near tbe corner of Williams
and Blandiog street. Some one shot at
him and he was seen to run and fall
twice, but recovered himself and die
appeared in tbe darkness. Little
could be learned of tbe affair, and at a
late hour at night it was not known
if tbe man was injured.
Tbe K. M. M. A. authorities in York-
ville ordered a handsome memorial
tablet to be placed on the wail in tbe
entrance to tbe school building to
perpetuate In tbe school the names
of tbe three cadets, Lindsay, Niohlos
and Stevens, who loss their lives near
Yorkville recently while trying to
save a drowning comrade. Tbe tablet
is now being prepared by Mr. Frank
Happerfield of Yorkville.
Richard Bradfort, tbe young man
who attempted to commit suicide in
Columbia on Thursday night, was ar
rested Saturday morning. Upon in
vestlgatlon it was seen that the young
fellow was not suffering from any
mental disability, hut only from tbe
After effects of drink and the opiate
which he bad taken. In the after
noon he was released. He said that
the threats which he bad uttered
about taking bis sweetbart’s life and
then bis own amounted to nothing.
H. W. Mohlmann, a well known
joung man of Charleston was held
for trial Saturday on tbe charge of
forgery. He forged a check on Wil
liam E. Holmes & Company of that
city for $70. The forgery was die
covered a bhort while after tbe money
had been paid and be was soon in tbe
toils of tbe law. Moblmann was un
able to furnish tbs required bond of
$500 and there was no other alterna
tive but to commit him to jail to
await trial at tbe next term of tbe
court of general sessions.
Mr. W. T. Witcher, a traveling
man of Athens. Ga., committed sui
cide iu tbe Oregon Hotel at Green
wood on Thursday nigbt by shooting
himself in the head. He was very
deliberate about tbe deed. On tbe
bed be bad placed the oiothing and
clean linen which be wanted used on
bis body. He bad even put bis cuff
licks into clean cuffs. On tbe bureau
were four letters addressed to J. J.
McMahan, Athens, Ga; E B. Mell,
Athens Ga.; W. J. Wise, Columbia,
S. C.. care Central hotel; and one to
Mr. Brinson, propietor of the Ore
gon hotel. With the letters be had
placed his purs% containing $21 27,
also his watch.
AT THE REUNION.
Mr.
SOLDIERS'IGRAVES
DECORATED TUESDAY,
Ladies of Sharon Church Hon
or Confederate Dead.
MUSIC AND ADDRESSES.
Humphries Tells of the 4»ood Time
He Had at the Dallas Keuulon.
Gaffney, May 14—Mr. Editor:
I have been to tbe reunion in Dallas,
Texas, and want to tell you and all
Tbe Ledger readers a little of what I
saw and heard while 1 was gone.
In the first place we left Gaffney
Friday and got to Dallas Sunday at
eleven o’clock; and I must say I
never enjoyed a trip so well in my
life. We had a fine croivd of people
on the way in which were Mr. and
Mrs. Sides, J. K. Burton and I. G.
Sarratt from Gaffney.
Well we passed some noted places,
Corinth, Mississippi, being one where
a battle was fought during the wi
between tbe States. We also had a
fine view of Missionary Ridge, where
another great battle was fought in
the same war.
We soon entered the streets cf Dal
las, which are long and wide and i
good many of them, and they were all
thronged with people for miles. One
would think they were all in tbe city,
but just go to the fair grounds and it
was the same way there—acres cov
ered with people.
When we marched to the fair
grounds and tbe cannon began to
boom it made us think a little about
Richmond and Petersburg when we
were fighting under General R. E.
Lee.
After mingling together, shaking
hands and conversing with friends
and brother soldiers whom we had
not seen in thirty odd years, we went
into camps that were prepared for
tbe soldiers. Just after dark a sol
dier began to play a violin and two
old soldiers leaped out before him and
danced like boys. It seemed to put
new life and vigor into every old sol
dier to be there with comrades of
other days.
After staying in Dallas a few days
sightseeing and enioying the hospi
tality of tbe city, we wanted to see
the country and country people; so
we took the train for Saint Joe, Texas,
upon Red river to see some relatives,
and when we got there they laid
their work aside, rigged up a team
and away we went across tbe river
into the Indian Territory hunting and
fishing. We killed ducks, caught
fine fish and saw some of the finest
country tbe world affords. Texas
and the Territory are the finest coun
tries I have ever seen.
We pulled out from tbe river with
our fish just before sundown, and
just then the wolves began to bowl
and they certainly made music for
awhile. So you see I enjoyed my
trip all tbe way tnrough, finding
clever people in both tbe city and in
tbe country.
Now I want to tell you about meet
ing my colonel while iu Dallas. Iu
tbe bureau of ioformatipn I saw a
graceful, dignified looking gentleman
pressing his way among tbe people
and beard him exclaim, “I wonder if
there are any North Carolinians
here.” 1 answered him and told him
there was one. He graaped my band
and asked me to what regiment I be
longed; I told him tbe Thirty-fourth.
He said, ‘‘Lowranc** is my name,
what is yours?” I told bim and be
replied, ‘‘Oh yes I remember you dis
tinctly.” Then we bad a hearty
handshaking and very pleasant con
versation.
Then came tbe sad parting and in
all probability we shall never meet
again in this life, but we trust we
shall meet beyond tbe river “where
tbe surges cease to roll” and “rest
under tbe shade of tbe trees.”
Lewis Humphries.
Will Palmer, a negro, was badly
cut in the back and on each arm
Saturday by Will Wallace, Palmer
was employed by Green <& Boyd and
was at tbe time working in their
blacksmith shop. Mr. Wallace walk
ed in and asked if Jim Little was
there. When told he was not he
stabbed tbe negro in tbe back and
cut bim once on each arm. When
first stabbed the negro ran and was
followed by bis pursuant. Palmers’s
wounds will not likely prove fatal.
Wallace give bond. There was no
cause for the cutting.
Lad!** Memorial Aaaorlatlon Met at Sharon
and Strew Flower* Over the (Graven of
Southern Soldiers—Appropriate Services
Held In Schoollliouse—Other Items.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Err a Jane, May 16 —Your corres
pondent attended the meeting of tbe
Ladies Memorial Association at Sha
ron last Tuesday. 18th inet., where
he mrt many friends and acquaint
ance! 1 . among them several veterans
who came to take part in the exer-
rises. Everything was well arranged.
Tbe school room where the exercises
were held wa» beautifully and taste
fully decorated with flowers while
the colores of “Red White and Blue”
were conspicuously and artistically
arranged so as to remind one of the
youthful banner so ruthlessly
snatched by the band of fate from
among the emblems of nationality—
the Confederate flag.
A select choir with Miss Mabel
Sims as organist did their work well.
The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr. Grier, of the A.
R. P. church, after which the choir
sang. “My country 'tis of thee,”
then Mr. Erskine Kennedy made an
address whicb was followed by music
and the reading of a letter of en
couragement from Miss Hope, one of
the members of tbe association a bo
was unable to be present on account
of bwd health. She is one of the
societ>’s most useful and honored
members and her absence was very
much regretted by all.
The choir sang some excellent
pieces—both sentimental and patri
otic, which added greatly to tbe in
terest and pleasure of the occasion.
The address was made by Rev. J. P.
Marion who took for his theme, “Tbe
Southern Soldiers.” For an hour he
held bis audience spell-bound while
he depicted in glowing terms tbe
trials and heroic fortitude of our peo
ple and especially the women of the
Confederacy during that terrible
and unequal contest.
His address is well worth a place in
The Ledger and we hope to give our
readers many extracts from it at a
future time if we fail to give it in
full.
Mr. McDaniel and Miss Ethel Cald
well each recited appropriate pieces.
Mrs. J. P. Marion sang a solo.
Your correspondent could do no
better than to apologize for his ina
bility to come up to the high stan
dard of efficiency necessary to take
part in tbe proceedings. After tbe
exercises in tbe school building closed
the association beaded by the veter
ans marched to tbe cemetery where
the soldiers graves, forty-four iu
number, were decorated.
Tbe graves were placarded and each
one was biteraily covered with flowers
Besides decorating their graves the
ladies have inaugurated a move which
bas for its object the putting up of
headstones to those who have nothing
to remind the passer-by of tbe soldier
who sleeps there. They will ac
complish It, we verily believe.
We are unable to thank the people
of Sbaron for tbeir many kind and
pressing invitations to visit them in
their homes and partake of tbeir hos
pitality. We took dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Burgess, formerly of
this county, who we are proud to say
are worthy and highly respected citi
zens of that town and community.
Mr. Ed. Burgess ia the sou of Mr.
and Mrs. James B. Burgess, of Grassy
Pood.
We had the pleasure of meeting
Prof. E. Olio Macomson, who ia prin
cipal of tbe bigb school of Sbaron,
and we are proud co know that be ia
well thought of by tbe good people of
that town and community. Besides,
be bas a large and flourishing school
which closes to-day.
Tbe ladies of tbe Salem Memorial
Association met Thursday and de
corated the graves there. The grave
yard was nicely cleaned off and at the
appointed hour the association
marched in and decorated the thirty-
two graves thfte, underjtheir care. On
the graves of the soldiers there was
no partiality in tbe distribution of
flowers. The graves of those who
had no relatives or friends present to
represent them were well remembered
by tbe ladies and covered with
flowers.
Tbe committee bad an abundance
of flowers and they were liberally
used in decorating the graves of
friends and especially of thoae who
had no one present to represent them.
These we believe were more profusely
decorated than those of many near
and dear relatives. This shows tbe
unselfishness of our people and their
appreciation of the fact that beneath
each moond “somebody’s darling
slum! ers there.” The following are
oply a few of the graves so tenderly
abd affectionately decorated: Mrs.
At. S. Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. Eleazer
Phiker, Mr. Charlie Lancaster, Col.
a^d Mrs. R G. Davidson, Miss Re
becca Davidson, Mr. Emsley Dement,
rs. Mary Jones, Air. Henry Price,
ears. John W. and Mack Smith,
. and Mrs. William McKown, Mr.
Cjbarlea Foster, Mr John Owens, of
C., a Confederate soldier, Mr. and
William Banahead, Mr. James
nkhead, and a score of others we
recall ju»t now. ‘
The thanks of the association are
d4e friends in Blacksburg, Tirzab,
Bollock’s Creek, Sharon and Hickory
Glove for flowers sent them. Also to
Miss Eliza A Garner, of Mount Joy,
who never fails to send a basket of
flovreri on Decoration Day when she
is unable to be present. This good
la$y never forgets to help the asso
ciation In its work.
To-day Mr. and Mrs. J. A. M. Estes
celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary
of their golden wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Whisonant
visited Mr. and Mrs. John E-tes last
Friday and spent tbe day.
Mr. Jim Smarr’s sign for rain is to
hear a cow cough.
We r-gret to learn that Mrs. Betsy
Hartford is very unwell.
The chaiogang is camped at the
Davidaon place and will work out the
road this side of Thickety this and
ne^t week, when it will move to the
Sarratt neighborhood.
We bad a nice rain Wednesday
evening and the ground is in good
condition to plow. Many farmers
have commenced chopping out their
cotton. They generally have good
stands.
County Supervisor J. V. W’elcbel
was here yesterday and this morning
looking after the roads and planning
work for the chaingang to do.
The few days remaining for people
to visit the Exposition will no doubt
cause many to run down and take in
the city who haven't been there yet,
and others who have been will go
again.
Tbe wheat prospects we find is not
so good as it was thought to be a few
days ago. The dry weather has hurt
oata. j. l. s.
Corinth Deacon* Ordained.
(Correspondence of The Ledger.)
Corinth, May 11 —At a meeting
of the presbytery called by the Cor
inth Baptist church to meet this day
for tbe purpose of ordaining deacons
elect, Brethren C. A. Spencer, Le(
Allen, W. A. Mooney and E. J.Clary,
the following brethren were present:
Rev. A. C. Cree, pastor First Baptist
church of Gaffney; Rev. R. J.Tate,
pastor Corinth Baptist church; G.
W. AIcKown. E. P. Macomson, dea
cons of Ara.at Baptist church; John
Cook and P. D Phillips, deacons Cor
inth church, and J. Eb Jefferies,
clerk of First Baptist church, Gaff
ney.
On mo.._n Rev. A. C Cree was
made moderator of the presbytery
and J. Eb Jefferies, clerk. After de
votional services by the moderator
the usual questions were propounded
to tbe deacons-elect, and tbeir exam
inations being entirely satisfactory to
the presbytery it was unanimously
decided by vote to pass tbe brethren
to be ordained. The ordination ser
vice was then held and Brothers
Spencer, Mooney, Allen and Clary
were duly ordained ae deacons of Cor
inth Baptist church. The minutes
of tbe presbytery were read and
adopted. A. C. Ckek,
J. Eb Jefferies, Moderator.
Clerk.
THROUGHOOT THE
TAR HEEL STATE.
From the Mountains to The
Sea.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The Only Rensou You|D«n't.
A great many people are using
“Clifton” flour now wbo a year or
two ago had no idea of doiog so.
They didn’t know tbe merits of “Clif
ton” flour, and, in a way they were
satisfied with wbat they were getting.
It was good enough so loog as they
didn’t know about "Clifton,’' but it
wouldn’t be good enough now. They
know about “Clifton” now.
You don’t koow about “Clifton”
flour, perhaps, and tbe other kind is
good enough for you. But it won’t
be when you know all about “Clif
ton.”
You might as well learn about it now.
We want to tell you, and to demon
strate all we say. If you investigate
and we don’t make good, you are not
out anything. But if we do make
good (and we will) you will have
gained something.
For sale by R. M. Wilkins A Co,
in Gaffney, and Jones A Duff, in
Blacksburg Braxsford Mill*,
Owensboro, Ky.
The governor has refused to act in
the case of Wallace Ramsey, a white
man convicted in York county of the
larceny of a bale of cotton and sen
tenced to two yea.*s in the peniten
tiary. Solicitor Henry anJ Judge
Watts declined to recommend a par
don, and the Solicitor says that the
man stole tbe cotton in order to set
himself up in tbe moonshine business.
Interesting Item* Concerning Our Neigh
bor* Beyond the I.iue Which M»y Frore
Entertaining Reading for Hundreds of
Ledger Readers.
W. A. Smith, of Raleigh, tbe fire
man who was injured in the 8. A. L.
collision April 15 at Williema Mills,
baa brought suit at Raleigh for $10,-
000 damages.
Air. James Wilson, of New Y'ork,
perhaps tbe largest owner of subur
ban real estate in Wilmington, died
In tbe latter city Thusday morning,
leaving an estate variously estimated
in value at from oue to two million
dollars.
On Tuesday nigbt tbe mammoth
iutubering manufacturing plant at
Golden Valley, in Rutherford county,
belonging to tbe Beik Lumber Do.,
was totally destroyed by tire. The
plant and lumber destroyed was
valued at about $10,000, and there
was not a dollar of iusurauce on tbe
property.
Thursday evening R. H. Cash, a
white man, who was discharged as
superintendent of the Durham county
home and work house killed himself
by sending a 38-calibre bail through
bis brain. He was about two aud
one-baif miles from Durham when he
shot himself but died at the hospital,
where hr was carried, after midnight.
Mr. Cash was about 50 years of age.
While tearing off the old roof over
bis residence in Reedy Creek town-
ship in Davidson county, Mr. A. A.
Grimes • discovered some exceedingly
old and interesting papers and re
ceipts. Tbe papers were found in an
old wooden box, neatly encased in
leather, and consist of tax receipts,
bills of sale, ete. They date from tbe
year 1782 to 1836, and were written
on heavy paper and are remarkably
well preserved and entirely legible.
An old-time konckdnwn-and-drag-
out fighit occured at Hickory Fri
day, seven or eight white men and
one negro praticipating. Tbe fight
occured iu front of A. 8. Aberuetby
A dons’ livery stable. There was no
serious damage. Tbe officers, after
so long a time, got together and
escorted some of the crowd, who had
been partaking freely of “sow paw”
to tbe city tombs. After the sub
mission of all parties, the city treas
ury was somewhat replenished.
Friday morning James and Walter
Beik, sons of Mr. Jack Beik, who
lives near Dudley, 8. C., about 15
miles south of Mouroe went to Mon
roe and started home iu tbe after
noon. The boys were but a short
distance from borne and were hurry
ing to reach shelter before an ap
proaching storm overtook them, when
lightning struck them, instantly kill
ing James and the two mules they
were driving and tearing a shoe from
Walter’s foot and badly shocking
bim. Tbe deceased was about 17
years old.
Jack Keaton and Jim Vaugn tbe
only prisoners in the Rotberturd jail
escaped at 10 a. m., Friday morning.
Mrs. Nichols tbe jailor’s wife, said
she securely locked the doors that
morning after giving tbe prisoners
tbeir breakfast, and as is her usual
custom took tbe keys to her room.
Tbe first information tbe prisoners
bad escaped was that Keaton was seen
running across tbe railroad east of
town. She said tbe prisoners must
bavs bad keys. Ex-8beriff Nichols
and other went in hot pursuit.
While engaged in the tan bark
business in tbe mountains near Dan
river in 8urry on May 6ib, Mr. W.
H. Cody shot and killed the largest
American or bald eagle ever seen in
that part of tbe country. It
measured seven feet aud five inches
from tip to tip of wing, and weighed
22£ pounds. Air. Cody shot tbe
mammoth bird on tbe wing while it
wae carrying off a fat, two-months-
old lamb. It Is thought by some that
this eagle was 200 or more years old,
as a small Indian arrow point was
found imbedded in bis bresst.
Three revenqe officers of tbe Salis
bury section will be indicted by re
latives of tbe late Mrs. Uiysess Whit
ley, of Big Lick, in Stanly county.
It will be remembered that one nigbt
last week revenue officers went to the
home of Mr. Whitley near Big Lick
and scared bis wife so badly that she
died of convulsions as tbe result of
tbe fright. Her relatives allege that
the manner of tbe officers in entering
tbe bouse with drawn weapons was
entirely unwarranted and tbe death
of tbe woman was due to tbe un
necessary display of violence on the
part of tbe officers.
An altercation occurred at Hen
rietta recently between Afr. J. O.
Bell, bead book-keeper for tbe Heo>
rietta Company, and Dr. Frank
Bright, of cherry t'ee fame, which
resulted in Df. Bright receiving a
severe licking before by-etanden
coaid intervene and separate them.
Mr Bell was unhurt. Tbie was tbe
•f quel to a cootroveray growing out
of tbe eberry tree swindle. No weap
ons of any kind were used except the
fist Mr Bell submitted bis ease at
once before a justice of the peace.
A few years ago Harckless Greeu,
of Brunswick county, lost tbm chil
dren by drowning within a few yards
of Navassa factory, four milss from
Wilmington, at tbe mouth of sereek,
whicb enters tbe river st tbst point.
He was in a boat with bis children
st the time of the accident sod
miraculously escaped himself. Fri
day at about the same spot be aud
hie son, Darry, aged about 19 years,
were in a boat, whicb capsized and
the young man was drowned. The
father again barely escaped.
Mr. Hill Abernetby, of Charlotte
was killed Sunday nigbt at Griffith’s
Station, on the Southern railway, five
miles from Charlotte. For the last
three weeks he bad bt-en at work iu
tbe blacksmith shop of Mr. W. M.
Long, in Charlotte, and frequently
spent bis Sundays in Rock Hill and
Fort Mill. He spent last Sunday in
Fort Mill, and having missed tbe local
train which stops at Griffith’s, be
boarded passenger train No. 34. a fast
train which does not stop at tbe small
stations. At Griffith’?, he sprang
from the train and stn k a mile post.
Tbe right side of bis Lead and right
breast were badly mashed. It is pre
sumed that be was killed instantly.
The price of Liberty is eternal
vigilance, and the price of Wisdom
is eternal thought.
Kingston on-Thames Celebrates.
New York. May 19.—Kingston-on-
the-Thames. one of the many charming
little riverside towns on the outskirts
of the great metropolis, will today b®
en fete, says a London dispatch to Th«
Tribune. On Whitsunday. 1902, King
Edward, the elder son and successor
of Alfred the Great, was crowned on
the stone that now rests in the market
place at Kingston, and the thousandth
anniversary of that interesting histori
cal event will today be popularly cel
ebrated.
t
Supreme Court Decision.
Washington. May 19.—In an opinion
delivered today by Justice Peckham,
the United States supreme court de
cided the case of Captain Peter G.
Deming in that officer’s favor. The
case Involve* the right of a courtmar-
tial composed entirely of officers of the
army to pass on a case involving the
rights of a volunteer officer. The ef
fect of the opinion is that such a trial
is illegal.
Veteran Missionary Bishop Dead.
San Francisco, May 19.—Bishop Wil
liam Taylor, perhaps one of the great
est missionary bishops of the Method
ist church, died at Palo Alto after a
long illness at the age of 81. Fifty
years ago he began the career of evan
gelist which carried him to all quar
ters of the globe. H® served as blghdfr
of Africa until 1898, when he was re
tired for age.
Age of the Bra** Hand.
M As antiquities go nowadays,’’ says
Harvey Sutherland In Alimloe’g, “the
Irass band is a very ancient institution.
That is to say, its inventor died in 1894
St the age of eighty. There were horns
before Adolphe Sax. to be sure, but not
such horns as we have now. for they
could not play every tune in every key.
They could not even play a scale in any
key. The very first band entirely of
brass was organised in 1835. and I
doubt if any of tbe instruments then
used could be played upon by modern
musicians without special practice, it
la only back to 1783 when a full regi
mental baud of the British army con
sisted of two oboes, two clarinets, two
horns and two bassoons. It must have
sounded even funnier than Tennyson’s
famous combination of ‘flute, violin and
bassoon.’
“How long a way we have corns
since 1783 may be learned from tbe
ensemble of a first class modern band.
The modern band of forty-two pieces
has half as many oboes and bassoons
as the ancient band of eight pieces, sev
en times as many clarinets and nine
times as many horns, to say nothing of
tbe saxaphoncM, which are pan clarinet
aud part born.’’
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The ship of an admiral who was tbs
Duke of Wellington’s near connecting
was wrecked. He was placed in com
mand of a second ship, which was alss
lost, and he himself was drowned. Lord
Charles communicated the disaster ta
bis father, who merely exclaimed, with
Spartan coldness and brevity, “That’s
the second ship he has lost.’’ •
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