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I HOR>£ r ,or A TALE O ENDE »CY CHAPTER X%.,. ‘•‘Bustle, my lads—bust el . »Po stirring times,’ exc.ai e ersbaw. ridimr with an air u personal conseauenc > Into t! o of the troon. as they were t « still on horseback, under ti nut “We have male a flip work of It. and. considering t’ at fought In the dark ag^im t P” * armed for us. this has nrt bee a light affair To be s ire of numbers It Is a trHe: but the plan. Peppercorn—the plan, a’jd t'’ A despatch, and the neatness rf ° thing—that’s what I say I am eit fi n 1 to credit for Bl^ss your soul Pep percorn. these fellows were sV*' 1 i° fall Into mv tran—there was no get ting off. That’s the effect of mv geu- eraslshlp. you pee. Pennercorn. Stu.1v it boy! We could have managed about twenty more of the fl’thv re bels handsomely: but this will do— this will do. I took, as a command ing officer ought always to do. the full resoonsibl’ity of the measure, and a good share of the fight Did I not Peppercorn? Wasn’t I. in your opinion, about the first man in the river?” ‘Til hear witness, valiant and vic torious cantam.” answered the dra goon. “that you fired th« first shot: and I am almost willing to make oath that I saw you within at least twenty paces of the enemy, exhorting your men." “Now lads—wait for the word—dis mount!” countinued the captain, “and mal>e up your minds to pass the night where you are. Pennercorn, the prisoners I nut under vour identi cal charge. Pern ember that! keep your eyes about vou. Set a guard of four men upon them; I will make you accountable” He then added, in an under tone, “hold them safe until to morrow, man, and I promise vou. you shall have no trouble in watching them after that.” “You shall find them.” replied Pep- uercorn. ‘‘SH o nce.” interrupted the captain; “hear mv orders, and give no reply. Now. sir. before you do anything else, call your roll, and report your killed, wounded, and missing” Upon this ord°r. the dragoon di rected the men. after disposing of their real names, in order to preserve a proper dignified distance, had re treats some paces from the group, the following pithy and soldierlike account: — “Two men wounded, noble captain, in the late action; two missing: one horse, saddle and bridle lost: one horse and two prisoners taken from the enemy.” “The names of the wounded, sir?” “Tom Dubbs and Shadrach Green; one slightly scratched, and the other bruised by a kick from the black smith.” **The missing, sir?” “Dick Wat o rs commonly called Marrow Bone, and Roger Bell, know in vour honor’s list by the name of Clanner Claw.” “They have sulked.” said the cap tain. “Marrow Bone is as dead as a door nail, sir.’’ said the orderly with perfect difference, and standing af fectedly erect. “He fell in the river and the probability Is that Clapper Claw keeps him company.” “What!” roared Habershaw. “have the diabolical scoundrels made away with anv of my good fellows Have the precious lives of mv brave sold iers been Pour°d out by the d—d re bels? By my hand, they shall feel twisted rope. Pennercorn!—cold iron is too good for them.” “Softly, cantain!” said the orderly. “You don’t blame the enemy for showing fight? We mustn’t quarrel with the chances of war. There is not often a fray without a broken head, cantain. We must deal with the. prisoners according to the laws of war.” “Of Troy war. Peppercorn, aye, that wl’i I! String the dogs up to the first tree. The devil’s pets, why didn't they surrender when we set unon them! To-morrow: let them loob out to-morrow. No words, or derly: send out two files to look for the bodies, and to bring in the stray horse if they can find him, A pretty night’s work! to lose two good pieces of stuff for a brace of black hearted whigs!" R.Y UNNEI V The two fl!°s were detailed for the 1’»ty required, and im nediatelv set t;> ards tVe scene of t : e t f ra h -eat of the troop we-e isrcd Vr the line wip’d venture to ask. sir.” said •'t!?". :• ’ossing th" captain, "for n‘ tar - 1 am much hurt.” '! me a*’d be d—d to you!” said ' ^rs a gruffly, “silence and know i'T n’ace sir You are a prisoner. » • ‘ r to boot-’ n’t vnu hear the gentlemen say i- 1°” nternosed Robinson. — ' * ’ra’ -nd more like a bead t*an a man to deny a prisoner a littie vater.” “By -"v sword, villain. I will cleave vour brain for you. If you open that 0 f yeur again!” "Psh‘’ ,v ndiaw! Cantain Haber- ' ♦hi' wlM never do." said Peo- 'e-corn: “men are men. and must avp food and drink. Here, Gideon ’’like, give m.e your flask of liquor and bring me some water from the -iver It is mv duty, captain to look after th^ prisoners.” Gideon Blake, who was a man of 'e^s savage temper than most of Ms associates, obeved this com mand with •''acritv, and ev^n added ;t few words of kindness, as he assisted In admin- Merng refreshment to the prisoners. This evidence of a gentler natu.’e did not e*cane the comment of the ruffian 'motain. who still remembered his old gnidee against the trooper. “Awav. sir,” he said in a peromp- ‘orv and angrv tone, “away and at tend to vour own duty. You are ever "ond of obliging these beggarly wbigs. T fark you. Peppercorn.” he added, sceabing apart to the dragoon, “take "nre how you trust this skulking vag abond: he will take bribes from the the rebels, and turn coat wehnever there is money in the wav. I have mv eVe upon him.” “If I choose to speak.” said Gideon Blake. “Hold your peace, you grey fox,” cried the captain. “Not a word! I know your doublings. Remember you are under martial law, and blast, me. if I don’t make you feel it! There are more than myself suspect you.” “I should like to know.” said But ler. “why I and my companion are molested on our journey. Have we fallen amongst banditti, or 'do you bear a lawful commission? If you do. sir. let me tell you. you have dis graced it by outrage and violence ex ercised towards unoffending men. and shall answer for it when the occasion serves. On what pretence have we been arrested?” “Hark, my young fighting-cock.” renlied the captain. “You will know vour misdemeanors soon enough. And if vou would sleep to-night with a whole throat, you will keep your ton gue within your teeth. It wouldn’t tal:-e miuch to persuade me to give vou a little drum-head law. Do you hear that?” “It is mv advice. Major.” whisper ed Robinson, “to ax no questions of these blackguards.” “Be it so. sergeant,” said Butler. “I am weary and sick.” When other cares were disposed of, and the excited passions of the lawless gang had subsided into a bet ter mood, the dragoon took Butler’s cloak from the baggage and spread It upon the ground beneath the shel ter of the shrubbery, and the suffer ing officer was thus furnished a bed that afforded him some small share of comfort, and enabled to take that rest which he so much needed. Rob inson seated himself on the ground beside his companion, and in this sit uation thev patiently resigned them selves to whatever fate awaited them. Soon after this the whole troop were busy in the preparations for re freshment and sleep. The horses were either hobbled, by a cord from the fore to the hind foot, and turned ’oose to seek pasture around the bi vouac. or tethered in such parts of the forest as furnished them an op portunity to feed in the shrubbery. The fire was rekindled, and some sm^ii remnants of venison roasted before it: and in less than an hour ithis restless and ill-gr>vemed band were carousng over thmr cups with all the rude ribaldry that belonged to such natures. “Come, hoys,” said Peppercorn, who seemed to take a delight in urging the band into every kin# of excess. DorCt Suffer fcJl night long from toothache neuralgia, or rheumatism ■SlOdUVS L/ii\iiJ\.eivt kills the pain — quiets the nerves and induces sleep At eJI dealers. Price 25c 50c&H00 Dr E&rl S.SIo&iv, Boston., Mass.U.S.A. •rd 'VP" eade hir '•da’’* e< ; •: tv ibe ‘co Cat a p ‘okir "• eM st lar whip’ hot’ nurses 'a v s cans I’*” nM men. at 'i:i am " 1 d • a-e a ’ tv P” to 9 at v ga ' *1 r» i ”LI*tP' *o ’ cnne'C'”' ’ red •' •’ somo C • #> or f our vi ices. “Here t the hono- ' f f e >> a' ^ cantain ’' 'gn ’TabersVa . and hi <Tiorio’'f don-* that, won the ' att'.e ot Grindall’s ford!” A broad and coarse ’au-rh burst from the cantain at the aonounc"- ment of toast. “By my sword!” he n v cla ! med. “the fight wa* n f t a bad fl"ht’’ "Can you find a joint of venison Gideon 7 ” '•'•id Pennercorn a«id’. “If you can Mve it. and a cun of enirtt*. to the nrisoners. Ston. I’ll do it my self you n.j'j have the o!d bu’l dog on your bad:-” And saving this the dragoon rose from his s M. and taking a few frag ments of the meat which had been strnned almost to the bone, n’ace't them. togeth°r with a canteen, beside Butler “M. ke the best of your time.” he said “vou have but short aMowanee and none of the best. If I can serve vou. I will do ft with a good heart: so call on me.” Then turning to the sergeant, who sat nigh, he whisnered in his ear. and, with a distinct and somewhat taunting emohasls. inquired. “Friend Horse Shoe, mayhap thou knowest me?” "That I do. James Curry.” replied tho sergeant, “and I have a mean opinion of the company you keep. I don’t doubt but you are ashamed to sav how you come by them.” “All js fish that comes into the Dutchman’s net,” said Curry. “To night 1 have caught fat game. You are a sturdy fellow, master Black smith. and good at a tug. but remem ber. friend. I owe you a cuff, and if vou wern’t a prisoner vou should have it.” “Show me fair play, James Curry, and you shall have a chance now.” said Horse Shoe: “I’ll keep my parole to surrender when it is over.” “Silence, fool!” returned Curry, at the same time rudely pinching Robin son’s ear. “You will be a better man than I take you to be. if vou ever wrestle with me again. I have not forgotten you.’’ The dragoon now rejoined his com rades. “Peppercorn,” cried Habershaw, “d—n the prisoners, let them fast to night. The lads want a song. Come, the liquor’s getting low. we want noise, we want uproar, lad! Sing, bully, sing!” “Anything to get rid of the night, noble captain. What shall give you?” “The old catch, master Orderly. The Jolly Bottle, the Jolly Bottie,” cried Habershaw. pronouncing this word according to ancient usage with the accent on the last syllable, as if spelt “hotter." “give us the Jol- lv Bottle, we all know the chorus of that song. And besides it’s th^ best in your pack.” “Well, listen, my wet fellows!” said Peppercorn, “and wipe ustily In the chorus.” Here the orderly sang, to a familiar old English tune, the following song, which was perhaps a common camp d'ttv of the eerlod: (CONTINUED NEXT FRIDAY.) 6ee! How Quickly and Noatly We Can Do Job Work VII kinds of Job Work done at The Ledg< office neatly and a irioea commensurate with high »rade work) Trv us. Souvei'ir Nutmeg Graters. A lady '\b » snil.Hl for her home in Germany a lew days ago took with her a dozen nutmeg graters and some te* strainers to be distributed as souve nirs of her visit to this country. “When I was li'To twelve years ago.” she said. “I brought home a nutmeg grater and gave it to an aunt, and every house wife who sa v it envied her. When this aunt died, everything she owned was disposed of i*i her will with the exi’option of tb° nutmeg grater, and so many in the family wanted it that the simple article threatened to cause a fight among the heirs. Now, I will give each of them one and a tea strain er in addition. These are two house hold necessities which are almost un known in the part of Germany that I live In.”—New Tork Press. This man bought a supply of tobacco with out acquainting himself with the distinctive taste of SCHNAPPS Tobacco, which has the cheering qualities that gratify his desire to chew, and at less expense than cheap tobacco. SCHNAPPS has been advertised in this paper so that every chewer has had an opportunity to get acquainted with the facts and know that drugs are not used to produce the cheering quality found in the famous Piedmont country flue-cured tobaccos, and that SCHNAPPS is what he ought to chew. Still there are chewcrs who accept other and cheaper tobaccos that do not give the same p’easure. Some day they’ll get a taste of the real Schnapps—they’ll realize what enjoyment they’ve missed by not getting SCHNAPPS long ago—then they’ll feel like kicking themselves. SCHNAPPS is sold everywhere in S cent cuts, and 10 and IS cent plugs. Be sure you get the genuine. The new Laxative that does not gripe or nauseate. Pleasant to talie. ORINO Laxative Fruit Syrup Fee Sale by CftarokM Drue Co. For Solo bv Chorokoo Drug C* Cures Stomach and Liver trouble and Chronic Constipation. F«r Salt by Charoka* Drug Co. BALLOON STATION FOR ARMY. Old Indian Armiata. In a Jewelry store at Eufaula, I. T., there were recently exhibited two arm lets made of metal and of the pattern worn extensively by the Indians a cen tury ago. The armlets were found in an old Indian burying ground on the banks of a creek twenty-two miles west of Eufaula. Evidently they had clasped the arms of some Indian brave who had been burled there, and the sands had drifted away, leaving the armlets exposed long after the remains of the Indian had passed to dust. The armlets are of the pattern that were annually given In the Indians by the government in the early days. Each of the ann!e!s found (tears the emblem of the government, and there are in the shield fifteen stars, indicating that j at the time they were made there were fifteen in the Union.—Jewelers’ Circular-Weekly. Will Be In Charge of Lieutenant Lahm at Fort Leavenworth. Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm whose \iciory in the international balloon race last year gave the Aero Club of Ameri ca the custody of the Gordon Benueti cup for the present year, will return to America In a short time to take charge of the government balloon sta tion now being established at Fort Leavenworth. Lieutenant Lahm is an officer in the Seventh cavalry, U. 8. A., and ever since last year's race, which started from Paris on Sept. 30. he has been in France on e leave of absence f-o:n tb” government making a study of French methods in utilizing balloons for mil; tary services. For several months he has been stationed at the main French station near Paris, where he has been granted exceptional opportunities to study the subject carefully. The war department has be^n devot ing a great deal of attention to th* subject of military ballooning drr’nc the past few month® A large military balloon has been f-o o F am e and Leo Stevens lias also bee t builline one in New York city fo** the govern meut. It will lie the largest balloo'. he has ever constructed and will lie o' SO.OOO cubic feet capacltv Biggest G. ecn Diamond. What is ueile.e . te . . th .arge t and most pei’L\ t green ml tiiar has ever come Into the (.nix* tsta.e !.;.: been appraised by e.ai.ihnei’.s ot 'in* locai customs office, sa; s the Xew Yo.k Herald. The stone, w. i hi , t\\\> s ” ! < n half c.rnts. aimo t as dut\. ,. n a :;.i euie.’ald. of unusr.ul bril- .i.ije y and valued at close to j.U-u was consigned to a New York . e’.volr iim c from An sieruam. Although the examiners .a idle mi !!<'us of dollars’ worth of precious i • rues each mouth, tile green diumbn.i crated much Interest among them he cause of Its great rarity. Michael Na than, deputy appraiser, who is in charge of the diamond and art ware dl- visiou, stated that It was the third green diamond which had been brought luto America within five or six years and by far the finest Its arrival followed closely that of a brown diamond weighing three carets and valued at about 95,000. This also was a rare specimen of colored dia monds. An Underground River. W’hile a well was being bored near Marfa. Tex., an underground river was struck at a depth of 200 feet With the artesian flow which poured forth from the mouth of the well came sev eral articles of wearing apparel. Tble fact led to the conclusion that the river bad Its source In Arlxona and that the articles mentloneu were lost In th# flood at Clifton. Aria., which recent?* occurred. <^e do not do en kinds of onntms j -•*» do 'Or GOOD kind. Whet Our Reporter Saw In New York. A recent visit to one of the largeet nalnt factories In the world, disclos ed machinery that was producing 10,000 gallons of Paint, and doing It better and in less time than 100 gal lons could be made by band mixing. This was the celebrated L. & M. Paint The L. ft M. Zinc hardens L. ft M. White Lead and makes L. ft. M. Paint wear like iron for 10 to 19 vears. 4 gallons L. ft M. mixed with 3 gal lons Linseed Ol] makes 7 gallons of »a!nt at a cost of less than $1.20 par gallon. If any defect exists In L. ft M. Paint, will repaint house for nothing. Donations of L. ft M. made to churches. Sold by Smith Hardware Company. Gaffney. S. C. —— The Only SemLWeekly Newspaper in South Carolina At SI .00 READ THE LEDGER. 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