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\ HORSE-SHOE R.OBINSON A TALE OF THE^TORY ASCENDENCY BY JOHN P. KENNEDY die Mme term* of friendly familiarity that lie did -with Shaw, and neglected no attention hat might Id any degree relieve the irksomenees of St. Jer- myn’s necessary thraldom. That peculiar conformation of of country which had given rise to the name of the place to which they were conducting the prisoner, was now to be discerned at somo little distance ahead. It presented a series of bold crags of granite Intermixed CHAPTER XXVI. ! good-humored apology for the rigor j w ith slate, in which rock piled upon The seroeant *nd Hit Comrade Pro- °f thls treatment. rock presented a succession of , ® 8 _ Fur “It is not the most comfortable way shelves, each beetling over Its base., Ject a n Expecmio wn oh of r iding, Mr. Ensign,” he said, with and thus furnishing a shelter against nlshee th« Enalg n an Oppor- , a « but f aB t b j n d, fast find, I the weather. Som 0 of these were tunity of Enjoying the j | 8 a’most an excellent good rule for ■ situated near the hank of the stream | picturesque a traveller l n the dark. I hope you projecting over the water, whilst j narirt namsav had de- (loD ’t think I take any pleasure in > others towered at different heights, i As soon as Da - Mug oncommodlng you. but It is my in- In such a manner as to bear a re ! parted with U L., ordered his I te Dt lon to lead your horse by the semblance to a flight of huge steps! groves llorse rei n tonight, and this friend of mine ' rut In the slope of the mountain, and OWn another to be made 1 ^ kee P in the rear - So ' way by thls ,lkf,nosR - doubtless, suggest ; to be sidled, and anot u, 10 t e of a caution, I would just signify to ing the imaginative name by which ready ^ a erS^nlace you that if you should think of play-j the siK)t was Inovn to the f*‘w hunt was to determine upon a seclre place you i win certainly bri ng ers to whom it was famllla.-. The of retreat reflecting that t t gome trouble upon your head—as«cavern-Hke structure of these ledges, of the capture £f . ° ° ^ , t one or ano ther of us would in that abundantly supplied the means of goon reach the Brl l; lsa slv case be obliged to fire. It Is nothing. concealment to both men and horses.' the country would be more than military punctilium to from the casual notice of such per-1 explored with a view 10 V, » jrj Ve you a friendly warning of this.’’j sons as accident might have brought: A spot known to the “You might dispense with this! into this sequestered defile, this region by the n ai ne of . severity. I should think” replied the When the party arrived at the foot vll,E . L ^ der ’ wh Ch nTSn >->rrir>Vr that prisoner, “upon my pledge of honor of the Devil’s Ladder, it was with the defile of a mountain brooK ^ make no effort to escape.” ! great satisfaction to all that, they emptied Into the Enoree. occurred to tha 1 win man no o » ^ mad c a halt. A short time was Christopher Shaw as the most secret i can take no P ,e ^e In the a • Jn selectinf!: a gpot , amongst fastness within their reach. This refiurned Horse S koe . da y * t the impending cliffs, of such a char- epotlay some twenty mile« westward mought ma^e a ’ d fference^ It we aR ml ht afford the advantage • of Ramsay’s, accessible by roads but should happen to ^’ nwlth anyof ^ well as the means of little known, and surrounded by a yotir gangs Im thinking a pledge loolM)ut ail(1 oRC a P c in case of district which grew more wild and wouldn’t come to much more than or llt Thp plaC(> rugged the nearer It approached the a cobweb when I a * >’«« | ch osen was about half way up the defile. njirtv Ra °i P 0 ^, °/ . the "?•' bill, where the ridge of a promontory Here it was supposed the party people. Flesh Is weak, as the preach- mleh* arrive by daylight the next er ^yg and, to my mind, it’s a little morning and remain for a few days the weaker when the arm Is strong at small risk of discovery; and or tb e foot swift. Temptation is at thither accordingly, it was resolved 1he l)0t to m of all backsliding No. thev should repair. no, Mr. Ensign, you may get away. This being settled, Horse Shoe * lf you can . wo >n take care of you Bn Totoacco Ven^ovm VI VAVue VLooaiVm^ VBwywwts taMM. Vmii. %«vte!Va^s WmAKflaQ IteBwia loailt IwwA Vtv StAvtunpvs IqVmxcco «tvd CEKtt now nrocured a supply of provisions whilst we’re able—that’s a simple from Mistress Ramsay, proceeded to arm himself with the sword and pistols of the ensign, whilst Christopher suspended across and then understanding Without further speech the party proceeded on their Journey. They wu,i travelled as rapidly as was consistent his body the sword of Gollath ' as w lth the ease of the prisoner and the sergeant called the brand ne nature of the ground over which they matched up at Blackstock s, ana aiso bad to m0ve p or t he first eight or took possession of one of the captur- tpn m jj eg tbf ,j r roil te lay across a ed muskets. country with hut few' Impediments, r n( ;“” t g d and '* tbrew hlmse]f lenKtb -If it don’t go aga ‘ nEt y ?, u Kaid except a s arose from the unseason- u the mosSy SU rface of the rock. science. Mistress Ramsey, able hour of the ride. After this they Horse Shoe, when the preparations ^ toJ1 ?nd - flazard of tra vel for the journey were completed, i c ^j nua ii y increasing. They had would take it as a favor, in case any i been retreating from tjhe settled interlopers mought happen to ^pop coun try towards a rough wilderness, promontory enabled the occupants to see some | distance up and down the valley; j whilst the crag Itself contained with in Its recesses a chamber sufficiently large for the purpose to wiiich it was to be applied. A natural plat form. near this point, allowed suffi cient space for the horses, which might be conducted there by a side ling path up the slope; at the same time, the means of retreat were furn ished by the nature of the ground towards the top of the hill. To this place of security the en sign was ordered by his guard, and, being released from his bonds, he dis- Three ways are used by farmers for curing and preparing their to bacco for the market; namely sun cured, air cured and flue cured. The old and dieap way is called air cured; the later discovery and im proved way is called flue cured. In flue curing the tobacco is taken from the fields and racked in barns especially built to retain heat and there subjected to a continuous high temperature, produced by the direct heat of flame heated flues, which brings out in the tobacco that stimulating taste and aroma that expert roasting develops in green coffee. These similar processes give to both tobacco and coffee the cheer ing and stimulating quality that pop ularizes their use. The quality of tobacco depends much on the curing process and the kind of soil that produces it, as ex pert tests prove that this flue cured tobacco, grown in the famous Pied mont region, requires and takes less sweetening than tobacco grown in any other section of the United States and has a wholesome, stimulating, juicy, fall tobacco taste that satisfies tobacco hunger. That’s why chewers prefer Schnapps, because Schnapps cheers more than any other chewing tobacco, and that’s why chewers of Schnapps pass the good thing along —one chewer makes other chewers, until the fact is established that there are more chewers and more pounds of tobacco chewed to the population in states where Schnapps tobacco is sold than there are m those states where Schnapps has not yet been offered to the trade. A ioc. plug of Schnapps is more economical than a much larger ioc. plug of cheap tobacco. Sold at 50c. per pound in 5c. cuts. Strictly 10 and 15 cent plugs. in uron vou, if you would Just drop * wbicb was p en f>trated only by an oh- 1 tnai _ , _ V.r* have beam o»a«. g< , ure road ^ litt i e be aten as to he ,, scarcely discernible in the faint star- people had been seen a hint that you Sumpter’s about these parts. it woiu-i ; ' and wb i cb \\ required all have an amazing good hearing on tno (^prjatopher’s skill in woodcraft to Tories. Besides making them wai > . fo jj ow Q„ r travellers, consequent- how *he_. strayed -bout th f * woods u j ^ often logt tb<dr wayj and wore would he sure to put the bloodnounc s ob jjg e( t ^ g et down from their horses on a wrong scent, If taey snouia i , ind g^pe about to ascertain the chance to be sarchlng for the young pat;n Th( , star bad abown all right ensign I know you women are a through a cloudless firmament, hut little ticklish about a fib, hut then i tbo deep shade of the forest thlcken- it’s an honest trick of the war some- fld aroun( j tbe wanderers, and it was "tent. times. And, to malje you easy atiout ; troqueruiy with diffleulty. even, that | The next day passed by where he lay wearied in body and dejected in mind The horses were taken in charge by Shaw; provisions wer e produced, and all arrangements of caution and comfort were made known to the reader of this history. I,j due time David Ramsay returned from Musgrove’s. Precisely at three o'clock 1" the morning, the soldiers were released according to the terms of the parole; and my reader will, no doubt, he pleased to hear that Andy, being discharged from duty, went to bed as drowsy as e’er a man of mould after a feat of glory, and slept alto gether worthy of his heroic aoheive- R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. 0. at Ham it it will he n o more than tbe truth thpy co '„] d discern each other’s j say’s dwelling, with a varied andfear- to say you did hear It—'for, you oh- b g,j reP sarve, I tell you so now. They reached at length the small “But.’’ replied the scrupu om- n- stream upon whose banks, some tron. “if they should ask nm w o miles above, was situated the place me. what should I answer fo wb j cb their steps were directed; “■Why,'’ said the sergean lies and they were thus rendered more Ing. “just out with it tel eni y< '’ sure of their road, as they had only you heard It from ? ne to follow the ascending course of the Robinson; that 11 not m<ik th • brocd{ The delays and impedments the worse In point of onM . 1 ' n of the journey had nearly outrun the be Pure, good woman, al ^® n b( | night, and whilst our travellers were things to remind David. •- • w , . yet some two or three miles from gets hack tonight, that th r . their destination, the first traces of ful interest to his family. They had received intelligence, before night, of the event of Butler’s trial, and had reason to rejoice that Mary Musgrove had so played her part in the delivery of the letter. They were apprised also of the reward that had been of fered for the discovery of the hearer of this letter, and were informed that detachments of horse were out to scour the country in quest of the ensign. These tidings filled them with appprehenslon. It occurred to Ramsay that if, purchance, the releas ed prisoners should fall in with any The new Laxative that does not gripe or nauseate. Pleasant to taKe. F®r Sal* by Cnarokaa Drug Co. QBIHP Laxative Frcit Syrcp Far aala bv Charokaa Drua O Cures Stomach and Liver trouble and Chronic Constipation. Far Bala by Charokaa Drug Ca. a country—aye, and a heart and an j her, as you ought to have done, first arm to stand by It!” | and before all the rest. Mary is well, On the same evening, towards John, and has just proved herself to sun down, a horseman drew up his he the best girl in tho country.” rein at Ramsay’s door. He was This little passage of mirth be- young—In the prime of early man-1 tween the parents and their son, led hood, his dress was that of a rustic. ( lo a full narrative by David Ramsay his equipment showed him to be a of the events which had occurred in traveller—a weary one, from the! the last two or three days, conclud- plight of his horse, and, like most ing with the capture of tbe ensign, travellers of th ft time, well armed. ; and the retreat of Horse Shoe and He did not stand to summon any one j (’hristopher Shaw to the Devil’s Lad- to the door, but put his hand upon i der. The communication wrought a the latch with eager haste, and enter- j grave and thoughtful mood on the of the Tory wrath upon his house hold; this would also lead with more certainty to hope that tbe liberated not so soon be able to day had brought, to enjoyment of a good ajipetite. With many cheering and kind ex pressions of encouragement from the sergeant, the young officer prepared to comply wth the demands of his captors, and was soon in readiness to attend them. Robinson lifted him ed with the familiarity of one ac quainted with the plaiy>. Mistress Ramsay was seated at her spinning wheel, anxiously brooding over the tales of the day. Her husband re clined in his chair, silently and thoughtfully smoking his pipe. They both sprang up at once, as the visitor crossed the threshold, and with fer vent. Joy greeted their son John Ramsay. The household was clamo rous with the aff«ctionat ft salutations of the parents, of the brothers and sistefs. and of the domestics. John was the eldest of Ramsay’s children, and had just reached his paternal roof after an absence of some months, during which he had been In service with Sumpter. The gather ing in of the members of a family around the domestic board, in times of peril and distress, is one of the luxuries of the heart that in peace we cannot know. The arrival of John Ramsay at the present moment was a source <$f the liveliest happi ness to his parents. They needed a cheerful as well as a resolute com forter. John had. only twenty-four hours previous, left Sumpter near Rooky Mount—immediately after the Complies with all requirements of th . National Pure rood Law, Guarantee No. 2041, filed at &a 'ungton. EUi file, in our prison yonder are n 01 b) morning began to appear in the east. b e turned loose before three ociock The inor e a8 j np i lpbt d i a closed to ■ thpv in the morning.’ _ them the nature of the scenery around, of the parties of tne *oy B. , t y This last caution *as repeated to A llmpld rivnlet turnbled OV e r a eoeby would of course relate the r story, Andy, who still performed the duty channel lrt wlth a profusion of and thus bring down the full rancor of a sentinel at the door of the out- brufih and brlar am0 ngst which was * v '“ ^— u,rath ,,nnn hi * houb& - house. All things being now arrang- scal t ere( j a thousand wild-flowers, ed for their departure, Ensign St. renovated by (he dew. threw Jermyn was brought from the cham- forth a de ]j c i 01IS perfume, A sue- me n might her where he had been confined and esslon Qf ^ hnis covered w ith ' give the alarm; inasmuch as tney was invited to join the sergeant and the varl()d follage of a rlch forest were more likely to shape their course Christopher at supper before they „ rowfhi bounded the brook on e ither towards Fort Nine^r-fllx than to re set. out. This meal ably and ra l ,5 dly g j de occasional rocks jutted above Pair to lanis camp, where they discussed by the stout yeomen, and ^ bo ads of the travellers as they DtiKht be forced to do duty, as much scarcely less honored by the prisoner, | j h h ^ against their inclinations as against wW rte tom and prlvarnns TtbVdSl «.«r parolo. They eve». Jrom Both Robinson and Shaw had din- a natural avendon to labor prater mounted whe t they entered this de-1 loitering about the > file, and whilst the former led the! than put themselves voluntarily horse of the prisoner his companion 1 tn e way of military ope <i > >- preceded him to explore thedoubtful “Come what will of it. ’ said Ram traces of tho road, which frequently ] say, summing up tin- chances for and became so obscure as to render it against him; ‘1 will lie ready for the batt ] f , w j lb f be British convoy was necessary to seek a passage in the, worst. Many better men have given won ]j e wag sen t w j tb despatches into his saddle with a grasp as light tied of the stream. During all this all they had to the cause of indopon- to ro i onf d williams, a Whig partisan as if he was dealing with a hoy, and progress Horse Shoe’s good nature dence, and i will not flinch from giv- of noto< was now supposed to then hound him by a surcingle to the i and light-hoartednesg were unabated. i n g my share They may bum and |(<> in (be neighborhood of the Saluda, horse’s back, whilst he offered a Ho conversed with the prisoner in break down; hut. thank God, I have These had some reference to (he military movements, of the parties; and John Ramsay was permitted by Sumpter to make a short halt at his father's house. In the first hour after his arrival, he had given to the family the his tory of his homeward ride. He had discovered that, hostile forces—of which, until his Journey was nearly finished, he heard nothing—were en camped in the neighborhood; that a court martial had been sitting for the trial of a n American officer, as a spy, and had condemned him to he shot. He pad been apprised, moreover, that small parties were out, riding into j every comer of the country. Hehim- ! self had nearly been surprised by one of these, as he endeavored to make his way to the house of Allen Musgrove. where he had proposed to i himself a visit, even before he came I to his father’s, but fearing something 1 wrong, he bad fled from them, and baffled their pursuit, although they had chased him more than a mile; he had. in consequence, been depriv ed of the opportunity of visiting the miller. “Although it is four months since we have seen you, John,” said tbe datno. with a tone of affectionate chiding, “yet, you would turn aside to get under Allen Musgrove’s roof, before you thought of the arms of your mother.” 1— wi i , rh ^ « John’s sun-burnt cheek blushed looks there is no dinerence between roasted Java and Brazilian Coffees; many people drink Brazilian but pay for Java, crimson red as he replied, '’ r t was The principal difference is that Arbuckles costs you less. It is a mistake to believe that a high price guarantees and ^ should^not have stayed long! quality. When you buy Arbuckles’ ARIOSA Coffee, you get a full one pound package of the leading Coffee of the Mr. Musgrove and his folks are safe world. Its sales for 37 yean are greater than the combined sales of all the other packaged coffees. By giving betteC 10 out ^Tdon't Coffee for the money, we have built up a business exceeding the combined businesses of the four next largest coffee fums blush the whole World. If your dealer will not supply the genuine, write to^ ^arbuckle bros . n.* v«k g*. i Advice of tbe largest coffee dealers in tbe world is always to buy tbe old- fashioned Arbuckles’ ARIOSA Coffee in the scaled packages. Don t ask for a pound of Mocha and Java, or buy by the price, for Coffee fluctuates and you cannot get the same coffee for the same price all the time unle^^oupajMoomucj^foijt. Most of the so-called Mocha and Java Coffee is simply masquerading, and is not nearly as good coffee for you as Arbuckles* ARIOSA, the blend of the Brazilian Coffees most suitable to the taste and health of American people. By the in about it" interrupted the father briskly; “She is a good girl, foamed to and you needn’t be ashamc name young soldier. It presented a crisis to him for immediate action. Ho was wearied with a long ride, but itseem- ( ‘d,to him to be no time for rest. “Father.” he said, after turning over in his thoughts the intelligence h© had Just received, “it was a brave and beautiful thing for so young a a lad as Andy to do; and th© taking of the ensign has served a useful pur- pose, but it brings this house and family into danger. And I fear for uoor Mary. Christopher Shaw must got back to the mill, and quickly too. His absence will bring his uncle’s family into trouble. I will take Christopher’s place, and go to Horse Shoe’s assistance this night. We may take the prisoner with us to Williams.” “Tonight!” said the mother anxious ly; “you would not leave us tonight, John?" “Aye. tonight, wife,” answered David Ramsay, “the boy is right, there is no time to sp&re.” “Have mercy upon us,” exclaimed th© dame; “to ride so far tonight, after s© heavy a journey, John!— vou have not strength.” “Dear mother.” said John, “think that you are all in danger and that Mary." who has behaved so well, might he suspected, and brought to harm. I must hurry forward to r’olonei Williams, and this road by the Devil’s Ladder is far out of my way. No. I am not so much fatigued, mother, as you suppose. I will rest for a felv hours, and then try the woods. Daybreak. I warrant, shall not find me far from Horse Shoe. ’ John Ramsay was not above slx-and- fwentv. Ho was endued with a stout and manly frame, well adapted to hard service; and this was associat ed with a hold and intelligent, coun tenance, which, notwithstanding the dint of wind and weather, was hand some. He had for a year or two past been actively engaged In the war, and his manners bad. in consequence, acquired that maturity and decision which are generally found in those whose habits of life render them familiar with perils. On the present occasion he regarded the necessity of co-operation with Robinson as so urgent, that no other thought crossed his mind but that which belonged to the care of putting himself in con dition to mabe his services effectual. With this view bo now directed his horse to be carefully tended; then, having taken a hearty meal, he re tired to rest, desiring that he might be waked up at midnight, when he proposed to follow the path of Horse Shoe and his comrade. (CONTINUED NEXT FRIDAY.) Th* 8am* or Another? “And you saw Murid?" “I did.” “Tell me, is she married?” “Ves.” “One question more. Again or yeti'* —Washington Iler.ild. If you leap into a well, Providence Is not bound to help you out—German Proverb. * THE CYCLONE. How This Wonderful and Destructive Air Fury is Formed. To get an idea of a cyclone's forma tion imagine a large circular pan or tub with quite a large hole in the middle of the bouom. With this hole plugged, till tin- vessel with water, then draw out the plug and watch. There is first a rush of water from all directions toward the hole and a turbulent effort to get through; then the water surface above iiegins to sink and swirl, the particles gradually circling around and around and rush ing, ever faster, toward the center. At last there is actually a hollow’ space through the center, around which ail the water in the tub is whirling slug gishly near the rim. but with more and more violent rapidity toward the mid dle until it rushes downward through the bottom. Now. if that water were air you would 1k* watching a little cyclone turned upside down, for the air rushes upward instead of down ward. In tbe cradle of cyclones during tbe summer months, when the land and the water grow hotter and hotter be cause of the longer day’s than nights, a layer of air, hot, light and full of vapor, is for a time held down by denser air above it. Restless, expand ing, tumultuous, it moves about like a lieast at bay until a thiuner place io the air above is found; then up it mad ly rushes, and into the vacuum left be hind the lower atmosphere hastens from all directions, pushing and twisting and pouring upward until it has fallen into a regular spinning around a com mon center. The cyclone, once formed, rushes away from the tropics toward the pole and begins its career of destruction, bruising, wrecking and sinking the luckless ships which happen to be in its path. More and more of the sur rounding atmosphere is drawn into the whirl until the storm often covers an area nearly 1.000 miles in diameter. Sometimes it flings itself upon our At lantic coast and tears fiercely through forests, fields aud cities. Then, again, it sweeps away across tbe broad ocean and dashes Itself upon tha coasts of Europe. Once in awhile it so adroitly avoids the land that we never know It has passed until ships come In torn and broken.—St. Nicholas. Panama Canal—Erie Canal. Machinery is digging the Panama Canal a thousand timer qulcber thaa the shovel dug tbe Erie. Machinery produces the L. ft If. Paint at 50 times less cost for labor, than if made by hand. The L. ft M. gives the best job la the world, because L. & M. Zinc haiftp ens L. ft M. White Lead and makes L. & M. Paint wear like Iron for €8 to 15 years. It only requires 4 gallons of this celebrated paint and 3 gallons of Liar seed Oil at 60 eta per gallon, to palaB a moderate sized house. If any defect exists in L. ft M. Paint, will repaint house for nothing. Sold by Smith Hardware C#.. Oaft- ney. —The Gaffney Drug Go’s, ground Spices and Flavoring Extracts eoaft no more rhu those you are now using, so what’s the good of takfeg any rtsb?