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YF.AH ttole Between Deacon Jones and Mr. Bnyder. A Clitlstmns WylHod?. 15V KUHN E. UKXFOKD. N. Y. hcdgvr. MrB. Perkins bad "dropped in" to find out what the Joneses were going to do on Christmas. "We've promised .to take dinner with the Williamses," said Mrs. Jones. "You know, none of tho children can qome homo thigjear, the y KT1 I ler t don't ibout; It that [aye to else irl." .use," mow i one jb, 'n' he wanted it solace bf 'em bein' so tic'rs put that if con [ieir own way tthey ojjc^^r'Vjere iTon^ffiieyihey ioighborhood by tlie < got U; consequence is we liafu'i &rs, lew meetin'-house, 'n' I (Pjiad Jwe'ro ever like to have. I'vem't ftk o' the thing, hearin' the clgot [harp on it by spells all tuea y that I've wished, more'n onese 13 could be a law made to she nee, nouth ov'ry time he thougl? up Sut, good land, that'd. kill hi,t of jhed Mrs. Jones. "I do b'l fnjoys abusin' Mr. Snyder, ^se Mr. Snyder's jest as bad, ?t I've heard. They're )hed:" It's too bad, anyway," said rkins, with a sigh. "It's madjulrs. Fid o' hard feelin's in the chile no |i' hendered the work more'n eVcn> hing else that's ever happened, lery 11 like 'em both. They 're aj We |ood men in most ways, but it slvfdl ef they was kind o' loony orfeems line p'iht. I wonder if 'twill evt this Vttled ?" |&r be "Not till one or t'other dies,'\ 'Mrs. Jones, decidedly. "Tbl said jest alike?contrairy as two meifey're Id be?'n' neither of 'em '11 ever to the other, unless thlever [cle, which I don't s'poaoro's ice. I can't lmtie '11 Jie was wJgine rong." Im'-houije th( SsB^Mrs. Perkins.! "Tb? been patched up an' fixet thero ain't much chance o] fanytlfiiiig more for it. Ef the) agree1 I don't see why thoj W>p still 'n' let the others] Tout a new one." 'em a-doin' thet,'f said] ^'They 're jest a? stub "^hey was twenty year do my (way orl hblb?' with em.I ?\ righ? wA rod be-| \o to Mrs. ley both will, away for fear the fvc. dassen't come. I mostl ^>tt-4. be siok so he hadl ne. I don't b'leeve it's| that way, fee, I hate timo, 'n' 'speciallyI It it her duty to si y husband about tjhel Imas morning, be ?or churchy fmm go to the| upper "For ||nto a dis hump . putUn' np ( ? i In-, don't want, im- to tell him what I think of him ;" und tlio dea-; CQn fairly glared at Mr*. Jone?, who i i 'd, and concluded that there was little.use iu trying to avert a quarrel. It was sure to come. "I do wish we could get a letter j from Henry," she said, changing the aubjeot. Henry waa the youngest of the family. He had gone to Dakota to try his luok at fanning. Crops had been a failure, and the last let t?r from him had been a most down hearted and discouraging one. "I'm ; afraid he's sick. If he wa' n't, it seems's if he would write. Mr. Bay lor's been out there, they say. Bein' so near, when he waa iu Minnesoty, he thought he'd make his sister Mariar a visit. I don't jest know what part she lives in, but mebbe it's near Henry. I hope he see him." | Deacou Jones sniffed, at if to ex-1 press the idea that it wasn't any oredit to the boy to have been seen by a man like his enemy. The Christinas service was over, and the Williamses loaded the dea con and his wife and Mr. Snyder into their big double sleigh aud set off homeward. Neither ol the two men looked at each other or seemed to be conscious of the other's pres ence. "My 1 but it makes me feel craw ly," said Mrs. Jones to Mrs. Wil liams, as she took off her wraps in the "best bedroom." "I'm all of a twittor, I'm so nervous. I sh'll tremble fer fear of what's coinin' ev'ry time they open their mouths. I do wish you hadn't ask'd both of m'e, Mis' Williams." "I didn't hardly dare to," said Mrs. Williams, "but, John, he said, 'What was the use o' lettin' their foolishness keep us from bein' neigh borly. He was goin'*to ask 'em, en take the chance o' the consequences." "I hope 'twill all be peaceable," said Mrs. Jones, "but?-I know 'twon't." They all sat down to dinner, and the conversation become general, ex cept between Mr. Suyder and Dea con Jones. Not a word did they address to each other. They simply ignored each other's existence. After dinner, the men went out to the barn with Mr. Williams, to look at the stook. apd Mrs. Jones and I Mrs. Williams "visited" with each | other as they oleared away the re-1 mains of the Christmas feast. Mrs. Jones tried to be at ease, and not worry, but "coming events east their shadows before," and she felt that her fears were sure to be realized. It was simply a question of time. The men came in from the barn and sat down. Conversation flagged for a time, as it is quite likely to do among men who are not in the habit of "visiting" women-fashion. The awkward silence that ensued was at length broken by Mr. Williams, who asked whatjiis guests thought about the new town hall that was to be ?built. "I haven't heard anything about it," said Mr. Snyder. "It's all been talked up sence I went away. Where's it going to be ?" "On the Dusenberry corner," re plied Mr. Williams. "That's a good place for it," said Mr. Snyder, approvingly. "A.'very good place. The best place in town. Mrs. Jones felt her face getting pale with a dread of what was com ing. The Dusenberry corner was where. Mr. Snyder had wanted the new church built. She glanced at the deacon.. His face was red, and she knew by the look of him that he was preparing for a battle royal. "What do you think about it, dea con ??" asked Mr. Williams, not aware fthat he was precipitating matters. The deacon cleared his throat and blew his nose with a blast that was like, the sound of a trumpet urging on to combat. "All I have to say is, of anybody't fool enough to want the town hall built on that site, they hain't go! sence enough to last 'em over night. I sh'll oppose it, sir I I won't con sent to have the funds o' the town squandered in a buildin' put up"in sech a place as that." I "Of course you'll oppose it," said I ^k; Snyder, glaring at his opponent. "Evftrvbody that knows you'll expeot f??*.^*M that's all the good'twill do. Folk8*h?v got their eyes opened in the last -tenN>r a dozen year, *n' they ain't a-goin' tfKbe bulldozed ae they used to be. I ?^*yH 8aid the DuBenberry corner was tn^best site in town fer a church or another pubtic buildin', V I'm reddy to^ack my opinion with money. The town ftfdl s goin' to be built, V it 's goin' to be huilt^ on the Dusenberry cor ner, too." "I think thalA*.., the place for it myself," said Mr. Williams, rather faintly, though, for he "was fright ened at the prospective quarrsLhe had innocently paved the way for. "Oh, yes, of course I" cried the wrathy deacon. "Of course you do. I see now <why I was asked to come here to dinner. It was so you could give that man a oh a nee to browbeat me. You wanted to let me know that you aided in with him. That's all right. If a man wanta to let folks Know that he's made a fool of himself there 's no law ag'inst it that I know of. But there ain't any law that obleeges a man to set still 'n bo ru a on 'n crow'd over, 'a I know of. M'lindy, I'm goin' home. Yon can come* with me, or stay 'n take a hand in abusih'me, jest as you think [best." And the angry deacon strode out of the room, banging the door behind him. Mr. Willi lams followed him into the hall and tried to prevent him from going, but he waa obdu i ate. Go he would, and go he did], leaving poor Mra. Jones to,follow at her leisure. "I knew how *t would be," she said, aa she wiped her eyes aa ahe bade Mra. Williams good-by, "I ain't a mite s'nrised at the way it's turned out I sh'd ha' been dretful disapp'inted of 't hadn't happened." Just aa ahe reached the .gate of In i home, a neighbor drove np and called out that he had a letter for her. "From Henry, I reckon," he said. "It's from Dakoty, anywfty." i Mrs. Jones tookJhiU^g looked-for eager impatience to find on her boy bad to write. The was building a fire, but his looked as if a fire was quite unuec essary. He looked hot and he felt so. His wife*sat down without remov ing her things, and tore open the letter, Before she had read far she began to cry. The deacon wasfright bned. " Ho ain't sick or nothin', is he ?" he asked. But Mrs. Jones didn't answer. She kept on reading and crying. When she had finished the letter, she turned to the deacon and looked him straight in the face. " Lom' wel Jones, do you know what's happened to that poor boy of our'n? Til tell ye: He had. to mortgage everything he had last year, but he wouldn*t let us know it fer fear We'd worry, V he hoped he'd have good luck 'n' fetch things 9ut all right this year. But luck was ng'nst him, 'n' he'd have lost every blessed thing ef it hadn't been fer a friend that found out the trou ble he was in 'n' helped him out o' the difficulty 'n' set him right on his feet, so that he's likely to do better'n ever, he says. Now, who do yo s'pose that friend was, L?m'wel Jones ?" "I'm sure I hain't no idee, said the deacon. "Well, I'll tell yo," said his wife. " 'Twas the man you've been quar relin' with to-day. You've had words with Mr. Snyder, but he was the very man that behaved like a father to our poor boy, 'n' Henry writes that he said he did it because he hadn't no grudgeag'inst him, 'n' he used to think you one o' his best friends, 'n' he was willin' to do it fer the sake of old times. I don't know but Mr. Snyder's to blame for the trouble between you jest as much as you be, but I'm goin' right back to Mis Williams's to thank him fer helpin' my boy, 'n' tell him that I shan't never forgit it. To think of what would have happened to Henry ef't hadn't ha' been fer him! I don't see how you can feel hard to'rds him after you read that lotter. An' to think that he never let on that he'd done anything! I'll warraut you'd ha' twitted him about it if you'd been in his place 'n' he in yourn," and Mrs. Jones wiped her eye" again and took her departure. Deacon Jones took up tho letter ' and sat down by the fire to read it. I As he did so, and tho knowledge of his old enemy's kindness to the boy so far away from homo and in Such sore trouble became clear to him bitter and angry thoughts began to die away. For the sake of old times! How ho remembered the days when he and John Snyder had been the best of friends! The memory of them seemed to burst the Hood-gates of resentment and sweep down upon him in a mighty torrent that over whelmed him. Could he have done what his enemy had ? He sat there and thought it all over; and as ho did so, it seemed as if the spirit of the Christmas season same into his heart and took posses sion of it, and drove out the old, bitter thoughts. Deacon Jones loved the boy who had been befriended as be loved no oue else on earth, and the kindness done him by the man with whom he had so long been at enmity, broke down the fences of hatred that had kept them apart. "I've been an old fool!" he said. "What if we didr't see alike! That was no reason . y we should hate each other. I've been ashamed of it more 'n otice, though I don't believe I ever admitted it to myself. It ain't Christian to feel so to'rd a brother in the church, as M'lindy 's said time 'n ag'in, 'n I've knowed it all along; but?I let the devil into my heart, 'n there he < v staid; but"? and th'ere was a lot . of grim deter mination on tho deacon's face as he said it?"he's got to get out. I ain't goin' to hold a grudge against a man that 's helped my boy when he hadn't a friend to look to. Ef he'll drop the old diffikilty, / will." The deacon heard the sound of voices in the road. He looked out. Mrs. Jones was shaking hands with Mr. Snyder at the gate. "Now or never!" he said, with a resolute look on his face as he opened the door and stepped out. It cost him a great effort to do what he did, but he was not the man to put his hand to the plow and look back. "Hello!" he sang out. Mr. Snyder and Mrs. Jones looked that way in great surprise. "I?I don't know what you think about it, but JFd like to be friends again," he said. "I'm willin' to let bygones be bygones if yWi be. 'T ain't right to not be frioif^L sence I've found out what you've done for Henry." He was nsJf way down the path as he said this> "Mr. Snyder didn't wait for him to reach the gate, but met him irsh'e it wi^Voutsi-etched hands. ^^i^M0$?lmm1m^m^^/9 N?Uriends it .shall be, theh>" he said, ami his face had a glad look in it. "It's highJ^itne we quit our fool ishness, I recktfn... I've been sorry for it, but I was too contrary to say so." "Same here," said the deacon, as he grasped Mr. Snyder's hand in a grip that made him wince. "I can't tell you how much obleeged I am fer what you've done fer my boy?V "Don't mention it," said Mr. Sny der. "You'd have done the same for one o' my boys, if I'd had any an' they needed help. I know you would." "1 duuno 'bout that," said the deacon. "I guess I feel a grudge more'n yon do." "No, you dqn't! No, you don't!" said Mr. Snyder, allowing the deacon to pull him, not unwillingly, into the house. "I like this! It's some thing like Christmas, ain't it?" Mrs. Jones had stopped at the to to straighten out matters with ersolf. Was she dreaming P Was she crazy, or? had the "merriole," of whose possibility she had had grave doubts, really taken place P "Wall, I declare!" she said, and she could go no farther. It seemed too good to bo possible, Just then the deacon put his head out of the door to ask her if she was going to Stand there all day. Had sho got paralyzed P " dunno but I be," she with r r?? the old diftikilty done ! "bo fur's I'm concerned, it is," fh\i\ the deacon, emphatically. - "1 say amen to that," said Mr, Bnyder. "Glory to God in the highest, said Mrs. Jouee. "It seems too good to be trne, but I hope it ain't My 1 but wou't the neighbors be s'prised to hear on'tl They won't b'heve it ?I know they won 11 / wouWn' ef I hadn' seeui it" .So it came about that "the old difflkilty" was buried out of sight on that Christmas day. And so may it come about that we bury the old grudges deep down in our hearts this Ohristmas Day?so deep that they never see the light again. The ItMt Christmas Dinner. In the Union Army. New York Mall and Kxriresa. The last Ohristmas dinner I had during the war between the States might be. properly said to have been "conspiouous by its absence," for it consisted of hasty bites taken in the midst of the roar of cannon on board the flagship Malvern while we lay off Port Fisher, whioh Admiral Por ter had selected as adOhristmas gift for his fleet, and which, in my opin ion, we should have had on that day had it not been for the tardiness and lack of dash on the part of Gen. Butler. It will be remembered that Ohrist mas, i a the year 1865, fell upon a Sunday, and usually in the navy that day is marked by unusual efforts to make "the mess attraotive, but in the grim, closing days of the civil war, Sunday was like any week-day, and even the double holiday of Christmas and Sunday was not con sidered in the effort which was made to secure, by moans of war, "peace on earth'* for these United States. The scene on board a ship in ac tion, so far as such a dinner is con cerned, cau not be described, the imagination must picture it. The men are not only themselves in dan ger, but the whole object of their lives for each moment is to drive the enemy from their "coign of van tage, and the excitement is intense. In the actual combat one loses con trol of all senses save the one sole idea of conquering. As I look back on my Christmas dinner in this par ticular year it was completely merged in the struggle in which we were engaged, and my own share of the meid was the meager rations which had been served to us every day for months previous, seasoned by the do tonationjof guns and the prospect of a possible immediate victory. My diary at this time is that of a boy and just thirty years ago, less! I four days, I find this entry: "All ready to start for Wilmington.'* Of course, even at this time we felt that the ultimate victory was with the North and the movements of the various Union bodies, under their generals, were certaiuly constricting the Confederate forces so as to ulti mately crush them. But Sherman has left in a letter a record of the haste which was necessary to bring the war to a close, and he says that he arrived in Sr.vannahon Christmas day aud stopped only long enough to provision his troops before they pro ceeded on their way to "the sea." My record of these times is scant enough and boyish. Had I been a few years older I should have known better and have elaborated the brief notes' that I find in my diary into somewhat that would have furnished material for history. But, even as it is, my entries may revive the memories of the last Christinas the Union men saw before the greatest conflict of modern times was brought to a close. Jt had been decided, as I have said before, to attack Fort Fisher on Christmas day and in my journal under date of December 12, I find this: "All ready for sea; sent two of ficers ashore in a boat to keep the men from talking about the ' powder ship.' This 'powder ship' was an idea of Gen. Butler's and was both in conception and in effect ridiculous. It was a source of much discussion at the time and the expectation was that it would do much damage. As a matter of fact, when it was finally touched off by means of electricity it did as little harm as an ordinary cannon and made about as much of an audible report. It was, never theless, a subject of discussion and wonder, as the pages of my journal disclose. I find this record of the 13th: ''Three frigates, four sloops of war, three side-wheel steamers and the new Ironsides sailed from Hampton Roads at 4 p. m. for Beaufort." On the next day we passed the fleet off Hattera8 and the Monadnock, Canon icus and the now Ironsides. The 15th finds this entry: "Ar rived at Beaufort early in the morn ing; found quite a fleet in port; ves sels arriving every hour.'-' ?Tust one week before Christmas ovo the entire body of vessels sailed for Wilmington, and two days later the first intimation of the "groat gale" is recoided briefly in the words "blowing hard." This great blow O&fitrf no end of a sensation la the North; and in < many of the chtrtches prayers for i 'those at sea" were seT^Cup hy fcr vont souls who saw theiruear ones threatened, not only with thechauscs of war, but with those of tho ele-*v ments. And Christmas was at this time only six days off? On the Tuesday preceding Christmas the little diary, which is my guide, reads: "Blowing a gale of wind so that v/k cannot do anything; still at anchor, within twelve miles of the shore. Wind N. E." On the next day tho wind had shifted to 8. W., wsts blow ing a gale, whioh means a,/good deal in nautical language, wjfen it is set down as a fact, "ant]/the monitors wero all awash," wh/do many of the shins were "draggb^g their anchors." Tho noxt daymhero was no sub sidence of tho fUH|of tho wind, but the ships.fl^M" 1 11 ih('u' ob jective point^fl Httflflfiife story of my ? Hj tho^ Highest of all in I^veoing Powers-Latest U. 3. Gov't Report _ ABSOLUTELY PURE ike work; a large mail arrived." A i Jhristmas mail with tidings and ] iopeB from eager hour -?hearts ] vhose love and future happiness < vere bound up in the habitants of ] he ships that lay exposed to the < vi mi? and waves and the murderous ittaoks of the enemy's guns. "We ] vent in," says my journal, "and had j ? look at Fort Fisher; the powder ( x>at was blown up at night; it was j . fizzle." This was the result that was ex- \ ?octed of the famous "powder boat." Admiral Porter always ridiculed it, \ md it had about as much effect on , Fort Fisher as if it had never been sent. It was, during the time it was j guarded by us, a source of great , ?nxiety. The day before Christmas lifferod from the home rule as told iu the rhyme, and every "creature tvas stirring," and this fact is thus recorded in my little book: "At 7 *. m. we got under way with the fleet for Fort Fisher, and commenced action at 1 p. ni.; fought all the afternoon and closed firing at sun down. We have no forts yet." This comment is ironical. The next day was Christmas day. But when the morning broke there was no thought of the toothsome meal of the season, or of the day as a festival in Christendom. The ra tions served as -occasion offered were "caught on the fly," as it were, and the only thought in the minds of the navy men there present was the renewal of the attack of fhe day bo fore. There was, of course, a remi niscent flavor of dinners at home with homefolks, but this gave way at the sound of the first gun which was fired at "11 a. m.," and the fight continued "until sundown," But ler had arrived, the boats had landed "some troops," and the fleet began to think "the fort a tough place." I find my own comment on this eventful day to be, "Butler is to blame. He is too slow." A fact whioh is backed up by Admiral Por ter in his book on the war aud also by the more important evidence that is furnished by history, which shows the cupture of Fort Fisher on Jan uary 12. These were the scenes in which my Christmas dinner was eaten, and if it amounts to but little as a dinner, there is this co npensa tion, that the day will be long re membered as a Christmas when a dinner was secondary to a deed; and if I can not recount the bill of fare, I can at least recall one Christmas tide which "tried men's souls and did not find them wanting." Amos M. Lyon, Acting Master's Mate, U. S. N. Flagship Malvern. In the Confederate Army. A glorious night, that Christmas eve of 1864, crisp, cold and exhilar ating to the young soldier who rode rapidly clown the Osborn pike, leav ing the lights of Richmond behind, thinking of the Chr's?mas eve cheer he had enjoyed with kind friends in tho city, who wero mo 'e mindful of the boys in the trenches than of the dangers to their homes. The officers had a hut at the head of the parade facing the fortification, and as the captain dismounted his faithful man, Crcsar, who could get nearer to a battle, hide safer, and emerge sooner than any man in the army, appeared from tho shadow in his "dug-out" and talked to the old sorrel as he led him off. " Fso sequestered a bag of oats dat squandered from de major's waggin, an you gits a Christmas bellyful sure: I'm glad of dat, but wbar s do grub for Ctesar and de captain and de rest of de boys on Christmas day?" He niuttered something about Elijah and the ravens and tho Lord, and the sparrows that fall; but a few minutes later disappeared in his com fortable hole in the ground, singing " My love she af a coal black rose" in happy-go-lucky stylo. For a few minutes thoy were silent, half sitting, half lying on their blankets before tho tire. Suddenly the captain dived into the pockets of his overcoat, and holding before each officer a brilliant little piece of silk ribbon patch work, exclaimed: "A Christmas present for each of us from the loveliest Virginia girls you ever saw." "A silk tobacco bag by thunder," said tho first lieutenant. "Tho very thing I wanted," said the first sergeant. They enjoyed the smoke. The first sergeant;, who was caterer for the mess, told him that next to a good meal, which thoy couldn't got, a smoke would satisfy the keenest appetite. "That reminds mo, how about a camp Christmas dinner?" said tho captain. "When I called on the commissary today he hoped to have ? littlo bacon to add to our allow mce, and told me that tho 'homo "Who is Will Whitener ? ft liable Hair Gutter and Shaver, B J? i m mf. a -. _ .'. . ... _L V binge* of which the Virginia and fc I ortli Carolina families have de- r rived themselves to give the soldiers ae more Ohristmas dinner would * robably reach headquarters this " rening." "They haven't eoine yet," said the I eutenant, "bnt the commissary sor- | eant is now at headq carters with a | etail to bring down* what is to bo ?sueu," " I found two or three boxes for he men," continued the captain, "at he South Carolina home in theoity, a the old 'Exchange Ho*eI,' and rdered them sent out with tho quar ermasters' stores. But the railroads re in a dreadful condition, and the nly safe route now to the South is >y the Richmond So Danville road, o that our men will be sadly dis ppointed in not getting boxes con aiuing something from home." Tired of waiting for the "spider vagou," as the commissary wagon, vas known, the men had gone to >ed; that is, had exchanged their iiiuition in Turk fashion for a lying losturo. But a sudden shout, 'Come md get your rations 1" brought a nenibcr of eaoh mess, even at that lour of the night, to the commis lary's quarters, if a plank or two aid on stumps could be so deBig lated. And with infinite care and ibsoluto impartiality, the beef and lour and salt, a slice of bacon and a landt'ul or two of cow peas?the Last two items an almost unkrown luxury?were parceled out to each mess. And then were apportioned the four or five turkeys and cab bage, our contribution tor a Christ mas dinner to the army. ? A feait Eor a king, but scarcely a bite for 200 hungry soldiers. ? The officers gave up their share. While some of the messes drew lots for a turkey or a head of cabbage, which was not enough for two, others, composed of strong and hearty men, gave up theirs to the weakly or delicate. The captain and his moss of six ofiicrs held a council before turning in, Coisar and the cat erer forming the advisory board. The result was an appropriation for Christmas of $75 in Confederate money, being one-sixth of the r com bined month's pay, for no boxes were expected from home. Their combined month's pay was $450 in Confederate money, worth $18 in gold, or, rather, in what gold; would bay in the besieged city, for no gold was actually ,to be had. Cnisar at daylight started for the city, with orders to do the best ho could with the Confederate money in a big loll in his pocket. In dfte course Oaasar returned from the city, and disappeared with the caterer in the "dug out" called the kitchen, with a half dozen bundles and a mysterious air. In each mess in camp the "cook" was busy, every other member hung around the lire, gave officious advice about the art of cooking, and got snubbed for his pains. While some smoked their pipes to keep down their appetites and pass the time of waiting, others organized a footrace, others practiced from an old book of songs, and all looked with affection ate interest at the bubbling pots and glowing coals. We were located in what remained of a pine forest, and no holly berries or mistletoe or Southern moss was at hand. That one Christmas dinner, the pick of three days' rations, was ready, at last, in every mess; and in tho captain?8 quarters Crosar an nounced, with a dignified bow, that dinner was served. "Why, bless my soul," said the jolly first lieutenant, "here's a stuffed roast pig with an apple in his mouth, and a rice parleau and sweet pota toes, and a huge tin cup of black coffee." "Ciesar," said the captain, "you always was a trump, but you re served your best card for today." "I doi't know about cards, sir," replied Cnjsar, "but I was raised 'bout de culinary of a roast'n pig, and you hub my respects for a good dinner and merry Ohristmas." With this exordium wo collected around the board, or rather two j boards, which formed the table, ns 'ing our folded blankets aB divans. Armed with a knife and homemake I wooden fork and spoon, and a tin plate and cup, each proceeded to discuss the viands. There is art in carving as well as in cooking a pig; but why discuss the dinner ? The meat was fat and juicy, and although the meat was rather dark and less delicato than a Chester county infant, the diners did rot discover the fact that it was a ground-hog, captured by some of Onjsar'a sable friends in a hill on the James river, until a week after the feast. Each particular grain of rice stood on ond, and it would have t ?South. Caro-1 lira cook; and the coffee, which con t - ad - Cw graina of the genuine bean to give flavor to the toasted wi cat, was pronouuced troug and delfoio?c As the diuner progressed belts were loosened, faces expanded, the health of the fair ones and dear ones was repeatedly quaffed in the black dct'OCtlOU. aim tho bawl ah inn of -oiav I irere forgotten. "Livo today," is he soldier's motto, for ho can take 10 note of the morrow. Captain Hugh JL Gakden, Commanding the "Field Artillery." Heart Disease Kills 3uddenly; but never without warning symp toms, such aa Faint, Weak or Hungry Spoils. Irregular or Intermittent Puls?, Fluttering ar Palpitation of tho tlcart, Choking Sensa tions. Shortness of breath, 8wolllngof Feet and Ankles, otc. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, Cures Heart Disease. Mr. Oco. L. Smith, of tho Gco. L. Smith Mantel Co., Louisville, Ky., write* Fob. 20, 180-1: "For about a year I wiia a terrible suf ferer from heart trouble which got bo bad I was obliged to sit up In bed to get my breath. 1 had to abandon business and could hardly crawl around. My frlond, Mr. Julius C. Voght, ono of our leading pharma cists, asked mo to try Dr. Mllos' Ilcart Cure. I had used llttlo moro than a bottlo whi tl>0 pain ceased and palpitations entire d ;appoarod. I havo not had tho slight* 1 >ublo since, and today I am attending dnoss as rogularly as over." old by druggists everywhere. Hook art aud Nerves sent froo. Address los Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind. \ Miles' Remedies Restore. Ilcall We Desire : To^lntroduco our furniture business '. into ovory community in tho South ern States, and in order to do so in - the quickest timo, have concluded to make some very liberal oirers in bed I1 room suites to secure at least ono IB customer at ovory postrofllne in fyl tho next ISO days. Please read this advertisement carefully and send ut r? onoo for ono of our special oirers. r-J Our great offer No. 1 consists of one Bolid Oak Bedroom suite with large dresser with 20x^4 bovol mirror, ono largo Washstand, with double door and drawer, ono 0-foot lied et end full width. This suite of furnituro is worth In any furnituro store not less than $15. l)o not think for once that it is a little cheap suite, for wenssuro you It is not, but a large, full-size , suite equal to any thing on t ho market.] In order to start tho salo of these suites aud to koop our men busy and introduce ourbuslnoss in your neigh borhood, wo agree to ship one suite only to each shipping point in tho South for $15, when tho cash comes with the order. This advertisement will possibly appear twico In this pa per, therefore if you are interested, cut this out and send with $18 and the suite will be shipped to you. If It is not Just us represented you may re turn tho suite at our expense and your $15 will bo refunded to you. Our catalogue containing many illustra tions of rare burguins and nouso fur nishing goods will bo sent to you up on application. The suite above described Is a spoc lal bargulnaud does notappear in the catalogue, therefore It is useless to write,for illustrations ol this suite, and while you arc delaying writing some one else may get the bargain. We assure you that wo will not ship but one suite in 3-our neighborhood at this price. After one sulto has been shipped 111 tho neighborhood tho pric? will go to at least $30. L_. F. PADGETT WO IIHOAD ST., AUGUSTA, OA. GsgaretteS IGARETTESi '.Du W.DukoSona &Co. riHEAHf.niCAN TODACCUCO^IO (/ lucc.non ? . - DURHAM, N.C. U.S.A. MADE FHOM High Grade Mm( AND ^ABSOLUTELY PURE Atlantic Coast Line ?3 16 nil 4 21 hit ?9 48 an. 11 05 am 5 43 uui No.60 ?5 47 pm 0 55 pm > IjMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUGl I'A IlfR. CONDENSED SCIIKDUI.K. HFFECT JAN. 27. 1896. .?In? South. No. 55. No. 1 \ 11 mi uk I' mi.,.?3 30 pm . I. .Marlon. 0 21 pm .. .. A. Kloronco. 7 00pm . . I, Klorenco.*7 25 pm A iimter. 8;;w pm xumtor. 8 30 pm A1 ?olumbia.10.00 pm No. 62 runs through from (Charleston vis 1 Central It. It., leaving Lanes8.38 a m, Manning 9.15 am. Going North. No. 68~No. 63: Lv Columbia.*6 20am~4 25 pra Ar Sumter. 0 43 am r ? No. 68. Lv Sumter. 0 43 am Ar Florence. 8 00 am Lv Florence. 7 36 am Lv Marion. 810am .... Ar Wilmington...... .. ....1160am .... ?Dally. No. 63 runs through to Charleston. 8. C, Central lt. lt., arriving Manning 0 21 p Lauos 7 00 p. in., Charleston 8 4* p. m. rams on Hartavllle It. It. leave llartsvlllr at 4 30 a m. arriving Floyds 5 00 am. Iteturn lng leavo Floyds 0 45 p m, arriving Hartsvillr 10 15 p m. Daily oxecpt Sunday. Trains on South and North Carolina It. H. leave Atkins 0 40 a. m. and 0 30 p. m.. arriving I.uoknow 1110 a. m. and 8 00 p. m. Iteturulng leavo I.uoknow 8 46 a m and 4 20 p m. arriving Atkins 8 15 a ra and 6 60 p m. Daily except Sunday. Trains on Wilmington, ChadtHUirn and Cen way It It loavo Chadbourn 11 30 am. arrive at G nnfrajr 146 pm, returning leavo Conwayat 2 30 p m, arrivo Chadl>ourn 4 50 p m, loavt Chadbourn 5 86 p m, arrivo at Hub at 0 20 n m returning leave Hub 8 16 a m, arrivo at Chad bourn000am. Dally oxooptSunday. JOHN F. DIVINE, Gon'l 8upt J. R. KRNLY. Oon'l Manager. T M. KM Kit son. Traffic Manager via CHURCHES. We hay* fu.'niihed an. lumber, doort, aaili Ac, for church built,' such order* of thA , time, and SIMPSON A' Jt i JCKSDALK, Attorney* at Law, UURKNN, Kpinfl t'AKOLINA Hpoclal at unit Kivtn to the inveatl irntlou of titles hu(1 <-old ctlon of claims I. W. BALI? L. W BALL, HIM Attorneys Sota MKINH. W. W. HAM. BALL, at Law, h Carolina. il Plate and United Special aiteullon given I. T. joj4khon. - I W. R. RIOHKT JOHNSON W ltlCHEY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Okfiok?Fleming's Corner, Northwe Hide of I'hMi.- Square. L.AURENS, - SOUTH CAROLINA W. H. MARTIN, Attorney a < Law, LAUREN8, -> HoCTII ("AKOUNA. Will practice in nil C<>urta of this A I in 11 Ml i II f. IV! II to UtlliCI'lioilH. * POUT ROYAL Ai WESTERN OAR olina Railway Augusta and Ashoville Bhort Line." .1. B. Cloveland, Receiver. 8chedule in effect June 22nd, 1883._ I.v Augusta. um am 8 00 pm Ar Greenwood.12 10 pm 12 80 am Anderson. 8 00 pm . Laurens. 110 pm 7 15 am Greenville. 2 50 pm 0 45 am Olenn Springs. 4 05 pm . Spartanburg.3 00 pm . Saluda. 4 >tt pm . Hendersonville. .. 5 1(5 pm . Asheville.(3 20 pin . I.v Asheville. 8 00 am . Spartanburg.1145 am . Greenville.114Uam 3 40 pm Laurens.1 15 pm 7 80 pm Anderson. 020 am . Greenwood. 2 15 pm 5 00 am Ar.Augusta. 505|m 8 35 am Bavannab. 5 05 am 0 00 pm Lv Greenwood. 5 23 pm 2 83 am Ar Raleigh . 1 26 am 12 00 n'n Norfolk. 7 00 am 0 20 pm Petersburg.(! 00 am 5 43 pm Richmond.(I 40 am 6 45 pm TO ATHENS, ATLANTA AND POINTS WEST. Lv Greenville. 9 45 am 1140 am Lv Anderson. 920 . Augusta. 040am . Greenwood.12 48 pm 2 42 pm Ar Athens. 3 03 pm 5 00 pm Ar Atlanta. 4 09 pm 7 45 pm Close connections at Greenwood for all points on S. A. L. and C. & G. Railway, and at Spartanburg with Southern Railway. For information relative to tickets, rates, schedules, etc., address K. L. TODl), i'rav. Pass. Agont. W.j. CKA1G, (md. Pass. Agent. Augusta, Ga. ? 8. Cureton. Agent, C. H. Speights, Gen. Agent, Grcenvillo, b. 0. J. R. Fant, Agent, Anderson, 8. O. PIEDMONT AIR LINE. C'-fLKMisn ?<:n> i'i i1 nr r . mmxim, mint, N"i ilihoqn.t Ortubi t n, ts-.i.'.. L? Atli.nta ('. 1. " All .mn K. T " Nun tiat. " Uulord. " UHliie*Tll?... " Lull. *? Cornelia-. " Ml. Airy. H Toecoa. " V, c.-lmllii tur . " BfiKN a. ........ M Central. ".Greenvlilt.... " Kpnrtauburg. " (ihdlir-vk. " Hlaeksburg ?? " King's Ml. " UoMonla. Ar. Charlotte. Ar. Itimvlllo. Ar. Klehinoud.... Ar. Washington. " Rarm'ePRR M Philadelphia " New York. Kouthboand. LvN. Y. PR a.. Philadelphia M H4hlmare.._ " WaahluRton . " Richmond.., Danville. Charlotte. Oastonla... King's Ml. lilack.sburg ? Otiflnuya. bpurtauhurg Greenville.... C ntral. (x ueca. Westminster Toccoa. Ml Airy... Cornelia.... Lula. (JalnesTllle Buford., Norcross.... Atlanta K. t Atlanta 0. T \\ iiM..d|i m :tv \o. mP ?hi ? IllHll' '' .0 in I l>ll i I5l i I.Vii If Mi l 9 VA| 4 45p 6 80> 6 18|> 7 08 p B Slip 19 00? ?n0a e tin 8 06a 10 15a IV (U n \7c7 N0.8J Dally 4 80p 8 65p 0 20p 10 43p 2 01a I 28? t"50n I 15? I 60a 4 07a 4 Ma I 19.i < 1>? 6 .VI? 7 l/On 7 8Va 7 68a I 83ll 1 30 p \o.\2 ally 7 Mbi ? Mm 9 8KH Id Ii H l" ?I? 11 I 411 11 I 8 n II 63? 11 27,, 12 U\< 1 Mil 2 I6p I2.> 4 H'p 4 3"p 6 (Kip 6 28; A20| 11 2Ap No.lKNo.8fl KSnu Dally 6 40p 0 4O| 11 26| t 00a A 20h M ml No.?6 Daily 2 00a 6 Mia 0 85a II 87a is asp 1 16P 8 81p 4Mp 3 65p 12 I6ll 7 20a 0 4 11 15a 12 66) A 05p 10 66p 11 80p 12 10a 12 23n 12 69a 1 50a 2 S5a ? Olm '?'&?n AOOr No. 11 Dally 2 00a ? iin 4 69a A 20ri 6 20a A 00a I2 2?;p I l?p 1 X'|> 2 00p 2 lhp so&r 4 4('p 6 40p A 06p A 22p A6Hp 7 4Up I *&P o Vtjf 8 '.|: 9 07p 0 42p 10 .>tp 9 Mp 4 86p 6 3f.p A 2*p 7 08|> 7 43p 8 08p 8 &2p 8 86p OOOp No.17 BSuo 4 00 p & 00 p 6 32p 7 85p 8 28p 8 44p fl 10p 9 64p 10 48p 10 80p 1 00a 4 40a 8 56a 11 46a 1 17p 3 47p 6 23p No.81 Daily 7 26p .....1140p 3 20a AOOn A 80a 6 83? A 67a 7 20a 7 48a 8 18a 0 80a 8 80a 4 87a 6 25? A 21a 7 10a 9 546 II 20* 10 20a "A" a. m. "P" p. m. *" U" noon. "K" night. Not. 87 and RA? Washington and Southwestern Yestlbuled Limited, Through Pullman Sleepers between New York and New Orleans, via Wash ington. Atlanta and Montgomery, and also be tween New Yoik and Memphis, via Washington, Ulan la and Birmingham. Dining Can. Noa 86 and 8A United fltatea last Mall. Pullman Meepfug Cars between Atlanta, New Orleans and Vew York. Noa. 81 and 82, KX|>flsltlon Flyer, Through Pull man Sleepers between New York .uid AtlanU via Washington. On Tuesdays hihI ilmrmlays con .ict'tton Will be n.ade lioui Itlohlnond with No. U, and on thCM (Intel 1'iiMimin M. eplug Car will be operated betw> en Kit hmonil nlul A llauta. On Wed nod A VI nnd Sniiir ays Colli et'llon Irora At> .aiita la Itlrlimotul with Iliroil sleeping caw will l.e i.. leave Atlanta t>> train N<>. 32. N<>* II and 13.1'ullinat sl-.|ln? Car be twees airhmond. Danvil.e smi UK'Cliab. ro. ? k TI'KK, h. 11 IIA KDWIOKi (?n'l til, .\?*'l (ien'l Pat*. Ag't, ? ?*mi?nir(N D (!. A Its NT A, Os. ? a fiYnKH, pi ii> lenilet t. iiARU?rra Nio.' a ' ?hol ina W ? UflKRN <s???l . ) M illl.P, I Hie M JJ'f,. Columbia, Laurens an I New berry R. R. Northbound. -outh bound pm am Stations. pm am 4 18 10 30 .Columbia . .. 4 30 1115 400 1002... Leapt\art ... 455 1128 3 51 9 4? ... . frmo ... 4 08 U 37 8 40 9 27.. .. Ilalentino ... 5 25 11 45 3 42 0 15 .... WbltS Ito<:k . 5 X? 11 ftO 8 34 8 34_ Chaplain . 5 55 12 02 8 24 8 30 .. Littlo Mountain 5 15 12 13 3 21 8 22 . .HligliH ... 0 22 12 18 3 12 8 00 ... ProHiiorltv ... (ill 1:> 29 2 59 7 30 . Ncwbcrry. 7 08 12 43 2 ?7 7 05 ... Jtllapa .. 7 35 12 59 2 44 ?55... Gray'? Lane .... 7 47 1 05 2 40 0 40 . Kinard ......7 57 1 10 2 35 0 85 . Uoldvllle .8 10 117 2 29 ?22 . Dover .8 23 1 25 2 25 0 16_Clinton .8 30 1 80 F. E. SOU UM PERT, Agont at Prosperity YOUR QURSTIONS were lotifr ago anticipated when wel planned to perfect our methods of busi ness ; and OUR ANSWER now la rradyjJagfljfJfcfSJKfed increased | inaehiiiA 1