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' _ in- - ? - ^ ~ [ ? T^^^^H VOL. XII LAURENS. S. CM TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1896. NO. 27. CHAPTER XIIL j Jack Ormsby did not go oast by tho (hat train after tho Christinas ball as had been his purpose,, but ho saw no lnoro of tho lady of Jus love. Lato that dreadful night, rouBing for a few mo menta from tlio 6tupor into which she had been thrown by tlio nvnouucoincnt that it was her own brother who lay thero downstrickon in tho midst of bis ! career of crime and 6hame, Ellis Far- j rar, littlo by little, realized tho whole ' znisorablo truth, that ho, her brothor, was tho xuau who had wrecked Helen Daunton's life?Helen, who, to spaxe that invalid mother an added sorrow, had hidden from her tho namo of tho man whoco brutal blows and ourse3 bad rowarded her lovo. Moro than all did Ellin realizo that tho lover, whoso loyalty and devotion aho horse)f had repaid with scorn and contempt, bad suffered her words iu silenoo rather than botray another wo man's confidence and thereby divulge a truth that would overwhelm with shamo all who bore tho name of Forrar. Thcu it was that, hysterically weeping, aho broke down utterly, mid beforo tho set ting of another sun the mother and all thohousohold learned from her lips that it was all that was left of Roylo Farror Hiat now lay there, cold and stiff and Jtill in that bare, echoing word of the old hospital, awaiting tho last volleys and tho solemn trumpet salutation to tho soldier dead. Only a corporal's gourd formed tho firing party when, just before sundown, tho remains of Private Graice wore laid in tho bleak, snow covored cemetery out on tho rolling prairio, but nioro than a dozen mou in tho crowded garrison know by that time that the folds of the flag wcro draped over tho mortal re mains of a colonel's son. It was an awestricken group that gathered a boat tho hospital when the boarcrs oamo forth with their burden and placed it in tho waiting ambulance void tho firing squad presented arms. Tho idea of tho recreant, tho would bo murderer, Tom Graico, being buried With military honors had not occurred to tho garrison as a possibility. Yet hero was tho little escort; hero wcro tho trumpeter.-?the band had been merci fully excused; hero wore pallbearers from his troop instead of from among tho garrison prisoners, an might have boon ruled when ono of tiieir number died; here wero old Terry Korke and somo of the senior sergeants ft tho regi ment; hero indeed, with pallid face, was young Lieutenant Fnrrar, with him Mr. Ormphy, tho adjutant, quartermaster, tho Burgeon and euo or two veteran oap taiiiB, Major Wayne and even Colonel Fenton himself! Whoever heard of such an array as that attending the obe.scquies of u orimiual? Fort Fruyucwas mysti fied and talked of it for hours, but tho story told itself beforo tattoo, and tho mystery was done. They had buried tho firstborn of tho colonel whom all men loved and honored and. mourned, and old Font on himself dcMded that, as Graico had never yet been tried und convicted ami could nev er appear beforo an earthly tribunal, ho must bo considered as innocent and so issued tho order that no military honor should bo denied except the band. It was too bitterly cold for them to at tompt to play, for the valves of tho in struruents would freeze at once, and it Was deemed best that no sound of tho dirge music should reach tho ears of Mnrjorio Farrar. Neither sho nor Ellis knew when tho funeral took place, Mrs. Farrar learning only on tho fol lowing day, Ellis not UUtil weeks there after, for, as a result of all the long, gradual strain, culminating in the shock of that trngio night and tho realization of tho wrong sho had done tho honest man who had so lovod hor, her strength gavo way, and brain fever and delirium suporvonod. In tho week that followed that hapless holiduy Ellis hovorod on tho borderland 'twixt lifo and death, and no man could say that tho fatal Ohristmnstido might not claim still an other of tho Farrars. And that week was ono of woe to poor Jack Ornisby. Ho hanntcd tho neighbor hood of tho Farrars; ho hung about tho gateway, importuning tho doctor, the colonel, Kitty, Will, anybody, for tid ings of tho girl ho loved. His fine, alert, intelligent foco was clouded with the dread and sorrow that overcame him. He could not see Mrs. Forrar?sho raro ly moved from hor stricken daughter's ?idc?but twice ho saw and talked with Helen, and ouoo, with her, walked out to vL.ifc tho now mado gravo. All that week the shadows cast by the glare of the gnardhouso flames seemed to wrap Fort Fray no in gloom, and people gazed upon the black ruins only with a shud der. The Indians, evor superstitions, bad professed to seo tho hand of tho Great Spirit in tho clouds, pointing remorse lessly at tho spot and warning thorn of further wrath to come as a consequence of tho unavenged murder of a chief tain's sou. Cowboys and hustlers, un gerod again*-1 tho garrison because it had interposed between them and their purposed punishment of Big Head's band, saw here a capital opportunity of embroiling tho red men with their white defenders. By dozeus, in shiver ing silence, wrapped in their blankets and seated on thoir scraggy ponies, the warriors bad looked on at t bo solemn >n i in < civinnny, and wit hiu another day by scores tho cowboys anil sottlers woro spreading tho 'Story that the white chief had buried Tom Graioo with all the honors of war, despite bis crimes and misdemeanor!*, simply because ho had killed the son Of an ludinn chief?tho 6on of tho ohi< t whoso people killed the colonel of tho Twolfth whon ho attack ed tho lieolug villago on tho Mini Posa threo long years before. It was the white soldiers' way of taunting the rod man. It was proof of his real feeling toward the Indian. "Look out for yourself, Big Road I" r aid those astute, frontier States?* and his soldiers have* readily swoop upon you soino Litter uiornirjg und put you and your war riors, your women and children to tho Bword." In tho iutousecoldof tho three days that succeeded tho blizzard, there was no interchange of visits, so to speak, between tho fort and tho Indian village hut tho emissaries of Beu Thorpe had boon busily at work. Big Road aud his warriors had been bidden to attend tho stately funeral of their kinsman and friend, Crow Knife, on the morning after Christmas, and had flock ed to tho seeno and lifted up their mournful chant when tho volleys flash ed and tho crowd of attendant soldiers bowed their heads in mingled homago and sorrow, That was as it should ho, but what did it mean that his slayer should then ho accorded equal honors? aye, that moro ofllcors?chiefs?were present at Graico's grave than when tho son of a Brulo warrior was laid to rest? This they could not fathom, and this, despito the strained relations that had resulted in the death of Laramio Pote, tho cowboy emissaries proved eager to explain iu their own way and to explain to attentive curs. "Old Fenton thought ho'd dono mo when ho moved that bloody baud up hero to tho fort," said the cowboy kiug to his admiring audience over at the saloon ucross the. Platto. "If I don't pay him off with compound interest within tho month and inako him wish lie hadn't monkeyed with my business, call me a coyoto. Ho and the stuck up gang he heads will wish to God they'd loft those Indians whero they were." And five days nftor ChriBtmas Colonel Fcntnn heard of goings on within the villa o that gave him oause to summon his adjutant and officer of the day, to double his sentries on every front and to realize how muoh in theso few years he hud learned to loan for counsel and tupnort on Malcolm Loale: for now tho lOionoi was iorbiddon, us was everybody ilse, to seo him oven for a moment. Not only had the flash of tho explosion wrecked his eyesight, but there was grave reason to fear that ho had inhaled the flame. Captain Loalo was suffering torment, yet bearing his burden v "' nut a moan. A troubled man was tho veteran post surgeon all that woeful week. Kllis Farrnr, delirious in burning fever, Mal colm Lealo pre.'drate on a bed of pain, blind and breathing only in agonized gasp*, Mrs. Farrar looking so fragile and weak that it seemed as though n* breath might blow away tho feeble flicker of her life, others of tho women more or Ichs overcome and shocked by the events of the last few days, and now, right in the midst of it all, came indi cations of trouble in the Indian village up tho stream?powwowing, speech making and dancing by night, runners flitting to and from tho Big Horn, mes sengers darting in from other tribes? and when Fenton sent for Big Road to come into the office and explain the chief, temporized,, oppressed himself as suspicious of soiuo plot to separate him from his people and to hold him as host ago at the. fort. If Colonel .Fenton desired to talk, let Colonel Fenton como to tho council lodge at the village, but Icavo his sol diers behind. Big Road's old mou had seon visions and had heard warnings, his medieino chiefs had bcon signaled by tho Great Spirit, his young men wore excited and alarmed, bis women were weeping and gathering their children to their knees. If tho white chief meant peaco and friendship, lot him show it by coming to hiB lodge with gifts in his hands instead of guns. He (tho white chief) was rich, and hi;t ho; ioa and his young men wcro fat and strong. Big Road was poor and his people wero hungry aud cold, his ponies dying, Fen ton indeed would have gono with only his adjutant and Interpreter and a sin glo orderly hut for tho warning of a Brulo girl who had left her people a fow years boforo to follow a noldier lov er and had mado hor home among the whites, a patient, sorrowing woman, ever since his untimely death. The Amorys had provided for her in every way, for the soldier was 0110 of the cap tain's troop, and sho had grown deeply attached to them, evcu though now oc casionally visiting hor kindred. It was at luncheon, talking to his wifo, that Amory told of Colonol Fen ton's purpose of riding ovor to tho vil lago that very afternoon, and the story was repented in the kitchen, where it reached tho ears of tho Indian girl. In an liistunt sho had darted out of t be house and gono to the oolouors, where the frigbtenod Luorstia out of hsr seven senses with the first words shs uttered: "Th< v kill the oolonell He no ero!" Lnokily, Wnyno was at hand to soothe, support and explain. Othor officers were I sent for, and, despito Fonton's pooh poohing, so strong wore their arguments that at a o'clock n met-songer wan dis patchod to Big Road's bailiwick to toll him tho colonel had ' <?nrd that whioh mado him sny to the indian chief that now tho only way iu which ho would meot him would be at tho adjutant'h office, as originally proposed, or else nlono i.nd unarmed midway botwoen the fort and tho village, no soldiers or warriors being allowod to approach within 900 yards, nnlcss, indeed, Big Road himself slionld propose nn adju tant for each. If this was satisfactory, lot tho time bo sot for 8 o'clock and For.ton would be there. Tho balf broed messcngor came back in half an hour. "Big Road would send his answer by a squaw," and that was Big Road's way of ?Aying that the white ohiof was nn old woman. Utterly for getful now of the service Fenton had rendered his people and him, duped by tho visions of his medieino men and fuddled with the liquor lavished on him by the cowboys, Big Road was hot for war. No squaw came, no conference took place. Darkness was Kettling dtfcvn up on the post when at last tho westward sentries reported a small party of In dians riding out from tho Tillage to ward Fe wer^^||^^||jn|jg treat when tho offlcor of the day con "Thcy hill the colonel! He no gol" veyed tho nows to Fenton, nud in two minutes nn oflicor, with a dozen men, trotted out from the stables of Troop K and 400 yards beyond the sentry posts signulod to tho advancing war riors, "Haiti" Thcro were ton in tho party nnd Big Road was not among them. Tho offi cers, returning from stables and retreat roll oall, had gathorod about the colo nol on tho wosward bluff and fioldglass es wero brought to bear on tho opposing parties, now only dimly visiblo in tho gloaming, Ovor nt tho barraoks tho men wero still gathered about thoir re spective parades, despite the faot that suppor was ready and they as ready for supper. All ovor the garrison had gone the rumor of Big Road'shostilo and do flant message, and tho troops wore wrathful at tho indignity put upon thoir colonel. Some of them had step ped inside tho quarters and wer? quiet ly examining their belts and equip ments and counting the cartridge* in their bozos. Ormsby, sharing the sup pressed excitement, had hastened ont to join his friends of tho Twelfth, his nerves tingling again nt tho thought of the possibility of a skirmish, and now he stood with Fen ton closo at hand, wait ing oagorly for tho first dovelopmonts. But litt Jo timo was wasted. There was a brief parley between tho nonten ant with the troopors and a formidable looking Indian who seemed to lead tho others. Thon tho officer turned and sent a man galloping back to tho post. In four minutes he was in tho colonel's presence, dismounted and making his report. "Big Road's compliments?I mean, the lieutenant's compliments, sir?and Big Hood Hondo his delcgatiou for throe wagon loads of moat, flour, sugar and coffeo, sir, and says as tho colonel hasn't oomo to see him ho'u going to move," Tho colonel laughed?tho first laugh since Christmas, somebody remarked at the timo. "Aro you sure there's no mis take, Fullon?" ho asked tho messengor. "That's what tho lieutcnaut asked tho Indians, sir, but wo have two of 'L' troop with us?what's left of 'em ?ono Brulo and t'other Ogalalla, nnd they both translnto it tho same way, and Bat is with us, too, sir and ho says it's liko Big Road when ho gets liquor iu him. He thinks bo's lord of tho earth. Bat says he's drunk now, and heliovos the colonel will bo glad to do as ho de mands for foar of him." "Well, who brought tho mcssngo? Who's that big buck in the lead there?" "That's One Eyed Bull, sir?him thut was nursed in tho hospital here after the fight three yoars ago." "Bull? Ho ought to know hotter than to bring any such message," said Fen* con reflectively. "I presume ho dare not refuse, however. Mr. Adjutant, mount Fullon's horse, gallop ont there, and tell Bull to tell Big Road to go to tho devil. That's all on that head. Cap tain Farwell, us soon ns your men have j had supper let them saddlo and be ready for night work. Orderly, havo my horse sont up in half an hour. That's all for tho present, geutlemou. Come, Juck? Lou's waiting dinner for us." It was tho first time that any ono had seen Fcnton mad, as Amory put it, when tho group broke up. "Either Big Road will como down off that high horse or tho old man will snatch him, and within tho next few hours too. Ormsby brings us luck. Ho never comes out hero that we don't havo a shindy of some kind." More than ono officer was thinking of this remark of Amory's as thoy scattered to thoir homes. Many a diuncr was kept waiting and many a housewife had to be plaoatod whoa the lord and master hurried in, and tongues that wero primed with wifely reproof wero stilled by tho tidings that quickly spread from door to door. Big Road had mndo an insolent demand and coupled with it n defiant message. Big Road was drunk and had threatened to move with his village, and then it would become tho duty of the Twelfth to surround and herd him back. Uudor tho stipulation of a late treaty he was allowed for his winter rango only tho south bank of tho flat to, from Frayno to tho breaks of the Modi olus Bow. If ho crossed tho Platte and struck ont for tho Big Horn, ho invaded tho cattle lands and laid himsolf open to attack from the hustlers. If he dovo into tho mountain rango to the south, ho left his reservation and for feited tho rotions and supplies whioh the agent at Fetterman Bend was bound to issne at regular intervals. Ho had quarreled with the agent and moved his village up stream to within ton miles of Frayno?which he had a right to do. Ho had quorrolod with?and on good grounds?the cowboys and thon been taken under the wing of Undo Sam for safety, and now he proposed quarroling with his bonofaotors and launching out on fo biddon territory, and that meant business for all at Frayno, But Ono Eyed Bull was no trnoulent warrior. Ho hod delivered bin message in accordanco with his chief's demands, and in far more oivil tone and terms than it was consigned to him, thon had waited in dignifed silonoe, confronting the somewhat uippant bluoooats from the fort, refusing to make.any response to the jocularity and ridicule in which some of thoir number indulged or to enter into any discussion with Bat or the two Indian soldiers as to the prob able inspiration of Big Road's bombast. Well enough he realized when tho adju tant arrived upon tho scene that the "bluff" had totally failed, aud before a word was spoken read contemptuous ro fnsal in the young officer's faoe. Thoy wero indeed cold and hungry over in the village, and he himself and the war-. riore with him would have'been glad of/ a feast en army rations. I Nor were the warriors at ?11 satisfied tholr chief, hut one and all tho Indians were now imbued wish tho warning of their medicine men and expected nothing less than some sudden act of hostility on the soldiers' part. If there ever was a time in Big Road's history when a dear head and cool brain were needed, it was now, just when he had succeeded in getting dr?nk, and well had the cowboys reasoned. While some of the number lured the chief to the banks of tho Platte and plied him with lies and whisky, others were sonrrying up and down the valley, routing ont the ranchmen, settlors and "husllern" and warning them to bo in readiness to gather at the given signal, for there was no telling what would be the first oonseqnenoe of their diplomaoy. If Big Road simply broko camp and started with his wholo village iu tho dead of night in hopeB of leading the soldiers a stern chaso to tho Big Horn, they could stumble in his way, impede bis flight and bring on a row in which, with vast ly superior numbers, they could at least rob tho red men of their pony herd. That would bo part satisfaction for the death of Laramie Poto. Then, whon the soldiers came up, they could sail in aft er them and claim such spoil as was worth having and ull tho crodit of hav ing brought tho chief to bay. If, on tho other hand, Big Road becamo so crazed with their firewater as to ao down and beard tho lion in bin den ami defy the oavalry at tho fort, then thero might be a pretty serimmago right over on tho flats when the colonel ordered the chief1 h arrest, aud when the soldiers wero tackling the warriors in tho opeu and having a nip and tuck fight of it tho frontiersmen could surround tho vil lage aud help themselves. There would be only old men and women aud children to defoud it. Thero was gloom, there fore, in Bull's Hole remaining optio as ho reoeived in majestic silonco tho adju tant's indignant rendering of tho colo nel's message, and, motioning to his blanketed braves to follow, ho turned about and rode away. " What do you think they'll do?" was the eager question asked tho adjutant on his return to the post "Is ho mad enough to mean fight?" "Bo is, if ho doesn't get any drunk or," was the answer. "More whisky would bo tho surest way of settling the question now, but it would rob us of tho pleasure of knocking him out?and bo d-d to him for spoiling my din ner!'* At 8 o'clock that night, with one platoon in dispersed order woll to the front and others in reserve, whilo the garrison of Fort Frayno stood by their arms within tho fort, Captain Farwoll's troop moved slowly up tho dark valley, along tho snow covered flats, out beyond tho point where the delegation was met at dusk and held at bay, and, though the stars wero glinting in the frosty sky and not a broath of air was stirring and tho night was still as solitude it self, not a whisper could bo hoard from tho direction of tho village, not a spark of flro could bo seen. Over against them on tho northern shorn wero sounds at times as of rapid hoof beats muffled by tho snow. Half a mile out a horseman loomed up at tho front and in a moment was merged in tho advancing lino. "What is it, sergeant? What new* have you?" asked the young platoon commaudor. "They'ro off, sir! A wholo gang of old folks and women on ponies aud travois has started across tho Platte. The warriors are all thero yot. You'll hoar Big Road shouting in a minuter He's fighting full aud is urging on some deviltry. I oon't make out what, but from all we can understand of it he wants to lead a rush through tho stables to oapture or kill the horses. He's just drunk enough to try, but tho others won't let him. They declaro they won't follow him. They know too much. What they want to do is to get out and reach Troopor creek tonight, I reckon." "Ride back, then, and let tho captain know. Who else aro out at tho front ou watch?" "Only Rorko and two or three of tho Indian troop, sir. They aro taking care of thomsclvefl, though." And then for a moment tho forward movement ceased. "Halt, halt!" were tho low toned orders of tho noncommis sioned officers dispersed along the line, and under the twinkling stars, dim, ghostly and silent, the extended rank of rid. ?., seemed as ono man to rein in and wait. Hero and there an impatient charger began to paw tho enow, and others sniffed suspiciously and cooked their pointed oars in thodi-rrtionof the unseen vl'lngo. Some young troopers, tremulous -Hh czcitomcnt and oold combined, began to slap thoir fur gloved bands on breast or thigh and had to be sternly called to order. Presoutly a muffled horoomau oame riding up from the rear, a trumpeter in his tracks. "That's right, Martin. Yon did wsll to halt a minuto. I've sent back word to Colonel Fenton. He had wirod to the agenoy boforo wo pulled out." "Can't we turn 'em back without his authority, sir?" "No, even when we know they mean to cross tho Platte. But orders will oomo tonight. The wires are working well." "Captain, did yon hear what Captain Amory said this evening?" asked the youngster as he edged in closer to the elder's side, "that Ormsby never came out here that wo didn't have a shindy With tho Sioux?" "Yes, but poor Jnck H out of tho dance this time and cuu t bo with us as he was before. " "I don't understand," said Martin, having somo vague theory that the ill ness of Miss Farrar was at the bottom of Ormsby's inability to take part in tho promised ohasc. "I didn't suppose anything could keep him from taking a hand in soldier service." "Well, that's just it Those follows In tho Seventh are as pnnotilioun on a point of duty os any man we know in the army. OrmBby promised to bo back with his company for some review or ceremony within this week. Ho's got to go. They've telegraphed to remind him, and he has just time, barring ac cident, to make the trip." [TO HE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.] ? " Well," romarked the wife of the man who had ohanged his mind about going to congress, "you have a dear conscience, anyhow," " 1 know that," was the comfortless reply, " but a dear consolonoo isn't what I was running for." ?In Brazil at tho funeral of an un married woman, tho mourning oolor Is scarlet. The coffin, the tears*, the ??' ' iiwiariiiMiHii A Christmas Gill and What Came of IL J. P. Kain in Pittsburg Christian Advocate. Some years ago, while conducting a series of meetings in Michigan City, I was invited to preach to the convicts at the State prison, situated at that point. I saton the platform with the governor of the prison, and watched the p- isoners march in, Boven hundred and men, young and old. They marobed in lock step, every man's hand on the shoulder of tbe man before him. At the word of command they eat down and fixed their eyes on- a deadline, a white murk painted on the wall above tho platform. Among that large number of convicts were seventy six " lifers"?men who had been com mitted to prison for life for the crime of murder. After the singing I arose to preach, but could hardly speak for weeping. Disregarding all tho rules of the prison, in my earue?tuess to help m\ poor, fallen brethren, 1 left the plat form and walked down tbe aisle among tho men, taking now one, now another by tho hand, and praying with him. Every heart was melted, and wo all wept together. At tho end of tho row of men who wore committed for mur der, sat u man who more than bis fel lows seemed marked by sin's blight ing hand. His fuco was seamed and riuged with scars and marks of vice und sin. Ho looked us though he might bo a demon incarnate, if once roused to anger. I placed my arm about his shoulder, und together we wept and prayed. When tho service was over the gov ernor said to me : " Woll, Kain, do you know that you have broken tho rules of the prison in leaving the platform ?" " Yes," I answered ; " but, governor. I never could brook any rule whlh preaching, and I did want to get close to the poor, despairing fellows, and pray with thom." " Do you remember," said the gov ernor, "the man at theo end of the seat in tho lifers' row, whom you prayed with ? Would you like to hear his history ?M " Yes," I answered, " gladly." " Woll," said tho governor, " here it is in brief: Tom Galson was s< nt hero about eight years ago for the crime of murder. Ho was without doubt one of the most desperute am vicious characters we had ever re ceived, and as was expected gave us a great deal of trouble. ' One Christmas eve, about six years ago, duty compelled me to spend the night at the prison instead of at home, as 1 had anticipated. Early in the morning, while it was yet quite dark, 1 left the prison for my home, mj pockets bulging with presents for my attle girl. It was a bitter cold morn ing, and I buttoned my overcoat tight up to protect myself from the cutting wind which swept in from over the lake. "?As I hurried along, I thought I saw somebody skulking in the shadow of stlie prison wall. I stopped and looked a little more closely, and then saw a little girl, wretchedly clothed iu a thin dress, her stocking'ess feet thrust into a pair of shoes much the worse for wear. In her hand she held, tightly clasped, a small paper bundle. Wondering who*ho was, and why she aus out so early in the morning, acd yet too weary to be much interested, I . urried on. By and by I felt rather ihan beard, that I was being followed I stopped short, and whirled about, and there beforo me stood tho same wretched child. "What do you want?" 1 asked, harply. " 'Are you tho governor of the prison ?' "'Yes,' I answered i 'what do you want ?' " 'Have you?does Tom Galson live there ?' lier voice trembled and broke with repressed tears. " "Yes. W ho arc you ? Why are you not at home ?' " "Please, sir, I haven't any homo. Mamma dUd in tbe poorhouse two weeks ago, an' she told me just before she died that papa, that's Tom Calson, as in tbe prison, an'she thought thai maybe lie would like to see his little girl, now that mamma's (h ad. Please, can't you let mo see my papa ? To day's Christmas, an' 1 want to give him i little present.' " 'No,' I replied gn Illy, 'you'll bavi to wait until visitor's uu} ;' and with that I started on. "I bad not gone many steps until 1 felt a band pulling at my coat, wblle a pleading, sobbing voice cried, 'Pleuse, ?iou't go r' "I stopped once more, and looked down into tho pinched, beseeching face beforo me. Great tears wore 'trimming in her eyes, while her little cbin quivered and trembled. " 'Mister,' sho said, 'if your little girl was mo, an' your girl's mamma uad died in the poorhouse, an' her papa wns In tho prison, an' sho had no place to go an' no ono to lovo her, don't you think she would like to see her papa ? If it wus Christmas, an' if your ittle girl came to me, if I was gover nor of tho prison, an' asked mo to p ease lot bur see her papa an' y'w iilm a Christmas present, dou't?don't you think I wouio say "Yes?''' "By this timo a great lump was Id my throat, and my eyes were swim ming in tears. I answered : "'Yes. my little girl, I think jou would, and you, too, shall see jour papa,' and taking hor b> the hatd, I . urried back to tho prison, thinking of my own little fair-haired girl at homo. "Onco In my offlco, I bado h< r como ciouo to the warm stove, while 1 sont a guard to bring No. 37 from his cell. In a few moments ho came, wonder ing what was wantod. As Boon as he was ushered into tho offlco be saw the littlo girl. His face clouded with an angry frown, and in a gruff, savago tono ho snapped out: "Nellie, what are you doing hero? What do you wunt? Go back to your mothor.' ?"Pioase, pap.v' sobbed tho littlo girl, 'mamma's < cad. She died two weeks ago in the \ rhouso, an' before she diodsho told mo to tako care of little Jiramie 'uauso you loved Jimmlo, she said, and, an' sho told me to toll you she loved you, too; but, papa,' and here her voice broke iu tears, 'Jimmie died, too, last week, an' now I am all alone, papa, an' to-day's Christmas, papa, an'?an' 1 thought maybe as you loved Jimmie, you would like a little Christmas presont from him.' " Hero sho unrollod the littlo bundle she held in ber hand, until she camo to a little package, of tissue-paper, from whloh she took out a littlo yollow curl, and put It In her father's hand, saying as she did so, 'I cut it from Jlmmlo's head, papa, just before they burled biic' " No. 37 by this tlmo was Bobbing iiko a child, and so was I. Stooping down, 87 picked up tho littlo girl, and pressed her oonvusivoly to ills breast, while his great frame shook with sup pressed umetlon. . At the end of an hour I returned. No. 37 9at near the stove, with Iiis little daughter on his knee. He looked at me sheepishly for a moment, and then said, 'Governor, I haven't any money,' then suddenly stripping off his prison jacket, he said, 4 For God's sake, don't let my little girl go out this bitter day with that thin dress. Let me give her this coat. I'll do anything ; I'll be a man ; please, governor, let me cover her with this coat.' "Tears wero streaming down the faco of tho hardened man. "'No. Galson,' I said, 'keep your coat. Your little girl shall not suffer. I'll take her to ray homo, and see what my wife can do for her.' " 'God bless you, sir,' sobbed Gal son. "I took the little girl to my home. She remained with us for a number of years, growing Into a beautiful Chris tian character. Tom Galson also bo cara' a Christian, and never gave us a moment's trouble." A your ago, l visited tho prison again The governor said to m*? : '? Kaiu, would you like to see Tom Galson, whoso story I told you a few year* ago?" "Yes. I would." Tho governor took mo through tho eity, do>vn a quiet fetrect, and stopping before a modest, neat home, rapped at the door. The knock was answered by a bright, cheerful woman, who greeted ??he governor with the utmostoordlality. We stepped in. and then tho governor introduced me to Nellie and her father, who because of his through reforma tion had received pardon, and was now living un upright Chrls'.ian lifo with his daughter, whose little Christmas gift had broken hie heart. OlttUIN OK BtlOR >i o \ ISM. I hn Curious Outuoiiio of a Literary Production?The Aui her Was Draw Ingon His Imagination. [The following article was printed in the Greenville Mountaineer, May 24, 1831), and is reproduced on account of its. strange statement of a literary curiosity.] Tho book of Mormon, or "Go'.deu Bible," it would seem, is tho produc tion of the Rev, Solomon SpaulUiug, formerly pastor of a Presbyterian Church on the Western Reserve In Ohio. While suffering under disease, to amuse himself and his friends, ho wrote an linaginaryihtstory of the mys terious race of men who built the an cient mounds and other works of art, which are scattered bo profusely over i ho valley of tho Mississippi. His manuscript falling into the bands of wicked men has been perverted iuto the m< ans of building up the new sect of fanatics The lie v. John Storrs, of Holliston, Mass., learning that the widow of Mr. Spuuldiug was liviug at Mum-on, Mass., addressed her a letter, u> d obtained tho following narrative, which wo copy from tho Boston re corder. Lt v. Solomon Spauldiog wasa^iad oated of Dartmouth College, was dis tinguished for a lively imagination an i a great fondness for history. At the time of our marriage, he resided in Cherry Valley, Now York. From this place wo removed to Now Salem, Ashtubula County, Ohio, on Couneaut On ok. Shortly after, hit, health sunk, and he was laid aside from active la ?>ors. In New Salem, thero are nu merous mounds and forts. Those an cient relies arn st tlie attention of the new settlers. Numerous implements wero found, evincing great skill In tho arts. Mr. Spuutding took a lively In terest in these developments of anti quity ; und in order to beguile the Hours of retirement and furnish en joynn nt for his lively imagination, ho conceived tho idea of giving an his torical sketch of that long lost race. Tin it extreme antiquity, of course, would lead him to write in the most ancient stylo, and as tho Old Testa* nn nt is the most ancient book in the world, he imitated itiic'.y'o as nearly as possible. This was about the ycur 1812. It claimed to have been written by one of the lo.-t nation, and to have been recovered from tho earth, and assumed tho title of "Manuscript Found." The neighbors would often inquire howfjMr. S. progressed in tic ciphering "the manuscript,"and when uu hud sullicient portions prepared they would assemble to hear it read. He was enabled from his aequaintanct with the classics and ancient history, t.o introduce many singular names, which were particularly noticed by tlie people and could bo easily re cognized by them. Mr. S. hada broth er residing In thn place, who was per fectlj fumiliar with this work. From New Salem, wo removed to Pittsburg, lJa. Her Mr. S. found an acquaintance in Mr. I'utterson, an editor of a newspaper. Ho exhibited his manuscript to Mr. P., who retained it a long time, and informod Mr. S that if he would make out a titlo page and preface, he would publish it, and it might he a source of profit. This Mr. S. refused to do for reusons which I cannot now state. Sidney Rigdoo, who has figured so largoly In the his lory Of the Mormons, was at this thnt connected with tho printing offle? Hero be had ample opportunity to be come acquainted with Mr. Spuulding's manuscript, anil to copy it if ho chose. At length the manuscript was return ed to its author, nnd soon after we re moved to Washington Co., Pennsyl vania, whero Mr. S died In lrflli. The manuscript then fell into my hand*, and was carefully preserved. After tho " Hook of Mormon" came ou', a copy of it was taken to Now Salem, tho place of Mr. Spaulding's former residence, and the very placo where, tho " Manuscript Found " wbb written. A woman preacher had appointed a meeting thoro, and in tho meeting read and repeated copious extracts from the " Hook of Mormon." The historical part was immediately rocognized by all the older inhanitants, as the identi cal work of Mr. S. Mr. John Spaul ding was present, and recogn /.ed per fectly the work of his brother. II? arose on the spot, and expressed his deep regret, that, the writings of his brother should bo UBed for a purpose so vile. Tho excitement In New Salem became so great that the inhabitants had a meeting and deputed Dr. Phl lastUS I lu timi i, to repair to this place, and to obtain from mo the original manuscript, for the purpose of ct mpar ing with tho Mormon Bible, to satisfy | thoir own minds, and to prevent thoir friends from embracing an error so de lusive. This was in tho year 1834. Dr. Hulbert brought with him an Introduc tion and request for tho manuscript, ?Igned by Messrs. Henry Lake, Aaron Wright, and others, with all whom I was acq minted. Tho Kev. Dr. Ely, pastor of tho Con gregational church In Monson, and D. It. Austin, prlnoipal of Monsoo Aca demy, havo given their certificates that Mrs. S. Is "a woman of Irreproaoh able oharaoter, and that hor testimony is worthy of implioit oonfldonce." I,nla and Flossie Sleepy, of Joseph county, M iehlgai^aWaWl A UALIiANT SOUTH CAROLINIAN How Sherman Was Defeated at Oblok' ?saw Bayou and Grant's Plan ol Campaign Frustrated. Gen. Dabnoy H. Maury in the Char leston Sunday News pays tho fallowing tribute to Stephen D. L?e, one of the most gallant ofticors of the Coufeder aoy: After our defeats at Iuka and Cor inth by Rosecrans, in October, 18(i2, Grant was strangely inactive until late in December, when ho formed that fine plan of campaign which, but for Sherman's dofeut by Gen. Stephen D. Lee, might have ended tho war in 18G3. Assembling all his forces from Ten nessee and North Mississippi, Grant moved down tho Mississippi Contral Railroad with an army of 00,000 men, while he sent Shorman down the Mis sissippi to capture Vicksbu/ g, and then moved east to Jackeon, whence their united forces would tnovo on Me ridian, Mobile, Solma, Atlanta and Charleston?If they could. I Tho heavy batteries of Vicksburgj consisted then of five in inch guns andj ubout thirty other siege pieces, ult defended hy tho movable force of In, fantrv?2,1100?under command of Gen ? s. D. Lee. i Lite in December. 18(52, Sherman d> , barked his army of 28,000 meu UPC tho lower Yazoo River, and moved 1 , Chickusaw Bayou, at a point six mih , from Vicksburg, whore be found Gm Stepben D. Deo ready to moot hi , with 2,300 men drawn up with t) , Bluff behind them. Sherman ro-e* , barked his army, moved up to SnydeJ i Mill by boat and again landed B { army. Leo had moved his lorces thi er by tho road, and after firing a w ( shots Shorman ro-embarked again, id moved down to Chickasaw Ba;u, whero was fought, December 24. oiiof tho most romurkable buttles of he , war. After several hours' conflict Ser- ( man retired, leaving his dead ind . woundtd thick upon tho field, ie's loss was ten wounded ; Lieut. Ilnil tou was killed by the explosloiuf a caisson. ( On Christmas Day our army was drawn up in order for battle alonfthe Tallohatchie, at Grenada, whentho DOW8 came that Van Dorn had pitied behind Grant's army and destroyehis great depot of stores at Holly Sprigs. This, as intended, had compelled Gvnt to retire at once, unon tho 24lh. Ou Christmas Day, as a largo od happy company of generals and wlT officers, with Gen. Price at our hwl, were sitting down to a sumptuous in ner, a telegram was handed Gen. Pi?o. ordering Maury's division to raov at onco to reinforce Lee at Vieksbrg, where Sherman was aoout to atick hlra. About 2 o'clock tho next moring Maury reached tho battloliold of Cfcck asaw Bayou, whence Sherman lad been driven the evening before. The night was as black as a wolf's mono, a cold rain wus beating down upotus, and upon Sherman's dead and wond cd, who lay tnick upon tho field w/cro they fell. / Lee's surgeons and hospital attend ants were moving about with their lanterns, ministering to the wounded, and bearing them to tho field lospituls. Under these weird circunstanees Oons. Leo and Maury mot fo/ tho first time since Lee had been a b(f at Wobt Point, where Maury was hisinstructor iu belles lettres, ethics, etc Leo was now a brigadier general, wb had won his grades upon many a bard-fought hold in Virginia, while Mauy had ris en to major general in thi Western battles. They greeted each other most cor dially, Maury saying: '"Lee lam hero with 400 men; my wholo d vision will bo up by daylight. Meanimo, as I don't know anything about the condi tion of things before us, youwill retain the commaud and 1 the reeionsibility. Von shall have the glory of ;he victory wo shall win, and I will be Responsible if anything goes wrong. F)r, you see, Lee, I don't know where thi enemy is: don't know where I am. S<, go ahead, Lee, and complete your vicory." Aud so ho did; and fron that day Lee and myself have been 'rusting, af l> otionate friends. Togotler wo work ed three days, to Shermai's discomfit* uro and defeat. Gen. Sherman left h's ioad swelling and festering three day) in the rains and sun before ho sont ; Hag of truce to ask permission to ronovo and bury them : and then, insteacJof addressing his letter to Gen. Lee And signing it himself, he addressed ;t to me, and caused Gen. Morgan to ign it. 1 gave tho letter to Lee, sayiuf: ''Here, Leo, you killed all these non ; give Sher man two hours to remove them, and sign your name and nnk to your re ply." Gen. Carter L. Stove:son had by this time como up with hB fine division, making our whole forso 15,000 men? and as it was evident Shorman was preparing for somothng, wo wero re solved to have a gen-ral battlo next day?but, lo anil beholl ! with tho first morning light wo sa' tho last of his ?reat flotilla as it ritired down tho Yazoo. Lue look the 2.1 Te as Sharpshooters and flvo or six otbir rogiments and '?listened to the loVJO of tho Yazoo, a hence he killed anl wounded a num ber of Sherman's reir guard. Crowd ed as they wer* u<on tho steamers, they were terribly <ut up. Loo won great ind well dcBcrved reputation for thhextraordinary vlc toty. It was groa' in exocution and grr-ut in its results I recommended jeo to bo promt I d, and the I'residentof the Confederacy promptly appointe] him a major gene ral, and a y ar liter ho was mado a lieutenant genera, CONI'IODiatATK BATTLE ,vitin;v . AddroHH of tho lexcinlvo Committee of i in-. Coufecferut n Memorial As Hooiat Ion. To tho Public: Wo the undersi^n ed executive ctmmitteo of the C? n federato Momorid Association selected at tho meeting (I tho board of trustees Ik Id ut LiOOkOUt D"-i Tonn., September 3, 18ln>, deem t hue to the Confed erate Vcteruns to state that we have scoured u uhator under the lawn ol M Ississippi, Ion' formed the by-laws and huve selcctd John O. Underwood, of Kontuckj, is superintendent and Hecrotury anil tho Fourth National Hank, of Nuer/ille, Tonn., as treasur er ; and aro oit organized for won. Wo there for* mako an earnest ap poal to Conftlerato Veterans, other sympathizers .ml friende in every land, and to the nollo women of our beloved Southland foractive aid and i-upport in raising sulllobnt funCs to ereot a memo rial institute edifice which ?hall bo \ on a scale ail in a architectural stylo that will be i monument to and prop I orly oommenorate tho memory of our noble dead ard the herolo and valor "10 dettdr*" , putt, wo uiuko the following Btate? ? hi?That this movement Is under \ ? thuspiee8 of the United Confederate I Virans and will be so conducted. m cond?That our comrade, Charlea M B?ouss, is deserving of our thanks feoauguraUng, by his genorous con tiution, this coinmendablo ai.n. \ Xt wo appreoiate*his great lntoreaB;V avidenced by h's prolTorod subscrip ts of ono hundred thousand dollars u by bis liberal aid iu furthering tho .'hird?That Comrado Rouss, not klistanding his very munificent uo-" < tion has in no way intorforrod with r work or sought iu person, .o^fl rough his ropresontativo, to dU*" ,?* the board of trustees, or lufr? 1 tern in their aetious. Wo appeal to ^ 1 State division commanders and v ould impross upou them the groat Uportanco of bringing the mattor of ontribution to thu memorial fund, . ;i ?efore their brigado commanders, commandants of camps ane every mem- ' .5 >or of their respeetlvo divisions. Fourth?Tho election of a city for I -he locution of the memorial Institute i?S s absolutely undor tho control of the I ward of trustees and will not bo con ?Idered until sutllclent funds arc raisod . ?vit.b which to orcot suitable buildings. 1 Then every applicant will be given a fair ehanco to securo its locution and will be visited and thu advantages and mducomuuls of each will bo consider 3d mo4t carefully beforo a decision is ?eached by the board. Fifth?To the ladles who did overy ihlDg for the Southern cause diodng ;ho "sixties" except to tight Its battles, ind who encouraged Confederate sold oi B by their smiles, their cheers, their natchless patriotism, fortitudo and iclf-sacriiices wo appeal for aid, with .he assurance that every assistauce will bo rendered them to accomplish iny work they may undertake, which ?vo further assure, them shall be dono ander their own organizations, iu such manner and at such times as they ?.hall prescribe, in their respeotlvo States. Sixth?tho dolay in this work is not t-ho result of any lack of interest in preserving tho history of tho Southern sause but from a desire to formulato mil enunciate a proposition that will most eertalnly securo tho desirod ro jults. Seventh?The Confederate Veterans jtand pledged beforo tho world that they will erect a memorial institute sdiiico that will bo a credit to the 3auso for which they fought so gallant ly, aud all should work together to Accomplish it. Eighth?Donations should be re mitted in exobange, drafts, check, or ?nonev orders, together with pertinent commuuicuti'ms of every character until general ofliees shall have been established aro requeued to bo mailed to Gen. John C. Underwood, superin tendent and secretary, at Covtngton', Ky. Yours very truly and earnestly, W. H. Jackson, of Tennessco, Robert White, of West Virginia, J. B. BRIGGS, of Kentucky, Li. S. Ross, of Texas, Executive Committee Confederate Memorial Association. *W. D. Ciiipley, of Florida, pres ident of tbe board of trustees, John C. underwood, Superinten dent and secretary, C. M. A. WAYSIDK GATU EBINGS. Bits ot Humor und Xuggnts^of Truth for tho luultitude. ?Twelve lottersLcomprlso tho Ha svaiian alphabet. ?A dollar is respectablo because It represents somebody's hard work. ?Teacher?how many months havo 28 days in them ? Tommy?iu of *oTlf.-~ ?Over 1,260,000 acres of tho earth's surface is duvoted to tho cultivation of tubacco. ?Marrying into a family does not carry with it the right? to criticize its members. / ?It has been sta'tod that a murder is committed in lt*ly every two hours on the average. ?Fully one-third of tho land in Great Britain is owned by members of the house of lords. ?Anthracite coal fi out China is sold irr California, and b crowding out tho Pennsylvania produot. ?Wisconsin has - 000 creameries, - and produces one-sixth of tho cheese made in tho United States.) ?Saturn is 006,000,000 [titles from the sun, and it takes nearly 30 years to complete its re-volution. / ?When terrified, the ?strich trav els at tho rate of 25 miles in hour, and clears 12 to II foot at a stiide. ?George Washington's plantation on tho Potomac river, sy.it h of Wash ington city, originally dontainod 8,000 acres. ?Evangelist Moody says wealth is not power ; but there i| a widc-sp.-ead impression that is a pretty good sub stitute for it). ?A young lady who was blamed for allowing her glove to be discovered in a young man's pocket stated that she had no hand in it. ?Tiger bones are some of tho (juoor things in commerce of China, i'hoy are used as a medicine, being account ed a kind of a tonic. ?How many blu Odors we should es cape, if wo were not so much inclined to think of ourselvec more highly than wo ought to think. ?If you would lind a great maoy ' faults, be on the lookout ; but if you want to find them in unlimited quan tities, bo on the look in. ?It is a strange fact that the right hand is moro sensitive to tlio touch than tho left, and Is less sensitive than tho latter to boat or cold. ?If thou woulds't find much favor and peaco with God and man, bo very low in thine own eyes. Forgive thy self littlo aud others very much. ?In one house in Nashua, N. II., every one of the eight families who havo lived In the house during the eight years hAve bad scarlet fever. ?There are men who are very pro fane Who saddenly become very pious in the midst of a thunder Btnrm, or in the presence of pbysloal danger. ? Dr. Utflngetono used to toll how*, whilst traveling in Africa, he waa nO hard set for to nl that be made a meal of two mice and a light, blue-colored mole. ?A lady In Bath, Maine, oarrii d $50 in her stocking, deeming Ma a safe place. While running for a street oar, her garter broke, and she lost the money. Tbe Lord made tho world and rested j he made man and rested, and then he made a mistake?and made a wonun. Since then nobody has had any reef. ?Threo pollcomon In/ a Brooklyn^ station*house had a (gfeirrol about' t?jT aanlMsh, wbluh muB^A|tM^p^MdB|