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Author of "Chattanooga," "CllloktUUMUglt," Kto.
Coi>>rl?ht, 18U7, by Ilarpor 6c Hrotlii-rn.
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ClIAI'TKll III.
iKl-'l.M'i ?? K< ''*?
?II.I. this unlucky wound
m A M ,i0vtT heal? Time files,
and I, who should be
up nud doiux. inn eagod
like ? tiger walklug back and forth
within the limits of Its Inclusure."
This was my complaint as I paced
my room one tuornlng shortly after the
accidental reopening of my wound. My
Impatience was not without cause. I
had gone south, hb 1 have sold, with
two objocta to Und my enemy and to
gather Information. I had failed In
Unding my enemy, but bad gained a
complete knowledge of the points es
sential to the capture of north Ala
bama und was carrying It to the gen
er. ' ? U the day I was shot. It had oe
? lined to me before setting out that,
after MulHlilng my military mission, I
might ?tili wish to continue my search
for my enemy. Besides, there were
other contingencies, such as arrest or
Illness, which needed to be provided |
for. I had therefore arranged that the
general'^ favorite scout should be nt
Huntavllle on the morning of the 1st I
of April to receive any communication |
1 might Und it necessary to transmit.
If l were prevented from meeting him,
I was to send u messenger und had de
vised n code of signals by which ho
i ii l): lit he recognised. The appointed
day was drawing near. I was not ablo
to keep my appointment, and there was
no one at hand to whom I could In
trust the message.
I chafed till I had u vhaunted my small
?tore of strength, then threw myself
on my couch. Little Ethel camu In
and. like a soft rny of sunlight break
ing through stormclouds, turned my
thoughts Into gentler channels. Shu
held In her hand a bouquet of flowers
which, It was easy to soe, ahe Intended
for me, but needed enconragemont to
offer. 1 dually Induced her to do so
and to admit that sho had been out ?
long while looking for them for me es
pecially. I trltd to unlooseu her
tongue, to Induce her to contldo In me.
but In spite of all 1 could do she re
mained ahy. and there was ever present
that awe she had shown before of one
who bad taken a life.
"Why do you look at me In that way V"
I asked.
She made no reply, casting down her
oyes at my brown hand, which held her
dimpled fingers.
"You mustn't dread nie because I am
obliged to light," I continued. "Theso
are wartimes. There are a great many
aoldlers In the land who think nothing
of killing ono another."
"Don't they?" She raised her eyes,
wide open with surprise.
"Of course war la cruel, but?but It
call* out much that Is noble."
"When they kill each other?"
What puzzling questions to come
from such untutored Ups! I was cast
ing about for some explanatory reply
wheu a sudden Interruption relieved
my embarrassment. A negro boy dash
?d Into the room, through It end out
of another door. He waa followed by
the white hoy 1 had noticed on the day
Of my arrival, who waa screaming:
"Doggone yo\ Zac; I'll break every
tioue In yo' eonsamed hlack body!"
The words were scarcely out when
be shot through the door by which tho
fugitive had vanished. Little Ethel
looked after him with frightened eyas,
evidently dreading a cutaatrophe.
"Who's that?" I asked.
"Buck."
"Tour brother?"
"Yes."
"Don't bo alarmed. That's only a
hoy's passion. It won't amount to any
thing."
"He snys such dren Iful words."
"That's habit. He doesn't mean any
thing by It. But It's a habit that should,
be broken."
I soon got her quieted, and she prat
tled about her dolls, her playhouses,
some pet rabbits and a nook In the gar
den where she kept them. Hof." singu
lar that war. which absorbed all about
her, should have no place In tier mind,
?mid all tho turmoil, the rumbling of
cannon, the tramp of men and horses,
bushwhacking, skirmishing, tattles,
this Innocent little maid was strangely
out of place. Her mother eo me In pres
ently and took her nway, 'earing thnt
she would annoy me. I waa loath t ?
part with her. No healing bnlin had
been applied to my wound so soothing,
so grateful, as was her prattle to my
fevered brain and chilled heart.
They had scarcely left w> when
Buck sulked Into the room, hin boyish
face as free from passion its If ho had
never been ruffled, lie had mode sov
?ral attempts to visit me, not wt*h-(and
lag that he had been forbidden the
room. Seeing tho coitKt ch ar lie slip
bvfl In unannounced and hega? r fire of
lusstlons.
"Does it hurt?"
"My arm? Yes, It hurts Ron**."
?Tm glad yo* plunked him*'
"Why do you sympathize wit/, me In
Eead of the other? You have s*tly seen
e a few times."
This was too much for him to ex
plain. I could se that he had'loncclv
Id an admiration for me, but ?? could
sot tell why.
"What did he try to kill ye* *V?" ho
liked.
"Well, perhaps It was because my ex
istence annoyed him."
"What did yo' wont to kill htm fo'?"
"I found It Inconvenient to have him
?hooting at me."
"I'd like to shoot a man. t shot n
rabbit onco, but that's purty s'i.ull
game. Pop, he won't let Wo havo a
gun yet. He says I may havo one
when I'm 10."
"Buck!" called a voice from the hall.
The boy dropped behind a sofa. An old
negro woman entered and looked
around.
To*r* BtielrT To* hidlu sothewnnn
Ye* maw'll spank yo' sho' ef sho cotch
yo' hyar troublln the gemmlen. Como
ont o' dart I knows whar yo' air!"
I was about to interfere, but a natu
ral distaste at giving away a fellow
, creature caused tne to desist.
"I thought I beam dnt chile talkln."
The woman stood still a moment, but,
hearing no sound, lumbered out of tho
room. The boy popped up from bis
hiding piacc as soon as she had gone.
"I like yo'," were tho first woros he
uttered. "Yo' wouldn't tell on a feller,
would yo'r
"How could I when yon are glad I
'plunked' my enemy? la that your
mammy 1"
"Yea; that's Lib."
"Nursed you from a baby r'
?Tea, an aha reckons she's goln to
I
"Ig your name Buckingham?"
"BuckinghamI No; I ain't pot any i
?uch doggone mime as (bat! My name's |
Buckeye."
"How did you happen to get that
name?"
" 'Cause I was horned tbar."
"Where?"
"In Buckeye."
"In Ohio?"
"Reckon 'tin the same."
I contemplat? d Buch for awhile with
oat hearing any of the questions lie
continued to tire nt me. Why not In
trust him with tho message? There
was every reason why I should not do i
so except that he was devoted to mo
and I had no one else to send. While
I was deliberating l.lb came In. sur
prised him. dragged him out of the
room and shut the door.
I beard footsteps ou tho veranda,
then In the ball, then ascending the
staircase, as of people carrying a bur
den. Tho door had evidently been shut
to prevent my seeing what was being
dono. For awhile there was a hurrying
to and fro, and I knew that something
unusual had occurred. After all had
boon quieted Buck, who had mean
while escaped from his dusky captor,
?lipped back to forbidden ground.
It occurred to me that I could draw
from Ruck the solution of the recent
commotion, but what passed under the
roof of my friends was uo concern of
mine, and I scorned to get It from a
mere boy. Rut I wished to test Buck's
?ower of reticence. Ten to one he had
been Instructed not to talk to mo about
tho mysterious occurrence.
"Buck," I asked, "who came to tho
house awhile ago?"
"Wasn't anybody camo to the house
awhile ago."
I "A sick man, wasn't It?"
"No, ho wasn't sick."
**I thought you said uo one came?"
"No one did."
"Of course no one came; ho was car
ried."
"If yo' know so much about it, Mr.
Brandystone, what's tho use o' askin
me?"
"You admit that whoever he was he
wasn't sick?"
"Of course he wasn't sick. How
?oald he bo sick If ho wasn't any
body?"
There was a sudden rustling in the
I k*ll, and Helen swept Into the room,
her eyea flashing Are.
"Buck, ler.vo the roomf" she oom
fnandod tn no uncertain tone. Buck
Cvo a glance at his sister, which told
n he had better obey, and walked
out reluctantly.
"Ton have beon listening," I said
curtly.
"1 have not. I was coming through
the hall and heard your last remark."
, "And you lnfor that I was trying to
ket a secret which does not at all con
fcarn mer
"I roost assuredly do."
"You aro mistaken. I care no more
tot what occurs In this house than for
the color of the dress you happen to
wear. I lwid another object In ques
tioning your brother."
"I daro say you had."
"1 wished to discover If he could keep
a secret."
"I dare say you did."
"I have Intended nothing dishonor
able."
"Srudg-e!" She snapped her fingers
and her eyes at the same time.
"You don't bellevo me. Very well, I
don't bellevo thut you wore uot eaves
dropping."
"I was not eavesdropping!" she cried
hotly. "You havo the word of n south
ern lady."
"And I was uot trying to get your
secret. You havo the word of a"? I
?topped short. I had run ngainst a
snag. She gave me a glance of con
tempt and triumph. Her head was up,
a little <o one side, hor nostrils dilated,
her breath slow and measured.
"^'"q stanforth." I said?I was near
betraying" wont aemnnaeTl secrecy?"I
will prove to you before night?no, not
before night, but soon?that I had an
other object. I will no longer remain
In a house the Inmates of which"? I
made a step toward the door.
"Mr. Brandorstanel"
"Mies Btan/orthl"
"In addition to sailing under false
colors you are now going to endanger
?yoar life by"?
"Fudge I What is my lifo to you?". I
?napped my Angers.
"A good deal Just now. It Is un
pleasant to havo n person die on one's
hands."
I was In no condition for this en
counter. A buzElng was going on In
my ear- a tingling sensation In my
limbs. . y* knees wero giving way,
and I won obliged to sit down on the
sofa. I looked longingly at a bottle of
brandy that stood on the table, but was
too proud to nsk for It. In a moment
Helen bad poured some of tho liquor
Into a tumbler and held It to my Hps.
I drank a reviving draft She put
her hands on my shoulders and gently
forced me to lie down.
"This must not occur again," she
Bald. "You hove no strength to go, and
I have no right to excite you while in
your present condition. I bellevo what
you told loo." She put out her hand.
"Rardon," I sold humbly. "When
calm, I would aa soon think of accusing
you of eavesdropping os I would accuse
Diana of unchnstlty. I have been un
gallant, rude?rude to a woman."
"Forget It. Mo still, and you will
soon Ik> yourself again." She sat dowu
by a table and took up u book. "I will
sit hero ond read while you recover
your strength."
Sho rend for perhaps half an hour.
I supposed she was Interested In the
book, for sh? turned one page after an*
other and seemed to have forgotten me*
At last she put down tho volume. nn?
by her first words convinced me thai
Instead of being Interested In it i.ht
bad been thinking of my pucellng Idcn
tlty.
1 I want ? > ask you one quostlon "
"Ask It."
"W^oro did you coma from tho (1l y
t'ie ah( lUmr '"VMirrod?"
' Huntsvllb
She had as' ( d tho o o quea > r a1 d
had received h<v rn lv. I Wn?-w 1 y 1
hor expression that i'ie * ?-ii? d to * ?
a "othftr.
1 T ?nM""","> v mi -? *y 1 \r<ft
enough *o h'cnrni ncquVntfd with the
Ol?y !'??*> o.??!?.). Uo,) "
* I vr?p %ht -> a veok "
Tho I'm'* o' oor> o??''.fan Invin?
S' en oe<?r. \ oped In lb'* 'n 11 rent fsih
leo, It "n?'rr f? ?? h' - ? ? orO"^cd.
??Wist wero yon doiog there?"
"LookIOg for Home one."
"a man?"
i "Yes."
? "What for?"
i I did not reply fit once. I was think*
1 lug of some plan hy which to put an
, end to her catechising.
"If I toll you." I Bald presently, "will
i you promise to asl< me no more quos*
, tlons?"
j "If you prefer that 1 should not."
"You wish to know why I wns seek
ing my man at lluntsvilleV"
"I do."
"You will keep what I tell you u se
cret?"
I "Yes."
"To kill him.1
CHAPTER IV.
V ON OVEIt.
LITTLE BUCK had stood my test
as to ids rctlceuce so well nud
I was at such desperate straits
for a messenger that 1 reHolved
to use him. Alter breakfast I waited
for awhile, hoping that he would come
to my room, hut as he did not 1 feared
he was deterred by the autocratic Lib.
I called Jackson and told him to tell
the hoy 1 wished to see him. I took a
Confederate bill from my pocket and
h&ndcd it to the darky, but he went off
grumbling thai be didn't "want no j
Yankee money, and tnas'r wouldn't
hah no Qlggnr o' hls'n takln money 1
from a stranger nohow." lie sent Buck 1
to me, who came In looking somewhat 1
astonished that I should take sufficient I
Interest In him to call for him.
"Buck," 1 said. "I have something I
Important to say to you."
"What Is it. Mr. Brandystnnc?"
"Brnuderstntie. Please don't make
that mistake ngaln."
"I won't, sho."
"Buck. I'm thinking of sending y?u
on an errand, hut It's n great secret."
The hoy's e ves grow as big as saueerB.
I looked at him for a few moments to
observe the effect of my announce
ment and then went on:
] "if you shield tell city one, It might
cost me my lite. You wouldn't tell,
would youV"
I "Tell! Why, sooner 'n tell I'd I'd -
ruther be a- a a dead rat out In the
back yard."
I "I believe I'll trust you. Do you
know the road to nuntsvllle?"
"1 reckon so. I've been over It more'n
a hundred times."
"Got a pony?"
"Yes: Pets, llel'ii, she drives him In
the buj ;y. Sue calls him hern, but be
Isn't. lie's mine I got a big dog too."
"Never mind the dog. Could you get
out your pony and ride Into Fluntsvlllo
"What arc you thinking about?' I (inked.
without any one suspecting you were
going on my account?"
"Well, now, why don't yo' give me
Homet'n hard?"
"Go and get mo a newspaper or an
almanac."
He was out of the room and back In
j a moment with a Fluntsvlllo paper of
' that morning's Issue. I scanned Its
columns before looking nt the dato and
noticed this Item:
The main t>oily of tin; Yankees are marching
(mm Nashville to Columbia en route. It is sup
posed, to I'ittsliurg Landing, where thejr will
doubtlcts Join the Federal Gcncrul Grant.
Looking at the heading, I saw that
the date was the 1st of April.
"Now, Buck," I said, "get out your
pony; then come to me for Instruc
tions."
"Look a hyar, Mr. Brandy?Brandy
stone"?
"Branderstnne."
"Well, Mr. Brandlnstane, If yo' got
any 'structions I reckon yo* better give
j 'em to me now. Mebbe If I come back
! hyar that dogg jne ole I.lb'll come In an
yank me out."
"You're right. Peach mo that sheet
of note paper and a book to write on -
that thin one; now a pencil. All right.
Don't say a word till 1 have finished."
I wrote a message In as Infinitesimal
characters as 1 was able on a third of
a sheet of paper:
Machine shops nt lluntsvllle In good order. Fif
teen to 20 locomotive*. Nearly a hundred car*.
No force In the town. To Ina east road runs
parallel with and near the plko for several miles
anil in handy to cut. To the west party to cut
the road must pau round the city on the norll'i.
Enemy gathering all postlblo forces at Plttaburs.
Landing, tint several thousand men at ChsttS
Dooga,
I put neither address nor signature to
It, os none was necessary, and they
would be conclusive evidence against
me If the message should fall into the
wrong hands.
"Buck," 1 Raid, "mount youi pony
and ride to lluntsvllle. A few min
utes before 12 o'clock go into the llunts
vllle hotel; you know?the big brick
house on the square. <2o up stairs and
out on the front gallery At 12 o'clock
a man with black eyes, long hair and
a pointed beard will walk out on the
gallery. Don't say anything to III in
Wait, nud after awhile he'll say some
thing to you."
"Will he?" asked the hoy. his ey<>8
full of wonder. "Whut'll he say?"
"He'll say. 'It's a line day.' "
"What. If It's rainln?"
"Yes; rain or shine. If he's the man
you wont, he'll any. 'It'a o line day.'
Then you must soy. 'Beckon you're
weather wise. Ktronger.' To that he'll
reply by asking you what kind of
weather It was the day of the massa
cre."
"What massacre? What's n niassa
arc?"
"Never mind that. Stick to (he les
son I'm teaching you. You must say
'Black as night.' Then he'll nay
'What's the word?' nnd you can hand
him this note. Now. suppose I'm the
man with the pointed beard and you
go through the dialogue with me."
I put him through his lesson till ho
hod learned it perfectly. Then 1 sent
him away with the Injunction that. In
case anything should go wrong with
him. rather thnu port with the paper he
was to swallow it. I rolled It Into a
bull und put It Into the lining of bis
but. QlvlUg bis little bund u squeeze
1 bade Ulm go. und be marched out a:,
proudly as If he had been appointed
military governor of Alabama. 1 had
no doubt he would execute his mlsslou
to the best of his ability, but he was
very young, and I feared ne would
make some blunder.
"What a fool 1 um!" I exclaimed as
soon as he was gone. "I should have
failed to communicate rather than In
trust so Important a matter to a boy.
However, I'll leave here tomorrow
morning, und. If my message mis
carries, by the time It's discovered I'll
be somewhere else."
Helen came lu soon after Buck's de
nurture and began to set tbe room to
rights. She attended to her work si
lently ami did not even look at me.
I watcbed her as she moved about, ar
ranging u curtain here, moving a chair
there or piling hooka on tho table moro
aeatly. She was n true type of a
SOUthem woman?toll, willowy, a head
set on her shoulders In a way to umko
an artist Involuntarily reach for a
brush. Her hair and eyes were ns
black ns night, while on her cheeks was
n bright color. There was something
on her mind. 1 could see that plainly.
I fancied If 1 gave her time It would
come out. At last she dropped her
work and stood looking out of the win
dow.
"What are you thinking about?" 1
asked, going at tho subject with
brusque directness.
"The man you came to Alubuma to
kill."
"You would shield htm?"
She kept her eyes on the road, watch
lng a wagou that lumbered by. "1
don't know whether I would or not."
"You wont to know all about him?"
"I do."
"In the first place you would llko his
name?"
"It might be -veil to be?ln with that."
"Then I can't begin, for I don't know
his name."
"Not know his name?"
"No."
"What Is he like?"
"Tall, well built; square shoulders,
which he throws back like an ollleer lu
the regular army of tho United Slates."
1 paused. She waited for me to con
tinue.
"You would also like to know wheth
er his death would bereave any one?a
father, mother, sister, somo womnn
who hangs upon every word he saya
when he Is with her and dreams of him
constantly when ho Is away?" I spoko
the words bitterly. I was thinking of
my loss.
"Yes. I would like to know that too."
"I can't satisfy you. I have seen him
only onco and then at a distance."
"Does he wish to kill you?"
"No; I don't bellevo ho Is aware of
my existence."
"Singular," she murmured thought
fully. Then she turned and looked me
In the face. "lie has occasioned you
some groat sorrow?done you some
mighty wrong?"
"You promised to nsk mo no moro
questions."
"True. I beg your pardon."
Another woman would havo pouted,
coaxed, done everything but asked
Openly to have her curiosity gratified.
Helen Stallforth waB made of sterner
stuff. She stood looking out of the
window without another word. I wait
ed till 1 was satisfied that she was too
proud to ask for favor, then started In
again with the purpose of watching tho
development of some other mood.
"You are heart and roul a Confeder
ate?"
"I am."
"And you will not excuse those south
ern men mid women who differ with
you?"
"Yes, If they do It openly."
This wns a cut at me which I did not
care to notice. "Have you ever seen,"
I asked, "men forced at the point of tho
bayonet to enter the Confederate army?
Have you ever seen families trying to
leave the south to Join those with
whom they alllllntcd shot down lu
their tracks?"
"You ore a Union man, or you would
never talk that way." she Interrupted.
"I was born and bred In Tennessee."
"Yes, lu east Tennessee."
"May I not have seen great wrong
done and yet given my heart and soul
to the southern cause?"
"You may, but havo not."
Sho was getting too near tho truth. 1
must throw her off tho trail.
"I will Impart one more piece of in
formation with regard to myself. You
have promised to nsk no more ques
tions and have kept your promise.
You deserve a reward."
I took from my pocket a letter and
held It up to her. It was addressed to?
MAJOR JOHN BRANDER8TANB,
?th Tenneue? Cavalry,
Murfretsboro, Tran.
Her faco lighted. Sho did not know
there wero Tennessee regiments lu the
Union service. "I knew you were a
soldier, and now I know you are a
Confederate." Sho put out her haud,
but I did not take It
"No, no," 1 said, "I will not tako an
unfair advantage of you. That evi
dence Is not conclusive. I have shown
It to you to provo that I may be what
I will. I could offer as good proof that
I am a Yankee."
"I don't care who you are, you are an
honorable man."
"I see no reason for yon to assumo
that"
"You havo eald It would be easy for
you to provo to mo that you are what 1
wish you to be?"
"Granted."
"But you will not You have reason
to remain unknown; you have a great
purpose; you have been robbed of some
one you love; you have suffered from
some of thoso outrages In east Ten
nesseo that papa has told us about.
There has been a cowardly murder.
You will bo revenged. I know It; I
feel It"
She was splendid In her Indignation,
her sympathy. I protested against this
burst of conlldence, but to no purpose.
Wero I tho vei lest demon In Moloch's
train no one could convince her of It
I was not learned In the ways of wom
en, but 1 had gained an Insight Into
this girl's nature. Though It smol
dered, It was emotional. No light kin
dling could set It aflame. There must
be some strong underlying Impulse
Tho purpose that 1 had revealed to her
bad taken hold of her Imagination.
But It troubled her that I should
withhold my secret from her. Ohe
gave me an appoallng look.
"Why do you not trust me?"
"I do trust you. Am I net at yoi e
mercy? Should yon Inform the author
ities that you have an unaccounted for
man under your roof I should be ar
rested at once."
"I would never do that"
"No. but wtt) yen aid me in re mat*
The' World's Greatest Fever Medicine!
h r COSTS bo CENTS IP IT CURBS. **
lug Incognito?"
She was HiU*tit. There was evident
ly a question which she was trying to
ROlve. "Would that be helping you to
kill your man 7" the ashed.
"Suppose It would?"
Then* was a dangerous glitter In bar
eye. Perhaps she experienced a fasci
nation lu being thus Indirectly a party
to my work of vengeance.
"You have not answered my ques
tion," 1 said.
8tUl shu wiis Bllcut. Tho blood was
coming and going aurorallko on hor
nook and cheek. Presently sho drew
hor lips together tightly as If she wore
striking an enemy.
"I will."
(to be continued.j
Farmers, bring or st ud the fruits of
vour labors to the Stale Fair at Colum
bia, Oct. *J8th to Nov. 1st, und VOU
need not exclaim, as many are. heard
to do every year, "1 can beat that."
Eat and Ron.
There icn't a man who woidd be seen
running through the street munching a
piece of pie. Why not? Because it
would menu dyspepsia and Blomach
trouble? Not at ail; but because it
wouldn't look well. As a matter of fact
many a business man snatches a lunch
in such a hurry thut he might as well
take it on the run. That its one reason
for the prevailing "stomach trouble"
among men of business.
There is a certain remedy for diseases
of the 9tomacli ami other organs of
digestion and nutrition. It is Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The
worst cases of dyspepsia and catarrh of
the stomach have been cured by this
medicine. It cures where all other
meant have failed to cure.
?i took two bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical IHacoverv for stomach trouble,? writes
Clarence Came*. lisq.. of Taylorstowu, Loudoun
Co., Va. "It did rue so much good that I didn't
tak? any more. I cau eat
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a Monument to Hen. Lee.?The
Memphis Commercial*Appeal .?u\i : a
unique luonumeul la i>> be erected to
Clou, lt. E. Lee at fi.vi'l t'tverns,
near ManUou, Col. Initial c tn ntouiea
were held recently by the Iollowing
Southerners, who have the umtior iu
hand: h. a. McCoy who belonged in
the Seventh Coufedetaiu Cavalry, of
.South Carolina, which w i undt r <! n? '
I eral Lee nt the surrender, and his wile
I took tin; h tiding part; M. W. Quilling i
and wife, M. (inns and wile, Mrs. A. j
E. Jackson and Fourway Ciosb, all
from the vicinity of IV e HlufT, Ark., I
were present, and Mr. >:i<I Mrs. M. IL
Mayor, of Memphis, participated.
Some years ago a m< n iiuent lofirant I
was begun in that portion < f the (irand !
Caverns k.vn as the " Vestibule." i
lOach visitor conti ihnI a blolie, and!
the monument rose rapidly, It I* |
loinpleted n -w, and id six by six feet1
at the base and about ten feet high.
The monument started 10 Lite memory
of Geueral Robert K. Lee will nu of
the same proportions The progress
already made Indicated its earl) com
pletion.
The way the moiiUliteut is lo I e,
built is explained by the Color do
Telegraph. Each per on desiring to
aid in building the 111' nuinent lakes a
piece of white liinesl' no, writes his or
her name on it, and then lays it on the.
pile. A touching fin i lire of the plan
is that a number of Northern people
have contributed ro:ks to the Lue
monument, and iheiu is bul - doubt
that those whose sympilthii * were otn e
with the gray placed gtOUO? upon the
monument in meinety ol 1? neral
(irant.
Thus, far out in :li" West, where
the mountains loom in grandeur, the
name of the great Lee is being honored.
The Assault on Jackson.?The
unsuccessful assault on L'resinVnt
Jackson, January MO, 1.S35, is one. of
the attempted assassinations of history
that few remember. Ho was attend
ing the funeral of U'c Hon. Warren
It. Davis from South Carolina. While
stepping out on the portico of the
Capitol on the arm of Secretary of the
Navy Woodbury, ho was confront <l
bv a stranger, who, at the distance ol
j eight feet, deliberately tamed a pUlol
at him and pulled Iho trigger. The.
j weapon missed lire. The would-be
assassin dropped it and drew another.
It nlso missed lire. The. 1'roslde.nt
then started to tdnkc the man will) his
cane, when Lieutenant (Jcdney of the
navy jumped on the assnasltl and d s
arined him. He was an c> ted und tukeu
to jail. lie proved to lie ail ins me
Englishman named Lawrence, a house
paiuter, crazed by being long out of
work.
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i.v Savannah, Central r ..11 l>pm - lopm
Fairla.x .i !14ani ?"? ftspm
Denmark. - 15am i ?>?< in
Columbia, Kastern T... i lOain 7 I2|?m
Camden. ?< 37am > i (>pin
Cheraw.... . 7 12am !? i \\.\n
Ar II am lot .t i? i:i m 10 15pm
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A bbevllle. i ?'? pni 4 lisuin
Orecnwood. 20lpm 501am
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Carlisle. .'! 4'pin <; :<:>ani
('heeler .... I lOpm v i ':im
Catawba Junction. t lapm 7 3.">ani
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Lv II nmloi :.St "'am 10 I 5prr,
Ar Kaleigh.|0 37nm 1 21am
Petersburg.2 45pm !> I .sain
Richmond. 3 2Spm (>20am
Washington.7 nfijnii 10 mam
Baltimore.... . 11 _'.">, in ii 25? ii
Philadelphia. 2f>tiniii 130pm
New York.? 10pm I 2ipm
Portsmouth -Norfolk.dam 7 o'am
LOO AI. ATLANTA To CLINTON.
So, 52
I.v Caihoun Falls. 11 17am
Abbeville.12 2.'.pm
Oreenwi od. 12 l?pm
Clinton. I 35pm
80uth BOUND.
Daily. 1 ail v.
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(laindon.11 . 5am Mam
Columbia. Central T. ? II I am ! n 'am
Monmark .linoain ~ '/7 am
Fairfax.II 51 am ?'< t?5am
Ar Savannah. I I7piu I 52am
Jacksonville. ?? 0 lojnn o >5am
Tampa. II ! am ? lilpm
Lv Calawba. Fastcrn l ?< Ifntm i 5am
('hester . .I 20am i i2ai?
Carlisle.... .l*> ?l?nm 20.">am
i Hilton.1 i !17aiM 2 0 am
Urconwood ..)22!}im 3 4i!am
Abbeville .1! ISpm I 15 itn
Caihoun Fulls. I ' ?pm i IS in
Ar Athens .- lOpm 2*am
Atlanitt . i iVipin II Otiam
l.n \li clin ton TO vi lam \.
No
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Ureeuwood. 305pm
Abbeville . . Ipm
Caihoun Falls. ? ? I 11 pm
A i Athens. .. .. ..51 Ipm
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No. CO connects at Washington with (he
Pennsylvania hallway Buffalo Fx press
arriving Buffalo 7.35 u in.
Columbia, Nowhcrry iv. Lautous Kail
way tinin No, 52, leaving Columbia, Union
station, at 11.23am daily, connects atClin
ton with s A I. Ky No ?>?>. affording short
est and epiickeat route by several hours to
Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville.M. Louis,
Chicago and all points W est.
close connection ai Hoioreburg. Rich
miinil, Washington, Portsmouth-Norfolk,
Columbia. Savannah, Jacksonville and
Allan a with divciging linen.
Mngmliccnt vestibule trains currying
through Pullman sleeping cars between
all principal points.
For reduced ratee, Pullman reservations,
etc, apply to
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(j. McP. Battr.T. P. a.. Columbia, S c
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Athens.
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Greenwood..
' r i Hilton ..
Kent) Down.
Lea\ o.
. 7 4f>!\m
.Hi Ham
.. 11 l?am
.12 28pm
. ,P2 18pm
1 ?inner.. . 1 18pm
C. & W. c.
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8 00 i mi
? 21 jim
4 18 pm
3 L? i > m
2 4* [ m
Ott pm
l.eavo.
(ilcun Springs.lOnoain
Bpart an burg. . 1145
(.ret uvlllu.12 01
Waterloo) .12 52pm
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Clinton . , 120
Ooldvlllo.l :*v
Kinarda. i it
(iaiv.1 I!?
.lalapa..I 64
N ow licrry. 2 10
Prosperity. 2 21
Slb/hs.... .2 ?4
Little Mountain.
i tiapin.
Hilton . ..
White Kock
Halen I i ne ????
Inno ..
I.capharl ....
A r - ol um liia
3S
3< ?
:; ii,
Lv
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.. 3 22
.3 36
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Laurons.? ; 00am
Park-. - (I 10
Clinton_. (1 40
Oold\ ille. 63
Kinarda. 7 08
t.ar.v. 7 17
Jalana. 7 20
New uorr). 8 00
prosperity. .... k 26
bln-hs ". .s 42
l.ill le .Mountain .8 55
Chai in_ .0 16
Hilton . 024
Wime Lock.0 20
Halen line. .... 0 37
Inno .0 62
Loapharl .10 02
i i liimliia.in 3d
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Columbia.8 46
Sun ler . ..1:5
oiiarleston. 8 10
tHarris Springs, ''Daily except Sunday.
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formation call on any Agent,or write to
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II. M K.VKU80N, (Jon. Freight ami Pas
songei Aj:t, Wilmington, N. t .
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3 (?0
2 (Ii
1 38
No. 62.
A rrive
I 47pm
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1 25
I 12
I Ofi
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12 55
12 42
12 2?
12 20
12 Hi
12 03
II 57
II 51
11 40
11 40
11 33
11 20
No. 85
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5 (Mam
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1 30
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3 40
3 31
3 22
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2 ?2
2 02
I 60
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1 20
1 21
1 15
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II 10
0 40
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