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f ir caucus an 1 cold*?Job*
l-itorxn Trinity Mnria-a lad.. Feb. 15. l!K>).
Money may make the mare go, but it's
diflerent with an automobile.
Coolie* Push the Car.
A curious street tram line Is that
between Atami and Yoshihoma, two
coast towns In the procinve of Izie,
, Japan. The lino Is seven miles long,
and the motive power Is furnished by
a couple of muscular coolies, who push
the car along wherever power is necessary.
Life Insurance for Christiana.
Rev. C. M. Sheldon is at the head
of a movement to establish at Topeka,
Kan., a life insurance company that
will only issue policies on the lives of
Christians and total abstainers. All
the churches of the United States are
to be asked to assist the organization.
'Rates will be from 10 to 20 per cent
{ lower than in other companies.
The hope of immortal life is the life
of mortal hope. So. 34.
pr /r
?f Mrs. Hughson, (
letter follows, is anc
position who owes he;
Lydia E* Pinkham's
"Dear Mrs. Pinkham:? I 6uf
weakness and bearing-down pains,
tite was fitful, and I would lie a1
until I seemed more weary in the r
reading one of your advertisements
IS. Pinkham's Vegetable Coinpo
can describe the good it did me.
besides building up my general hi
out of my body, and made me fee
Mrs. Pinkham's medicines are ecu
Mrs. M. E. Hughson, 347 East Ohi<
Mrs. Pinkham TcDs How Ordina
Apparently trifling incidents in
displacements of the womb. A slip on
standing at a counter, running a sew
ordinary tasks may result in displsccm
The first indication of such troul
Don't let the condition become chroc
that you can overcome it by exercise c
More than a million women have
Pinkham's Vegetable Compouiu
If the slightest trouble appc
write to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lyni
timely words from her will sho\
Advice costs you nothing, but it it
Mrs. Lelat"
you8 could do
health to women who
the worst forms of female complain
back, falling .and displacement of the
all troubles of the uterus or womb. 1
uterus in the early stage of developm
ous humors. It subdues excitability,
. ' entire female system. Its record of
. should be relied upon with confidence.
' tennn forfeit it ve cannot forth i
VvUUU aboT? te?tiinonisl?, trliich trinp^i
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910!) Keward. SI 3D.
The readers of this paper will be oleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science aas been able to cure in ail
' its st ages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Oatarra
' Cure is the only positive euro now known to
the medical frat?ruitv. Catarrh bein j a con1
stitutional disease, reiuires a constitution il
treatment, Mail's Catarr.iCure is taken inter:
nally, acting direotly upon the oiood and mu!
rous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy!
Ins the foundation of the disease, and ttivitrj
! the patient streacih by building up the conj
stituf'on and assisting nature in doins: its
| work, i'ho proprietors have so niuca faith in
its curative no .vera tnat they offer One Hun!
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
i ^end (or list of testimonials. Aaures3
i". J. che.mf.r .k Co., jf<> mo, U.
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| Hull's PamiJy Pills are tho best.
| The census of 1000 shows us that
{ the busy bee contributed to the
j wealth of the United States as fol!
lows: Value of bees. June 1, 1900,
j $10,186,513- value of honey and wax
produced in 1899, $6,664,904.
FITS permanently cured.}* o fits ornervon*
ness after 3rst day's use of Dr. Kline's Great
j NerveKe9torer.$2triHl bottle nnil*reatisefre<
j Dr. It. H. Klixk, Ltd.. 081 Arch St., Phlla.,Ps,
A philosopher is very often a man who
preaches what other people should practice.
?
The Summer Bath.
Nothing is more refreshing or inviroratlng
In summer than a daily bath. Use soft,
I tepid water and good soap. Ivory Soap is
| ideal for the I nth; it is pure, lathers quickly
| and leaves the skin soft and white. The
i bath should bo taken early in the morning
I or just before retiring at nigbt.
Eleaxob R. Pabkee.
Even the business of the contractor has
been known to expand.
The London Law Times, In reviewIng
the "noteworthy decisions" of the
judicial year, cans aucuuui iu a
curious case. The defendant made
bids at a sale and. because of deafness.
mistook one lot for another,
which he was desirous to acquire. On
learning his mistake he refused to
sign the contract, and the auctioneer,
before leaving the rostrum, purporting
to act as his agent, signed it for
him. The plaintiff, as owner of the
property in dispute, brought suit to
! compel the defendant to purchase the
lot. The court held that from the
moment of the hammer falling there
i was a contract, and dismissed as opposed
to principle the defense that
the auctioneer could not sign the contract.
)ther woman in high
r health to the use of
Vegetable Compound*
iered for several years with general
caused by womb trouble. Nly appen
alee for liours. and cculd not sleep,
aorning than when I retired. After
I derided to try the merits of Lydia
und, and I am so glad I did. No cce
I took three bottles faithfully, and
altli, it drove all disease tr.d poken
1 as rpry and active as a young girl,
tainly all they are claimed to be. ?
d St, Chicago, 111.
try Tasks Produce Displacements,
woman's daily life frequently produce
t the stairs, lifting' duHng menstruation,
ing machine, or attending to the most
ent, and a train of serious evils is started,
ile should be the signal for quick action.
iic through neglect or a mistaken idea
r leaving it alone.
regained health by the U60 of Lydia E.
;ars which you do not understand
x, Mass., for her advice, and a few
v you the right thing to do. This
tay mean life or happiness or both*
i Stowell, 177 Wellington
ingston, Unt., writes:
ks. Pikkham : ? You are indeed a
-omen, and if they all knew what
for them, there would be no need
ing out miserable lives in agony,
d for years with bearing-down pains,
, nervousness, and excruciating neadw
bottles of Lydia E. Pink ham's
table Compound made life look
tnd promising to me. I am light and
*, and I do not know what sickness
:11 now enjoy the best of health."
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
can always be relied upon to restore
thus suffer. It is a sovereign cure for
ts, ? that bearing-down feeling, weak
womb, inflammation of the ovaries, and
it dissolves and expels tumors from the
ent, and checks any tendency to canccr,
nervous prostration, and tones up the
cures is the greatest in the world, and
a* #
rilh prod are the origins! letter* and rignatnre* of
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CHAPTER XI.
SOME SMILES A\D SOME FR0WN3.
The guests at Chateau d'Or we
not disturbed by the dramatic see
going on in the room where Fair/a
Colonel Loriug and Mr. Vernon we
grouped together under such peculi
ircumstances.
Mrs. Vernon and Fanlino were ale
and facile hostesses, and as the cn
torn of the time permitted them a wii
latitude in their method of cntertai
fcg. it was easy for, them to make t)
most of the occasion.
Everybody felt the clmrm of tl
place, with its flowery vistas, its efle
of amplitude, its surprises of ligl
shadow, color, perspective and its pe
vadinsr air of generous wealth at
hospitable welcome.
Lieutenant Ballanche could <
have beeu aitogetber unaware that 1
was one of the chief attractions of tl
occasion, yet he showed no sign
such consciousness. Everywhere 1
was met with smiles and with won
and looks of approval. This was pro
ably due as much to his military rep
tation as to his fine form, his c!oar-c
face and his extremo ease and grai
of manner.
When ho danced with Mile. Mar
de Sezannes the thought flashc
through the company that never ha
a handsomer couple beeu seeu iuXe
Orleans society.
Mademoiselle de Sezannes was
dark brunette, tall, stately and <
superb form, with the perfect skii
teeth and eyes which have alwa]
made Creole beauty so distinctive an
emphatic. She was richly dressei
with just enough of dark scarlet shoi
ing iu her gowu to contrast excellent
with her complexion. She was loadt
with jewels till she glittered like
savage princess, but her manner w;
exquisitely refined aud modest. Ta
as Lieutenant Ballauche was, Mad
moiselle de Sezanues's head ro;
above his shoulder as sbo leaned c
bis arm.
Paulino had beeu dancing with
short, dark-eyed young mau, who wi
now telling her what a friend hi
father had been to him. The reade
being present, would have reeognizt
this gentleman at a glance as one i
our acquaintances of the Pearl Riv<
woods, known in history as John 1
Murrell, but passing upon the presei
occasion as Wilfred Parker, son of
rich Tennessee farmer. They atoc
for a brief space near the festoonc
railiug of the stairway, and Parker
quick restless eyes soon singled 01
jVTndemoisello de Sezannes and Liei
tenant Ballanche.
"Your pardon, but who is the youn
lady on the lieutenant's arm?" he i]
quired in his brusque but fairly modi
latad voice.
It is one of my sweetest friend
It is Mademoiselle Marie de Sezai
ues."
"She is superbly beautiful!"
"Yes, every one says so; and she
as pood as she is lovely."
"Her face shows that. The liet
tenant looks as if he were in love wjt
her. Ah . What is tho licutei
ant's name?"
"Ballanche. He is the famon
young Indian fighter. He was wit
General Jackson."
"These fighting men make the
way easily with the young ladies,
wish I knew how to fight."
? a. T*-ii u. it*
"'JLiieuieuaui x>uuuui;uu tuiu&a tut
we may have fighting here."
"Not to-night."
"You choose to make light on aver
serious subject, I fear. He says tlu
the British are going to attaok No
Orleans."
"If that is the case, I shall set or
for Tennessee in the morning. 1
makes me nervous to think of dai
99
? f
Pauline looked at him to see whethf
he was chaffing or speaking seriously
Although he met her eyes with a bole
almost boyishly frank gaze, there wa
something in his face that trouble
her.
Ho laughed, and said that he di
not think there was any danger of a
attack being soon made.
? ? ?!i.i. ji
TUe lieutenant came up wuu iu?u<
moiselle de Sezannes on his am
Both were evidently in high spirit
Pauline presented Wilfred Parke
and then some duty called her awa;
When the eyes of the two men in<
it was like flint meeting steel, so co!
did they appear and so sharply fle
out the commonplaces of polite bi
meaningless intercourse. Parker vei
much desired a further acquaiutam
with Mademoiselle de Sezannes; fori
understood at a glance that she wa9 ?i<
as well as beautiful. Ballanche he
no thought of permitting the your
lady to leave his side so long as 1
could hold her.
Parker saw this, or felt it, and
once drew upon his resources of bol
ness and enterprise. Self-reliam
was inexhaustible in him, and he ?
ways had an expedient which ju
fitted an exigency. Mademoiselle i
Sezannes was impressed with the r
markable personal charm of this han
some youth, and was caught by tl
lure of his original and forthrig
manner. Perhaps she discovered
a glance that he admired hor, and th
he would not be slow to fall at h
feet. Sometimes a discovery of
sort is very fascinating to a you:
woman. It was muoh more apt to
so then than now* Parker would r
3 OF,?:,.
F.Y ISLAND
.IFE DURING THE WAR OF 1812.
IE THOMPSON.
!W, by Robert Be cner'i Son*.
ha shaken oITby the lieutenant's cold- i
liens, but stood close to the beautiful
eirl, looking boldly into her face, and ,
re speaking with fluency aud engaging
ae versatility.
Mademoiselle de Sozannes dropped
rB her fau. In those days, young ladies
ar sometimes did this very skillfully; it (
was a way of testing the promptness ]
rt and gracefulness of her admirers.
s* We must not say that Mademoiselle
de Sezanues's fan fell in accordance i
u* with a design of this sort; certainly, J
ie she let it fall with a most innocent (
air and with a pretty little start and <
a step backward.
ct Lieutenant Ballanche was a quick \
it, man, a man whose every musole acted
ir* with almost instantaneous promptness
at need. He lent toward the jeweled
toy at once; but Parker was already \
?t handing it to Madomoiselle da | ,
10 Sezannes with an exquisite bow. \
10 Sach celority astounded the lieuten- ,
aut; indeed, it actually offended him; j
10 and his face showed it in spite of him. <
Is "That is a remarkably tine ruby, \
b* mademoiselle, in the hilt of your fan," ,
Q- said Parker, after gracefully receiv- ;
iug her thanks. "Such a stone might (
3e have a history." j
"Monsieur Parker, you have very ]
i0 quick eyes," she'smilingly answered, ,
id "and you guess well. This stone has (
id a romantic history. Rochon, the last
w of the buccaneers, gave it to my j
grandfather. It is known as the buc- j
ft caneer of Caribbean ruby." j
of "That is very interesting. Will (
u, you kiudly let me look at it. I havo ]
rs a passion for old gems." ,
id "Oh, certainly, monsieur. Every g
d. one desires to look at it. It is a fa- ,
mous little pebble." ?
ly | He took the fan and held it so that .
sd the light fell favorably upon the \
ft rosy-hued setting.
as "Superb!" he exclaimed. "It ?
dl glows like fire and has the color of a s
e- red cherry's juice. Thauk you, mass
demoiselle; it is a great pleasure to
>n j have seen tho beautiful thing." j
Parker was exquisitely dressed, j
a and upon his own hands aud bosom
is sparkled diamonds of no mean size. c
er His air at that moment was that of a \
r, connoisseur delighted to have been j
>d permitted to look at a marvel in j
of his special lield of knowledge. He T
sr lacked the peculiar air of ease and fink.
ish, so to*speak, that made Lienten* f
it ant Ballauche so notable in company; a
a but there were a self-sufficiency, a
id ! readiness and a sharp vigilance that r
id even the famous lieutenant could not ^
's command. Evidently he was one to
it watch, if you would not have him beat f
a- you in any race. ^
Ho looked bodily into Mademoiselle j,
g de Sczannes* eyos, and said:
a- "Will Mademoiselle de Sezannes
l- honor me with the next dance?" c
Ballauche had been just on the c
s. point of asking tho great pleasure, but | .
J- the quick youtn liad forestalled mm.
"Yes, monsieur, with pleasure," r
she auswered, "but let us pass ouo
is tlance, if you please, I am a trifle ^
tired." ,
i- "Take my arm, I will find you a f
h seat."
l- He stepped close to her and bowed. ?
lie was so prompt, so taking in some ,a
is way, and withal so outright that there t
h was no denying him. E
A moment later Lieutenaut IJal- 8
ir Ianche found liimself standing there %
I alone, while the tall girl was walking
away leaning with snperb grace on the c
it arm of the spry little muscular :
stranger. A flush of auger mantled f
the usually cool cheek of the soldier,
v aud ho turned on his heel, as if to give ^
it au order to a company behind him. v
w He came near upsetting an old j,
gentleman of short but portly figure,
it "Your pardon, sir." j,
!t "Ah, pardon." ^
l- Both men bowed and apologized. ,,
The old gentleman was Madamoiselle ^
>r de Sezannes's father,Octave de Sezanr.
nes, the banker. He rubbed his
I, hands togther in a businesslike way c
is and smiled with that perfunctory readd
iness noticeable in men who make
money by sharp turns. The seal of
d his watch was a multese cross of gold
,n set with diamonds.
"Pardon, monsieur, we heavy men
e- move bnt slowly and awkwardly; we
i. are in everybody's way."
s. "But it is I who am to blame, Monr,
sieur de Sezannes; I sprang around
y. as if I meant to rnn away. I was unet
gry, however, and you know an augry
id man is a fool."
w He spoke lightly, bnt the ring of
at his sudden Creole fnry was not yet out
ry of his voice.
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X B??Tj X Ot?*T , X AUVH tl U(?V J vu ^
le mean," said De Sezannes, with the
;h air of one from whom nothiug escapes,
id "The young fellow swooped down like ,
ig a hawk and took Marie right away ,
ie from you. Ha, ha, ha!"
Lieutenant Ballanche joined the
at old geutleman but dryly in his little j
d- laugh.
ce Through a rift in the company and
il- beyond a curtained doorway he could ,
st see Madamoiselle de Sezannes sitting j
ie in a tall, carved chair and Parker
e- stauding by her side. They appeared j
d- to be charmed with each other's com- (
tie pany. A little later they were going ^
ht through a dance together, while Bal- j
at I (lanchc was talking with Monsieur de
at' Sezannes. ( 5
er ' In the meantime, Mr. Vernon was
tis laboring to convince Fairfax that Colng
onel Lonng was not Pierre RameauJ
be < Loring himself stood by, apparently
tot quite indifferent as to the outcome, i
holding his head high and taming hia
half-closed, inscrutable eye a toward
the ceiling.
Fairfax found himself in a predica*
ment very difficult for one of his temperament
and disposition to control. i
He felt that he could not be mistaken;
he recollected with absolute memory
every feature of the face disclosed to
him when the loose cloth mask of the
robber fell partly away on that very <
noteworthy night in March over as <
Vasssur's place. The form of the i
man, the peculiar beauty of his hands .
(long, shapely, muscular) and then '
the ring on his last finger?that of (
itself was identification beyond doubt;
for no other ring like that was, in all !
orTAx rv* n el O ATV Al" _ !
I UUUUllllJ I CTCi UiUUVl MhV* VV t v?|
the voice was unmistakable and the
peculiar, half-nonchalant, half-reckless
air could belong to no other man.
Still, what was Fairfax to ?ay when
Mr. Vernon sturdily, even peremptorily,
declared that the person before
hiin was well known to him, intimately
known to him, indeed, and was a
valued and distinguished friend of
his, just returned from a long sojourn
in Mexico? It was strange beyond
comprehension, and there was no.disputing
auoui n; lor surely Mr. Vernon
ought to know, and beyond question
he would not have such a man aa
Pierre Eameau in his house as an
honored guest.
Of course Fairfax had but a crude
knowledge of the social, political and
moral condition of New Orleans at
that time. He was too close to the
scene for his vision to have a correct
focus upon it, and he knew but little
the comparatively recent history of
;he city in which Wilkinson had
schemed and toward which all of
Burr'a treasonable plans had gravitatsd,
nor was it possible for him to
imagine the extent to which the lawessness
had insinuated itself into the
rery lifo-tiosues of New Orlcaus so:iety.
"I am sorry that this little mistake 1
las happened," said Mr. Vernon, turnug
from one to the other, and trying
:o make the whole thing appear of no
jonsequence; "but it's quite an honor,
Ijoriug, to be taken for Pierre Ra?
neau, who is reputed to be the hand*
lomest man in the South. You know
uy frieud Fairfax hero had quite an
adventure with that renowned robber
?was robbed by him, in short, and
lolds a just grudge against him."
"Ah, I see," said Loring. "I unIerstaud
now. He has takeu me for
i robber."
"You've heard of Rameau?"
"No; but you must recall that I
lave been in Mexico for nearly three
ears."
"Certainly. Well, gentlemen, this
ught to be satisfactory. Now, then,
he broken linger; let's look to that,
ilr. Vernon bustled a little and proInced
some bandage-cloth that a ser ant
had fetched.
Colonel Loring promptly set the
ractured bone, and with great skill
ind rapidity applied the wrapping. a
"There," he said; "you are all j
iglit. sir. You will have no trouble r
vith it." s
"Thank you, sir," responded Fair- e
ax coldlv enoueh. in spite of an effort a
o regain his lost temper and appear ! a
:indly polite. c
"Now, gentlemen," remarked Mr. *
Vernon, laying a hand on the arm of t
ash and smiling from one to the >
ither in his large way, "yon ore my g
quests and my friends; be friends to f
:ach other. Forget this carious little
aischance, this awkward mistake." t
By this time Fairfax had shaken off t
ho outer couting of his mood and ^
rith something like his habitual 6
ran kness begun to apologize.
"I am quite sorry," he exclaimed, ?
'and chagrined that I should hare t
poken so hastily, Colonel Loring. I a
tope you understand my embarrass- i ^
iieut, sir, and will forgive my pas- i
iouate words. I really thought you t
rere Pierre Rameau." t
"It's nothing at all," insisted the *
:olonel. "I don't care a straw about t
? * J - t \ fl
t. Liet it drop uere, sir, auu ue ior- i ;otten."
'
Somehow in an instant Fairfax re- J tt
[retted his apology. Surely, this man i \
ras Pierre Rameau?it was he from
icail to foot. ];
Mr. Yernon, still inclined to be t
leavily impetuous, kept his hold ou f
ho arm of each. With his double c
ausclos, not the least impaired by (
ige, he propelled them to the dining- 1
oom. g
In the midst of a rapid and light a
onversation, Loring suddenly ex- ^
laimed: s
'Please excuse me, gentlemen. I v
im losing a greater pleasure than ever c
rour company affords me. Miss Yer- v
ion promised to dance with me. Ex- 't
juse me." a
And he hastened to the drawing- c
ooms. Fairfax looked after him with n
floomy eyes and flushed cheeks. The r
>are thought of Pauline's dancing ?
vith that man went like a leaden bul- y
ct to his heart. In fact, just then v
lis heart was particularly sensitive in
his regard, for it seemed to him that v
[lieutenant Bailanche had beeu doing t
4 v * wiMi Ponlinn f.lia f)
lOlUUJg UUli uauuc >? 11U iiauitov
vhole evening; and that man, or boy, "
ather, Parker?she had been un- 11
lecessarily agreeable to him. These ;
vere not exactly the thoughts of Fairrax.
We must acquit him of actual t
petty jealousy. But somehow he felt ^
eft out for tho time being, or as if he j
iad failed to seize the opportunity g
vith manly promptness. L
He wandered into the conservatory,
vhere many tropical plants were flourshing.
Here the music reached him ^
n subdued waves and throbs; the Q
jrisk phrases of tho violins were softmod
and sentimentalized by the di3:ance
till they seemed to creep .
;hrough his sense, trailing a nameless
nelancholy behind. He stroked his ^
nouatache and gazed vacantly about,
(TO BE COXTnOTED.)
C
There are at present forty-fl7e atari 0
pn the Amerioau flag. 0
?^^?*!t!ft&SlMlUiKS!USS3S3X
| BILL ARPJ
Midnight?dark midnight. The heavens
had been illumined with bursting
shells and sky rockets ever since nightTall,
and it kept our side of the river in
alarm, but General French was over
there with 7,000 troops, fresh from
Texas, and these, with old Joe Johnson's
forces at Resaca, could whip
Sherman all to pieces. Every now and
then we sent a messenger over to Genaral
French to know if all was safe.
Would old Joe certainly fight at Resale,
or would he fire and fall back.
More and more terrific the bombs
Sept bursting and nearer and nearer
ind nearer they came, closer to the '
roofs of our houses. Another messenger
was sent to General French, but he
assured us it was all right. But about
aiidnight the general sent a message
:hat Sherman had crossed the river and
vould burn Rome and the bridges in
lalf an hour and the troops had orders
:o move up the railroad. Then came the
:ug of war. The artillery had already
cached the crossing and were loading
h? cars with evervthinz in a jam. The
lighway of Broad street, from one
iridge to the other, was crowded, and
lot a soldier could find elbow room.
But still they moved. We had loaded
)ur rockaway with baggage and my
ovely wife and numerous children.^talked
along outside in silence to keep
iff intruders until wo found ourselves
ight in the thick of the soldiers. Some
were yelling, some were whopping,
lome were cursing, and pretty soon
:here was a crash and a bang and the
loors of the stores flew open and solliers
rushed in. Just then my old frieni
Ueyerhart yelled out: "Oh mine tobac:o!"
But Colonel Cameron was desperate
and rode into the store behind them
ind whaled them over the heads with ?
lis sword and ordered them all out,
iut it made them all mad to think they
.ouldn't take the tobacco the enemy
would plunder In a few minutes. They
:urscd and raved furiously, but it made
:o difference with the colonel. Tobao o
wasn't all. They loaded down with
obacco and then began on caps and
)cnnets and sugar and coffee. *
After we Bad all crossed the bridge
t was a funny cavalcade. Long lines of
loops marching up the long cemetery
lill, arrayed with women's garments
in?bonnets and shawls and?But the
>rocession didn't turn out of the big
oad. It turned up into the cemetery
ind began their vandalism there. They
;ot hammers and broke up the iron
ailing and tumbled down the tombtones
and monuments and then kicked
the soldiers' head stones to pieces,
ill except cne, and that was the handome
one of Lieutenant Bayard Hand,
f the United States navy. They let
hat go untouched, because he was a
Jnited States officer. All the rest were
iroken to pieces and tumbled down the
lill. My father and son and brothers
uffered the same fate. It was shameul!
i'Yom tne top or tnat am tcey uurm
he bridge and fired their shells across
he town and destroyed everything that
vould burn. Then they followed us for
miles to Silver creek, where we were
;oing to stop for coffee, for we were
xpected to take breakfast and rest.
3ut camp followers pursued us and
old us the yankees were close behind
ind for us to get up and hitch up and
;et away from there. So we hurried the
mrness on and struck a trot for Eutarlee
creek, and as wo crossed the
>ridge it wabbled like a snake. Then
re journeyed up a long rocky hill and
hat night camped near an old house
md sent up there to borrow a skillet
o fry some meat and the old man said
te was washing his feet In it, but as
con as he got through he would send
t down.
Next camp was in the suburbs of Atanm
and next morning we found that
wo of our servants had departed to
lome and we lost them for goocf One,
if them came back. The other went to
,'hattar.ooga. The other came back to
is last week and said I was just as
;ood looking as when I got married,
nd she flattered up my wife so that
he loaded her down with fancy scraps .
nd calico and told her to come back,
nd she said she "shorely would." She
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vent on down to jonesDoru, wuere me
hildren camped, and from there we
rent down to Alabama to dodge the
hick of the fizht and eave our cotton
nd cow peas. But It didn't save the
otton and my wife and children got
way from there and she escaped by a
ound about way to Covington and run
ver a lot of soldiers and from there to
he plantation and took refuge at my
fife's old river home and took a rest
fhere her father lived.
Our next more was homewward,
here we found darkness and desolaion?not
a bed or bedstead or mattreca
r bureau or chair or cooking vessel?
othing but the naked floor. No lard or
;,eat or sugar or coffee; no nothing;
ot a hog or chiken or cow. Well, I did
nd a cow, for which I paid $3,500 in
onfederate money. I had long .before
bat sold the cotton for a piano- in
ladison and the yankees burnt It up.
tut we lived and still live?thank the
ood Lord for His mercies.?Bill Arp
11 Atlanta Constitution.
Self-Sacrifice Extraordinary.
Two piegantly-drcssed men, who
ave long been wanted on a charge
f burglary at Maycnce, Germany,
rare arrested there the ether day
rhile in the act of committing robery.
They were taken to the police
taticn and confined in separate cells.
VTiile one of the men was being exmined
the other committed sulcidS
iy cutting his throat, and during the
onfusion caused by the suicide the
ther prisoner availed himself of the
ipportunlty to escape.
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