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I THE ATHENS GEORGIAN : MARCH C, 1877. THE LIGHT BRIGADE.. The following description of the charge of the si x hundred at Balaklava, is thus described in a story in the Scottish American, entitled “One of the Six Hundred:’’ Recoiling before the glorious charges of our heavy brigado, the Russian horse and foot had retired into a narrow gorge at the head of the long green valley. There, thirty pieces of caijnon were in position, and in the rear of them were formed six solid columns of cavalry and'six of infantry, while other dense masses occupied the slopes beyond. Notwithstanding this formidable array, in an almost unassailable posi tion, a mcsst .ge was received by Lord Lucan fr»m Capt. Lewis Edward Nolan, of the Fifteenth Hussars, un doubtedly one of the bravest of the brave, to the effect that, the Light Brigade was to carry those thirty pieces of cannon. Another account says that lie simply pointed to the guns with his sword, and said, “ We should take them,” and that the mo tion was taken for an order. Ere many minutes were passed, poor Nolan paid the full penalty of the misconception or error in judg ment—if error it was. Perilous, rash and desperate though the attempt, Lord Lucan reluctantly ordered the Earl of Cardigan to ad vance with his brigade, and cheerfully we obeyed the ; tart ling order. We numbered only six hundred and seven horsemen, officers included. Each officer took up the words in snec.-ssion—“The brigade will ad vance First squadron march, trot, gallop !’ v And then, fir the first time, as I led my squadron on, did I become aware how thirsty' we un consciously become when under fire. My lips were quite baked, yet, the morning air was moist and coo!. We had before us a mile and a half to gallop over, level and open arouud, encumbered here and there by the dead ami wounded men and horses of the previous encounter, bat these we swept over in our advance toward vvlierc the bluest and grim iriiliery* Hood, \fith round and gaping muz- zles, before the solid array of Rus.iati horse and foot—these dark columns in long gray capotes, all cross-belled, with fixed bayonets glittering in the sun, darker and lc.-s distinct clouds of horsemen, whose forest of lances, sword-blades and brighter appoint'* ments glittered and Hashed from among their unnumbered masses. On and on we rode, and laces flushed red and hearts beat wildly, while the Earl, brave as every Eng lish gentleman should be, with all his faults of temper, led us on with bran dished sword. Every haiid was firm on the bridle, every grasp was firm on the sword, every knee was pros , d on the saddle laps, every towel was tinged with blood; so, bolster to hols:cr and boot to boot, the squad rons were pressing on. “ Charge!” escaped me, almost liefore the time, and then the mad dened horses rushed on at full racing speed, with long, invigorating strides. Our lances were tall unslung ami in the rest, the banner-roles fluttering before tiie i orses’ heads and out stretched necks from which --the manes weie floating backward like smoke. We were soon within the lines of fire. Like tin thunder of Heaven, tho park of artillery shook the air, as. cannon, mortars and rifles opened like fiery hell on front and flanks at once. An iron shower of round shot and grape shells and rockets, with a tempest of conical rifle bullets, whiz zed past our ears, or tore through horses and men, and down they went On right and left at every stride. Struck on the breast with a shell, the gallant Nolan fell . back on his saddle with a wild and harrowing cry, as his. horse swept round and bore his body to^tlic rear with his feet still in the stirrups, vindicating, even in death, his reputation as one of England’s noblest horsemen. , Man after man, horse after horse are now going down tliick and fast, and shrieks and prayers and curses rise together to Heaven, but the rest close in, form tho flank, and firmer, denser, wilder and more reso lute than ever, we ride the Yace of death! On and on yet, steeds snorting, lances rising and falling, penjions flut tering, ami sabers flashing in the sunshine. “ Steady, huls, Btcady!” cried Lionel Beverly, as another shower of grape tore through the squadrons, and many more went down, though some of the horses remained rider less in the flank, and galloped me* chauically on. For a moment, amid the confusion, I saw the colonel for the last time as lie led us—that noble heart, that polished gentleman and noble lancer. He was deadly pale, for he was mortally wounded in the left side. His life-blood was ebbing, but his sword was still uplifted, and a light was flashing in his eyes, which already could see the “ glories and terror of the unknown world.” • “ Close up, gentlemen and com rades! Keep your horses well in hand, but spur on—charge, and charge home! Hurrah!’’ A ball hummed past—a twenty- four pound shot, apparently and where was Lion Beverly? Doubled up—a deadly and ghastly heap—under a dying and- mangled charger! The next who fell was my f iend Wilford. If he was somewhat of a dandy in England, there was no want of pluck in him here. Lending his troops, he fell close by me, find I leaped my horse over him as he rolled past, churning a mouthful of grass and earth, his features awfully con vulsed, and his limbs trembling in their death agony. Poor Fred. Wilford. On and yet on ! Many a familiar face is gone now; the gaps are fears fill, and men who were on the flanks, now find themselves in the center. On we still gallop towards the mouth of fire—on and fearlessly The best blood of the three kingdoms is in our milks, all well -and nobly mouiUed, the,flower of our noble cavalry—on yet, like a whirlwind, the hearty British, “ hurrah! hurrah! hdrrali!” rings in our ears; the bean’s Wood seefned mounting to the brain—and are upon them ! Now, the red flashing muzzle of the camion are passed; the gunners are throwing themselves under the wheels and tim ber, where we but them down, and speared or pinned them to the turf Others are rushing for shelter to theii squares of infantry, under whose rifles they lie flat and securely, while sheets of lead are tearing through us. Oil, the superlative bitterness of til a* moment, when with all our horses blown, I look back and see that we are without supports. The guns are taken—the gunners are almost annihilated; our horses are breathless. We have uo aid, and no resource but to ride baek under such a concentrated fire as troops were never before exposed to. “ It’s all up—threes abo.it - retii o!” A single trrumpet feebly gave the call, and away we go. Shot in the heart, perhaps, my Arab steed sank down gently be neath • me, but I receive a severe blow from something, I know not what—the splinter of a shell, proba bly, which crushed my lancer cap and almost stunned me. I must have remounted myself mechanically, lor when we hacked our way hack and reached the rear, 1 was ri ling a hay horse of the Eleventh hussars, the saddle aud holsters of which were slimy with blood. The horse full with me soon after, as it had been disemboweled by a grsipeshot. Of all those glorious regiments who formed the Light Brigade, there came back but one hundred and ninety-eight men; many of these were wounded and many dismounted, and when the rolls were ealled over at nightfall, it was found that one hundred and fifty-seven were dead, one hundred and nineteen were wounded, and three hundred and thirty fine horses were killed, leaving more than one hundred and thirty dragoons unaccounted for. I had not heart to number the forty men who represented the two squadrons who followed Lionel Bev erly. There on that green sward of that valley of death, lay our gallant colonel, cut in two by a round shot; Travers torn to pieces by a grapeshot; Scriven slain by three lance wounds; Howard, the only son of hk/mother, and she a widow, Frank Jocelyn, our old sergeant-major, and an incredible number of others killed. The.flbwer of our lancers was there, and among them my faithful follower, Pitblado, with a riffle bullet in his leg. Hot, breathless, stiff, sore, and covered with bruises, I now discov ered that in tho melee though I was unconscious of having struck a blow— there were at least twenty notches in the blade of my sword thaCThad re ceived three very severe lance probes, two sword cuts, and that nry uniform was torn to rags When we halted to girth up, I threw myself on the rich grass of the valley, and taking oft my battered lancer cap, felt the cool breeze most grateful as it came from the distant sea. Their I buried my face among the verdure, less for coolness than for excess of[ weakness, and to hide the sorrow that consumed me for the losses we had sustained. From the distance came the cheers of the heavy brigade, avenging ns and completing the work we had be gun. Then the fi:rce excitement— the devil that had possessed me— passed away, ami I thought only of the dying ami the dead. Rules of Matrimony. Marry in your own religion. Never lioth be angry at once. Never taunt with a past mistake. Let a kiss be the prelude of a re buke. Let self-abnegation be the habit of each. A good wife is the greatest earthly blessing •• I forgot,’’ is never an acceptable excuse. , * - If yon must criticise let it be done lovingly. Never allow a request to be repeal ed Make marriage a matter of moral judgement. j ♦Marry into a-fotnife. f ‘rich ’you have long known. » Never make a remark at the ex pense of another. Never talk atone another, cither alone or in company. Give your warmest sympathies for each other’s trials. If one is angry, let the other part the lips only for a kiss. Neglect the whole world besides, rather than one another. Never speak loud to one another unless the house is ou fire. Let each strive to yield oftenest to the wishes of the other. Always leave home with loving words tor they may be the last. Marry into a different blood and temperament from your own. Never deceive, for the heart once misled, can never trust wholly again. It is tiie mother who moulds tho character, aud fixes the destiny of the child. Never find fault unless it is perfect ly certain a fault has been committed. Do not herald the sacrifices you make to each other’s tastes, habits or preferences. Leta 1 your mutual accominodaions bu spontaneous, whole-souled, and free as air. They who marry for physical characteristics or external considera- t ons, will fail of happiness. The very felicity is in the mutual cultivation of unselfishness. Consult one another in uli that comes within the experience, ob servation, or sphere of the other. A hesitating, tardy, or grum yield ing to the wishes of the other, always grates upon a loving heart. They who marry for traits of mind and heart will seldom fail of pei ennial spring of domestic enjoyment. Never reflect omt past actiou which was done with a good motive and with*llie best judgment at tlfo time. They are the safest who marry from the standpoint of sentiment rather than of feeling, passion, or mere love. The beautiful in heart, is a million times of more avail as securing do mestic happiness, than the beautiful in person. Rock Bottom Prices. vv r •-*' 1 ti Wi 4->4444< ON A CASH basis! u ./.liHioa Headquarters for shit-i.i a;!*'«:•»/ GRAIN, MEAT AND so; •t. !* j) »V i.. — itK -■’! i- ,!»•:<»i rit-.f I • *.•» litre"'/ SrHH'K * >; R ' Hi -t’ 1 { -jji -t'-’l ft -ijfrci'1», ;d ;| 1 ^ '' ' ‘ ■ * J’ .'U inui ,v • >> 1 ' . V. to*» iIh’W U» { Ilf •» ■ arxm u/i-jn-jr.-jr. •jr~unrxn xrxjcrxcnun ur. zi/xm un an ukwvukukzoz uk in FLOUR DEPOT.! •/nw.'Jn-jr.Jr.uA j/xf/i-jr- -m-ir. vr. ur. Competition Invited From all Quarters. >tl m, TO ■ u/ ri ti IMS Prices. r-3 hjOfc&lt.i r . -i Cash Against Time! AND cash always wins. V • .1 ■ *>l: • COME AND SEE HOW WE CAN SELL GOODS. .. .. ... Talmadg®, Hodgson & Co. PLANTERS’ HOTEL, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. UNTIES"W ja.3FLH--A.lNrG*-3ZS3V3I3Ei2D3TF. 3Rat9S Reduced to §3 per Day. HAYING LEASED THIS WELL KNOWN HOTEL', I enter upon its management by Reducing Rates, and asking of the Travel ing Public, especially my friends of Carolina and Georgia, a continu mice of that liberal support they have always given it. B. F. BROWN, jauis-r.m formerly of charleston, proprietor. John Merryman & Co.’s, •AMM0N1ATED DISSOLVED BONE AND ACIDP HOSPHATE, , i The Cheapest and must jwipular Fertilizers in use. Prices in Atnens, Georgia= Ainmoniated “Dissolved Bone, cash $50 00 bone,time with 15c cotton option 72 00 Acid Phosphate, cash 40 00 Acid phosphate, time with 15c cotton option 00 00 Time Sale Payable by First November, Without interest, with option of paving in cotton of a grade not below middling at 15c., de livered in our Warehouse iu Athens, Ga. REAVES & NICHOLSON. j nn o- Agent*, Athena, On. REMOV^! THE ATHENS OFFICE FOB THE SALE OF Singer Sewing Machine Removed February 1st, 1877, to Lester’s Building, (Upstairs) Over Talmadge, H. & Co., THE SIJTSES m* waits aBSMB. 2,000,000 in Use—Sales in Excess of all Others. THE SINGER MANUFACTURING COM PAN r, 0. H. HOPE, AGENT, AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. Ask your neighbors which Machine is the best; then buy the Singer. J. B. Toomor, Agent for Singer Sewing Machines, Lester's Building, (Upstairs,) Athens, Georgia. jnlyAly. PLAIN AND FANCY F 11. V .12 • IN PRICES. Having Secures the Services of H. L. Cranford, -A. FIRST-CLASS JOB PRINTER, We are enabled to turr. out as good work as can be done IN THE STATE. We call the attention of all our citi zens to the following Price List: r ' Bill Heads, per Thousand, Assorted, $5. Canary Colored Envelops, Furnished to Merchants and Business Men, with their cards printed on them, At $3 PER THOUSAND LETTER READS, §4 50 to $5 Per Thousand. CAB.BS, Common 75cper Hundred. —AND— $4 50 to $5 per Thousand. Fancy Work Proportionately Higher. VISITING CAP.CS, BLANKS, NOTES, Poters, Circulars, Handbills, Pamphlets, etc., Printed in any color desired, and as cheap as can be done in the State. GIVE US YOUR ORDERS, SAVE MONEY, And get good work, and sustain a home institution. Call at the ATH ENS GEORGIAN office, Broad street, Athens, Ga. ,