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Sada »( i« Doctor;
OR,
The Avenger of the Wronged.
By Mtnlrnul Felix.
CHAPTER XX.
Dr. Abel spent the forenoon ruminating
nud planning. The dinner bom* iirrii'.ui
“Perhajw I can’t.”
“Well, 111 tell you, sir; between the mat'
tress and feather bed on her best spare bed
stead.”
planning. The dinner hour arrived with-
out any decided plan of action being laid out
in his^ mind. True, he had determined to
j visit Grey Stone Mansion, but the question
was, when and how. The idea occurred to
nun that in visiting that place it might lie
tor his immediate advantage to adopt some
disguise, and find out wnatlie wished to know'
by stratagem. There was something repel
lant m this course to the straightforward
doctor. It seemed underhanded and like a
spy, and he finally disini sed the idea, argu
ing that even as a matter of expediency the
proceeding was doubtful. The landlord of
the stage house lieing an entire stranger and
unacquainted with lus reasons and motives,
would have his suspicions aroused, and by
acting ujion them, might diaw notice and
distrust upon the doctor, and those whom he
wished to have remain in ignorance of his
presence in Compton might take the alarm
and make their escape.
No; in his own true character, he had acted
tints far, and in his own tine character, as
Doctor Algernon Aliel, the true friend of
Saila Sands, and the avenger of her wrongs,
he determined to continue to the end. What
ever luck might liefall his after efforts in
Compton, he felt he could not regret having
come here. He bad learned much that might
lie of use to him in the future. He knew now-
why Mils. Sands desired a marriage lietween
Sada and Joe, because of the property the
poor girl ignorantly possessed, which would
fall into the hands of the young man. This,
Algernon felt was at least one reason, al-
t In High there might lie others. And the ques
tion presented itself again, as it had done
many >i ues before, what {xissiltle interest
could Mrs. Sands and Madame Datile have
in this “Three-Fingered Joe,” taken as he
was from the poor-house, without any known
parentage:
"Here," confessed the doctor. “I am at
fault. A strong desire to bring these three
persons to justice and see them punished for
their crime, mingled with his determination
to protect and assist the girl he now felt he
loved so well that he would gladly encounter
fatigue, struggle w ith poverty and face the
jierils of crafty and cruel opponents in order
to rescue her from the jxiwer of her enemies.
The doctor never thought of any reward for
this devotion. That Sada Sands could return
his love seemed an impossible thing to him.
Any selfish speculations in regard to the fu
ture relations of Sada and himself never en
tered his mind. He never said to himself: “If
1 rescue Sada from this calamity that has
fallen upon her, from those who seek herdes-
tniction. her gratitude will induce her to give
me that love that my soul is pining for: or,
if I do succeed it will lx* one result of niv
success to put it out of any earthly power to
take her from me.”
He could not lovelier purely and truly as
lie did, and reason thus. The one interest of
his affection was an interest of tenderness
and compassion w hich a father might hav
fel . The star of his hope shone no farther
than the happiness of Lyman’s sweet cliild-
no farther than the day when jxissessed of
her rightful pro{ierty and the prosperity she
so nobly deserved and was her due. He would
be needed no longer by her, and he could
fight out his own battle of life alone. Algernon
spent the afteriu>on in walking slowly through
the town trying to obtain a conveyance to
take him to the mansion. If he had ix-eu in
the possession of health he would not have
hesitated to have walked twice that distance
but utterly weak as he was, he felt it would
lie the height of imprudence and might blight
“And how does Mr. Fish take all this 1”
“Oh, as meek as a lamb; he just calls them
Ins wife’s tricks, and lets it go. But as I
was saying, one reason why Mr. Fish sold his
horse and chaise was, to buy a piano for his
dear w-ife. If it had been me, I’d rather have
paid for her a situation in a mad house.”
“But you were sjieaking of the inmates of
the Grey Stone Mansion,” said the doctor, as
the worthy landlord paused.
“Yes, so I was; w-hen was I, let me see: oh,
yes, Mr. Fish came around for Major. I
asked h m where he was going, and he said
out to the Mansion. “Ah, ha! wliat’s going
on out there ?.” I asked. “Well,” said he.
“don’t know as it will do any hurt to tell
now, but there’s going to be a weddingthere.’
“And did he give the name of the intended
bride and groom ?” asked Abel, in a voice he
endeavored to ill-ike calm.
es, there’s the pity of it. When I was
telling you of Sada, Conrad Sands’ child, I
didn’t know how near she was; yes, Sada
Sands is to be the bride.”
“And the groom ?” gasped the doctor, ris
ing, weak and agitated.
“A curious coincidence, sir; it’s the same
yon inquired for when you first came round
here. In Compton the boys have;nick
named him “Three Fingered Joe.”
“And how long ago since you heard this ?”
“Aii hour or sq I should say.”
Tin* doctor started to his feet ami glared
upon the landlord fiercely, exclaiming:
“Great Gtxl. are you "in earnest, sir: ar
you telling me the truth ?”
“Why, yes! What on earth is the matter
Are you ill, sir ?” said the landlord, (for the
doctor had grown we ik and staggered wildly
“here, drink this water.”
Algernon took the proffered glass of water
and drank it.
“My ho|>e is'quenched injlarkness,” the/loc
tor thought bitterly as he sank back nerve
less and weak as a child.
“Yes, I am wet enough. I’ll tell B
alxiut it when I come in. Fix tlia 3 >
there, Alice. It’s a woman I’ve got fa
“A woman? Mercy, Simon, what lU
mean ?”
See, here, Helen, hold the liflfed
you. Jane, bring me a pillow and aF-
There, wrap her up warm; brinS ie
brandy bottle, Tim, and put s*Ste
steep quick, my little girl, while vo® l ' r
and I rub this poor 1-idy’s hands.”
“She’s fainted, hasn’t she Simoafw
deadly white she is—jioor, pretty difire
* lid vou find her? Oh, gixxlness, sli^ ?”
“No, not dead,I hojx!,” said the h*<N
pleasant-Iooking farmer. “We’ll Bid
bring her to, Alice.”
prompting of a noble patriotism, were al- ceiving that the enemy
s , r ?, y 40 £ on, J “ reinforcement and turn his left flank, orde
rally to the support of their brethren in the ’
was endeavoring to
dered Colonel Campbell
r .i i,. pport of their brethren in the to charge his center with the Maryland and
regularly organized bodies of Continental Virginia continentals. “Nothing,” says Dr.
fl ?l£ > w....,i rr , „ ... , | Bamsey, “couldsurpass the intrepidity- of the
rlu e, ?L Green fou . nd the Br,tlsh on- | officers and men in this gallant and desperate
charge. With a cheer that could be heard
“But where did you find her, Shoe
“Well. I’ll tell you while we t r -
There, that’s right, put that brick to - 1 -
Well, as I was coming home, and Hfn-
the bend by the old dam, w bef' v
?
all his hopes and plans if he made the attempt.
It was indt-ed with utmost difficulty he crept
CHAPTER XXI.
Sada Sands, and “Three-Fingered Joe,”
the gentle artless girl, who had nestled down
into liis heart and made him a nobler and more
unselfish man, she whom he had promised his
friend ujxm his dying lied to protect, she
whom lie loved with all the strength and
singleness of his deep hearted nature, the
wife of that reckless, drunken, unprincipled
libertine and would lie assassin. A sensation
of deadly cold, followed by a rush of hot
blood like niolton lead to his brain, made
him dizzy and faint, as the thought stamped
itself into his senses. IVhat a fool he was’
Sitting there with hands folded, when every
inoment was precious, every second of count
less value! But he might still save her, lie
might not lx* too late. Strength and deter
mination came with the thought. He rose
with new life and vigor in his vein, forgetful
that he possessed scarcely more than a child’s
vitality.
He rushed out into the darkness. No doubt
the landlord thought him mad, but what was
that to the dix-toi* ? The wind blew chilly
from the Northeast, and a cold damp air was
just setting in; the sky was black, and the
ground was slipjierv beneath his feet. During
his walk through Compton, the doctor had
marked the road to Grey- Stone Mansion, an I
by tiie aid of a lantern lie found in the hall as
he went out, he managed to keep the street
without tumble. On he went, sometimes
running, then walking, then running again,
heeding not the keen cutting air that chilled
him through and through, completely-
drenched by the icy rain that now down
upon him. With one came only- in his
heart, one thought surging through his brain,
every nerve set, every muscle strained
to its utmost tension: on in a five-mile tramp
against time, he who but a few hours before
had leaned upon his staff as he walked with
faltering steps through the streets of Comp
ton. Now, with no thought of weariness,
no sense of pain, no care for the fatal conse
quences of thus outraging nature, with onlv
tliese unvoiced words on his lips, “Let me lie
something white flit along before thf*s.
I didn’t think anything about it at -fut
when I saw it run along to the *td
stop, my first thought was that it w**!>-
walker. Well, I juni|ied out of tl<">
and followed the white figure; and as
I was nearly in reach of it, it gave *id-
ful scream and jumped. into fiill-
pond. I just jumped "in rigger
her, and brought her out in a Jit.
Another moment and she would hF 11 '
under the wheel. It was tough wort
her out, though. I tell you ”
“Oh. Simon, how good it was df~vu
claimed the wife, shuddering, but liiu,
her husband with admiring tendemn
“Good, indeed; you wouldn’t liavha*
stand and see the i*>or thing drowiJiJ
you?”
“Now, let’s try our best to bringde t
girl back to life. AH dressed in ute,
like a bride, poor heart—why, liofpn
she is," said the wife.
“Poor girl: dressed like a bride!” lie <
tor had hardly looked towards to IT or
lx?fore, so stupefied was he with »kn
sickness and misery. Now, lie sited'
wildly- and came towards the inaniitefc
on the couch. Just as be approved, *
man was saying: “It’s no use: shqroati
after I got her out, I know. And ** sp
while I was bringing her along ngjt as*
mules could trot. But she’s stdl eiigli n.
and cold. too. It’s no faint. -Shiideat
Dead! Dr. Abel tottered to the\ir*$c
motionless figure. Tint sweet face, thl
cheek, the long lashes, the mass of ■
brown hair coiling about the white t
Oh, God. it was Sada! Sada in her 1
robes. Sada, cold, lifeless, pulseless. -
Dr. Abel seized her wrist and held it*
clasp, then pressed his hand over his
and hushed his own to listen for its !«f.
lie felt no throb of life. All was stO
cold as marble.
(To be continued.)
HISTORICAL SKETCHE
Battle* of Holtkirk's Hill. 1
>11101 ami limaw
Spring-*.
BY It. l». t'APEKS.
trenched in a very strong position; his flanks
covered on the South and East by an inipene-
■ I'lblt* river swamp and deep creek and 011
the North and West by a number of well con
structed and heavily armed redoubts, ren
dering it impracticable to assault with h'S
smaU and poorly provided army. He there
fore encamped alxmt ofce mile from the town
and disposed his forces so as to intercept sup
plies and take advantage of any favorable
circumstance which might present itself for
a surprise. The situation of Lord llawdon
now became daily more and more precarious.
Marion, with liis"legion of partisans held Col.
Watson, who had lx*en sent to protect the
Eastern shore, so completely in check that
this officer could neither inarch to the relief
of Camden or retreat to a shelter at Fort
“Nin?ty-Six.” In the mean time Lord Raw-
don found his supplies rapidly diminishing
and his circumstances growing more and
more desperate. In this dilemma he resolved
upon a bold attack, as his lx*st expedient and
armed for this purpose, as he officially re-
IHiited. “every- person capable of Ix-aring
arms, not excepting the musicians and cooks.”
Anticipating the “sortie,” General Green bxik
j position upon “Hobkirks Hill” and awaited
the enemy who sullied out on the 25th of
April and at once made a desperate attack
uuou his center and right flank. The defence
of General Green was equally obstinate, last
ing for several hours. On his right Colonel
Washington had driven the British back with
great loss, had captured a large number of
prisoners and two standards, when, by the
cowardice of a regiment in the center, a
brilliant victory was snatched fiom the
American commander who reluctantly- with
drew his forces, after sustaining a loss of over
two hundred in killed, wounded and prison
ers. The British suffered still more severely.
Although, as at Guilford Court House, the
honor of occupying the field of Kittle was
theirs, yet at best it was an empty- honor, and
if a temporary- victory, one soon to prove
barren of any fruit to the victor. In a few
days, therefore, Lord Rawdon was forced to
abandon Camden, leaving behind him liis
sick and wounded and retreated to Charles
ton. The evacuation of Camden changed the
| whole aspect of affairs in South Carolina.
The vigilance of Marion and Sumpter and
other officers, who were acting as important
auxiliaries, with the sleepless energy- and
sound judgment of General Green directin
soon compelled the forts garrisoned by the
British to surrender or forced their evacua
tion. Orangeburg, Motte, Watson, George
town, Granby- and minor posts were one after
another taken ix>sses->ion of by the Americans,
with a large number of prisoners and no in
considerable quantity of artiUery and mili
tary st ires. Fort "Ninety-six” alone held
out with great abdinacy, notwithstanding it
had been regularly invested and a seige car
ried 011 for several days. This important
l“'st. situated near the Abbeville line, in the
present "county” of Newbury, South Caro
lina. was judiciously chosen asa depor of sup
plies and a basis of op rati ins for the in
terior of the States, conquered by Sir Henry
Clinton. It had been strongly fortified, well
garrisoned and|received tile hesteqmpment of
ordnance, which could be furnished by the
jived a reinforce-
The result of the battle at Guilford CL
House, although technically- s|>eakiiig a British army. Having rec
feat, was in reality a decided victory tc m ent of several regiments from England,
American army. I11 ail military relati Ford Rawdon determined at once to march
and ill the material results of the cud to the relief of “Ninety-Six.'' and to make one
General Green was placed 011 far more fa - other effort to re-establish the authority of
able ground than he had at anytime o< King George among his rebellious subjects.
alxjve the roar of musketry- and the noise of
cannon, they rushed forward in good order,
with fixed liayonets, bearing down all before
them and capturing near an entire regiment
of royal grenadiers. This was at once fol
lowed by the advance of Sumter’s entire line
and the victory was complete.” General
Stewart, who commanded the British army
in this engagement, retreated a few miles
from the battle-field, and again to* >k position
in a very favorable place which had been
previously fortified with hastily prepared
entrenchments. In a gallant attempt to dLs-
lodge him the intrepid Washington was se
verely wounded and taken prisoner. After
reoonnoitering the new position of General
Stewart, the American commander deter
mined not to sacrifice his men in an assault,
but leaving a strong force in his front, began
making such dis]x>sitioii as to cut him off
from his communications with Lord Raw
don, or with his depot at Charleston. Per
ceiving this, Siewart at once evacuated his
strong ]x>sition and retreated precipitately to
the seaboard, leaving liehiml him his sick and
wounded. As a result of this engagement,
General Green held as prisoners of war nearly-
six hundred of the enemy, had captured
eleven hundred stands of arms, and forced
the army of Rawdon to retire to their en
trenched camp at Charleston It was the
last, as it was the most brilliant achievement
of this noble officer, and was soon followed
by the abandonment of Georgia and South
Carolina by the British, who were now kept
within the defenses of Charleston by the ac
tivity- of the partisan bands of Marion and
Sumter. The success of this campaign, in
its effect upon the country and in hastening
to a close the long protracted struggle for in
dejiendeiiee, can hardly lx* over-es'incited
Congress manifested the sentiment of tin
colonies in voting to General Green a gold
medal, emblematic of his achievements and
passed resolutions of thanks in language the
most complimentary to his skill, courage and
patriotism. This was indeed well-deserved,
for scarcely-ever in the history- of warfare
were circumstances more adverse to the
achievement of the great end had in view
when the campaign lx*gan. The tryin
cumstances of General Green and the patient
sufferings and heroic devotion of his patriot
army is best descrilied in his own language.
\\ riting to the Secretary of War. lie says:
" \\ “ have three hundred men without arms
and more than one thousand so naked that
they can only be put on duty in cases of a
desperate nature.” Again he says, in writing
to the same officer, just after the battle of
Lutaw Springs: “Our difficulties are so nu
merous, and our wants so pressing, that I
have not a moment’s relief from the most
painful anxieties. I have more embarrass
ments than it is proper to disclose to the
world. Let it suffice to say that this part of
the United States has had a narrow escape.
I have been seven months in the field without
taking off my clothe
ABOUT WOMEN.
fJossip and Fasbiim lor the Fair
Oar*.
Mrs. Sprague now sues for a divorce.
Victoria is fond of American apples.
The princess of Wales is just thirty-five.
Ruffs and wristlets of silver and wire are
pretty to wear with black gowns.
Irish poplin is substituted for silk in many
of the long circulars lined with fur.
Mrs. Grant has a black velvet and satin
dress, the whole front a mass of jet.
Weddings at midnight, and at the house of
the bride, are the fashion in France.
A new color called “sunset” is a mixture of
lemon and orange, shot with purple.
Buttercup jewelry has come into fashion
in France without the excuse of Pinafore.
Bouquets set against a background of lace
are the designs of some new pins.
Imported street dresses are shorter than
ever.
Dog collars of gold network with pendants
of precious stones are very much in fashion.
Muffs of fur are cheap since the milliners
began to make those articles of lace and
satin.
Boots, pijies and gloves, filled with sugar
plums, are among the pretty- Christmas nov
elties.
Several plaitings of many-colored satin are
added to the trains of cashmere evening
dresses.
Judge Johnson, in hislifeof General Green,
ays: "At the bade of Eutaw Springs. Gen.
I»ied during this memorable
campaign.
Aware of the approach of this greatly supe-
ound Compton at all leaning 01/ a staff t- 1- ... ,, .. . —~~
1 by. Nor did they seem to heed another re-1 .
mark of his which was that this sultry, stif-
s
^successful ill' ills
ura^ed, yet not in
wood^re* 1 absorbed to toought, when a fow
t'ap sounded at the door, and in obedience to
Abel's “Come in!” Mr. Wilson, the landlord,
entered the room. .
“ V fire seen sgood tins evening: the nights
are rea chillv. Though the .lays are warm
enou°h!’ said the landlord walking towards
the lire, rubbing his chubby hands, and then
standing with his back to the hre-pla.-e and
liis face towards the doctor.
It was a goixl
the docter __
ascertaining liis way, with no light to guide
him through the ray less gloom.
After a time, however, his eye lx*<-ame
more accustomed to the darkness, and he
proceeded without so much difficulty in find
ing his way. On he tramped, breasting with
liis little strength the fierce wind and dash
ing rain. But nature could endure 110 more.
He lia.l lieen upheld by unnatural strength:
was a l.mit even to this. He felt his
looking face for ^Ste*! of* tho^* muscles gradually giving way, liis pac
mellow voice seenie
natures — ,
icealments, and reveal themselves
told
have no
without reserve. .
■' I have quite a sequel to the stoi y 1
’’ he said, at length,— th<
affair. You remember 1
you this morning
toU^ouUmt Lyman Sands and Ins “"'l
neice*removed from Compton a good many
years ago.”
“You recollect, also, that I told you Gray-
Stone Mansion was tenanted by a widow la-
dv, her daughter and nephew.
4 * es '' a.
“Weli s : r, I was out at the bam just now.
when the old Presbyterian minister, Mr.
* '“What! Fish?” interrupted the doctor, re
membering that the minister to whom he had
written yeai-s before in regard to Mrs. Sands,
bore that name
ore mu./ • ,, , „
“Yes Fish, he's an old man, and makes ita
’ - ’ . • > ■ whenever he
slackened, a numbness crept slowlv into his
limits, and he staggered wildly. He saw a
light but a little way in idvance. Could he
reach it ? A little cottafe by the roadside,
sixtke of shelters and thrcigh its uncurtained
windows he could discern merry children at
their play aud hear the m sic of their laugh
ter, despite the fury of tl* storm. Finally,
he reached the door, tappd lightly, and a
cheerful “Come in” Ita.le hn enter. What a
scene it was! A pretty uotber and little
romping little ones playig around a cosy-
little room, and the supjr table, with it's
snowy cloth and dainty fol set before the
fire.
“My- good woman, can yo tell me how far
it is to Grey Stone Mansion* asked tiie d.xi-
tor. His appearance’wild a} dripping with
rain, no doubt, startled lie; for she looked
at him blankly for a mom*t, and then re
plied:
practice of getting old Major,
g.x-s into the country. Mayor is a genD”
1 .east and wouldn’t throw a child. And Mr.
Fish is nothing but a child at best. “sed
to keep a horse and chaise of his own. but the
H 1 « 1 f h *.4* Q f
salary he gets is a meager one, and the cost of
keeping a horse is very considerable,
* liiu ins spi-ond one.
that snowv wife of his-its his second one,
-his first one was a meek, sw<*t
but this one, I forget to tell
stranger-
teiiqx*red one,
you, is a sister pf Mrs. Sands.
>11, is a sinW-i y* . . . . n
“I did not know Mrs. Sands had a sister,
interrupted the doctor.
‘You didn't, eh? well, I did; she had a sis-
. . I.*— it- Fish's second wife.
ter, and that sister is Mr.
She is a high strung piece stranger, she
seems to be younger than Mrs Sands, but
not L gixxbhxiking. She hin ts Mr. Fish’s in
fluence a great deul. She don’t belong to the
church, and the pranks she s played off on
the old mail are legion.
“One day, a good many years ago, Mr.
Fish had company, seventeen ministers who
r I»U IldU j 1*J F
had stopped at his house, to hold a kind of
11 ——— 1 *> certain church
conference in regard to a
about to be organized.
‘Mv Dear,” he said, for you see it was get
ting late in the day, and the minister were
getting quite hungry. My Dear, just get
us a fight supjxT, just a light supper, you
“WeU. Mrs Fish did get a light supper, for
when Mr. Fish invited his guests into the
.lining room, to his chagrin he discovered
nothing but seventeen lighted candles upon
the table, a lighted candle for each minister.
What a woman! you say, sir, but that is not
a circumstance. Mr. Fish used to preach
very much against the vices of the day,
such as dancing, card playing and mtempei-
mine etc Well, one Sunday he went to
church as usual, walked up into the pulpit as
sanctimonious as could be, arose to give out
toe leading hymn, and preparatory as was
his eustont took his white linen handkerchief
from his pocket to wipe his spectacles. Just
think of his mortification wheii taking out the
article a whole pack of cards rolled there
from and were scattered oyer the pulpit, and
before the eves of his horrified congregation.
The poor minister looked at his gay " ife re-
* iic pw or a ertniA wh(
Six miles, or so.
“Six miles!” exclaimed Al, “I supposed
it was scarcely half that num r fi-om Comp
ton to the Mansion.”
“Four miles from Grey St.. Mansion to
Compton, but six miles fro here to the
Mansion, sir. You are out Oifi e road, and
have been going out of your w ”
The doctor could not think reaching the
Mansion that night: a deep •p !l j r settled
ujx>n him, and he thought <lar- “jt i s nu
tate. I am always too lat Misfortune
follows me: it blights all j love.
“Could I rest here for the nig*” ]j e asked,
feeling it imjxissible for him g ( > another
steii.
“Why, indeed, I dont know, e replied.
“Simon has not come back front, ,„jii y e t,
I am 1<viking for him every mon I don’t
think he would have any objectjsj r , Jane,
give the gentleman a seat at th* e _ Very
stormy out, isn’t it ? Helen, „ g y OU r
father’s double gown and slipi a nd put
them by the fire. I’ll venture 1 j*. we t
through when be gets home. V, you go .
ing to toe Mansion, sir ?” she a, as s ] le
took one of the little ones upon ] a p and
divestwl him of his frock and p, him a
slip of white. .
“There, Tim, put in your n dear;
that’s a honey. There's ** weddingy .say,
at the Mansion to-night.’ “
“Indeed: whom, pray? askea doctor,
controlling his voice the liest he co
“Well, now, I couldn’t say. 1 j Si
mon speak about it last night. Ysg, he
has to go past the Mansion on Ins V the
mill, and the mill is but a short dU, ((e _
vond the Mansion—about two mil, t j, e
~ .« ..Lo not rnnru til Mil 11 Tl 1 ..
far from having been routed, he was enat r * or force. General Green determined not to
within a few days after the Inttle. •iot'o a * Kin! h)n tiieseige without making an effort
to confront Lord Cornwallis, bu’t to pur**’ carry the fort by assault, before Lord
his ba.ily punished army, ami challenge iRawdon could arrive with liis army of rein-
to fight. His I lordship, however, had uisoforceineiit. Accordingly on the 19th of June
ed that his adversary, who he affected to,' 11X1 * massing his small army, he led the
spis *, was not only a Ulysses in wisdom, |tf es lxrate charge in person, but with all his
in the force of his blow.-,, a real Ajax, fcnergy of will and dauntless courage he was
stroyiug liis stores he immediately cfcepulsed, sustaining a heavy loss in killed and
menced a retreat, leaving behind hiinF ou nded.
wounded who, in a most conrtei iA r li rterg At once General < Lreeii raised the seige and
enmgivtoir' tney v4r*e lt is a weU-rec^iiife^W-'i'^lAgsM^ i '^iLa«aitt*jl ii t - . , „
perature, the water supply is tbhady place for two weeks out of doors, wa- room with others of liis boon
I will tant factor in the product of •ring and surinkling aU the time. I anil lx*g;ui a f.o*«d« of
” TTrlaylng the same military strategy in front 'lit'*. All lighting, no p«y
of his eneniv as at Guilford Court House ami
Camden. This was intended to draw Lord
Rawdon from his base of supplies, divide liis
army and to enable him to strike with a force
more nearly the match in numbers of these
fresh and well equipped levies. Dr Ramsey,
the Carolina historian, informs us that, “at
this time there were not lacking men, who,
says: “At file bat It* of Eutaw Sj
Green has stated that hundreds of liis men
were as‘naked as they were born.’ Posteri
ty will scarcely believe that the bare loins of
many brave men who carried death into the
enemy’s camp at the Eutaw, were galled
by their cartouch-boxes, while a folded rag
>r a tuff of' mess protected their shoulders
from the friction of their muskets. Men of
other times will inquire, liy what magic was
the army kept together? By what supernat
ural power was it made to fight?”
The answer was well given by General Ma
rion with his famous colloquy with the Brit.
ish officer, at liis frugal dinner-table in the
swamp near Georgetown. Colonel Peter
Harry, in his well-written life of Marion, af
ter detailing at length this interview at which
he was present, reports the astonishment of
the Briton anil the eloquent reply of Marion
in tli* following terms: “Heavens and earl
exclaimed the young offiifer. “I
how . if is pijffcible for v,V uerhiisbail
Curls are coming in again, it is said,and neat
little crowns of flowers to be worn low 011
the head.
Children’s hats are larger than they have
lx*en for some time, anil little boys look all
hat and collar.
The newest arrangement of beads is to sew
them on kid and make a bonnet of it after it
is thus decorated. #
The newest style of hairdressing is to wave
the hair all over the head, aud to wear loose
curls or a knot at the back.
Satin dresses are trimmed with ribbons
having chintz borders, in such a way as to
look as if made of handkerchiefs.
Cufl’s are plain, and only adorned In’ a but
ton or two, but the button or two costs as
much as the whole gown should.
Small, high-shouldered women may wear
deep fur collars, of course. There is no law
for the suppression of scarecrows.
Waists without sleeves are worn in Paris.
Large bracelets or velvet ribbons clasped with
jewels are placed above the elbow.
Feather pelerines are worn by ladies who
have them. Now is the time to bring out
your grandmother’s swans-down tippet.
Salad sets, consisting of wooden forks and
spoons with elegantly carved handles, make
handsome presents for wooden weddings.
The latest fashion is for young ladies to
•airy small daggers in their stockings, as a
Texan carries pistols in liis boot legs.
There are 21,194 women drawing pensions
as widows of soldiers of the war of 1S12 who
are over eighty-one years of age.
Queen Sopliia of Sweden has for years
suffered from heart disease. There don’t
seem to be any royal road to health.
John B. Gough says English young ladies
of fashion and standing tipple in candy stores
anil carry sherry-flasks in their ixx-kets.
11 The poor inimsrei iw»™ »■* e-j --- . .
( ..rovimrlv and there are some who, to this
“ | ^ lllieve Mr. Fish to be a hypocrite, a
? car.! nlaver despite his profession.’
^“S^lsmiSietoUS,"replied Algernon.
No stranger, that ain’t .the word; she
She’s spiteful as a Scotch
terrier-'^he^waiited Mr. ‘Fish to give up
terner. wa8 angry because he
preaeh ,,, time he had agreed to attend
. wlipn hfl come to think of
reference, and when he come to think .
going one of his chaise wheels was missim
warrant you, stranger, you ca
where his wif^ had hid that wheel.
you—there, that’s a man.”
Simon’s w-ite was a pretty womani la( j
a musical voice. Algernon’s bachel art
was always won over by a sweet \ ly
wife, children and a neat little home. la ^
unknown Simon was a lucky man, he
thought that involuntarily passed
the gloom of his mind. TV hy shot
be so kind to him, so bard to me?
There was a sound of wheels. ”
called a voice outside.
“There, Simon has come, said tn e
wife, running to the door with the cal
“Papa’s come,” called out the littli^
jumping up and down in glee. ’
“Open the door, Alice,” caUed out tl.
band's voice.
The command was obeyed. Ihe
man entered, bearing a burden in his a
“Why, what is it, Simon? What hai
there?” questioned the wife, iu surprise,
how wet you are, too, dripping, soakrnj
Ugh, why Simon”’
of necessity have to march u at til me
almost a wilderness, while hi-ilit.aiiores
were so reduced that it becai nectar to
disband a greater part of 1 mil and
forage at a considerable distse to wide
commissary supplies for the naindf his
army. Had it been otherwi.**omeit in
Carolina would have liecointietno<L as
the place of the surrender ritved the
glory- of Virginia, and the lureMiich
shortly after rested upon the low ojjsh-
iugton would have lx*en 1 x-sfred uthe
hero of the Southern army, litre tijich
needed supplies could lx* obtaijd Cotflis
made good his escajx* and waslr 011 vay
towards Wilmington.
Having abandoned tbepiirsiuof hinny
General Green halted his annytieyonBs-
Ixn-o, at that time the Capitol a Nortro-
lina, and gave to liis war-wo« aiulint
troojis that repose and refreshjent sicli
needed and so well merited. Hre be <1 a
council of war to determine hisfutureg-
tions in the Southern departin'! he
was reluctant to decide upon intU ail
consulted those who he regard* 1, a aere
subalterns, bur. as patriot soldiers to lat
heart the success of the cause for tii •ley-
liad staked, fortune, reputation aiaifiHe
fully comprehended the dangers ojiis 1a-
tion, and while not indisixised to i Ilu-
thority and single judgment, vfhede
the plans of canqiaign and the dials its
execution a subject for disi-ussl aag
those, who Col. Lee tells us, he »a*:d-
dressed “as members of his militariaTr.”
The position of General Green athsne
was very critical and well might liianis-
itateil before adopting any nieaabsi'Wi
aggressive character. On' his rit rd
Rawdon occupied South Carolina id <f-
gia with an army larger than liis.vn th
well fortified military posts. Oahis ft
Gneeral Phillips occupied the gresj palf
Virginia, with a well oppointed atr, de
in his front, Cornwallis was re-orgizinjs
beaten forces at Wilmington. Cfnel 5,
in his very interesting “memoirs,”ltes -t
at this conference an officer who hi grey
distinguished himself, objected to tlpla f
General Green, of advancing an ice o
South Carolina: “What,” said tl off?,
“if Lord Cornwallis should tlirowjmsei
your rear rnd cut off your coimtuicai
with Virginia ?” “I will punish hislueri’
answered the General, “by orderi-^ipi)
charge him, sir, as you did at Guiifil. f
never fear, gentlemen; his Lorilslifiia.s >
much goixl sense to risk his safety ifarl’il
seaboard. He has just escajied' ri am 6
knows it, and, unless I am greatly i #rt al
in my judgment, there is a necesij Tort,
presence farther North.”
On the 7th of April the eiicam ent w
broken up at Hillsboro. Sendini stro."
column, under the command c Grenei
Pickens, to watch the movement if C01-
wallis, General Green marched wit lie ma
body of his army into South Ca na al
took position in front of Canide hen
headquarters of Lord Rawdon, “C mail*
in chief of his Majesty’s forces in t Souti”
The necessity for disbanding soi of te
militia, who had come in mini! n to rei-
force him at Guilford, and the re(n I1011)
of those who were not formally tmissei,
left the force under the command oGeneri
Green greatly reduced in numbers, to muii
so, that when he arrived at Canide!is total
effective strength amounted to <y nin)
hundred Continental infantry-, the dairy a’
Col. W ashington and six pieces ofitillery.
The uniform practice of the militia -hethiv
organized nominally in the States, o liethei-
acting as independent bodies, was to ave an
army with which they may have b 1 oper
ating, as soon as the particular en< ;ement
which called them together was o’ ■ with
and to return at once to their domi Lc pur
suits. Here they remained until so ) other
emergency required that the plovor the
reaping hook should be laid aside nd the
trusty rifle substituted for these im jineuts
of peaceful husbandry.
Thus it was that each State or dis let had
„ „. , and 1
live uixm but potatoes.”
“Why, sir,” answered the General, the
heart is all; when once that is interested, a
man can do anything. Many a youth would
think it hard to indent himself a s’avefor
foui-teen years, but let him once Ik* genuinely
in love with such a lovely sweetheart as
Rachel, and lie will think no more of fourteen
and my sweetheart is Liberty. Be that
army-, were ready to advise General Green to
leave the State and retire with his small force
to Virginia. To a delegation of these, who
came with arguments and suggestions, he
nobly replied: “I will recover the country or
die in tiie attempt. If you will not fight for
your country, go back to your homes, gentle
men, and cultivate your farms, but do not
remain here to encourage cowardice by these
exhibitions of unmanly fears*’’
Baffled in every attempt to bring General
Green to an engagement, harassed on his
flanks and in the rear by the partisan bands
of Marion and Sumter, Lord Rawdon re
turned to Fort “Ninety-Six” and prepared
to evacuate this important post.
Thus did the superii.r strategy of Green,
actively seconded by the untiring vigilance
of the Partisan Rangers, accomplish wliat he
had failed in doing hy toe mere physical
force of his small army.
No sooner had Lord Rawdon commenced
liis retrograde movement than General
Green changed front and slowly followed
him. Discovering that Lord Rawdon was
retreating towards Charleston, and that he
had divided his army into two columns, now
marching at considerable distance apart.
General Green called iu hLs detachments and
became in reality the pursuing party, anx
ious to bring the enemy to engagement and
beat him in detail. Having formed a junc
tion with the force under the command of
General Pickens, he pushed forward with all
prudent haste and came up with the main
column of the enemy well posted at Eutaw
Springs. By- reference to a map of South
Carolina this historic place will be found
located in the county- of Charleston just south
of the Sante river and near the county lines
of Clarendon and Orangeburg.
The general topography of the country is
such as (he traveler recognizes in the terri
tory land formation, reaching from the East
ern shore of Virginia and extending through
the Carolinas and Georgia to the Gulf of
Mexico. Heavily wooded with a dense
growth of pine; the water courses skirted for
miles on either side with swanqis whose thick
growth of cypress, bay and myrtle make
them almost impenetrable: this once bed of
the cceun, cannot be said to be such ground
as a General woul I select for the mameuvre
of an army. In the upper, or Northwestern
portion, this section of country becomes more
undulating in its surface and by far more
favorable formilitary operations. In such a
country is located “Eutaw Springs.” and
among the soinlier pines of its surroundings
was, oil this September day, fought one of
the most hotly contested battles of the
American Revolution.
Colonel Lee tells us in his memoirs, that
upon -eachiug the enemy, General Green
made tie following disposition of his troops,
one ver,- similar to that ordered by him at
Guildford’s Court-house: “His first line of
battle Wis composed of the Carolina militia
under tfe command of General Pickens and
Marion, he right flank being covered by a
swamp *id the left by a corjis of riflemen
under th direction of Major DeMalmedy;
the secofl line of continental troops from
North Ctolina, Virginia and Maryland was
commantd by General Sumter aud Colonel
Campbelwhile the cavalry of Lieutenant
Colonels jee and Henderson covered the
flanks. 1e reserves, composed of the Dela
ware tribs and cavalry, were under the
command/ Colonel Washington and Major
Kirkwood The skirmish line of the enemy
was soon dven back and at once the engage
ment becai* general. After holding their
position gtuitly, the militia were finally
forced bac» ju t were supported by the sec
ond line, w, “stood their ground” with the
most deter n ed courage. “It was now,”
continues C Lee, “that the engagement
became by a r the severest encounter
resident within it a number of men Iho ae* 1 with small tis I remember to have wit-
tuated by a high sense of duty id the I nessed dunn*, e war.” General Green, per-
heavenB Tph my companion, and these
woods sir have charms for me beyond
either Lon*- j- Paris in slavery. To lie
my own ma r y own prince and sover
eign, glorious!' serving my natural digni
ty and pursuing >■ y true happiness; planting
my vineyards aim enjoying their fruit, sow
ing my fields and reaping the golden harvest,
and seeing my countrymen all around me,
equally free and happy as myself: this, sir,
is what I long for, what I fight for, and am
ready to suffer and to die for.”
The officer replied that, both as a man anil
a Briton, lie certainly must admit that these
were verv happy feelings. “Happy,” an
swered Marion, -‘yes, happy indeed, and I
would rather fight for such blessings for luv
country and feed on roots than keep alixif,
though tempted with all the wealth and lux
uries of Solomon. For now, sir, I walk the
soil that gave me birth, and exalt in the
thought that I am not unworthy of it. I look
upon these venerable trees around me and
feel that I do not dishonor them. I think of
my own natural rigats, and rejoice that I
have not basely deserted them; and looicing
forward to the" long ages of posterity who are
to f. liow me, I glory in the realization that
I am fighting tlieir battles.”
“I looked at Marion,” continues Colonel
Harry, “as he uttered these sentiments and
felt as I had only done when the last words
of the brave DeKalb fell upon my ears. The
Englishman hung his honest head as if there
had suddenly come before him the upbraid
ing ghosts of his illustrious countrymen, Sid
ney and Hampden.”
On his return to Georgetown the British
officer was asked by Colonel Watson why he
looked so serious.”
••I have cause, sir,” said he, “great cause.”
“What! has old Washington defeated Sir
Henry Clinton and destroyed our army, or
has Marion refused to treat for an exchauge
of prisoners?”
“No, sir, far worse. Why, sir, I have seen
an American General and his officers, with
out pay, and almost without clothes living
on roots, and drinking water, all in the cause
of Liberty ! What chance have we against
such men?”
Yes, this was the -‘supernatural power,”
this the spirit, and these were the men who,
in wretchedness and in rags, patiently endur
ing every hardship, in suffering and distress,
achieved the independence of the colonies and
gave to their posterity the priceless boon of
constitutional liberty.
There are many existing landmarks by
which the liattle-lield of Eutaw Springs can
be reudily recognized, and some few indica
tions that the descendants of the patriots
who rendered the spet immortal in history,
have preserved its story against the vandal
ism of time. A relic worthy of notice, and
one carefully treasured, is a battle-flag, borne
in the fight by the gallant Colonel Washing
ton and hv him presented to a company of
riflemen, "who have been identifled with the
history jof Charleston for n.*nrly a century.
In his boyhood the author of this sketch well
rememi ers the tall form of an aged veteran
who, with tottering steps, would parade in
the ranks of the Washington Riflemen, carry
ing this priceless memento, and in his very
Derson calling the mind back to this glorious
period of our country’s history-.
The spirit of the old hero has long since
joined the company of immortals beyond the
stars, no living being represents his genera
tion of grand men and noble women, but
outliving the storms of civil strife, defying
the malice of foreign foes or the ambition of
domestic enemies, the spirit of Eutaw Springs
descends to children’s children, and will for
ever remain on this continent, an undying
g rotest against kingly usurpation and a re-
uke to the tyranny- of all oppressive govern
ments.
The newest veils are of black tulle{
small dots made of very line gold threat
a border lightly wrought in gold aboa
hem.
There was no crying
lais’ daughter, and the aristocratic guests
were shocked, but excused it by- say-iug - ‘art
ists, you know.”
Olive Logan says the new Queen of Spain
is a real bread-and-butter miss, as depicted
by Byron, but her mother, the Empress of
Austria, is a woman of great beauty-.
They marry young women at auction in
China, which is an original idea with them
if they- tell the truth, since they have done so
for a thousand years.
“How long shall girls lie courted ?” asks an
English newspaper. Not later than two
o’clock in the m 'ruing, we think, except when
it raius.
The first instance in history of a coroner’s
jury composed exclusively of women, lately
occurred at Cheyenne, Wy. T., in the case of
the death of Alls. Theresa Gneck.
A sentimental young man thus feelinglv
expresses himself: “Even as nature benevo
lently guards the rose with thorns so does
she endow women with pins.”
While at the railroad station at Biarritz,
Eugenie was surrounded by Too persons.
“Tne august widow of Napoleon III.,” writes
a reporter, “gave her hand to be kissed by-
everybody that she knew.”
The number of lady- gamblers in London is
increasing steadily. A correspondent of the
Standard states that there is more gambling
among women at the present time than hits
been the ease since public gaming tables
were put down by act of Parliament.
Miss Dorothy- Dix of Newport has present
ed to the Redwood Library a small jewel Ixix
made from a timber out of the old ship “En
deavor,” which was commanded by- the fam
ous Capt. James Cook, who lost his life at the
Sandwich Islands in the last century.
The prince of Hohenzollern has given his
bride a new sleigh. This is not so important
or specially interesting. It is the sleigh that
is worth notice. The body is shaped like a
cockle shell, and is of polished ebony inlaid
with silver, and the cushions are of the nicest
velvet.
“My wife," remarked a prominent manu
facturer, “never attends auctions. She went
once, just before we were married, aud seeing
a friend at the opposite side of the room,
nodded politely-, whereupon the nuctioneer
knocked down a patent cradle, and asked her
where she wished it delivered.”
Says the Baltimorean: Now let the sweet
young things who yearn to have strings of
pearls alxmt their white necks eat raw ovs-
sters and cough. On Wednesday of last wiik
a young woman of West Baltimore, aftei suf
fering from severe pain in the region of the
heart, coughed violently and released from
her left lung an oyster pearl as big as a pea.
The wife of a defeated candidate in Mas
sachusetts the day after the election present-
ed her husband with triplets. He did not ar
rive at home until the next day, when he
was shown his offspring, one at a time, until
all three had been exhibited, when looking
quizzingly down at his wife, asked: “ Are the
returns all in, M’riah !” 116
“It is so hard to be a widow cried a
French lady who had just lost her husband
“Wednesday is my reception day, and gen
erally I have a great many calls, but yelter-
day I was compelled to keep my room and
w«*p all the tune.” “Ah,” wis the replv
don t say anything against widowhood I
myself have just married a widow, and the
clothes of her first husband fit me like a
glove.”
A new and novel treatment of drunken
ness was devised and tested by a Dubuque
y^ e -. Her husband came home moderately
uitox.icated.and expected to get theuWl
scolding. He was astonished, therefore
'^“1 ,7° nlan received him smilingly
aVked him if he would have some brandy and
produced a bottle and glass. He promptly
accepted the liquor and drank so much that
he was helpless. Then she tied him to a hed
pist and wnipped him with a rawhhfc