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THE SUNNY SOUTH.
with Lee In Virginia.
A Story of the American Civil War.
By G. A. HENTY,
Author of “Bonnie Prince Charlie,” “In Freedom’s Cause,”
Reign of Terror,” Etc.
‘In the
Chapter III.—Continued.
In the third week in May the order
came that the corps was to march at
once for Harper's Ferry—an Important
position at the point where the Shenan
doah river runs into the Potomac, at the
mouth of the Shenandoah Valley. The
order was received with the greatest sat
isfaction. The Federal forces were
gathering rapidly upon the northern
banks of the Potomac, and it was be
lieved that, while the main army would
march down from Washington through
Manassas Junction direct upon Rich
mond. another would enter by the Shen
andoah Valley, and, crossing the Blue
Ridge mountains, come down on the rear
of the Confederate army, facing the main
force at Manassas. The cavalry marched
by road, whilr the infantry were des
patched by rail as far as Manassas
Junction, whence they marched to Har
per's Ferry. The black servants accom
panied the Infantry.
The cavalry march was a pleasant one.
At every village through which they
passed the people flocked out with offer
ings of milk and fruit. The days were
hot. but the mornings and evenings de
lightful: and as the troops always haked
in the shade of a wood for three or four
hours in the middle of the day, the
marches, although long. were not fatigu
ing. At Harper’s Ferry General John
ston had just superseded Colonel Jack-
son in command. The force there con
sisted of eleven battalions of infantry,
sixteen guns. and after Ashley's force
arrived. 30C) cavalry. Among the regi
ments there Vincent found many friends
and learned what was going on.
He learned that Colonel Jackson had
been keeping them hard at work. Some
of Vincent’s friends had been at the Vir
ginia Military institute at .Lexington,
where Jackson was professor of natural
philosophy and instructor of artillery.
"He tpas the greatest fun,” one of the
young men said; “the stiffest and most
aw’kward-looking fellow in the institute.
He used to walk about as if he never
saw’ anything or anybody. He was al
ways known as Old Tom, and nobody
ever saw him laugh. He was awfully
earnest in all he did, and strict, I can
tell you. about everything. There was
no humbugging him. The fellows liked
him because he was really so earnest
about everything and always just and
fair. But he didn’t look a bit like a
soldier, except as to his stiffness, and
when the fellows who had been at Lex
ington heard that he was in command
here they did not think he would have
made much hand at it; but I tell you he
did. You never saw such a fellow to
work.
“Everything had to be done, you know.
There were the guns, but no horses and
no harness. The horses had to be got
somehow’, and the harness manufactured
out of ropes; and-you can Imagine the
confusion of nine battalions of infantry,
all recruits, with no one to teach them
except a score or two of old army and
militia oflicers. Old Tom had done w6n-
ders. I can tell you. You see, he is so
earnest himself every one else has got
to be earnest. There has been no playing
about anything, but just fifteen hours’
hard work a day. Fellows grumbled
and grow’led and said it was absurd and
threatened to do ail sorts of things. You
see. they had nil come out to fight if
necessary, but hadn’t bargained for such
hard work as this.
“However, Jackson had his way. and I
don't suppose any one ever told him the
men thought they were too hard worked.
He Is not the sort of man one would
care about remonstrating with. I don’t
know yet whether he is as good at fight
ing as he is at working and organizing;
but I rather expect that a fellow w’ho Is
so earnest about everything else is sure
to be earnest about fighting, and I fancy
that when he once gets into the thick of
it he will go\ through with it. He had
such a reputation as an oddity at Lex
ington that there were a lot of remarks
when he was made colonel and sent here;
but there is no doubt that he has proved
himself the right man so far, and. al
though his men may grumble, they be
lieve in him.
“My regiment is in his brigade, and I
will bet any money that we have our
share of fighting. What sort of man is
Johnston? He is a fine fellow—a soldier,
heart and soul. You could tell him any-
w’here. and we have a first-rate fellow
in command of the cavalry—Colonel
Stuart—a splendid dashing fellow, full of
life and go. His fellows swear by him.
I quite envy you. for I expect you will
astonish the Yankee horsemen. They
are no great riders up there, you know’,
and I expect the first time you meet
them you will astonish them.”
Here he suddenly stopped, stood at at
tention and saluted.
Vincent at once did the same, although,
had he not been set the example by his
friend, he would never have thought of
doing so to the figure who passed.
“Who is it?” he asked, as his compan
ion resumed his easy attitude.
“Why, that's Old Tom.”
“What! Colonel Jackson!” Vincent
said in surprise. “Well, he is an odd- 4
booking fellow.”
■The figure that had passed was that of
a ^all. gaunt man. leaning awkwardly
forward in his saddle. He wore an old
gray coat and there was no sign of rank,
nor particle of gold lace upon the uni
form. He wore on his head a faded ca
det cap, with the rim coming down so
far upon his nose that he could only look
sideways from under it. He seemed to
pay but little attention to what was go
ing on around him and did not enter into
conversation with any of the officers he
met.
The brigade commanded by Jackson
was the first of the army of the Shenan
doah. and consisted of the Second.
Fourth. Fifth and Twenty-seventh Vir
ginians. to which was shortly afterward
added the Thirty-third. They were com
posed of men of all ranks and ages
among them being a great number cf
lids from fifteen and upward; for every
school had been deserted. Every boy
capable of carrying a musket had insisted
upon joining, and among them were a j
whole company of cadets from Lexington.
The regiments selected their own officers. |
and among these were many who were !
still lads. Many of the regiments had j
no accoutrements and were without uni- J
forms, and numbers carried no better !
arms than a double-barreled shotgun; !
but all were animated with the same
spirit of enthusiasm in their cause and a
determination to die rather than to allow
the invaders to pass on through the fer
tile valleys of their native land.
Of all these valleys that of Shenandoah
was the richest and most beautiful. It
was called the Garden of Virginia; and
all writers aereed in their praises of the
beauties of its fields and forests, moun
tains and rivers, its delicious climate and
the general prosperity which prevailed
among its population.
It was a pleasant evening that Ashley’s
horse spent at Harper’s Ferry on the day
they marched in. All had many friends
among the other Virginian regiments.and
their camp fires w’ere the center toward
which men trooped by scores. The rest
was pleasant after their hard marches;
and, although ready to do their own
work when necessary, they appreciated
the advantage of having their own ser-
very little of that here, I can tell you.
I have not seen a score of my men to
gether for the last month.”
Vincent gazed with admiration at the
young leader, whose name was soon to
be celebrated throughout America and
Europe. The young Virginian-for he
was not yet twenty-eight years old—was
the beau ideal of a cavalry officer. He
was singularly handsome and possessed
great personal strength and a constitu
tion which enabled him to bear all hard
ships. He possessed unfailing good spir
its and had a joke and laugh for all he
met; and while on the march at the head
of his regiment he was always ready to
lift up his voice and lead the songs w’ith
which the men made the woods resound.
He seemed to live in his saddle, and
was present at all hours of the night and
day along the line he guarded seeing that
the men were watchful and on the alert,
instructing the outposts in their duty and
infusing his own spirit and vigilance
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vants again with them to groom their
horses and cook their food.
The negroes were not less glad at be
ing again with their masters. Almost
all were men who had, like Dan. been
brought up with their young owners, and
felt for them a strong personal attach
ment, and. if it had been allowed, would
gladly have followed them in the field
of battle and fought by their side against
the “Yankees.” Their stay at Harper’s
Ferry was to be a short one. Colonel
Stuart, with his 200 horse, was scouting
along the whole bank of the Potomac,
watching every movement of the enemy,
and Ashley’s horse was to Jolh thpit. at
once.
It was not difficult for even young sol
diers to form an idea of the general na
ture of the operations. They had to pro
tect the Shenandoah Valley, to guard the
five great roads by which the enemy
would advance against Winchester, and
not only to save the loyal inhabitants and
rich resources of the valley from falling
into the hands of the P^ederals, but what
was of even greater importance, to pre
vent the latter from marching across the
Blue Ridge mountains and falling upon
the flank of the main Confederate army
at Manassas.
The position was a difficult one, for
while “the grand army" was assembling
at Alexandria to advance against Man
assas Junction. McClellan was advancing
from the northwest with 20,000 men, and
Patterson from Pennsylvania with 18,000.
In the morning before parading his
troop. 100 strong. Ashley called them to
gether and told them that, as they would
now be constantly on the move and
scattered over a long line, it was impos
sible that they could take their servants
with them.
“I should never have allowed them to
be brought,’’ he said, “had I known that
we should be scouting over such an ex
tensive country; at the same time, if we
can manage to take a few on it would
certainly add to our comfort. I propose
that we choose ten by lot to go on with
us. They must be servants of the troop
and not of individuals. We can scatter
them in pairs at five points, with instruc
tions to forage as well as they can, and
to have things in readiness to cock for
whoever may come in off duty or may for
the time be posted there. Henceforth
every man must groom and see to his
own horse, but I see no reason, military
or otherwise, why we shouldn’t get our
food cooked for us; and it will be just
as well, as long as we can. to have a few
bundles of straw for us to lie on instead
of sleeping on the ground.
“Another ten men can also choose by
lot to go to Winchester, . which is, I im
agine. the point we shall move to if the
enemy advance, as I fancy they will,
from the other side of the Shenandoah
Valley. The rest must be sent home.”
Each man accordingly wrote his name
on a piece of paper and placed them in a
haversack. They were thenJdrawn out;
and their servants were to accompany
the troop at once. The servants of the
next ten were to proceed to Winchester,
while the slaves of all whose names re
mained in the bag were to be sent home
at once, provided with passes permitting
them to travel. To Vincent’s satisfac
tion his name was one of the first ten
drawn, and Dan was therefore to go for
ward. The greater part of the men
evaded the obligation to send their ser
vants back to Richmond by despatching
them to friends who had estates in the
Shenandoah Valley, with letters asking
them to keep the men for them until the
troop happened to come into their neigh
borhood.
At 6 o’clock in the morning the troop
mounted and rode to Bath, thirty miles
away. It was here that Stuart had his
headquarters, whence he sent out his
patrols up and down the Potomac, be
tween Harper’s Ferry on the east and
Cumberland on the west. Stuart was
away when they arrived, but he rode in
a few hours afterward.
“Ah! Ashley. I am glad you. have ar
rived.” he said, as he rode up to th£
troop, who had hastily mounted as he
was seen approaching. "There is plenty
for you to do. I can tell you; and I only
wish that you had brought a thousand
men instead of a hundred. I am heartily
glad to see you all. gentlemen." he said
to the troop. “I am afraid just at first
the brightness of your gray jackets will
put my men rather to shame; but we
shall soon get rid of that. But dis
mount your men. Ashley: there is plenty
for them and their horses to do without
wasting time In parade work. There is
among them. He had been educated at
West Point and had seen much service
with the cavalry against the Indians In
the west. Such was the man who was
to become the most famous cavalry lead
er of his time. So far he had not come
In contact with the enemy, and his duties
were confined to obtaining information
regarding their strength and intentions,
to watching every road by which they
A few more questions and Donaldson
became a member of the crack organ
ization.
The captain did not single him out for
. special notice. He was simply one of the
hundred fine specimens of manhood who
were ready to fight for humanity. He
was quiet, unassuming, commonplace.
It was after the splendid charge up the
hill outside of Manila that Donaldson be
came a factor in the battery.
With heroism that will live, a handful
of the men followed their captain up the
read in the face of the murderous Maus
ers that sang from Blockhouse No. 20.
At the pistol’s point they chased the
Spaniards from a position that com
manded the road and practically ended
the day’s fighting.
But all that is history.
It was after that that Donaldson fig
ured. It was when It was found that of
the heroic fifteen who made that gallant
charge but three escaped the bullets. It
was when from off the road of victory,
they bore back the heroes who had fought
their last fight.
The dead must he buried. The authori
ties were swamped with great numbers of
victims in other regiments, so the cap
tain decided to bury his dead himself.
“Pardon me, captain.” said Donaldson. .
as he car.ie to salute, “will you allow me
to help bury the men? I was an under
taker for seven years.”
He pqoved it. for he handled the affair
with a deft hand, even marking the cor
rect passages to be read at the service
which burns into men’s memories, like a
brand.
The captain was indebted to Donaldson
and said so.
It was next .day, or perhaps the next,
that the ba^ffety cook was peremptorily
“fired ” AprWites, however, remained. A
good cook in a camp is more to be desired
than great riches, so the captain -was in a
quandary.
“Beg pardon, sir.” Donaldson stood
at salute, “will you let me try a hand at
the mess? I was a caterer for three
year.”
The captain seized upon the offer glad
ly and 6tood over the new cook as he
went to work.
“He’ll do,” was his mental comment
after watching Donaldson deftly, handle
the things edible. From then on the As-
tor battey lived well. Everything was
finely cooked and skillfully served, and
the captain took a second look at this
man Donaldson.
The lieutenant dropped his watch In a
puddle of rain one day and sw’ore artd
swore and swore and swore. A watch be
comes a friend on a battlefield.
Donaldson heard him swear and wisely
waited until he was through. Then he
offered to fix the w f atch. “I was a jew
eler’s assistant for a year and a half,” he
explained.
He became the company barber (having
worked two years at the trade, he said):
mended a gun attachment which had
gone awry. “I was a machinist for a
year when I first left home.” In short,
whenever there was anything to be done
Donaldson was on hand.
He handled the battery mail like an ex
pert as he “had been a clerk in the San
Francisco post office for one administra
tion.”
The captain was looking over a batch
of letters that had just come in. He
came to one postmarked “San Francisco.”
He opened it mechanically, for the corre
spondence of an officer in the field is a
thing enormous.
“Donaldson!” The call was sharp and
quick.
“Yes, sir.**
“Here’s a letter from the chief of police,
Donaldson, inclosing your photograph
and stating that you are wanted in San
THE BIG PARIS PARASOL.
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•t tie Paris exposition in 1900. Mine. Percha-Giverne has received permission to erect
a mammoth parasol over the exposition grounds. It trill be largo enough to shelter
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could advance and to seeing that none
passed north to carry information to the
enemy as to the Confederate strength
and positions, for even In the Shenandoah
Valley there were some whose sympathies
were with the Federals.
These were principally northern men
settled as traders in the towns, and it
was important to prevent them from
sending any news to the enemy. So
well did Stuart’s cavalry perform this
service and so general was the hostility
of the population against the north that
throughout the whole of the war in \ ir-
glnia it was very seldom that the north
ern generals could obtain any trust
worthy information as to the movements
and strength of the Confederates, while
the latter were perfectly informed of
every detail connected with the intentions
of the invaders.
The next morning Ashley's troop took
up their share of the work at the front.
They were broken up into parties of ten,
each of which was stationed at a village
near the river, flve men being on duty
night and day. As it happened that
none of the other men in his squad had
a servant at the front, Vincent was able
without difficulty to have Dan assigned
to his party. A house in the village was
placed at their disposal, and here the
five off duty slept and took their meals
while the others were in the saddle.
Dan was quite in his element and turned
out an excellent cook and was soon a
general favorite among the mess.
(To Be Continued.)
Francisco for fixing a jury. Jumped your
ball, the letter says.”
“Yes. sir.” The captain was silent for
a moment.
“Sorry, Donaldson; very sorry. You’ve
been invaluable to us here, but I'll have
to turn you over to the authorities. I
suppose you')! have, to make up your mind
to a term in jail.”
“I served there four years, sir,” said
Donaldson, as he saluted.
A THEATRICAL TALE.
A Remarkable Play Upon Words
Worth Noticing.
The Washington Post gives us an in
geniously related tale in which are woven
the titles of many familiar plays and
books. It runs this way:
“My Friend from India,” in company
with the “Merchant of Venice.” strolled
“By the Sad Sea Waves,” “One Sum
mer’s Day” and each told of his “Bache
lor Romance.” Now, both of these men
were stopping at the “Hotel Topsy Tur-
vy,” where they heard “What Happened
to Jones.” “The Widow Jones” told of
the time when she', “The Bride-Elect,”
stood before “The Little Minister.” list
ening to “The Serenade” she was receiv
ing. It was just before she performed
“A Marriage of Convenience,” for she
was “Worth a Million,” and owned “The
Old Homestead” “Way Down East,’* in
the Shenandoah” Valley. She told of
the trouble she had with **The Head of
the Family” when h° was “An American
Citizen," and as such always treated his
“Little Host” with a “Brace of Part
ridges” and some “Tannhauser” every
time they happened to call. So one day
“Lord Chumley” and the “'Hon. John
Grigsby” trotted into the “Hamlet,”
thinking of “A Round of Pleasure” they
would have with “The Village Postmas
ter,” for through influence of “The Sen
ator” and his “Uncle Dick” he got that
position. They found him lying sick like
‘A Dog in a Manger.” being attended
by “Rev. Griffith Davenport,” “Dr. Bel-
Graff,” and “A French Maid,” who was
one of the “Gay Parisiennes,” but still
“A Lady of Quality.” He was able to
tell of the lime when he was "A War
Correspondent,” and how “A Little Cor-
f5bral" of the “Jolly Musketeers’’ plant
ed the “Red, White and Blue” “Beside
the Bonnie Brier Bush.” while the band
played “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and “The
Conquerors” marched on.
Each man had a tale to tell. One told
of “The Girl from Paris,” “A Runaway
Girl.” who was chased by the "Secret
Service” men to “The Heart of Mary
land,” and there arrested for being con
cerned in “The Great Diamond
Robbery.” She made "The Sign o’f the
Cross” to show that she was not “A
Devil’s Disciple,” but “An Artist’s
Model,” who was once “Lost, Strayed
or Stolen,” and “An Enemy to the
King,” but now a favorite of “Bonnie
Prince Charlie,” “Miss Francis of Yale,”
“A Female Drummer.” hearing of the
“•Much Ado About Nothing,” went in
Search of this “Dangerous Maid.” and
found her ”On the Sidewalks of New
York,” ’ where she had been for “A Day
and a Night” looking for “Chimmie Fad-
den,” the “Beau Brummei” of “Hogan’s
Alley” “Aristocracy.” They hapepned to
recognize each other as “The Two Or
phans,” but looked more like “The Two
Vagrants” in “The Span of Life.”
The last told of ”A Carpet Bagger,”
who after having a little of “A Virginia
Courtship” with “A Colonial Girl,” was
given “The Marble Heart” and took “A
Trip to Chinatown,” “A Black Sheep”
got mixed up Jn the crowd with ”A Black
Hussar” and the latter gave the animal
a “Wang" which was ‘“The Finish of Mr.
Fresh.” He met “The Sporting Duchess”
“At the French Ball,” but “The Sport
ing Life” and “The Ballet Girl” was “Too
Much Johnson” for him and he had to
give in. So “On and Off” during “The
Twelfth Night” of his sickness he fell
asleep. “Never Again” to have a chance
to talk with “The Telephone Girl” but
thought only of his wife, “Because She
Loved Him So.”
“The Christian” people who hear the
tales of these “Three Dragoons” wonder
in amazement at the things Herrmann
performs, and can tell us why “The Min
strels” are slower than “The Turtle.”
but you all will be surprised when I, “A
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No one knew where he came from.
He presented himself in front of the
captain of the Astor Battery unheralded,
and asked to be enlisted.
The captain ran hts eyes over the man.
noted that he was six feet in his stock
ings. straight, strong and manly. That
was recommendation enough.
“Xame?"
•’James Donaldson, sir.’’
Railroad Company
THE ELECTRIC CANAL MULE.
About one-third of the commerce of Germany is transported from place to place
throngli the canals, of which there ore many, running in all directions. On some of the
canals the boats are propelled by poles, frequently in the hands of women; in other
eases homes and mules are employed. Recently an electric car, which runt upon a
small track laid along the tow path, has been intmd-iccd and is meeting with favor
among canalxnen. The power is transferred by trolley from overhead wires to the cor
tbs boot being drawn by cable attached to the ear. ’
The Western Rw’y of Ala.
TSZ SHOST LIFT BITWHH
- A3JJ HEW ohUAHS.
Operate Magnificent Vestibuled Trains between
Atlanta and Montgomery. Mobile and
New Orleans,at which latter point
.lose and direct connec
tions are made for
All Teas, Xisco ud Calinii Points,
U Addittn tatbli Bzodlnt Itongh
Tab ud Csr Si.-ri:*
These Railroads offer most favorable aecommo’
datlons and inducements to their patrons
and residents along their line. Any one
contemplating a change of home can find no
location more attractive nor more eondnelve
to prosperity than Is to be found on the line
of these roads.
•‘THE HEART OF THE SOUTH"
A beautifully Illustrated book giving detailed
Informations to the Industries and attrac
tions along these lines, ean be hodnpon ap
plication to the undersigned, who will take
pleasure In giving all desired Information.
B. F. WYLY.Jr., R. E. LUTZ,
Gen. Pass. A Ticket Agent. Traffic Mgr.,'
*T!>XTA, G>. Moktgohxst.Ala.
GEORGE C. SMITH, Pres. & Gen. Manager.
Atlaxti, Ga.
THE H0T0PP WINE COMPANY,
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
Growers and Manufacturers of
Pure Wine, Brandy and Cham
pagne.