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THE SUNNY SOUTH.
11
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 V.—Ball Run.
The next fortnight passed by without
adventure. Hard as the work was. Vin
cent enjoyed it thoroughly. When on
duty by day he. was constantly on the
move, riding through the forest, follow
ing country lanes, questioning every one
he came across; and as the men always
worked in pairs, there was no feeling of
loneliness. Sometimes Ashley would
draw together a score of troopers, and
crossing the river in a ferryboat, would
ride twenty miles north, and, dashing
into quiet villages, astonish the inhabi
tants by the sight of the Confederate uni
form. Then the villagers would be
questioned as to the news that had
reached them of the movement of the
troops; the postoffice would be seized and
the letters broken open; any useful in
formation contained in them being noted.
Put in general questions were readily
answered, for a considerable portion of
the people of Maryland were strongly in
favor of the south and were only pre
vented from joining it by the constant
movement of Federal armies through the
state. Vincent was often employed in
• carrying dispatches from Major Ashley
to Stuart, being selected for that duty
as being the best mounted man in the
troop. The direction was always a
vague one. “Take this letter to Colonel
Stuart, wherever he may be.” and how
ever early he started, Vincent thought
himself fortunate if he carried out his
mission before sunset; for Stuart’s front
covered over fifty miles of ground and
there was no saying where he might be.
Sometimes, after riding thirty or forty
miles’, and getting occasional news that
Stuart had passed through ahead of him,
he would learn from some outpost that
the colonel had been there but ten min
utes before and had ridden off before he
came, and then Vincent had to turn his
horse and gallop back again, seldom suc
ceeding in overtaking his active comman
der until the latter had halted for his
supper at one or other of the villages
where his men were stationed. Some
times by good luck he came upon him
earlier, and then, after reading the des
patch. Stuart would, if he were riding
In the direction where Ashley's command
lay. bid him ride on with him and would
chat with him on terms of friendly Inti
macy about people they both knew at
Richmond, or as to the details of his
work, and sometimes they would sit
down together under the shade of some
trees, take out the contents of their hav
ersacks and share their dinners.
But the enemy were now’ really ad
vancing. and on the 12th of June a troop
er rode in from the extreme left and
handed to Vincent a despatch from
Colonel Stuart.
“My orders were,” he said, “that, n
you were here, you were to carry this
on at all speed to General Johnston. If
not. some one else was to take it on.”
“Any news?” Vincent asked, as, aided
by Dan. he rapidly saddled Wildfire.
“Yes,” the soldier said; “2,000 of the
enemy have advanced up the western
side and have occupied Romney, and
they say that all Patterson’s forces is
<^n the move.”
”*o mirt h th* oeix^r. ! Vincent, replied,
as he jumped Into the saddle. “We-have
been doing nothing long enough, and the
sooner it comes tne better.”
It was a fifty-mile ride; but it was done
In five hours, and at the end of that time
Vincent dismounted in front of General
Johnston's quarters.
“Is the general in?” he asked the sen
try at the door.
“No. he is not in; but here he comes,”
the soldier replied, and two minutes later
the general, accompanied by three or
four officers, rode up.
Vincent saluted and handed him the
despatch. The general opened it and
glanced at the contents.
“The storm is going to burst at last,
gentlemen,” he said to the officers.
“Stuart writes me that 2,000 men. sup
posed to be the advance of McClellan’s
army, are at Romney, and that he hears
Patterson Is also advancing from Oham-
bersburg on Williamsport. His despatch
is dated this morning at 9 o’clock. He
writes from near Cumberland. No time
has been lost, for that is eighty miles
away, and it is but 5 o’clock now. How
far have you brought this despatch,
sir?”
“I have brought it from Elmside, gen
eral; twenty miles on the other side of
Bath. A trooper brought it in just at
midday, with orders for me to carry it on
at once.”
‘That is good w’ork.” the general said.
“You have ridden over fifty miles in five
hours. You must be well mounted, sir.”
“I do not think there is a better horse
ir the state,” Vincent said, patting Wild
fire^ neck.
The general called an orderly.
“Let this man picket his horse with
those of the staff,” he said, “and see that
it has forage at once. Take the man to
the orderly's quarters and see that he is
well Cared for.”
Vincent saluted, and. leading Wildfire,
followed the orderly. When he had a
meal he strolled out to see what was go
ing on. A party of engineers, who had
been all night at work, then set fire both
to the railway bridge across the rtver ar.d
the public buildings in the town. The
main body of troops had moved across in
♦ he evening. The rear guard passed
when all was in readiness for the destruc
tion of the bridge.
The troops at once set off on their
march, and at night bivouacked in the
woods around Charlestown. The next
day they pushed across the country and
took up a position covering Winchester:
and then the enemy, finding that John
ston’s army was in front of them ready
to dispute their advance, recrossed the
river, and Johnston concentrated his
force round Winchester.
Vincent joined his corps on the same
afternoon that the infantry marched out
from Harper’s Ferry, the general sending
him forward with despatches as soon as
the troops had got into motion.
“You will find Colonel Stuart in front
of the enemy; but more than that I can
not tell you.”
This was quite enough for Vincent, who
found the cavalry scouting close to Pat
terson’s force, prepared to attack the en
emy’s cavalry should it advance to re-
connoiter the country, and to blow up
bridges across streams, fell trees and
take every possible measure to delay the
advance of Patterson’s army, in its at
tempt to push on toward Winchester be
fore the arrival of General Johnston’s
force upon the scene.
“I am gad to see you back. Wingfield.”
Major Ashley said as he rode up. “The
colonel tells me that in the despatch he
cot last night from Johnston the general
said that Stuart's information had
reached in a remarkably short time, hav
ing been carried with great speed by the
orderly in charge of the duty. We have
the enemy since we arrived here in the
afternoon, and I fancy he must think
us a good deal stronger than we art. At
any rate, he has not pushed his cavalry
forward at all; and, as you say Johnston
will be up tomorrow afternoon, Winches
ter is safe anyhow.”
After the Federals had recrossed the
river and Johnston had taken up his po
sition round Winchester, the cavalry re
turned to their old work of scouting along
the Potomac.
In the north no doubt as to the power
of the grand army to make its W’ay to
Richmond was entertained. The troops
were armed with the best weapons ob
tainable, the artillery was numerous and
excellent, the army was fed with every
luxury, and so confident were the men
of success that they regarded the whole
affair in the light of a great picnic. The
grand army numbered 55,000 men, with
nine regiments of cavalry and forty-nine
rifle guns. To oppose these the Confed
erate force, after the arrival of John
ston’s army, numbered 27.S33 infantry,
thirty-five smooth-bored guns and. 500
cavalry. Many of tne infantry Were
armed only with shotguns and old fowling
piece?, and the guns were small and ill-
supplied with ammunition. There had
been some sharp fighting on the 18th, and
the Federal advance across the river of
Bull Run had been sharply repulsed;
therefore their generals determined, in
stead of making a direct attack on the
31st of July against the Confederate posi
tion. to take a wide sweep round, cross
the river higher up, and, falling upon the ■
Confederate left flank, to crumple it up.
All night the Federal troops had
marched, and at daybreak on the 21st
nearly 40,000 men were in position on the
left flank of the Confederates. The lat
ter were not taken by surprise when
Stuart’s cavalry brought in news o? the
Federal movement, and General Beaure
gard, instead of moving his troops to
ward the threatened point, sent orders to
General Longstreet on the right to cross
the river as soon as the battle began and
to fall upon the Federal flank and rear.
Had this movement been carried out the
destruction of the Federal army w’ould
have been complete; but, by one of those
unfortunate accidents which so frequently
occur in war and upset the best laid
plans, the order in some way never came
to hand, and when, late in the day, the
error was discovered, it was too late to
remedy it.
At 8 o’clock in the morning two of the
Federal divisions reached the river, and
while one of them engaged the Confed
erate force stationed at the bridge anoth
er crossed the river at a ford. Colonel
Evans, who commanded the Confederate
forces, which numbered but fifteen com
panies, left 200 men to continue to hold
the bridge, while with 800 he hurried to
oppose General Hunter’s division, which
had crossed at the ford.
This consisted of 16,000 infantry, with
cavalry and artillery, and another division
of equal force had crossed at the Red
House ford higher up. To check so
great a force with this handful of men
seemed all but impossible; but Colonel
Evans determined to hold his. ground to'
the last, to enable his genera! to . bring
*.;i rr.\T>V r.-c«r.r,t-. a • forc-^:-7iei3t« u
of men of South Carolina and- Louisiana,
and they contested every foot of the
ground.
The regiment which formed the ad
vance of the Federals charged# supported
by an artillery fire, but was repulsed. As
the heavy Federal- line advanced, how
ever. the Confederates were slowly but
steadily pressed back, until General Bee,
with four regiments and a battery of ar
tillery. came up to their assistance. The
newcomers threw themselves into the
fight with great gallantry and maintained
their ground until almost annihilated by
the fire of the enemy, who outnumbered
them by five to one. As, fighting desper
ately, they fell baek before Hunter’s di
vision, the Federals who had crossed at
Red House ford suddenly poured down
and took them in flank.
Swept by a terrible musketry fire, these
troops could no longer resist, and in spite
of the efforts of ..their general, who rode
among them, to stand firm until aid ar
rived. they began to fall back. Neither
entreaties nor commands were of avail;
the troops had done all that they could,
and. broken and disheartened, they re
treated in great confusion. But at this
moment, when all seemed lost, a line of
glittering bayonets was seen coming over
the hill behind, and the general, riding off
in haste toward them, found Jackson ad
vancing wit'll the first brigade.
Unmoved by the rush of the fugitives of
the brigades of Bee and Evans. Jackson
moved steadily forward,.and so firm and
resolute v.as their demeanor, that Bee
rode after his men. and. pointing with his
sword to the first brigade, shouted.
“Look, there is Jackson standing like a
stone wall!”' The general’s words were
repeated, and henceforth the brigade was
known as the Stonewall Jackson brigade,
and their general by . the nickname of
Stonewall Jackson, by which he. was ever
afterward known. The greater part of
the fugitives rallied and took up their
position on the right of. Jackson, and the
Federal forces, who were hurrying for
ward assured of victory, found them
selves confronted suddenly by 2.600 bayo
nets. After a moment’s pause they
pressed forward again, the artillery pre
paring a way for them by a trem.epdous
fire.
Jackson ordered his men to lie'down
until the enemy arrived within fiftjj.yards-
and then to charge with the bayonet.
Just at this moment Generals Johnston
and B^uregard arrived on the spot, and
at once seeing the desperate nature, of the
situation and the whole Federal army
pressing forward against a single bri
gade. they did their best to prepare to
meet the storm. First they galloped up
and down the disordered lines of Bee,
exhorting the men to stand firm; and-
seizing the colors of the Fourth Alabama.
Johnston led them forward and formed
them up under fire.
Beauregard hurried up some reinforce
ments and formed them on the Igft of
Jackson, and thus 6.500 infantry and artil
lery. and Stuart’s two troops of cavalry,
stood face to face with more than 20,000
infantry and seven troops of regular cav
alry, behind whom at the lower fords
were 35,000 men in reserve. While his
m^n were lying down awaiting the at
tack Jackson rode .backward and for
ward in front of them as calm and as un
concerned to all appearance as if on the
parade ground, and his quiet bravery
greatly nerved and encouraged the young
troops.
All at once the tremendous artillery
fire of the enemy ceased and their infan
try came on in massive lines. The four
Confederate guns poured in their fire and
then withdrew behind the infantry.
When the line came within fifty yards of
him Jackson gave the word, his men
sprang to their feet, poured in a heavy
scarcely been out of our saddles since j volley and then charged. A wild yell
you left. However. I think we have been j rose from both ranks as they closed, and
of use, for we have been busy all around * then they mingled in a desperate conflict.
For a time all was in wild confusion, but
the ardor and courage of Jackson’s men
prevailed, and they burst through the
center of the Federal line.
Immediately Jackson had charged,
Beauregard sent forward the rest of the
troops, and for a time a tremendous
struggle took place along the whole line.
Generals Bee and Barlow fell mortally
wcunded at the head of their troops.
General Hampton was , wounded, and
many of the colonels fell. So numerous
were the Federals that, although Jack-
son had pierced their center, their masses
drove back his flank and threatened to
surround him. With voice and example
he cheered on his men to hold their
ground, and the officers closed up their
ranks as they were thinned by the ene
my’s fire, and for an hour the struggle
continued without marked advantage on
either side.
Jackson’s calmness was unshaken even
in the excitement of the fight. At one
time an officer rode up to him from an
other portion of the field and exclaimed,
“General, I think the day Is going against
us!” To which Jackson replied in his
usual curt manner, “If you think so. sir,
you had better not say anything about
The resolute stand of the Confederates
enabled General Beauregard* to bring up
lresh troops, and he at last gave the
word to advance.
Jackson’s brigade rushed forward on re
ceiving the order, burst through the Fed-
crals with whom they were engaged, and,
supported by the reserves, drove the en-
emv from the plateau. But the Federals,
still vastly superior in force, brought up
the reserves and prepared to renew the
attack: but 1,700 fresh men of the army
of the Shenandoah came upon the field of
battle. Smith and Early brought up their
division from the river, and the whole
southern line advanced at the charge,
drove the enemy down the slopes and on
toward the fords.
A panic seized them, and their regi
ments broke up and took to headlong
flight, which soon became an utter rout.
Many of them continued their flight for
hours, and for a time the Federal army
ceased to exist; and had the Confederates
advanced, as Jackson desired that they
should do. Washington would have fallen
into their hands without a blow being
struck In its defense.
This, the-first great battle of the war, is
sometimes known as the battle of Man
assas, but more generally as Bull Run.
With the’ exception of one or two
charges the little body of Confederate
horse did not take any part In the battle
of Bull Run. Had they been aware of
the utter stajnpede of the northern troops
they could safely have pressed forward
in hot pursuit as far as Washington, but
being ignorant that the northern infantry-
had become a mere panic-stricken mob, it
would have beep imprudent In the ex
treme for such a handful of cavalry to
undertake the pursuit of an army.
Many of the Confederates were of opin
ion that this decisive victory would be
the end of the war, and that the north,
seeing that the south was able, as well
as willing to defend the poslton it had
taken up, would abandon the idea of
coercing it into submission. This hope
was speedily dissipatated. The north
was indeed alike astonished and disap
pointed at the defeat of their army by a
greatly inferior force, but instead of
abandoning the struggle they set to work
to retrieve the disaster and to place in
the field a force which would, they be
lieved, proved irresistible.
.. Vincent Wingfield. saw but little of the
battle, at Bull Run. As they were im
patiently waiting the order. to charge
while the desperate ^epp.fiicj
jack&on s brigade and The enemy-was
Its fiercest, a shell from one of the Fed
eral’s batteries burst a few yards in front
of the troop, and one of the pieces strik
ing Vincent on the side hurled him Insen
sible from his horse. He was at once
lifted and carried by Dan and some of
the other men-servants, who had been
told off for this duty, to the rear, where
the surgeons were busily engaged in
-dressing the wounds of the men who
straggled back from the front. While
the conflict lasted those unable to walk
lay- where they fell, for no provision had
at present been made for ambulance
corps, and not a single man capable of
firing, a musket could be spared from the
ranks. The tears were flowing copiously
down pan’s cheeks as he stood by while
the surgeons examined Vincent’s wound.
“Is he dead, sah?” he sobbed as they
lifted him up from his stooping position.
“Dead!” the surgeon repeated. “Can’t
you see he’s breathing, and did you not
hear him groan when I examined his
side? He is a long way from being a
dead man yet. Some of his ribs are
broken, and he had a very nasty’ blow;
but I do not think there is any cause for
anxiety about him. Pour a little wine
down his throat and sprinkle his face
with water. Raise his head and put a
coat under it, and when he opens his eyes
and begins to recover, don’t let him move.
Then you can cut up the side of his jacket
and down the sleeve, so as to get it off
that side altogether. Cut his shirt open
ar.d bathe the wound with some water
and bit of rag of any sort; it is not likely
to bleed much. When it has stopped
bleeding put a pad of linen upon it and
keep it w’et When we can spare time we
will bandage it properly.”
As soon as the battle was' over Major
Ashley rode up to where Vincent and five
or*six of his comrades of the cavalry
were lying wounded.
“How- are you getting on, lads? Pretty-
well. I hope?” he asked the surgeon as
he dismounted.
“First rate, major,” one of the men
answered. “We all of us took a turn as
scon as we heard that the Y’anks were
whipped.”
“Yes, we have thrashed them hand
somely,” the major said. “Ah, Wing
field. T am glad to see you are alive. I
thought when you fell it was all over with
you.”
“I am not much hurt, sir,” Vincent re
plied. “A flesh w-ound and some ribs
are broken. I hear; but they won’t be long
mending. I hope.”
“It’s a nasty wound to look at,” the ma
jor said, as Dan lifted the pad of wet lin
en. “But with youth and health you
will- soon get round it, never fear.”
Late in the evening the surgeons, hav
ing attended to more urgent cases, came
round. Vincent’s wound was now more
carefully examined than before, but the
result was the same. * Three of the ribs
were badly fractured, but there was no
serious danger.
“You will want quiet and good nursing
for some time, my lad,” the principal sur
geon said. “There will be a train of
wounded going off for Richmond the first
thing in the morning, and you shall go by
it. You had better get a door, lads,” he
said to some of the troopers who had
come across from the spot where the cav
alry were bivouacked to see how their
comrades were getting on, “and carry
him down and put him on the train. One
has just been sent off, and another will
be made up at once, so that the wounded
can be put in it as they are taken down.
Now I will bandage the wound and it will
not want any more attention until you
get home.”
A wad of lint was placed upon the
wound and bandaged tightly round the
body.
“Remember, you have got to lie per
fectly quiet and not attempt to move till
the bones have knit. I am afraid that
they are badly* fractured ^nd will re
quire some time to heal up again.”
A door was fetched from an out-house
near and Vincent and two of his com
rades, who were also ordered to be sent
to the rear, were one by one carried down
to the nearest point on the railway, where
a tV*ain stood ready to receive them, and
they were then laid on the seats.
AI! night the wounded kept arriving,
and by* morning the train was packed as
full as it would hold, and with tw’o or
three surgeons in charge, started for
Richmond. Dan w-as permitted to ac
company- the train, at Vincent’s urgent
request, in the character of doctor’s as
sistant, and he went about distributing
water to the w-ounded and assisting the
surgeons in moving such as required it.
It was night before the train reached
Richmond. A number of people were at
the station to receive it: for as soon a«
the news of the battle had been received
1 "preparations had been made for the re
ception of the wounded. Several public
buildings had been converted into hospi
tals and numbers of the citizens had come
forward with offers to take one or more
of the wounded into their houses. The
streets were crowded with people, who
were wild with joy at the news of the
victory which, as they believed, had se
cured the state from any further fear of
invasion. Numbers of willing hands were
in readiness to carry the wounded on
stretchers to the hospitals, where all the
surgeons of the tow*n were already wait
ing to attend upon them.
Vincent, at his own request, was only-
laid upon a bed, as he said he would go
home to be nursed the first thing in the
merning. This being the case it was
needless to put him to the pain and
trouble of being undressed. Dan had
started as soon as he saw his master
carried into the hospital to take the news
to the Orangery, being strictly charged
by Vincent to make light of his injury,
and on no account whatever to alarm
them. He was to ask that the carriage
should come to fetch him the first thing
in the morning.
It was indeed but just daybreak when
Mrs. Wingfield drove up to the hospital.
Dan had been so severely cross-examined
that ne had been obliged to give an accu
rate account of Vincent’s injury. There
was bustle and movement even at that
early hour, for another train of wounded
had just arrived. As she entered the
hospital she gave an exclamation of
pleasure, for at the door were two gen
tlemen in conversation, one of whom was
the doctor who had long attended the
family at the Orangery.
“I am glad you are here, Dr. Mapleston,
for I want your opinion before I move
Vincent. Have you seen him?”
“No, Mrs. Wingfield; I did not know he
was here. I have charge of one of the
wards and have not had time to see who
are in the others. I sincerely hope Vin
cent is not seriously hurt.”
“That’s what I want to find out, doc
tor. His boy brought us news late last
night that he was here. He said the
doctors considered that he was not in any
danger; but, as it seems that he had three
libs broken and a deep flesh wound from
!h^ explosion of a shell, it seems to me
that it must be serious.”
“I will go up and see him at once, Mrs.
Wingfield,and found out from the surgeon
In charge of his ward exactly w-hat is the
matter with him.” Dan led the way to
the bed upon w-hich Vincent w-as lying.
He was only dozing and opened his eyes
as they came up.
“My poor boy,” Mrs. Wingfield said,
struggling with her tears at the sight of
his pale face, “this is sad indeed.”
“It is nothing very bad, mother,” Vin
cent replied cheerfully: “nothing at all
to fret about. The wound is nothing to
the Injuries to most of those here. I sup
pose, doctor, I can fie moved at once?”
A stretcher was brought in and Vincent
was lifted as gently as possible upon it.
Then he w-as carried downstairs and the
stretcher placed in the carriage, which
a large open one and afforded just
•..fiiri.ent-length for it. Mrs. Wingfield
*1 IS*rr:ttr. an in6uiited
the box beside the coachman.
ӣ will be out in an hour, Mrs. Wing
field.” Dr. Mapleston said. “I have to go
found td the ward again, and will then
drive out at once. Give him lemonade
and cooling drinks: don’t let him talk.
Cut his clothes off him and keep the room
somewhat dark, but with a free current
Of air. I will bring out some medicine
with me.”
The carriage drove slowly to avoid
shaking, and when they approached the
house Mrs. Wingfield told Dan to jump
down and come to the side of the car-
liage. Then she told him to run on as
fust as he could ahead and to tell her
daughters not to meet them upon their
arrival and that all the servants were to
be kept out of the-way. except three men
to carry Vincent upstairs. The lad was
-consequently got up to his room without
any excitement and was soon lying on his
bed with a sheet thrown lightly over him.
“That is comfortable,” he said, as his
mother bathed his face ar.d hands and
smoothed his hair. “Where are the
girls, mother?”
“They will come in to see you now.
Vincent; but you are to keep quite quiet,
you know, and not to talk.” The girls
stole in and said a few words and left him
alone again with Mrs! Wingfield. He did
not look to, them so ill as they had ex
pected. for there was a flush of fever on
his cheeks. Dr. Mapleston arrived in an
other half hour, examined and redressed
the wound and comforted Mrs. Wing
field rWith the assurance that there was
nothing in it likely to prove dangerous to
life.
“Our trouble will be rather with the
effect of the shock than with the wound
itself. He is very feverish now, and
you must not be alarmed if by this even
ing he is delirious. You will give him
this,cooling draught every three hours;
fie can have anything in the way of cool
ing drinks he likes. If he begins to wan
der, put cloths dipped in cold water and
wrung out Qn his head, and sponge his
hands with water with a little eau de
cologne in it. If he seems very hot, set
or.e of the women to fan him, but don’t
let her go on if it seems to worry him. I
wilt come round again at half past nine
this evening and will ♦lake arrangements
to pass the night here. We have tele
grams saying that surgeons are coming
from Charleston and many other places,
so I can very well be spared.”
•When the doctor returned in the even
ing he found, as he had anticipated, that
Vincent was in a high state of fever.
This continued four or five days, and then
gradually passed off; and he woke up one
morning perfectly conscious. His moth
er was sitting on a chair at the bedside.
“What o’clock is it. mother?” he asked.
“Have I been asleep long?”
“Some time, dear.” she answered gent
ly. “but you must not talk. You are to
take this draught and to go off to sleep
again; when you wake you may ask any
question you like.” She lifted the lad's
head, gave him the draught and some
cold tea. then darkened the room, and in
a few minutes he was asleep again.
(To Be Continued.)
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Year Old Doable Copper Distilled Rye for 13.10, Ex.
press Prepaid. We ship In plain packages—no marks
to indicate contents. When yon get it and test it, if it
isn’t satisfactory return it at oar expense and we win
return yoar $3.00. Sach whiskey cannot be purchased
elsewhere for less than $5.00.
We are the only distillers selling to consumers
direct. Others who claim to be are only dealers. Our
whiskey has our reputation behind it
Hiyner Distilling Co., 306*312 W. Fifiti Si, Dayton, 0.
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P. a—Orders for Aris.,Colo.,C*l.,Idaho,Moot.,NeT.Jf. Mex„ Ore.,
Utah,Wesh., W jo., most call for 20 quarts, by freight, prepaid.
(The above offer is genuine. Wo gnaranteo the abovo firm will do as they agree.—Edito*.]
pictures dlrr-ct from the artist, and sells
them on a commission of ten per cent.
In this sense she is a picture dealer,
but she does not buy except on commis
sion. There is no charge of admission to
her gallery, where visitors are at liberty
to come at all times and inspect the pict
ures.
HER WOMANLY CHARM.
There is not the least doubt that Lord
and Lady Curzon’s social success in In
dia is being watched here with much in
terest and pleasure. According to pri
vate leters from Calcutta i no viceroy
and vicerine have made themselves as
quickly popular.
By her unaffected manner and woman
ly charm Lady Curzon has already won
the hearts of the Anglo-Indian commu
nity. One, trait of her character which
has greatly commended her to Indian
society folk who are all sportsmen and
sportswomen, is her great love for horses.
In fact, she is reviving the old glory
of the vice-regal stud, as when Lord
William Beresford was at the head of the
vice-regal household.
MOZLEY’S LEMON ELIXIR.
A Pleasant Lemon Tonic.
For biliousness, constipation and appen
dicitis.
For indigestion, sick and nervous head
ache.
For sleeplessness, nervousness and heart
failure.
For fever, chills, debility and kidney dis
eases, take Lemon Elixir.
Ladies, for natural and thorough organ
ic regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
Dr. .Mozley’s Lemon Elixir is prepared
from the fresh juice of J^mons. combined
with other vegetable lirer tonics, and will
not fail you in any of the above named
diseases. 50c and $1.00 bottles at all drug
gists.
Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozley, Atlan
ta, Gat
At the Capitol.
I am In my seventy-third year and for
fifty years I have been a great sufferer
from indigestion, cvrstipafion and bilious
ness. * fc/ive bi itirfitr* iu^-Vemeuies adver
tised for these diseases, and got no perma-
net relief. About one year ago, the dis
ease assuming a more severe and danger
ous form, I became very weak and lost
flesh rapidly. I commenced using Dr.
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir. I gained twelve
pet nds in three months. My strength
and health, my appetite and my digestion
were perfectly restored, and now I feel as
young and vigorous as I ever did in my
life. L. J. ALLDRED.
Doorkeeper Ga. State Senate.
State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga.
Mosley’s Lemon Elixir.
is the very best medicine I ever used for
the disease you recommend it for, and I
have used many kinds for woman’s trou
bles. MRS. S. A. GRESHAM.
Salem, N. C.
MOZLEY’S LEMON HOT DROPS.
Cures all • Coughs. Colds, Hoarseness.
Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhage, and
all throat and lung diseases. Elegant, re
liable
25c at druggists Prepared only by Dr.
H. Mozley. Atlanta. Ga.
HER WAY TO SUCCESS.
There is no end to the number of occu
pations which women, confronted with
the necessity of making a living, are
following these days. Mrs. E. K. John
son. a clever English woman, however,
has hit upon a profession which is new
and .very profitable. She has avoided the
beaten track usually followed by women,
and has opened an art store, or studio,
in London. Her husband, w-ho died three
years ago, was a prominent artist and a
member of the English Water Color
Society. He had a large acquaintance
among the London artists, and it was
Burne-Jones who suggested to Mrs. John
son her present venture. She gets her
LIFE.
The life of Mrs. Harriett Barnet Hast
ings. wife of Horace L. Hastings, the
distinguished Boston editor and author,
is as interesting as a romance. Her
delightful book. “Pebbles From the Path
of a Pilgrim.” is full of the most inter
esting sketches of her eventful life. The
sufferings of her early girlhood days,
brought up by a cruel guardian, bring
tears to the eyes, and to read the ac
counts of the vast amount of good she
has done to those in suffering and dis
tress fills one with admiration. These
incidents of her life are all so narrated
with becoming honesty, and one can see
that they are related only to serve as
an encouragement to others and to lead
others to do work for the fallen and the
distressed. Mrs. Hastings’ labors as a
missionary in the southern states are
full of deep Interest, and her description
of the great Boston fire of 1872. which de
stroyed her husband’3 publishing house,
is a vivid picture.
Mrs. Hastings is a remarkable woman,
and her husband, no doubt, owes consid
erable of the success he has attained in
life to this noble woman whose eventful
life has been so great a help to multi
tudes.
Farmer (with wife and two children)—
How much fer tickets fer the youngs
uns?
Railway ticket seller—Between 5 and 12
half fare.
Farmer—Gosh darn it! Mandy, we’ll,
hev tew wait till ter-morrer—it’s half past
twelve now!
DBBACffS PATENT HflBBOW
Light. Durable Harrow, with Steel
i reach ot aO. Low tn pricennd dees the
Here is somethin? that wl?i nave von
labor. It fit* on any common Iron foot
rStaci Run it over jour C.-tton an I corn
Jmt aa it l«
coming up. It
wi!: pulverize
and kilt the first crop of
graas. It makes chopping
easier and
quicker. Eve
ry bo iy delight
ed with them.
Address F. G. UMBACH, Athens, Ga.
graas. is m
'♦tTmtlTT;
THE H0T0PP WINE COMPANY,
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
LOST MAN’S LANE.
(Continued from Page Two.)
I was startled to ieel how cold her foro-
head was and, more and more concerned,
loaded her down with such assurances of
appreciation as came to my lips and sent
her back to her own room with the ad-
rice that she would trouble herself no
more about firing up any other room
for me; that I had emptied my trank
ont here and did not propose to more
again for the few days I intended to re
main with them. “Only,” said I, as
her whole faco showed relief, “we will
go to the locksmith tomorrow and get a
key, and you shall see that after tonight
I hare a enp of tea brought to my room
just before I retire. I am no good with
out my cup of tea, my dear. What
keeps other people awake makes me
sleep.”
“Oh, you shall hare that I” she cried,
with an eagerness that was almost un
natural, and then slipping from my
grasp she nttered another hasty apology
for haring roused me from my sleep
and ran hastily back.
I stretched ont my arm for the candle
guttering in my room and held it up to
light her. She seemed to shrink at sight
of its rays and the last vision I had of
her speeding figure showed me that
same look of dread on her pallid fea
tures which had aroused my interest in
our first interview.
“She may have explained why tho
three of them are up this time of night, ”
I muttered, “but she has not explained
why her every conversation is seasoned
by an expression of fear.’*
And, brooding over this, I went back
to my room and, pushing the bed again
against the door, lay down upon it and
out of sheer chagrin, I think, fell fast
(To Be Continued.)
Hartford and Vedette
BICYCLES.
$25 to $75.
TWELVE MODELS
OF NEW MAChlNES
Catalogue, Booklets, Folders,
Etc., free of any Columbia
dealer, or by mail for a two-
cent stamp.
POPE MFG. CO.,
Hartford Conn.
Atlanta and
New Orleans
Short Line.
Atlanta & West Point
■ ■ ; ■ —
Railroad Company
Growers and Mannfaetnrers of
Pure Wine, Brandy and Cham
pagne.
The Western Rw’y of Ala.
TE3 S282T LOT BZTWIBf
— ‘T.wt AJJS HX77 CalJAJra.
Operate Magnificent Vestibnled Trains between
Atlanta and Montgomery. Mobile and
New Orleans, at which latter point
elos- and direct connec
tions arc made lor
All Texas, Hesieo and California Feists,
Is Adlhira 15 this feeellut Timsfh
Tula cl Car tanks
These Railroads offer most favorable accommo
dations and inducements to tbeir patrons
and residents along their line. Any one
contemplating a change of home can find no
location more attractive nor more conducive
to prosperity than Is to be found on the line
of these roads.
•‘THE HEART OF THE SOUTH"
A beautifully illustrated hook giving detailed
Information as to the industries and attrac
tions along these lines, can be had upon ap
plication to the undersigned, who will take
pleasure In giving all desired information.
B. F. WYLY, Jr., ’ R. E. LUTZ,
Gen. Tass. A Ticket Agent. Traffic Mgr.,'
Atlanta, Ga. Moxtgomsst, Ala.
GEORGE C. SMITH, Pres. A Gen. Manager.
Atlanta, Ga.
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