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THE WEEKLY •CONSTITUTION’ ATLANTA, GA* TUESDAY JANUARY 2 1886
THE LAND OF FLOWERS.
THE field of a blood curdling
THAOEDY.
a rmfir of w#ifM la Hai
— l . la It,'.,.,, lAat l* )<* H W M IB*
AUlatm Kvji a Farrow JUaapa—
no ■■car, or mo Wlieaaanr.
II
Hhc Now V. i
U Sun.
p!„yad by the Great improve
_.ut and ltrela :■ rompanyof Mobile to ox
plorr end majr »• 11 ill lands In Florida lying
wall down on I i-tigo of th» gr«At Cypress
swamp. The company bad purchased nearly
1^00,000acne of wild land in the location I
bare mentioned, and It was necessary for eomc
one to visit I' and walk over most of the
ground before it could bo put into market In
the maunerooiili mpleted. I had been on the
| three wpe»». having two men with mo
i the advuitiirc happened which I am
abeutto relate
One morning li e three of us left our camp
beside one of the 1>kcs on the upper 8t. John's
for a tramp, in'., oiling to return by evening
While I made note, and kept the topography
the men noted tin varieliee of woods, nature
of the nail, and other details of interest. Oo
three different er* cions wo hid encounter!
white n en In tie tit me end lonely (nrrst; and
haewfnm theii look* and anrroondbigs that
Ifrfy teto rcnfgtwiee from civilbutton. Tflro
we bad atubled ii]oo rude eampe occupied by
negwira. end the;, were a lough looking lot.
We had travel) da distance of perhaps Ihrei
miles when I wav stung on tho buck of th:
right hand by an insect resembling a hornet,
although much larger. In fifteen minutes tho
pain brought ate to a halt, and my hand was
swollen like n -puff-ball. After n consultation
it was derided that I should ruturn to «mp,
and the meh.snHihl push on by compass anil
rarer n certain ana, aud come in toward night.
Before I bad eon rod tho distance to cauip I
sras near remaining out with the pain, and my
wfm was puffing uo wHb the poison.
There was a renudy in the .medicine chest,
but It snsn fhll hour before the pain was re;
lievcd. Then I lies an to Teel sleepy, and I
bunked dosrn ami wan noon fast aslaep, At
about noon, after n nap of two hours, I was
awakened bjrgh) sound ofs human rolee.
JrofiMKduty eyes to And n white ranegade
aUndina over sec. bolding one o( my revolrors
iah a hand.
“(lit up!"
I ant up. All our goods in ctnip hsd I men
packed opsad taken uway. The man who eon
fronted roe was the wickedest looking fellow
so had yet met In the swamps. Ills hair and
whtaken were so long and nnkompt that little
of Ids fare except his ngly black one end pul-
low teeth could ho soon. Ills clothing was part
elelh and part skins, and it waa.plaln that he
had avoided etvllixstiou for years.
“(lit op and eeroe," he growled.
“Who ire yon ami what do you wantr" I de
manded as I reached my feat
“Walk!” he cinimsnded, pointing to th* west.
'At that moment a third actor appeared. It
was a woman- tall, gaunt, ferocious, and
sltraMd In the same nondescript costume as
tike man. She came out of the Jungle to tho
west and as aeon as near enough to make her
words understood she said:
“If he won't c ove dosrn hint and tie his
hands and feel. We can't tote two aiich as
him.”
Khr bad the ol her revolver In linr hand, and
I noticed that all had hunting kulves. I was
unarmed, still weak from the effect of the
poisonous etlng, anil entirely In thulr power.
The woman atiurk Into the jungle, I followed
and the men brought up the roer.
After await of.about a quarter of n mite
we reached tho honk of tho lake. Tied lo a troo
n unhide rope was a foaling cabin. Tho
toiiudallon was a rough made scow, and tho
upper works, as they may bo termed, consisted
ora lisi.gr narrow, end stoutly nude hut of logs.
There was a chimney of rand and sticks, from
which smoke issued, and two perooas were on
Use bank to receive us. One svss a boy of IS or
13, eud the othi r n girl two or throe years oldtr.
They looked mure like wild animals than hu
man beings, and talked In a language an
strange that I could not understand a word.
•Ho ahead,'' sold the man, as I bolted on tho
hank; and I followed the woman aboard of tho
scow and into the cabin. It sraa a house In
which there was but uno room, with the hides
of rattle thrown ever the wild southern man
for heda. Their was no atuve, but a a irt of lira
ala re made of atom, with two or three Iron
kettles on the hearth as kitchen furniture.
All onr ramp equipage hod been remored to
Hit cabin, and my winchester rlllc stood In
Ibtrorner. Aa this sraa then a new nrnt I illd
bo* lieltore thi v knew hew tense I Unit my re.
Voiles were Celt's old pattern and leaded with
powder and used prrrusalon caps.
Hot thar,” aald the wernau, as she polutod to
■ corner.
I went over and sat down on tho Imd. It was
not the corner in which my rifle steed, but tho
weapon was net more than ten feet away, Tho
tromaa than said something to tha children In
their awn mongrel dialect, and both of them
sat down facing me and only three or four feet
asray. Thru man and wife cast off the rope,
aeiawl long poire, and preaently the beat slow
ly moved down thelako to the north: Tho
like appeared to he about throe miles wide by
Eve long, and was shut in by the dense threat.
The views I bad through the open door and
tha chink* between the logs showed me that
Ike craft was kept near the ahoro. While the
people seemed in no great hurry to get down
the lake, they kept the ecow moving at a fair
pace until we Were about throe miles from the
ptacewhero we had embarked. A landing was
then made In the mouth of a crook and th*
■cow was entirely hidden from sight of any
one on th* take. Ilunten and tourists, anil
•ren small pleura re steamers came up from the
■min river as for as this take.
It was mid afternoon when the boat was
made fast. The pain and swelling had now en
tirely departed from my hand and arm, and
th* helpless fcelipg which had romo over uie
when first captured had given way to a deter
mination to help mystlf out of the scrape. If I
could got hold of my riflo I would bo a match
for the who!* four of them. I counted them as
taur, because the bey and girl had hunting-
knives, and would surely take part in auy
scrimmage brought oo. Their looks aad ac
tions proved this. They maintained their
places directly In front of me, and their eyw
■ever left me fnraaecond. They hold their
knives aa if they expected an attempt to re-
rape, and meant to thrust and oat If I triad
1L
While tha heat wts moving than was no
•haw far me. A score of AUgaton, aataa of
Donations alee, followed us in prowaitao, and
I had hot to look out upon tha lake to raallac
that ft was alive with these fierce reptiles. On*
whojutuped or fell overboard would he seised
as soon hr struck the water.
Not a ward-was odd teased fomo until the
boat had barn mod up. Then the nun came In
took a aingla-hanvllcd rifle from under the
other bed, and, after a lew hurried words with
the woman outside, jumped ashore anddissp-
pcarod \\ hen be bod gone the woman en
tered, lighted U.pipe and, sending the boy out
side to watch, she ant down in his place with
the cocked revolver on her tap. She W a face
Which betrayed the mind of a ‘
•AV.-ll ao.lv. • t a.
•Teed yon to the alligators," ahe replied.
'Tv brre baa year husband gone?"
•*m kill the other two men
“What do yon want to murder us for? We
hare in no way Injured you.”
“Wo wna whipped and drug out of the aettla-
menu, and wo want revenge," she growled.
“But we had nothing todo with It,” I pro
tested. in a firm tone.
"Can't help that. You come poachingoo our
claim," she answered.
■ But wall go sway."
“I guefla you won't. Wo never let anyone
git away to tell on si!"
I Mid nothing further, hat I by no menus
looked upon nsyeelf ■ a dead man. If worst
camo to went I would giro them a light. I
coaid not oars the®, with knita and ballet
ready for me, aad deemed it wiser to rottle
hark srd bide my lime.
The man had been goue about half an hoar
when the flint report of a riflo came to ns
through tha troea. Tire women had been listen
ing for it, and as It came she gave a atart and
cried out:
"There goes one of 'em."
"Who?" I asked.
“One of your partners. Dan bis dropped
him for sure."
Then was such a fiendish, blood-thirsty look
on her face that I wna appalled, and the same
expression, to a certain degree, ranted on the
faces of the children. Like dogs, (hay licked
tliclr chopsfn anticipation of a bloody feast. Jo
about half an bourthe men appeared. He had
a bundle of clothing In one bawl and two rifles
and a revolver In the other.
"(lit one?" the woman asked, as lie came
aboard the ungainly craft.
"Vis.”
"Didn't git the both?"
“No. The other got away. I’ll glt hlm to
moiTcr," he replied.
“(lit mush'/"
“Loll."
He Lad in hU band the suit of clothes, rifle
and revolver belontin* to one of my men—
Utorgi' Sheen, of Mobile. There wore blood
stain* cn the clothing, and os ho unrolled the
!.unrile I »atr a bullet hole through the vest.
Jlc had killed the man aud then stripped him
Mait naked. Yea, lie had hoots, socks. Jut,
col'ar ever; tiling. The other man was itobert
JiukHiU, of l.JiicaK<>. who bad worked with inn
for years. He had not “got'' him. Why?
Jackstn was well armed and n biuvo man. If
he bed he* n present at the shooting of Sheen
he would not ban- run atray. Sheen had an
old-fatliiniud rifle: Jackson bal a Winchester,
lie would in turn nave killed the outlaw. The
two men must have been separated, aud the
outlaw must have ambushed Bheeu
f .caving the children to «-itch me*, tlie swn
ar.d woman now cast the acu.v loose and pol
her out about .'500 feet from shore. The sun w
getting well down, and ont Mdeof the lako w.w
in a deep shadow. When the scow had beon
anchored by a atone the pair inspected the
Ferranti property and mmited the money
taken from the victim. The outlaw then
washed the blood from his bands. ‘
When they entered the cabin, or house, the
woman produced some cold meat and hoe<*tke
and threw hunks to each one, including my
self. It was only after the pnivisioaH had dto
appeared, 1 eating mine with the rest, that the
man addressed me*
♦<Hee yets, stranger/* he mid, “what brought
you up yeref*
“Looking over lands," I replied.
"U«n! .Who be your"
I told him.
"Didn't count on scolu’ Black Dsn
reckon 1" he sneered.
No."
'Which Is unfortunit fur you. I’ve killed
every land hunter who ever-sot fitt on*my
Claim, and 111 keep killin', sure."
"We didn't come here to disturb or annoy
you," I said.
"It's Jist the same thing. I'm down on the
hull human rare fur the way rvobinaoe&arol
Ml kill whenever I kin git the chance, i’va
dripped one o'you’.re fellers. Touiorrcr I'll
drop the other, and then take keerof you. Oit
over thar and Isy down
"Over thar" was tho far comer, and entirely
out ot reach of my Winchester. When It bunk
ed down in my corner the gun was removed en
tirely, and the family laydown in suoh a way
as to hem me in. For tho flrst thre<v or lour
hours they were like eata, starting up at tho
slightest move, hut towanl midnight I was sat*
tolled that all were asleep. I could not reach
the firearms without stepping over the bodio*.
nod they knew that any effort ou my part to
looH-n a log would arouse them.
About midnight, after a long and rautlouaef-
fort, 1 sat up. It was a starlight night, and, as
there was no door to the cabin, I could see out.
I whs ftilly determined to make an effort to es
* lit when I came to canvass the chances
ii abumlun the idea. The alligators were
constantly about as, often Tearing no to paw at
the logs, and immo 1 could get hold, of the
firearm* nnd begin the fight, I should be wiped
out in uiiy effort 1 made. 1 think I slept for
un hour or two. and whnt aroused me I cannot
tell. J was still sitting, and, as I looked out
upon the night 1 saw a human figure draw
itself upon the bows of the boat. I at first
supposed It was one of the family, hut a mo
merit's olwervation convinced mo to tho con
trary. This figure moved cautiously, as If de<
siring Ith presence unknown and was a long
time in leschiug the door. It then loaned
against the logs and uiado a long survey of the
interior, and finally sank out of sight. My
heart wna beating like a trip-hammer, and I
could not futliom the mystery. Was it nu In
dian or nnother outlaw r Moving so cautious
ly, what object had lie in view? Had I once
thought of Jack non. I should not have dared to
hope no had come to my rescue through that
water; nnd, too, I roulu not have believed lie
knew of my whereabouts.
From the time 1 first caught sight of tho
flgurc.to daylight was probably an hour and a
half, but it seemed to me as if I lived 11 ve
years. I had no liopcN that the inbn was a
friend, nnd yet I could not look tor u new
enemy. Perhaps, after nil, it was only one of
the refugee negroes,of whom hcovcn wen* hiding
iu the swamp*, who hud nuido his way to tho
scow in hopes to lay hands uu provisions ur
clothing. I kept my cyos on the spot whoro I
hail laat seen him. nnd, an he did not reappear.
I begun to feel that he had slipped hack into
the water, and returned to the shore.
Did you over watch the coming of daylight
when you hit that with It might romo some life
or death transaction? The first slgu* came from
the bint*. Then, afar up the laku came the
cries of water fowls. A fox or some other ani
mal stood on the shore near where wo had tied
up the night before and burked in nu angry
voiccT The stare paled and drifted out of sight,
and the Interior of the cabin began to light up
until 1 cod Id distiuguiah tho forms of the
sleepers.
Where was tho strange man—friend or
enemy? As If In responsd to my query he
ruddeuly rose up. stopped noiselessly inside the
door, aud next instant a revolver began to
crack and a voice shouted at me:
"Keep down, colonel; hug the floor!"
1 rolled over on my toe, and I heard yells,
terrains and. groans. It wna all over in talHy
seconds, and aomo one called: "All right,
colonel—l*ve wiped the vmrmiuu out!"
l-*pnmg up to find Jackson stamliug in tho
renter of the cabin, and on the floor lay out
law, wife and children, all dead. It was as I
had argued the day previous. The two meu
hsd separated-in the woods—Slieeu to return
directly to camp and Jackson to hunt for game
for supper. The out law had ambushed .Sheen
and killed him, and Jackson had heanl the re
port of the gun and become suspicious. He
hurried to camp to find ms gone and every
thing taken, and had traced us to the lake, lie
found indications to prove that a boat had been
used, and he followed the shore of the lake
down until he fouud the trow at anchor.
Not one man inn thousand would have shewn
his nerve. He knew of the alligators, rouM see
adoxen of them moving about, aud yet h^is-
.swam straight for
molested. He saw that the only way wne to
wipe out all the gang, and as oooa as dgylight
would guide hUaiu he began his work.
Wheu we hsd buried our comrade we made a
close search of the floating cabin, nnd we found
Indisputable proof of the uiunler of five or six
persons. In an old wooden bucket were two
E old and three silver watches, several pocket
nives, half a doaen rings, and iu gbld,
silver and greenbacks. As none ad these ar
ticles could be traced back to their owners, nnd
as vengeance had overtaken the murderers, we
felt no hesitation in taking possession of every
thing for the benefit of Sheen's widow.
The last act was to set fire to the scow and
push it out into the lake. It was as merciful to
consign the Itodies to the flames as to see tha
alligators fight over them. Such human wolves
did not deserve burial.
Scon's Bmulslon of Pute
Cod Uvrr Oil. with tlyiroptiaaphlte*,
la Srrofulauffi and Consumptive Cases.
I>r. t\ C. 1-o. kvrotxl. New York, saya: "1 have
frequently prm riUxJ Brett s Kmubfon and regard
~ u ;
Blah rot:.;, v.tth SUIT llnlnx arc sron oust!
trausutast "■
utththsu.
■ ratuao. lim mitaa or folds an front
Wk«t afltflbrencc lotto of B«.ro. H » drop.
I)r. Bull's Count) Byrap Uft cents ■ bottl*.
STORIES OF THE WAR, -
Which Never rail to Interest th. Bonder,
Whether Old or Yeung,
General Toombs at Sharps*tir*.
From th. Athens, Gs., Banner.
“It wm nearly night in the village of Sharps-
bur, when General Toombs was wounded. I
was in tw.nl, steps of him when he Wat allot,"
.aid an old soldier, in speak in, of the dead
( corral. "We bad fought tbebattleefSharp*-
urg, and next duff both sides roeesed satisfied,
and were in line of battle *11 the tine. The
tLaip shooters kept up flrinff whenever the,
could see* brad show up crer the bill. No
one bed an* lde» that the confederate
aim, would tall back across the
Potomac river, as we tbou,bt we
hod come to Maryland to stay, although we
did net meet with the treatment at the hands
of “My Maryland” that wo expected. It lud
keen raining during the day sad s little after
dark the tired soldiers were looking axooad for
s place do sleep. Tho . Morooteenth Georgia,
commanded by Colonel (afterwards general)
Boon lop, ws. In line on the tide of the road
and a little In front of the Second Georgia regi
ment of Toombs' brigade. General Toombs
received order, to march hi* brigade ont end
to caution the commanding officers to more us
quietly as possible, as the ysnkoes worn only u
abort dlltsoce from our lines. General Toombs
arnteut his ronrisrs to notify the oommiuand-
ing odirer, of each regiment, and the ooVdier.
were rolling np their blankets, buckling oo
tho certridgc boxes, and wondering whit wo
were going to do. General Toontbs and his aids
rede up toColouel Banning to let him know Iu
what order the regiment* wore to more. As
they wen riding along there were eerersl
y.nkee caralrymen rode up who had by acci
dent got over iu our Boss. Captain
Tronic, of General Toombs ataff, ask
ed the general who these men were end Gen
eral Toombs immediately asked, "Who are
you?"andono of the cavalrymen auswered,
“We are friendx.” Captain Troupe said. “No
you’re not; you have got ou blue clothes!” and
Immediately Bred at them with his pistol. Tho
cavalrymen commenced firing, and one of the
shots took effect in General Toombs' hand that
held Uie bridle reins of his gray mare. Tke
general'. horse begin running and
the aids followed after General Toombs.
Tho hone ran aomo distance before General
Toombs was able to gat the rains in hta other
hand and check his mare, lie informed -his
staff that he wss shot through tho hand, and
wheeled his bone and rode back to where
Oeloneiltonnlng waa and Informed him he
was wounded aad for him totake charge of the
brigade. The whole command waa in confu-
■ten and a gnat many thought that Uie con
federate army waa snrrounded, and made up
thrlr minds to light everything that came in
Ihslrreach. Tke yankee cmvaliy, after wound
ing General Toombs, and finding they were
iuside the confederate lines, scampered
lack as fast as thslr hones could carry them.
The soldiers of General Toombs's command all
worshipped him for his klnducas, and there Is
not one of his old brigade who followed him
through the campaigns of northern Virginia
but will daaply regret to learn of tho death of
their farmer leader.
Gating Rabbit During the War.
“Talk about eating male hcef at Vicksburg
and dog venison st Rock Island prison"
“Dog venison! who ever heard of -such a
thing.”
-There are hundreds of men now Bring who
ji tel! you, that while In the federal prison
nt Rock Island every dog that could, bo caught
In the hn-neks sraa as quickly snatched up
killed and eaten by tho half-starved prisoners
as If It hsd been thrown in nn alligator pond,
nnd vory palatable venison It mado, and when
properly dressed could lurdly bo told from tho
suro-cnongh article.
Hut this Is not what I wanted to tell. As I
started to say, you may talk about your mule
beef and dog veuison, but about tho
toughest monel I ever tackled was
a cat, a veritable and venerable Thomas eat.
It happened this way: Wo were in winter
quarters around Dalton, when I received a
friendly invitation to dino with Captain Stark
Glliver and hia mess, the Inrltatlon being sup-
K lemcutrd by the announcement that he would
are rabbit pie for dinner. Of course inch a
menu roukl not bo despised, and I was
promptly on hand when tho pie
waa brought In and opened with dne end ap
propriate ceremony. We noticed a somewhat
ungent odor as the hot ftimes of the euioklog
ish filled the tent, bat with appreciative ap-
wtlte* we fell to. The odor was hot a sanat
ive prelude to the taste, but we thought it
I)f seasoning and chewed on.
^'But it WM no nse to chow; a hark mill
could not bare masticated the littlo coda of
alncwa Into which the monels would wad
themselves. The harder wo chewed tho
tougher they got and the bigger tboy enrolled.
The taste wu nothing. It was the leathery
toughness that we rorolted at, and Captain
Oliver railed out to his cook:
“Joe, whnt is tho matter with this rabbit,
that make* It to tough?"
“Doanknow, sab; It's thea do tougheatast
varmint I obber sawed. I dean b’lievo It's no
rabbit nohow. Its foots doau look llko a rab
bit foots."
“Fetch its foot hero, and let us see.”
“The foot was brought, and would you have
thought It? it was the foot, with well worn
claws of a cat—an ancient, John Tkomts, well
advanced In his ninth life, so pronounced by
Lieutenant Cnthbert, who was an export in
natural liiitory.
“One of the boys had killed the venerable
feline aad skinning It, bad sold It to Captain
Oliver for a rabbit. Siuro then I always res
pect fttlly decline an invitation to rabbit pie,"
Tho Battles of the Dead.
From the Detroit Free Pren.
It lx midnight in tho brick farm house at
Chaacallunrille-lhe new building on the site of
(he one partially drstroyad when Hooker maeshed
hi. troops Into the wilderness to get In the rear of
lee at Fredericksburg, in the retd sre the rolling
wheal, of gun-earriagea; In the routh wall are a
doseu cannon balls firmly Imbedded; half* mile
below I. the rionc marking the root where Hiooe-
wall Jackson teeelred hia mortal wound; hero Is
Ihersme dark fomt which sheltered friend and
foe.
"Ate you artccp:"
"No."
The hut stroke or 15 had ictrccly died away
when the farmer opened my bedroom door loatk
thk question.
-Then maybe you'd like to see it?"
•Whatr'
The battle of Cbancelloravtlle. The federal
troops are now In sight on the Hy'a Ford road."
I hastily dremed and passed out into the yard
with him. 1 noticed that h. hid on a confederate
uniform, dusty and worn. I looked at my own
garments: they were bine. Bo pointed hi. linger
down the road, and t aaw through the mut of 'the
•earner night a gnat army approaching. There
wm cavalry. Infantry and artlUcry-thcre were
firg. and barman and ambulances. In two min
utes more the bead of the column had reached the
Chsncellorsville plank road. 8omc turned to the
right, seme to the left, some plunged Into the
gloomy pine thickets beyond.
-Bat I hoar no notoe—not the foo*«cp of a horse
nor the clink of a rebet.” I protested.
“Bosh! TIs a battle of the dead! The iplrlti of
the thousands who fell hero hare come to light the
battle NCi* again!''
1 looked at him more cloaely. and I saw the light
or battle In hi. eyes. His form grew erect, his foot
seem ed tmpsllont and he scented the sir m if csger
to Join In theftsy.
Now the highways and bywaya-the
cleared fields tke open woods—the
lonely thickets were foil of bloe uniforms.
Couriers and tide, galloped here and there-ataff
officers 1 netted heads of columns to the right or left.
It WM ra ktrauge to witness thore ihouMnda mur
ing with such order and yet gtring out no round.
"Look-ace" whispered my companion as ho
pointed dow n the plank road.
There was a cloud of -moke rolling np out of tha
pine wood.- aad blotching the star lit My Ilk. a
wain at blood. It Dread and grew until half the
•tan of heaven acre hidden. Meanwhile, tke foe*
of every man In bine wm turned that way. We
raw battery after battery, regiment after regiment,
brigade after brigade, more down to the ereneof
eontttet. • Tongues of tan flashed through the
tamkedond end lighted np thicket end field, but
there was no wared. The stillness of night wm
-litre are the lewtllat" whispered the con Seder-
ate. and I looked to the right and left to hokofct
the dead and wounded. I could see them tn the
Helds, under the place, on the highway. Sees*
face, show feaflsnd horror-othere exprewed rindic
riven ess. There were bene, lying dead-othere
hobbling about and reemlng to appeal for .mercy.
-‘It to horrible," I whispered.
-'Aye t bnt It la over."
I looked egsln and the virion bad fsded. Tho
highway, were barren of Ufo-the fields and for
est. st peace.' The smoke-cloud had disappeared,
and tbt dead and wounded had been spirited
away.
"And to the dead of the armies fight their battles
o’t rr’ 1 asked.
"A. you bare seen," hesolemnly replied
til Ibe hale aad rancor of men fa no more-unUl
•II men are at peace, the spirits of those who foil
in battle cannot rest. Tbry must plan campaigns
and fight their battles MOfokl. The virion you have
seen hire Is repeated at Antletam. Gettysburg,
Vicksburg, Franklin—on a hundred battle-fields of
America. Letuagoln." •
Who la He?
EntToas Cokstitctiok: Daring the. war
while my regiment wm stationed at Decatur,
Ala., I, with twenty-eight others, wm detailed
to go out on the Moulton rend to attack a rebel
pirket post, in July, 1884. Another comrade
with myself wm detailed to go in advance aad
we eamo upon the picketaaooner than wa ex
pected. One man on a -mule trying to get
away, when I fired at him, the ball •trikuiff'
him un the head knocking him off. I then
tack him and turned him over to the cap
tain in charge; after that 1 knew nothing of
him. If he Is still living I would he glad to
correspond wttb-him and shake hands across
the bloody charm.
Your war sketches, Bill Arp's letters, and in
fact any pageofTitr. Constitution is worth
the whole price of the paper.
J. R. Uubst,
Newtonvillc, Ind.
There are a good many men around Atlanta
who were knocked off of their horses about
tho time of which our correspondent writes us.
Some of them, poor fellows, fell neverto rise
again, many other* rase again and went tare
foremeet against the foe. If the soldier that
eur correspondent la looking for is still liv
ing, ho will doobtleu let himself ho hoard.
General John Pope.
General John I’ope contributes to the Jan
■ary: number of tha Century an Interesting article
on the accood hatrio of Bull Run. At the canclu-
slon he thus contradict, a story which hMhad wide
circulation for twenty-odd years:
A good deal of cheap wit hat been expended
upon a fanciful story that I published an order or
wrote a letter or made a remark that my “head
quarters would kc In the saddle." It la an expres
sion harmlcis and Innocent enough, but It U crcn
stated that It forntohed General Lee with
a basts for tho only Joke of hia
life. It Is ptlnfltl, therefore to a well-
constituted mind to he obliged to take awajr the
foundation of that solitary joke: but I think It dua
to army tradition,, and to tho comfort of thorn who
have so often repeated this ancient Joke In the
days long before the civil war, that these later wits
should not be allowed with Impunity to poach on
tlilv well tilled manor. This venerable Joke I first
heard when a cadet at West Point, end It was then
told of that gallant aoldler and gentleman. General
tv. J. Worth. I presume it could bo easily traced
back lo the crusade, and beyond'; and while it
may not lo m old M the everlasting hills, It is cer
tainly eld enough to have been excused
from active * duty long ago. Cer
tainty I nover urea this ox-
prredon or wrote or dictated It, nor does any aucli
exprenton occur In any order of mine; and as It has
perhaps served Its time and effected Its purpose, It
uuxht to bo retired. Let u. hope that Umar bo per
mitted to sleep In peace and no longer rack the
brain ofthoac whose Intellectual machinery ran 111
bear the .train, or ho perpetuated among their list-
urn) snceeiaors.
What General Pope means by bis reference to
"the only Joke" of General Lee's life Is the remark
attributed to the confederate chieftain on hearing
that General Pope's headquarters were to be “in
tho saddle." “That,' said General Uc. “to where
his hindquarters should he."
Sharing the Honor With General Cook.
Editod ('okstitution; I sea in Thb.Wise
ly CoKKTtTUTiox of December md, pages, an account
that General Phil Cook “hu tho honor of leading
tho only confederate forces that fought In tho Dis
trict of Colombia." It Is a proud thing to mo toiec
this honor bestowed on the only living of my dear
old reboot teachers. I know of other Instances
where General Phil Cook led and camo out victo
rious that 1 may relate at re etc future time. But I
hate doubt, a. to whether all the honor named bc-
(dlrided) under
Generals third on
tcond army corps (divided) under
nod was placed respectively under
do nnd Jtrcckcnridxc, I well know
. - -■ ——» “a don.
Kclgler.
ask
nnd iplrcsofsotneoflliechurches. Captain
a ho am captain of Cordon’* battalion, »un
nhootcm. had, I know, ono of hi* men, William .
llnv, a mrmbei of the Thlrtjr-flraUieorxinregiment,
company K-, from Terrell county, ahot and toll
within Dunkard family which lived on the Main
like, and which kindly eared for him Our akir*
mlxhcm were cnxajrinir the enemy who were in
their works cast of the turnpike leading into the
city, and a* well as 1 remember, abont one mile
from the Itiair house. I wm out on the line and
aftMMcd Hay, who wm a friend and neighbor of
mine at hoiuc, to a place of t-afcty. We were under
the imptcMlon that we were In the district, and I
still believe to. I would like to hoc thi* question
icttltd. J. M. SMITH.
A Confederate Olant'a Sword,
From the Washington Hatchet.
Among tho relics of the lato war stowed
away In the United States ordnance museum on
Seventeenth street, is a tabre fully five feet long,
which wm found on the tMtttlcflcld of Manas-wi.
This formidable looking weapon wa* evidently
made In some village blacksmith's ebon, from tho
fabled plouahshare, at the outbreak or the war,
aud IU handle appear* to bava been carved with a
Jack knife (tom a cow's horn. A Virginian who
vlMtcd the munum last week recognized the sabre
a* one that bad been used by a giant Virginia
cavalryman iu “Jeb" Stuart’s command.
"The cavalryman In question," said the Virgin*
Ian to the llatchct, "wm nearly seven tot high
ami broad In proportion. He hail that big sabre
made by a crosuruad* horx*>hocr and promised to
hew hi* way through the Yankee lines with it and
enter Washington, hut, poor fellow, he was shot at
■Manauss before he could carry out hia nuh pur*
potc."
Want* Advice#
Richmond, Ya., January (J.—The following
singular communication was laid before the
hours of delegatea by the clerk:
toNDOir, December 91, 18S5.—Sir: X havo the
honor to request you will do me the honor of in
forming roc what steps I ought to take to obtain a
rcIsMio of the commhulon of honorary major grant
ed to me toward the end of the confederacy by
klemr*. Maa>u and Slidell in consideration of the
Invention of a projectile and torpedo connection
with the Ftcamnhlp Pacific, with which Colonel
Chaiuhetlain wm smocIi**'* —-»*
now claim the further rc
the United motes army.
Knalgn Epps, the Color Bearer.
Rnslgn Kpps. at the battle of Flanders,
Hnwcd a seed of glory and duty ^
That flowers and flames in height and bMSity
I.ike a crimson lily with heart of gold,
“ * *-—*- of Ghent are old
s their dead commanders.
Ensign Epps was the color bearer—
No matter on which aide. Philip or Bari;
“ ■ • khcli-hU deed wai the pearl.
a Udv he had been a sharer
That day In the wildest work of the ASM,
He wm wounded and spent, and the fight was lost;
Hia comrades were slain or a scattered nort.
But stainless and scathelem out of the strife
He had carried hU color* safer than life.
“ the rivcUibrink, with a
fSeed the victors. The thick heart-mW.
dashed ftom bU eyes, and the sUk he kissed
Sre be held it a!o~ ““ — *****
AuSTetmllcdVhen £
I the setting sun,
* were won,
r ordered him to yield.
Ensign tope, with his broken blade
Gut the pfik nom the gilded staff.
Which he poised like aspear tlfi the charge wu
And hurried at tha leader with a laugh.
Then round hit broast, like the jearf of lore,
lie tied the color* in nh heart above.
And pitnged in hi* armor into the tide.
And Hu .e, in hia flne* of honor, be died.
Where are the lemons tout kinglings teach ?
And what to the text of your proud commanders ?
— - the top?** wfifh
i tbo scroll ofa deed, with tho wont of aitorr
uOO raan'. truth and ol all mro's xtnor.
Llko Goaliu Ktopa at U>c battle of Fuadcts-
‘ ‘-John Doyle O Bctlr, to Outfit*.
MBS. WnctLOWfi SOOTHING SYRUP tar Oku-
iraa >e«tkla«. softsus tkt pres, rodoos. lalaretas-
tjoa, altars all pain and cure* wind oolla. ffiouta
abottlo.
-Brows'. Bronchial Troches- arc excellent
for ibe reliefer Hosneuenae tore Throat. Thrr
•re rrcredlntljr effective."—ChrtottaalWorU, Unl
oad, Eng.
Articular Rheumatism Cured—Tha Doctor
. About six weeks ago I wm attacked with Artlcu-
twee weeks I wu under the usual treatment for
■neb diseases without any appreciable benefit. Fl-i
nally my physician discontinued all other treat
ment and pat me exclusively on the use of Guinn’s
■MHOBtaMMitaMMlt other irroptomior the dl.J
AethcsboToc
nrosof her statement.
Blood Jtonewer after i
rheumatism had failed I
IJo'
J. L. STEPHENSON. K.D.
Marvelons F-ffect. Noted bj a Druggist.
tho use of Guinn's Plosoer Blood Beuower and
cheerfully recommend It.
GEO. B, BBOADFOOT.
Griffin, Ga. Druggist
topm^ro at taxaa,
Bold in tuirdored form
with or without sulrilj; ■■
HUMES !BSS
Sale of Thoroughbred Stock,
T7R0M THU DATE WE OFFER AT PRIVATE
I 1 fata at Boartanbutg, the follewtog thoroagh-
Eredatock: Tha entire herd of choloe Jersey cat-
totho aatata of the latoSadsonA.
K^foS^^^to^^SuSfaiaiing to get largo
growth; anlataia foil oggood points. All tha ahoro
are registered or eligible to Vein tbo Hard Books
Rfotohrefire|rican Jersey cattle dub. Also two
unions, chancellor liambletonlaa
mmnRImcd. Is five yean old. a rich Ma-i
ho cany bay l£<honds high/denote* great power
and wonderful trotting action and Is finished
iv.Ji'imi, un
| Farmington,
CAMiaiA—IIXD BAY STALLION-MMMSIDb^H
I I* four years old, rich In the celebrated Mem-
brlno and other noted blood, large, compactly
built and iood styled, strictly a "combination
horse," performs eteantly. "single, double" and i
under the saddle. Chmbnato a model specimen
and well adopted to this section. Parties desiring
nformation will address Mrs. E. E. irnu
burg. 8. C., or O. P. Mills, GrocnvillB|
circular of stock-giving j * |
will be forwarded with aHMMMM
O. P. Mills, will visit Spartanburg every Saturday I
for t he purpoee of meeting parties who would like to I
purchaae stock and to settle other busineb connocM
ed with the estate.
E. E. MILLS. Administratrix.
I Oti* P. MILLS, Administrator.!
WILLIAM READ & SON*,
107 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON MAS31
FIN £"*6 U N S.
Run* taken in exchange. Borne fine bargains in
second-hand now on hand. Rend stamp for Illus
trated catalogue of new and second-hand guns.
»f bicycles.
MIDDLE GEORGIA COLLEGE,
Jonesboro, Ga.
MALE AND FEMALE.
inE EXERCISES OF THIS IN8ITUTION WILL
be rammed January 11,1W6, with a foil corps
.. competent teachers. Tuition only 11.00, li.60
aud PJ.00 per month, acootdlng to grade. You can
not get the advantages offered in this college any
where in the state for the money.
For further particulars, address Otis Ashmore,
president; Mrs. C. I>. Crawler, principal female de
partment; or Jno. 8. Crockett, secretory and trees-
nor board of trustees. Scud for catalogue.
Mention thtopopec, dcca> wky* JanS suu2t
Hnnnicntt’s Rhematic Cnrel
h. r c.
The 4 Greatest Known Rem
edy for
RHEUMATISM!
A GREAT EROOD PURIFIER
Address, for Treatise and testlmontato,
J. M. HUNNICUTT *
Prire-to rents a bottle. For sate by Druggists.
Jaatawhu
Seeds-
NEW SEEDS
I This season. Among them
{ Kaffir Corn,
. Milo Maixe,
Teosinteo
and other valuable forage plants,
Peterkias and other prolific
Oottou Bowl.
Gratae*,
Clovers,
Fertilisers,
j Chemicals for Composting, etc.,
etc.
Sand for circular* and price
lists jest ant.
Mark W. Johnson & Co.
*7 Marietta St..
Atlanta* . Georgia?
B’rmton this paper. Jans wky<*r
M. RICH & BR08.,
64 And <6 miteluU St., AtlantA, e*.
Grand clearance sale of Dry
Goods, .Carpets, etc., commeac-
ing January nth. We are en
larging our store and need the
room to extend the building.
We mean to slaughter our
present stock. We have not
the space to spare for a full
list, so we give a few of our
prices below. We will sellour
75 cent Mack silks at 50 cents,
$1.00 Mack silks at .65 cents,
best Mack dress silk at |i.oo
all wool double width Tricots
/or 40 cents, all our fancy dress
goods at 50 cents on the dollar
104 white Mankets at $1.00,
calico comforts 50 cents, ladies’,
children’s and men’s hose 5
cents a pair. Gent’s shirts,
linen fronts, at 50 cents. Full
size towels, a and 5 cents each.
Turkey red taMe linens 25
cents. Embroideries i*4 and
2% cents a yard. All our
Zephyrs ,7 cents an ounce.
All -OUR CLOAKS 50 cents
on the dollar. 265 pieces Eng
lish Tapestiy Brussels Carpet
at 50 cents per yard, made:up.
175 pieces Lowell and Hartford
best ingrain at 70 cents per
yard, made up. 32 pieces fine
ingrain at 38 cents per yard,
reduced from 50 cents. 100
rolls New York Ingrain Car
pets at 15 cents per yard, re-
duced from »5 cents. 150 rolls
Hemp Carpets at 11J5 cents
per yard, new styles and full
width, too pairs Turcoman
Portiere Curtains with brass
poles and trimmings for $4.25,
complete. 262 pairs Notting
ham Lace Curtains at $1.00
pair, worth $1.75. 300 Hol
land.Shades on patent fixtures
at 45 cents each, complete.
500 brass trimmed Curtain
Poles at 50 cents each, com
plete. 1,000 Curtain Poles,
walnut, ebony, cherry and ash,
at 30 cents each, complete. Re
member this sale is for only 30
days. M'. RICH & BROS.
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I AtrislpMksgeooraMfpt of twtlra cents posuc*
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ACME HARROW.
be without ooe. .prices for one hoc
two bone F. O. B. 9/7.60. Foml for
circulars.
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97 .Marietta 8t., Atlanta. Oa.
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