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THE RED SCAR-
BY WALLACE P. REED.
For the Constitution.
When I fouml myself stranded, m to apeak,
in the heart of Yucatan, I was rather plowed
tbnn otherwise.
I had been writing; up the quaint old ruins
of that strange land for a New York paper, and
had turned my fare homeward, when I re
ceived a letter requesting me to wait at San
Pablo for further instructions.
Han Pablo interested me. It was n sleepy
old Npanlsh village, with a big cathedral, a
plaza with the usual collection of odobo houses
around it, and a hack ground of snow-capped
mountains rising boldly from a laudscapo of
torrid summer heats.
It was hero that I met with the most puz
zling experience of my life.
I waa returning from a solitary ride 1 among
the hills. The declining sun warned me that
darkness would overtake mo if I did not make
haste, but as I could see in the distance the
massive towers of the cathedral, I felt no un
easiness.
At one place my lonely rood or mule path
skirted a deep ravine, which was ao choked up
with a thick, scrubby undergrowth that I was
unable to see anything but a tangled muss of
foliage and vines. *
“A good place for an ambush," I said to my
self.
The ides impressed me so tlmt I spurred my
- ule, but to my si * “
mal stood stock sti
“fie nor!"
The voice rang out from the depths of the
avine, but it seemed to be at my oar.
"fienor, halt!"
Aa I had halted, on account of my mule's
obstinacy, tho command was unnecessary,
“fctand aside!" I shouted, "and let me pass."
Just then I saw protruding out of tho bushm
in front of mo the muzzle or an old-fashioned
blunderbuss, a flint lock weapon lu very gen-
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A shudder ran down my spinal column,
raa unarmed, and tbo blundorbus* was atoit
the sice of a small cannon. Bosistonco was not
to bo thought of.
"I surrender!" I cried to my unseen foe.
"The senor Is sensible." said tho man with
the big gun, as ho leaped into the road.
A rapid but dose scrutiny of my captor
showed mo a young man of medium height,
whose lithe, sinewy figure Indicated exceptional
activity and strength. He wore a homespun
cotton suit, and tho feoo under his sombrero
bad tho brown tingo common to all tbo Yucat-
aneso who were of mixed Spanish and Indian
blood. Tho man’s right temple was disfigured
by a peculiar scar, shaped like a crescent, and
of a fiery red color. Beyond this scar thoro
waa nothing remarkable about his face. Ho
had regular features, thin, cruel lips, and rest
less eyes liko beads of jet.
“I will hold up my hands, and you can go
through me," said I pleasantly. "You don’t
want tho mule, do you?"
"Tbesonov Is wrong. I do want the mule,"
plied tho robber in a quietedf-ponsaasod tone.
Lheaenor Will have tho kindueas to dismount,
and bold up his hands."
As there was no use in wasting words. I obey
ed without otycctlqn.
Tho robber with a quick Jork drew my
hands behind me and pfnlonod thorn with a
strip of rawhide. Thun he bound mo securely
to a treo. After finishing theso preliminaries
he emptied ray pockets of tho looso silver in
them.
"Is this all, senor?" ha askod In deep disgust.
'All I havc*_ I answered.
"Tho senor has my sympathy, 1 % said tho ras
cal with » vicious grin. "But tho mulo is some
thing."
Tho robber turned my eteod to tho right
about and Jumped into tho saddlo.
"Lot tho senor bo patient." ho said as ho rodo
off. "8omo traveler will roloaso him, and Hi*
notfertoHan Pablo. Oivo Francisco's com-
fitments to the alcalde. Adlos, senor, adkMti” •
>nd waving his band ho disappeore daround .
bend in the road.'
So this was tho noted highwayman, Fran
cisco, for whoso head the governor had offered
a heavy reward 1
There was consolation In the thought No
ono would blame mo for surrendering to u dare
devil who wus considered a match for any thruo
men in Yucatan.
But my train of thought was soon inter
rupted in a pleasant manner. Fnincisoo hud
been gone perhaps a qnurtcr of an hour when
a muleteer imulo his appeamuce leading his lit
tle burro along tho narrow path. Hailing the
stranger, 1 induced him to cut my iHinds and
relriUN) ran. The muleteer told mo that I had
escaped lightly. Ho gavo Fruncinco a very
black character. *
"if this place had uot been in sight of Bun
Pablo,” saw bo, "the cut-throat would huVi
killed you.”
The next morning the little town of sli
Pablo waa in a state of eruption. Mon, wti
wen and children rushed pell nidi through
“ yells. 1 looked opt
as Francisco’* but as nearly everybody y
homespun of the mme color and patt&rn, this
did not excite my surprise.
“If he has the scar," I muttered, "ho could
pass anywhere for Francisco. It would bo im
possible to tell them apart."
Naturally. I began to understand the alibi
The men who aurora that they saw the high
wayman twenty miles away from the scene of
his crime, at the very moment he was tying
my hands, might honestly be mistaken. They
had seen this mysterious stranger. But ti
had sworn to the scar. Could it be paw)
that the stranger’s face bore such a mark?
I determined to edge my way to him in _
crowd and accidentally knock off his sombrero
in order to look for tbo fiery crescent.
When I reached that side of the building
man was gone. I made every effort to find
him, but finally gavo it up. Ho had either left
the room, or had shifted his position, keeping
other persona between us so as to screen him
from my view.
As It was growing dark, four tallow.candles
were lighted, but tho gloomy stono walls made
tbo room look almost aa dark aa over.
I was wondering what would be thb outcome
of tbo case, when tho lights were suddeuly
blown out.
"Keep in your places!" shouted an alguozll,
“Order in tho palace of justice!"
Tho candles were relighted, and then waa
beheld such a scene as has rarely ever been
witnessed in a court room or anywhere else.
In front of the alcalde’s bench stood two
scar-faced men as much alike as two brown
psaal
"Merciful saints!" ejaculated an algnazil
"Po I see double, or are there two Franciscos?'
"It is the work of tbo devil," suggested a
pious old man, as ho crossed himself.
My friend, the old alcalde, put on Ids specta
cles, and looked sharply at the two men.
"Francisco!’’ he called.
Each of the two men gave a jerk of his head,
and answered to the name.
"Let the American senor take tho stand,
ordered the alcaide.
In response to the
milted that I could not point out the real Fran
cisco.
Three witnesses called to establish tho alibi
were recalled. They shared my bewilderment,
and could throw no light upon the case.
•The alcalde scratched his head. Then be
touched ono of the doublos with his cane.
"You, now,” ho said, "what is your name?”
"Francisco,” was the pat reply.
"Your residence and occupation?”
"I havo none. I am traveling about.”
Tho alcalde turned to tho other man.
"What is your name?”
"Francisco.”
"Your residence and occupation?”
"I have none. I am traveling about.”
The some answers, delivered In the very
voice and manner of tho first double.
8ecing the alcalde's embarrassment, I went
to him and suggested that ho imprison both
men until the matter could be looked Into.
"I cannot do it,” he said, "One is innocent.
If I imprison him I shall lose my place. Be
sides, the twelve hours will soon expire, and
without satUfactory evideuco I must turn both
loose.”
I hinted that it waa all a put up lob, that
twin brotni
Francisco probably had a
brother who
the streets wtteriug wild j
take up my
r a holiday.
mind whether it waa a rovoluth
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1 threw my,elf on tho hed and tried to glet
Into a (luxe, and wa. nixMdlng wlum t|ic
slrsldo tiulrad into my room with a bevy uf
hi. retainer, and pulled mo into arittleg
port u rt.
“The eonor 1 . commands have boon olwyed,
.aid tho alcalde, excitedly. “The don of a
handit ha. been arreted, nnd will ho tried bo-
fore me et once, llut we need the aenar'.
testimony. Without the uuor wo can do
nothing.”
It took me almott no time to drew and an-
company the little brown alcalde and hh
browner Blguu.il. to the pretentious stono edi
Ire on the plan railed tho palace of justice.
1 had never scan . criminal trial In »,Mori
ran court, and everything was new to me.
The alcalde presided with great dignity, lie
waa aaslatcd by a prosecuting olticer, anil aero-
ml advocatca, aa they call their lawyeta, were
alao an hand. The court room wus tilled with
a crowd of eager spectators, all talking, swear
ing and shaking their Beta at tho prisoner. The
robber, Kntndmi, wsa tho moat unconcerned
looking man in 4he crowd. Surrounded by
alguaula, be wu not handcuffed, and when he
law me ha smiled and made me a polite bow.
The proceeding, dragged all through tho
weary day. My limited knowledge of the la v
guage made it impoaaible for mo to follow
everything that waa mid, but I understood tlmt
an effort waa being made to prove an alibi.
Three men with rather hnuret face, swore that
at II o'clock on tho previous afternoon they had
imbibed pulque with Francisco at a little vil
lage twenty miles wert of ban Pablo. If they
told the truth, af counc my robber could uut
have been Francisco.
It Irritated me to aee ao ranch Importance at
tached to the alibi and to my cose, because I
had beas led to believe that the prisoner would
be held anyhow, aa haws* wanted for other
crimes, and a big reward had boon offered for
him, I waa told, however, that In Yucatan, a
ariaoaer, wbu he domaudaa trial, most ho
tried or nleaeed iaafate of twelve hours. In
order to hold him, therefore, tho San Pablo su-
thoritlra had to make tho mod of my evldeure
The alibi trerinso. worried tho old aka do
not a little. Tho three wttaamaa who aware to
meeting Prencuco on the afternoon before were
reputable men. On tho other hand, I waa a
stranger and an American. Several times
doling the day I wus recalled to
the rtend and examined and cross-examined.
The utmrat courtesy characterised the examin
ation, but it had a latitada that would not
have teen permitted in aa Amarieau coart.
Frequently a spectator would interrupt with
a question or make a suggestion to tho alcalde.
Once Francisco remarked that he sew tired,
and would take it aa a favor If the court would
hurry np! -
Toward, the dose of the day I saw a man
ou the outskirts of the spectators wbwe face
and manner attracted my attention. Ho wa*
the very Imago of Prancuro, tho prisoner.
I changed my podtian a* ** to get a bettor
view. Th* rmmidaae* waswauJerrully strik
ing. The assn ww jut Frandro'.nrc, height,
•ire and eomptenow. HU aomUrm aba ted hi.
rinht temple and pznveatrd aw from seeing
whether it tew th* peculiar tear which "
Igund thniobber.
M peculiar war which
HU oertuaa won tka a
had arranged it to have the lights blown ont,
and had than in the darkness made his way to
the prisoner's aide, thus confusing math
the intention of ovadlng justice.
“ltmnttcra not,” said tho alcaldo. “Two
men cannot be arrested, triad and iiuprisonod
on a warrant against ono, nor can a warrant bo
batted against two, when it is known that only
ono it guilty. Ho, senor, it la a hardship,
doubtless, but It is bettor to disappoint justice
than to do injustice."
Then raising his bead ho said:
"The prisoners are discharged.”
Silently the crowd divided, leaving a broad
pathway.
Down tho able walked tho two Franciscos.
Kuck wore tho anmo scornful amUo. Each gavo
tho same wicked look out of ills hktek oyos.
Each mado tbo samo bow to the court, anil
when they passed mo I noticed that tho rod
anira on each man's tcmplo wore both of tho
samo sis. and of tho samo QatOIng color.
Ont of tho arched doorway op alto pa
jurtlco, out into tho darkness, out Ini
region of the mysterious and tho unknown,
jessed the two Franciscos,
lollow or say them nny.
Tho next morning my expected lottor came.
I wns Instructed to lose no time in rotarnl
the states, and I left San Pablo nt once,
oil I know, tho two Franciscan are still having
n royal time down in Yucatan.
THE LABOR CONGRESS.
Cowmbus, 0., December 7.—Tho federation
of organised trades nnd labor unions of tho
United States and Chanda, opened its annual
torsion today at noon.
Tito election of preaiding officers resulted as
follows: J. W. Smith, Notional Tailor’s Union,
president; j. L. Wright, of the International
Typographical Union, vico president; J. I 8,
Kcrscliner, International Cigaraiukers' Uniini,
secretary; H. Etnerlclt, International Furniture
Manuihetures, assistant secretary;W. E. Thotpp.
sou, Chicago Trades and Labor Assembly, door-
t’per; K. P. Pfleger, Columbus, messenger.
Messrs, (lumper, Thompson, Miller, Fntoririt,
iUinrin, \iuiiijiri, j imiiij-ns'ii, Lillies, a.iiiuilt il,
Edmfftton and Ycrchner, from tho legislative
rrmiuitU e, aubmitti-d a long report under the
luud of "Federation uud Knights, Strikes nnd|
IV) iI uni Action.”. Tho committee ra.VB:H|
The fifth mnuuil coiutyn* lu cxccutiro
considered the relation* between tho trades
and the Knight* of Labor, And lustmctod the Accra-
lory to correspond with tho executive olliccreor thd
latter body fh reference to the matter. HecreutrJ
Foster, olil’Viug his instruction*, wrote to Mr. Fow
dcTly «tW Fcoretarv Turner, and elicited replied!
Horn l»oth. ThrtttJt Mr. Fowderly deserve* special
notice on Recount of its tone and tho spirit
ol feirucKs pcrv«dliiff it* coutents, but tho contin
ued hostility of the KnlghtH of iMtlxir to tho trade*
Milieu* lead* us to suppose that they were promises
to the ear, brokcu to the hone*, or that Fowderly’s
liiflueuee for good was sadly overeat limited by tno
delegates to the last acsKioti of the ftslentti-mJ
The question of itrikes, is, perhaps, in
the present movement of labor organIjuvlhms, on-i
that t* not w holly, we must eonfea*. guided by that I
iutelligcnco which we thiuk the sabjeetdeserves.
We do not. us a federation or a* individual*, wi*U
to be understood to be ndvoeato* of strikes. On
thcrontrary.it 1* known that tho beat regulated
trade* union* have leant strike*, yet while wu dep
recate this measure of warfare in the labor move
ment, we cannot und will uot Join the geuural hue
urca^^H
they are *uoee«*f\iI. Therefore, to kuow when to
strike aud when to not strike are questiou* of the
|highe*t iiurortauoe; also when a strike is ooee
gone into, how to couduct the same is of great ■■
merit. We believe, when a strike is practical,
the deciding voice* "
The committee regarded with pleasure the
recent political action of tho organised work*
tnea of tho country, by which they had deter-
intend to
mined that they
> denmnstrato their
political power. They recommend that or
ganized labor persist in their recont efforts un
til they achieve the exercise of the political
rights and powers which is Just. An occurrence
looked upon aa moat important was (he seoond
meeting of the trades unions and Knights of
Labor committees, which waa held this after
noon and continued for several hours. Both sides
were non-committal as to what was dona, all
referring the inquirer to decretory McUuire as
the only one who had kept any minutes of the
ptormding*. It is claimed to bo known an a feet
that the Knighta of Labor oomaitteo refused
to take any action as to the trade union treaty
promulgated at Cleveland in July, which was
in substance a demand upon tho knights to re
move all charters granted any assembly that
exists where there is s onion of that
trade. Tho trades committee insisted on
a srtt’emout ou a basis of this trusty.
Chairman House, of tho 1'owderly committee,
reports tonight that their conference with the
trades committee resulted in an understanding
that negotiations on the basis of the trades
union treaty was out of tho question, aid
therefore the conference closed. Tho trades
union men talked Ycry fairly, aud a tacit an-
derstaudiug was reached, lie said his commit
tee would report to the national executive
board, and in case such committees were con-
tiutud, to stitH all questions that might arise,
he lellevcd there need never be any serious
trouble or autagoeLwa between the Knights of
Labor and the trades unions. The knights pre
ferred peace aud would ^encode points to seen re
it, when accessary, bat thd revoking charter*
©f tbs Knifhtaef Labor aaoouMka could net
STORIES OF THE WAR.
Yallcr-Jacket—A True Story of Johnston*
Army.
Fon The Constitution,
The soldiers called him "Yallcr-Jacket,”
Ho was » plain farmer hoy, with au honest,
ruddy face and frank, brown eyes.
He left his bonny bride in response to his
country's call, and fought bravely in the battles
of Murfreesboro, Chlcamauga and Mission
Ridge.
He did not complain when his rations wero
« t to one ear of corn per day, but ho parched
e grains and ate them and drank water from
the branches, and fought like a good soldier,
for he was a member of the 30th Georgia.
Under general orders No. 44, Joseph E. John
ston’s army went into winter quarters at Dal
ton, and thirty-day furloughs wero allowed ouo
man out of every twenty-flvo.
In a company of one hundred four would bo
allowed to go home for a month's stay.
The lucky men were determined upon by tho
following means: Tho orderly sergeant would
mark a grain of corn for each furlough allowed
his company, aud place tho marked grains on
a stump with other grains, the total equal in
number to the men in tho company. The
marks were turned nndcr, and as each soldier
drew a grain it would bo inspected and such as
secured marked grains would receive furloughs.
“Yallcr-Jacket” drew a lucky grain, and
witli a bounding heart btarted homeward.
It was n happy moment when Yallcr Jacket,
clad in his old gray uniform, with his shaggy
hair aud bearded face, entered his humblo
home.
A glad cry as his wife threw her arms around
his neck and raint d kisses upon his lips.
The arrival of the soldier in his old gray uni*
form worked a great change at the cottage.
To the wife it seemed tho sunshine was
brighter, the laudscapes were lovelier and every
thing was cheery aud bright.
Yalier-Jackct forgot his hard marches, liis
parched corn fare and all the hardships which
the confederates suffered in ’63 when the rich
er and stronger country had well-nigh crushed
and starved them out.
The young wife listened with mingled pride
and paiu as Yalier-Jackct, sitting by the cosy
fire o’ nights, would recount the daring deeds
of his fellow soldiers. To her the story was liko
a tale told of another world. Tho sturdy fellow
who had promised to love and cherish nor, nnd
who bad gone to the war to defend her home
against an invading foo, and who had come
back in his uniform of gray, was the only soldier
she had ever seen. ThecRickofthehunter’sriflo
and tho “bang” of tho shotgun were tho harsh*
est sounds that gun powder had ever made in
her hearing, and tho ouly artillery she had
ever heard was tbo artillery of tho skies.
There was but one thing to mar the pleasure
of Yallcr-Jacket’s visit homo, and that was tbo
knowledge that at theexpiration of thirty days
inswcr at roll-call in the camps of
's return was near at hand.
Two days before he was to lcavo there was a
commotion in the cottage. Yaller Jacket hod
rushed oil fur a doctor, and very soon after tho
arrival of the roan of physic Yallcr Jacket
might havo been seen looking into tho tender
faco of a pretty little baby girl. Yallcr Jacket
had never felt k> near heaven as then. Thoro
wus a sweet pleasure in looking into tho faco
of his own baby that ho had nover experi
enced before, and he felt that he had boau
lifted iuto a nobler and purer atmosphere by
the coming of tho littlo ono.
The old doctor looked grave.
''Doctor," asked Yallcr Jacket in an anxious
voice, “is anything serious the matter?”
“Your wife,” said the doctor, "is In a very
critical condition.”
Tho soldier walked to the bedside, and bond<
ing over kissed the pale forehead of his wifo.
Her eyes were closed, but tho faintsmilo which
flitted over her faco was the silent response to
the reverent touch of Yaller Jacket’s lips.
"Doctor,” raid the husband, ."my furlough
will not allow me to remain at homo longer
than tomorrow morning. If I am not at roll
ball day after tomorrow I will bo classed as a
deserter "
"My dear boy,” said the kind physician, "I
know not what to say. Lot us wait and hopo
for tho best."
When morning broke tho man in gray was
coping benido tbo dead form of
his wife, while a pair of tiny eyes,
tho eyes of a littlo motherless girl,
looked wondjeringly at tho people who ha l
come into tho room.
Instead of starting for Dalton that day nooi
Yallcr-Jacket followed the coffin of his wifo to
the little country graveyard and aawthonoigh*
bora bury her from his sight forever.
“Doctor," raid thosoldicr, “I must go back to
my command now. 1 havo stayed away too
long already. My wife is dead and I can . do
nothing for her. But my little girl—wbatahall
‘ do with her?”
Tho doctor replied: "Give yonrsclf no nnca<
slners; my wifo will bo a mother to your little
©no.”
.2o Yaller-Jacket kliscd his baby good byo
and started tor Dalton.
When Yallcr-Jacket's name was called the
at da;
- good c
believed he had deserted, for he had always
been a true and bravo man, oven under tho
mo#t trying cirtnmstanees.
~ * *n*theey ~ *
ieserter.
When he came into camp one day, late, there*
fore, he waa marched to tho guard tent, and
when the court martial met ho was tried and—
condemned to bo shot!
It was useless for Yaller-Jacket to ex
plain. It was true ho had remain
ed over only one day, and
that, too, to bnry his doad wife, and that ho
hnd come buck like a bravo man to offer him-
aclf a target for shot and shells, but army dis
cipline bad to bo maintained—Yaller Jacket
must die; and die. too, at the hands of his own
fellow soldiers; die aud leavo his little, mother
less girl!
ho, one morning, the drums beat; company
after company formed; the groat anny prepared
move.
Yaller Jacket waa led from tho guard tent.
The band, in mockery, played a inarch
and tho culprit atarted to tho
place of execution followed by the
great army with which ho had fought. A little
way, and a great open fiold waa reached, to the
center of which the culprit wa* conduuUxL
Upon tho level field the anny formod a hoi*
low square, facing in, and thirty thousand men
looked with sorrowing eyes upon poor Yaller
Jacket, away off to the center, seated upon his
own coffin. . • 1 <
Tho officer commanding tho guard maced a
bandage over the poor fellow’a eyes. His hands
were pinioned.
The twelve mca composing Ike guard were
placed in position to do ths execution. Six
guns were loaded with ball and six with blank
chargasao that no man weald know that he
had fired a fatal shot.
Yalier Jsckct was pale as death, but uttered
nowcrJ.
Everything wa* ready.
“Attention!" comes ths csmmswd.
Yaller Jacket bran it.
•Shoulder arms!"
“Ready!"
Hie besom swells.
“Aim!’’ •
He hears the guns go to their places.
Firs!’’
Ban-an-n*g!!" „ „
Twelve gnus are discharged as one: Yaller
icket fella icrora his own coffin; his body
ii ivers; a jtsip and he is dead. The order of
.he court martial has been executed; the very
letter of the law has been inforced and a little
baby off in a doctor's home has neither father
nor mother.
The feet of tho soldiers responded to the
drum beat and the troops marched back to
their camps, but it was with swelling breasts,
for the execution of Yaller Jacket waa regard
ed as the brutal and nselcss murder of a brave
nnd innocent Georgia boy who was a dorerter
only in tho eyes of the ‘
martial. _
«ff!w CouTedorato Evil*"
Next week wilt begin oar grand new story, "Tho
I'M federate Kxile ’-the story of owe of Lee s anny
in Brasil. This »tery will appear nowhere hat la
TmjiCosanTSTK*. DsaTmtattc first chapter.
RELIGION IN WARTIMES.
The Gray and the Bine in a Revival Between
the Lines.
From the Chattanooga Times.
At the bar banquet given Saturday night
henor of Judges Key and Treurhitt Colonel Lewis
shepherd made a request seconded by ail of the
gentlemen present, that Mr. Templeton, of tho
Knoxville bar, who was present, relate nuincident
w hich occurred during the war at a revival service
held by his fatherdn north Georgia. Mr. Temple-
tcu kimlly consented, aud related the following iu
a mobt effective aud touching manner, eliciting the
inert generous applause at his conclusion:
“My father," said Mr. Templeton, “resides
Chattanooga, but about the time that Sherman
made his w ay Into the south he refugeed iu Geor
gia, and stopped In Gordon. He was a preacher,
end wherever lie went he always preached when
ever on opportunity afforded.
“About the time that Sherman was driving John
son toward Atlanta, some time in the early part
Augu&t, 1664. my father was conductings revival
a little house cnUed Fine Log Creek church, abo
ten miles from Qdhoun. The times were most ter
rible about then; murder, robbery and rapine were
of daily occurrence, aud the whole oountry was
subject to visitations by marauding parties from
both aimics. One day the old gentleman was
preaching a pennon of unusual power, and before
he had gotten well underway a gang of confederate
soldiers rodo up and, dismounting out back of tho
cbtircb, asked if they might bo admitted to the
church. Of course they were cordially invited in,
and took prominent scats in the church.
"Not long afterward a cloud of dust was seen In
the road, from tho opposite direction to what,the
rebels nhd come, and pretty soon the tritmp
of hones’ hoofs was heard, and It was soon
discovered that it was a squad of federal
trrops, and before the confederates In the church
could be apprised of the approach they had rid
den up to the door. Perceiving that religious scr-
vU cs were being held, they alighted and AMlced to
be admitted. They were then told that there were
confederate soldiers in the church, but insisted on
going in snd they were admitted likewise.
“Naturally the strange spectacle created some
consternation in the congregation, and for a time
it zeroed as If tho confusion would break up the
meeting. But my father raised his voice nnd be-
pin mwt fervently to plead a better life, beseech
ing his soldier hearers to become religious and
abandon their sins. He preached .with unusual
force and power, the strange scene lending him
inspiration. Strong men were stirred to the
depths, and wept like children, aud the scene of
confusion was soon changed to one of strong relig
ious awakening.
“When he had concluded his sermou, iw was the
custom lu thotc days, he invited those who were
convicted to come forward to tho mourner’s bench
and pray and talk with him on the oll-importunt
subject.
“Then it was that ono of the grandest sights over
witnessed occurred. Those soldiers, enemies to
each other, engaged in a bloody war, arose as one
man, friend and foe together, aud marched to the
front of the church and kneeled together, confed
erate by federal, tbelr muskets Joining and erbss-
ing each other; their revolvers touching each other
ax they kneeled; their heads bowed upon the samo
altar and their tears mingling almost in their deep
contrition and profound feeling. All animosities
were forgotten, all strife forgotten—they were to
gether ss brothers around a common altar.
“After the service thoy met on tho outside of
the church; they shook hands, plodged fraternity,
and each party went oil, taking opposite direc
tions. They had been looking for each other, per
haps with murderous intent Thoy found each
other, but they separated with lovo iustcad of
hate, friendly instead of angry."
The recital of the story was listened to With
mstked attention and interest, every ono being
deeply imprecsed with the beautiful iucldcnt,
which is hue in every detail. •
DURING THE WEEK.
Tuesday* December 7.—Congress meets snd
the members, in congratulating each other, give
expretrtena of high opinion of the president’* mts-
tcgc...~ The Philadelphia grnud jury has fouud
several true bllle against boycotters—Judge Ten-
dergrast, of Chicago, has recognized tli
political cxhtoncc of the labor party
po’ntmcnt of election commissioner* Two hun
dred and filly thoemsk era In Lynn wereorderel
out yesterday against thelrwill by tho Kolghts of
I.al cr......The colored laborers taken to Danville.
Ill, to take the places of the white strikers hayj
struck also.
Wednesday. December lb—Tho Spanish press
gcrerally commends tho mesrage of President
Cleveland, and outlines the details of tho new
Ppanlfh plan for aiding Immigration to the West
India islands "Poe" Wil-wn’s listers aro going
In ck on him in the matter of supporting hlx pre-
tens loro- of being Philip I*Moen’s son and their Con
tradictory i tatements are very puzzling The Boll
telephone suits have been dlMnlrscd from tbo. Old»
conns “without prejudice." Burr Woods, while
walking around n salt factory near Pittsburg, fell
into a vat of scalding brine, and ww fatally par
boiled The Jury before whom Grottkan, tho
Milwaukee social 1st, was tried, failed to agree,and
wss discharged.
Thunder. December th—Emilio rcn»eyree«,a
young yi cucbm&n.tmd the fourth living husband
of a notorious woman, was murdered by h4rln
t ed in Buffalo: Cardota & Co., of Bichmbud,
Vs., siiigued with liabilities at $tW,Ooo; assets about
ffO.COO W. T. Atkinson, a Detroit lawyer, .wax
fined and imprisoned by Judge Jennison for defy
ing his honor in court Jolm K. Owens, the com
edian, died in Baltimore, aged sixty years....i.Kd
Hogan, of Chattanooga, waa frosen to death near
Missionary Ridge.
Friday, December 10.—A fatal toiler explo
sion at Jersey Micro killed four men Injthe
trades conference held yesterday It wa* resolved
to form a federation of ail organizations In
Pennsylvania the engineers and firemen are Join
ing the Knights of Labor, and a number of assem
blies have already been organized Alabama has
passed a prohibitory “future selling" law The
tfcminolcN iu Florida threaten a momacra of the
whiles The question of evolution has been dis
posed cf by the highest tribunals of tbo Presbyte
rian denomination, which resulted iu IU condom*
nation aud tllb cxrulsloh of Dr. Woodrow from
the theological seminary of Columbia, S. C.
Saturday, December 1L—The republicans
fem much alarmed over the probablo control by
the democrats of tho United States senate Tho
president’* health has improved much within the
past few dayr The status of tho proceeding of
the workingmen’s convention, In session atCOlnm-
tux, Ohio, is confounding. The trades uuinns and
the Knighta of Labor seem to bo hard to run wfith-
ont the one swallowing up tho other.
Sunday, December la.—The trades unions and
tbs Knight* of lxbor Ml to .pee U|iou « pUji ol
m rr,floras snd lc.ro tho quertlon Mill ronlhund
td The treasury at Washington has started Pi
circulate a limited quantity of two dollar xllvei
certificate bills George W. Childs semis five hun
dred dollars to Augusta for thellayneaud WUde
memorial monuments to be erectod at that place.
An cxpl«*lon occurred tn tho fuel room of a
large factory at East Cambridge Mass., which
w t« eked the building and Injured, eight ntfson*.
Ike Pittsburg locomotive engineers deny the
rumor that they are Joining the Knight* of Labor.
„....q he Cohoes and Waterford knitting roy|_qwn*
fi a advertise tor ten tnousand akHle<
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something which ought to have been done; debili
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