The Cedarville Herald, Volume 12, Numbers 27-52

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Levy,lnJudge. , «* >«* a -r "x - -v t&WB- ¥*F^l j k K-*> '■/§w » \ D I ' S f ' ' ? % ! « £ • r Y AStoiy of the LateWar. * y sattiU titD B iaa»Y , 'AaMMpaf ’‘♦tifjfjril at Tin«y***yrTAftribimaa-' -. ^ " "BnTan’a flfiat >iml.~ “Tail :■-■ Among *M*w< Copyright.i*Kfb 9 rA.N.KanotcNawspapcrCo. : : <? hap »®* XY.-t»j*x«imij, •'That remind* me,” beganRopes, “of » man In the Thirty-ninth Ohio, who—” Bat tba anecdote was interrupted by the approach of a corporal who an- SKmaend that a citizen wished to aea Captain Gregory a t once on Important “Show him In," Jack cried, without habitation. Ha recognised atones in the fatUttl* man before Mm* German shoemaker Bring near, who had aoled a pair of shoe* for him. "Well, Hartzmenn, what la It?” “I haf to mage reborte of one of your men, whovaa shtolc a togvrom “A dog! Ton don't moan mangy Newfoundland cnr I aaw atore, with a back aa bald aa a billiard b a lir “Yah, but bevoe one very nice tog s iine,jftr." itoeajrthai aawmyonr “ rax , so* m vm vosr mcc too.” •or all dot. Vor ten yearn he haf been mine chUdera’ blaymate.” “Do yon know the man who took him?” “Yah, hero* edited BaddyByrne, nod I not told he voa iron of your gompeny. Bntdot voa not tbeYorat of it, itvostbe graetty dot make ate aomad.” ’’CrnsUy!” ‘•Yah, he to # akin dot tog nnd got him ep In leetle bteees, He voa take dot tog’s hind-leg away mit him " “And by all the god*we're eaten it!” Jackgaaped, hla face paling with dla- gu*. " i l l kill that Tlllaln, Byrne, if I'm «ihot for hla mnrder.” Bedafter reltectlona induced him to forego hla esagninary intention*, aa the rnefal q«artet.e concludedthat it would be for their interest to keep the trag­ edy a aeenrt, though it erentaally leaked oat,and notone of thorn gallant oHeimeoeld for a time show himself wMhout some jocular fellow greeting Mmwith a lively “bowwow-wowl” otarneR xvi, nmamcaa, “Hare yon heard the newa, Trank?” “Nothingapeclel. Whatbaahappened, Ceiomdr ••Generat Boeeenufta i t rellevedflrom the command, and Thomrn take* hla “ Yevdonrteayanl Well,! hope omr aaUl .landLam aa VMS S 9 MMI Wm (MV M l MRV VB m MM • alciedi far thonehhemedeabmi break ,Mi « i vat a m m i I i MrtbMtftlaift fit dmiMHydPi^^ wwg^www epe**^w^nw*^e erne flinimIThoaaaa. whom tha beya here ~ dabbed *tha 'leak of “A aoldiar, every inch of him, and aa dteoreet aa he ia valiant.” Thefaet was that jnst before thia time, tits whale WTestera region had been remodeled into tha “Military IM- viaion of tha Miesisaippi,” oompriaing tha armies of the Ohio, Cumberland and Tenneaaee, andGrant bad been ap­ pointed Commander. To resume the conversation of our two friends, Hopkinsand Bcaant: “Now, Frank,” said the former, “I’ve a ticklish bit of duty before me which bothers me considerably., General Thomas has decided to send dispatches to Grant, and baa done us the compli­ ment to direct me to select one of my offloera for the perilous duty. Yon can not go, of course; then, who shall i t be?” “Charlie Fulton, sir,” Bcaant replied, without an instant's hesitation. The Colonel’s brow lcnlt ominously. “Oh, air,” the young Major pleaded, “do,fflirehim this chance—-itwill be the making of W»—-besides, it will show him that afterMl his indiscretion, yon still have confidence in him. May I go a t once and send liim to you?” “What a staunch, true friend you are, Frank!” Hopkfoa said, admiringly. “Well, for your sake I will give him the opportunity to prove your good opinion of .him, so go at once and send him to my quarters.” And Charlie Fulton accomplished hla mission so-well that within a week there' came a telegram from Grant to Thomas: “I am coming. Can yon hold out till I reach yon?’’ To which the hero of Chickamaugs‘replied; “ I will hold the fort till we starve to death a t onr posts!” ■■■■.'■■ Meanwhile there was rejoicing among Bragg’s men, who looked down from the hills that surrounded the be­ leaguered city withthe keen satisfaction Of knowing that ere long its hungry de­ fenders must give, up their hopeless struggle. Jefferson Davis himself came to gloat on the prize so near his grasp, and was so delighted with the prospect that he withdraw Longstreet’s corps from the field, and sent him eighty miles away to wrest Knoxville from the clutch of Burnside. But Grant and Hooker have come to the relief of the beleaguered force, and Sherman tramped by forced marches two hundred miles from Inks to share in the gallant struggle for victory. . What a lovely day was the C3dof No­ vember! Who, that was present, will forget the glorious sun, that glinted ‘on Thomas' division, as his regiments mus­ tered, aa if on parade, dressed in their best uniforms, with Hags dying and martial music filling the air with boast­ ful strains? The Confederate pickets leaned on their muskets on Lookout mountain and Missionary Kidge, and smiled as they beheld the picturesque display. But suddenly their smiles axe turned to looks of alarm; for in a min­ ute the Union line breaks Into a double- quick, and the gay review Is changed into a battle, and era they can recover their surprise, they arc drivenback, and Orchard Knob lain the handso fa Union force. The next day Hooker charged the for­ tifications on Lookout mountain, and drove them beyond its crash, winning the famous “battle above the clouds”; while twenty-four hours later he charged their lines on Missionary Bidge, with Sherman pounding on their flank. Grant Stood on Orchard Knob watch­ ing the turns of battle. With eagle eye he saw that his enemy’s weak spot lay in hi* center, as he had to sacrifice its strength to support his flanks. On this he determined to launch Thomas’ corps. The signal of attack was arranged— six cannon shots, fired a t intervals of two second*. Then, In the words of B. F, Taylor, the poet-soldier: "The moment arrived. Strong and steady the order rang out: 'Number one, fire! Number two, fire! Number three, Arc!’ It seemed to mo like the tolling of the clock of destiny. And, when a t 'Number six, Aral* the to ar throbbed out with the flash, you should have seen the dead line, that had been lying behind the works all dsy, came to resnrmction in the twinkling of an eye, and leap like a blade from its scabbard:” The order has been to take the rifle* pita at the foot of the hill, but th t Fighting Fourth and all those glorious heroes with them forget to stop and rally, and sweep with shouts of victory tip the steep ascent, AH falls before them. Grant catches the inspiration, and orders a charge along the whole line; and dashing with broken rank* across rooks and chasms, following the bullet-tom flags th a t lead tltem, they still go onward heedless of the tempest hurled upon them, The battle is won, That night the Union camp-fire* gUa* toned along the heights about Chatta­ nooga, and Bragg’s men were ht«iryiog, under cover of darkness, southward, f a r Sharman's brave fellows, who sevan days before had marched two hundred mites m two days’ rations, wHh—t a Chung* of clothing, tost or second htenket to any man foam com­ mand* to private, are* now there waa no vesli for Grant ordered them, Meed- ■RmHMMalMMBAMRBHMMfo MIMWIMM^ w |M | MYM m VMR m y to rribU road* M n^r mites, to th* vaMef sf And ell tide forlorn d t Mhactandl” had vaeMMd the deTotod Una of potot* ala Wtod tef thsir way down thovaUay Thnmaaaodbla men raoneuptod Chat­ tanooga, and anpfitea began to pour Into tha pteoe, murii to Mmf i utHaatten of tha mao, who of lata hod ahnootraote teed the soteUonof the problem o f how Uttte food waa neeemaiy to sustain human life; but Frank Besant hailed with more intense delight than any amount of good living oould give him, a batch of tetters foom MeHonburg, With what joy ha retired to hla quarter*, and, denying himself to all oomsrs, set­ tled to rim delightful task of Tending them. There were two from Mr. Brentwood, full o f good advtee; one from Mias Ruth, short and chirpy, and chiefly relating to damp socks and re* cipes for sore throats; three dainty, affectionate ones from Grace, all about nothing, but very prettily worded, and. which I am ashamed to say,, the foolish young fellow read and re­ read till they were frayed a tth e edgee ■mil A UHTX8 mum HOME. by constant reference;,.one from his cousin, written simply with the design, as it seemed to him, to Induce him to let Mark Henderson know, if he chanced to meet him, what an uncom­ monly fine young man she thought him; and four from hismother, long, earnest, loving ones, fnll of interest frojn first to last. One of these, ,of the latest date, especially claimed his attention and produced many ejaculations of surprise. ‘ Your cousin Kate,” she wrote, “has taken pity onmy loneliness, and, asher father has married again, has consent­ ed to remain with me until yorur return. Groce and she are bosom friends, whoso affectionate sympathies arc more keen­ ly pronounced because each of them has a soldier-laddie for an ideal hero. Now, who 1*this Major Hopkins, whoso name so often appears in your letters, and who is evidently so valuable a friend to yon? 1 ask because 1 once knew a gentleman of that name, who I heard the other dayWaa serving in Ten­ nessee. If hte first name is John ask him if he remembers Mary Carter, for we were fust friends in my younger days, and thoughhe mayhave forgotten me I retain a very pleasant remem­ brance of him and should be glad to hear more about him. And now, my dearboy, 1have some strange and start­ ling news to teU you concerning James Lawson, about whomyou are sopersist­ ently silent in your letters. Do you re­ member that uncommonly pretty girl, Jane Murchison, who was for nearly * year in my service and who afterwards lived with the Richardsons?, Well, nearly twelve months ago he secretly married her, and on enlisting left her perfectly destitute—her and her little baby-boy -and if it had not been for Mrs. Burrow* and myself they really must have gone to the poor-house. Yon must sec this man and Insist on his re­ mitting them money. Hut I have something - even more startling to announce to yon concerning him. Last week a stranger earns to the vil­ lage who declares tha t ho Is the person who so many years ago left the infant Lawson on the farmer’s door-step when he was on hte way oat West to Seek hte fortune. He was orosslngthe country in an emigrant wagon, and, as hte wife had died on the journey, when he reached Mcltonburg the temptation to get rid of the child wss so strong that he could not resist it. He says that he lias been very prosperous and that he is most anxious to regain hte lost hoy. 1 lisvehsd an interview with him and found him a simple and apparently gooddiesrted man, I hope to interest him in James’wife and child, Givemy kind regards to Captain Henderson, if yon see Idm, and tell him that every fe* male heart in Mcltonhurg except Grace’s Is beating for his return, The news of your promotion has just ar­ rived, which would be grand indeed if 1 did not fear it would lead you into farther danger. Does a Major go be­ fore or behind his regiment in battle? Grace and I hold different opinions on this important question, Do satisfy oar doubts,” CHAPtRN XVIt. SAMS*feAWSOMOKCBAUAtM, Whan Roaeeraas wa* in command it Nashville nearly a year ago he had de­ termined to establish in the Fourth, and Indeed In several other infantry tofh aMnta.acwp* d>Afo» of atoanted asm, armed with Henry rifles, and eoltaeted mum wv m m m m ( a MPA vim tbt mbit wHk th* rifiat dhiefiy a* t o th* a* prajaat had flaUwa through. ^Now Cotooel Houkta* had aavar b*#» aariadad withthfe arbitrary jadgamat, and askad Gaaaral Thomas to approv* •dhiatryingthaexfariawm tathteowa aapsuse, and ao ann u l hriog raadliy aeoordad, a ltttl* baud of tau “mounted ahsrpshootera” formadanaffaetiv*aim of tha rayimaat’a n—fwbmsi. Opt*aammari*dayMaj or B*a*nt found himself ip oommand of taro aompsniM —Fulton’s and Gregory's—supported by the corps <T elit*, on a marah through a rugged oountxy in pursuit of a band of guerrillMwho* attacksoudetachments ou foraging and other expeditious had bean peculiarly annoying. His gride was a stalwart young negro, who pro-* fessedtobe familiar with the mountain fastnesses, amongwhose recesses these irregularoombotiuaUmade theirhaunts. The afternoon waa well advancedwhen they-reached a spot where the road branched in three directions^-one to the right, one to the left, aad on* Immedi­ ately across a dense wood—and as the grid* declared that these three path* concentered again into on* main thor­ oughfare some five miles further on, and that the forest wash, very likely oavert in which to find the human game they were hunting, Frank resolved to divide his force into three parties; so ho dispatched Charlie and hte men on the right, Gregory and hte on the left, while he rode with the sharpshooter* on the middle road. For a time nothing distracted their attention, hut suddenly the Major's e a r caught the sound of a cry th a t might have been made by some forest bird or beast, but which, under the circum­ stances, was, to say the least, suspicious. I t came from the right, the direction th a t Fulton and hte companyhad taken. “Dismount your men and let them follow me, Ferguson,” Frank ordered the officer of the sharpshooters, os he threw himself from bis horse and dashed up the wooded incline. “I t was nothing but a hawk or wild­ cat,” Ferguson cried, aa he gained his side. . i But ashe spoke a rifle-bullet whistled hy his head and buried itself in the trunk of a hemlock. “Quick, boys, to the trees!” Frank shouted, os he set^ho example by plac­ ing himself behind a massive oak; I t was a curious duel which followed, where neither combatant could see the other. Every time a leaf on the hill moved a bullet sped from the rifle of one of the sharpshooters to the spot; and every time th a t the smaUest piece of a soldier’s uniform displayed itself beyond the wooden barrier, it was the target for a half score of shots. Now and then, in a spirit of bravado, some msq would stick hte cap out a t the end of his gun-barrel, .and in an instant it was riddled with bullets. , . “We can't goon a t this little game all day, boys,” Besant said to the men nearest to him. “Fve half a mind to charge the skulking scoundrels.” “ I t would be certain death, but we are ready, sir, if yougive the word,” was Ferguson’s reply. Just then a ringing fusillade sounded in the distance, answered by a volley of rifle-shots. “Captain Fulton has struck the main body of them,” Frank said, guessing at the situation of affairs, which after­ wards proved he was right, “and theso follows are but the outposts. Captain Gregory must have heard our firing be­ fore this, and If there is any way across th a t ragged hill he wlU soon he with us~tlien we Bhallhave them front and, rear.” , Apistol-shot from the man who had been left in charge of the horses warned them that there was danger there, too. I t was now nearing six o’clock, and though night in th a t summer, season was not ^tuc for three long hows, it was quite dark, for a fearful storm was hanging over the wood. I t had been gathering the whole afternoon, bnt now it was come. Fierce clouds, black and purple, rolled over the heavens, massing in smoke-like density. Then a blinding sheet of flame, followed by a crash of thunder so terrific th a t the puny reports of the rifles seemed hu t a mockery of the warring elements. Then a deep, sullen roar that appeared to shake the earth itself. The screams of birds and cries of beasts, and the crash of falling timber were the only sound* heard now bo#lcl«niie'artillery of Heaven, for friend and foe alike had crept to the shelter of the neighboring rocks. Tall tree* were tom up by the root* and hurled to the earth like leaves in an antnmn breexe, and all the while the deafening thunder never ceased to roll, and not one drop of rain, But now the cionds burst and the deluge waa upon them, not in Acre# splashes, but In sheet* of water, that crushed to the earth nil living thing* they reached, , fxo »* cijxnxtxo.] ............ A CMltv Gan, I t takes aa long to build a 111ton gun a* It does to build tha warship for wUsh It is designed, b r i 4*aa not east aamuch, being only aborioM hundred thousand dollar*, I t reqatmato* pound* ofriowbnrntag eoooaorM* pound* of Waatpfaaltan brown prism toaharg* tha fnn, and tha pvoJaaWn Wright b*ou pounds. Fowdari* no t Marias ws as* It tor field arttitocy. ItaoatonhonttlN to firs th* gun seek iisae, iTw aaano ritai yftMUth t i'tairid l* ___MPCftSOMAt. —ANewark, N, J-, man ias bran J* tlm iaM t r i stooping ou * toktf sudd**, tag st r i a* In aoknrrii-yiuri vault, —A Bristol, Ot, farmer owns » pond of pink water lilies that pay* bettor forth* work expanded ou it than any fonr aoraa of hla farm. —Elk county, F a , has a rather giddy Sheriff. He married two wives sad matched himself la a wrestling bout be­ fore on* o f hi* own deputies placed him under arrest for bigamy. —A elslmaat for the title of “cham­ pion track rider” is a tramp, who was on the trucks of a Pullman car from El Faso to F t Worth, Tex., a distance of 6tJ mites. He was thirty-six hours on the journey and left hte perilous po­ sition only once. —The property left by the late Sir Richard button, owner of the Geuesti, la estimated a t over £>, 000 , 000 . The, beir to the estate is a posthumous child only just born, and by the time he be­ comes of age the fortune will be among the very greatest —Rev. Edward Beecher’s adopted daughter received at her baptism the name of Voice Adams. She was one of a family of fifteen children, whomher father, a great grandson of John Quincy Adams, supported by lecturing on “The Voica of N*tnro.” —The German emperor, when a boy, was not noted for any unueuat profi-. ciency in hte studies. He was very democratic id his manner as a youth and during the three years he spent at school a t the Gassel gymnasium he met the other boys on term* of equality. —Mr. Courtlandt Palmer, son of the fonnder of th* Nineteenth Century club, is attracting much attention by his brilliant piano-playing. . Mr. Palmer is hot yet twenty years old. but ha is de­ clared by able French critics by far the finest American pianist that haw ever been heard in Paris, and is already'pro­ nounced the equal o f PadrewakL —AButte, Mont, merchant who ad­ vertised a bankrupt stock of shoes Was totally unprepared for the enormous crowd which filled bis afore. Twelve elerks were utterly inadequate to wait upon the rush of enstomere. Several women fainted in the crush and'finally the doors .bad to be locked. The mer­ chant now believes in advertising. —The czar isahard-worklngmonareb He is out of bed at seven o’clock and his entire day Is a busy one. He has a mania for learning even the smallest details of the operations of the govern- went. In disposition he is melancholy and disinclined to society. The em­ press, In her fondness for dancing, has evening parties that bore her royal husband; and i t is related that on one or two occasions hehas sent the guests home betimes by touching an electric button and extinguishing all the lights in the room. “ A LITTLE NONSENSE.” —“I wonder why Dick Fdrtunatus encourages his rich wife in dressing so much a like a man?” “He wants to stand some showof flndinghcr pocket” —Epoch. —“You’ll drive me Into my grave with your demands for money,” said old Sleek. “Then you'll have to give me $150 more,” said Mrs. Sleek, “be­ cause mourning goods are very expen­ sive.”—Harper’s Bazar. —The Long and the Short of It,— Short McWade—"Shureandye’re twice as high as mesclf, and I kin do more work than you.” Tall Flynn—“ En there’s nothin' strange about that; ye’re nearer yer work.” —Again the Intricacies of English.— Count DoQueer—“How ees zees, ma'm- sellft?” Miss Money—“What, Count?” Count Be Queer—“Wliat I see ees a spectacle, eh? And what Iseehtm with ees spectacles.”—Jeweler’s Weekly. —Cora to Jake—“Dear Jake: Come to-morrow evening, sure. Pap to at home, bu t is laid up with a sore foot. See? C ora .” Jake to Cora—“Dear Cora: I can’t come to-morrow evening. I am laid upon account of your papa’s lore foot See? J aka ”—N. Y. Herald —The pretty nwltlen* shnat with glee, At into the brine they trip. Andromp sa l play In the rippling sea While tstlnr their worsing dip. Bnt their mirth subsides and they stand atfcast As.tbey hear the shrieks of woe •Which tell that a crab Is wakingfast ’ To a luckless mtldeh’s toe - -N. Y. Press. —A litt to boy at a school had written the word “psalm” in hia copy-book aad accidentally blotted out the initial “p” with his sleeve, His little sister sitting a t his side burst into tears over the dis­ aster, but the spelling reformer defiant­ ly exclaimed: “What If I did leave him out? lie*didn't spelt nothing, andwhat was the good of Mm?”—Presbyterian Journal, —A Friendly Buggtaihm,—Pwnidefit of Cemetery Company—“What can we do to start a demand for lota in onr new cemetery? Wo haven’t had a single funeral there y e t” Friend -“I don’t snow, unto** {as a happy thought strikes him) yon ware to commit a sen- i„tional snicide and advertise the place hv bring burled there.”—y*turdav Evening Herald, Before the Pearly Gates. -Fim* Dade—“Haw! How do, de*h boy?’ Second Dude - “Haw! How do? Have von just dtod, too?” First Bade “Y*.**. T>oorid bore,” ttoeond Dude - "Ya-as. Deorid. Going in?/ First Dade—“W*alljr, I don’t know how I cam Left my eawd earn behind, <lon> sherintn^.” ftoeond Dad* “Haw! Be lid t Dpoetd stapht" At this stage if tbs ewavuimttoa they w m whisked «mto ttssaoMhamttoiwaghexpress.