' . V V V |J
VV itv Our Siti-cess?
became we devote our en
tile <ll m - and at lent ii >n to In ts
tint! Men* outfit tin- and tlm ■
l.i ed •i i ai. s lii tn* HI Hum- im
!•;in''. 11 i i i . . il. tit' I .I'
I t-. o tie*.
( i nmu.'lil , | .l • . f ii-i ■ii in 11
ti-T'S pel 1 i•11 sti !•' • III' itlb-i
lit <.
\\ e u«'t •in gils dir. . i
tVnin the m tniilaelni ie.s ei.
aiding us to sell at lower prices
llian manv dealers pay b"-
I liem.
We sell ollly die best brands
ot" goods in all -j. rains, brautls
Kiiiiun tlo v i.i Id tiver as ie-
I lit! ill*.
'i'ns spring wo are in bet
ti:i sba|it; to sei \e our patiun.-
ill.m ever beli.r. and adtling
to oiii largo ?toi'b d.iiiv
lli'inembcr We have but t»ne
pi if and tli.it i I in; lowe.-1.
Cojjjkrt cv DA KL,
iti ; • Main street.
Puller, Pa.
M. 11. Ciilkey,
Arlistic
I)rcss
Making.
\,I. ti.' S. J/.IVA >/.,
OIIiKKY Hl tt.DIMi - - -M KI.oOK.
Sj.ring jMillini TV
in all-the latest styles.
New tlats,
ISt w Pibbons,
New Ttimmingsi
All tlie new tilings in flowers,
luces, gloves, veils, caps,
AT
M. F. kM. Marks'.
No OS. A'ninSt. Tluth r. Pa.
R. S SICHOLUi, 1.. M. HKW'ITT
NEW LUMBER YARD
I? S. NICHOLLS & CO..
Healers ill all kinds of
Rough and Worked Lumber.
DOORS,
SASH,
BLINDS,
bti I NGLES,
LATH, ETC.,
Hard and Soft Coal
V* r e have ,i large stock of all kinds of I,um
ber, Oil Well bigs, Ktc.
t'nli onil gel our prii e.< ami . ei: onr sti-i k"
Mail Orders Promptly AI tended
To.
tmice UUll < al'l nil
MONRUK ST., NRVU WK.SI- I-KSS liti-or, :
JtUTIiKlf, I\\.
Planing Mill
AM!,—
M a l aw!
!. L. fll ■ to. i'UKV i.-.
B.G.Purvis&Co.
MAM f AirrCl-.KItN AND lIhALBUS 1 >
and Planed Lumber
•')•<■ KViC-t l)it St JHI CIOM,
SHINGLES, LATH
& SEW Ell PIPE.
lhitler, Pa.
Jj. c:. AV LGIC
tIKAI.KII IK
pud Wotked Lumber
HI .1 LI. k I Mia
Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings,
Stiiri&lei and L.alli
AI v\ uys in Stock.
LIME, HA II! ANIJ I'I.ASTEK.
Ollb o oppn.-itc I'. ,1 H . I»e[a.|,
lit 'II.KI; - PA.
A. .1. FRANK -V CO.
UKALKiM IN
prtuus,
MKfiK IN IS,
AM. <ll KMICAIJS*
FAN< A.M. TOILI.r A UTICKS
ai'OMOKS, KR|!SIIKS, I'KItFUMEUV, ie
l»f-riiyMl. Lans' I'ltsv-ilplloim carefully cina
p..i!iiiie!.
5 S. Mai:: Street, Butler, Fa.
Miffiin Street Livery.
W. Q. HIGQL, Trop'r.
One ?i|tinre west of Main St., 011
Mifflin i*». Ail good, safe horses;
new bin/pies ami carriages. Lantlaus
for wcdiliDgH and funerals. Open
day and nijflil. Telephone No. 24.
hotels ami Depots,
W...-. L.i 1•1 tr 1 H'H 1 nii nii'i: a I'M
• I '•!'!> - ! I ivi I. II I |... b'ltl-ln IMut
d> :>••! -i.i!.: •• -. 11
Chi-trn.'s 'e i.~"«nable. 'I i ieplioi.-/
No. 17, or i. Hif order-' at Until
\'opr"i> y.
(Joiml liiniv in (oniirrlioii.
New Livcpv Stnhle.
New Stock,
N«\v lvig'-'.
—OPEN DAY AND NIGHT—
Horses fid nnd boarded.
PETER KRAMER, Prop'r
39. W. Jeffersou St., Butler, Pa.
tfr f / -
v- \ . ' V / y
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
PIIOFKSSM >NA 1. <'A 111 >S.
A. A. KEI TV, M. D.
: I;ysieia; ; cii.t singerm.
A ivJ UEL d . Ul I'l'tib.
Physician and Surgeon.
ii 1 .: I .it finn ii M , i'. iSt r. l J a.
W. R. TITZEL.
PHYi H'lA . v "iSHKCfcON.
S \V «..a jl.nu I butler, l'a.
J W. MILLER,
Aictdleet, E and Surveyor
(..litrui h I, C.iipi:iiti i .linl Builder.
| -I.li: ', iltillll- ililll f.Sli
, mate : uli ;if architect urn! and en
gineering work. Mo charge l»r drawing if
1 contract tli.' woik. Cum uli your best in
lcrest.-; plan l.eloro y i.u hushi. Infurma
-1 lioa cheerfully given. V snare i t public
patronage is solicited
I*. 0. I.ox liKti. oiliee s. \\ . i;l Court
Uut.s,. Butler, l'a.
K. L. Moguls I ION,
i Wli : I til KVoli.
11l IIU NKAi! til ilt.lMi liLi'l t a. P,
J. J. DONALDSON, LieiiliSt.
Butier, Penn'it.
Arittli'iai 'i —4: lJ» in.st r»«'i < n u»t» IUL* si im
|ilo\i'<] pi.ui. '.■ !«! i tiling i i»• i ill v Olttct
ov» f Mtli iulV' inilnn- Scon
L)l{. is. A. JOil NS 1 ON.
DBINTIST, - - BUTLER, PA.
Ml woik perl lining to Ihe pfuii-.*v»l<.ii execut
ed liiUio ii'.atcM nianm-r.
S|.ecia!tie-» Fillings, KIK! I'aliilesS Ex
tiv '.ion •»{ I YlLilLeo Air «i<lutliu:>lerdtl.
om.t- on JrRVr-oi< Mm I , onr tloor Kant ut'Lourf
House, I )» NUits.
oilice «Kiily, exc»*|»t Wednesdays and
Thursdays. <'«>iniutfi>i<<il:oits i»,> inatl receive
( ituiipt iuleiitiuii,
T\. H, The <»ulj iK-iifial hi Ifuiler
liiuL*"> ol li t'llu
J. W liUM HI^ON,
A r t 1« Ii NJ '» -.1 I AW.
i fz.if • n .-t i i.i.«i i.«- / < i ilu lioti block,
I luiui-iid, MiUt i\ i a , i»«u.iu I.
A. T. M ' I'. 1. I* WIt.A)N
SCOTT & WILSON,
A'n«.nsi-:vv-AY i.ay. .
colli • ikii.x a specialty. oiliceutNo. *. South
lilat.li.iili, [tUlltl. I'll,
JAM KS (Si. MOOIiK,
ArroKNKY-Ail \w ANo NOT TI hi.IC.
(III,( t; 111 Koom Nil. I. sri'iUtil lloor 01 liuseltoil
Hloi 1 , eiilraiicu on Diaiiioutl.
A. b:. RUSSIA L.
A'i A I LA W.
« »tr,» ..II ht'C»»iKi Moor «.i lievv A:» L ; ~h lUuv k
iiiUu JSI . n. .ii I>laiii';ii'L
iHA McJUNKiN.
Attoni.'j ill I iw, Mfti . Jl Nu 1., K.iM .li-l'n-r
--miII fit , ll.il li:I. l'a,
W. <•.. i INIJLKY,
All oi i.i } ill I ..i.,: l.i H 1 .sia: '■ ' i.i. i*
tli'l'lial i.i 1.. Nilli h Mlilli' i; till 1,-.Uli ,^!i|o
ol IlialilonJ, liiillcr. l'a.
11. H. GOULHLIL
AtU'ini v-ai-Irtw. iiiVii't l i.ii hi Kornl iloor oi
Amh lMjli neai' t nurt llnilM', li*ill.-i,
Ha.
.1. H . h)H I I TAIN.
Ally at I . > iiiHC' .0 ». K i ..i M ilii Si. ami
lii.iM.iinl, l;mli-i. l'a
NtIWTON BLACK.
Ait >a( Ui-s oiii. i- ui* Si.Hlh siiic <<i UiuuiuuU
liutlt r, l .i.
.lot i N M. i\ US SLI.L,
Alluiiu;j -at-l.aw. Uliice .ill Soula slilf ot l»ia
nioiiit, Ituilor, l'a
L MrJliMvlX,
iiisuiaiiiY inirl Hull Estate ilg'l
Ii tASI' JFKfKKSON M
HIITi.ER, - PA.
SI E ABKAMS&CO
Fire and I ate
! N S ! J If A N V E
liisuraia'v iu, ol ;>«.»ii» Auitricn, iih-.ir
-11, « a|»iUtl i,IMHI f iH»O iiiiil oii»#T
>troiiL* coiui»*tiii«:s irprebeiited. Nr >v York
Lit*-. 1 u.-uiiiin't; I«ism.ls Oilire
IVtW Hii:tll( ii I llii.iU**; mitr < ourl ttoi.H-.
BUTI.KH COUNTY
Fne Insurance Co.
jifice C«f. friain i!i Bts.
•1. C. KOESSING, I'liiiaifiiSNT.
!i. HKINKtVIAM, SKI;itBTART.
Dlkl'X IOKS:
li.C. I .'ill- ~11!., tloiialcrmn OIiMT,
.1. I. Purvis, .laiin*s Sli-|tlieiiMil! t
A.'lriniiman. M I' Heinem:ui.
Alfl.il W i. i.. N. \\ ctlZi'l.
I»r. \V. Irvin. In- Itirkfiiliaoli,
I .1. W. Hnrhliart, I». T. Norris.
LO YA L MM UN KIN, Gen- A-'t
3 I TT' rVR! 1 ?,. "1—• A
utsMH mm.
i i j H:, I * A .
All stock irimrHiitn'il to la in piod cmi
.!i!i,.n wlii-ii ili-liv< rril
\\ . * |{'j)ince nil : n 'IIII HI tail In ■' i*i I\s
I.I;I I;I,'I;m'KS IN nr tu.it:
I I' Lowrv, VV. T. Mrc liliiit.', •lame
Shaiior, .lr. i. I l*'oi v the, < • Sballner
i <•'. Walker, l. i|., Pcnl Ueiln: r, Lv .j. and H
L. CU'irliimt.
G. F. KING, AGT.
1.1 IIS M 1 1,1,1 i 11. il >K. 11l Il.lu, I'A.
Stilesiiitiii AV J triterl
! fit <miua.—■' t«»r Mn» .'■ah id ihn ij slink. .
J li;«Tl«M' | »*-!"illalM lit. SalilTN 'll(| • > \|M»n& a s front
Hit'start. Qttli'K » niii'.r sf. . i iltt.-, <i ex|fr
! itrn. t tifttSsary. outlii i«ti-. Writer far tiruto
stating au«'.
II I. liDOkKU ( O . NIIIM omi II
Koclit stn , > \
SAMPLES TREE
1 |»V||J V»■ J WMk\ lUniILS I u both aexti.Wiite novr
Itf'rill DO. X. .MUTT, Now XorkCitl
"WILLIAM ALAND.
V' Bk If ]J-\ .. I J.! 11 r (
~ J A. hUJZ '
f v >r /• !|l 30 S'MAIN ST.
gyibE'P.T'--
' / liiif ' Vs ~''
if
A'l
.1. H. Gli'lKirß,
No. lii Htiiitli Aluiii fSt., - utJei> l J a.
In Watclu'B,
Clocks,
Jewelry,
And Spectacles.
lie] miring' IYoni|>tly .Attended To.
SIGN OF ELECT UK J libit.L.
JEFF Eli HON ST..
I \i\A S H OR N K,
HUTi.EH, PA.
"ii tipring! of liojui and lovo anJ youth anil gladueiSM—
Wliite viingcil oinliloni! briglittat best ami I'.URM!"
With Springcoiueci uew wants, new work and new dutitc, ail centering
in the jilui-c where the frtiuily aliiries, be it cabin or castle —' Home, .Sweet
Home" —"line small spot where my tired mind may reat aod call it home ''
So we i-ug'jfetit, begin curly. Come and get some of our uice W all
I'ajier and Window shadea, and fit up that "spot" bright and new Hang
the v. ill la with a few of our lieautitul I'ictnrt.-:, aud add the necessary fine
art furniture, w hich we are offering very cheap Then place on your table
and in your tdielve.s a selection of choice bookts whirh we now sell at bargain
[■rices, ami assuredly in that ",-ipot" you will liod a home indeed.
Why ; houid your walls he 'tare and dingy when a little taste and trifling
expcioi! will transform the room into a place of eheer and beauty.
Ai d I'VI-IV yurd oi Wall l'a|.«r fnim our i heapasl ai <> rent* « roll, lo Birsre s hand-
IDSI'I-, trol.i iiiil.i-il, and rainbow sh ided speciaN a'. >1 a roll, every yard is an object lesson
in beanly, taste and culture. Willi a lari?e stock ot' the l-Utist and b««t in everv liae and
departiiirni, ami >aleMnen ol ;;ood and experipi.ee, we invite oar friends and the
the |.ii l > l l.- in call and examine our goods, feeling conlident iliut ive cm satisfy ali naena
file iltuiau.is.
HENRY BIEHL
I 1 NORTH MAIN STREET,
BUTLER -
DEALER IN
Hardware and House Furnishing (loods.
PIT Minute )
Agricultural Ini|>lenients,
Kramer Wagons,
ISU}iJiiC.S, ( 'ill tf, Vv lit. I Hill Ii IV S, 151 ii il i llll'l Wilt-liillji Aiacllillt'f,
Nt:\\ Suiif liiiH- iti'il lltiwanl Stovc.'s, Table
iiiul I'oeUel Ciulery, llangiiig Lampis, Man
uliicliuer ol Tinware, Tin
Hi tiling tiiid Spuuting A SjiLciiilt)
W liKliE A e| 11 J.l) CAN BUY AS ( HEAP AS A MAN.
•
,f. ti. UKIELi. PKOF. R. J. LAMB.
(JIM MI! & I.AMIt'S MUSIC SI'OIIR.
NO 10 SOUTH MAIN ST, BUTt.BU, I'A
Solo Agents li i ltuilci-, Mri»;er and I lai
■ i"" eoiiiiliea lor Pi In Hrna. .V Co s Magniiiceut
'.TriSk Sltoninger, and Nfcwl>> « Evans
PW '"iuiiort, Packaiil, Clown, (-arjit'iiter and
N«'• u ' Eiightiiil Organs. Pealer.s in Violins,
All Kinds o\' Musical Instnunents.
ST 11-: KT M USIC ASI 'EC IAI SI Y
Pianos and Organs sold on installments. Old Instruments
taken in exchange. Come ami see us, as we
can save you money.
Tuning anll Repairing ol ail hinds id Musical Instruments
Promptly attended to.
THERE ARE MANY
VUSESFOR®
RT SAPOLIO
To clean tombstones. To renew oil-cloth. To rt?novat*i paint. To brigbten metals.
To polish knives. To scrub floors. To v. ash out .-.inka. To sc our bath-tubs.
To clean dishes. To whiten marble. To remove rust. To scour kettles.
EVERYBODY USES IT.
Dcntiats to clean fa is,? teeih. Euglaecu to clean part aof machines. HousemaMs to scrub mai ble ri»>ors.
Burscon* to poliah tlieiriaMrum«nU. Miulrtera t<» renovate hi chapeU. Cbemlata to remove some »talr.s.
ITirnfaiitiMMf tun ■■ tTipii ji -. 8 i ■ tocl—»theUmimttmu. OicTmtoilai|NlfeMi Ww
Jl.ihauUs tobilgl.tontbtelr tols II -JUrs on brastnsand vrhlte bones. Shrewd ones to s ur old straw hati
dew ihe bUebee sink. ArtlsUted la their palattee WasnteWjlitsi their WM.
Paluters to clean ofTsurfaces. Wtmlman to clean bicycles. Renovators to clean carpets.
EVERY ONE FINDS A NEW USE.
IMTLHt I'A b'KIDAV .Jl NE6. |S:to
Shot Hi Tin' Bh('iiaiif!o;ili
1 KOii DOS PUTl's lIF.LU LOOK.
Ibe old stone isM iiL known through
Ueiii rations ;i< the Queen, that
dai.il> I.ii u turn of the ri.ad down the
mountain* In.it. si., nryvilie to M .
"I tl.e sii. ;,ui.ili'al: valley, euji.y- a lai.il
.seaj.* l 11 la-lle liiirht be l*nod of That |
il.is is the Indian Queen runs uu tradition
nnd aeneral ronseiit, for the old fashioned ;
itrd Ill.lt inak - in front lost loiijf ;
1 sin. i' tie work of iirl Ibut pu tnred forth
I the nam.'
The view from the rude porch of the inn j
I is exceedingly beautiful, for it contains
one ot the loveliest portions of thai lovely :
valley. The green meadows aud rich fields. )
i >utU groves and gleams of water, dotted by •
white farm houses half hi.l iu orchard, j
j were all framed in by mountains, the stun- |
I n.its of which seemed to melt in the blue ;
| heaven, leaving the eye in doubt as to |
i where the rounded rocky or wooded ti>iis j
' ended and the clouds began '1 liu .sulphury j
' smoke of battle had obscured these 12, Ids. J
I and the mountains hud echoed back, the
| mouthing cannon of combatants, but at the |
j time our little romance opens no harm had |
: been done to the valley itself. Armies j
| had marched forth and retreated—general
! !y. up to thut time, the dear old flag had
I hurried ingloiiou.-ly out of the row —but no
i great injury had touie t" the work of the
farmer or the beauty of nature.
| The summer sun w.»s inking iu th-; lazy
I west, with distaut runihlings of artillery
telling of a far-off combat, as a girl, some
twenty years of age, sat in a tocking-chair,
on the wooden porch of the tavern, rock
ing to and fro and gazing dreamily upon
the view be tote her. Her appearance was
such as to attract attention. In dress,
bearing and expression there was a refine
ment that indicated one city bred rather
' than ofrnrul lual origin. She wns exceed
, inglj attractive, with a claim to beauty
| ihat came under the head of handsome
i rather than pretty, ller face, at rest, in
die.itcil more force of character than that
which ordinarily fails to the sweeter »ex.
The perfect oval ended in a pronounced
chin, while the slight aquiline line of her
nose made that ( bin aggressive. But for
the full red lips of the perfect n.outh, and
I large dreamy eyes, the pale face would
I have been too severe to excite other than a
b cling of admiration.
The expression depicted from time to
time, as the feelings changed, had a wider
range than is usual to such a cast of coun
tenance. .AS her eyes wandered over the
beautiful view her face was one to admire.
When a little three year-old daughter of
the stone tavern todJled to her and rested
its little head apon her knee, the long
silken fringes of her tender eyes fell upon
it as her slender hands strokeJ its curly
locks—and her face was one to love After
ward when shr gazed at a brigade of T. ninn
soldiers pitching their tents on the
meadow> b. lav . scorn au.l hate pave her
a face to fear.
A movement below made her start, as it
Jto leave the chair. Then, after hall rising,
' she settled back and began again the mo
! uotouous rockiug. A cavalcade of officers
j was riding np the road, as il coming to tho
I Indian Queen.
| At the head of this little escort rode a
! -tout, middle aged gentleman in the uni
form of a Brigadier General of the North
em army. Mounted on a superb horse, he
• sat with the ease of an experienced rider,
j his high rouuded .shoulders holding a grim,
resolute head, thut uuder other ibau a mil-
I itaiy hat would have beeu repulsive in its
| severity, 't here was a laco not to be
1 trilled with, as the historic annuls of war
j and diplomacy have put to record.
Halting in front of the tavern, the offi-
I cers dismounted, and as the orderlies led
! the horses to the stable, they ascended the
i steps, ar.d gaining the porch, instinctively
j lifted their hats to the girl before them,
j She barely recognized the salutatiou, then
continued her rocking, as if tlieii politeness
and presence were alike indifferent to her.
A glim change in the General's face left
i one iu doubt whether he was suffering
■ from a toothache or indulging in a smile.
tin the landlord making his appearance
tht: chief gave his orders. They were for
supper for hiuiselt aud -tail', one 100 m for
the night and quarters for a corporal's
guard. While the supper was being pre
pared tiie neutral -at in a spli .t-bottomed I
arm-chair, near our heroine, while the
members of his staff, u eary of a long day's
ride, stretched themselves upon tho sod
under the trees.
"How many a vanished hour and day
Have sunlight o'er me shed"
since la:-t I parted from that gallant bund
of good fellows a loved General held to
gether during the tour years of a terrible
conflict. 1 can see tbeiu now. I see the
tall, slender, volatile Chesnutt, gay as a
j lurk and brave as a lion. Esterhaze, quiet,
j grave, yet ever alert to duty. Comb, slen
; der and awkward, but possessed of the
keenest sense of humor, as ready to jest
j under liiv as in the camp. Then came old
Grenville, called old because he was so
; solemn. It would take n surgical instru
j incut to get a joke into his head and then
j another to get it out. And last, but not
j least, lor he is the hero of my little
romance, Bob Ellersley, young, handsome
i aud liable to love and debt
'lvu 4't these met violent deaths, and
j the rest are scattered world-wide apart. I
j scud them greeting*
•'1 say, Bob," cried Che?nutt to the aide,
j us he rested his head on his elbow and
| kicked his toes into the gras-. "rather
! hands,uiie girl that up there."
"The oid mau seems to have discovered
thai. Bob responded ' See him lining
! the sweet on her, will you."
'•Well, he is," Comb chipped in, "but he
; ion't making much headway, I gather from
ihe expression on her lovely countenance. '
The General was doing the suave polite,
I lor which he was famous, and getting little
in return but crisp monosyllables.
it does not require much time to prepare
a meal iu Virginia. Uam aud eggs, with
hot biscuit, make the substantial*, while
sticky, indigestible sweets,called pieserves,
form the entrees. The General aud stall'
were soon called to table, an.l ate with the
hearty relish of hungry men. After the
supper had been disposed of, the General
call his aide, Bob Ellersley, to one side
and said:
"I have a rather pleasant duty lor Vou
Bob."
• All right, fieiiti il. the pleasant er the
bolter."
••It one Lieutenant, continued the I
commander, "of extreme delicacy, and 1 j
trnst to yonr tact to carry it to a success j
fill issue. Now, don't let any of your boy- !
ish impulses make you blunder. You see
that young lady on the porch."
"i believe I noticed her."
"Well, for the next tin ('ays, or until
further orders, you must not permit her to
get out of your eight. Vou must do this 1
delicately, tor she is the niece of the uiosi j
prominent and important loyalist ot Balti I
more. It will not do to offend her, for the
whole aliair may be a mistake aiur all
• What is the affair. General?"
"Simply this: The Secretary ot War
writes me that all the papers concerning
the coming campaign iu Virginia were
stolen from the Department and traced to j
Clara Willis, of Baltimore. Alias Clara has
i -inn disappe.ired.but tin re is • err rca.-on
I t" believe that she is somewhere iu the !
Shetland ..ah valley trying t.. communicate
' with the enemy. '1 lii is the girl. Bob. I
.1111 satisiied. 1 worried ell!.ugh not of Ihe
| landlord to convim eme I am right. Put j
; a guard about the liou-e to 110 one can j
i enter or leave without .lour permission, !
anil I . l ii \ i.ur . ye mi her.**
Hut. 1., .HTHI. mi- is lifta uli If 1 mi, |
not to take her a pri-i.ner. how am 1 to
■ actf"
"Make love to her. Hub.' -aid lii- com
lui.nili 1 with a twinkle in hi- eye "Sac
• riliee _\ ■ urs.-ll 011 the altar of your country.
she is .1 won;,in. ami .1 ,1. pretty oue.
j and therefore may be wooed; she is a wo- |
| man, and therefore may he nun." So sa\
! ing the Brigadier ordered the horses, and
1 Bob heard them rattling off in the limou j
lii.ht leaving hi:n to execute his diplomat-
I ic mission
Calling Corporal liang. f.'ob directed
I him to place .1 guard in front of the house,
and another in the ...:r. with orders to :
permit no out to enter or leave, man, i
| woman or child, without his (the Lieu- '
tenant's) orders.
"Do you know. Corporal, what has be-j
! come of the young lady who was seated on j
the porch before supper?"
"She scooted upstairs. Lieutenant, and i
every swish of her petticoats had a seeesh j
cuss ii! it. She lit np the corner r.«>m, I
calculate"
"Very well; you have yo..r orders." i
"All right, l.ieuteuant."
Bob Ellersley seated hiuiselt in the va !
cated 1 hair and smoked his brier wood pipe |
in the moonlight, levell ing over and over ,
in his mind the strange duty imposed upon
him. He was interested, and yet did not
like the business. Young, ardent and am- |
hitioti.-. he thought ofhis comrades ridimr
off to glor;,. while he remained to circu.n- j
v.-nt vr, man. P nncing from his ctair.
he walked the rough boards «f tho old
porch impatiently, suddenly he descend
ed the steps and stood under the trees,
gazing up at that corner room occupied by
the enc-my. Country taverns are not gr te
ed with curtains, hut something of the
sort had been improvised for this apart
ment. and he could only see the shadow of
the inmate, parsing and repassing, as if
she. too. were restless and impatient.
As he stood leaning agair.st a tree in the
moonlight he presented as handsome a fig
nre as cne would care to see. The broad
shoulders, swung over slender hip-, held
over tbem a head in which youth and nihil
hood contended for lire mastery. His face
I was boyish when at rest, but when animat
ed he seemed to take on years in the way
of expression which, added to his soldierly
bearing, impressed his comrades as one
capable ol any duly. Left an orphan at
ail early age. with a small property, cn
whii b he was educated, he stood alone iti
the world. He bad not, he said, a relation
Ihat lie knew on earth. "So much the
better," grunted cynical Comb, "if you
have poor relations you fear they will want
to borrow your money, ni get hung; if you
have rich ones they are sure to get into
Congress, or the penitentiary, and worry
the life out of you. Relations are a nui
sances."
Next morning Ellersley informed Bang
iu the presence ot the landlord that they
bad been left to look after tho forwarding
of important dispatches Iroin the front,
and with an orderly rode to M-—. He
was scarcely out of sight before an ancient
gig. that wabbled in the wheels and groan
ed in the body, as if afflicted with old age
aud sciatica, was drawn in front by an un
united hat ruck for a horse. The negro
driver stopped at the foot of the steps, and
onr heroine, fully prepared for a juuul,
seated herself by the colored boy. When
the horse was turned toward the road the
private on guard brought his musket down
before the horse's nose ami arrested the
concern.
"What's the meauing of thin.' demand
ed the girl
"Can't go. that's all
"Call your corporal, 1 want to know the
meaning 01 this outrage."
Corporal Bang stepped lo the front.
"What is the reason for this detention?"
she continued
"Them as gives 01 lei - hits reasons; theui
as gets orders has bay me!.-." s.-ntentiously
responded Bang.
There was no help for it. With flushed
I checks and a firm, set month, the girl de
scended from the vehicle and entered the
house. Every step was a protest. The
ancient gig was returned to 'ts mainon <le
S'li'tr. and the hat-rack of a horse to its
stall. At noon Ellersley returned and
learned of the attempted cseape. After
dinner, while smoking his pipe, the sus
pected girl approached him.
' I attempted to drive out this morning,
sir.'' she said indignantly, "and was arrest
ed by yum men. Am 1 t" understand
that 1 am a prisoner.'"
"I am very sorry, madam," answered
the aide, avoiding the question, "very sor
ry so rude a tiling was done."
"Don't apologize, sir. "Wo know your
miserable Government makes war on wo
men. You are only a hireling executing
its brutal orders. Again I ask y on, am I
ain prisoner? - '
"It is really painful to know that you
entertain such an idea," patiently continu
ed the officer. ' These men execute orders
so literally that mistakes like this wiil oc
cur."
I am not a prisoner, thenf"
"You are at liberty, I assure yon. to go
where and when you please. To prove to
you. however, how unjust jon are to
us I will add that you shall go as you wiil
aud. owing to the unsettled and dangerous
condition the eountry is in I will furnish
you an escort of annul men to see that
yon go in safety.''
"Mr. Lieutenant, she said with scorn,
"when I need your services I will ajk
them.
"Do so, madam, and you will find me
ready to serve you " And -n they parted.
"An unpleasant beginning for a love af
fair," murmured Bob, resumiug his pipe.
For the next twenty-four hours the I.ieu
tenant saw little of his suspect, and the
little he did sec was not agreeable. Meet
ing her by accident ou the stairs she not
only gave way, hut gathered her shirts
about her, as if >he feared contamination
from the touch.
The day after, however, her mood
changed She received him with a be
witching suiile. holding out her little
hand, saying.
••Air. and she paused.
"Ellersley," he added, lifting his cap.
• Mr. Ellersley, 1 wish to apologize lor
my iude talk 1 lurgot that you were an
officer on duty, and what is more. 1 fur/rot
that 1 was a lady. Pardon me
"Yon have no pardon to a 4,, madam,
said Bob, gallantly. ilepna.i i- sweeter
from some than commeudaiiuu limn oth
er 4. Sow, what can Tdo for you?"
•• We will breakfast together," she said,
• and I will tell you."
At breakfast she poured out his muddy I
coffee of beaus and chicory, and was so !
amiable that Bob, young a, he was, could
not help thinking she v. as ton confounded >
ly sweet, and he became, in conselnieuce. i
the more alert and suspicious.
• Now I'll tell you Lieutenant, she I
said ou the porch, "I am ashamed to con J
less it, but 1 have some poor relations in
' t(.«•<«• ituuutdiu i i»tu I i. l tL«-
« ur "
Tliiit i- ti lit-, thought l<"b. I ..l I•• <iJ
! nothing <■!>l3 -u.iled sweetly
I wish to coiiiUiunic.ile willi and Li< l|i
| them." -die co.itiuueil: "and if you vwil fur
! ni*h me with an escort 1 will .nil. • ■ the HI
! tempt."
I An tli.ulghl Bob. but he smiled
i :tii ihe uiore. and added.
\V t,\ ut course I will. I>l jo l.rttei
Iv. ill be your escort myself Shall ve
! immediately'"
"Oh, uo, there i- no need of such haste,
to morrow will do. mi l ihey dropped iui •
conversation as natural a> it they knew
i each other for years. lloli was shrewd.
I but inexperienced. He did not observe
liie dangerous thread of the talk. While
j dexterously avoiding all reference to he.-
self she kept 011 that most fascinating sub
ject to all men when guided by a pretty
woman—bin -elf It wa- Othello aud
Desdemoua over again. Only Dcsdemona
; led the conversation. Ah. me. if the be
| guiling ses only kiiov the foil power in
! their l : ltle car;, aided by deep, earnest
eyes, none of ns would be sale. Bob talk
ed will, at times eloquently, with a goldeu
thread 11 humor runuing thiough nil. and
he who set out to deceive through love
making went to his bed deep in love with
his fair charmer
The day alter the expedition was at-
I tempted. Alas! it proved a miserable fail
i 1.1 e. The old uorsu r.ulled litem slowly to
the summit .of the mountain, and then dc
sended to the valley beyond stumbled at
every step, and at last iell down, breaking
the shall ami throwing the fair eni'snary
on his phrenological rmtip.
When a horse lulls down he l.ike~ .1 phil
osophical view of the situation and lies
still Old Smooth Tooth lay stretched np
i.ti tl 1 r< id. with his shoeless hoofa full
t xtended and bis eyes half closed, as it to
say, "This the end: farewell, vain world:
leave me to the buzzards."
Ellersley lifted his lair companion from
the emprace of the moist anatomy. She
jot tip laughing merrily over the mishap,
and. leaving the wreck to the man,the two
walked back.
"This is too bad," said I!od. "The poor
relations will never get relief at this rate.
! Look here, Miss Clara"—he had her nsnie
' —"can you ride?"
•'Like an Arab," she responded.
"Good!" he exclaimed. "Xow it I can
j find a saddle, yon shall have my horse
! Chancellor. lie is splendid. I will ride
| one of the orderly's horses, and so we w ill
I penetrate every recess of the mountains.'"
I She was delighted with the arrangement
! and an old fashioned, single horse side
. saddle, hard a.- the rock of ages, was tished
| out from the stables. Hub worked long
and laboriously in fashioning one of his
best blankets to the old affair, to make it
more presentable as well as easier, aud the
rides began.
Chancellor, when nrst mounted, snorted,
reascd. lunged as it indignant, bat the fair
girl kept her scat composedly until the
steed quieted down, aud then patting his
arched neck put herself on friendly terms
wiih noble animal.
Those ride were long and frequent.
Both enjoyed them. She was sweetly con
lidential in her young escort's life and af
fairs, and every honr the delicious chain
of love bound the poor boy nearer and
tinner to his adoration. Small wonder
The young girl was simply superb on
horseback. The close-fitting riding-dress
enied part of her supple, graceful, engag
ing form, while the exercise and excite
ment brought a delicate, shell tinted rosi
ness to her cheeks, that seemed the one
thing necessary to make her pale face per
fect. Bob longed to avow bis love, but
youth is timid when the precious treasure
may be jeopardized by the avowal. Be
was blinded by his passion,and did not see
the game so openly played by the little
gambler. She was a true daughter of the
South, and her heart was with her poor
brothers marching shoeless, with scant rai
' u.i ut, poorly armed, sleeping without shel
j ter,aud dy.ug by thousands with desperate
\ bravery lor theii cause. To have that iu
' her possession that was. as she believed, cf
vital iuiportai.ee to them,made her desper
ate. For such a cause, she would play the
Judith, and had Boh avowed bis love, she
had resolved to accept, let the consequen
ces have been what they might to the poor
lad.
Oh! the golden glory of those sunny
' days. They took on a roseate hue, that
made the blue summits of the mountains a
deeper blue, as if to bound that Eden that
lies about each life in the golden glow of
youth, when love touches the sweet,tender
existence, and the birds sing and the tlow
ers bloom with voices aud odors that pene
trate the very soul, never again to pass
away. The scene fades, the bird- die and
|be flowers perish, oft in the hard realities
■ f iife the blue mountains no longer frame
in the fairy paradise, but all the same we
cliug to it through existence as our tirst
parents clung to the Garden to which they
never could return.
Shakespeare tells us the course of true
love never does run smooth. Xo, indeed;
life's ways are not tilted lor the sweet
stream. For a little while it murmurs
along green meadows, aud teen anon, it
falls among rocks and lough ways, and
oftentimes is dashed over precipices to be
dissipated iu thin mi. t. over which arches
the rainbow, not alas! of hope, but metuo
„ry.
There were some little tricks the lovely
jiirl indulged 111 that exasperated her lover
who, although blinded by his passion, had
not lost sight of his duty. One of these
was to stop at some mountain hut. and
peisist iu dismounting and entering the
hovel. Bob dismounted also and would
help her to the ground and accompany her
to the interior. He kept his eyes and ears
alert, and believed that ho baffled any de
signs in this direction.
Another fancy indulged in was to banter
the Lieutenant to a rice and dart oil' on
Chancellor, at the best of his running pace
aud Bob, ou his Government horse,, would
follow lumberiug al'ler, scarce keeping her
iu sight, until it suited the girl to check up.
Bob remonstrated iu vain, aud all he could
do was to direct the orderly to keep a sharp
lookout on either side of the road for any
thing the girl might drop
line day Corporal Bang, who happened
to be the escort, handed the Lieutenant a
letter, tied to a stone, that he had picked
up from a gully after one of these races.
"Got a reminder through luy chappo,
Lieutenant, when 1 pi. ked lhat up," and
he showed a hole 111 his ha'.
hllersley looked longingly at the mis
sive. It was directed to a well known
guerilla of Ihe mountains. Hob would
have given a good deal to know its Con
tents. But he quietly handed it, without
a word to the girl. Her face flushed, and.
somew hat embarrassed, she hurried to her 1
room. Iu a tew minutes however, she re
lumed, letter iu baud, with her cheeks yet
holding the flush of her excitement.
"Lieutenant Ellersley," she askt d, iu an
even, steady tone, that was forced, "why
did you not open this letter/"
"Open your letter?" he asked in turn
'•Yes. open my letter. You are not do- I
ing your duty to your Government."
"Miss Clara," said the boy proudly, "I !
tendered my life to my country. I did not j
include iu that my honor. When I am
suuk o low a- to steal, 1 cease lo be wor
thy of my commi , io„.
Tbe giri tore open the letter. "Then!"
she cried, "learu who 1 am. U ud what 1
aui trying to do."
ll< took the. letter and deliberately tore it
into I'l.U' i. Liits.lhr-iUing the bits to the wit.l
fnin the ji .b. ' ili.c; Clara." he exclaim
ed xcitidly. ■ I know ail I want to kuow
y. 'i Yon are d.ing yoor doty as you see
it. like a brave hearted woman, for your
side: leave uie to do mint, as a gentleman,
for mine."
She looked .it him earnestly, ball in
surprise aud half in tenderness, and said
in at uudertout. aa if -.peakiug to herself.
"My ta>k grows harder than I thought
l tor Then .-1.1 added offering her hr.-.d
l.et u* be a- kind to each other as we
can."
The da;, after ibis strauge interview she
insi.-ted upon tl.eir daily ride, although
tbe rain eame down at intervals in tor
rent- LUcrsley remonstrated but she
laughed, saying, "We are soldiers, you
know, and must not be cowed by a little
i rain."
They -tarted. followed by Corporal Bang.
; aud after an hour's riding gained tbe sam
j mil of the mouutaiu. along which the road
; ran for n mile or more comparatively level, j
i and then she cried: "Now for my last '
I race,'' and started on the run. Bob fol- I
lowed as v.ell as he could, and while lutn
ltcriiig along, the girl rapidly gaining upon
; l.iui. be remembered that at the er.d of a
j tiilie the ruau siopeu tluwu gradualfj' io '
tbe river, and also remembered a gully,
along which ran a path dangerous for a
; horse, but that cat off half the distance to
the point where the tnain road touched
i <he stream. Instinctively he plunged
down the deep declivity. Fortunately his
j horse, though >-low. was aare-tooted. and
l in ii few minutes he gained tbo bank. He
gained this just in time to see his fair fug
itive enter a light boat aud push into the
tream. 110 was below the where she cui
burked. nnd saw before she could get hold
of tbe oars that the boat, caught in the
! swift stream, was floating down to where
a large tree, nearly level with the water,
j leaned over tbe stream. She would pass
i under this, and running out he swung
down, catching a limb with his knee, and
: caught the skiff with his right hand. At
that instant tbe sharp crack of a rifle rung
: out from tbe opposite shors, and Bob fell
wounded into the boat.
His weight nearly upset the frail cr&ft.
but it righted, whirled around, and the
j next instant the girl pulled it to shore.
Leaping to the bank she beached the boat
half its length, and then reaching him said:
"Are you much hurt#"
"1 believe so," be answered, as, half
crawling, he worked bis way out and fell
upon the ground. A second shot fiom the
.-■ume quarter -tiuck the ground within an
iuch of his body.
'The cowardly recreant," >he said,
throwing herself upon him, "If he kills
you, he must kill me."
I'oor Bob gave a grateful look and a
weak smile iu return for this act of devo
tion. At that instant the clatter of a
horse's hoofs were heard upon the pike.
Corporal Bang appeared. Taking in the
-ituation at a glance, be dismounted, push
ed the girl to one side, and pickiug up El
lersley as ho would a child, carried him
round the bend of the road, that made a
shelter from farther shots. Placing the
Lieutenant tenderly upon the grass he ask
ed:
"Are you hit bad, Lieutenant?"
j "Bad enough, Corporal," he gasped, and
j then added, "water."
! Clara started hurriedly to the river. As
I -lie approached the brink she took the
j beautiful leather sack Bob had so often
eyed suspiciously from her belt, opened it,
drew out a package of papers, threw them
into tbe stream, and then stooping, filled
the sack with water. When she returned
Hang was cutting the blouse from the boy's
! shoulder, exhibiting a wound not larger
j than a pea. from which the blood spurted
i iike a fountain. At the sight the girl near
' ly fainted, but rallying, administered the
' draught to his eager lips.
Again the girl hurried away. Throwing
I off her riding-dress, tdie took her linen
underskirt, tore it into strips, and, without
! w ailing to put on her dres.-, banded them
to liang. aud then assisted him iu binding
tip the wound. She presented a strange
sight to the two men, in her short skirt, for
the collar and linen cover were displaced,
and tbe white column of neck und snowy
precipice of shoulder were exposed. She
did not seem to be aware of her exposure,
and started, blushing crimson, when Bang
said:
"Now. mis-, gel on your toggery aud sit
here while I go for an ambulance. Give
bim a sip of this times along." he con
tinued handing her his canteen that seem
ed full of commissary whiskey. Chan
cellor. as the best horse of the three, he
mounted, without waiting to change
saddles, and rode off at a gallop.
The gill, once more in her riding-habit,
seated herself, and putting her arms about
the wounded man. drew his head upon her
shoulder, like a little mother, all care and
tenderness. Tbe storm bad passed, the
sun came out above the mountains, warm
and bright, and the mocking bird in the
cedars near poured out its flood of joyons
melody. The poor boy's passion found
utterance at last, and, in words made
eloquent by gasps and pauses, he told bis
love. She listened iu silence, responding
only in tighter grasps, and sobs she could
not repress.
Her heart, in a itringe agony of grief.
w :is communing with itself. She found in
this sad event a revelation and a revolu
tion in one. How different was this
declaration from the one she bad courted
and intended playing upon. And up
through the new-found love in her heart
came the cry, "You have murdered bim!"
A long silence followed, aud Bob, feel
iug the hoi tears falling on his brow, tried
to smother down the groans the fierce pain
wrung from him. and looked up with an
expression of loving tenderness no words
could express. She saw bis increased pale
ness, heard his -hortened breathings, aud
clasping bim to her she said:
"Oh! Mr. Ellersley—Oh! Bob, don't die.
It i-i killing me."
Vain appeal! Death's higher claim was
closing in upon his heart. He gave one
more look, shut bis eyes, a shudder quiver
ed through his frame, then all was still
The sun glimmered brightly ou the wet
laurel leaves, the mocking-birds sang in
cedars near and the great world rolled on
iu endless life, as it ever does, regardless of
the comedies and tragedies we mortals
enact.
The ilriier and escort of the ambulauce.
hurrying down the road, heard as they
turned the bend only a low wail of a
bio ken hearted woman. For once a funeral
pr oces.-ion had only its real mourners, for
Bang, a.- brave a man as ever stood un
moved under tire, wept as a child
Twenty years after, business called me
to this part of the Shenandoah valley, aud
I not only breakfasted at tbe old stone inn.
but I visited the rude burying ground to
look ou Boh KUersley's last resting-place.
As 1 entered 1 saw a carriage at tbe old
gateway w-ith a colored driver in livery,
and inside I met a slender gray-haired
woman coming from the graves. I caught
iiily ■» glimpse of a pale, holioW-cfcCSl'sd
mourner a- sbe passed me.
1 l uii.l the -.cii .n 1,i,-y diggiut a grave
f<>r u ut-w occupant, and asking bim to
■i."w •me that of the I'ninu officer, he
clauihercd oat and led the WHJ". TO my
surpn !• 1 whs shown a handsome m«M
ui«it •>! n.irble consisting of » pedettal
and u ii-htu column I more
Huihje 1 to liuJ »t g&ruisbed wi.h rare
flowers. and inscribed OL the base. 1 read
Sacred to the memory
of Hubert Ellersley. U. 6. A., Who Fell
Fightii.it for His Flag and Country,
Uth of August. lfct»2
■'Wby. who erected this monument?" I
asked.
' TLar's where you git ino." responded
the sexton, fir I don't know. It come
op from Baltimore ready made and we was
orlerod to pat it np. That's all."
"Well, who jt,ewtd these floirewt"
■ Saint 03 afore—don't know. Efffly
Decoration-day, as they call it, that female
critter turns up. strews an' cries, an' then
vamooses. An' I mn&t say. cries as much
now os at fust."
Swallowed Two Wars at ri
More.
There wire a number of us in one > t the
London taverns made famous by Dickers,
when a big fellow slouched in and mad.-
himsdf very disagreeable with his nnuth.
| One of our party was a man from Boston,
and some way or other he and the big mm
beard of the row the big man was xayiuv
"You Yankees are great on the
' and that's all you can do."
"Well. I dnnno," replied Boston.
"But 1 do. When did yon ever ..
| bloounnk. blasted thing?"
i "How about 1776?"
"Never heard of it!"
"How about 1812?"
''Never heard of it!"
"Did yon ever hear of Bnuker Hill?"
"I have. sir. That's where 600 red coc
licked the life out of 4,000 bragging Ye.:
kees!"
"I guess not."
Not! Does you dare to dispute the Liv
pool Kid?''
"You'd better read what history >r.yj
"I have done that'ere, bloomink idi<
and it says as how all you Yankees run
the first fire! Don't it now?"
"I never heard that it did."
'■Don't it say that?"
The big fellow had pushed up his sleev
and put up his fists, and it was plain tl -
a row was on hand He was big ecoc
to eat two such men as Boston, while i
had friends to lcok out for the rest of i
Onr companion therefore took the tr. .
prudent course and acknowledged t:
Li-tory might bay so. This satisfied 1 >
big fellow, and he turned away and k1«: .
ed at a Frenchman, also a tourist, who tad
come in later. After a long stare he WF.il
ed up to Crapeau and shouted:
•Blast yer bloomink, parley vous. i t
we've always licked ye out of yer boots -
land and sea!"
"You speak von big lie!" shouted ■ •
Frenchman, hot in a minute.
• What! Call the Liverpool Kid a liai !.•
bis face!"
"Aye! and I shall now give you von <-
ful beog licking!"
"Johnny" got out of his coat in a j
danced around with his hands up, and r •
our utter astonishment the Kid went i
down into his boots and slunk out of
room, having no more pluck than a 1
We sat there for five minutes before <v *•-
one spoke. Then it was the Boston t
who said:
"Just think of it! I can lick six fell
like that banty Frenchman and yet
big duffer made me swallow two war
independence and Bunker Hill on to;-
them!"
She Knew Him Best.
She stood at the writing desk iu the
post office corrider with a sheet of l-v-''
and au envelope before her as a man ap
proached with a postal card she queried:
"Might I ask you write a few liner for
me to my husband?"
"Certainly," he replied.
••Well, date it, begin: 'My Dear lius
baud, and then I'll tell yon what to gay.'
"All right, go ahead, ma'am."
"Now say: 'Wood is out—floor is c.ji—
meat is out—money is out and rent i* duo,
and I want S2O p. d. q.!'"
"Exactly. You know what the letters
stand lor, T suppose?"
"Certainly."
"And—and aren't they a little strong?"
"No, sir—not for my old man. Fve
lived with him for twenty-five years an 1
know him like a book."
"All right—you know best."
"And yon may add: 'lf it don't co:nc l>..
Saturday I'll raise T "
"Certainly."
"Now I'll sign: 'Your Dear Man ' ai d
it will be all ready to go, and I be yen
five to one I get the twenty inside »•' M-.-e
days. Strong! Why, man, I can't ev -r. ••>•<
him to bring home a bit of butter or a
package of sugar without threaten'" ? m
kno:k his head off if ho forget* it.
Thanks, you have done me a great favor."
How Did He Learn Such Talk?
A little boy of four years has for ;'»inc
time had a habit of waking about midnight
and calling for a drink of water. Ac iast
his mother told him one evening, as I • was
put to bed, that she would not gel u;. .my
more to wait upon him; that she wonM put
a pitcher of water and a glass on t. staud
iu his sight, and left him
That night at the nsnal time t:i,- l>oy
called:
"I waut u d'itik o' water; I WRnf a d'ink
o' water!"
But she paid no attention. He called
two or three times, and after Le had
whimpered a bit she heard him get up and
thump along the floor to the stand And
then through the darkness came tin very
positive ejaculation:
"I hope I thpill every jam jop.
Newspapers are great educators, but
they would be better were they t» decrease
the quantity aud improve the quality of
the matter published
—The tin mines of the Black Hut? will
soon I e able to supply all the tin bod in the
United States. A lead of v»ry fine sauce
paue and coffee-pots has just been -truck.
—On the occasion ot the enir, of the
American riflemen into Berlin tte emperor
caused the stars aud stripes to Le saluted
with 101 guns, and furnished a company ot
the Imperial guards as an escort of honor
to tbe dag
—Au exchange asserts that ».-.;ie
object to capital paniihuient becauss it
"produces a bad effect on ic> .i:ii and
persons who have a delicate nervous
organization." Yea. verily, capital punish
ment is decidedly bad for tbe benltb
—Well, it's a good year for gn-ss.**
—Tbe 4th of July will be deni'tfutralive
ly observed here this year
lnto each life some rain n-u-t fall, and
this season it's falling bj - the b eJ *tsad.
—An exchange notices the singular fact
that about all the good laws are •'uncon
stitutional," while all the bad CJ9
without a flaw, 1 ■
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