I.itltn Tlilnr.
A ood-by Mm Is a Utile thing,
With your fiand on the door to go,
Hut It takre tlie venom out of the sting
Of a thoughtless wont or a cruel Ding
1li at yon made an hour ago.
A kiss of greeting I sweet ami rare
Alter tbe toil nftlic tiny.
And It smooths the fnrrows ploughed by
care,
The Unit on your forehead you once called
fair,
In tlie yours that have flown away,
'7'is a little thing to nay "Von are kind,
t love yon, my deur," each night,
lint it eeiuls a thrill through the heart, I
II nd;
For love In tender a love Is blind.
As we climb life's rugged licljht.
We starve cvli other fur love's esress,
We take, but we do tint Rive ;
It serins so easy some souls to bless.
Hut we dole the loe grudingty, 1cm and
less,
Till 'tis hitter and Irird to live.
Betrothed by the Dawn.
Mr. 1 Ilcible awoke nt. tlio Very
liom- lie liml intended. Tim grny light
of dawn lell on (In) flowers of Ills bed
room CUflllitlS.
I In opct.ed the window nml looked
out on tho dim laud-capo still nsloep.
The trees mid Holds of A dull green
color melted awny into tho fnr mid
inisly lioi-i.on without exhibiting a
sign of I i To or motion.
In tho cast gliiiiin-iod a faint Indi
cation of pink light.
Mr. IVlIerblo remembered his lovo
nnd liis morning nppoinimcnt. In five
iniiurei lie lind dressed and descended
I ho stairs Into tho guidon, where Ids
big greyhound greeted him will) n
bark of delight, aocompunicd by fran
tic leaps of Joy nnd pleasure.
'Bo quiet, Tiger!"
Then, in vuiu trying to repress tho
nniiniil, l:o milled,
Come nlcing, then."
The greyhound slarled olT quirk n
an or row throngl) i half open door,
and Ids master smiled ns lio watched
him. Ho suw him bounding ulong
ovor tho vineyards bv a pnth of which
lio knew ovory lneh. H was a pnlli
they took together every day nnd It
lod to tho lust collage of tho little
hit m lot, to tho houso of Mr. and Mrs,
Sinrons, wealthy New Yorkers, and
their daughter, Miss Kthol.
"I wonder if alio is nwnko yet,''
thought Mr. IVlIerblo. Has Mio
not made a bet with me? Can it really
bo ti'uu that wo are going logolhcr to
wuli h Iho sun rUo from t lio top of the
tower of Alnsprcl ?
Tor the past throe months ho had
boon flirting with Miss Ethel!
It began at Puris nnd Imd been con
tinned hero in tho country, where ho
had boon clover enough to iuduco I lio
Slmousos to co mo and snend tho sum
mer. lio hoped that bo wou.d have fewer
rivals here.
For ho already foil Iho pangs of
Jonlouty, was madly hi lovo with tho
young American, and with all his
heart ho wished to mako lior his wife.
Jlo bud no fear that ho would bo a
pleasing son-in-law to tho old poople,
lio was rich, of good family, and pos
' scssod many II no qualities.
The question was, will alio consent?
There was so much coquetry in her
playful ways; so much reserve, too,
ill her Htiddou moods of cold sllouco
that bo hut'dly knew what to think,
Somctimos with her musical luugl
tor, her arch nnd soft glances, she
r.iade him conscious of a feeling of
nearness find familiiir'.ly that was
as suddenly dispelled by a frigid
good by that instantly brought him
buck again to his position uttorly dls
concerted.
Only yesterday, pointing to tlio
tower of Alasprct which from A lofty
cliff commanos a view over tho wholo
country of Caux for 10 inilos round,
he had suld to him:
'Is it true, us tho logond snys, thn
the girls of the village follow iho cus
tom of climbing alouo with tho men
to whom they are engaged to sue tho
tin riae from (hat tower?''
And ho hud answered:
"It is indood a superstition (hat bo-
longs to this part, A betrothed uottplo
never full to observe iu They bolievo
tliut if tlie stiii risos behind clouds and
Is invisible the tnnrriago will bo an
unhappy one; but if it risos bright
and unclouded It is a sign tliat their
future is to be bright and happy."
And with laughter Id her volco ilia
had (aid: 1
"Oli! but then the sun must have
polled many a inurrlugo by uot show
ing himself!"
Such a thing has boen known," lie
answered, though Tory rarely. In
nine coses out of ten the love of the
betrothed proceeds unchanged as ho
fore. If tho omen is unfavorable they
aro incredulous aud set It at defiance
and they only accept It If favorable to
Uielv Jive."
Then Mis Ethel had said: "It
must be a lovely sight to see tho sun
rl-o over tho country. I should like
to go up tlio tower some dsy."
lie looked into tho dopths of her
lovely eyes.
"It will bo splendid, to-morrow,
Miss Ethel."
"Do yon think so, really P. If so,
I shall go."
And cr--mighi I bo allowed to
accompany you?" lie stammered.
Sho looked him straight in tho face
willi a proud glnnco that was in
describable.
" You may do so, It you. wish."
I to was now on his way to tho ap
pointed mooting pltwe. A peculiar
rcn Iczvotts, perhaps, but uot any
more so than tlio moments of solitude
which they had spent together on tho
water or on the verandah of tho cot
tage. The iSimonses had perfect confidence
in their daughter. She followed her
own sweet wiill None t!o less the
thought pa-sed through Mr. D'llurblo's
brain Hint she had fooled him.
"If by any chance she is awako and
up, perhaps concealed behind tlio
blinds of her bedroom window, how
she will laugh t'i see mo waiting here
patient and disappointed. 1 shall look
ridiculous! Ah! if only sho wcro not
qui to so lovely."
Hut nt this moment a new impuiso
of hope mad j liis heart beat, lio had
jit neon Tiger before tho railing of
the cottage. Tlio dog's lean bedy was
trembling witli thu joy a dog shows
when he hears a friend approaching.
Almost at tlio sumo minute Miss Kthol
lriiulo her appearance. Her goUlon
hair fell In waving lengths from under
her lit 1 1 o sttnw hat. She wore a pink
diess; her tiny feet wero eased lit yel
low lent her shoes, her bunds in pretty
brown gloves.
"(iood morning," she said.
Tliis was uttered in a tone so dry
nml frigid that the gushing thanks
Mr. D'llorblo had prepared stuck
iu his throat and to! used to come
out.
Iu siloncothey botli entered the littlo
path that led through the woods to the
tower.
An odor of damp carlh roso from
tho loaves and grasses. All was
wrapped iu profound silenco. Xot a
sound stirred tlio air. Tlicro was un im
pression of loneliness and solitude.
The strangeness of the hour and tho
plaeo mid tho unusual earlincss of
their riing hour, combined with their
impressions to produce in the young
couple a certain feeling of hiolancholy
not w ithout its cliiirm.
They were also awaro of a feeling
of nwkwurdncsi botween thorn, which
Ihoir modesty rather made tliein
shrink from. Each at his nnd her own
audacity.
However, tlioy had gono too far to
turn back, and feeling tho charm of
iu i adventure which brought them thus
togothor, they kept most of their
thoughts for tlie sunrise. Moreover,
as Iho hour approached thoy felt a
presentiment tliut tlio oraclo really
wns about to decide thcircngngeuioiit
They soon loft the pi no trees behind
tliom and entered groves, first of bireli
and thou of beech trees. IS! no heath
er flowers grew upon a carpet of moss
nnd the pointod needles of rosin
glistened in tho dim light.
Itocks lay about on nil sides in
crumbling heaps, and thu littlo inotin
tain path wound in and cut up tho
stoop sides of tlio slope on whose stun
mit, though invisible us yet, the tower
stood.
Suddenly a (urn of Iho path brought
It into sight, rising up siraiglit utid
strong, its battlements and gray waits
outlined nguinst tho dull gray of tlio
fcky.
in tlio midst of a pile of ruins
covered with lichons and bristling
with lull wild grasses stood the last
vosligo of tho old foudul days of iho
Chateau d' Alasprct.
Miss Kllicl, slightly out of breath
nf or her climb, stood looking toward
tho cast, wliure tho first lights of tlio
dawn pliiyod over a purple sky and tho
clouds soemod liko flakes of floating
pink.
"Are wo in lime.?" she nskod.
Mr. D'llcrble bout His head thought
fully.
"There are a groat many clouds,"
ho sighed. "I am ufruld the sun will
hidden."
"Ah, she said, and no one could
lmve told whether sho suld it Iu a tone
of regret or of hopo.
A hnro stnrtod at their feet among
tho dew. Tiger, who was describing
wide ciroles round tliom at a gallop
suw the littlo animal and at once gave
chase.
This diversion amused Miss Ethel.
especially when she saw tlie grey
hound return looking sheepish at not
catching hi prey, which had speedily
beou lost In the mists.
They advaucod togethor a few steps.
They found themselves hesitating at
most in front of tho central keep,
which led Into tho dark shadows ol
the Winding staircase. Sho cast a shy
glance at hor knight.
"Do you really want to climb up
there? I think we can seo quite well
enough from here." He turned upon
her n reproachful look that was both'
ouxious and penetrating,
'Aro you afraid, Miss Ethel? That
Is not right."
lllsrenmik slung her pride. Slit
began bravely to climb the dark staif
case. V llertili! fo:lovod her.
They climbed tip, and fur a long
llmo In semi-darkness, only exchang
ing tho most trivial remarks, and then
suddenly, tho full daylight nearly
dazzled them.
They passed out on to a little) plat
form, and Miss Kthol, flushed with bet
exertion, uttered a cry of delight ul
Iho cxpnu.s) of country before hor.
A tremendous circle of hills, valleys
and woods surrounded tliom.
That triangular mirror of glittorlng
nicliil far below them is Iho ocean seen
through the long vista of a vnlloy.
Tlio forests of Alasprot, from Hie
foot of thu tower to tlio horizon,
spread out a wldo cxpnnso of softly
rounded hid, which melted into tho
distnuco in bluo haze. Tho country
reminded ono of a carpet Hint had
been pieced together. Thoso golden
spots, hero nnd there, are tho corn
fields, those gray stones nro villages-
one can too the face of tlio church
tower cloiks like so many white
points. A stream between willow
chid banks flows down (hero In the
distance a stun of silver lace,
hemmed with gold. From all sides
rises tlio moisture from tho earth in
gray musses of vapor. It swathed the
tower of the keep iu an evor-nioving
stream liko a continent submerged iu
a sen of mist.
Tlio cast grew rosier. Tlio clouds
wero nbln.o with purple colors.
They looked as if thoy were lighted
witli gigantic embers of some glow
ing forgo.
Tho silence (ended to Increase that
feeling of my slot y and thoughtful
spirit of religion pootry which comes
with the dawn uud spreads over the
earth.
"All!" said tho two voices together.
Tho sun hud just shot his first gleam
through a break in the clouds. They
dispersed nnd fled Away so rnp'diy it
looked us if n giant broom was specp
iugspaco. Thou tho great disk of the
sun in his glory roso iu tho midst of
tlio rose-colored sky.
"Kthol," sighed Mr. IVlIerblo. He
saw her shining with a beautiful
splendor, bathed In the living ruys of
of tho sun.
Sho seemed to him tho contra',
beauty of tho landscape vibrating witli
lifo and light. Hor haughty lovelluosi
was softened with a tender grace,
and tears were glistening In hor pure
eyes.
"Look," lie said, 'the sky is clear."
And, indeed, not a cloud was to be
seen. The air was nbluze with light )
tho sun was slowly rising in tho sky,
Tho sou of mist that surrounded the
tower could bo scon molting away and
evaporating. Aud the circle in which
they two stood seemed to absorb the
colors aud lights with nil tho rich
splendors of the woods, tlie cornfields
utid the meadows,
A fresh and laughing youth was
abroad on the earth and in tlio soft
touch of tho wandering breeze.'
Scarcely perceptible mists roso from
the roofs of tho cottages below. Then
the Angelus sounded out; others an
swerod back, fuiut nnd swcol, liko tlie
song of tho larks. The birds wcro
beginning to wake; lifo was active on
all sldosl
Then in the warm glow of light
which seem to fold (hum in a clrclo of
gold, Miss Kthol Simons placed hor
firm lililo hand In that of Mr. !' Her
ble. He drew closer 14 her, and she
made no resistance while tlieio two,
botrothed on tho tower by the dawn
In fa co of the sun and tho world, ex
changed tho solemn vows of eternal
lovo and registered it with a first kiss,
Translated from Cotirrlcr Dei
Etuis Unls.
(rub's-Hye" Tills.
It is not goncrally known that up to
rccotit yeurs a incdicliio was prnpurcd
from tho common crawfish. Iu Iho
stomach of this crcatnro (hero aro t.1
most always found small calcareous
concretions, from tho size of a pin's
head to the sizo of a pea. Tlio little
stony ball is composod of cnrbonlte
utid phosphate of lime, and was
formerly powdered and mod in doses
of throo or four grains to correct acid
ity of the stomach. - Prepared chalk
has now taken the plaio of the
"crab's-cyes," as those concretions
wero called, but occasionally persons
are found who consider them more
efficacious than tbe less repulsive sulr-ttltute.
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
OASOMSF. AS A nP.XOVATOIl.
(iasoliue will remove spot from
the most delicate f.ibrics And leave no
trtico behind of lis use. It wlil also
renovate feather nnd clean tho plain
est or tho richest lace. Tho lace Is
plunged Into A small pun of gniolino
Just as one would wa-ih It In water.
Gasoline, however, dries nlmost In
stantly. It Is also ti lliii) tiling to uso
In removing spots from woollen
clothing of all descriptions, nnd from
tlte backs of schoolgirls' waists who
wear their hair braided down their
backs. Keep far nway from the fire
when using this liquid.
HINTS FOll l!HW.SIIMS.
The wuinan who can find nuy way
of making dishwashing, if not a
pleasant tak, nt least a less disagree
able ono i hail It is now, hould be
canonized by her grateful sislors. One
woman, who has spent much time in
experimenting In this branch of
household labor, makes tho following
suggestions:
Nothing is better for cleaning
greasy dishos, especially cooking puns
nnd kettles, than nil old whisk-broom.
It removes the tenacious particles that
have fastened to tlio kettles and spi
ders much belter than a knife or an
Iron dislicloih. It is invaluable for
cleaning graters. To keep the hands
from gulling hard nnd chapped tifier
dishwashing rub them with cider
vinegar. Clear lemon julco Is also
excellent.1' New York World.
VSKSOWX t'OlttlOX OF TI1F. lit l.l.lM'K.
Physicians nnd chemists are con
tinually telling us that the cheaper cuts
of beef possess mote real fliitritlvo
value than Ihoi-e whl di are culled of
the first quality ; nnd yet few house
keepers have sufficient courage to
lessen their butchers' bills by buying
tho less expensive portions. There
are several reasons for this n lack of
courage, nil insufficient knowledge of
cnlinary art, nnd, more than anything
elso, a disinclination to chiingo what
is known for tho unknown. Hut when
It Is considered Hint A prluio bul
lock" woig'.ts about 1,000 pounds, and
that what is called "first quality"
meat woiirhs only 180. It will be
readily seen that tlieio is n largo quan
tity of tlio nuimtil tliut Is never known
to tlie nvorngo housewife.
What In.ly, for example, Is familiar
with such portions as "tlie chuck,'
"tho rump." "the shank," "iho flunk,"
"the plmo" aud "the clod;" and yet
these portions nro ns nutritious, and,
If proporly cooked, ns desirable as
those which command much higher
prices. A flunk steak, for Instance, is
extremely good. "Chuck" ribs,
which come under the 'shoulder blade,
nro ns good for boiling or braising as
what is usually called n "rib roast."
Tlie rump makes capital a la mode
beef; and the other portions may be
utilized aud conyertod Into good nnd
nutritions food. Now York Tribune
nF.CH'KIS.
Plain Corn Dread A heaping pint
of corn meal, ono pint of sour milk
(or buttermilk), one egg, one ton
spoonful of soda, ono teaspoon ful of
suit, one heaping tablespoouful of
sugar. Mix, pour into greased gotn
pans or baking pau uud bake.
Giblets Clean Iho giblets of a tur
key or chicken, cut tho glzzird Into
quarters and sopuruto the lobes of the
liver. Stew them in water co cover,
with an onion, salt nnd popper. Whon
touder, thicken Iho liquor with flour
aud butter cooked together; add to
mato or walnut ketchup to lusle, and
serve on toast.
Sweet Potato Croquettes Doll half
a dozen medium-sized swcot potatoes;
peel and mash until there aro no
lumps; season with salt and butter,
make iulo cono shape, dip Ihem into
baatcti egg, then into fine bread
crumbs and fry iu a ketllo of hot fat.
After thoy nro mashed, if you squeeze
'hem through a cullender beforo
seasoning, it makes them very fine. If
(oo dry, add a little milk.
Apple Dumpling Six npplos,
peeled, cored and sliced, ono cupful
of sugar. Lino six coil'eo cups, well
greased, with pastry rolled and cut
thin; wot the edges, fill with apples
aud part of tbe sugar, cover with
pastry cut to fit tho cup, put iu a shal
low stewpun I urge enough to hold
them, with boiling water to reach
half way up the cups; steam them
forty-five minutes; turn them out on a
dish, sift sugar over them and servo
with sauce.
Paris University Is the largest Id
tho world, having 0213 students.
I Vionna Uuivorslty comes next with
6229 itudeuts, and Dorlin University
U third.
PENNSYLVANIA PICKINGS
OKB IMPORTAHT HAPPMIMO'I
Of Intsrsst to Swsllsrs la ths Ksrstost
tat.
KILLED B' A RUNAWAY CAR.
mnr.r mk i.osk tiikw i.ivrs ai two wo-
K AIIK SKKIOCSLV IXJl'RKD.
A runaway car on the inclino plans at
the rtillllpsUlass Works, at Mapieton, ran
Into t crowd of passengers at the I'tinyl
tranla rnllrond stntlon, killlnit Archie 1)111,
William Temple nnd John llarrlay Instant
ly. Nerva Wilson and I)uly Hunks were
seriously Injured. A hundred or more
Mrous were standing on a side track, which
connects the I'liilllps company's works
with the rciinnylvunla railroad, awaiting
the arrival of a passenger truln. Suddenly
the runaway car, bcivlly laden, ran Into
them. The wonder Is thnt many more
were not killed or wounded. The Incline of
the side track Is very great nnd the car cams
down with tremenilniis velocity.
Tut: oiim i.owi n tii x r.rr.n nm-onr.
The depth of water In the channel of ibe
Ohio nt llellalr , O , Is but seven Inches.
Captain William IMllon, Inspector t hulls
for llin Mrt of Wliee'ilnu, who is one of the
oldiit rivermcn hereabouts, says thnt this
stti;:e is the lowest that ha' been known for
M yean. He remembers that In Will there
was but W Inches In the channel nt Wheel
ing, and he ret ails pushing a baby carriage
loaded with butternuts across the river ut
that time. Tbe Juniata, n small s'e inier,
ran apron nd on Vli-clin.t creek bar that
year, and bad to remain there all summer.
Jt llll tAI. IlKl'ISlnX ON ONK roINT IN T1IF ll.R
Kit LAW.
.ttidKo Yerkes at Norrlslown pave ns his
opinion niton tbe rk ht of tbe voter to take
friend in the booth wild him to mark tbe
ballot. The Judge says that if s man ball
pens to forget bis spectacles he cannot be
deprived of bis vote because lis cannot see,
but may cull in a friend to help him. One
who Is tumble to read may also have a friend
In t' e booth to tell him box to murk his
ballot; or a voter may, says the Jildpe, have
a ballot marked beforehand, take that in
the booth ami mark the one Riven to hlrr
by the election officer by comparison.
i Ai.i.t:nY jcxitiox in iii ins.
Tho I'tth) village of f'ullery Junction,
wheie the llutler branch of the 1'ittsburg
and Western railroad diverges from the
main line, win completely wiped out by lire
Saturday morning. The settlement consisted
only of about a il"7. mi frame buildings, and
high wind. 'nek of wuter and lire apparatus,
precluded any attempt to stop the Haines.
Tlio fire broke out in I'atrlck Murray's pool
room, and Iu less than two hours the village
was heap of smouldering ruins. The Ins
Is about iHI.OCO, w ith very little insurance
VOl'MI MAX AMI WOUAX K1I.I Rl.
An accident on the Delaware, I.nekawan.
nat Western road ut l.eblgh resulted in the
death or two young people, Kdnnr l C. Solar
and Klla Cole, who bad been culling nn a
friend and who were returning upon the
track. An engine wns backing and they
thought it wus on the other track. Tho
girl was killed Instantly and thu young
man died soon alter. Their borne wus but
a few vards nwuv.
The Ualtimore A Ohio flyer, westbound,
struck a cabconiaining Michael Kane and
wife of Philadelphia at Darby Junction,
killing both the occupants nnd scattering
their remulus along the track half a mile.
Tho driver was thmw 40 feet in the air, but
scapod witli slight injuries.
Ill freight wreck on tho Philadelphia ,t
Reading railroad at Itinl-boro, llerks county,
ninny cars wero destroyed nnd engineer
Miller and Kiremun Ken'sel were badly in
pi red.
TiiKtn: Is a water famine In the vicinity
of Hcottdale and Mt. Pleasant, Westmore
land county, and if a lire should start
uothiiicnn be done to stop it.
At Tuylorstown, stonethrowers have been
bombarding privuto bouses nightly. Armed
parties are putrolling the country seeking a
clew.
Wiiii.r nn unknown Slnv was endeavor
ing to crawl under a freight train lit Hell
wood, the train moved and the man's head
was cut from his body.
Thk l.eblgh and Wllkesb.-rre Coal
Company has begun tbe construction of
tbe largest coal breaker iu tlio world at
Ashley. The plant will cost tJ.Vi,ni) nnd
will employ about 2,000 men nnd boys.
At Pottstown, the Minrr'n Junrnnl build
ing, occupied by real estate ottices and var
ious clubs wus destroyed by lire. Ixss,
75.0UO.
Mus. Nicholas TtrsTr. aged "S. of Ttutler,
while walking on tho West I'enn truck was
struck by an engine and Instantly kilted.
At Hellefonte, l'a., fired destroyed threo
large ambles, two smaller buildings and tbe
large residence belonging to Dr. Hubert
Hhvs, together with tbe Hush Arcudo. Loss,
t .10.000; insurance, (10,000.
Hlmnge Colnolil-n ,
Whenover coincidences are under
discussion Captain A. K. Anderson,
nf tho Hudson Hlver steamer Mary
l'owell, tells cf two odd cases which
lio "ran up against" onn day during
tho summer of 18SD. His steamer
was lying at tho foot of Vestry street,
Poughkeepsie, when a man boarded
her and said to the Captain:
"I liuvo lost my trunk, and cannot
tell If it was taken oil tho boat or
not."
Captain Anderson qulto naturally
(sked:
"What Is your name?"
"A. K. Anderson," was tho reply.
"My initials and surname exactly,"
returucd tho Captain.
"My full namo is Ambrose Eltlnge
Anderson," was tho stranger's uext
retort.
Almost dutufouuded, he found
that the Captain's name was tho
iame, letter for letter.
Tho same afternoon an elderly lady
boarded tho Mary Powell at New
berg, remarking to the Captain, as
she handed in her ticket, that hor
name was Mary l'owell also. Upon
carefully inspecting the ticket with
the Captain's name upon It, she con
tinued: "1 see your name Is A. E. Ander
son. My maiden name was Ander
son, and my father' fu?l name was
Ambrose Eltlnge Anderson."
Tho Mary Powell's captain flod in
terror, declaring that his boat war
bewitched. St. Louis Republic
SOLUMIS' COLUMN
CUT DOWN BT MIITIES.
Thta Happened 'o QuPs a Larg-S Trss In
Front of the 7th Ind. .
OEM. GRANT
In Vol. 11 of his
Memoirs speaks
of a tree 1 inches
In diameter be
ing cut down by
imisket balls. I
want to tell you
what I know
about thnt. We
of tho Tth Ind..
were in line b
fore the Johnnies
near Hotiiylviiniu t'ourthouso on the
morning of Mny 12. 1U. when the good
news came down our line thnt Hancock'
Heeoiid Coips bud charged that morning
Just before daylight nnd enpnred 4,000
prisoners, two Held olllrers, 20 minion,
great many small-urms, nnd sevcrnl stands
of colors. Of lotiro we wcro much pleased
nt tbla news, and threw up our hats and
shouted with ull (lie forco or our lungs.
About this time our regiment wasordered
to tunica u forced march to the left; and
after miirciilng four or live inilos wo heard
the roar of heavy musketry In our front,
utid pushing forward across a hollow anil
up a little hill, we came up to and relieved
n rrglment that had been tiring in front of
a rebel fort since early moinlng, which
bad not yet surrendered to If uncork. We
were drawn up within loo feet of the fort,
and our orders wero to tire as last as
possible, nnd we kept n constant stream of
balls pouring over this fort, so that the
Johnnies could not ra e their heals above
tho breastworks to lire at us without being
bit with our bullets.
We c ntumcd tiring until Into In the eve
ning, whr n, nfter our guns had become so
dirty we could hardly get a ball down them,
we were relieved nnd moved back S our old
position In the linn Just beyond tho fort,
and iu n line with our tiring stood a large
Iree, w hich, when our nglmcnt was reliev
ed appeared to be almost cut down, and
when the regiment st irttd b?ck to its old
position, ("apt. Jtffrey requested me lo stay
and sec if it did actually fall. In about two
hours nfter our regiment left Iho fort, ths
Johnnies shot tip the white flag Just ns ths
tiee ell lo the ground. I was so glad it wns
over and started up the hill to the fort where
Hancock's Corps bad charged early In the
morning. It tin I been raining all day nnd
port of the night before, and the mud was
deep. The dead and wounded had been re
moved, knapsacks, portfolios, writing paper
pens nnd inks, letteis, etc , were scattered
ull over the bill-side. I got on top of the
fort, and whit a sight! Worse than a
slaughter-pen! muddy, b'oody, and us wet
ns if they bud swum the river. Tliero were
200 In the entienchmenlj, every one of
them more or less wounded, and
many dead. They were calling for food
and help. The scene was so deeply s'umtj-l
upon my memory that It seems but W-
yesterday, though It is 28 yours ngo. Aftei
talking to tho wounded for 1111110 time I te
turned to my regiment; and I never could
tell why our regiment bad been brought so
far 10 do th it work! when there were otho:s
so much nearer.
It is said a part of that treo had been
taken to Washington City. Is that true?
Also, I would like to hear from other corn
miles what they know about this particu
lar fort. A. V. Sra.Nuta in Katlonul Tri
bune. PREMONITIONS.
A Ccmrade Thinks Boldiera ars Eoms.
t'msa Warned of Death.
Do soldiers have premonitions of their
death befote going to battle.' Yes, I think
that they do, an I numerous ras.-s have been
cited truthfully that occurred during tlie
late civil war. 1 w ilt reluto the following
incident, which came under my personal
observation, and which seems a clear case of
premonition that soldiers are Impressrd with
a strong lorebodirlg that they nro to meet
death ill buttle, and Invariably it has proved
true.
My regiment during the afternoon of May
1!), moved arroa tho Fredericksburg
and HKttylvaniu turnplko nnd through the
gnp In the stonewall on to tho historical
Hurris Farm, taking position upon a rolliuu
interval of ground south of the Harris Man
sion. Here the regiment formed in line and
rested for a short lime, the first battalion
resting on tho right, with tho 3d battalion
resting on tho tell, near a strip of woods.
The boys wero laUL'hlng and Joking, (hero
boing no signs or u battle, or tliut there
would bo one.
toon the scene changed, however, as I saw
Ccs. D and F enter the woods in our rront,
and listened to the continuous ronr or mus
ketry that followed; for they had struck
Itodes's Division, of Kwells's Corps, and
there was sburp business ahead for tho boys.
1 stood under thp colors, and as I looked
down tho long line of blue I siw many faces
that woro expressions of culmne.-s, and oth"
ere of determinations, una some were pale
and anxious. As I stood tbors with Old
Olory Hupping against my face, I shall nev.
er forget tlio pule feutures nnd anxious look
of Capt. Wm. O. Thompson, who, laying
his bund upon my arm, remarked: "Well,
Corporal, how do you feel about going into
battle?"
"Captain," I answered, ''Ibis looks like
business, und somo of us have come to stay;
but I am going to trust In Providence, and
think that I will come out all right." Here
marked, "I am going to be killed, audi can
not help feeling so."
Tbe Captain's words were verified, for
within twenty minutes after the regiment
went into action Cupt. Wm. O. Thompson,
as brave a man as ever drew a sword, was
carried to tho rear mortally wounded.
Wm. Cram, in National Tribune-
some scientific authority naa served
notice that trailing dresses are liable
to sweep up cholera germs. If ths
warning will only cause a removal of
tbe trail, tha Aslatlo plague will not
have hovered near us In vain.
Why not make the cactus the na
tional flower? It has more One pCata
man any yet mentioned.