To Him Who MecM. Hope Is the mess.-igeof the llttstcrtltne; Anil I lie irlsd Marl It. Vliile yet the snow lies whit upon 1 lie hill, Ami white the Ice lung wields his sceptre mill, Heralds nfar. Willi faint end tuneful cliinic, The minim-i ' turlli. Only the can nttmioil In melody 4 nil catch tin' ntrnin ; Only for alihftil fn the Hrst ttnwors Mow Hcnci.tli dead leaves ami coverlet o( snow ( And Drat to Mm w ho seeks her longingly, Spring tomes nit's'1 11 . 'I luoiigh all the voices nfllie waking year, Tin I at her speak : To heavy hearts, bowed W illi their weight of priof. lie sends II s promise in the budding loaf: A lid Hrst the messenger-of Hope nppear rl'o him who s okv -('. II. Hanoi'iift, In i,i:tli" "i!iaii inn. THE PHANTOM TRAIN. II V AK Mil. It. It was the Hiitmiicr of ISSN, known its Hit1 wet season. It ruined eonlinii ally t'lom the 1st of April till -Inly, ninl on evoiy third or fourth day tlio dri.tc changed to a heavy shower, l.onds wero impassable, mill even rail way traffic came to a standstill. 1 was employed by tho deal West ern mail ninl stationed at Wosiguio, a beautiful town, not very largo, but the centre of a piece of niuguiliocnl scenery. To the nortli u majestic grovo of oaks lowered up from the bunks of llio Uig Stowe I'ivor which flowed sullenly along' on its south westerly course, leaving tlio little city it short tliiti Hure to I he easi. A black smith shop, two or throe stoics, a res taurant and hold, it clmrrli mid n Hchoolhotisc, which was lighted up by Iho plensaut face ol tho postmaster's only dtiiighlor Stella, made up the public building of the place, with the nddiliou of the depot and grain ware house,, whci'u but lilllo business was transacted during tho Mood. About ti mile northward the railway bridge spanned the Uig Sloivo, and I iiud been requested by the bridge fore man to make n hip out to the struc ture every day just before dark to see that the approaches were Mife, as in every severe storm tho river, already swollen lo full banks, would lap the end of Iho long bridge uud whirl fiercely around the piers. 1 slept in my office, as . duly com polled mi) lo ionium lliere quite laic at night, mid it was but Hi lie troublo to ohiiugo my lounge into a bed. 1 had Hlso u corner occupied by it pony in tdrumciil on which at odd moment through Iho day I inslrueled it young Kltldcut in the art of telegraphy, feel lug thiinkful for something to help me to pass uwav timo in such dull worn hoc One Mtllry evening, afler it few hours of clear sky, t placed my railway-tricycle on the track preparatory lo iniiki lit; inv evening trip lo the bridge. Heavy banks of clouds could bo seen in Hie west, and there was an ominous stillness in the air that made noxious lo niui.e a speedy Irip. It was it toilsome joiiruov, and the perspiration gathered on my fore head and mv breath became short lie- loro 1 finished it; bul. although found I Iks wulor higher than it lind been, it was not moro uungcrou lo the bridge. Upon my roiitrn I look care lo have my switch-lights trimmed mid plir-cd out earlier than usual and hastily pai look of supper, for already ihc low luulioii.ig of distant thuiidor forelold it heavv slorin and a bad night. When il broke at lust I was uloue in mv ofliue, and tho cracking of the tele giaph iuslriimonts, us the llghliiin pin veil mound them, resembled the tiring of u small pistol. The rain fell in torrents mid Iho wind blow us if would demolish everything before II 1 sal listening lo the ellorls of the doApulchor to make his Irwin order plain, and tvlion his continued ropoti- lions made mo nervous, foil back on my guitar lor con sola) iou. After playing evory mournful melody could think of, 1 spread out my bed and dropped on it, lo rest, If nut lo sleep. Fur some time 1 heard the rain beating agniust the window mid tho wind rushing under tlio coruicoof tho dopot a ud creeping ulong the laflors witli sobs liko those of a child thuu I ilozetl oil' to sieeji, uud uollilii Irotiblod me. I awoke suddenly to lind myself sitting up in bed, and tu hear the pony Jiiktriiiiient working clearly, as if handled by masterly fingers, i was apellboiind, fur the apparatus wui connected wili ll.e main line, uud thai o wa no one in tho room; but clicked distinctly, and my blood curdled us I reuogui.ud the call tliul used ou the wires only fot thoso lues age thai are always soul to operator's ear the "death signal. Who was sending it? J sprung out of bod, turned luy lamps higher, seized my fountain-pen and made ready to copy. The mossage ran as follows: "From Austin toC'.W. !., (Mtvcin. Number Four Night Limited went down at Hiir Slow) llridge. Fifth and sixth trestle washed out. Seventy-live killed. "K. C' I road and rotrad this till my own writing looked strange to me as It lay ou I he desk, and then ghtueod at the dock. It was n quartor loone. Nttm lier I'our was due at Woslgatc at half past Iwo. So the message was sent nn hour and a quarter before the train would reach the place of the wreck! At Hint minuie the piercing whistle f a locomotive broke upon tho night glanced at the window am', saw the red light of an approaching Irain some fifty yards away. Throwing on my coal nod picking tip my lantern, I made mv wuv to the platform, saying oiul : "The bridge w:ts all rigid lust nighl. U is surely all rlultt now. I stood a I0114 time waiting for tlio Irani lo pass by. umber 1, uni ted stopped ut Vi"igute, but it came no near and il made, no sound. I'lien 1 saw that it was going nl full speed through n couiilry w ilh which I was not familiar. The faithful engineer siood iu his cab, wilh his hiind on the hrollle, guiding through the darkness the human freiuht llnil was trusted to im for safe delivery ; and the fire man. In Hie shallow, iookcu out "tut pallid face. They crossed slreams and hailed at stations; the bell rang and the whisllo echoed, but there was 110 rumble of wheels. My and by I began lo roc igui.l the station as ihuv came lo them. There w as the New Hampton depot, wilh the pas-cngcr crowding ntiotii ine steps mil friend meeting and parting at the luor of the car. The conductor walked out wilh his train-orders i 11 l.is hand. The inail-pouehos were ex- hanged, ami the phantom train went on again. Next 0:11110 Fredericksburg, then Sumner, and then lerriblo fate! 1 ciiitld hoar iho humming roar and the panting of the engine; I could see tho turbulent waters of the Hig Stowc lashing the approaches of Iho long biidge. Tho Irain wits slowing tiji to toss it. 1 held mv breath. Il was In the center of tho great slrucluie. I'he engineer was calling for brakes. I could hear the escaping steam ; ntitl the 110U iiiiluut it had plunged liend- lon.r into the blink, soothing muss of water beneath! I dropped on my knees and gave, ut a scream. 1ml lite wildest yell that ver came from mortal Hp. A mo iiieut later, I was fully awake, lyin; mi the cilice lluor. where I had lallen during my ni" hi inure S um, lime claused before 1 could Iclcriii'tuo that it was nil a dream. mrui'd up mv lamps, examined III 11 11 In instrument thai tiad clickod oil tho warning message, looked for copy of it 011 my desk, and at last re solved that, us 1 had amplo linn, I would go out to Stowe and cxiimina the bridge before Number Four was lue. if everything was right, 1111 0110 on 1 he 111 1 nceu ever miuw ui inv . 1 1 dream. It was but the work of a moment lo gel out my tricycle and light up tho heati-lautp, and 1 was soon whirling uwav toward to the river. Tho storm hud passed, leaving 11 bunk of copper colored clouds in the east ami tlio mom) shining dimly in tint fur wos As I drew nearer tlio lionrse voice of tho llig Stowe became u roar, and I found the 1 ruck covered with water The tricrclc had to bo abandoned, and 1 continued my wuy on foot Ihrougl still deepor waters till I 1 cached the bridge. 1 passed easily over the first four trestles, and was angry to find licit I hud such faith In the mysterious message that 1 win expecting danger In the lltlh uud sixth. When I slopped uud swung mv lantern out uheud of me, ils gleam, aided by tho moon lirhl. showed mu ihlrty-lwo fuel of rail vibrating lo ami fro over a ynwti ing cliusui, where the mud waters laughed and leaped and shrieked us if a demon controlled them. The fil'tli uud si.vili trestles wero washed 11 wuy uud 1 knew by a warning scream of I he locomotive iliul Number Four hud just left 8111111101'. There win 110 help lor II; I must cross Hint gup 011 the rail and flag iho train that Wits coming through tho darkness to deutli uud destruction. 1 crouched down and begun my passage for life, taking my lantern between my teeth, 1 hut 1 might liuvo tho use of both bund". Tho least tli..iuosi or weuknessl iho slightest loss of balance would plunge mo into tho waves below uud the train would be loil. I cruwlcd carefully ulong j now 1 wits moving successfully, now I was trembling now Iho swaying o( the rail was turning my liuadl I wus two-third of Hie wuv neros when 1 heard the Irain coming; a few siepi more, and the headlight of old Number Four catno swil'ly around a curve nnr bore down tho long grade. I was liko n madman; In mv excite ment my teeth shut themselves lightly on Hie wire bundle of my lantern nil J crept liko a boast of prey lo the firm fooling lhat lay before me, whore I slopped long enough to lake my light in my hand and wave tho danger sig nal. As I ran lighlly up Iho track I waved it in it dozen shapes and shouted at the top of my voice, though 1 knew no one would hear me. The terrible strain on my noivcsgave way when I cliineil up oil the engine and tried to explain Hinders to the engineer, who ad halted thivc hundred feet from the bridge. I got through witli an incoherent semencu til which "mes sage ami 'phantom train lepeaicn themselves, and then I believe I cried at lcal the boys say I did : but they never called it babyish; and the who'e rew called it n wonderful coinci dence. New York Ledger. Attacked lly an l.lrpliunt. When irritated by a wound the ele phant of liido-t-'hina, says an explorer in tho New York Sun, becomes veiy langeroii", e ccially to while men. White Hie elephant of India lake to flight nl the lirst shot, if ils wound is not mortal, the Indo-Chinese animal ut once itliack the hunter. I had an adventure of ibis sort: 1 wanted lo show 1 lie Cambodians what 11 Kuropciiii hunter can do, uud 1 therefore requested the luumlai in lo allow me 10 iry a shot ul the wild herd, which meuulime had retired, into the forcsi. Only nficr my re pealed nssiiranccs that 1 should no) bold him icsponsiblo lor tho conse quences, the mandarin gave his con sent. 1 look my rill'.' mid some 11111- 111 unit ion, got ready fur tiring, and ordered mv Cambodian scivaut to follow mo at a distance witli my re serve double-barrelled rifle. Filtering the forest, 1 saw three elephants standing iu front of mo. 1 looked round for my scrranl, bul ho wus 110 where to be seen. A full-grown female elephant, followed by a young one, ru-hfit lowarii me wuu tiptiiieii trunk and lierco trumpeliiigs. 1 had no time to spare 10 lake good aim, and so 1 lired into the open mouth of the beast. The tremendous recoil of mv gun threw me to the ground, and at the same moment 1 heard my serv ant llro twice. I quickly raised myself, but was umili e on account of thcsuioko of my gun to see the elephant. Then I sud diinlv felt something j inz-s mv face, and 1 wus hurled a distance of several yards, unit lost consciousness. When I recoveicd the Cumliodiaus stood around me. Thev lent liiiiu -hi lliut 1 was dead. My clothes were sprink led witli blood, and a pain in my up per jaw convinced 1110 that there wus something wrong. I found that sever al it'll li had beou knocked out. Tho elephant hud knocked I lit-us oul Willi her trunk, uud had diH;ippcarcd. Throe, bulls hud not killed her. A deadly wound can only be given w hen the ball enters through t ie temple or the eye. As the elephant has keen scent mid hearing, n Ftiropcnu needs long ex perience before he can hunt the uiiiiuui successfully. Tho native, who creeps noiselessly in his Auiiimile costume, has, iu spitoof his inferior weapons, u belter chuiico of success than 11 Euro pean witli bis creaking boot and breech-louder. Tho Mcnoiigs kill clc. plianls wilh poisoned arrows, which, ulthoitgli they cannot penetrate the thick skin, muy Inflict a deadly wound in softer purls, such its the trunk. In such pluccs the poisonous substance, prepared from extract of herbs, act so violently that the uiiimul oftou die within ten minutes. Lullng Out of Troughs. All I he men employed on the Man lino cstute in Sicily, sloep 011 the property on wcok nights and tramp back to (own for Sunday. Their food is provided for them during the week. In the morning they have a largo chunk of brown bread baked on tho spot, 11 herring or a sardine, and us much wine us one ci.n drink Iu one draught. In the evening they feed like animals. Tlioro ure wooden troughs on tresses In tho open air, ar ranged around three side of a square and 111 led with a sort of pasta." Tlio men sluud around thesa trough (they are liko F.ngllsh pig troughs) and food with their linger. U is in vain that their muster bus tried lo in duce them to out out of plate with spoon. They broke the plale ami threw tho spoons uwuy. Presumably their Idea 1 that loinetiuies the to are lump iu Iho food, which, fueling whli Ihoir finger, I hoy uro utlu to seize upon, so securing a large hure National lU'viow. ' f.ADIIM' M:iMRTMt:M. i m-: T.M.i. nun,. The lull girl Is to have nuolher sea son. Let the midget look up, dress her hair on lop of her head mid slab il with a swotd bundle iirnnmeul; high heels, striped dresses uud up mid down lines of trimming will help.too. Itut put ou n be I or trim Ih-i hem of Iho dress with a darker bund, and she will lose just that much of her appar ent altitude. New Yoik .tuttriiul. Wi!K l .1 tl'VM.st' W Mt.N. who .htptihc.c World's I'uir ( iillltllis toners Imvii presented lo the board of lady malingers slatl-llcs compilml nl 1 he request nf Mrs. I'altner of the work of .tapaneso women. It Is a voluminous document of tunny pages, written in the .fupuuese language, and gives interesting tacts mid llgtlres of "'hut the women of d.ipan havo done and uro doing along industrial, eilu c.'ilinniil, charitable uud philanthropic lines. The compilation of statistics will be furnished in translation for the encyclopedia being prepared by the board of lady manager-. Tbeoriginal manuscript, in 11 handsome portfolio, will be shown as tin exhibit in I he woman's building. C.iieugn Herald. Ml K I'tl'l IIKII II Kit I I.MOIJS, A woman lo whom the ordinary dusl collecting, moth breeding carpet was nn abominaiioii, and who could not iitlord lo have nil her rooms re floored in hard woods, adopted this ox peJieul for some of the seldom used ones: Sho selei ted nl 11 pupet hunger's a heavy wall paper, dark In color mid conventional iu design. Sue laid Iho floor first wilh brown paper. Then she put down the wall paper by first coating it with p.iMe and smoothing il clown. When the ll ior was all papered sho sized and vnriiilicd it witli dark glue mid common varnish, which daepened the color. When it was dry she scattered 11 fow rugs about and her paper carpets havo lasted for je.irs. II iliimoru Herald. 1 11 1: or a t KltV l!l( 11 tVOM t. A ins ly whose Hums is very seldom mentioned in connection with any sociul evouts is Mrs. John ,1. liocke feller, wife of the Standard Oil King. She is u mndesl, quirl, unassuming woman, devoted 10 her home and family. Her home is directly oppo. site si. Luke's Hospital, mid the in mates of lhat place know her belter, perhaps, than lint hahllites of Fifth avenue. Two or Ihree limes a week she visils iho hospital, carries flowors nnd delicacio-, mid 1 11 oilier ways tries to bring sunshine into the lives of the poor iinforliinalei. Mrs. liockel'eller is her own housekeeper mid keeps u set of hooks in which every cent ex peiuhnl is accounted for. Her three daughter were educated lit Yussar ('jllcge, nnd Ihe eldest one spent her allowance In defraying tho ixpenes of a girl from the couiilry who was working her way through chool. The 1! ickefiillers are member of the Fifth Avenue ll.tplist Church and very regular in thotr attendance. Ai boiiie there ure always family prayers, morning and uighi. II rooklyu Cili- zeu. i.i.ai nut i utMi-'.yra. I came ucroas at F.liuburg, suys 11 Loudon neen writer, some 11101 charming and useful of novelties. They took tlio form of Icuthor jackets for Indie' wear wlillo shooting and for country wear. They uro called Danish coal, and appear lo bo made of glove kid, being very bright, resembling satin. They are to be hud In brown, black, green blue and gray, and liuvo skirls to match. They are light, porfcclly Im- pervious to weather, and Iho coal display some pretty stitching. The loathor jacket are found lo bo exceedingly usoful for riding, iu place ot covert jackets, as they will stand tiny amount of wot. They are made with short basque uud are quilled inside. hi.im) Tvi'i;wiiiTt:i:s. Tlioro Is 10 bo one unique exhibit at the World' Fuir lit Chicago. The committee having lite mat lor In charge have given spaeo lo twelve young women from Ihe blind atyluui of Jacksonville, (II. Those twelve, gome pf whom liuvo not seen n ruy of light fur yours, while oilier wore born blind, will show their proliclency ns typewriter, which is said to be something wonderful Their lingers deftly fly over (he koys and thay produee us good work a the more favored oue who enjoy tho fall use of Ihoir eye. Modern clvlli.itilou ha worked 11 groat many miracle, so many that tho pno nt may be cullod the age of necromancy, bul wo doubt if it cm , show u u plot uro more pathetic or more triumphant than Hint of twelve b luil girl hard at work ou Iwnlv typewriting inii'hlnes. New York Herald. iltl'.l.x 1 t;t 1.111 wit it: I' ll Is remarkable In note the spread of tho fashion for introducing green into everything. There Is no possi bility of doubt llnil it Is to be tho color nt the. season. The milliners are all talking of green wreulh", of grasses, ferns, ivy leaves mid musses as spring trimmings. Two pretty bonnets in the K eenl display were us green ns green could be. One bad tl sparkling crown of green Iridescent el, anil merely a sltggn-l inn of a brim lormcd of myrile gi een velvet ; don key-car bows of I lie snino velvet stood up directly in front, clasped logoiher ill (heir base bv it Inrue 1 hiiiesloun buckle; a curious fringe of green liilesecnl jiMs pus-oil under tho chin, there much wider thin at the back, when; it was lasiened lo the bonnet under small rliinestoue pins. Tho other bonnet was of olivo straw, braided wilh gill tinsel. I ti red I v in front was a chonx of green velvet ribbon, eonipXoly encircled by grasses radiating from the chonx us a centre, and nsdiioc.ly in Ilia bark, at the point of the notch iiiudu for the hair, was 11 cluster of green lips from which green velvet ribbons paste I un der the chin. Shop wimlowsof all kind are lillod wiih articles in green, 'i he decora tors' windows hung full of green will papers and tapestries ; the brie-a-bi tie shops make a display of green mid gold glass vases unit jugs; china liiui'es display full sets of green uud gold dinner service, and Iho salesmen loll you I It tit tho day of serving each course on ware of ilillerenl mainline- lure and design is quiio done. All 1 he new slimmer silks for srnwn or petticoats me striped wilh green; all 'he novelties iu furniture covering uro in green and gold I instil. The wo man, who alt these yours has kept from mix It and rust her green broeu- telle nil mini and Ihe big heavy gilt cnriiieo would boiler get litem out nt once. All the dehitiaule have varied the iiiDiio ony of their white frocks by trimmings of green satin ribhtns. Ad the fashionable lunches and diunci urn green and gold dinners, green ami while lunches, or all grenn, as tlio hostess fancies. Chicago Herald. 1 tSMION NOTM. liiilliant red, wilh black I rimming, is popu nr. Lions heiigaliues are fashionable for evening uowns. Slriped, corded mid ribbed nrileriuls Cor dresses are very fushiunable. The lunov for bullous with odd de vices Is revived for handsome gowns The boll skirt, with 11 drapery iu f'rnul, is very becoming tu stout women. The tiiple skirt is just now Ihe new est invasion, or rather resurrection, ol fashion. The popularity of enpes, single, double ami triple, wiil increase rather than diminish. 'I'he seams of evening gowns tire ornamented wilh put row, llal, gath ered ruches of crepo or chill'on. Many rediugote skirts tiro noted among the IMreetoire styles, but Ihe bodices are very dilleroiit from Ihe true Direclotre. I tress Ojsigners are making strong atlempts to lbs Kmpiro styles of ilres into still moro general vogue during this and Iho summer season. One of tho new wool materials brought out Is iu a I'ersiuu putlern, In Hie ground deep brilliant yollow. It I to be usod for entire bodices or for waistcoals. One of those quaint poko bonnets i of emerald green velvet, the brim faced wilh satin of Iho sainu shade, and tho edgo bound wilh a narrow baud of beaver. For house wear, when n black slip per of patent loathor or of black tiuado kid is worn, Iho instep of Iho black silk slocking Is oftou embroidered with liny roses or flotiretle do 1' Kin pi re iu dainty colors. . Tlio skirt to tho coats must be very long uud vory full, uud the seuuts must all lap. Slender lig tiros have the tuck run round uud round, Ituyudure fashion, but worn 'll will) largo hips hura to bo more guarded and run the tuck up ami down. Itouiid waists appear upon nearly every other model sent from Turis, Those are cither bo I tod iu closely or they curve with 1 lie tnpor ot the waist, lo a sharp point. Tlio front open upon u plastron or vest wilh extrava gantly whin voivet rever beyond, some of which seem lo spread tn'o fold nnd lose lliomsolvu in the clsborato pulling oil Iho tleevos. fcOLDIMS COLUMN OES. WM.R. J'ERHILL. A Comrade Telis How H Was Hteadlist tor the Union. Msda I NITI'OSK your renders feineml'er readmit tun. I'hil S'leriilan's account, or his ilht. w lihe 1 I inlet at l Point, with another t'mlet, from Virulnia.tiam cl i ill. in whieli 'onr vsllnnt littW f..,,,,,,,i(i,li.i. httlruv. fnvnniMy irewin inti hi ctite to tlirt w killed 11, the hattle ol IVrryville whtlu iMlluntly lirflilitm lor the t'nio'u. and I inn 1 mil 11 eil to relate a little incident that oirnr ted lo me Hint will nlsen him hi a hitter I 'till 1 1 linn tne uri tele ol t'l'ii. Mieriilan was c.ileiilated to do. Alter 1 ln Initio of I niter's Woods, t.lunn l.'i. I si :t, ) w htlp atti niplmu Willi the rest of teu. Milroy's army to eiespe, I fell into lit! hands of tlio '.M Mil 1 rebel 1 leuitueni, and eoiiiilertiiarelied 10 Winchester, anil was it-tiered into the 1 reeme ol the I'rovost Mar shal, who huppi'iii"! to tin my own brother mid ihe Major of die 'Jnd Mil. I pon seeitlsj me broiitthi into his olllee hi became very 111111 h Hll'i'cted. and said: "Charley, what In the devii are yjii doiiiji here.' ' I ansser ed by iiklnu the suine oue-lloil of him. and be could not suppress n smile at the stand I took. Alter iixj t li riiitt about home anil dear ones, lie leiiiurk il Hit t be did not know what 10 do wilh me. I liiiin-duuoly rehv ed his eiiibartns.nietit by tedinit linn I de sired only to be treated as a prisoner ot war and show n 110 favors. ' Well. I have sskid to Im relieved hete. end will join my regiment lo-tnorrow." he en d. "nnd will lie sueeee.ied by I ol. Temll. of Ihe tilth V11.. who also had a brother iu Hie l iiiou army who wii-killed at l orry vilie. Ky. I lent suiirlied Diet he will treif you kindly; but beinreftil not lo nlhtde to ills hrnl her. u it inuv cause him piiiu. Von will Hint li 1 111 tcry liiiieb of a eeutletnau." I liul nielli v brother mid I slept totfeiher on Hie 1 oiniter ol the empty store Mom in wlm li he litnl his oMici. lulkitu of our bovbooii d ivs and home. Next morn inn t'oi. 'IVrrill made his Appearance, nnd ulier the transfer of authority my brother iulroilued me to him, and tell 10 rejoin his reuinient on lis match to liettyslmrp, where lie wus desperately wounded, uud remained a prisoner until uiler Ihe war. Alter my brother's det arture ( ol. Terrill inviled ine lo dine with him in the olliis, and I fouiiil him a very pleasant ireutleiiiau. We 1 'On versed about tlie lieht, nnd my ineel itm my brother, end a sad upressfnii of tine seemed to ludii aies strtleitle in his mind. Suddenly he inquired if my brothel had iu'niined lue that It- also bail a brother in tliet'iiioti a.inv, aim I tjhl him Unit hd had. "Yes. il was so, and I will tell yon oil nbotil 11," he mid. 'My lather procured nn 11 1 1 iinlmeiit lor my brother as a Cud-a to West 1'oint, and 1 letneinber when II ar rived he called the laiuily together nnd pre sented it to him with a copy of the oihii Union and the New leslsineiit, and exal ted a Pledge before us all lhat he would never prove false to either. Well, Ihe war lame, uud lather had loriiotten ati nbotit the cir rumstalii e. and w in 11 liPiieiul l.ee resinned his commission, father wrole to brother lind iiriied linn 10 resin uud come homo and enter Ihe I'onftdeiate service; but my brother n minded him of the pledge he had made and declare. t bis iletermiiuiiion to siatid by ihe eaiise ol the I'liion lf course we telt very sorry, hut did not blame broth or, lot he w as a loiisi ieiuious man. We hure never heard any of the partlctihirs of Im death, nnd only know that it occurred nt Perry villi-, Ky.. ami il would be u iiieut satisinelioii lor the lamiiy to li-uro mine ol the iiarticli.ais ujilri-llillii; our brother dealh." I informed him I would make inquiry, end if llearned anyihiiiv of interest i-oueerii-lim lilt mailer, would endeavor 10 acquaint him ol 11 A lew days tiller I was -out on to 1 1 is h mond with 11 large body ot prisoners, and while Iu l.ibhy I'r'soii met a.-urgeoii naiunl Wood, Iroiu tne Western urniy. wlio told me he bad attended ion. I en ill utter hu had been wounded, and 111 my request lie wiote our a lull iiecoiint of il and ulmut a week or ten days beloie Ihe lumh! of t old llaihor I mulled it to him Iriini Kicliinond. but I never received any reply, mid idler that battle I saw 111 the liichiuoud papers t,,Ht l ol IVrrill. ol the l.'lih V11., had neon kil nl at Ihe head ol bis regiment 111 that buttle. This ut'c'iunt will go to show the lofty principie thai nctnuled iiiiuiy oilier men bom 111 Ihc south 10 lake side witli ihe I iiion uud in deleuse of the (Government, when compelled to sacrifice the lies 01 Wood mid kindred association, hunt to appreciate by those w ho were not so situated. This uecouiit is given to corntt a feelinu of which our own gullunt Sheridan 0111 others could not rid themselves. A Soitm-kti.v-jloiiN Vanki'.i, in "Naiiouul Tribune." A1VOTH EitlN STANCE- 4 Maryland Regiment's Flng Spent beversl Months Iu t'aptivii.T In a recent issue of your paper Comrade Milelus (turner, ot the Isth Ohio, gives a veiy inleri siinn history ot the preservation of the regimental Hag of lliut regiment through their imprisonment, and partly spoils A by saying that "it i the only regi menial tUgtuul went through a rebel pris on during; the war of the rebellion and es caped the clutches of the Conftderaies." myself know of no other, ihetith or lit h Md. (it was from llultimoro at any raie.i was captiind at ( hurlfstowii, Va., about (let. I.). 1-sisi, with some others, by 1 in hod en's Brigade. Ken. Hivearer, the Color .Sergeant ol the uth (or nth) Md., tonic the tbg from the pole, undressed himself, uud wrapped it around him and then put his clot lies on over it. and spent tive months or more in that bleuk hole, Helle Isle, without taking it I runt his body, and brought it triumphantly through to l ump f'aroie, at Annapolis, Mil, iMrty and stained it naturally wus to be sure, but the same glorious old Hug still. Hundred-) o( people came down from llultiiuore to see it. 1 was 011 Helle Isle with him. 1 was rap tured the iluv before he was, 011 a scout Iu llerryville, Va., and by Itiihoien'a men, and 1 knew nothing about his having the Hait until be came to I'uinp l'urole audi doubt if suy others did, except, perhaps, some of his regiment who were eu pt tired with him. (tloiious old lien Swearer! libels alive I should like to hear I'oiii him and to hear that he is living in better quarters thuu the ilrygoods box which he occupied Iu the trench on llelle Isle. J kiiomk IS 1:1.!,, in ".Sutiotuil Tribune.' Plttsburc Tim For Ohio, Tit Tuylor law, adopting central stanrlari time as legal time In Ohio, went Into efleel April 1. fitats Supervisor of Kleutions 9. M. Taylor Issued a proclamation that all polls will be opened and closed at the lec tion on April 3 according to the user order of time, A Village Destroyed by Virt. nearly tne wnote ot the uiisinsss ponrt-n of ilardolpb, III., was destroyed by lire. T'ks fotul loss will reach t;iu.000 The till . . ... .. .. . started in a narasare slot torn a delectiv Hue. x'"V.WIirT.l A'AMMl'i
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