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Vol. XIX. Ug^'-S/gSta^,}_Gwntoola, N. C- April 7, 1898.
. BATTLESHIP IH ACTION.
bxact iooatntr wiut tui>
rLACI IT A Pin NT.
■ilrrtng»w as MriiM atm
V«M TU Tw* ef cw■»■»■■* la (be
Toledo Nad a.
Frw people octald« the naval aervlea
know Jo*l bow a warveaeel goes Into a
light. To put a battlmbip Ilka tba
Iowa or Indiana In thorough raadlcraa
for action ordinarily requires about
hour* Utougt, of oouraa, it oau be
dooe Id much laaa Una In oaaa of
TLd a O|btlog veaaal every man
baa a oertalo aatlgned post and a ear
tain talk laid out for him, with wblob
bo la perfectly familiar. When tba
eignal la aouoned It bring* every man
to hi* piece, and long familiarity
makee the wort, ao lorolred and com
pi leaked to the eyea of an outaidar, a
mere matter of routine.
Ifeabtp engages ao eaaeay uoex
peotedly. ao that tbarr la not the ueunl
time far preparation, the cell to q ear
ten to aoanded Immediately and the
man take their placet in dlvlalona. In
thto oaaa each division attend* to a
pert of Um work of Clearing tba ghtp,
bat ordinarily the drat signal la, " Clear
for aotioo.” At the boatswain's whis
tle and tba verbal oomaanod tba man
move tothalr positions, thoea whose
pleoea an oo deck forming in squads
under tba dtraetlon of tba different
oOoera. The Captain takes his plaoe
on the bridge. Later, when tba battle
begins, be will go Into the protected
conning tower, through tba narrow
■lit of which be can watch everything
that takes plaoe an dick end the wove
meat of Um toscoy as wall. But for
the present, while the preparations are
being made, ha must decide the gener
al plan of action, bow Um gone are to
he used, and Um elasa and nature of
projectile on which be will depend.
Hear tha Oaptaln stand the naviga
tor. who will have charge of the band
line of the ship doting the engagement
the signal cffiom and Um various skies.
First of all, tba deoka and working
spaces ara cleared. The spars, rig
ging and boats are secured Every
thing movable that will oot bn needed
daring the engagement ia firmly lashed
Into mane, where It will not Interfere
with the work. The logmen, who are
io charge of the little pisiform high
up on the mainmast, heal up or me and
ammunition and make everything
reedy In their lofty quarters, even to
BlUof the fire buckets with which to
pst out a bJase should ooe be started
up aloft Tbs car pea tar, under tba
direction of tha navigator, sees to the
removal of awning staocblous, hatch
rails and every light object that it not
essential to tba management of the
thin. The ohroaomatora and other
delicate kmmmeci are care rally gath
ered ap and laid away below, to sera
them from destruction by ooncuaaioc.
Tha torpedo division gets out Ita ap
paratus for sanding torpedoes and
mxvada the intercepting aeta over tha
ship’s aides, where they can be qalnkly
towered If need be.
Below the activity la equally great.
The engine fires are stirred up nod
steam la made as fast as possible, foe
a modern battleship la Intended to go
Into action under a fall bead of steam.
The steam sod bilge pumps are rigged
and tbe msgaxioee are not locked until
the signal for action. Tbe keys, how
ever, are delivered to the officers of the
powder division by the Captain at tha
Bcftl MfQil.
When tbe ship cleared tbe call to
quartan ia (Iran sod Ute men taka
uteir plaoaa la dlrlslona. Tba goo
■quads aland to thsir guns and n*U
tba® randy for nee. Tba batches, eg
oept tbaaa that win be used, era cov
ered with gratings sod Urpealiaa, tbe
narpaotar collects hi* new aod with
tba arwianr atanda raady to repair any
damage that may be done by toe ene
my’s Are or tho reootl of tba ship's
cannon. ▲ mao with a lead line la
planed at lha wall and during the
Debt will make frequent aonndloga to
dtooover If tba vessel la Injured below
tbe water line, Tba hone squad b
planed In charge of the Are apperates,
ready for Instant eervioe. Chemical
Ore extinguishers art rased on all tba
tTaltad Statse warships now, and hand
grenadea are placed In every quarter of
tba ahip. Every precaution to taken
to soon re the lostant stamping out of
Ore should It start ia or near the mag
es! nee,
Down lo tba tick bay the I wad sur
geon, or ''hull doctor.” hsa baeo di
recting the laying out of eotn, Instru
ments SDd bandage*. Out hatchway,
•a near amidships as possible, to al
ways leto open for the passing dawn of
wounded men. Tbe swrgsoo may bars
do call opoo bis services, but tba rule
in every quarter of a battleship is,
••Be prepared fur tba wont, and hope
for the fiat.”
Wbaa everything N ready theoffloer*
more to their aiattooi. If tha ehip la a
■oaltor tha haltia batobaa era atoaad.
aad tha nan at teat hear tha Boat com
■aad for wbleh they have been Im
patiently walttog—••Action I”
At that com Baud tba doora of tha
magaalaaa are opened, aad tba nan
who Com tba tUnreat cbalaa of Mat'
Ua« begin to paM tba oartrtdga oaeee
up to the deck. Tha delivery of aa
■ualtfom to in charge of tba gun oar.
la modem naval out Ota tha gnaatr la
■at. a* maav Landlubber* auppoaa, tha
aaaa who Braa tha oaotaon. Ha to a
wwrraat oflaar. ead bio poatiloatoa
■ait rmpoualMi oat la Uiaa of eat toe,
for ha mart tee to tha prompt aad
ataady dtelvary of oortridgva, ahalls
aad profaetltea to all tha gana. Tba
afetef gaaaar take* hta poatlton on the
berth, where be nan ante tha program
ef tha werft; Me abtof aaatoUoe to ba
tow la tha mala magatlea, aapartataod
lag tha heading oat of powder, aad •
aaartor gaahar to la ahaqw of aaab of
tU other nugaatnea amt of tha delivery
"the ohargaa era paaaad ap from tha
giftehM la woadia oaaaa, wblah era
pMaUdbUck, with tha ataaofaallhra
aad oborga patotadla terga white let
imaoa^kaftete ^Tbayera jimmaoet
them up to Uw lower deok. Than ttwy
ore passed through a silt io the roaga
s4m sereaa—a heavy eaaves eartaio
which to Intended lo prevent Uw poert
blliiy of walks reaching to tbs powder
atonai From this sereaa carriers taka
the bone to Uw nearest powder soaUio,
where they are pawed np to the gen
deok aod thenoe to tlw esnooa tbra>
aalree. For moving ammunition vmrl
oas awohanieal appliance*, looJoding
oleotrtouy, have some Into nee, though
the work is rtU! done by hand on some
of the veewla
A crew of 16 meo la required to man
each of the big gone, each es the 18
inoh nad 16-lnob eanooo of Uw Iowa
and Indiana. They are divided lets
loaders, spongers, •bellmen, haodsplke
nwo, eidetaeklemen, Intaoklemen. aod
porttaokleaee, and ara under the di
rection of n firat and second gun oep
talu. There ara also a pawderman,
wtvo delivers Uw charge to the gun, a
fireman and a wreck clearer.
The firing of s pivot or torrat gun
requires 10 asperate commands. Meet
of tbene explain themselves. Ttwy are
as follows:
1. SUenee! Cast loose sod provide !
8. Baa In I
3. Shift pivot I
4. Herrs, veut sod sponge I
6. Load !
6. Buu out I
7. Prime t
8. Point:
8. Beady, 8ra I
10. Shift end secure I
Ir tba Mi Ip la under way th* mao with
tba range-finder la kepi busy calling off
tba distance of tba enemy's skip or
whatever tbe target may be. As aaab
oaw dlatanoe la an non need tbe gun ta
adjusted to that range. At tba order to
“Point.” No 1 of tba gua crew ad
juata tba sights to Ilia satisfaction,
wbtla all the olhsn aland back from
tbe gnn. Then at Um order “Heady]”
ba takas a final look, draws hla lanyard
mod qalckly rapaeu “Plrel”
In firing at a ablp tba target la al
ways tba water Um. Tboogb the oo ib
puting Inatrumants now used are of
great value, the oaly way to g«t tba
•met range now, aa formerly, la to aae
wbather the Drat shot (alia abort or
over, and to move her np a notch or lot
her down, aa Um oaaa may ■ squire.
Tba firing of tbit first shot releases
tbe peat-up tension of tba prepara
tions, wblot Is aoooeadad by a fever at
work. Tba lines of powder oarrlara
and runner boya nova steadily back
and forward, tba mao In tba turrets
are aooo blackened by powder and
smoke nnUl they look more Ilka devils
than human befog*, but tbay work oo
aa coolly as tba engineer*, far below,
unmindful of abota that crash about
about thorn. All the splendid dlaoli*
Una asd training of years makes Itself
fait In Ibeee few momenta of fighting
aa the sailor boya drive their ship man
fully oo, eager to kuow tbe Maoe of
tba coafilet.
Tfca Lmh UIUUM *wl»n« ML
Balelrt Special. Man* a, to UkaHMta Ob
Tha directors of the North Caroli
na Railroad mat bar* at tba Tartwro
House to-night, with only two absent
—Lusk end Batter. Dr. Narmeot
presided. A resolution was Intro
duced bp John Graham declaring that
it the Southern Ball way agreed to pay
ell expense* in the litigation to annul
the teeee to the Southern, that the
■olt against tha Southern be termina
ted bp submitting the ease without ar
gument and without appeal la the
Federal Court before Judge Simon ton.
Tbls was unanimously adopted, it
ends tba tense flgbt. The amount to
be paid counsel by tba Southern ander
the terms of this arraagameot aggre
gates gSjdOO, end Special Muter Kerr
Craig’s fees and court costa.
■Hilary ■eadgwaaaar* at
JUMah Oar. WUeUactea Manor*.
lttaaridact at military bead quar
tan beta that a call for troop* ia ex
paMad at any oootnaot, which of oonra*
will ha followed by an ordar mobilis
ing lbe Mate guard and putting it Is
camp at Raleigh- It U oalcnlatea that
in two week*’ time the ranks would be
fall and tb* drill np to Urn mark, ow
ing to tb* tact that to many man who
bar* aeryed at load oaa (arm of «nlUt
OMnt would Join tb* actlr* guard.
Tb* qnartarmaater trowel vmday
looked around for a ait* for a camp
••A word to tbo wioe la audio loci”
and a word from the wUn should be
suBiokol, but you isk, who an the
wtaf ThoM who know. The oft
npeetad experfeoo* of trustworthy
persona may ba taken far knowledge.
Mr. w. M. Tarry says Cfaambertalh's
Contb Remedy fires batter satisfac
tion I has any other Is tba market.
Ha haw been Id tba drag basisaaa at
Klktow, Ky., for twain yean; has
•old hundreds of bottles of tbla remedy
and saarly all other oouab madtolaco
manufactured, which shows concln
■Inly Uwt Chamberlain’« Is tba moat
■attar actory to tba people, and la tba
boat. Far aala by 1. K. Curry * Oo.
OUuavUta liriuH.
It look* very Bach u If Jedge
Bwart !• going to be thrown. Tbo ob
Ir objrotlon to Ule le that out of lb#
Mid of MleeUoo the aerobe ere la ao
brp » anjorlty that rree e woree one
will be Oboaen. Jo Turner wee wont
to *ey le refrreooe to tbo rotative
Merita of UeyobUeea politician* that
thar# la no ehofeo aaaoog spoilt lah.
Ruffavtag banwalty aboold be *»p
pliad with every BMana powibU for 1U
relief. It la with pjaaeuio we pebliah
the following: -Tbie u to orrtlfy
that I wea a terrible ao Oarer f mm Tel*
low Jeoodlea for over da moothe, aorf
wm treated by mom ef the Mae phyd
etano In our oltv aod all to oe avail.
Dr. Bail, onr dmggiat. rooommeodrd
Bteearto Brtterai and oner lading two
battles, l wao entirely oared. I sow
toko greet piemen In mowondlm
them to aay pomoo aolMlog from U>l*
torrIMo malady. 1 an grotofoHy
K-' jl % sr'bjyra
wwn wwMMitm*Am
UK - -
New Yort HmU.
Hmiminm feeto that tba en
rol] enact of volMtoere by Uoole *am
to tbe mat of war wKb a fonlgu
powtr, many of which will ba sewn to
• vary lama proper ttoa of allgtbto oiU
mm. llama poaiwd to an extremity,
tba oM fallow waata uoee to wear bla
uniform uuwtUtxgly.
auaoea demand It, t
pu*^ 10,000,000 Attain* mm
“▲■I eligible for military aarrloa
agaiaat Saata aba old war bedeelaied
la a qnaatloa that naturally nigpiii
te ararrnala attiaaa tbmaCc
Tin War Dapertaaet la mtlwaUaf
tba aaabar of aaa who la aaaa of a
•mat war, might ba drafted into ear
▼lee la tbe laaet aaierpaway. Tbe
roogli aatiaete of the adjutant gee
araTa office as announced, a that we
ee*. If aeada be. mlae as army of tee
mllllos aalaa of dghtlm ace.
Brary aaa anatared Into aarytee la
OMof war wttb Spain maatoubalt
to examination by aa army aorcaoo.
Uncle Sea baa baeoae very axel naira
ae to tbe obotoe of Me aoldiera and
mtlora alace tbe teat war. Tba Brat
anay to be aeet Into tbe Bald weald be
oompoeed of a very obotoe aet of aaa.
Aa greeter naaben were aaatorad la,
tba reel rictiona would grow laaa aaa
leaa aerera
Tbe grantor part of tba popular alad
baa tba alatoben Idea that men la tbe
National Guard, tbe or (Mixed State
alllUe, would ba praaaod Into aarrlea
next after tbe recelar army, bet exeb
to not tbe oaee. At tbe Brat bach call
every member of tbe mil Ida wU] have
* ebaeee to yolaaiear, but Mill a
draft to ordered, no atlltUaaa will be
required to taka the Bald agalaet bla
drain. Mao who go eawllllagly era
not wanted. They mehe tba poo net
eoldiwra.
xrLrria mot ssuoojrrab.
Thera will b* do eueb arm of ibe
•ervloe aa the militia In the event of
the next greet war with a foreign
power. It would ba illegal for Presi
dent Metieley, commander in ohtef
of the army aod navy, to order the
mlUtia oalelda of our bouudarlae for
the purpose of Invading Span lab terri
tory or any other foreign doraelo. No
Governor would be required by lew to
bouor lb*> Presided'a sell for mtlllla.
To avoid pomible oompHoatioo, there
fore, the President would act on the
aaaompUon that there la no mlitlle In
noy of the Staten. The regular army
proving Insufflated. be would Drat onU
upon Governors of State* for a oertaia
number of volunteer*.' Organised bod
ies of mltlUn might volunteer In bedy
end offer theaeetvee already organised
every men ountenting. Offloare from
end 1 Deluding the rank of ootooel
down, would be appointed by Govern
ors of the States to oommaod bodies
of volunteers, bat fot the President Is
reserved the privilege or appointing ell
general oAetrs,
BIUrtlAKD MOUMTIBt.
The War Department be* pcaoered
2. dividing each State Into
dlatrlota, and baa calculated tbe quote
of troop* which could h* drafted late
aarvtM from each should volunteer*
prove I nao flic lent. Before a draft
would be ordered la a district alow to
volunteer Ua full quota, bourn Ira
would be Offered by tbe Federal gov*
era***!, sod perhaps by tbe State.
During tbe lata war some towoablu*
offered bounties to men an willing to
to volants**. Mac in those day* wars
known to reoelva bounties agjrreaallor
•1,000 from tbe national. State and
local govern men ta. Hlgb bounties,
sometime* aa grant aa »4S0, war* off
end by the Federal govern meet tor
veterans who had aeon their three
yean' service and had been honorably
discharged toward the end of tbe war.
dtiould tbe bounty system fall to bring
out the required number of men the
draft would then be resorted to.
■unisu TOLuaruu.
Should you rolootanr jnmr servlets
at tbs first call Cor aa addition to Ihs
army, you may stand a efcaooa to an
tar Uk raofcs If you ara between t wao
ty ooa aod thirty yrara of age, of good
ebaraoter and habits. abir-bodW fraa
from dtosase. not leaa than Bra fait,
four ioebsa tall, aod batwaan 1» aod
190 pounds Is weight. If you —aanrs
about Asa feat, too loctiaa, is height,
of weight abora 166 pounds, you era
rater toslofrwtry or>rtinary, bat sot
th« aarairy. Tbeaa ara tba rvqolra
menta for sstrmnoa to tba regular
arms. They would remain In fores
dorlog tba muttering of volaotsan,
until man should bo passed lo with
inauficls/.t apaad.
Then tbe restrictions te regard to
ege would be made Use erecting, la
great emergency tbe BghUag ege
eroald doubtless be Aretobod to from
eighteen to forty flve. The teetrlo
Uooa In regard to weight would be
changed, bat very beery mea would
not be nccected. ret mao do not
mate ee good eo>dlara aa thin men.
The War Department baa prepared a
table, showing what It considers to ha
ttaa correct proportion* aa to baigbt.
weight and cheat maaaaremeak li
yon oumoond very nearly to tbeaa yon
may oooeidar yourself of military pby
Agjm. A man Bra few. four Inc bee
tall should weigh lie pounds, should
here a obeet measuring 8»J loebee
w‘^°“»^«t^efd • obeet expansion
?! ■? a* Similarly, If be
ba tlx rfeat, ana Inch tall, be should
***»• 178 pounds. ehooU asmnMl
laahm around bis show, after breath
ing out and Would bare a cheat ex
MMtoe oflet West 8* leches. Weights
bwwaaa tbeaa ate girea pro port loutte
meeehiemeeta tor the ether detalk.
J* tbe Tent •* war, maay reqelre
manta pnaarlbad tor eollatmeat in the
nmatoranhy dartag paaM mwet be
eKmlaeted. Tar Instance, It wuald ba
tmpaaelhla tor yea to eater the army
“•TL.lr’V" •wrted. If yea an net
* «w United States, or a
MadMete tor ciuaeoeblp. or If yoa
•MOW epealt, read aad write Urn Meg
Meh language Married men aad tor.
•Upon would noddy to oMoptod a*
wwliwf la eaaeof war, aad It would
«oa»t far lluia wtotter a privaU
•ooM nad aad write or not.
ttaMartj la the aery eerttla restrlc
Uom woojd bar* to to elfUnatort la
«» •* war. Mala* may rotor tea
■ary If they an totweaaloaitoaa aad
thirty-dr* yaan old. la Um* of war
tha maalmam age limit would daubt
IM ha ralaad tea yean, Awarding
to the printed regulation*, iwreoaaea
tartog tha nary mist to “of rotoMt
ftaaa. SnlalMgant, of pertMtly round
**»d healthy oouatluiUon, Into from
aay pfcyaloal detect# ur sailor mat ion.
aod mot tub]cot to Ata.”
PL ACM TOE TUB BOTE.
Many pieces for putrlotle bon will
occur la tba ovant of nr. Boya be
Iwsso rixleaa aad eighteen may outer
Ibe army bat only as musmiaaa. To
bo a drtimmar buy la Iba war would ba
vary ptateiaagoa. To anlfatfie* math
mrvloa, however. Ibo boy mam bava
"tba writ tea oo carol of bis fatbar.
oaly aarvlvlag paraot or lagally ap
printed gaerdtaa." WKb atmlUar
•svaataoo may voter tba navy to aarva
appvaatlaaa bat they meat be "of ro
bust fat am, of latmUgaoco, of porftot
ly ooaod sod boaltby ooamltaUoa."
sad froo from a loag Um af physical
driseta. ▲ boy fMrtaaa mam mass
ure aot faas tbaa four foot, nloo inobm
•»!«*»?* Uum aavooty pounds,
aad while facaatblag cola roily mum
bava a cheat maaaanmaat tf am lam
Uma twauty-olae Inches.
la aaaa tba Pramdeot abould oell far
vo*imtame, grant trouble would ba
earned fay ihoae who are anxious to ea
tar Um M mrikaimf am aa aa
I fated man. During its late war an
ooyaeea we aaaaed by tba mastering
by eampaalm. lu tba acn
■raat war tba goveramsat would
dsateless have to Uko lbs auota from
Um dlSersat ooatEooo of tba various
Stelae lu tarn aad aaatga Umo> to bri
godm, dlristone corps aad arsaiao,
wlUMut particular regard to Um
(States from which they might come.
Uavlog bean mastered lolo Um eer
vlaeef tba Federal goveramsat, Um
Governors of Um dopants States would
have oo astborlty om them—aot
•van over Um lieutenants aepuiac. s»
lore aad coloaala which the Governors
might have originally oom missioned.
Voluatsero from Um District of Col
amble would M called out directly by
Hie President, but those from tba Ter
ritories by Um territorial Governors.
A» TO PAY.
To with Mb eoUatear would
of ooaraa, gat iim aun hi a l< now
allowed Ui« Bold Ion of UMetaadlug ar
my of eqnel rank. Title pay migtu ba
raiaed to aooeerafa new reorolU. but
It la Tory unlikely that It aaald eeer
ba lowered. To reduce tea pay of
troope would maaa the rolaaOoa of
Um aaprtt do erapa. fa tko land ear*
tlea yon woald aa aa collated atari
cam from 913 to $34 a moo Lb, aeoard
tng to your grade—whether a private,
mualotan, wagowar, artlkaar, trumpe
ter. aanraaat ar actpacnt major. U
collated la the nary you woald lecaiva
from 110 to MO ecootdlag to rank.
Than woald ba little cheaee of year
bcoomla* a eocamtecteecd afluar la a
future war of Importaaaa, oalaaa yon
® l«bt be aa oOtoer of rnlllUa ar a rrad
aate of aoata military laaUtMkm. Aa
oSeer Ignorant of mUttare taettaaaod
appointed for pottUcol leciana waoM
do mn damage to bta own army tluui
a body of eeemy>qual la Me earn mead.
Haodredc of old eataraoa of Um lata
war would deatiOam apply for eom
■tlaalooa la the araat of aaoddaa ant*
break. A wtaa aoeeraneat, bo weear,
U careful to aataat oaly aHa badlad
atto far Military aorelow. loot the peo
aioa roU ba iwalid to aa anarmaaa
extern after Um oaoBlat TbarrfomH
*• caowomy for ncrwttlag oflaarau
dlaeTlmioata ctoaaly between healthy
and unhealthy men.
WK HATOt BrrBOOaanBU.
“U Dm a|(Mlt of our popula
Hon physically as oapahis of military
serrkeasltwaaat thaesMwsab of ths
dell war ?”
Ttila Question has been pot to many
high autborUlos duriag tbo part week.
The surgooo goaerul of tbo army eaM
that though ba bad aa i to Me*
that tbo yuutb of to-day hydoaHy
superior to that of 1WU wM Na
ture to etoto oa his own mdbiltty
that tbo fonaar to 1 aa aa
oiiaaUty with U» Aaotber
wall kaowa army •Thors
■re bo longer tbo _ oxteUug
M tboUmaof tbo battle of XawOr
Josool Troops drawn frew aatartg.
eletaeaU of a eoldh In with.
They were la lbs carrying
rifles from Id fancy. re eraoi
morkaeaoo and In-Mto Ilka
tba Bon of today. How. wear, tbo
old front Urea aa baa base ohaagud In
to tbo American fareaer. Woooa flad
no curb marakmoo as than were ta
Jeak eon's day amoag too waei
people. To organise sa edeeUro iray
to-day ws would baN to touch tbo
woo bow to shoot as well as how to
marsh, aad it takes long praotica to
mske a good marksman."
nnm or ■araowAa*.
Ai to the Uodaocy to «oltot, ooeof
6oat aa>« It wo«U ba moeh atrongar la
tbo youth of today thaa It waaia
mi. -There to aoaroalr a boy la tba
world," aald be, “who boaa't tuned
entbuaUam in tba wet expertoaea of
•owe retail to,” On* otoeer aald that
It la tba genoral belief «boh aaodora
autbortttoa that city boyt Mata battar
aoMtora than oouotry boya, There
fore tba rapid afaaorptlaa of tba Mb
arba by oor largo alttoa would toad to
ratootbo ataodard of yoiitta atlglbto
for military aonrtoa rathar thaa lower
It Saboal albtottoa.tha bloyeto, aad.
above all, military drill, baea rmieed
tba youthful Bebtiog itreagtb. Tan
tbonaabd boya are receiving Military
InctntcUoo from tbo legator odlBara of
tba army, aad many mate ara drilled
by militia oMaara aad toe abate with
military anowlodgo.
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ana im i« '«2SwTnatoaaaaoa.
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8C. Louis
Oeom Cars Bggtostoa to the author
of » vuTamo of abort Morto vklek In
Iim called "Soathorn Soldier Stortoa”
(Ate MomMm Company.) doom of
tbe sketebao are very short, but oQ of
tbom breathe tbe spirit of oenteet aad
of eodoraooe. Tbe author dedtoatee
bis boob to tba ‘•Joa” oo often “mao
Honed la tbaae stortoo. lie woo my
loved comrade la arms, aad aehansr
lo all my war evpesieaeea Ho to wow
Dr. Joaspb W. Kggleatoo of Btob
mood, Va.”
Is ooo story Joa to the bore. He
»m a troublesome boro, it appear*
The author says: “Joe wee very maob
la earnest at Poooteltfo, g. o., where
SttWSSyW
“Thai to to aay, Joe was not quite
17 years old, was an eatbuglaatio eel
dlsr, aad was e* bot-bsaded a* a boy
well eta ba"
Joe bad oommapd of a goo. Hts
saea fell about him, preaemiy these
were bat three left. "The other bat
tary woe that of Captain KUiot of
Sooth CareUoa; and Captain XUiot
bad jart boon designated Obtof of Ar
Ultofy. Klhot’s battery waa really not
in aethm at alt Joo. ooetog Captain
Billot, and being himself foil of tba
eotbaatoam wtloi laeirts upon setting
things done, appealed lathe Ch ief of
Artillery for lie lotus of some can non
••rs wltn whom to work bto fan store
•Jeotlrely. Captain Elliot declined.
Tbeteupon Joe broke into a volley Of
vituperation, osUlng tbe Captain and
bto battery cowards, and by other pat
names not bars to bo reported.
*-1. ae Joe’s Immediate obtof, as well
aa bto shier brother, eomaauded bln
to eitoeoe and ordered him back to hie
Tb* *W#r brotliar worried about
Jm. Ila had vMaos ot oonrv martial*
•ad otbar dlaagrenabla Using*. Whan
Mpralag aaaa bn appeared at Captain
Billot>» headquarter* at anuria*.
*'I aatarad baadquartara with a d*
graa of trepidation which I bad never
(ait balow.
‘'Otptato Billot waa parfarniag bis
abiattona aa wall as be oould, with a
Mg caard far basin. Ha nodded and
apoka wttb bia bead la tbs towaL
•“Oood Igbt, wasn't it? W* ham
a lot o( Utoaa fallow* to bul> tbi*
accruing. Pratt; good bag for l lire*
hundred aad Oft; oua of u*. aad It waa
maliil; ;oor bat ton’* anulatar that did
Ik*'
*‘l ekaogad fact and aald. ‘Y-a-a.’
"I thought to wyaalf that waa about
tba way I ahoald taka l« Mat a mao
down ms*' In a bard oaaa.
“Tba Captain carefully removed tba
Map from ble aara; tbeo torning to
me, laid: "That’a a lighter, that
brother of your*.’’
"Ti*,’ I rapt lad; but. Captain, ha ik
very anthcaJmtle, aad
‘i 1 hopa I hopa
-as:
that Qghu Ilk* thatf roarad tba gal
lant Cantata.
“A* I rod* baek tkraagb tba wood*.
It mail ta mo about Uw bright**
Ootabar morning that I had over aatm.
avan to that onporb Obrottan eUaaeta.”
In Urn atory "A family That Bad
Bo Look" tba Southern ioWlm-aaya:
••Tborn worn two hiHoom of aoprama
batniam in tboCWUWar. Ooa waa
timm Ibv Oil Ml, Um iUmt upon the
*0m was tba ahaiga of nahottb
baotoanwra at Gatiyahurg. Tba otfcar
waa tba barorta aariaa af ayaaulta wada {
by Um Wortham troop* oa Mary**)
HMchta, at rradariakabant.*1
TWa m a (tar anfa of apt aaf
atlRtaf fMiiiaUiu of too aanalt la
too taat aaaii batUa. aaf toon too
wrltorproaaad* to bla atory of to* aa-.
I oaky telly. Ia too latoraat botwaaa 1
too iharpai "aa olf waa aama to boar
lag aa MaiaM riAo ao* a anting aa oM
yol hat otto* fata of 1M7 or toara
•boat*. Wttb agate oaartaaytoat
waa aaaaual la war, ha ayatoglatf to
tea atotob 1 aaa toaoL>
aa^UUM^toMta^Moof too yraat |
Magaa ItooMiaiyOT^ Ml wUm
Orrf only whan ho know bb/ aiatoba
afbiaUv*. Yatba braf raytfll^f. That
away: ‘TanaaS hawTabaPbMa'aa
tba wtag la yaar Um*.’
"TbaaM Haaaaawaaaf: 'IdM ay
to VO yaara agr. bat than I aart ’a Mat
?iar
“Wall, you*** apt te bath bank1
again,'aalMi oat Billy Ooofwla fra*
down tbolla*.
SooaKti wS/rs y sJwiiTy
•lly Mow kl« oat of 1C Bo Ml
-ssrsAt&jSLarjs
ooBtMtwltk tta Bandy pSt kt
tmtkibawto'nMt' imTSm!
Brod tko Blau, tad that H hao goat
Off,* "
*‘Tbo Omni tooohod hla mo oad
replied: ‘I had akurrait Mat toots
and Itkaoktoo rary Boeh. 1 tagto
aay that I will maka as odtolal ianat
of tho clreuaasUoaa.’
"Two day* later wa all touched oor
capa to a frcably-mad* Urigadia Oao
oral of tha eagineera. Tha Oapteta,
who had btalutod, raoaiaM a Uap
ttil.**
Tb# authortoUaltaa story of "My
Friend PhlL’’ PhU woo a sag ro alayo
a*ho belonged to a f rlaad of tko writer.
"Hawma atiawg man, ntfotalagta
kw strength always; tat tterawea one
thing ba would not da—ta would not
work tor blBeaW.
“His coaatar was one af ttaaa who
bopad tor gradual aaiaBdlpa, as
BaayVliglateaadM. sad thought It
hla doty to proper* bis prgruoa tor
fraodoia, ao tor aa It wa* possible tor
bias to do ao. Aarowg otter taaaua to
tkwaud, ba oooouragtd aaeb to waka
hod aavs mosey oa hla owa aaoowat.
Haoh was expected to catties to a
•patch’ of bis own. Tholr leaatar guts
Uicb the niasBary timeaad tta Mate
Um mala wtaooear Iteirjaapa aaadid
attention.
“In tbla way ba thought to tnla
them la bablta of voleuUry ladoUf
and WMna of tba«, baelagu j urnuiuy
fxpaosH to baa, socu mutated toy
prtuy little boards «r esab fruw tta
«Ja of Uwtr crop* ovary year. But
Pbll would not raise a orup fur bla
aaif.
“ What I waat to rales a crop tor I
ha would oak. *1 don’t want uo mon
ey; on'y a quarter aooettaa to buy u
banjo tiring or a flab lias, an’ I gat
Ptonty •’ quarters pitched at cue when
IhoPdegrnttoawi’* busses. I don't
wmatuo aouay, aa’ X wouldn’t kuow
wtat to do wld to If 1 bed it. My
BMtab take good mu o’ aa, aa’a
long a Jar’s a piece o’ maut la 4a
aaokefaouae Ptll knowa lie’s gwiaa to
ban plenty to aaL I ain’t gwtoato
am no Money, as’ ha cans’ feaettoas
•a ay ueaetah. My aaatab gives aa
bo* elota an X kin war out; mi* wtat
do deril 1 wait to bo muklu’ uom
tor. I duouo.' *•
PhMdid out wuot to te toon Ho
wbatoidtoat^ia*1was*free^by’ law!
wbattar or no, Um tom utraamad
dowu hla toga. -Ba was u strong mas
physically, bat tha uwraat child to
character, aod tbo tellng that ba no
Icngar tad anyone bat himself to ton
122**.*5 **®r* ““ •*• *ooM hour.
™ light of ckaorflilasB mud good
hutoor want out of Ua teas. Tbejoy
onanaa of his nature disappeared; aad
baton tta ana Bar bad rtpawad Into
autoBb poor Pbtl lay dowa nod dMd af
ataataa baart. _
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The town of Hat* U Uolaaiboo
oooafyail—■fatlMUUW—faifrt
(itji infnlnf Mtiitoii o( bn of Its*
Ur tNtfr UtwH._
Tbo other toy'bo took o biUoU Semi
mUHtfliW.
Tbo UHBbar of i_
Vtoo to (bo Quttof ftoho
MlUolnw ood olaoof Mbaa,
prodoein* SJl^l* geUeoe of nolo
H>lnu ood MOl fnitnni of laoMeoe
•pinto dolly.
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