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Show al appeared and I had no knuwir-Vits whereabouts. "At my lodgings, when I rr turned, I found a telegram, two Jr.ys old. iroin Uncle Jackson, summoning me Wo Michigan, it was brici, but pointed: "Am taken with pneumonia, (cine at once. Bring the watcu. Now wouldn't that bate gmu you a chill? There was auo her e(iiiiiuiiiii-ratioas well, it was from Kthcl Ethel was the girl 1 was g;i4 to marry. Site raid she had beu imwim iny reckb-eeulti-cientl- -- THE PRIDE OF BATTERY Couth mountain towered upon our flf lit, fur niT the river lay. ml over on the wooded height we held their lines at hay. At last the mutterin'; gens were still; tlie day died slow and wan; At iusl the gunners pipes did fill, the Keig.'uiit'K yarns began. When, as the wind a moment blew aside the fragrant flood Our iirierwoods raised, within our view a little maiden stood. A tiny tot of ti nr 7, from fireside fiesh she seemed. (Of such a little one in heaven one soldier often dreamed.) And as we stared, her little hand went to her curly head In gtave saint . "And who are you? at length the seryvant said. "And where's your home? he growled again. She lisped out, "Who is me? Why. don't you know? I'm little Jane, the Pride of Battery B. My home? Why, that was burned away, and pa and ina are dead; And so I ride the guns all day along with Sergt. Ned. And I've a drum that's not a toy, a cap with feathers, too; And utiii eh beside the drummer boy on Sundays at review. Rut now ouv 'bacca's all give out. the men enn't have their smoke, And so they're cross why, even Ned won't play with me and joke. I hate And the big colonel said to bear him swear He'd give a leg for a good pipe like the Yank had over there. IM And beg. good Mister Yankee In hand, along the nay her to the purple rim Across (!. n;,1,n aiuiiioon Wrier:.- - si,- sh u.d smile him it,, in- - for Amt Ii',. Itic.r lul.iihy would croon Anil so to- - dreann-dAnd thuugli ha ta.l.e.l Wiio oit.iT girl upon tlie stairs. With :n h- wnh one hr valkod; t I in. ! rod !n '.ote's sMiu. ! Nor it. ug'd Mi:, d m.o tin- nel '1 hut loiiU.t I'M i wish lii.'s 05 lucky ,;.i win 11 tirr-- l to mrt tiil-lA girl Mho HIM,, d ii I. ill g i r Eh- - v us u M iiuim ma:, win had - A.lii-ili.i- A i IVr-ijvili- c. y h - Seven-Shooter- be!! f that would buys, am! in . and that obey i;,iii without my going forward in line erect would inline :ce the oHu is. lie added lliar , eei . wa.. lis for when fhc in front of c..rii;i.inv hail-'tincv.; man was stauling quc.-qieii- ! ! - s told by himself: "In tap cloak room or the ii n senate one day Senator Pugh introduced to me an Alabamian, a typical southern rnlouel. " Sub. said the colonel to me, I ture he packed his revolvers in some believe I have sometniug which will way to interest you.' supplies that were on And lie haud d mo a revolver camp from the sanitary commission, and which were going in charge of a lieaiing my name engraved upon the convoy. He himself made the trip In handle. I grasped it eagerly. Jt was safety, bur on reaching his regiment the other pistol. "The colonel said he pot It from he learned that the supplies, and. of course, his precious revolvers with one of his soldi rs, and had used it them, had been enptured by Oon. during the remainder of the war. It had thus fought under two flags. Wheeler's cavalry. Twpr.ty years after tlie war Col. The weather man is mixed in his Manderson received a letter from a man in Jowa. informing him that lie dates. tii'-i- .ii'iwy i . - 1I1. "Gentlemen of the leisure class don't carry watches, nowadays, said our host, Thompson, dogmatically, pausing to light a second cigarette. "James, since Captalu Barry wishes to be exact, you may look at the library clock and tell him what time it is. "It la striking eight o'clock, sir, replied James, respectfully, as he quietly filled the Captain's glass. There was a suug party of six lounging over their wine and tobacco after dining regally at Thompson's bachelor board. Barry had to eulch a train for St. l'aul at 0 p- m. lle wanted to stay just long us pos- slide summoning a mb to t;il:o him to the depot, uud upon ceiiaiilt- ing his watch for tlie hoar hud to tlie acseized by forebodings as ltis of the hands, curacy to the "right time bud led to Iho host's remark. Barry flushed a little as it fell. The assertion seemed to his uiiud an-barbarously Harry himself wb$u man o! the people, and was promt of it. So, too, was Thompson, or had been, once. "What do you mean by gonticir.cn l of the leisure cim-syou iiauJ, ho demanded, in half anger. "l;o you mean to nay I am no gentleman becnui-- I carry a wnt h and liko to know what time it is when I have a train to make?" "Oriainly not," replied Thou pson, Of course not. You with placidity. are a gent Ionian became you arc a man of education, intelligence, good- breeding and some ancestry mollified "Huh!" gi tinted the Barry. "What then? "But you arc not, continued the host, a gentleman of the ieisuie class, because you busy yourself with your commercial affairs and even at your ago continue At my age! I'm full five years younger than you are. Thompson waved the Interruption aside as inelevant. "I was going to say that if yon quit business and be' came a loafer have." "As you "Yes, as I have, tbvn you might ac- - y t, ; oun-- so rs 111:1 u unit Km-Will- i - !t was a j j : i r j I 4 .ihms plunged Into the Chicago river, count yourself a gentleman of the leisure class." When I was a young person, continued Thompson, Just beginning life on the Board of Trade, after leaving Ann Arbor, my L'ncle Jt ckson Thompson, who hail uent me ".o school and had In fact reared me from boyhood as his own son, with a ucli ceremony one Jay presented me with a timepiece known as the family clock, and told am, with moist eyes, to cherish The watch i n :nin:; me $; Ct'O of bis modest fortune, lb giinily tin (titling down ol this neat sum by the excision of a tipi or. Thu will then gave me Jj.tnai inMc.ol ft Tin $:r,OuO bite (bus tnkeu jr.O.fUKi, from my plum was given to Ethel, on condition tliut she marry my cousin Charlie, whom hated with true cousinly runcor. Uncle Jackson culrnly will; then Im signed the altered turned his face to the wall ami quietly departed for a lietter world. The ceased, and once 1 story-telle- r tf' d t j i ! f-- c : - dit-pui- bo'-i.m- an i!tiiiiM Ci viik , who u: mind. i::qii:itiv' "Huh!" answered Thomi sv.n. When .. lui.-il-, 1 - II- j ; j got l.oiiii- - keeper in his taken fear I costly knew its story and wanted ; : 1 again a s ibii-M'tit n:c word be had my wa.i-sale, wailing for me. He hud It away f 111111 me one night in would lose it while 011 that I 1 j - gasped sternly, mere riike.l bis li: glass with a g.'xtuic of irvD'itioii. " V. hat in the v.url.l do you suppose 01 the old width, anyway ? - i V; Jlave )uu brought the walcl?" .1 guiy-haire-- , it as the apple of my rye; always to as exact and reliable, as true to duty, ns liuucfet, us industrious, us It was itself. " 'Tnni, raid he, You know how much we 'ihonipsons think of this to your great watrh. It belonged He bought it in Livergrandfather. pool before the revolution, and it has been in the family ar.d running, too most of tlie time, ever slnee. Take it. my hoy. and remember to live up to its principles. "I was much alTecb-i.- , naturally, for I knew Uncle Jackron regarded ihnt watch as his chic test treasure. I made all sorts of protestations of good behavior and careful solicitude for the ancient horoioguc. t ncle Jackson went back to his Michigan farm and I went to woik among the bears and bulls here in Uhi.ugo, on the old board. Tlie watcli, as you nmtf inhered, Carroll, was an eiioruuiir bull's eye,' and w ighed half a pound, easy. But I wore it, and laU h my own more r.nil--nto tinv iiui. TO bijs liuh it a g'i,d deal. i..nl got in tlie habit of arktiig me what time It im lug :,t out. and was, just to to pretend that I bad been stUcled to t t: as to tiio exact hour decide and second, ind all that sort of nuisance, you know. Hut I didn't iitiKit care. Uneie Jackson could hare any old thing he wanted fiurn me then. cl and he hud a He was gelt to good Michigan of dtvi's ' land. "One Saturday nH- rrin. hurrying . on to tbc going out I) visit Uncle Jiiil.M ii. I tiu.k on! my mii.ili to see if bad time to run back upon bad forgotten. some trifling errand Tin ancient cui.iii parted a link, the waicli 10. led fiom in;- band, fell upon the gangplank, quivered there an in- ' slant, and then plunged witii a 111.1 cious plunk and gurgle into the Chi- cago river. "I came near to diving after it, as It went down, so great was my con- sternation, but finally was content to hire two river roustabouts to try to recover it, with the promise of a big reward. Then the boat cast off her lines, and I started for the lion's mouth, wondering what kind of a lie would go down with Uncle Jackson. He always wanted to see the old watch, about the first thing, when I went over to visit him on Sunday. After deep thought I concluded to say it was In a jeweler's hands for repairs, trusting that my amateur divers would recover it foi me by the time I returned, lerhaps I fal-tered a litile In detail when I told him this tale. He was very inquisitive about it. uud it svomd to iup unduly suspicious. Neverth' less, lie affected to believe me, ami at last I breathed freely: then lie confounded me again by announcing a desire to return with me on Monday morning to Chirngo. As the boat landed my divers met me gleefully at the wharf, watch in baud, claiming their reward. They had recovered the old turnip at the first efTort, I learned afterwards, but they prated much of their desperatx search in the dirty river, and insisted upon receiving the promised $50. I was caught so to speak. Uncle Jaekson took in the situation at a single look. He wus very grave. " I could have excused your heedlessness, Tom,' he said, 'hut I hate to have you lie to me. Don't do it again, my son. Kcmeniiier tlie old watch. It never told a lie in all its life. He went home that very afternoon, wearing a severe countenance. I was full of gloom. All my worldly prospects hung upon Uncle Jackson's good will. That night, out of the pure perversity which makes a man do the wrong thing when ho should be pursuing only the right one, 1 brgau a wild spree, the first and last one of my life. It lasted a whole week. When it was over ray watch had die- cl:m-- a.-b- e K . i super-ciiion- s at field ho was freed by an of the siate legislature, and bis value paid Troiii the public funds. Grateful to the white family who nursed him when wounded, lie earned money to educate their eldest son, and wept with joy when the youth was admitted to the bar. Riding into .Savannah to draw his pension he humbly fell to the rear of flip white men he boro company. Gov. James Jaekson, himself the owner of niauislaves. saw Dabney. rushed out. ftiook his companion in arms by the hand, and had him lodged in his "quarters or row of houses where tb seivnnts lived. Leslies Monthly. j J ,' Timi-s- lie s hr-for-e Colored JSoldier Who Was Foremost Among the Heroes of the Revolutionary Wevr Mie - ul.lli- - ill y i!;'i.iiri:i(J - - tl-- Notable among tlie colored heroes of the revolution was brave Austin Dalmev of Georgia. His owner ersv-enirefused to shoulder a flintlock, but the negro offered to enlist, mid, after some discussion, the officers enrolled him. lie was one of the heroic band who faced the charge of the 71st Highland regiment at Blackstocks farm, and turned the crack troops of Europe in open field, with rifle and musket ngainst the bayonet, and at Kettle rrcek Dabney was severely . wounded. After the war lie was pensioned by the United States govern-merand received grants of land from Georgia, For gallant service in of , bi-n- 1 ;.,:,ril.-so-lil- Ii- .i, lic.-.tl- wlnl- tl,:if"i-'- s ikon! iid iv. i BY WILLIAM BLOSS. (Copyright, 1W2, by Dally Sioiy Bub. Co.) title of a story by Man-derson'- K , Thompscns Watch Cost Him a Wife. How Writes a History Twin Revolvers During the War a magnificent mahogany case at elegant homo in Omaha. They are of unique construction and handsomely mounted in silver. Tacy were presented to him by his regiment. As there was danger of cap- 1 S. hi Now York 1 Man-derso- h-- fil Ill,- - n ncc, 1 iiia.M ciiiiii- true, :i)ii,.:m Ttiay iitv 1 t I'si.-i- i (,r lnvi- In ii ft :l r ; Aljust i:i'iiiM-;'On- - day !,. drilud tmkiy win- at til l. iiuati'iiios! And so luvr is the had in his iiossession a revolver inCharles scribed with his name. He had got which it from a southern soldier. Col. F. Manderson of Nebraska, Is soon to he published in New York journeyed to the writer's home in book form. It is founded on an and there joyfully received the interesting episode of the senators weapon. His story of the recovery of the service in the civil war. The twins themselves repose in other twin" eight years later Jb thus "The Twin , s : i -- ii al ita a; , wi.li ill,. :.i.!;--i- l lou.-- Of y ,:i! 1 h1! a In : s- A:;d : - .( 81u- - fmcs'i-- a. tor Ma.nuer.:ion of His . ,.! ll.i Slav:. A i ;, T nd iif:- - And .lie-iu'.is- '- - KH-'-- I While I ikt-or- To - ii.d iff i, - !. 11, V my and tin t ur. ingUKcm.ut. nr wr . at an former. You eon imagine I a hurwas Kiifticu nly ried with my aching bead and wrei body to take a Michfor (lie utber udi limn igan of the lake. "1 found tiule Jackson wi. Hu i at his Miron! but his lingers of luind v.'ik clear enough. Haw- you tin- vtatch?' Ie garpi-d- . sternt to embrace him ly, us I was about 10 inuiiiiur some mo maudlin excuses, but be llis lawyer was ; resent Tiny wen awaitinq me. it seemed , tobis will t'nder My uncle i .r A and Pcrryvillc pike, we came into the one of musketry fire. The boys were doing the screeching act. and I was a keen first in the business. 1 glanced to m.v right and my captain caught my eye and caikd me by name, saying. Stand up. Blank, and be a man.' "1 stood up and walked straight as any .soldier could until wc halted. Years afterward at one of our regimental reunions I i elated tlie story. :.nd my captain v.r.s sitting in the auI dience dim-- ly in front of me. uskcii him to toll me why he singled me out at such a time and ordered me to stand up. lie wise and said he remembered the im i'dent very well, and or plained tint he fpohe to me was i he youngest man in the in years, of ail the crinpany. Hw Hu- 1 p revived tlmt slie ! 1 . ccti-luct- IIo'il i i - ; TI.iw men, Effect Caused by One Man Who Stood Erect in the Face of the Enemy 1 would stnr-eyv- d ru : i I That's all save when the dawn awoke again, the work of hell. And through the sullen clouds of Bnioke the screaming missiles fell. Our general often nibbed his glass, and marveled much to see Not a single shell that whole day fell in tlie camp of Battery B. F". H. Gassaway. 1 lof Jay Rosuc; good-nigh- That siory (if the shot that t arried Hway Whitman's rations at Kenesaw, said the captain, "reminds me of a shot at Cliickuranuga. On tin first day of the iiglit I was in the front line across the Lafayette road, and was Kncel'iig on one knee steadying iny gim by resting my left eibew on my left knee. I was a; uin .cite and deliberate ns ver in my life, but just a.? l was ready to Arc a wont ILivugh my sb u ii hat a'n- n my left ear. the sound r:,.;.;ir.biir.;1 H't made .. a tdor..? by striking a j! u I was a good deal h.t thought at ot.ee, 'If flic re In, aie shouting that low. will stand u; and see I where the built ts con:. from. found out pretty soon, lor tin; leb'ds am our brought up th"ir supp-TtIn made f. ; t ba-'fight1, up. "i Hold up ug.il-iiiniii' very peculiar circiiTiistai'ces in ti.c battle ol Ky. In tie a ft .r neon v.h.-We were ordered to ndwiuec and oeru-pIlthe Hi held by Mu- - i'miiy-SiMlinois, just ns we rr.i'brd the brow of the bill on the ri.tbi of Me- Snrieg!inld n J 10:1.1. How you'd give me some Lone Jack.' Please do; when we get some again. I'll surely bring it back. Indeed 1 will, for Ned says he if 1 do what I say I'll be a general yet. maybe, and ride a prancing bay." We brimmed her tiny apron oer; you should have heard her laugh As each man from his scanty store shook out a generous half. To kiss the little mouth stooped down a score of grimy men, Until the sergeant's husky voice said, " Tention, squad!'' and then t We gave lier escort, till the we waif bid, pretty And watched her toddle cut of sight or else twas teais that hid Her tiny form not turned about a man, nor spoke a word, Till after a while a far, hoarse shout upon the wind we heard! We emit it back, then cast sad eyes upon the scene around: A baby's hand had touched the ties that brothers once had bound. to-da- y Ex-Se- He wondrrwl. thought when beat the drum, and the big guns were still, creep beneath the tent and conra out here across the hill And so I 1 (Good B." , n spree. to protect me." "And then? Then? As soon as 1 got my hands on it again I walked deliberately to the Wells street bridge, and a second time consigned it to the Chicago river. It's there yet, I hope. Kansas Identified. crossed the United States in July," said the returned partisan. Hid you go through Kansas?" abhed I didnt bear the tin b) slander. tho said mentioned." tourist place said the bystander, "you passed through a place where there were leagues 111011 leagues of corn, didnt you?" "Yes, was that Kansas? "It might have been, and it might have Indiana. Did yon go through a state with niib-- and miles of pta-- . rie?" "Yes. I reiuenilKT it well, so' It might have that was Kansas?" been and it might have been Iowa. What other state of con; uud prairie did 0:1 see? Weil." said the humst. "one state we passed through Pad lots of prairie and lots of orti. and on that July day it was very hot. ami in the evening ever so far we muM see a house, out of the rear chimney of which oozed a little column of smoke, which went up straight as an artow for ten mllea and a Half." "That. said the bystander, with a satisfied air, was Kansas." Wichita Eagle. "I Wi-ll.- jxM-- : An Expressive Tribute. John Saul, a veteran of the civil war. lives near Bridgewater. Me., ami has been married three times. of hia wives is dead. The laltsi Mrs. Saul having crossed the dark river six years ago. Ever since then fhn widower has been considering what sort of an inscription he would place on tho headstone at her grave. He finally decided on this, wliieli has lieen engraved on tin stone by a local marble worker: To the memory of Mary Ann Saul. Born Dec. 22. 184$, died Aug. 5, SOti. Erected by her loving husband. She was the best wife I ever had." 1 |