!5^W/^Pv Wfti f *"V*.....J**J(J 7v.<T THJ:-^aSEX FFRE BRES& TTmTT^TtX? i T?f XJ )JH *m M had m-iiI him word to oomu. a 7 hod Kf ut him word to uomu, and u a hundrffcTtloutha tood-botwon-hlm and her, for her uwcut Kalco ho. would dare them nil. Hour hy hourvHo-rodi1!, each mile ultoritatoly itn h neffred IiIh (foal , torturintfhlm with remorse- or 'thrilling1 him with expectation.' Ahl there in tin* trifrnnl two llghtw burning in a gar^j,_jivln(h>w of tlio honiui ho in at lust .approaching, Has hobeen thoro. before? It ticemu ko, for In; .dlMiii'MiotK iuhI. leaving his homo tothored to a trcivndvnuces tip tlu\ very 'Wlfritt in vour rank, sir?'; he asked, in o tofco ot command. ~ " ' , "Captain of infantry," wftfl tjio sullen reply, WV What was tfre Federal force under arniB yoMterd;iy?'*V "I do cot foul able^to give you any In formation, air, a to tiio number or movement!! of our army," FuUoa. ald, respectfully, yo,t firmly. ) ' vi "Tho devil! Do you know to whom To Im Cooklau**. But Hopkins, though ho ad" professed fatigue, was not inclined to follow tho example of his subordinates: so instead of throwing his weary lluabo on tho tempting" feather-bed ho lit a cigar, put out his lamp, and drew a chair xip to Ms chamber window.'_ _ It was a brill iant1 moonlight night, almost lilco day In its 'semi-tropical clearacsa, and tho Major, who was a mag of sentiment, looked with unfeigned pleamiro on nretty sceno which tx^^^^gj0f, * ttnt^^*^^BPiariiggcd country road Ttho -fiido of a hill covered Pith, but whoso top wax crowned ofty forest treen, sharply defined 10 white moonlight. Could Frank llesimt have followed the current of the Mnjor'u wandering thoughts, he would indeed have been startled; for his-meditations-were, on' tho p6usiJ?ility of a man oincerely lov ing two women, with himself as an il lustration of tho problem, and one of tho women, tho true wife the sea had robbed him of, tho other whom1* he eouYd only remember ou alovcly nehool- glrl thc mother of his young friend .and sul^tcnv Ah, it was her face, tiot hlrfboy-H, ^luit the lad had reminded^ Wm of wheri he first noticed him on board the ship going down to St. Louts. 'Pretty Mary Carter," the Major thought, "I wonder what she is like now wonder if alio Was happy with that fol low Ilcnant, who always seemed to mo a bit of a prig, " But Ills dreams were cut short by hia noticing the figtfrc of n man creeping stealthily across the orchard. He first thought it was Charlie' Fulton, but as the fellow emerged-from the. shadowa into the moonlit rood, lio qulehly Haw lii.n tfp.stalce, a neb'a moment nftor ho rt:"'"'^nii-.i d the tall, spare figure of hia \\ttsi. l:\i\x\ instant treachery ilnabed aiMv>:,:; hi:, miiid like an electric f-;ho;:. iiro :.: , \\ ;,(' weuy In- cmiV ; <s',,.i.,Ay lis eye:; open ^itdjaxLukLhe' in hod Ilut thoro was pno enemy tho gallant Major missec], and him ho sought for with eager, vcmgoful haste ah, there lie goes stretching bin long logs like a crane in awkward flight, and making with maddened husto for a neighboring copse. ~ "After hhn, hoysl" tlio Major cried, pointing with his sword'to the luckless fugitive. "I'll give fifty dollars to tho man that brings him hack to mo alivo alive, remember, for I want to hang him!",-- "' \Vhfe would ever have thought tho geri-tfe Major could have made as blood thirsty a declaration not Fran It HoHunt, who.ga/.ed in inquiring wonder on his.Hushed checks and Hashing rres. Hut the Major's oul was raging ngainnt the haploftf) wretch's sustained duplici ty, mid,, when lie said lie intended'to. hang the scoundrel, ho surely meant it. I'oor Squire ' Dixon was indeed a pitiable !.u;ht ns he was dragged by two rough suldiern into the irate "Major's presence. "-Fling n rope over the limb of that tree and tie him up!"' was the stern command. At first tho poor wretch's tongue re fused to utter abject prayers for pardon, but when in an agony of terror ho .saw them making the.jfat.ul preparations a torrent of wild supplications burst from his lips. But the Major's face never relaxed a muscle. ' "String him up, hoysl" ii Already the men's* hands were forc ing his neelc into the noose, when an other appeal from the doomed man was more effective, '"'I will give the lives of six Union, sol* Idlers-for .my-own sbt--Btrong,_yaung_ men In'the vigor of youth fur this old, ' worn-out life of mine!" -ho cried,.with despairing energy- i "What do yrm mexn? Speak quickly, t scoundrel, or it will be too late!" "There, are six Union prisoners hidden where you can never find them if I die ; with tho secret on my llp, and where, :-.r th:..' hoc In a'few miiiuTcH.' then what did-ihis midnight ramble mean? Snatching his field-glass from its case, he fixed his oyes on tin open bit of road he knew the midnight prowler would shortly roach. Yea, there ho was. A long, shrill whistle like tho call of a bird, and a mounted man In Confederate uniform rode up to him. They talked together -earnestly and negligently negligently because they thought 'themselves too ' far away for observation, but they were reckoning without the Major's power ful binoculars. Then the trooper turned back up tho hill and Dixon ac companied him. To snatch hia cap .and pistols and spring from the win dow was but tho work-of a minute to one whose active, wholesome life made Ills five-and-forty-years aa light a bur den as many a man'oof half his age. Tho drop to the ground Bhook him a bit, but ho was not hurt,, and without stopping to'give word of warning to any one, he etartcd up tho hill. Now ho could un derstand why Dixon had persuaded him to poet hia sentries on the north; why this important road was without patrol or picket. .The best part of an hour elapsed* "Wake up, boyn, quickly and quietly our lives depend upon your silence" It was the Major's voice. In five minutes Ids officers were In hi* iroom. * "You see that hill yonder, my lads," he said, grimly pointing to the clustcr- , Ing pineu. "Well, just beyond those pretty trees in a little valley lies half a regiment of Confederate cavalry, who are about to do ui; the honor of nn.early Bttt.rTilLi-i -a!!, V'\ ,;. ":. you say to npr getting up l 'ii.ljj i,u!prise party iiud tuifcclput;-n. -!fi0!/j hi-fliLir polite attrn- tiocbV Vou tt-.ii,),- i*, bc.'jt, of ootirae-*- then ordi r j ;.i.i* men under arms with out a*: i,n..<; *.t' ivt them out of th'i ciiur--!i i ;\>u r j; "('irhout a sound autd mu:t iua tit the -ittud of the road ""yonder.*1 Ah, .Htti? Jo Col^uol Ttawcs and bin merry-men, stretched at their caso on the green sward, snatching a few houra of precious sleep before they shall cap the rhmax of. Jack LasceUcB1 si i ' tfV.'.J W$ v.i >y > jij (// M1 hiJ ^,..|K# $$*<*. %?rw?U!0 '^LINO X OPK OVKW rmt LIMD Otf TOit nucKl" if you slaughter me, they will pcrioh with hunger and thirst, for I alone have fed them, and there will be no one to do it if you murder me." "If ho fipeaks tho truth there is noma sense in that," tho Major said, reflect ively. "It Is God's own truth," tho man moaned. "If you will give your word to let me go free and unharmed I will make a clean breast of it and tell yon where they arc, Sbc young lives for one old one think of it!" "Yes, and such a worthless one as that you otfor!" Major Hopkins said, dryly. "Well, prove your words, and I will accept the terms, even though I cheat the devil in giving you your life." "And you will, let no ono injure m?" "No one; but.be quick about it or I may change my mind. Where arc these men?" "In a cellar under my own house." "I xoijrht hnve'thougmvof that." tho Major said, am. .t?d lo think that tno miserable win :h wad to escape hU righteous j-."' i .;o Mr. Dixon was marched back to hi* 'jiT'ihotiBC, with tho rope still around hi;, neck and his hands tied behind his ;i;k, together with the horses and j p. ula of war, and tho many wounded i.ioa, who, though most of them^mo mien, were treated with & wonderful tenderness by the rough soldiers* It was even aa Dixon hod said. Tlio men ono officer and five privates of an' So, leaving the- enemy's wqundod Jo tho tender mercies of tho aittr.ons of ^Vinstanley, am] despatching their own In a baggage wagon with a small es cort, they mounted their nowly-a'c- quirod steeds and hurried us fast as they could hack to HueU's army. "No wonder Southern gentlemen call Hiich as our Wiustanloy friends* 'white trash,'" tho Major mused, "Ihavooftmi felt surprise at the epithet, hut now I think it suits them down to tho ground." cruPTKK xin, iU. 1/OIU WOUJ.W. Human intereat Is always 'stirred to fever heat hy a race, whether the com puting objects he men in the arena, horses on the course or yachts or oeean steamers Hying over the foaming waves, but here was a sight that made tho dull est pulse beutfost- two armies rushing across a Htatc, as big as a lOuropean country, in anxious haste to reach a spot that may bo a key to pronounced viutory. Itragg and lluejl \uth tlielr thousanils were the participators in this with'all the odds of an early start in favor of the'foriner( hut the Union General reached tho goal first, and so foiled ono of. the finest ef forts of his astute antagonist, whoso record during his brilliant career was second only to Lee's among- the South ern commanders as an expert tactician. But though forestalled lu his inten tions, the Confederate leader -seized the opportunities left to him, with consum- . mate skill; flooding the State with ai>- pertls to loyalty to his cause, Inspiring them by the presence and boasted sue-' cesses of his troops to join his standard, and making almost .superhuman ef forts to win tho Kentuckians to, a declaration of secession'. lie went l'j:CuT than f.ne had ventured to do l.i Maryland, daring everi to create a_pn : visional Cu/ernor and carry into a uV-'l a i.trinffev.l. conscription law., "Cor-jc ! ii l.i \\\ : i\ilds of your hrnUn-rlvod," ! wva hit', passionate appeal by procl.ima- tiir..."Che.fr U-s with thc-urniJi'M of ;olur ! '.'.Minen', and leud your v/ilUnj; hand^ io *i f.eo.iv the heritage of liberty I" . A ^t' sivpii when ii. t'ii- .- i; . fin success from defeat by turning his de mand for men into one1 for-supplies, ravaging the rich lands of the northern part of tho State with its fertile val leys and green pastures, until he had a i,wagon-train of ^supplies, forty .miles long-clothing, boots arms, two hun-. dred loads of bacon, six thousand, bar rels of pork, two thousand horses and eight thonsnpd beeves, and all this vast array of booty he dispatched in safety southward. Then, when this valuable feat was accomplished, he sullenly be gan a retrograde movement with Buell, whoso,-delay had fretted tho gallant troops ho led almost. beyond endur ance, in tardy pursuit. Day by day tho Union forces followed the retreating host, when on the 9th of October, ns they reached-the village of Perryville, Hragg turned upon them with sudden fury, and lighting from noon till eve, so ensiled i.- \ c.:. . ^ :, darkness came on he w.v, . V.iwi.d un molested to escape with all his plunder to Chattanooga. In judging General Buell's actions during this campaign, it is but fair to remember that many of his failures wore duo to unavoidable misfortune and false information, and that he was pitted against a' leader of exceptionable high qualities; but popular opinion did not stop to weigh these'considerations, so on tho last day of the same month ho met tho fate so often accorded to the unsuccessful General, deprivation of command.. Thomas had refused to re place him, so Rosccrans, whose brilliant career in West Virginia had already be come a matter of history, was appointed to this important command, and under these new auspices the Fighting Fourth youi are talking and whatj you- are Bay-^ , , ,, ! iii InfT* Hlr? Smith, do you dieor tho fol" orchard path down which onei( monior- IawV" " ' ' ' ' *;- able rtiliinijgh-t Frank Besant ilod bo' hurriedly. U(. And she moots him. Itadiantly beautiful In'a dress no per fect that It a'llows the rounded lovoll- I ness of her exquisite ilguro t/> show Its graceful lines and tir to the depths of his soul the impassioned youth as ho go/.es at tlio undulating form, worship ing with the fervor of a first love. "You uro come," she says, (n an ac cent tremulously musical. "Yet 1 hard ly thought you would dare another visit." She permitted him to draw her to Ms breant and imprint a kiss upon the up turned face. "Cornel" he said. "When you say 'come,' my sweet one, there in no dan ger I would, not dare to do your bid ding." ,' w She trembled undpr his. ardent ga/.e. Pity for a.mniuent. brolce the spell that boui'd her better urtthre, and disengu*r- ing herself from his e.jubraj.'e 6he cried, in earnest tones: "No, poor boy,'it i.s p-V* W ji ' . - % A" "^"' jrf/v*C. rs-itrfr- "Yes, sir," the other replied* "And, If you will-permit mo to deal with him I will have* the Information out of him before ho is ten minutes older, General Bragg." "Ali, you raseal, I believe you," tho superior smiled, graciously; "hut I'm not going to trust him to your geutlo cateuhlsm." x,^ "Had you dispatches?"ho added, turn-- mg to Ftiltonj who prsorvod an obstk, nato silence, on seeing whioh ho ad dressed the oulcor who had brought the iprbioner lu: "Were any dispatches found "Gnhim when he was takenV" "No, sir; nothing was found on him except this loc'iet." . "Ah!" said Bragg, gazing attho-boau- tiful foaturcHof Mary baseelles. "An other of my Lady Kantastiu's haplo.ss vlctlms-^take the prisoner ,back to hia. quarters," "Come along;" said the good-humored officiu', as he sLrodo from tho j'oom, with Charlie following. "Have they ,r.',iven you any grub to-, 'day?" ho aj.lccd, as they reached -the -prison chamber. ."Not a bite nor sup; but lam not h~uilgry,JMvaii.llie_doleful confession, miUA<Y- covciV iiUinti'-!tVno>"'i'netIyfor .UUa>t:.t.t:4 j -U), .SiWlWi;li and LWcrTnMiW,iUch,- wCjutfa-all.;,,, lU^ilaclw, iWiiMpsU. IndlgetlloO, ( <i^ir IU^.1...^. 'IV^ tiitWz** Af p*cwifr- arit. /rm'tilk.n, ft. I tt,oiili wwerf] to promote * hMlthynctio.i vl i^c Uwi|r.( {l0,1(,t weaken UkpljU.r- ^T jroor Wufcut) U c.Mittd yu utsed them 2 5CE;W^S^B0X 1 "' 'Afe'iikx' pfab- tttOBKI. ; wik/c 'Pbl lav't man! cheer up I'llgo below. Hi; THKMllLIED UNDKIl WB A-ltDKNT QAZIC.. ni^-tturhilo u-'.'n now to save ynn <u .,.- '.-. *'f your J':i:. in th (' >.'!] c l\U.v>. 'J I: j in*! jo.- youi* grand | ' ouclu'd my he^rt and I I lO'.'i' A d I mimierybypep^ringthc Uvea but of ' Iuwa lv^mcnt_Wcrc found, gagged those poor devils of defenseless Yanks, know that twq .hundred. glonmlng ' muskets, held 1 it tho hands of resolute men were pointed on tholr prostrate forms from every tree around thorn. . Little dUl tlioy think that oven now their earolees pickets lay stunned, or gagged andT boimd at their neglected potte. Did they start in theirslecpand think it was a dream, ou the hoarse command rang out: , MMakb roady-^-FIrel Fix bayonets Charge!" and two deadly volleys waked the woodland echoes. With wild hurrah tho Fighting Fourth wore.on them. .There is no time to even shout surprise; tlio only sounds, the souxlling ot men and tramp, of steeds, ns a score or two of troopers, fighting Ilka wild-cats, ;naanago to cut their horseo loose and : glorious', little victory fifty of tho '-enemy killed and wounded, over forty prisoners taken .andneurly two hundred horses; with their equipments and ac~, ooutrementa, captured. and bound with cords drawn bo tigbtly thi.t their flesh waa cut aswith a knife. "We hod to keep them quiet or you would have heard them," Dixon Bajd, reading the atom inquiry of the Alajor'a looks. ' "Unloose his bonds and let 1dm go before I lirealc my word and brain him \\ icm he stands!" Hopkins cried, una- hi-- to control bin indignationr Kor was the Major alone In ?is wratli, for It was with the utmost difficulty that, tho. outers were ablo to restrain their men while tho trembling wretch slunk from their sight. Whoa, the rescued prisoners, whose | tongues had been so cruelly tied "by whip-cord, were ablo to speak, .they were of course asked a hundred ques tions, and among them.tills; ' "Do you know where Bragg Is?" "Yes," was tho prompt reply, "hols, off northwards with all the Bpeed ho can to Louisville." "And Buoll knows It notl" Major Hop kins declared, aghast at the significant importance of the news. . , . selves oneomoro at Kaahvillo. Tho dusky shades of night were fast lengthening a*nd tho sun had set in i .. .Ji."Jtai t- -t . , inhcr evf VMig". > '-i r " .vot, along a "cikI i , C . .'..ieius::rly direction /'O.j' ,,lv :j iticr . '.- Hv.-M L-ok^cer Ids shovlder t\ ..h a\< eyvirev.., of anxinty at tbj fair e-:;; iir . .3 ii..., .ig, and then gr^vin^ ju;- bridle with more determination and spurring his horso to greater effort, as tliough ho were thoro Instigating him self to' tho accompllshmcfitSof aomo-' 'iiug he was'undertaking'1 in only'a -.tli-heortcd manner, fixed his eyes on ;'iU which glimmered in thefardls- . .ace and steadily pursued his Journey 'vithsut permitting any regret he might have entertained to distract him from 's purpose. In the trim figure and nul-jomo features of this solitary ..'iriieuran it is not difficult to recognize our young friend, Charlie Fulton-rbut i ot the 'gafi'int, gay, light-hearted lad who marched from Columbus with high hopes and spotless soul, for, In the rider to-night wo see one whose face is drawn with care, one who would even now turabocjc from the fatal errand ho is bent on If something stronger than his se'ricid of honor- did not drag1 him for-' ward; and this something was tho si re a- figure of a woman, for whoso favors bo felt at that moment as If ho, would, barter his very soul. As tho mariner of aucluut - dayb looked on Bey 11 a add dreodud CHaryMls, he know that he was risking't^o imaiineuti dangers being cau|fbt: aa,a spy and hung, or air^at^ fw troison and. shot -but she I Ml" . ::. ,-,>iji bor.se and.,v.v;iy as \ii-". i e-.r, : id'-'. ' Treachery v> a'l ;'m11, f, even !, havn'd'-rf W); il'j.-yon. Fly. if yc'.\' ,! from y-arm and r.i ' :"-: ' nrvV dt'.'/iition a..-- could nhno:., "Alinostl I thought " ., ."Hufihl" t'4$ ----------: But tho warning camo too late; a dozen stalwart forms, springing from the shadows of the trees,, surround the' young man, who, stunned by tho girl's revelation, yields .without ft, blow for' freedom. . 1 'Another captive to your fascindtioni, MlflS'Lasccllos," the ofllcor in charge of the party says, with more mockery than sincerity. "Your beaux ytiux are more ef fective than our rifle-bullets," "And just as cruel I" she muttered, bitterly, as she watched them lead hor victim to the house. "Fool that I am, if after all, t'were him and not tho other one I love." Once more Charlie is on the road, with* hili horse's head turned not to Nashville but to Murfrecsboro, and not nlone now, but with a gay company of jolly felJowHj^who, though they guard him well, treat him with a consideration that would rob its capture of its sting, if ho were not so dazed with the discovery that ho was delivered into bondage by the girl ho loved; and, poor, Infatuated lad, he felt that even now ho could not shako himself free from the chains of her fatal fascinations. . . That night Charlie Fulton slept at a plantation close to Murfrecsboro in a small, dark, low-ceiled room, whoso gloomy aspect was .increased by its heavy antique furniture and old-fash ioned presses, carved in the grotesque taste of tho last'^contury. Morning' dawned cold and gray, but with its first gleam ho sprang from his,bed and ran to the narrow casement. The sight be low riveted the gallingsthought that ho with the rest of the array found them- Uvas indeed a prisoner, and that the ad ventures of the preceding night were not a hideous dream. A squadron of dragoons, who seemed to have passed the nrjht beside their horses, lay stretched or Seated iri9lllhe])ictim*ttqne groupings of a J>ivouae; some already others' leaned bali'liat* lessly upon.- their elbows', and looked about as If unwilling to bcliovo that their, roet was ovorj |iwhile some, stretched in deep slumber, woko not with tho tumult around them. Having dressed, ho walked up and down tho narrow room, tortured and agonized by sad reflections. Suddenly ho saw a group of horsemen arrive at wbosV approach the pickets wore on the alert and the guard at the gate pre sented arms. Tho sound of voices be* noath>lfim informed liim that tho party occupied the room below his own; so he strained his oar to catch tho current of their murmured conversation. The next mlnuto his door was unlocked and an oulcor entered, bowing politely as ho advanced Into the middle of the room. "Will you have the goodneiis to follow mo this way?" Charlie had barely time to ask Into whoso presence ho' was about to be ushered, when, with a smile of strange jmeaning,"ho,openoda door aiul Intro? duced hun. Into a spacious apartment* Although.ho.hacVseenaJi least a dozen, horsemen'arrive, tlioro^werexbut three' pfrcBemJ*, One of these," who sat at small tabic near.' the window, never lifted his hood on his entfance, but aa*, slduously continued his " occupation. The one, however* 'on whom CoarlloV attention j was especially concentrated stood with bis bacVrtd^tHqi open flreV place, sternly contemplating, bJa ajM proack. ^. and suiid you something," and, true to his word, hiw departure'was quickly fol lowed by a substantial meal, ' which Fulton, notwithstanding hia troubles, did ample justieo to. Then came a' clatter of arms and stamping of horses without, and Charlie saw the squadron on tj.ie move. "By Jove! you are In'hick, my boy," a manly voice cried, as his door opened, and the officer who bad commanded bis guard the previous night made Ids up- pearance. "How so?" Charlie asked, wearily; "Why, there's no batch of prisoners to send, to limbo, so I've orders to con duct you to a recruiting station at Mur frecsboro, wherayoj4_woitM/get^half ,bad quarter's, lean tell you. The General, too, .is woUJmprcssod' with you. and j means t'J h't -yji-ii uoV.'rTt?ury,";;o Un-p a ! Biiti' upper-lip and hope for better fort- j line"." j Fulton's nes:t quarters were in a i large, roomy buildin;;, which had once \ been a privnte vebidenco of no mciuu J proportions, but which was npw occu pied by the military, pa.*tlyas a reeniit- ing oflJee and partly ns a !vo?vpltul lor a few convalescent outers, whose wounds -^or^lre^rnrrlrieitplj^faToirthcm^ Ive iiervice. His chamber faced tho grounds of a handsome mansion, ten anted evidently by persons of pofiltion in' Boeloty, for Charlie spent many a weary hour watching gay groups of ladies gathered on tho broad verandah, or toiling with tho needle on soldiers' 'supplies, in tho handsome rooms, tho windows of which wero almost always open', lie had boon offered a parole, and had refused, a decision which did not lower him in tho estimation of hia generous captora. And now the gayest season in all the year in 'tho South was approaching, the Christmas holidays, and Charlie could see hat his fair neighbors were making lavish prcparatibn for tho coming festivities. , Charlie happened to mention this to a youmg ofllccr, who often lingered after a visit of inspection to chat with tho prisoner, "Hah! My doar follow, it isn't only for tho holidays they're decorating, but to-night that pretty girl in blue, leaning on the pillar yonder, is to be married by. Bishop Polk.. I allow they'll havo a gallant fling, for President Davis Him self has come to grace the festivities with his-presence." "It doesn't seem to me a time for much rejoicing," Fulton Bald, moodily. "Never a better," was the gay reply. "McClellan whipped at Antietam, Sher man at a'dead-lock before Vickaburg, Uosecrans on the evo of a retreat, and 'Nashville na good as ours again!" "There's many a slip'twixt tho cup and the lip," Cjharlie ventured. ""tfttt'hot wiicn^ho cup Is hold by tho (Inn hands of heroes," was tlio decided answer. '. That,night his friend was with him I again, when tho revelry, was at Us Ju-iiflvt.. The evouln,;;, though In Duioin- ber, was fmild,. land In the crowded rooms of tho mansion must have been almost sultry; nt least it seemed ho, for the blinds, ami windows .we're flung up to tbctr utmost height, affording tho two young men an uninterrupted view of the ball-room. - *- "Bee that tall, stately man lead for ward tlio&o two pretty glvia'to. dance that Is President Davis that fine fol low in black la tho bishop but, Heav ens, man, what is the matter? You're palo as doatlt Itself 1" "Look!"'Charlie cried, clutching his neighbor's arm convulsively- "What is that they are dancing on that thinpw that carpet what Is ifc?" "It Is tho "Northern flapr. my boy. the star and stripes^ thoy ore trampling under foot!" was the exultant boast. onAPriii xrv. Tux rapmoA^ boh mmnms. The Stone river, is a sluggish stream, bordered by cedar-brakes, which flows with muddy waters through a swampy country four milos from Murfreesboro. On tho UOth of December its placid banks, ore bristling with the armed men of two great forces on Its left, liosccrans witji fifty thousandwarrlors; oh Its right, betweott it, and tho city,. Bro^tf with, aa many more. ; ,' Bosecrans has said: "1 will mass njy strength on the left,: and crush tho enemy's right" ' ^ ^JSrj^j^has re-echoed' the words: illl^wlH Btrffie them on the rigfct with my^ left*'" w-Hy" COUGH"? Compound Cherry. _ . Elixer AT Slierrin's- - Medical Tlrrf'd, WHlct NurvAUM, MeiiTiti wnpura blood, and overwork, much Htrain'ou brain and body. Tl| way to euro (h to !uud tlio norvoo tblood. Thoimands ef people certil the he-iit blond puriflor, tho boHt ncrvnttl and ntrnnt;th huddor io Uood'n SufHupar^ ilia. Whut ii ban done for othoru it will also do for you ITaodVg Cureu. Ilooil'ii Pillu.curo canntipation by y*ntor- in(4 porihtidtio'aotion of tho alimsntui'y cdnul. A Co\nt'*trt HOtiifitlinpM. When ImaHh m far none in conHtmiptioti,* thuh u-.itneti.ui) only erthO and oomforc oan bo Hucurod from tho uhg of Boctt'rf Emul- i-iuii, Wleti in ranch hotter ir to tiko this in time to save your hoilih. Ttficy da uot Uttiipvlr. Au utter Uiti'oPh'ope is. not ohirkctor- iiitio.aL--CotuunH>tiv0, tUo'u^r"*u'T'oihflr_. lorni of di:u*aiiu io bo hv u., onlr.--,^ it'i ^ra- cjrcdH in ftpreokeu hy uo *\iRrobi'u Hmtihiftu whioh is Cod Livur Od rnauu au palatable au ijreiim. A fmiy au<l Vr*. Hut Ifcahy. TIiih ih now qui til ' iin. ii!(jt'Hft-ti . I l.iko wiany other*, you muylit'vk your baby fit, lau^h.nji'iiud hrt.tiL.^, if vou.t. .o it, FloH's Emulflion. limbicb tuko it like cream. 3 dOINO EAST fakhitf tttect Nov. 18th, JBtM. nip. EflRCX........ Wocdnloo... Comber...... ItiflfiOtt'Wll, Bt. Thouiaii Mall a.m. B.n 1U0 O.RO 11.45 ft.UI. 7.SI 8.-45 Kbbox................. Miiidntuiiu CroBH Pfllton .............. Wiudoor ...;........ noma, wmht. 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