‘ ESTABLISHED 1800. NORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1887. Enterprising Republican Journal, especially devoted to Local News and Interests. 25:27 TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. " gl'Number 3. _— .. Volume LXXXVII. THE 31313100311. BY JOHN M’ELROY, Author of "Andersonm‘llo," Etc. [Copyrighted by National Tribune Publishing 00., and published by arrangement with them.) [The name given this story is made glorious the valor and achievements of the int division of. the Fourteenth Army corps, the cognizance of which was a crimson loom, worn on the breasts of its gallant wldiers and borne upon their battle flags.) Continued. “No, it is nothing of which I can say a word in any one," she answered. “Itis a trouble that I can share with no one, and least of all with a stranger.” “Am I not more than a stranger to youi" he asked. “Oh, yes, indeed,” she said, and hastening to correct her former coldness, added: “You are a very dear, good friend, whom I value much more highly than I have given you rea- son to think." . His face brightened wonderfully, but be ad- venturcd his way slowly. “I am very glad that you eskem me what I have tried to show myself during our acquaintance. ” “You have indeed shown yourself a very true friend I could not ask for a better one." “Then will you not trust me with a share of your sorrows, that I may help you bear them?" “No, no; you cannot. Nobody can do any- thing in this case but myself.” “You do not know. You do not know what love can accomplish when it sets itself to work with the order belonging to it." “Level 0, do not speak to me of that,” she said, suddenly awakening to the drift of his words, and striving to withdraw her hand. “No, but I must speak of it,” be said, with s vehemonce entirely foreign to his mug] half mocking philosophy. “I must speak of it,” be repeated, with deepening tones. “You mrely can not be blind to the fact that I love you devotedly—absorbingly. Every day's intercourse must have shown you something of this, which you could not have mistaken. ' You must have seen this growing upon mt - continually, until now I have but few thoughts into which your image does not ap pear, to brighten and enhance them. Toll me now that hopes dearer—infinitely dearer- than any I have over before cherished are to have the crown of fruition.” “I cannot—I cannot," she sighed. “What co: you noti Can’t you corofor ms at least a little?" “I do; I care for you ever so much. I am not only grateful for all that you have been to me and done for me, but I have a feeling that goes beyond more gratitude. But to say that I return the love you profess for no —that I even entertain any feeling resembling it—I cannot, and certainly not at tlih time.” “But you certainly do not love anyone she?” . “Oh, I beg of you not to quation me." “I know I have no right to ask you such a question. I have no right to pry into any matter which you do not choose to reveal to no of your own free will ondoccmd. But as all the mail if the hospital goa through my hands, I could not help noticing .that in all the months that vou havebeen here you have written to no man nor received a letter from one. Upon this I have built my hopes that you were heart free.” “I cannot talk of this, not of anything new. I am so wrought up by many things that have happened—by my letter from home; by your unexpected declaration—that my poor brain is in a whirl, and I cannot think clearly and connectedly on any subject. Pleas do not press me any more now." The torrent of his passion was stayed by this appeal to his forbearance. He assayed to calm down his impetuous eagerness for o decision of his fate and said penitently: “I beg your pardon. I really forgot. I have so long sought an opportunity to speak to you upon this matter, and I have been so often balked at the last moment that when a seeming chance came I was carried away with it, and in my selfish eagerness for my own happiness I forgot your distress. For- give rue—do?” “I have nothing to forgive,” she said frank- ly, much touched by his tender consideration. “You never allow me an occasion for forgive- ness, or to do anything in any way to ofiset the favors you continually heap upon me." “Pay them all a thousand times over by giving me the least reason to hope.” “I only wish I could—I only wish I dared. But I fear to say anything now. I cannot trust myself.” “But you will at least say something that will give me the basis of a hope,” be per- sisted. “Not now—not now,” she said, giving him her hand, which be seized and kissed fervent- ly, and withdrew from the room. She bolted the door and gave herself up to the most intense thought. Assignment to duty with an expedition took Dr. Denslow away the next morning without his being able to see her. When he returned a week later he found this letter lying on his desk: Mr Vsnv Dam FRIEND—The declaration you honored me with making has been the subject of many hours of the most earnest consideration possible. I am certain that It is due to you and to the confession that you have made of your feelings. that I should in turn confess that I am deeply—what shall I say—interested in you? No: that is too prim and prudish a term. There is in you for me more than a mere attraction; Ifeel for you something deeper than even warm friend- ship. That you would make such a husband as I should cherish and honor, of whom I should I: proud, and whose strong, kindly arms wouldbe my secure support and protection until death claimed us. Ihave not the slightest doubt. But when I ask myself whether this is really love-the sacred, all-pervading passion which a woman should feel for the'man to whom she gives herself, body and soul, I encounter the strongest doubts. These doubts have no reference to you. onlyto myself. I feel that it would be a degradation—o deep profanation—for me to give myself to you, without feeling in its entirety such a love so I have attempted to define. I have gone away from you because I want to consider this question and decide it with more calmness and impartiali- ty than lean where I meet you daily, and daily receive some kindness from your hands. These and the magnetism of your presence are tempu- tions which I fear might swerve me from my ideal and possibly lead to a mistake which we both might over afterward have reason to regret. I have. as you will be informed, accepted a detail to one of the hospitals at Nashville. Do not write me. except to ‘tell me of a change in your postoifiee address. I will not write - you. union I have something of special moment to tell you. Balieve me, whatever may bctlde, at least your voryslnceso friend, Boom Bosh. CHAPTER XVIII. seem ssavron The summer and fall of the “battle year” of 1862 had passed without the Army of the Cumberland—then callen the Army of the Ohio—being able to bring its Confederate an- tagonist to a decisive struggle. In September the two had raced entirely across the states of Tennessee and Kentucky for the prize of Louisville, which the Union army won. In October the latter chased its enemy back through Kentucky, without being able to in- flict upon it more than the abortive blow at Perryville, and November found the two op- ponents facing each other in middle Tennes- see-the Army of the Cumberland at Nash- ville, and the Confederate Army of the Ten- nossee at Murfreesboro, twenty-eight miles distant. There the two equally matched giants lay confronting each other, and sullonly mak~ iug ready for the mighty struggle which was to decide the possession of a territory equal- ing a kingdom in extent. In the year which had elapsed since the of- fair at Wildcat Harry Glen’s regiment had not participated in a single general engage- ment. It had scouted and raided; it had re- connoitered and guarded; it had chased guer- rillas through the winter’s rain and mud for days and nights together; it had followed John Morgan’s dashing troopers along lime- stone turnpike-s that glowed like brick kilns under the July sun until three-fourths of the regiment had dropped by the roadside in sheer exhaustion; it had marched over the moun- tains to Cumberland Gap, and back over the mountains to Lexington; across Kentucky and Tennessee to Huntsville, Ala, back across these states to the Ohio river, and again back across Kentucky to Nashville, beside side marches as numerous as the branches on a tree; 50 per cent. of its number had fallen victims to sickness and hardship, and 10 per cent. more had been shot, here and there, a man or two at a time, on the picket or skirmish line, at fords or stockades guarding railroad bridges. But while other regiments which had suffered nothing like it had painted on their banners "Mill Springs,” “Shiloh,” and “Perryville,” its colors had yet to receive their maiden inscription. This was the hard luck of many of the regiments in the left wing of Bucll’s army in 1862. Kent Edwards, whose promotion to the rank of sergeant and reduction for some oscapade had been a usual monthly occur‘ rence durin the year. was fond of saying that the regimen was not sent to the field to gain martial glory, but to train as book agents to sell histories of the struggle, “When This Cruel War is Over." Whereupon Abe Bol- ton would improve the occasion to invoke a heated future for every person in authority. from the president down to the fifth corporal. But for all this the 400 hardy boys who still remained to answer roll call out of the 1,100 that had crossed the Ohio river in September, 1861, were as fine a body of fighting men as ever followud a flag, and there was no better ‘sdldieromongthem than Harry Glen. Every dulled hm o newbie. mm m A: T mm min}! spirit llw mum. Iorswhiioho had madoito matter-of eon- science to take on active part in everything that his comrades were called upon to do. Seen this become o matter of pleasure, for tho satisfaction of succcmfully leading them through difficulties and dangers more than compensated for the effort. But while he had vindicated himself in their attraction, he yet looked that which the ordeal of a battle would give him at home, and more than all, in Rachel’s eyes. He heard nothing from or of her, but he consoled himself with the hope that the some means by which she bodbecn so promptly informed of his mistep would con- vey to her an intimation of how well he was deserving her. When he gained his laurels he would himself lay them .at her feet. Until then he could only hope and strive, cherish- ing all the while the love for her that daily grow stronger in his heart. ' A patientnin her ward, recovering from a fever, attracted Rachel’s attention soon after her entrance upon duty at Nashville. Womanly intuition showed her that no ordi- nary spirit slumbered underneath the usual mountaineer characteristics. The long, lank. black hair, the angular outlines, and the un- couth gestures were common enough among those around her, but she saw a latent fire in the usually dull and languid eyes, which transformed the man into one in whose brain and hand slept many possibilities that were liable to awaken at any moment. Still womanly, she could not help betraying this fact by singling him out as the recipient of many little attentions somewhat more special than those she bestowed on others. 0n the other hand, often as she moved about the ward she would, in turning, dis. cover his eyes fixed upon her movements with an expresion of earnest study. After awhile the study seemed to show that it had been satisfactory, and one day, when the surgeon had informed him that ho was now in a con- dition to return to duty whenever he saw fit to do so, he asked Rachel: ‘ “Kin I speak tor yo a moment in private, Milli" . “Certainly,” she replied. “Cemo right in here." - Entering the room he closed the door bo- 'hind them, and made a minute survey of the windows and other point: of vantage for eavesdroppcm This done, he returned to where Rachel was watching his operations with much curiosity, and sold: _ "Let’s set down. I guem no ono’ll overhear us of we're kcerful.” “Hev yo onny idea who I uni" he asked , abruptly, as they sat down on onoof tho rude benches with which the room was furnished. “Not the slightest," she answered, “except that you appear on the roll u “James Brown, No. 23, no compau or regiment given.” “Very good. Dzyo reckon that may 0' them in thar hovP—pointing over Hsshouldm' with his thumb to the ward. “Of course I cannot tell as to that. I never hear them say anything alsout you. They seem to think that you are one of the loyal East Tennessean that are pretty plen- tiful about here.” “I’ve bin steered fur the last few days that some uv ’em were rebels in disguise, an' that they sort 0' suspicioned me. I hev seed two on ’em eyeln’ mo mouty hard. One has a red head, an‘ ’tOther along black heal-“d.” “I can perhaps set your anxiety at rest on that score. They are oouthernem, but loyal ones. They wore forced into the Confederate army, but mode their agape at the first oppor tunity. They naturally watch every southern looking man with great interwt, fearing that he may be an unpleasant acquaintance." “Deserten from the rebel army, be they? Thet makes me she‘. I thot I’d seen ’em ' afore, an’ this makes mo sortin. They‘re meaty bad pills, on’ they bsln’t heah fur no good. But whor did I see ’omi In some Confeder- atecamp somewhari No; new I remember. St I hain‘t powerfuny fooled them’s the two laddio bucks thet Harry Glen an’ me gobbled up one fine mornin’ an' tuck inter Wildcat. They’re bad aigs, of ther ever war bad sign." “Harry Glen, did you say? What do you . know of Harry Glen!” Her heart was in her mouth. ~~. “Harry Glen. did you say 7" “What do I know of Harry Gleni Why, jest heaps, an’ more yit. He’s one o‘ the best men that ever were blue clothes. But thet’s uuther heah nor thar. Thet hain’t what I brung ye out heoh tor talk on.” “Go on,” said Rachel, resisting her, eager- nes to overwhelm him with questiOus con- cerning the one man of all the world she most desired to learn about. “I can spare you but little time.” “All right, miss. Tor begin with, my name’s not Brown. Nary a time. Hit’s Partner—Jim Former—the ‘noted scout,’ ez I heered yo readin‘ ’bout tether day, when ye war givin‘ the boys the war news in the papers. I’m well known on a secret service man—ts well known, I’m afecred. I could git ’long ’ithout quite on many ’quaintanca on I have gethered up lately. More ’specialiy o’ the kind, fur menny on ’cm are only wait- in‘ a good Opportunity tor gin me a gran’ in- terductlon to ’tornity. I’d rather know fewer folks on’ better ones, on I wunst hcored Harry Glen soy.” 'Whot do you know of ” Rachel started to say, but before she could finish the sentence Fortuor resumed: "I’m now ’bout tor start on the most ’po - mat work I ever done for the gover’mint. Thing! or'ripenin’ fast fur the orfulest battle ever fit in this oro co’ntry. Afore the Chris- mu- new files this ore army’ll fail on them thu- Confederates ’round Murfressboro like an oak tree on s don of rottlesnokes. Blood'll run like water in a spring thaw, an’ them fol. lcs'll hev so my fun’rols tor 'tend that filov won’t hov no time for Chrismuss frolics. They’ve raced buck ou’ forrsrd, on’ dodged up on' down fur a your new, but they‘re at the send uv thor rope, ou' him be a death noose fur ’ssn. May the pit 0' hell open fur ’om.” , He watched Rachel’s foco closely so he spoke. She neithu‘ blanched nor recoiled, but her eyes lighted up as if with anticipa- tion of the coming conflict, and she asked, eagerly: ' “0b, are you only quite sure that our army will be victorious? His eye-shone with gratification “I knowod thotb the way ye‘d take the news. ’Iknowedtho minitlsot eye on yo that yo war good grit. I never git fooled much fooled in my gue- o’ people's backbone. Thor was Harry Glen—ell his own comrades that ho wus white ’boot the liver, but I seed the minit I laid my eyes onto him tbot he bed on good, stud-up stuff in him as ennybody, w’en he got over his fast fiightiness.” Had this man some scheme that would bring her lover and .her together! “But what do you want of moi" Rachel osked, with all the composure she could summon. “Suthinga cased sight more hon’rablo an’ more useful tor thor gover’mlnt then stayin' 'round heab numin’ the” loafers,” he on- swcred roughly. “Hist! thar‘s o. shudder nigh you winder.” He crossed the room with the quick, silent tread of s panther, and his face darkened as he saw the objectionable red headed and black bearded men walking away toward the parade ground, with their backs to the window. “Yer orful cute,” be said, talking to himself, and alluding to the retir- ing figures, “but of I don’t gin yo a trip aforo long thet‘ll make yer heels break yer pisou necks I hope I may never see Rockassel mountings agin. I’d do hit new, but I’m a-trailin’ bigger game. When kit’s my day for killin' skunks look out—that’s all." - Returning to the expectant Rachel be con- tinued: “I leave tor-night fur the Confederate army at Murfreesboro. Ole Rosy hisseif sends mo, but I‘m ter pick out the messengers ter send my news back for him by. I must hev sev- ‘ral ads to make dead 9110‘ that ov’rything reaches ’im. I want ye fur the main one, be- kase ye’vc got brains an' son‘, and then ye kin git thru the lines where a man can’t. Thar’ll be nothln' bod ’bout hit. Ye'll ride ter Murfreosboro an‘ back on yer own boss, on a young lady should, an’ if ye accomplish anything hlt’ll be a greater sarvico tow the country then most men kin do in thcr lives. Hit’ll be sum’thlng to be proud of en long’s yo live. Will ye try hit?" “Why don't you bring back the imforma- tion yourself i Can‘t you come back through the lines as easily as you got” “I moat, on’ then og’inl moutn’t. Every timelgohterthoCoufederlt compstho chanms get stronger thot I’ll never comeback sg‘ln. Es HarryGlel sos,thocirclo o’my onplcasunt acquaintances—the fellers .thet’s mum fur my top-knot—widsns. Thor’s so msnymoroon'emisyin’furmooll tbotimo, MWWWW’ Wherever: WWW»- is ash-ant ‘rm a-gwme on now Is too impo. val" tor take any rosin ’bout.- I‘m sartin tor git the information that Gineral Rosy wants, but whether I kin git hit back for him is ruther dubersome. I must hev some help. Will yo jine in with moi" “But how M‘ I to know that all this is as you say?" “ y readiu’ them 'ere passes, all signed by Gineral Rosencrans’ own hand, or by takin' a walk with me up tor headquarters, whar they’ll tell ye'thet I’m all right, an’ ex straight on a string." “But how can I do what you want? I know nothing of the country, not the people, and still lem of this kind of service. I would prob ably make a blunder that would spoil all.” “I’ll rock the blunders. Ye kin ride critter- bock, can‘t yo!" . Rachel owned that she was a pretty fair homewomau. . “Then all ye hev ter do is tor git yerself up as ye see the young women who are ridin’, ’round heah, an‘ airly on the day artcr to~ marrow mornin’ mount a blooded mar thet ye‘il find standin' afore the door thar, all rigged out as fine 92 silk, an' go down the Lavergne turnpike at a sharp cantor, jes ez though yo war gwine somewhar. Nobody on our liuos’ll be likely'ter say anything ter ye, but ef they do ye’ll show ’em a pass from Gin- eral Rosy, which, howsoever, ye’ll tar up afore yo reach Lavergne, fur ye‘ll likely find some 0‘ t‘other'folks than Ef any 0‘ them at Lavergne axes ye impotent qutstions, ye must hev a story ready ’bout yer bein’ the Nash- ville niece o‘ Aunt Debby Brill, who lives on the left hand 0’ the Nashville pike, jest north 0’ the public squor in Murfreesboro, un' y'e're on yer way for pay yer ole aunty a long- promised visit." 7 '“There is such a woman , in Murfreesboroi" I‘Yes, au’ she’s talked a great deal 'bout her niece in Nasaville, who‘s comin’ tor see her. I thought"—tho earnestness of the eyes relaxed to a suspicion of a twinkle—“met sometime I mout come ocrou sich a niece fur the ole lady, on' hit was well ter be prepared fur her." “But suppose they ask mo~ about things in Nashville?" “W’ll, ye mustfixup a story ’bout thot, too. Yo noedut bo very partickelar what hit is, so loug’s hit‘s awful savage on the Yankees. Be keerful for say frequently that the Yankeeois awful sick 0‘ their job 0’ holdin’ Nashville; inattheir now Dutch gineralds a mean brute, an’ a coward beside; that he’s skoered ’bout out’n his will half the time, an' he's buildin' the biggest kind 0’ fork to hide behind, an’ that h.- won't dare show his nose outside 0’ them—imtways not this ’ere winter. Talk on much on ye kin ’bout the sojers gwino inter winter quarters; ’bout them being mortally sot-tin not tor do anything tell next spring, ou' ’bout tho-1 desartin' by rijimlnts au’ brig- odesfon’ wine home, bekaso they’re sick an‘ ttrod'O' the wor." “My,” said lschol, with o gasp, “what aw- ful thin colon!” . . “Yes, rem-nod the scout, complocoutly, “I spend hi: :1 strike you theta—way. But my expense o with war is that hits jest plum full 0' awful things. In fact hit don’t seem torbovmucholse in hit. All yehev terax yorself is whether this is nigh on tar as awful estho things they ’uns do to wo’uns. Bo ides, we ’uns are likely to give they ’uns in a few days a heap more interestin’ things tor think about than the remarkable stories told by young ladies out fur a mornin' ride.” “I’ll take some hours to think this matter over," said Rachel, “and give you your on- swer this afternoon. That’ll be time enough, will it not!" _ “Heaps au’ plenty, ma’un,” he answered, as he rose to go. “She‘ll go," he added to hiniself. “I’m not fooled a mite on that lore stock. I’ll jest go to headquarters on' git things ready for her." He was right. ‘ The prospect of doing on important service on a grand occasion wu stimulus enough for Rachel’s daring spirit to make-her_undertoko anything, and when Fort-nor returned in the afternoon he found her eager to set out upon the enterprise. But as the evening came on, with its de- pressing shadows and silence, she felt the natural reaction that follows hiring an ir~ revocable step. The loneliness of her un- lighted room was peopled with ghostly mem- ories of the horrors inflicted upon spies, and of tales she had heard of the merciles cruelty of the Confederates among whom she was going. She had to hold her breath to keep from shrieking aloud at the terrors conjured up before her vision. Then the spasm passed, and braver thoughts reasserted themselves. Partner‘s inadvertent words of praise of Harry Glen were recalled, and began glow- ing like pots of incense to sweeten and purify the choking vapors in her imagina- tion. Could itbe that Harry had really retrieved himself? He had certainly gained the not easily. won admiration of this brave man, and it had all been to render himself worthy of hurl There was rapture in the thought. Then her own heroic aspirations welled up again, bringing intoxication at the prospect of ending the distasteful routine of nursing, by taking an active part in what would be a grand event of history. Fears and misgiv- ings vanished like the mists of the morning. She thought only of how to accomplish her mission. , . ' Ihe lighted a candle and wrote four letp tors—one to her mother, one to Dr. Denslow, one to Harry Glen in care of his mother and one to the hospital. steward, asking him to mail the letters in case he did not receive any contrary request from her before the .10th of January. She was too excited to sleep in the early part of the night, and busied her waking hours in packing her clothing and books and maturing her plans. ‘ _ She had much concernabout her wardrobe. Never-in all the days of her village beliShip had she been so’ anxious tube well dressed as now, when about to embark upon the great» at act of ,herlifg. -' She planned and schemed as women will in such times, and rising early the next morning she visited the stores in the city and procured the material for a'superb riding habit, A cutter from a fashionable establishment in Cincinnati was found in an orderly sergeant in one of ,the convalescent wards. and enough tailors responded to the call for such artisans to give him all the help required. By evening she wm provided with a habit that, in material and that sovereign but indescribable quality called “style,” was cups-tor to thoeoworn bytbo young ladies who centered about the stream of Nashville on clean limbed thoroughbred: As she stood surveying the exquisite “set" of the garment in such mirrors as sho could procure she said to herself quizzicolly: “I feel new that the expedition is going to be a grand cocoon. No woman could fail being a heroine in such an inspiration of a drum. There is a moral support and encour- agement about a perfectly made garment that is hardly equaled by a clear conscience and righteousness of motive.” The next morning she come forth from her room attired for the journey. A jaunty hat and feather sot gracefully above her face, to which excitement had given a striking ani- . motion, One trimly gauntleted hand carried a dainty whip; the other supported, the long skirts of her riding habit as she moved through the ward with such-a newly added grace and beauty that the patients, to whom her ap- ce had become familiar, raised in their beds to follow the lovely spectacle with their their eyes, and then turned to each other to comment upon her beauty. ' At the door the found an orderly holding a spirited young mare, handsome enough for o queen’s palfrey, and richly caparisoned. She sprang into the saddle and adjusted her seat with the easy grace of an accomplished horsewoman. ' A squad of “convalescents” standing out- side and a group of citizens watched her with on admiration too palpable for her. to be un- conscious of it I ' She smiled pleasantly upon the soldiers and gave them a farewell how so she turned the mate's head away, to which they responded with cheers. ' Rachel centered on, her spirits rising con- tinually. It was a bright, crisp morning—o Tennessee winter morning—when the air is as wine to the blood, and sets every pulse to leaping. Rachel’s nostrils expanded, and she drank deeply 6f the exhilarating droughts of moun- tain air, with its delicious woodsy fragrance. Her steed did the some, and the hearts of both swelled with the inspiration. Away she sped over the firm, smooth, Mur- freesboro pike, winding around hillsides and through valleys filled with infantry, cavalry and artillery, through interminable mass of wagons, herds of braying mules and crowds of unarmed soldiers trudging back to Nash- ville, on leave of absence, to spend the day seeing the sights of the historic Tennessee cop- ital. In the camps the soldiers were busy with evergreen and hunting, and the contents of boxes received from the north, preparing for the celebratidn of Christmas in something like the manner of the old days of home and peace. , , Like the sweet perfume of rose-utter from a bundle of letters unwittingly stirred in o. drawer, rose the fragrant memory of the last of those Christmases in Sardis before the war, when winged on the scent of evergreens and the merry laughter of the church decora- tors came to her the knowledge that she had found a lodgment in the heart of Harry Glen. Was memory juggling with. her senses, or was that really his voice she heard in com- mand, in a field to the left? She turned a swift,- startled look in that direction, and saw a sergeant marching a. large squad at quick ,timc‘to join a heavy “detail.” His back was ' but his figure and bodilv coatings were certainly those of Harry 6156. But be- fore she could mako certain the squad was merged with the “detail," to tho obliteration of all individuality, and the whole muss die appeared around the hill. She rode on to the top of the rim of hills ' which encircle that most picturesque of southern cities, and stopped for a moment for a farewell to the stronghold of her friends, whose friendly cover she was abandoning to venture, weak and wenponloss, intotho camp of her enemies. . Above her the great black guns of a heavy fort pointed their sinister muzzlos down the Murfreesboro road, with fearful suggestive- ness of the dangers to be encountered there. At the foot of the hill the Cumberland, clear as when it descended from its mountains 500 miles away, flowed between its high, straight walls of limestone, spanned by cobweb-like bridges, and bore on its un- troublcd breast a great fleet of high-chim- neyed, white sided transports, and black, sullen gunbonts. Miles away to her left she saw the trains rushing into Nashville, un- rolling as they came long black and white ribbons against the sky. “They’re coming from the north," she said, with an involuntary sigh; “they're coming from home." She touched her mate's flunk with the whip and sped on. She soon reached the outer line of guards, by whom she was halted with a demand for her pass. She produced the one furnished her, which was signed by Gen. Roscucrous. While the sergeant was inspecting it it oc- curred to her that now was the time to begin the role ofa young woman with rebellious proclivitics. “Is this the last guard line I will have to pass?" she asked. . 9&3. "Is this the last guard the f” “Yes’m,” answered the sergeant. “You’re quite suroi” “Y“vmn “Then I won’t have any further use for this—thing," indicating the pom, which she received back with fine loathing, as if it were something infectious. “No‘m.” “Quito euro!” “Yes’m, quite sure.” She rode over to the fire around which part of the guard were sitting, held the pas over it by the extremal: tips of her dainty thumb and forefinger, and then dropped it upon the coals, as if it were a rug from a smallpox hospital. Ginncing at her fingertips unin- stont, as if they had been permanently cou- taminated by the scrawl of the Yankee gen- eral, she touched her nag, and was of! like an arrow withoutso much u good day to the guards. “She-cesh—cleon to her blesed little toe- nails,” said the sergeant, gazing after her meditativoly, as ho fished around in his pouch for a handful of Kinnikinnick to replenish, his pipe, “and she‘s purtier‘n a picture, too." “Them‘s the kind that’s always the wust rebels," said the oracle of the squad, from his sat by the fire. “I'll bet she’s just loaded down with information or quinine. Mebbe both." She was now fairly in the enemy’s count”. and her heart beat faster in momentary ox- pectotion of encountering some form of the perils obounding there. But she became calm, almost joyous, as she passed through mile after mile of tranquil landscape. The war might as well have been on the other side of the Atlantic for any hint she now saw of it in the peaceful, sunlit fields and woods, and streams of cysts! spring water. The serenity everywhere intoxicated her with a half belief that the terrible Confeder- ate army at Murfreesboro was only a night- mare of fear-oppressed brains, and in her ro- liof she was readyto burst out inecho of a triumphant hymn ringing from aweaving shed at her right. Her impulse was checked by seeing op- prooch a figure harshly dissonant toArcodian surroundings. , It was a young man riding a powerful roan horse at an easy gallop, and carrying in his hand, ready for instant use, a Iii-shooting Henry rifie. He was evidently a scout, but, as was usual with that close, his uniform was so equally made up of blue and gray that it was impossible to tell to which side he be- longed. He rained up as he saw Rachel, and looked at her for a moment in a way that chilled her. They were now on a lonely bit of road, out of sight and hearing of any per- son or house. - All a woman’s fears rose up in her heart, but she shut her lips firmly and rods directly toward the scout. Another thought seemed toeuter his mind; he touched his horse up with his heel and rode by her, saying courteously: “Good morning, mix," but eyeing her in- tently as‘they pamed. She returned the saluta- tion with a firm voice, and rode onward, but at a little distance could not resist tho-temp- tation to turn and look backward. To her horror the scout had stopped, half turned his home, and was watching her as if debating whether or not to come back after her. She yielded to the impulse of the fear, struck her mare a stinging blow, and the animal fiew avvay. ' Her fright subsided as she heard no hoof beats following her, and when be raised her eyes, she saw that she was approaching the ' village of Lavergne, half way to Murfrees— boro, and that a party of Confederate cavalry was moving toward her. She felt loss tremor at this first sight of the armed enemy than she had expected, after her panic over the scout, and rode toward the horsemen with perfect outward. and no little inward composure. To be Continued. THE NEW YORK REPUBLICANS HOLD A SENATE CAUCUS. Two Ballots Cast. with Miller In the Load and Morton a Close Second—nie- eock’s Eleven Votes Needed to Make a Majority. Annm, Jan. 18.-Immediately on the ad- journment of the assembly, the Democratic members hastily left the chamber and the Republican senators secured available seats therein. There was an anxious look on every countenance. Skirmishos over the real battle were to be fought for which the most sogaclous generalship had provided. Til Napoleons of the occasion,Morton and Miller, hoped to win the day. To whom would His cock prove the Blucher? That was the ques- tion. Senator Edmund L. Pitts was selected as presiding officer of the caucus, and in a graceful speech thanked the members for their mark of confidence, pointed out the im- portant duty of the hour, and speaking in general terms of the distinguished candidates for the senatorship, .sedulously avoided be- traying any personal preference. Walter G. Smith, of Tompkins county, was chosen secretary of the caucus. Tellers were elected as follows: McCarthy, Henry and M'cAvoy. Mr. Ainsworth moved that the caucus proceed to election of a nominee for senator and that each man arise and indicate his preference as called on the roll. the candidate receiving a majority of A preliminary roll call.showe‘d three absen- tces, Messrs. Eldridge, Moses, and Rea. Mr. Erwin moved as an amendment that the person receiving a majority of the votes -of all the Republican members selected to the legislature be the candidate for senator; Messrs. Sloan, Baker, Kellogg, Curtis, Evans. Knapp, Rallies, and others opposed the amendment, while Messrs. Erwin, Kruse, Fassett, and others defended the same. Its champions argued that the peOple deserved the selection of a senator who was the choice of the representatives elected. while its op- ponent designated the absentees as laggards, and the amendment as preposterous and un- known to legislative precedent. In his speech Senator Raines alluded in a minor way to the Conkling contest. At the mention of the name of the Oneida chief the assembly rang with applause, which was protracted for several minutes. It was generally remarked that the Morton and His- cock men favored the amendment, while the Miller men fought it. The roll call showed the amendment corriedbyavoteoftatc 39, and wasanun- of tho absentees, Sea and Eldridge being Morton advocates, and the third, Moses, s Millerito. Nominations being declared in order, Sena- tor Fassett arose and presented the name of Invi P. Morton. The name was greeted with o full measure of applause. the caucus votes to be declared the nominee. ‘ doubted victory for the Morton banner, two . Senator Smith followed, when the "ap- plause accorded Mr. Fassett’s efforts had sub- sided, and put in nomination Hon. Warner Miller. ' ' Senator Hendricks followed Mr. Smith in behalf of Hon. Frank Hiscoclcl’ Assemblyman Saxtou, of W'ayne, seconded the nomination of Morton, dwelling upon the fact that he was not a fact-tonal candidate and had never been identified,“ any fac- tion. - ' .' ‘ Gen. Curtis seconded the“ nomination of .Warner Miller in an cal-nest “speech, and while bowing to the graceful tributes paid the other candidates, he recognized‘Mr. Mil- ler as combinining,'morp tinny other, the necessary qualifications for 'tlio' prisition in question. Assemblyman Hamilton, of New York, seconded the nomination of Frank Hiscoek. He had the highest regard for the gentlemen. mentioned, but believed, as did thousands of the people, that Frank Hiscock should repre- sent New York in the United States senate The chairman ordered the roll for the first- bail'ot, which resulted: Miller, 41; Morton, 35; Hiscock, 12. The vote in detail was: Morton—Senators Barager, Coggeshall, Connolly, Fassett, Low, McMillan, Marvin, Raines, Vedder——9; Assemblyman Bacon, Buckley, Cole, Davis, EJson, Erwin, Evans, Gallagher, Henry, Hogeboom, Ingersoll, Latimer, Locker, Maxwell, Pierce, Robinson, Saxton, Charles Smith, M. A. Smith, N. G. Smith, Sweet, D. L. Thompson, Vandemark, Walters, White and Youngman—26. Total, 35. Miller—Senators Comstock, Griswold, Hogsradt, Kellogg, Knapps, Pitts, Dear, Smith, lValker, W'orth—IO; Assemblyman Ainsworth, Aeneid. Babcock, Baker, Bates, Baucus, Berry, Brundsgo, Burns, Cornweli, Curtis, Emery, Fort, Frost, Goerss, Griffin, Hadley, Hale, Horton, Busted, Mable, Man- ville, Muse, Manor, McEvoy, Platt, Porter, Prime Reita, Sewer, Simes, R. H. Smith, Taylor, A. S. Thompson—34. Total, 44. Hiscock—Senator Hendricks—1 ; Assembly- men- Crosby, vaies, Hamilton, Home, John- son, Kimball, Kruso, McCarthy, Parsons, Stacy, Tisdulen-Il. Tom], 12. . While the vote was being taken every one was busily engaged in “tallying,” and at the conclusion the Miller faction cheered heartily When Speaker? Busted, in a nervous, jerky voice, voted Miller the applause was deafen- ing, and continued several minutes. The same was the case with Burns and others re- gardedas doubtful. Immediately’afte‘r the announcement the chairman ordered asecond ballot. It revgiled only one change, that-of Kimball from iscock toMortcn, thus leaving ' the vote: Miller, 44; Morton, 36; Hiscock, 11. Mr. Erwin at this point moved to adjourn until 8 o’clock i’l‘uesday evening, upon which. Mr. Husted demanded the you and nays. The Hiscock and Morton men combined and succeeded in getting an adjournment: Yeas, 48;nays, 43. But one Miller man voted to adjourn—Horton, who had formerly been considered doubtful; in fact, at one time being crtditodto Morton. The Democratic caucus nominated Smith M. Wéed, of Plattsburg, so their candidate for the senate. . _ . ' NEW JERSEY’S DEADLOOK. The Senate Still Unorganized—Contestod Seats Committee. Tasman, Jan. 18.—The senate met at 8 o’clock last night. Secretary Reading of the last senate in the chair. Senator Edwards, * of Hudson, demanded to be sworn, but the secretary refused to recognize him, as the senate was not organized. On motion of Senator Griggs .the senate was adjourned until Thursday at 8 o'clock. Serious pro. tests are heard on every side because the senate will notorganize. . It makes a decided complication in matters generally. The bill of expenses for inauguration will have to hold over, as it can only be passed by the house, and the constitution reads that the governor shall be inaugurated in the presence of the: senate and general as- ombly. The assembly chamber was crowded at an early hour last night. The galleries were packed with an unusual throng, a fair sprinkling of ladies being present. The “speaker called the house to order at 8:30 and the Rev. Mr. Neilson ofiercd prayer. Tho speaker then announced H committees. / McDermitt. from Esex, sprang to his feet and said: "I withdraw my name from all committees until a new speaker shall be elected and a man who is not in the service of the Republican party.” The committee on the inauguration made its report. including a full programme for the ceremonies. A number of bills and reso- lutions were introduced. At 9:15 the house adjourned until 10 o’clock to-day on a vote of 46 to 9. Contrary to general expectation the com- mittee on contested elections did not make a report. The members of the committee ro- fuse to state why they did not report. Matthews, the Democratic member, says that he did not know the reason and that he had his minority report prepared. The ro- port will probably be made on Wednesday, as the session today can be only of an hour’s duration, owing to the inauguration. A Democratic caucus was held last night, the business of which was to pass a resolution for the seating of Walters, but nothing has been announced concerning 'it and no open action was taken. Although the committee on contests made no report, it is understood that the following shows the nature of their report as prepared: This committee is composed of three Repub- licans, one Democrat, and one labor man. They will order a new election in the Second assembly district of Mercer county. The speaker, a Democrat, will support this de~ cision; this will leave the WaltersJones seat vacant until the new election. The com- mittee is not yet prepared to report on the Turley—Haines seat. Turley, a Democrat, was sworn in the other day, but may be un- searod. The vote on the Walterstones seat was 4 to 1, Mathews. the Democrat, voting against a new election. Speaker Baird in an interview expressed his dissatisfaction in regard to Governor Abbett, but signified his intention of voting for a Democrat in any case. He also said that he was not alone in his Opinion, and intimated a serious break in the Abbott ranks. Senator McPherson has arrived, and Wal- ter Phelps is expected here to help Sewell. Assemblyman McDermott, chairman of the Democratic state committee, says that Kinney, the Democrat bolter, has not re- turned to his party, but will vote with Re- publicans in the Mercer county affair. Governor-elect Green went before Chief Justice Beasley at midnight and there took the oath of ofiiceas governor of the state. Ex-Governor Abbott arrived at the state house a few minutes after 12, and Allan McDermott, John H. Blackwell, Senator Wérts, James Smith and a few other promi- nent Democrats dropped in soon afterward. It was 12:53 before Governor Green arrived. in his carriage from the chief justice’s. He entered the executive chamber, and was met by ex-Governor Abbott. “You are heartily welcome, Governor Green. I turn over to you the office and all there is in it, and wish you all the joy there is in it,” said the retiring executive, as he clasped both his successor’s hands. This unusual‘mode of entering upon the duties of the ofllce was taken on account of the general unsettled state of affairs and the fact that, there being no president of the senate, Baird, who was made speaker by the Republicans, would have been governor until noon had Mr. Green not been sworn in until then. Governor Green will appoint his son Robert, J r., as his private secretary. PENNSYLVANIA’S GOVERNOR. Everything Ready for tho Inauguration fro-Day. Hanmssuao, Pa, Jan. 18,—Governor- elect Beaver, and Lieutenant-Governor-eleet Davies, arrived here yesterday afternoon. A number of clubs also arrived. The mili- tary is coming in, and the city is filling up with visitors. Governor Beaver, wm be in- augurated in the hall of the house of repre- sentatives at noon today. He is the guest of Governor Pattison, at the executive mam sion. There will be eleven regiments and several batteries, and unattached companies, containing about 6,000 men, in the military division of the parade. Besides these, there will be a dozen or more pohtical clubs in line, some of them of large membership. The third division will con- sist of the fire department of the city and visiting companies. Contrary to custom, the inauguration ceremonies will precede the parade. After the parade the two houses will vote separame for United States sena- tor. On Wednesday at noon they will meet in joint convention, when the result of the election will be declined. As the Republi- cans have eighty-three majority on joint bal- lot, COI. Quay’s election is s. foregone conclu- sion. In the house a resolution was adopted for the creation of a committee of two senators and five membersof the house to investigate the charges against the management of the soldiers' orphaus' schools. A bill was intro- duced requiring semi-monthly payment of wages to workers in lawful money. Cattle Burned. Hm]: Pans, Mass, Jan. la—Tho form ham of Alba Kellogg, at Three Milo Village, with its contents of hay, grain and f rm im- plements, besides eight head of cat woos burned last night. Loss, 01,000. M 3300. , . punts WHITE rule 'rnaos- ' EVERY MARK , WRAPPER. is o pearly white, semi-transparent fluid. having a re- markoblo afilnity -r the ma‘ . The CIYCERIN ’ Endlcotcs all 8 Patches, Black coloration- of every kind. either within oru ts, Freckles Ton, Moth onus, Impurities and the skin. 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We intend to prove to our customers that we deserve their patronage by fair and generous dealing. ly40 LOCKWOOD k ANDREWS. R e m e m b e r ! The Best Meats in Norwalk —-ARE SOLD AT— WIXSON’S MARKET, ON THE BRIDGE, —AND FOR THE—- , Lowest Prices for Cash. PLATES 0F: BEEF, 5 cents per lb; CORNED BEEF, from 5 to 16 cents per it. I will not be undersold for the Best Qua.ities of Meat. Poultry Drawn to Order. lyl James E. W'iwso-n, 27 Wall Street. . be found on nus mew .. .. II , Rowan. o Co‘s per Advertising Burma uo Spruce Stree ),whereadver- ............... new Will be made for it in - i almost any trade or business OAT-HOLES SPEAK OUT. THEY SPEAK THEIR Mme. ABOUT pmesrs IN POLITICS. A Menster Muss Meeting in New York of the Friends of the Deposed Dr. Mc- Glynn—Resolutions of No Uncertain Sig- ‘ nuisance—Standing by Their Friend. New Yonx, Jan. 18.-—A mass meeting of Catholics and others was held in Cooper union' last evening, to protest against the re- moval of Dr. McGlynn from the pastorate of St. Stephen’s church. The large ball was filled to overflowing, many ladies being pres- ent. . Dr.‘ Jeremiah Coughlin presided, and in opening the meeting said they had met to sympathize and offer aid and assistance to the priest of the poor, Rev. Dr. McGlynn. Hisremoval, the speaker had no hesitation in saying, hadbeen effected by the clique of political 'heelers who run the “Fourteenth street institutioii,” Tammany hall. David Healey of The Irish lVorld, was the first speaker of the evening. He said that the emergency which had called the audence together was not the fault of the Catholics of this city, and the responsibility would have to rest upon the shoulders of those who had brought the trouble about. No matter from what part of the world people come, when they enter a Catholic, church in this city there should be no foreign tribunal to call them to account. It was not unreasonable, the speaker cons tinned, to suppose that in such a great or- ganizationas the Catholic church the ma- chinery should sometimes get a little out of order. He would not question the arch- bishop’s knowledge of religion, but he would say that he was only an amateur on the land question. It was not words that would weigh in this matter, it was firm and decided action that was needed. It was a well known fact that the many Catholic voters who deposited their ballots at the last election in favor of the labor cause did so under the frown of an arch- bishop. . - James B. Archibald, the next speaker, said it was the workingmen who had placed Dr. McGlynn inthe positionin which he now stood, and who had met to vindicate him. The feeling toward their clergyman was shown by the devoted parishioners in the basement meeting at St. Stephen’s church last night. He trusted that the prayers of the people would be heard and that Dr. Mc- Glynn would be reinstated. He blamed Mgr. Preston for Father McGlynn’s removal. After speeches by John McMackin, A. J. Steers, and others, resolutions were adopted and a committee of twelve was appointed to carry out their purposes. The resolutions declare that “the question has been publicly raised whether members of the Catholic church may, consistently with their religion, hold that private ownership in land is unjust, and that the land of a country is rightfully the prOperty of all the people of that country.” After reciting the factsin the matter of Dr. McGlynn’s action and snap pension, the resolultions quote the language of Archbishop Croke, of Ireland, that “the land of Ireland belongs to the whole Irish na- tion for the Irish people,” and Bishop N ulty’s declaration that “no individual, or class of in- dividuals, can hold a right of private property in the land of a country.” The right of Archbishop Corrigan to demand ac. ceptance of his views as distinguished from those of the equally eminent fathers of the church just quoted is then denied. especially as the church has laid down no doctrine on this point. As Catholics, the resolutions con» tinue, we protest against an attempt to ex- tend ecclesiastical authority to the sphere of politics. We declare that the priest does not cease to be a citizen. We protest against the suspension of Dr. McGlynn as an unwarranted exercise -of ecclesiastical authority, and against his sum- mons to Rome to account for his political ac- tion and opinion as an attempt to establish the danger-bus precedent that an American citizen can be questioned inc. foreign country for his course in American politics. The reso- lutions conclude by expressing sympathy with Dr. McGlynn, the loving friend of the poor and oppressed, promising to support himby all moral and material means, and appointing a committee to decide in what practical form can best be sho‘lm respect and gratitude for him, and how best it can be manifest to the world that American Catho- lim claim political liberty for their priests. A PARISH IN REVOLT. The Congregation of St. Stephen's Say Their Say. NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—-The neighborhood of St. Stephen’s church was dansely crowded long before the time appointed for the meet- ing of the admirers of Dr. McGlynn in the basement of the church. Soon after the doors were opened the room was’filled to as great an extent as was compatible with human existence, and still a great crowd re- mained outside. Chairman Carey read a preamble and three resolutions which had been previously prepared by a committee ap- pointed- The preamble dwelt at length on the merits of the displaced pastor and the feelings of love and gratitude entertained towards him byhis flock. The resolutions read as follows: ‘ Resolved, That we, the parisishioners of St. Stephen’s, abstain from any further sup- port, pecuniary or otherwise, of the church of St. Stephen’s while the Rev. Arthur J. Donnelly remains in charge; and Re:olved, That we pledge ourselves 'to re- fuse to contribute to the maintenance of the church while we are deprived of the minis- trations of the Rev. Edward McGlynn; and Resolved, That acommittee beappointod to wait upon His Grace Archbish'dp Corrigan, to inform him of the action taken by the parishioners of St. Stephen’s, and to respect- fully request of him the reasons for which Dr. McGlynn has been deprived of the charge he has held so long, with such honor to him- self and benefit to the church. The resolutions were received with tu— multuous applause, which even the sacred nature of the edifice in which the meeting was held did not repress. Miss Sara Mc~ Catfrey supported the resolutions in earnest words, and Commissioner of Education Felt- ner, who has been a member of the parish for twenty years and Sunday school teacher for ten, made a forcible appeal for the rein- statement of Dr. McGlynn. A committee composed of twenty gentlemen and ten ladies was appointed to wait upon the arch- bishop. -Aspecia1 force of ten policemen was in attendance. Much bitterness was shown on that account, some of the parishioners al- leging that the police were there by order of Rev. Father Donnelly, the new pastor. Arrest of Rochester Bankers. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Jan. 18. —A sensation was caused here by the arrest of John Spen- gler and Charles B. Goss on the charge of grand larceny. They have acted as secretary and treasurer of the Columbia Banking es- sociation for several years, and it is said their arrest will lead to startling disclosures of fraud and dishonesty in the concern. The prisoners are charged on one count with stealing $600 in certificates, while other sill- davits made by members of the association claim that they have taken fully $5,000 in dividends belonging to other shareholders. The thievery, it is alleged, has been carried on for years by means of false entries. It is feared their work will bankrupt the associa- tion. Mrs. Logan Provided For. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18,-The Mrs. Logan fund which Capt. Lemon started had on Saturday run up to about $60,000. Besides this there were $13,000 contributed by citizens of Chicago, deposited in Rigg’s bank in this city. Mrs. Logan has paid at all the incum- brances on the Calumet place property. Her son, John A. Logan, and her daughter, Mrs. Tucker, have united in a deed conveying all their right and interest as heirs in the house to their mother, so the property. is-now Mrs. Logan’s. As Gen. Logan died intestate this action on the part of the heirs was of course entirely voluntary. Winter, Sports. . Sr. PAUL, J an. 18.—The second winter carnival is formally opened by opening the ice palace to visitors. Little will be done till Wednesday, when “King Borealis” will arrive, and from that time till ‘Jan. 31 there will be no cessation of festivities. The city is gaily decorated, while the principal busi- ness streets are lined with long rolls of arches and cross arches of jets under colored globes, which, when lighted at night, make the scene one of surpassing brilliancy. The Lorillard’s Strike. NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—There is no change in the situation of the strike at Lorillard’s tobacco factory at Jersey City. None of the strikers have yet returned to work nor sig- nified any intention of doing so. Out of the 3,200 employee about 200 are at work. The company claim to have a large stock of plug tobacco on hand, but their supply of fine cut is running low. Senator Gray Ronomlnated. Devan, Del, Jan. 18.—At the legislative caucus last evening George Gray was re: nominated for United States senator by ac- - damnation. For state treasurer fifteen bol- lets weretakon without. choice, Whm at!!! We:
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