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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1886)
SOME DAY. Some day my check nball lose Its bloom, The rfoucra'for mo Ib'ir rich perfume, And 'uild.the shades and gathering gloom My fect shall etray; Down, ilovrn the dim descent of years, Through wcnilng cares and burning tears, With heart half fnltitlng from Its fears, I'll wend my way. Porno day my cyts shall dimmer grow, Iy hair turn ulilto as winter snow, My voice grow tlrnld, faint, and low, My mind decay; But still my lonely path I'll tread,, And mourn perhaps, my cherished dcatl, The hopes and Joys forever fled So far away. iButohl fomo day when life slopes down To tho night shadows dim and brown, I hopo to seo a starry crown Waiting for me. Then robed in calm content I'll He, Willi folded hands and tcrfilcss eye, And yield my breath without a sigh, Glad to be free. Jiiry 1 Schuyler. Doctor Antekirtt. A SEQUEL TO MATHIAS SANDORF. JEZy Jules Verne, Atrrnon op "jouitNEr to tor centra OV THIS KAnTII, " TltlP TO THE MOON," "AItOU.NI TUG WOULD IN TAOUTX daw," " mioiiakzi BTitoaorr," " TWKNTY THOUSAND liKAOUES UNDCll TI1E HEA," ETC., Em mutilation copyrighted by O. If. Uanna, OnAFTEIl VHL THE M0CTI1B 01' TUE OATTAIIO. And bo fatality, which plays so pre dominant a rolo iu tlio ovonts of this world, had brought, togothor in Ragusa tho families of Bathory and Toronthnl ; and brought thorn not only to tho saino town but to tho samo quarter of tho town tho Stradono. And Sava Toron thal and Pierro Bathory liad scon each other, met ouch other, loved each other I Picrro tho son of a man who had boon betrayed to death, nnd Sava tho daugh ter of tho man who betrayed him 1 As soon as tho engineer had lefc tho schooner tho doctor might havo been hoard to say to himself : "And Pierre goes away full of hope, hope he never had beforo, hopo that I have just given him I" Was tho doctor tho man to undorlalco s morciless struggle against his fatality ? Did ho feel hinisolf strong enough to dispose tho nll'uirs of hiinmnkiiid at his ivill? That force, tho moral onergy, which must bo his if ho was to succeed in lighting destiny, would it not fail him ? " No ! twill llghlngainst it ?" ho said. ''Sitoh love is hateful, criminal 1 That ' Pierre Dathory should bocomo tho hus band of Torontlml's daughter and ono day learn tho truth would bo to deprive him of all hopo of revenge. IIo could only kill himself in despair. And I will toll him all if need bo. 1 will toll him what this fami y has done to his. At all costs 1 will break this thing oil'." And in truth such a union did scorn monstrous It will be remonibered that in his conversation with madamo Bath ory, tho doctor had told her that tho threo chiefs of tho Trieste conspiracy lmd been tho victims of nu abominable scheme, which had come to light in tho course ot tho trial, nnd that this had como to his knowledge through tho indiscretion of ono of tho Pisiuo war dcrs. And it will also bo remembored that Madamo liathory for coitain reasons had thought it best to say nothing of this treachery to her son. Besides sho did not know who wero the traitors. Sho did not know that ono of them Mas wealthy :ud respected and lived at Rag usa, n fow yards away fiom her in tho Stradono. Tho doctor had not named thorn? Why? Doubtless because tho hour lmd not yet come for him to unmask them I lint ho know them, lie know that Silas Torontlial was ono of tho traitors and that Saroany was tho other. Aud if ho had not taken moro into his eonlldeneo aud it was becauso lie reckoned on riorro's assistance, nnd ha wished to associate tho son iu tho retribution with which ho waa about ia visit tho murderers of his father. And that was why ho could not Bay more to tho son of Stephen liathory, without broakiug his heart. "It matters little," lie ropcatod. "I shall b-eak oil' this match." Having made up his mind, what did ho do? Reveal to Madamo liathory and her son tho history of tho banker of Tn'ofto? But did ho hold material proofs of tho treaohory? No, for Wathias Saudorf, St phoii Dathory nnd Ladislas Zathnmr, who alone had thoso proofs, wero dead. Did ho spread through tho town tho report of this nlxmiinablo act without lirst telling Madamo liathory? That would prob ably havo boon enough to open nn abyBs between Pierre and tho young lady an abyss that oould not bo bridged. But if tho secret wero divulged, would uot Silas Torontlial try to leave Ragusa ? But tho doctor did not want tho banker to disappear. Ho wanted tho traitor to remain ready for tho execu tioner when tho day of execution arrivod, and wero ho to disappear events might turn out differently to what ho had imagined. After having weighed tho pros nnu cons tho doctor resolved to prooeed mora vigorously against Torontlial. In tho first plaoo it was neoosssry to got Piono nway from tho towu whom tho honor of his namo was in dangor. Yoal Ho would spirit him nway so that no ouo could trnco him I When ho had him in his powor ho would tell him all ho know idwut Torontlial and Sarcany his nooom .plioe, and ho would nssooiato him in his work. But ho had not a day to lose. It was with thU object that n iolegrnra from tho dootftr brought from tho mouth of the Cat unit, south of Ragusa on tho Adriatic, ono of tho swiftest vo. sols of his ilect. This was ono of thoso hugo launches which served as tho fore runners of , our modern torpedo boats. This long steel tube was about forty-four yards in length and seventy tons meas urement, had neither mast nor funnel, id carried simply nn exterior deck and uigo with lenticular scuttles for tho steersman, who could bo hermetically snut up iu it when tho st.ito of the sea rendered such precautions nece&sary. bho could slip through tho water with out losing time or distance in following tho undulations of tho surge ; aud having a speed excelling that of all tho torpedo boats of tho Old or Now World, could easily travel her thirty miles an hour. Owing to his oxecssive spcod tho doctor had been nblo to accomplish many extraordinary voyages, nnd henco tho gift of ubiquity with which ho had been credited, for nt voryshort intervals of time ho had been nblo to run from tho farthest corners of tho Archipelago to tho outmost borders of tho Lybian Sea. Thero was, however, ono striking dif ference betweai steam launches and tho Doctor's boats, and that was that instead of superheated steam it was electricity ihat lurnisucil tlio motive power by mcnnsofpowerfulaccumulators invented bj' himself long beforo tho later inven tors that havo bocomo so famous. In theso accumulators he could storo tho electricity to a practically unlimited extent. Tlicso despatch boats wero known as electees, with meroly a number denoting tho order in which they had been built. It was Electric No. 2 that had been telegraphed for to tho mouths of tho Cattaro. Having given theso orders, tho Doctor waitod for tho moment of action, and warned Point Pescndoand Capo Matifou that ho would soon require their services, nil it is Jiaruiy necessary to say that they wero very glad nt having at last an opportunity of showing their devotion. Ono cloud, ono only, throw its shadow over tho gladness with which they wel comed the Doctor'H'warnitig. Point Peseado was to wait in Rntrusa to keop watch on tho houses in tho Stra dono and Hue Mnrtinella, whilo Capo Matifou wns to go with tho Doctor to Jattaro. This was a separation tho first after so many years of misery that they had lived through together and henco a touching anxiety on tho part of 0'ipo Matifou in thinking that ho would no longer be near his little Peseado I 1 Patience, old Capo, patience I It will not last I Tho play's beginning, and unless I am mistaken it is a splendid piece thoy arc getting ready for us, and wo havo a famous manager who has ven us both grod tolling parls I Believo mo, you will havo no reason to complain of yours." Think so ?" I am sum of it. Ah! no lover's part for you. It is not in your nature, nlthongh you am so sentimental. No traitor's part either 1 You am too hie for that. No, you are to bo tho cood genius coming in nt tho end to punish vice anil recompense virtue." "Like tliny do in tho travolingbooths?" answered Capo Matifou. 'Like they do in tho traveling booths! Yes. I can seo you in your part, old Capo ! At tho moment tho traitor expects it least you appear with your hugo hands open, and you havo only to clasp him in them to bring about tha end. If tho part is not long, it is sym pathetic; and what bravos, what coin you will got during tho run I" "Yes, perhaps so,'.' answered Her cules; "but all tho samo wo must separate.'' " For a fow days 1 Only promiso mo you will not destroy yourself during my absence ! Get your six meals regularly aud grow I Aud now clasp mo in your arms ; or r.ither protend to do so as if you were on the stage, ol&o you will risk stilling me. Wo must get used to a little play-acting in this world 1 Now embrace mo again, and never forgot your little Point Peseado who will never for get his big Capo Matifou!" Suoh wos tho all'ecting farewell of theso two friends when their reparation came; and Capo Matifou was truly sad at heart when ho returned on board tho Savarono. Tho same day his companion took up his quarters in Ruguua with orders not to lose sight of Pierro liath ory to watch Toronthal's houso, and to keep tho Doctor iufonnod of all that Trent on. During this time Point Peseado should have mot in tho Stradono with tho mys toiious stranger who was evidently on a similar mission, and doubtless ho would havo done so had not tho Moor after sending off tho telegram loft Itagusa for Bomo place farther south, whore Saroany would join her. Peseado was not thus interfered with iu his operations and could carry out his instruotious with hio habitual intelligence. Pierre Bathory never imnginod that ho had been so closely watched, nor did ho know for tho eyes of the Moor thera had now boon substituted thoso of Point Peseado. After his conversation with tho Doctor, after ho avowal ho had made, hohad felt mom confident. Why should ho now hide from his mother what had taken plaoo on board tho Sava rena ? Would she not read it in his look ami even in his soul ? Would sho not seo tbat n change had taken ploeo in him and that grief and despair had given place to hopo and happiness ? Pierro then told his mothorovorylhing. Ho told her who tho girl was that ha loved, and how it was for her that ha had refused to huwo Ragusa. nis situ ation was of little consequence ! Had uot Doctor Antekirtt told him to hope? "That is why you Buffered bo much, my child," nnsworod Madamo liathory. "May heaven help you and bring all the happiness wo hav missed up to now I" Madamo B.xthory lived In groat rotiro inrnt in her houso in the Ruo Martinolla. Shn did uot go out of itexospt to church with her old servant, for sho attended to hor religions duties with all tlio practical and nustoro piety of hor race, Sho had never heard tell of tho Toronthals. Never had she looked nt tho largo man sion she pnssod on her way to tha Churoh of tlut Redeemer, whioh ia situ ntod just' whora .the Stradono begin. Sho thoioforodid uot know tho iLuujhtef of tho old bunker of Trieste. Aud so ricrro had to describe her nnd tell what sho had said to him when they llr.it met, nnd how ho did uot doubt that his lovo was returned. Aud nil thoso details ho gavo with an ardor that his mother waa not surprised to llnd in tho tender passiouato soul of her son. But when Pierro told her of tho posi tion of the Torouthals, when sho found that tho young lady would bo ono of tho richest heiresses of Itagusa, sho could not conceal her uneasiness. Would tho banker consont to his only child becom ing a poor man's wife ? But Pierro did not think it necessary to insist on tho coolness and oven con tempt with which Torontlial had always received him. Ho was content to repeat what tho Doctor had tau to him how ho had told him that ho could, that ho ought even, havo eonlldeneo in his father's friend who felt for him a quasi paternal affection. A fact which Madamo liathory did not doubt, knowing what ho had wished to do for her and hers. An I in tho end, liko her son and like Borik, who thought it his duty to givo hisadvico, sho did not nbandon all hope; and Micro was a trilling gleam of happi ness in tho huniblo homo in tho Hue Mnrtinella. Ou tho following Sunday Piorro had again tho happiness of seeing Sava Torontlial at church. Tho girl's face, always rather sad in its expression, lighted up wheu sho caught sight of Pierre, as if it had been tranfigured. Thoy spoko to each other with their looks, and they understood each other Aud when Sava returned homo sho boro with her a portion of that happiness she had so clearly read in tho young man'fl countenance But Piorro had not again seen tha Doctor. IIo waited for an invitation to rovi&it the schooner. Some days elapsed, but no letter camo. "Doubtless," ho thought, "tho Doc tor is making inquiries. IIo has come or sent to llngusa to ascertain something about tho Toronthals. Perhaps ho has been getting nn introduction to Sava. Yes, It is uot impossible that ho has already seen her lather and spoken to him on tho subject. A lino from mm, only a word, how happy it would mako mo particularly if that word wero Come.'" Tlio word did not arrive, and Madame Bathory had some troublo in calming her son's impatience. Ho began to despair, and now it was her turn to givo mm hope, although she was not without anxioty. Tho houso m the Ruo Mar u- ella was open to tho Doctor, ns ho knew, and oven without this now inferos, ho had taken in Pierro was not tho interest ho took in tho family for whom ho had already shown such sympathy enough to nttraot him thero? And so Pierro after counting tho days and tho hours had no longer stronath to resist. Ho must nt all costs again seo Doctor Antekirtt. Au invincible force urged him to Gravosa. Onco on board tho schooner his impatience would bo understood, hisiietiou would bo excused, even if it wore premature. Ou tho 7th of .Tune, at fight o'clock in tho morning. Pierro Bathory left his mother without saying anything to her of his plans, Ho left Itagusa and bur et! to Gravosa at such a rate that Point Peseado could hardly keep up with him. As ho reached tho quay iu front of tlio moorings occupied by tho Savarcnn at his last visit he stopped. The schooner was not in tho harbor. Piorro looked about to sco if sho had Hinged her place. He could not seo her. He asked a sailor who was wnlkincr on tho quay what had become of Doctor Antekirtt's yacht. Tho Savarona had sailed tho night before, ho replied, and ho no more know where she had gouo than where sho had como from. Tho schooner gono ! Tho Doctor hnd disappeared as mysteriously as ho had arrived. Pierro wont back to Ragusa in greater despair than ever. Had an accident revealed to tho young man that tho schooner had loft for Cattaro ho would not havo hesitated to follow her. But, his journey would have be- n useless. Tho Savarona reaehod the mouths, but did not outer tin m. Tho Doctor accompanied by Matifou weut on shore in ono of her boats and tho yacht departed for some unknown des inatiou. Thero is uo more curious spot in Europe nnd perhaps in tho O.d "World than this orographic nnd hydrographio curiosity known as tho mouths of tho Cattaro. Cattaro is not a river as any ouo might bo tempted to think; it is a town, tho seat of u bishop and tho cap ital of a Circle. Tlio mouths are six bays sido by side, coniniunieatiug with each othor by narrow channels which can bo sailed through in mx hours. Of tlrs string of lakes, whioh stroteh along in front of tho mountains of tho coast, tho last, situated nt thofootofthoMount Norri, marks tho limit of tho Austr an Empire. Beyond that is tho Ottoman Empire. It was nt tho entrance of tho mouths that the Doctor landed after a rapid pas sago. There ono of tho swift electrio lioata was in waiting to take him to the last of tho bays. After doublinr tho point of tho Ostro, passing before Castol Nuovo, between tho two panoramas of towns nnd chapels, beforo Stolivo, beforo Porasto, a celebrated ilaoo of pilgrimage, before Risano, whora tho Dalmatian costumes begin to mingle with Turkish uhd Albanian, ho arrived from lake to lake at tho last bight at the bot torn of whioh is built Cattaro, Electric No. 2 was moored afowcablo lengths from tho towu on tho sleepy, gloomy waters whioh uot a breath of air troubled on this lluo night in June. But it was uot ou board of her that the Doctor intended to tnko up his quarters. For the purposo of his ulterior projects ho did not wish it to bo known that this swift vessel bolonged to him ; nnd ho lauded at Cattaro with Capo Matifou accompanying him went off to one of tho hotels in tho town. The boat that brought them was oon lost in tho darkness to "the right of tho harbor up a small creek vhoio it could rcma.n iuvLnblo. There at Cattaro the Doctor could be as unknown as if ho had taken refuge in tho most o ecuro of tho world's corners. Tho Bocchais, tho inhabitants of this rich district of Dalmatia, iho oroof Sclavish origin, would hardly notice tho presenco of n stranger among them. From tho bay it looks ns thongl Cattaro wero built in hollows on tho sido of Mount Norri. Tho first houseo border on tho quay, an esplanado won from tho sea at the apex of tlio acute anglo of a small lako which runs deep into tho mountain moss. It is at tho extremity of this funnel, with its splendid trees and background of vor- dure, that tho Lloyd mailboats and largo coasters of tho Adriatic run in to unload. Tho Doctor was in search of a lodgincr. CapoMathou had followed him without even asking mm whero they had landed. It might bo in Dalmatia, orit might bo in Ulimn, nut it mattored httlo to him. Liko a faithful dog hefollowed his mas ter. IIo was only a tool, perhaps, r machine, a machino to turn, to bore, to pierce, which tho .Doctor kept till ho thought tho timo had como to uso it. Having left tlio quincunxes of tho quay they entered tho fortifications of Cattaro ; then thoy passed nlonga series of unrrow hilly roads in which iscrowded a population offrom four to five thousand. As ho did so thoy wero closing tho Marino Gate a gato which remains open only till eight o'clock at night except on tho arrival of tho mail boats. TO 1112 CONTINUED. 1 Washington's Uuies of Conduct, Ono of Gcorcro Washington's carlv copybooks contains a list of n hundred ami ten "Rules of Civility and Decent Dcimvior iu company ami uonversa- tion." Hero aro a few of them: "livery action in company ouirlit tc be with somo sign of respect to thoso present. "When you meet with ono of creator quality than yourself, stop and retire, especially it it bo at a door or any strail place, to pivo way for him to pass. "I hey that are in diirnitv or in office have m all places precedency; but whilst they aro youiir, they ought to respect tnose mat aro llieir equals in birth oi oiner qualities, tnomrli tliey Havo no public charge. sirivo not witn your superiors m argument, but always submit your judg ment to others with inoileslv. "IIo not hasty to believe Hying reports iu uiu disparagement oi any. -jLiiKO an aiiiiioniiions tnaniftuiiy, m what "time or place soever given"; but iUtorwaril, not being culpable, take n time or place convenient to let him know it I hat gave them. "Think before you speak; proounco not imperfectly, nor bring out your words too hastily, but orderly and dis tinctly. "Speak not evil of tho absent, for it is unjust. "Mako no show of taking great de light in 3'our victuals; feed not with greediness; cut your bread with a knife; lennjiot on tho table; neither find fault with what you eat. "IJo not angry at table, whatever hap pens, and if you have reason to be so, show it not; put on a cheerful count enance, especially if thero bo strangers, for good humor makes ono dish of meat a feast. "Let your recreations bo manful, not sinful. "Labor to keep alivo in your breast that litllo spark of celestial lire called conscience." These are not unwise rules; thoy touch on things great and small. . The dilli culty with most boys would bo to follow a hundred and ten of them. They serve, however, to show what was tho" stand ard of good manners and morals among those who had tho training of George Washington. St. Nicholas. How to Buy Books. A well known author commends tho following rules to bo observed by vouth ful readers who arc beginning tfio col lecting of books: 1. Set apart a fixed sum, weekly or monthly, as tlio case may bo, in propor tion to your income, and spend that and no more for books. 2. Always devote n portion of your monoy to aeuuirmg works or releri iicc. it. Never buy u worthless work or edition. 1. Take cam not to buy too many books of ono class. Do not, at least until you havo a fair show of books, bo deluded into buy ing S' ts of an author. G. Do not spend too much monoy on magazines. Ho particular as to tho binding of your books. 8. Keep a catalogue of your books, entering in pencil insido each tho data ot purchase and tho cost, and in the catalogue till particulars as to loans. II. liiKo caro to read what vou ouy and buy only what you will read. Hnphl Development an Invention. I tell you, Hroinlov, fortunes aro made In little things. Tho return ball is an instance of that. Now hero s a man invented a horseshoe, readily strap pod on w th a buckle." Yes, Darrlnger, I got a set of them for my mure. Do you know, sho can put them on and take thoni otV lieinolf?" Wo!" ''It's a fact. 1 hoard a racket in her stall yesterday nnd peeped in. Sho had takoii oil' her shoes and was just about pultun; Call. on sl.ppcrs." Philadelphia Satisfied With tho Assertion. Wife "Tho larder is empty." Husband "So is my pocket-book." Wife "Tho coal is gono." Husband "So is my credit." Wife "We havo no Hour In tho houso." Husband "And T havo no monoy." Wife (emphatically) "Well, we can't 6tnrve." Husband (relieved) "Thank good ness. 1 was afraid wo should have to." Boston Utacon. A Juniata county, IVnnfrlvanls, ritlara owns a chestnut burcontaiulug ttrentyouo perfecUr-fonncd chestnut. Three papers In New York Tht Citiitn, TA4 Cook, aud TWajr hare apcndel publication. The Battle of Gettysburg. The sixth lecturo in tho Lowell In stitute course nt Boston on tho great buttles of the civil wnr wns delivered by Gen. Francis A. Walker, who took the place of Gen. Alexander S. Webb on account of the illness of the latter Tho subject of the lecturo was Gettys pure In opcninc he said: "The month of June, 18G3, found the power and prestige of tho Union nrma at its lowest ebb. For weeks the very blackness of dispair seemed to envelop the Union cause, hug tnc natural buoyancy of the national temper caused somo anticipation of oettcr tortuno to imuglc with a stern resolvo that had never failed. Now, m addition to the two disastrous de feats that had caused us tho loss o 30,000 men, a fresh cause of anxiety nnpeared. The nrmv was now wenk- cued by the expiration ot the terms of the nine months' men. The return of tho nine months' men to civil life with drew some entire brigades from the Army of tho Potomac. The effort wos to reduce the army to very near ly an equality iu numbers with its deadly foe, the Army of Northern Vir ginin. The events of the preceding 12 month had not been of such a nature ns to ent'ouraco recruiting at tho north. On the other hand, Leo's army was at the very height of pride and conscious strength. Should I say that thero was on the Union side a corresponding discouragement I should lie nnd should slander both the livinc nnd tho dead; for tho heights of Gettysburg were yet to bear witness that tho valor and tho enduranco of that long-suffering army were not to bo destroyed by ad versity. Yet it cannot bo denied that in tho different temper of tho two nrniies lay the secret of the great military advantage on the part oi the confederates. Fortunately there was no doubt who should bo culled to lead tho old corps of Sumner. To tho majestic chieftain who, on the field of Antietani, had caught tho sword tnat dropped from Richardson s dyinj hand; who at Fredericksburg, in De comber, had led the brigade of Look, Meagher, and Caldwell in perfect form, in unwavering lines, across that plain of death, swept from end to end by enfilading fires, against two tiers ot musketry, up to the new stone wall at the foot of Marye's Hill; who, on the 3d of May formed his division on Chancellorsvillo plateau in two lines, back to back, one frontiiiir Gordons- ville, the other Fredericksburg, with his artillery bring down tho line be tween holdingback thecountless ho'ts ot victorious confederates then swarm ing in from every side, until the road to the Bullock opening was cleared and tho moment hadcomefor his own orderly and slow retreat to him, tho lionliko Hancock, tho corps turned with one spontaneous impulse as its new commander, tremendous ap plause, and, oh! that the thousands who had fallen in the useless slaughter at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsvillo had been with its colors on that day when Hancock, proud, confident, and glad, superb in manly beauty, and, breathing tho courage which makes all men braver, drew his sword at the head of that corps which, in losing ls5,000 men in battle, had never losta color or a gun! Ilenowed and pro longed applause. After describing tho many and im portant roads from tho North cen tring at Gettysburg, ronds on account of which Lee hnd determined to seize and hold the place, and after narrat ing the incidents of tho opening of tho battle, tho speaker continued: "It wns about 1 o clock that to Meade's headquarters was borne the ghastly tidings that Koynolds had been killed, to which Gen. Howard had made tho addition that tho First Corps was routed and in (light, astate nient based on tho appearance of two regiments which hnd been outflanked, and had coino back in disorder. Im mediately on receiving this intelligence Gen. Meade went to Hancock's head quarters at Tuneytown, and directed him at onco to go to Gettyburg to as sume command of tho broken forces; to save, if possible, further disasters of the dav, and to report whether the position was onewhichsljould be held. Gen. Meade's attention was called to tho fact that Gen. Howard was senior to Gen. Hancock, to which ho replied that ho could not help it, that at this crisis ho must havo a man ho know nn I could trust. Hot was tho hasto in which a soldier like Hancock would proceed to executo such an order in such a crisis. Only thoso who have been in a case liko this know how long a road can be. Yet as milo after milo wns spurned from tlio clattering hoofs of tho stall every feature of theground on cither sido was eagerly scanned for possible lines of defense "Upon the field of wreck nnd disor der now appeared Hancock. And, as tho sun sinning through a rift iu the clouds may change n scene of gloom to ono of beauty, so did tho coming of this prince of soldiors bring fresh life and courage to the dis heartened bnnds which wero halting nnrertninly upon tho new lino of de fense. At his call the l mvo spirits llamed to their height; tho weaker souls yielded gladly to tho itnpulso of that powerful, aggressivo, resolute iiatmo. At onco tlio doubtful halt on Cemetery Hill was transformed in to tho confident assumption of a new line of battle; tho learful stream down the Baltimore road was pereinptoriiy stopped; shattered regiments as they reached the hills wero halted and re formed. On every hand men began to seek t heir regiments with alacrity; com manders rectified their It ics and pre pared for whatover m.ght happen; ammunition was brount up, a part of Wndsworth's division, with the Fifth Maino Ilattery, was dispatched to occupy Cnlp's Hill, skirmishers wero tin own out on tho front nnd right; at nil points commanding posi tions were occupied with tho bravest show of force that could be made with n view to deterring the enemy from attacking until tho reinforcements, now rapidly approaching the field, should arrive. At 4 -30 o'clock Hnn cock dispatched Muior Mitchell, of his stafl, with word to Gen. Meade that Gettysburg offered a suitable position for defenbc" After describing the second day's fighting, Gen. Walker, coming to the third day of tho preat battle, said: "All that is hideous in war seemed to have gathered itself together, to burst in one fell tornado upon Cem etery Ridge. The cannonade had last ed nn hour nnd a quarter, and the ammunition of the artilleiy is getting low. And now, in tho edge of tho wood, the column of attack is seen foiming. ' There stand tho Confeder ate chiefs, grim nnd resolute for their great emprise. Well the understand the desperate hazard of the struggle in which they aro called; their practiced eyes meas ure the intervening spaces, and glnnco up the rocVy waif beyond, and they know that at the best thousands must fall, and that it may all bo in vnin. Up the slope they rushed with magnif icent courage. At 200 or 300 yards the Union infantry opens its deadly lire, but still the Confederates push forward undaunted, though Garnet falls dead in the van. The Union in fantry has come up somewhat tumul- tuousiy. ic is true, but courageously, nay, enthusiastically, and has formed around the head of Longstreet's col umn, four ranks deep. Armistead is down. Every field ollicer in Pickett's division except Pickett nnd one Lieutenant-Colonel has fallen. Tho time has come to ndvanco thestandards of the Second Corps. With loud cries and a sudden forward surgo in which all semblanco of formation is lost, the Lnion troops move upon tho now fal tering foa. Ono moment moro and all is over. Tho most of tho surviving Confederates throw themselves on tho ground, a few thousands seek to es cape capture and retreat hurriedly down the hill and ncross tha plain, which is once more shrieking with the firo of the artillery, now reinforced by Fitzhugh's, Wheeler's, Alexandicr's, and other batteries. Then did tho Second Corps go forward, gathering up battle flags in sheaves, and gather ing in prisoners by thousands. Thir-ty-thtee standards and 4,000 prison ers are the fruits of that victory. And so Fredericksburg was avenged! Ono man s words spoken there on Ceme tery Hill, amid the grhves ot 4,000 Union soldiers, have forever made all other men's words concerning Gottys- burg, except in simplo narativo, poor 'Tho ana trite, empty nnu vain: world will little note nor long remem ber what wo sny here, but it can never forget what they did here.' " Lieutenant Grcely nnd Celi:i Thuxter. Tho Arctic explorer says that his men, when surrounded by tho awful cold and snow of tho Arctic night, nev er tired of hearing read Mrs.Tlmxter's poem, "A Tryst." A lady correspond ent ot tho Philadelphia Press who wit nessed a meeting between tho explorer and the poet thus describes the t cone: It was a tew weeks alter the rescuing vessels had returned, bearing the lew heroic survivors of the ill-fated expe dit on. Greely was rstablished ab tho navy yard at Portsmouth, N. ir.,and was slowly recovering his lost health nnd strength, though it was doubtful at that time if he would ever re-estab lish either. Ono day it was announced at tho Shoals that the government tug was approachingfrom Portsmouth and tho iiotel piazzas wero at onco thronged with spectators eager for the least excitement. As tho boat approached tho wharf word was passed around that Greely was coming to vis it Colin Thaxter, who inhabited a cot tage near the hotel. It was almost with feelings of awe that they saw the man, who seemed, indeed, to have tho seal of God upon hisbrow, disembark. But as he canin up tho plank wallc, his tall, emaciated form supported on either sido by a sturdy companion, the feelings of tho people wero too much for them, and some one propos ed a cheer, which wnsgiven with a will, but with voices choked by emotion. Greely could only reply by an inclina tion of ins head and by thanks trom his hollow eyes. Iot stopping, they proceeded slowly ncross the rocks to tho cottage whore tho poetess was awaiting tho man who iiad como to honor her. As they cached tho porch Mrs. Thaxter camo forward and extended her hand. Greely took it. dropped on to ono kneo and kissed it. "I have come," ho said, hi bin husky, rembhng voice, "on a pilgrimage to thank the poet for tho lines that havo lgliteneu many a weary uay ana nignt for a handful of men who never ex pected to 6ee their homo and friends again." Hero ho had to pause, and, raised by the kind, motherly woman, sank intoanariii-cliair. Among thoso who witnessed the scene, it is needless to say, there was not a dry eye. After he had rested a little and had told of tho many times he had road aloud tho poem "In the Desolation of tho North," ho asked her how sho could have written it, nnd if she had over seen an iceberg. "No" sho roplied, "but I have lived by tho sen, in sum mer and winter, nnd I suppose imagi nation has dono thorest." "Wonder ful!" was all that the pilgrim could roply. In a little while, for his strength began to fail him, he returned to Portsmouth. Tatooing: at Yolcoliftnm. A gentleman writing from Yokoha ma says: "The Japanese havo acquir ed such a passion for being tntooed that a law has been passed forbiding tlio marking of natives. Tho law does not apply to foreigners. It is qmto the thing now to be tnt ooed, and elab orate designs are traced on many travellers as an indelible reminiscence of their sojourn in the East. The sons of tho Prince of Wnles, when lioro a few years ago, were tntooed, and y Beveral Russian dukes nnd Bprigs of" nobility have undergone the process. Tho son of Longfellow recently sub mitted to ft verv elaborate tatoo dec oration, and for moro than three months was in thelmnds of thetatoo er, who did an amount of work on him during this time that is usually spread over a period of throo or four years. This caused, of course, ft se vere nervous shock which ho was only able to withstand by application of hypodermic injections of morphine. f V I