Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-03-12

O dot on the le1C, ana report 10 HuOm issueu, auu
when; report quickly-a mans lifesdepends on
speed" .
Again waited another hour. No answer came
1t was getting late-half past two; at four the
parade would take place. urged more speed.
The reply can e.
we have ten men at work breaking open bar
rels, and searching No No. 2 yet found. "
At last it came
"One barrel No. in store the rest of the
same shipment was damaged and useless and sold
in bulk to native dealers for value as old metal at
one of the clearance sales, some time ago.
| I had learned all I could. 1 spurred back to
camp with the bullets, from which never parted,
in my pouch. shall never forget the scene.
In the middle of the camp the men were drawn
up in three sides of square in the centre OF the
square were the triangels with Gerald ashed to
them. I saw them, as came down the hill, take
off his jacket and lash his wrists. l sped on. L
could see the old colonel, with the paper in his
hand, standing alone, and then Isaw nothing more
for a dip in the road concealed them as rose a.
gain to the crest at less than quarter of mile l
saw woman rush in from between the ranks to-
wards the triangles, holding something in her
hand. I darted on, and rushed into the square,
but Just in time to seize the farriers arm as the
lash was descending, and to see that the woman
was my sister, and that she was being led away by
two sergeants
'Stop, Colonel, for the love of Godl' / cried,
with my hand still grasping the farriers arm: Il
have evidence to prove the man not guilty"
then showed the Colonel the bullet that had
come from the saddle, and the others from the
pouch, and pointed out that while one was marked
No. 2, the others were all marked No. S, with q
dot. I assured him, on my honor as an officer and
gentleman, that it was almost impossible that a
number 2 bullet could, by any chance, get into a
packet of number bullets. He was only too glad
to hear me, and agreed to postpone the execution
of the sentence till further orders from the Gener
al of the Division ...
I've heard some shouts, and I've seen some dis
plays of enthusiasm in my time, but never shall
forget the shout that rose the minute that the Col
onel had pronounced that the execution of the
sentence on Corporal Ashton would be postponed
until further orders.
The men had been standing at attention, many
of them with tears rolling down their cheeks, but
when they heard postponed, they broke ranks,
rushed up to the tranges, cut the lashings, broke
the cat, screamed, shouted, and danced like mad
men. ........,.
''Three cheers for Gentleman jack and his
wife! Again again, boys!" 20
Officers and all Joined in for few minutes.
There stood the old gray-headed Colonel in the
midst of scene that out-bedlamed Bedlanl.
AS for me I was like man in dream: / felt a
hundred hands grasping mine. had my sister
sobbing in my arms, and then heard the Colonel
say to the bugler, "Sound the assembly.
What change in less than minute stood
by the fallen trianges in the centre of three Lines
of living statues. Not a sound; not movement.
ssA1.jvl Jackson, -ofora yvuI u1lu,nn au,t Li ooh
off your men," said the Colonel; and then walked
away with myself and sister.
"But what did your sister do there?'
Well, she had promised Gerald that he should
not suffer the disgrace of the lash and had, du-
ring the hour l thought she was fooling with the
doctor, managed to get hold of his bottle of prus-
sic acid, and had rushed out with half Of it tor
him and half for herself; and her appearance had
so thoroughly surprised every one that she had
reached the trianges, and almost raised it to his
lips, when the doctor recognized his own blue bot
tie, struck her hand violent blow, and dashed it
on to the ground besides disabling her from get
ting her own share.
"And how did the affair end? Was the Gener-
al of the Division satisfied" ?"
don't think he would have been with that evil
dence alone, and so we went about to hunt for
more I begged that as we had found so much,
Gerald might be permitted to accompany 9. party
of search, under guard, to find the missing tiger.
We went there Meggie insisted on joining US.
All the officers off duty went, and about half the
men.
Gerald then pointed out the spot where he had
Stood and where he shot the tiger; and from that
point we started crossing and recrossng, till there
could not have been anything as large as halt
crown that could be hidden.
Meggie and were riding in front Of the line,
when Meggie exclaimed
'What a horrible smell comes from that copse. "
"Don't smell anything, Meg.
"You've lived here so long that you've 70 sense
of smell left.
OF course, as Meggie was with us, Blinkers was
there too. BEnkers advanced to the copse-
paused-and rushed underneath the grass, barking
as if infuriated.
''There is something in there, Willie.
! Some of the others coming up, we pushed oul
way into the Depths guided by the frantic bark Of
Blnkers, and, after being much scratched and
torn, found ourselves in the centre of trampled
circle of jungle grass, with the halfdevoured re-
mains of large tiger.
The doctor was sent for and the wound discov'
cred the beast had evidently been lamed, the bull
let breaking the fore leg. 1t was also evident that
wounded as it was, it had fingered on till it was
mere skin and bone, and had died only within the
last few days. Assisted by some Of the natives,
+ the good-naturcd doctor commenced the horrible
task of searching for the bullet and after half an
hours labor, the most disgusting he had ever un'
dcrgone, it was found fattened against the large
bone of the hind leg, and handed to me.
: Never shall I forget the pleasure I felt when
saw on the rescued bullet, the No. S, with dot as
fresh and clear as if it had just come from the
f pressing machine.
| Great was the rejoicing that night in the camp
| of the 4Oth. Blue fires were burnt the band
came and serenaded Meggie. The whole Of the
officers, including the old Colonel, came as to g
levee but still felt there was one thing more tc
be found out How did the No. 2 bullet get into
4 the saddle?
: At length 1 inquired whether any of the officers
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