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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
W. CROSSETT'S ESTATE.

sr,rI, OF VERMONT. District Of Washington.
In Probate ,n,Ir held Al Montpelier. III said district
on the eth day Of July A u I'D
Janus tr.,s-.tt. airinistri"r of the estate IF vii
L., " s.s..tt late DuNbury. sad District.
nlas..i presents his administration account for
u,u,tinu aud All wact and makes Applicant for
decree OF iStrhut and PARTITION Of the estat~ Of
SAID deceased
count an -ai,! aIi'I alton be referred I" session
,iaIiar -, , - i lAy # July. ID. l--j for hearing
m decision thereon: And II IL further ordered that
,,,ti,. To- all persons Interested. 10y
i,tllatiou of the three weeks snrcesslNrlf ~
the Green Mountain Freeman. newspaper pubsii+.
II ,utt,e-r SAIL i'r
hrar-r that the! appear at said time, and l,.ae
aud show aus / any they may have, why SAID ac-
cnuni should not he ,loHel. and such decree made
IS the Cyurt.-Attest-
r9.w2 y A. CHASE Register.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
4 Fatal Accident.

most sad accident happened in East
u,n,nrlIrr. near Wright's Mills, last
Thursday, bv which Bessie, the youngest
I.r,l,cr of Rev. w. II. Lord. was killed.
Mr.. Lord was in Hanover, n. H.. where
I.r,IIe~t daughter, Mary was lying sick.
.,.I Dr. Lord took 4 team and drove out
g.. Mr. William Mtlloy's in East Montpe-
..- liking the two youngest children.
Chaotic and Bessie, one of whom he was
". inns, f., leave there for n few days during
Ms. Lords absence. He had a horse and
...u buggy belonging to Rev. G. S. Smith
If lii village To reach Mr.. Malloy's a
...-n : made at Wright's Mills, three miles
north Of here. and a road taken which
leads ACROSS Worcester Branch to the ca st
..! then up 4 very steep hill. This road
b, The. ILL is one of the steepest in the
....,,rv ami on it are many very high
water Ltr-.
nr Lord left Charlie at Mr.. Malloy :
..-l WI returning with Bessie little af
.-- uaou. In coming down the steep hill
,..-, Of Nrieht'> Mills the horse began
.e.u;ur Tie Doctor placed his little cir
r..4u lhe lpor of the buggy so that sht
..u.I not be thrown from the seat, anu
t,..ayored to stop the horse. In goino
..,,.r one If the water bars DIR. Lord was
tbyown upon the ground. He retainc,
liz hold of th,. rcins and. though DRAGGED
rv,. or six rods, although it would seen
.y almost impossible task. succeeded il
....r,v Stopping the horse and gettin.
..t-..,l control of it. The little girl Wa,
..l tie bottom of the buggy and erie,
-. ..-,,,l. we me- The Doctor letting
.., .hr rc.n~ with one hand. reached Il
...E. her ont with the other. The horse Il
IS instant m lde a fearful plunge and moi
c.,rt.r.tLc rein> from his one hand bu
.-.Lrtl : hol | which the father hal upol
Is child. The horse now dashed dow
81. -.r,p hill, the little girl still crying
-.t,,t. .vr ne" The beast ran thirt
.. trv Iols directly down the road t
.,:-.- i makes :. sharp turn by the bar
Il NJ. james Thayer. Had it gone
,-..,lt On it would have run into tn
..ru-vlrd but instead of this about hal
I'll. urn was made and the horse dashe
w.-A tie buggy over the wall into a tiel
-. below the barn.
NJ. Thaytr says that when he first say
'...cl.d he waS in the air nearly over tn
vu. but -he WAS found some three fee
..n the wall on the road side. Her sku
mis- badly crushed and the little innocer
v4~ unconscious after the terrible blow
Mere given.
pr. Lord was himself injured but, {
..w-e. thought nothing of it in his gre;
grief Medical aid was ut once sent fo
:tl Doctor, Mlcomber and Woodwar
w..r,. soon at Mr.. Thaver's house, whel
l;.--.r had been carried, bat saw at one
fila. ~h- must die. She died betwec
...r.,. and four o'clock and was at one
,l.cu Lome.
Governor Smith placed Il special ira
AZ White River Junction ut the disposal
NJ Lord aud She returned from Hanovt
ta.t evening, reaching here few minute
an.r nine The funeral was Saturd:
.prcnoon.
Bessie was five years old the twenty-tir
of My last. Her swift departure move
IA. hearts of all to grief and sympathy
Ere. human sympathy when most abundal
= then most unlvailing for help OF con
E,+
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28

BoLToN.-An attempt to burn the steam
saw mill at Bolton. on Saturday evening,
by placing a lighted candle in a bottomless
nail cask. covering AMI setting the latter
among chips AN / shaving-, was fortunately
frustrated bv an employee who found the
apparatus there while going for some
>hlvinrS at about eight oclo X in the
evening.
The mill i, owned by the North Will
li>ton NH Company, is doing 4 good
business and is considered valuable. With
the mill. had it burned, 4 large quantity of
clap-hoard> and other lumber. also a con
siderable amount of cord wood belonging
20 the railroad company, must have been
destroyed. 1t is more than probable, also
that the depot and three dwelling houses,
and other buildings near. would have gone
30 it would have been no small loss to
Bolton, X we'll u Tie owners. No clue to
the incendiiry. The attempt was wei
made, AMI shows that it was no bunglcr
and one quite likely who had experience
before in the business. No motive bu
pure n:liciUu>ncSS can be assigned rs ::
reason for the attempt
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28

\ WOED OF CoMFOHr.-Senl Ire a
worlto comfort me for the death of my
baby, writes Il broken hearted mother ~
NE.
My dear friend. l might tell YOU there
are thousands ofchildless mothers all over
the land, who, like You, are looking for
comfort here and there, and find none but
that would not help you. might tell You
too, that if You knew all the >orrowful
histories tina. have been told me by tongue
and pen. Tor many Years. you would be
glad that your baby has gone where there
is no more pain. but that would not
cause you to she'd one tear the less. or
keep you from telling that Your sorrow
was harder then theirs. could tell Won
that God was good even in this atlliction:
| but your vision is SO dimmed that time
| alone will enable You to see it. 1t is because
| know that nature must have her way, or
| you could not live and bare it. that | am
so sorry for you. | know Just how Won 90
about listening for the little appealing cry
that you may never more hear; touching
listlesslv the little clothes that You fash
ioncd with your heart full of love and
hope. |, too, have done all this. | have
laid with my cheek close to the grass upon
my baby's grave. lest she should be lonely
without me, though knew she was not
there. And yet | have tried to thank
! Him who took her so early, that the
storm of life which aftrrward overlook
me. did not burst over her little head. 50.
rs | say shall not reason with YOU now,
for that was worse than useless. | only
reach out my womanS hand and clasp
yours in sympathy. although we never
NAV meet in this world
But one thing | know, that in the other
world yonr baby and mine will know us.
their mothers, else God were not God. BY
the strong love that came with them, th,
must be; we could not be 50 cruelty mock
ed if this were to be the end
Now, do not brood over your grrf. il
you can help it. DO not close Your blinds
and shut ont the sunshine. Let it warm
You. though your baby is cold. You
would rather have felt its warm clasp
even for that brief time, than not to have
known the bliss of motherhood, would you
not? Well. then warm vour poor heart
with that bit of comfort. Now there is Z:
ladder reaching to heaven, only seen b,
you. only used by you. Heaven is moi
now TO you the misty land it used To he
You see it clearly. By-an'l-by you vii
hear its music, and one Little voice youl
mothers ear viii detect; and none viii,
see the peace which ilIuminrs Your face
well know whcrcfor. save lie doth n!
things we'll and 50 with nv love | lcly,
you- Futny Ftin.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28

FoEGEHIEs.-Onc Frank Lottinvillc, y
Frcncliman who has been boarding for
three or four weeks at the Central House,
the other morning put in Mr.. Cofiey's
hands a note for 2l7. for security, bearing
the name of Israel Wood Of Barre. Lot
tinyillc was going to Plainiield, where he
registers his residence, to work haying.
Mr.. Wood on being asked concerning the
note said it was forgery. We understand
Lottinville disposed elsewhere in this vii
lage Ola note purporting to be signed by
Josiah Wood. Mr.. Wood, yesterday had
Lottinville arrested, by Constable Jackson
of Barre. and he was taken to that village
to have an examination made into his OPP
erations.
SUNDAY SCHOOL Picnic Providence
permitting. the NJ. f. Sunday Schools of
Barre, Plaintield, Marshtield, Cabot and
Groton will hold picnic, Aug 18th, in y
grove on the land of Q. w. Cree, near the
first railroad crossing north of Plainfield
depot, about half a mile from said depot
1t is hoped that there will be 4 general
rally to Il good time.
Several liquor sellers in Midd!ebury have
been fined sums ranging from ten to sixty
the Woman's Temperance Association.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
NJ 4 + Il | 4 G. f : :.

In Moutielie-. July y. ly Rev y Newton Glazi-r.
NJ. LLOYD q AEh and Mis- l. AII' CROSBY
both ~ VI, .ltle.ler.
In Mol ut. July 10. ly Eev. James inney. NJ.
CHARLES + WIIIT'pNB. and Mss CORA \ HAD
LEY. both of Hydrpark
In NechiuIc-tIr June Il. at the residence f tn
brides iither.ll Rev " \ BY AM. B.tH ApBt IN
and ClNIHIA u EpDN. II tn # Ne -lAul, lille
In Waterbury. J lly 18Th. nv Rev " underwood NJ
LEWIS li;t ~lI. ~ DlAaIry. AM Mss AppIL
SlAt II. II Waterbury,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28

TuI RrUNION-All soldiers in Mont
.e .icr and vicinity who are expecting to
attend the Third Annual Reunion, to be
Leila at Hrlttl, boro. August l., Is and -,
...r requested 10 SIGN the list in charge of
L. Coffee, ut the Central House, SO that 4
report can lie made to headquarters by
August 10th. of the number expected to be
r--~-ut There are now between twenty
Al. thirty ntme> on the list to attend. and
.e reports from headquarters and other
parts f the State Indicate that there will
.--Lr lyrme~t attendance ut the next Re
.4..G tlln 1t any one vet held in the state
CtNAbAN INTERNATIONAL MONEY Or
.u; >Y-rEN-We understand the Office ut
VI t'lrIirr. over hch our worthy friend
Clark, the lr.nte of faithful and accommo-
l.'.ut po~tmt~;crs prc>des, has been deS-
.-l..tai = one of the money order offices
an..r tii~ new arrangmcnt with the Do
..-,.i.n. The system goes into operation
Lax Monday. Money orders issued in the
a.r.l States upon Canada will be payable
n Tire money orl"r office of the Dominion
W.. which they are drawn, without charge.
b.. 'lr value in gold coin of the dcSposit>
made IN IN nitcd States in paper, and the
'tG" in United States paper money of DIES
...~i,~ ma le in the Dominion in gold coin CT
fnrv IF par value for payment III the
intel State, will be determined accord
.-- tp III" rate of premium on gold in New
l..a. r. tcr9raphcd every day to money
offices by the New York postmaster.
i4- Inion Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, OF Montpelier, having received
,t.te.. l5~.;r amount of Insurance to enable
p. commence business, issues its first
l'. j. to day. The Company starts Oft
with -Ir h.-t Of prospects for future sue
ail Usefulness. with the entire con-
..H-. ofthr public.
D.'I and reliable men are solicited to
'aSa-. NJ for the Company. The tenn
.-'t: .''i-,. of the Company, until then
.'F rn.n~ are in readinc,s-is ovcl
.til.. III N sore, lttttl Iltch
e. T. CamplcH. Presidents; George w
A-..' cr,''ary; Marcus ID. Gilman
President; w F. Braman, Treasurer
Mao liNL; VALLEY TEoTrING PARK
}. '' are t. be two days racing n
"..~ii'lI. Vt, on Wednesday and Thurs
~. Angus, II and l., 1870, with $l02t
.- .,'muun~. The first day there are tw,
-.-. purse No. !, $40, for horses tina
".t ,"Nod better th.m three minutes
pulse W. ,. $50, for horses that never
u.s. Tine sc ond day there will b,
.".- purse No. 3, Sl00 for four
.-''.- parse No. 1, 5000. for 24;
.--. purse No. >, $500, open to all
10 b. nude to y. f. Lovejoy O
"a, VI. Entries will close Thurs
a.-.'. t., at nine o'clock T.. NJ.
}L.tN- BITTER MAEKEr.-.July y
'"'isrl VS. duh, with very little OF
A-' Common to fair, II to IS cents
-.'.d. Is to 20 cents; choice, =
IONS, - to 70 cents: gilt edge
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
Probate Court.

HARVEY TILDEN. JUD.i.. N.A. CHASE KEGl>rEK
The following business was transacted
in the Probate Court for the district OF
Washington, during the week ending July
%:
July %. James BatchclIcr's estate
license to sell personal estate granted. O.
+. Lewis estatc-wil referred for Probate
to Aug. II.
July %. Joseph Nickcry's cstate-wll
referred for probate to Aug. Il. ClariSs:,
kello@g'> Observation-Disclosures account
referred to Aug. II. Lydia Barnard 5
Observation-Disclosures account allowed
and decree made Herbert Smith and
Chas IIarcn's guardianship-E.R.Kel Kellogg
guardian.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
ID /, \ L III :.

IL BcrllY Iuly n OF cons l,mi'tIau. Mrs LOUISE
CROSSE +, VIE i Janus c >i. a-e - years IIil
ItL>
W. womb u call her "a K. n n.
From realms II bliss pam AM IL -i,l- L e be
low
w ;rl-t a never fa,lll, or 'wn 81. noN / til wear.
AID hope that h-iyelly home with her I" share
In 'rtp,,i-r July 9th. Ms ANNA SMITH VII "
p: lie late Elllah smith. Il N'rthtlcd IL r -J.h year
The funeral NIL Tx place from tin RS inre Of l.r
Fred + l-tlI. At 10 4 IAIr>aA. burial
serNI.t Al \.,rti!lrIl Cc,m.tcrN. al ! Z. VI
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
Vermont News.
ADDISON COUNTY

Mr. I. ". Fletcher of Middlebury, periorne'i The
duties of drum majo at the Mlddebury college
commencement most admirably, and excited gen.
eial admiration. especially from the young ladies'.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
y iamily in Bennington recently laid aside an
iron kettle that had been in use hundred years.
The Equinox House at Manchester is being large
ly patronlzed again tn is season. MIR. Orvis knows
how to keep trst.class house. and that tells.
u. l.. Kent 4 Co. of Dorset have been awarded
the contract for marble for the floors OF the Phila-
delpha centennial buildings and also for the GIrard
bridge Memorial hal! alone requires $1,000 square
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
Che freeman.
MONTPELIER,VT VT.
WEDNESDAY. JULY %. 1873.

FT-N I-''17-> :"
g.. d,-ir. to make the FREEMAN particularly
-f.Ia for lis news from ali parts of Vermont
,rr friends in different parts of The State, es-
..rr, in Washington, Orange and Lamoile Coun-
a. II confer q great favor upon as and our
~. tar. bv sending us local intelligence. GIVE us
and we will arrange them for the paper.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28

tho f,vo,,l,. ,1vires fr,,n Enron. !, 49,
,r,rJ f., the markets There for tbn n.,v five
per cents of the government which are
being placed freely in England and on the
continent bv the Syndicate. whose bills in
London have recently crrrlcd demand
~ :, ".'o" ,'.o ~ S.'Pl'!,9 I''I'''
NV. Ir;,.,.r. ,,o,.,. ,.nrti low, !, ~, ,,r,.;
cabiltv of enforcing the law for tn, sub
>ttutl"n of silver for fractional currency
S"'" ''i, ~ 'lT iii'Iii"ti'''" III lh.,
~, ''" -, ''' :, - "o' III
can h. tl,,t,I Thr pI.,u nf thn rr.,sn,,
IL. ,,,' .,i';, '''e I'i e'','''iii SI,'i'
tob4r the vrrv rnnsiJrr,I,I.. ,n',,nn, If IL
easily connect AMI keep It h'atln% by the
'ii'''''''', N''n l'"''''' VI '''' iii'iii>'
GREAT FALL RE. lr>ter lay. the great
banking house OF Duncan, Sherman X Co.
of New York suspended. Their liabilities
'''' '''''''''''' ! ",''' '''''''' AN ''' Gu
+ III '''' W." VI ~
'''' '''''' '','','', '''', '''' .,''' ~ ~
VIC >'''l ~ VI ''i''' ''''''''''H 'ile mousse
ISSUES INC i'''o" i''7 '''r"'
y correspondent of the IttPtHtcW states
that about five Years ago the Catholics OF
Mis- 'ouri made an attempt, almost success
'"''s IVA '''''.' '''' >o'''''> h''' 'ie result
'''''7," F"D''o >','''''''"' WIS al
''''''n' io'
.'''l'" wv 'pP''l'' '''''o' VI amy P"pi'c
.l.,, ooI,a ,I. 49, '' :.
~ '''' wv No''''eO'i'
cut Is moving IN the same direction. Let
all the States follow suit.
IN q''rrti Ut ''lFFet oiy''c'ween An
drew kccland ana John Graves. engineer,
on the Baltimore 4 Ohio roilroal. Graves
hurled , b,tcbet in ,he brain. sc III. IN.
tagoni>t, causing death in 4 few hours.
The Sheriff was obliged to protect the
murderer from Il crowd of railroad men
who tried to lynch him.
Frank Blair died poor. Politics viii
him did not pay. At the time Of his death
bo u,,s don.nj.,t e., s,,,,,or+ ,,,on b,
office OF Insurance. Commissioner OF
Missouri His family for these DAYS wa
quite l,rre. in all. ci~ht children ON,
iel; ,1 ;.,..
u lis SUNS ,'' just '''''l'''" i ''S'''es
SITUATION IN boston
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28

IN. Undersigned llaI been appointed ~ the Hon
r1 In. l'-,.,f..t 4urt the District If WASHINGTON
Commissioners. t. receive. eNdnlln" ana adjust al
claims and demands Il all persons against me siat
tiI.. IT Calais. SAID District
IN An claims xnilit.l IN offset thereto hereby give
ir ~. ~ N meet thu aforesaid, AT
.lN.lIitl- ha!- Mrs ElSira Toby IN 1adl- on
H. ~ III S,i.iiil.r. and 2lsf day Of December
,l' "a -. 'iS ,n.,.k 4 NJ until u'rlock. NJ each
ri s,l DAYS and that III nts from the 2lst day "i
IN. il - ti,- tine limited 10y SAID Court
SID creditors present their claims Ia "a, Tor cA
a. .ii,Il tins 10th day Of July. 4 D Is.
i'''' as ADDISON PECK. s,,,,,,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28

Go to the [ Mon House. Muutpelicr Yer
mont. Good livery connected with the
House FM11m3
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28

Our two-cent and ve-cent pieces have
the motto, In God We Trust" but our
new twenty-five cent hasn't. When 4 man
gets that wealthy he don't propose to trust
anybody, says an exchange.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28

TEAMrS.-A couple of tramps visited
the house of Emerson Hill who lives in
the west part of Berlin. last Saturday.
The tale of the subsequent proceedings as
told BY Mrs. Hill. are such is to make one
wish that Policeman Dumas had been
wandering in that region. These two
tramps wanted dinner and Mrs. Hill got
it for them. One of them then lay down
upon bed and they exhibited 4 DISPOSE
ton to ransack things generally. Mrs.
Hill had some hot water and disposed OF
Il dippcr full of it upon one of the tramps.
They left with threatenines.
Monday afternoon four OF five men made
their appearance and Ms. Hill botcd the
door They took IN AZ and broke 1t IN,
while Mrs Hill fled by Il back door. They
followed and lirel at her, 4 bullet almost
grazing her head. She went to Patrick
Murrays and got help and returned. The
tramps had rummAyed the house and de-
vourcd y great store of victuais. They had
set fire to II shed, bat the fire was eNtn-
guished
Mr.. Hill lives on Berlin West Hill, at
quite distance from amy ncighbors, and
there is half Il mile or more of woods be
tween his house and the nearest ncighbor
Search was made yesterday by number
of men for the tr;,mps, but they were no
found. Some of the neighbors are Sc
alarmed that they have moved their ftmi-
| lies temporarily to safer quarters.
There is no news of Donaldson and the
Chicago reporter who went up in Il balloon
with him. and all hope Of their having
escaped from drowning in Lake Michigan
is fast disappearing,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
ORLEANS COUNTY.

Within the corporate limitcs of Barton Village II
Is estimated that so tons of hay VIII he cut this
YEAR
i, preparing a series of entertainments.
Twenty persons united with the Congregations
church Al BrnWulnGton inlay, the 18th.
john tclkcr oil Ellton Ian lin. had two hor >es
killed. 10y express tram. the l.th and another
has been poisoned by some rascal cutting a hole
in his shoulder and putting in vitriol.
The house, she'd aud lis contents, of John Ran
dnll. Al Vest Newport, were burned the I'D. Origin
OF the hre unkonwn. Insured for "A 70.
The boy who runs the engine of the Nora or
Mcmphrcm agoS, was half Killed on the 10th. The
cham OF the Lady OF the Lake broke just as she
to leave the wharf, the fender striking the boz
the head.
David Rollins Of Newport Center was set upon
hv bull. and gore in L. places, two ribs being
brohon; H. dog saved his life by coming TO his ait
and ttchiny the bull by the throat
y son of l.. u. Hopkins of South Burton. age
years, was Il, OWL ed III pond on the nth.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
IRON IN THE BLOOD


Just published. III ncw .ilrI.n f len fTINFE-
WELLS CELEBRATED ESSAY on The radical ,Lr' with
ont incidence If SerIlat nrrli'tl NINA NJ mes
Involuntary Seminal losses InE~t'll'N Mental and
Imgs-ilN-rif> - Marrla-t- ETC
ais, CONSUMPTION EPILEPSY and IL. induced ~ sill
Indulgence or sexual eNtraNagaIl"e-
-:--Iric- III a sealed enNel' iI-. s'I4lN >lN cents
The celebrated at r III tins q iifilrsii'l' afiy
demonstrates 4 thirty years sIereSsfm tract &C.
tat til. alarming r''iSeInenCts't - iatl>' fLaA L.
-ilrallN cured NItho> the dangerous II Internal
medicine. Application ui III" h" pointing '
mod, simple. certain al.'i "fir tila ty
means IF Inch every snfer'r. matter hat fl-
ORION be, may hlisel: sh'aFlA. irlN aely.
and radio ally
vllth and every III the land
S.t under seal. PLAIN erNsprf" an. address
raid. receipt OF six cents - =; >t4li
Address the publishers
L L c.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28

SHERMAN AFTER SIILOH.-Gen. Martin
Bccrn tells the following good story
Our army lay on their arms that night
Frustrated victors. An hour or two after
dark another Young soldier and myself
started over the field to lnl a board or a
box or ANYTHING out of which we might
make hivoutc. But after diminishing
over good deal of ground We failed To-
find anything we could utilize 1t had
been carefully cleaned. At last. in our
search We struck a board with our feet.
and feeling along the end oft, we found a
soldier sound asleep Il WIS very dark
but we could tell that he was sicepinr
across the width and concluded he could
spare it without much Inconvenience. And
We reasoned too. that a board in the pos
session of any soldier that might not be
absolutely necessary to save hi~ life OF pre-
vent his permanent disability Wa. a> Mark
Twain said about government money the
most Legitimate property in the world to
be stolen SO without going through the
triilinr formality of asking leave. Went
quietly to work to slip it from under him.
But it wouldn't bulge. We turrrd and
pulled away ut it. but couldn't make il
Weld Both ofu> had been nearly exhaust,
ed bv the fight and hadn't much strength
left. besides the flag around me wa>
thoroughly saturated. and felt a> though il
wei rhcd a ton. At last We became IeS
perate and resolved to give it a sudden
| Jerk, get il loose, take it and run like John
Gilpin horse. SO getting a cool hold
we gave it a quick strong pull, then lifted
| it up instantly. and with it General
Sherman. He >prang to his feet and made
some remarks. You just ought to have
heard them. To say that his language
was incandcscent would be 4 cold 81 >crip-
| ton.
His words came At white heat and a
each one shot from his lips it seemed 10
burn separate hole in the night Then
we knew Mcclellan was right We didn't
stay to hear him through. but went ON
quickly and quietly with the rest of our
| programme. without the board. though
We left that behind. 1t wasn't the kind
of a board we wanted, and We dident look
| for any more.
But there in that pitile>s storm he lay
the peerless Old Melanthus. 'roughinr it
alone with his men on the field his vllor
had saved.