The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-15

sake, save the nOnOf OF your name.
Ard hero 1 an, geutlemon, not
brought here by military power but
in obedience to the command Of
Mary, to abide the sentence of your
court"
Every officer Of that court martial
felt the forco of the prisoners
words. Before them stood, in
beatifc vision, the eloquent ploader
for husbands and u fathers
wrongs but they had beon trained
by their great leader, Robert e. Lee,
to tread tho path of duty, though
the hghtning-Aash scorched the
ground beneath their feet, and each
in turn pronounced the verdict
Guilty. Fortunately for humanity,
fortunately for the Confedoracy, tho
proceedings Of the court were
reviewed by the Commanding GEN
eral, and upon the record was
written;
"HEADoUARTERs A. N. V.
The finding of the court is ap-
proved. Tho prisoner is pardoned
and will report to his company.
r. e. LEE, Gen.
During the second battle Of Cold
Harbor, when shot and shell were
were falling "like torrents from the
mountain cloud" my attention was
directed to the fact that one Of our
batteries was being silenced by the
concentrated fire of the enemy.
When J. reached the battery every
gun but one had been dismantled,
and by it stood solitary Confeder>
ate soldicr, with blood streaming
from his side. AS he recognized me
he elevated his voice above tho
roar of the battle ond said, "Ge1eral.
/ have one shell left. Tell me, have
L saved the honor Of Mary aud
Lucy ?" I raised my hat, Once
more q Confederate shell went
crashing through the ranks Of the
enemy, and the hero sank by his
gun, to rise no more.
SERIOUS Acc1DENr.-On Wednes-
day afternoon last accident occur-
red at Fairview which came near
resulting in the death of little
daughtor of j. w. Stewart, Esq,
Mrs. Stewart also making narrow
escape. A hawk having mado q
dart at the chickens in the yard,
Mrs. Stewart took up gun to shoot
the hawk, ndmonishing the girl who
was standing behind chicken coop,
to be still. AS the hawk flew within
shooting distance Mrs. Stewart
raised the gun to fire, and the gun
going off accidentally, two large
buokshot struck the littlo girl. one
passing under the skin on the right
side Of the head and another lodging
IN the right shoulder. The gun
being heavily loaded burst when
it fred, and Mrs. Stewart, though
the escape was narrow, received
only severe shock. The child fell
senseloss to the ground, when the
gun fred, and tor several days it
wss thought she would not recover,
but by the slillful attention Of Dr.D
r. Anderson. is now considered out of
dauger. The ball entering tho
shoulder of the little girl has never
been eXtracted'-GreeeviWe Weaos.
ANSWERS TO CoRREspoNDENrs.-
Desperate Wife.-Q) My husband
treats me very unkindly. He
knocks me down with chair, or
something, every few hours, and
last week locked me up in the cellar
while he went hunting. When he
returned after five days absence, he
released me with tho remark:
"Great Scott, amt you dead yet ?"
Yesterday I detected him putting
arsenic in my tea. What shall do
about it 2 (2) Are understands cut
gored with ruffies this winter or
not 9-Q You must win your hus..
band by kindness. Hiding behind
the door or under the bed will only
make him worse. Plait your hair
like q trunk handle 80 that he can
drag you around the floor moro
easily and work him satin quilted
club~holder to hang on the bedpost.
The great thing is the consciousness
OF having performed your duty. Do
this and all will be we'll in ten or
fifteen years. (2) Well find out
this evening. Sa,a Francisco Post.
The dilapidated BRICK wall, in old
Potter's Field, Columbia, within
whose enclosure repose the remains
of Henry Dana Ward. Esq, his wife
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