The sun. (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1883-188?, 1884-10-07

they made fire on each bed.
suppose they thought this necessary
as the house was perfectly fre-proof
They permitted her to take out one
small trunk with some of her own
clothes and few Of the children 5
clothes.
Ny sisters home was just as
loyel y spot rs was ever seen. It
was elegantly furnished with every
thing that could addd to our com
fort and enjoyment. Fortunately
they did not find the wine cellar.
That vas in the basement at the
end of the passage, filled with choice
liquors and wines.
1t was no light matter to be
turned out of doors at night with
eight little children and not a
change of clothing. Everything in
the world that we had was destroyed.
All of the buildings that my broth
er-in-law used as quartermaster were
destroyed, and good many more
buildings. There is no telling how
much damage they might have done,
but he whistle of the train was
heard and some one told them we
We're expecting troops. Lieut. Pow
ell was shot at out gate just AS he
was coming out by a young boy.
My husband was wounded on the
9th of May, 1864, at the battle of
Wilderness, and was captured the
2O:h. Not hearing from him | wrote
| to my cousin. who was in the same
command. He said he was left with
the wounded and he had not heard
from him since. After he was cap
tured he wrote me Il letter. giving it
to Il man at Port Royal, Va, to
mail, which he did not do until the
latter part of July. Just imagine
my terrible anxiety, not hearing
from him in all that time. Bnt |
was compelled to control my feeling,
as my mothers health was failing
rapidly. Indeed she was never we'll
from the time we were turned cut
of our house in the night. She
pincd so for her mountain home
that with her physicians advice |
started with her and my four chill
dren across the country in car
riage. She died just ten days after
we reached my sisters. Death, just
at that time, seemed a happy release
from all the cares and trouble of
which We were surrounded. Ms
grit-ff was SO great that 'coiad not
Shed tear and it did not give way
until the latter part of the month.
when | rec. iycd Il letter from my
husband. When | SAW his hand
writing tears came to my relief.
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
Tour,ee's Discontinue.
Judge To,ugee, it is well known.
is the editor of IHr Conti"rM. AS
such he wrote and printed i'll the
May number Of that magazine his
true opiiol of Mr.. Blaine. When
the CAMPAIGN got hot, however.
Judge TourSee took the stump for
Blaine-and at joint discussion at
Dnnkirk. New York, the other day,
he appeared before a large audience
and began to sound Blaines praises.
Just then his Democratic adversary
pulled out Tourgee's editorial and
read it. 1t was too much for the
Judge and for the audience. The
latter cheered and applauded, but the
Judge retired in great confusion to
the rear. The followingi is Tourgees
terrible arrangement of Blaine which
his Democratic antagonist read to
the people:
'If the Republican party seeks to
commit ho,j kari, the quickest and
surcst method for it to do so is by
the nomination of James &. Blaine
ior the Presidency, and the next
most speedy and effective method is
to select some man whom he may
name as a fgure-head of IN admin
istrat;on he shall in effect control.
x His followers have answered
to the call with wonderful readiness,
considering their previous disap-
pointments and the fact that if
even he were nominated, his ele-
elton would be as hopeless an under
taking as an attempt to batter down
Gibraltar with green peas. His
disabilities as a candidate are radical
and incurable.
'Tn the first place, he is the in
carnation of all the reprehensible
elements Of the Republican party.
He is politician in the low sense
in which the term is used. To his
mind craftsmanship is synonymous
with trickery. While this character
istic gives him great strength with
the 'heelers' and strikers who man.
ipulate conventions, is a source of
incalculable weakness with the peo-
pie, especially in struggle so close
and doubtful as the present one. If
If he were nominated, great part
of the liberal element Of the party
Except such portions of it as the
Cornell faction of New York, whose
sole object is the defeat of President
Arthur) would swing over to the De-
mocracy. should they happen to
make fair selection for a candidate.
ar, tho eooond D1aoa II chOn|d ha