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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28

IF you do not apologize for that re
mark | shall thrash you here and now, 5"
says one.
The otker whips out a pistol, and says: {:
Advance a step, and you are Il dead
man"
"Ah," says the first, "yon are brave
now, for am unarmed. Gou dare not
meet me to settle this with equal weap
0nS.
Il dare aud will"
"What shall the weapons be-"
"SHbres
"Alone or with seconds:"
"Alone"
"When shall it be 2"
The time is named. The two young
men part with glances of mutual hatred
The vision has passed
Another vision appears. In Il pleasant
room, looking out upon Charleston har
bor, sits maiden fair enough to adorn
amy vision. A young Union officer kneeIs
al her feet.
"lIow can marry you," she says, AN
enemy of the South: You think YOU
love me, but there can never be any
thing but hatred between your people
and mine.
There never can be anything but love
toward you in my heart, says the young
man. "To prove it, shall die for you
to o.morrow.
Then he leaves her presence, and the
vision passes.
Still another vision comes before me.
In IL iiell along the railroad that leads
south from Charleston, two young men
face each other, sabrrs in hand. Seat.
tered scrub live oaks conceal the place of
meeting from observation. Already
their blades have crossed, when a voice
cries, Halt They stop, and a young
officer in uniform breaks in upon thu
scene.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28

Henry's record was as brief as glorious
Iii, regiment wor ,ltipp al him. No man
If them. W,.St"rn"rS though they We're.
could outrih. or u,it~ioot him II" tel
Nirrrrcr he a k",l his mci, go. \ gi mt
in strength. le WAS a hero in courage.
At Pleasant Hill, La. he was ei,"t
from his horse but still fought ON. and.
after being fatally wounded. three of the
enemy lit the dust before his band drop
pc srnSelcss to the ground. His re-
mains came home, and never was brother.
Gon and neighbor more sincerely
mOurned.
The war at last was over Grandpa
Waterson and his wife had borne their
sorrows with fortitude that only people
like them can understand. They talked
of their lost boys and together found a
sad pleasure in reviewing the childhood,
the youthful experiences and the manly
qualities of the dead sons.
One day came letter from Annie, an.
nouncing that she would visit the Wat er-
sons. There was great preparation, for
she would have been Charles wife had
he lived and she was dear to them in her
own right, for she had never ceased to
send those welcome letters, always bright
and CHEEKY save when Charles fate
forced its way into her thoughts. She
came to a royal welcome.
"Thee is a great comfort to us, grand
pa Waterson used to say to Annie, and
when grandma got her arms around the
pretty Southerner there was always a
gentle kiss and sweet-voiced assurance
that Annie was just as dear as though
she were daughter.
Then came surprise in the shape of Il
handsome, snowy, bold-faced woman,
who announced herself as having been
the at1ianced of Colonel Waerson, killed
at Pleasant Hill. Colonel Waterson had
left everything to her, and she produce'!
a will at that late day purporting to have
been made by him.
She was welcomed with old school
| courtesy, but there was a sober look on
every face that she encountered. Shortly
/ afterward. Grandpa Waterson's watch
was missed. All of Annie's most valuable
| i"weIry disappeared, and the adventures
complained loud and often about robhel
| les charging that she never could trust
"niggers.' Then grandma would gently
chihe her. and say: Thee should not
| JUICE All these people are old friends
of mine and faithful"
The fraud would turn up her nose and
put ON II look of contempt that always
set me boiling.
One day at the spring she leaned over
| to Use the clear water Il, IL mirror. anh
from somewhere about her prison
/
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28
resting plac

I'm regard to the old committee, let one
thing be said. They certainly showed
rare taste in the selection of design.
The Grant Monument when completed
will be one of the great mauSOleumS of the
world. SO far as architecture can dig
nifty a great subject the work has been
well done. As seen from the Hudson,
River. where thousands will view i.
daily, do not see how Il better or more
impressive character could have been
given to the work. The architect wa,
John II. Duncan, one of the most sue.
cessful of our local designers, and it i.
in every respect happy result that ne
blunder was made in the crucial matter
of the enterprise.
The original committe having the en-
terprise in charge was undoubtedly too
ideal, but it was the time for ;estheti-
cism. Let it be admitted that they COM
mitted the work to admirable results
from an art standpoint. The present
committee is devoted to business. Its
work is to finish the monument as de-
signed. That it will succeed there is no
doubt. There is plenty of money to be
devoted to the object III view, but u
awaited the time when the work wo,lc.
be undertaken by men who could handle
the work in an economical manner.
1t must be admitted that essentially
the idea of locating the monument in
this city was wrong. 1t will always re.
main a mystery why Grant chose to give
his remains to a section instead of to the
whole country. 1t was doubtless part of
that peculiar commercial bent which was
the latest development of his cXtraorli
nary character | fancy that the reason
can be traced to his early business re
verses. Their impress doubtless weighed
ON his mind through life, and left in his
heart an unsatisfied ambition to be ideu
titled in some striking way with tIld
great busines interests of the nation.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28

A Iiidc""s sound That Tries the Nerves
of the New soldier.

The talk turned upon personal courage
in Il conversation | had the other ,t:v
with an aidele-camp of General Alex
ander Hays. The veteran, who had the
name of being the most daring aid or
Hays staff said: You ask me how [
felt when | first smelt powder, SO to
spenk-well after the lapse of all these
years I'm almost ashamed to tell you
WAS panic-stricken, scared out of my
senses. my courage oozed out of me
in an instant, and Il small boy could
have captured me without trouble. This
awful experience came after | had been
about a year in the army. The regiment
of infantry in which was was preparing
to go into camp. We were few miles out
side of Yorktown. which was in the pos
session of the confederates, but none of
us. not even our officers, realized the
proximity of the enemy. There were
some cattle with the army, and some.
how " other some of my comrades and
| were part of the crowd that drove the
beevcs to the place where they were to
be- slaughtered. We formed a circle. a
sort of bull ring, and fell to skylarkine
and firing our pistols at the cattle as they
ran hither and thither. 1t was all
laughter and shouting. Suddenly, with
out the slightest warning. sound that
we had never heard before rose above the
clamor. 1t was a sort of whirring howl.
lasting few seconds only, but long
enough to strike terror into our hearts.
The men who had been as gay and noisy
as schooboys a minute before were
dumb. ] don't remember how they be.
haved. My own affairs kept me busy.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28

Ieu as " my DOOIS We're naIieu To Tie
,,r. uilL. They wouldn't move. ncilhcr
would my legs in fact had LOST con.
;rol of my body. | WAS perfectly limp,
and my knees sag ;ed out. Inrvrr ran be-
fore or since, but, with Il professional
6pr;nter's speed ran then to the s,'Iter
of the woods from which our regiment
had only just emerged. \ second terror
seized me as reached the first scatter
ing trees. ! had selected one, a big fel,
low, as my refuge, and when | reached
t three other men who we're crouchrG
behind it pushed me violently away. say.
ing there wasn't room for more. Shells
were still in the air, and with terror |
pursued my flight. When at last | fell
exhausted upon the ground beyond the
range of the enemy's artillery | almost
lost consciousness for while
Nobody was killed by those shells. but
the 'Rebs' must have laughed to see !"
run, and laughed louder yet when o,ri
cattle ran into their lines as they did |
'eIt more or less uncomfortable alway in
,ruing into battle afterwards. but nrve,
again lost my nerve as | did at my
iire-baptism before Yorktown. Pitts
:urg Dispatch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28

Neither military glory nor polite II sue,
"eSs seemed to satisfy the longings Of hir
heart. He wished to be classed with the
giants of the commercial wurId-to send
his name down to posterity without even
the cloud that rested upon it because of
early business failure. That is my idea
of it. And, when the collapse came,
after the disastrous failure of his schemes
as tinanccr, the idea of perpetuatinS
his memory in the great marts of tradG
seems still to have prevailed.
1t must be remembered that the most
striking point of Grants character was
his persistency. lie did not know what
Continued-top second column, fourth page,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28

Nolln,"d en- the field and was kiudtN
cared for 10y "A Southern family. llir
chief nurse was IA pretty little rebel with
soft, wavy hair, great brown eyes, IN.
viting lips and disposition as ch"ery a.
the clear sunshine after AN Nprlt -Iin" "r.
No woman had u right To resist hat big,
brave. handsome fellow. and there the
Union soldier was betrothed to the be-
witcling champion of secession. Then
Annie. for that was her name. began to
correspond with Ruth, and through this
intangible link of connection the whole
family fell in love with the little Con-
federate.
Charles reJoined his troop as soon as
able After desperate engagement his
company was scattered and he was hem
med in on every side except where the
rugged mountains of Virginia lowered
up behind him. Boldly he turned the
black, went flying over foot-pathS, leap
ing chasms, aud forcing his way where
few could follow. But there were bold
mountaineers in the chase and when they
brought Charles to bay the gallant stand
he made, drawing his saber when his re-
divers were emptied, saved his life for
the time. His desperate courage won
the heart of the Southerners, and they
PERSISTED until he was taken alive.
lie was sent to Libby prison, but made
MS escape. We heard the sad result
afterward through Annie. He walked
rs far as he could, then procured horse
from sympathetic negro, and the poor
,east bore him until exhausted. and then
ne led it till he came to the cottage of Il
mountaincer, where he was kindly taken
care of, but a fever set in and he died.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28
ANECDOTE OF GRANT,
Corn Beef aud Cabbage II DinMer "a
the Gods

Corn Beef aud Cnbbaae Dinner 10,
the Gods
An unpublished anecdote of General
Grant was recently told at the Grand
Pacific Hotel, Chicago, by Paul Cores.
81 was steward at the Palmer House, +"
ne said, "when the ex-Presdent stopped
there ON his return from the tour of the
world. One noon | was all but stuprtid
at seeing General Grant slip in at the
kitchen door as though escaping from
some one. 4 am sorry to trouble You,
lie said, as though asking u great favor,
'but may have a little corncd beef and
cabbageT
"Why, certainly, replied, but shall
not send it to you out in tIe dining,
roomT
"'No,' he answered, I'll eat II right
here, if you let me sit down at this table.
so ! cleared place on the rough
board table where the cooks had been
fixing the meal, drew up a stool, and the
way he got away with that corn beef and
cabbage made my eyes bulge. When he
had finished he laid down his knife and
fork with funny sigh of satisfaction.
put one hand Oh my shoulder and said I,
Young man, suppose you don't care
for that at all, but if you had had TO eat
what | have for the past few months it
would taste like dinner for the gods
lie had dincd with every one from
tho Queen down, and that cabbage in my
kitchen did him more good than all the
rest together"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28

~ hialvy! Muiat! and -" on Bat VITA.
VII TIA" ian, ,lt'r amI IN rriul.tIj ,, rr.n
!unucritIS remarked: "Cumfuund il,
boys. my horse ran away with n". -
i'ichmuni Dispatch
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28
STRANGE v AR STORY.
HOW GOOD NEWS CAME AT LAST
TO A DESoLhTE HOME.

T t'lr break
in cut uttir
civil war |
MS u mere
boy and our
near neigh
Dor W a : Il
flnri,i- d,
kind heart
ed. < n"r"us
old Quaker.
Both lie and
L.. ur....l nifn
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28

"Gentemen, you are under arrest.
he says. Il have here the written orle,
Of General Blank, Put up your swords
and accompany me.
Again the vision passes, and | laugh
aloud.
"What is t." asks my wife, looking
down tenderly at me
"Oh, was only living over again tho
scenes of '65 in Charleston. | Just saw
Jack and Plympton facing each Other
again with those wicked sabers in hand.
BY the way, dear, they neither of them
yet know that it was you that set on foot
the movement that stopped their duel.
They knew | peaohed on them, but |
never told them that you gave me- tho
information that led me to suspect there
was blood in prospect. Now, we must
get them here together some time, and
tell the whole tale.
Poor Jack!" sighs my wife. ale
really loved me. did not know then
could ever marry a Yankee.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28
ISpecial New York Letter.

Perhaps the most interesting proceed
in2s to be held anywhere ON Decoration
Day, 1892. will be those in connection
with the Grant monument, in Riverside
Park, this city. There will be great
dinner, at which General Porter. the
president of the new commissions viii
preside. The monument is at last to
be finished. 1t was u great undertake
Ing from the outset--too great for tic
committee that had it in charge. Still,
when it is remembered that ii took nearly
100 years before an appropriat" munu-
meut to Washington was completed at
the national capital, and that Congress
had to take hold and complete the work
after it was one-third finished, tn" delay
in the completion of the Grant Memorial
should not be very severely criticized
AS understand the matter. the work
is to go forward now progressively unit,
the monument is completed. What has
already been done has been the com
pletion of tie tomb proper, and it GER
tainly is high time that the remains of the
great soldier We're laid in a permanent
resting place.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28
Steamship Schedules.
ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS.

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L STEERAGE PASSENGERS from the
South and West wishing to visit their native
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28
TIE GRANT MONUMENT.
IT WILL BE DEDICATED AND PUSHED
TO COMPLETION.

In'cres'in. Proceedings to be Hcid on
Decoration Day - An Architectural
Success The New Committee to At
tend to business Iheory rs 10 Why
Grant Wished his Tomb to be in
New York.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-05-28

PittSbrll'g Division.
WESTBOUNp.
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All trains daily except No. II, l5 II and y.
Trains No 46 and A. do not carry passengers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-01
pressing anxiety about pecuniary matters.
followed quickly upon the publication Of
the great romance.
Mr. Cookers Departure.
New York Letter.

For once Mr.. Richard Croker, general
manager of the Democratic party of this
city has departed from his usual custom
and has claimed and secured fat office
for member of his family. He has made
his brother-in-law, DR.. William T. Jenkins,
health officer for the port of New York,
through the kind cooperation of
Governor Flower and the Democratic
Senate. DR.. Jenkins for some years
has filed the humble place of physician to
the board of coroners. He now steps into
an Office which has a salary of so, a
year and perquisites, which will bring its
value up TO something like $4,000. Mr..
T. c. Platt has long regarded the health
office of this port as one of the richest
plums in the political basket. This
functionary lives in fine quarters at
Quarantine. has fine staff of doc
tors under his command, and the
commerce of the port is virtually in
his control. His visits to incoming steam
ships are made in regal state, and the
little presents which he receives from
an Eastern rajah. Not country
nor cline but contributes to his
comforts and enjoyment DR.. Jenkins
comes from Mississippi. He is an
educated man and is highly esteemed,
although very active Tammany
politician. l am told that Croker had
hard fight to secure his elevation, and in
dong SO was compelled to relinquish con-
siderable of his claim upon Albany for
patronage. Chairman Murphy has Just
been favored by having his father-in-law
billeted upon the state as a custodian of
something or other, and it is fair to as
sumo that public affairs will now proceed
smoothly.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-01
THE STATE PRESS.

Edmonds CsroRscte: "Tne cry for Blaine Tor
the presidency grows louder day by day.
Hamilton Herald: "The war scare has served
70 illustrate bow unpardonable Is the neglect 20
forrify our Pacific coast"
snohomish Eye: sSo address delivered De-
fore the present congress has attracted more
attention and favorab.e comment than that OF
Senator Alien, OF Washington, on the Nlcaresus
canal"
Columbia Chronicle: s.Sone OF the valiant
men OF America ara begging PRESIDENT HARRISON
70 let them go down and dine OF The iisers OF
the Chileans II is needless TO remark tnat In
case the president should need the service OF
these men, he will be obliged 10 search Tor them
under the beds Of this great nasion-
Everett Meas: THE whaleback IL the rear, IN
yincible sea king. she laughs al the oio ocean
in its fury, and merely taxes mucn-neeosu
rest for few hours when q sandnar intruoes
itself upon her notice. The Wetmore mas a..
ready shown hereli to be three-time winner
Davenport Tiues: 1.-The presidents message to
congress on the Chilean difficulty must commend
Itself 10 the nations of the word as most Dig
fed, fair and impassionste presentation OF the
subject. There il not the smallest display OF
temper OF bias in IL No buster or demand ior
anything more than simple justice, Dat that ne
insists upon. The language OF ths message
throughout IL courteous and dignified and the
demands reasonable.
CoIfax Gazette: "Thsy never tire, these free
traders of telling US Of the superior skill, genius
and effectiveness OF American worklngmen-
sufficient, as they assert. to more than counter
balance the lower wages paid in other coun-
tries. On the other hand, any one OF these same
free-traders viii promptly compile for you
long list of articles which they say American
labor cannot produce well as foreign labor
can, and which for that reason ought to be al
lowed to come in free"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-01
Hawthorne and the Cu.tom-Hou.e.

Horatio Bridge, in Harpers Magazine for Feb.
When Mr.. Polk became president, the
plan of campaign for Hawthorne's ap-
pointment to the Salem postoffice was
pursued with vigor for while; but there
were strong political obstacles in the wav.
and consequently his efforts and those of
his friends were turned towards the sur
veyorship of the Salem custom-house. an
Office OF less labor and responsibility.
though of smaller emoulment than the
postoffice afforded.
Referring to visit made me in the
summer OF 1s45, at the navy yard at Ports
mouth, New Hampshire, 1t so happened
that l was then stationed at that yard.
Living in spacious quarters as a bachelor.
and not unwilling to share my summer
comforts with my friends, it occurred to
me that Hawthorne's interests could best
be promoted by bringing him and Mrs.
hawthorne into social relations with some
OF my influential friends and their wives
10 carry out this project, and for nv
personal pleasure as well, invited Sen.
ator and Mrs. Pierce and Senator and Mrs.
Anterior, of New Hampshire; and Sen.
ator Fairfield, of Maine; together with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawthorne and little Una
TO spend two or three weeks with me. To
make the reunion less formal, two of nv
own sisters and some Washington friends
were included. The indulgent party en-
loyed the novelty of a visit to a bachelor
at navy yard, and when any shortcorn-
ings in his Housekeeping occurred, the
guests only grew the merrier therefor
What with boating, fishing and driving.
and IN the entire absence of formaIitv. the
yi:lt went off smoothly, and its main OBJ
ieet-that of interesting men of influences
In Hawthorne's behalf-was attained.
Though Pierce was an old friend. Ather-
ton and Fairfield first made the acduaint-
ance of Hawthorne at that time. and they
became his strong advocates and friends
In June of the next year he was ap-
pointed surveyor.
Hawthorne's life flowed TRANQUILITY for
the next three years, at the end of which
period he was removed by the Wing adj
mlnlstration, under lin that case, at leastl
the pernicious doctrine of rotation in
office. 40
With other friends, stroye zealously 70
save him, because he wished to retain the
Office But when the dismissal came I
wrote my congratulations, telling him
that he would now be Obliged to devote
himself to his appropriate work in life
Eight months after his official decapitation
ne finished the Scarlet Letter" ana in
creased fame. as well as freedom from