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The Princeton union., 1893-04-20
Taking Hin, to Task.

Puck: Young Mr.. Smokers had long
loved Miss Gilgal, and one evening he
succeeded in mastering enough courage
to ask her to marry him.
Before I give you an answer. Mr..
Snickers,' she replied, Il want to ask
you a few questions y 5
ASK one" - E>@ .s-;=+t il
'You write great many jolles?'
II plead guilty s*
You have often written jokes in
which mothers-in-law were held up to
ridicrle?' Ill III -.
II have used that subject once or
twice. "
You have also written jokes which
turn on the general unhappiness Of
married life, and imply a wish on the.
part Of married men that. they had
never been married?' X.
h POSSIBLY I have, Miss Gilgal''s,: ~
POSSIBLY? You mean positively, don't
your
Yes
"Wen, then, Mr.. Smokers, how do you
have the effrontery to ask me-or any
girl-tO marry you after maligning mar
riage and mothers-in-laW? If you think
/ would, you are very much mistaken
"Why, my dear girl, when l wrote
those things I was joking" the young
man declared.
"Wcre you?'' replied the maiden,
gleefully. '"Then I was only Joking
when said wouldn't marry YOU
Engagement announced next day.
Imagined He Was Home Again.
st. Peter-Yes, I have your name on
my books as having led an exemplary
life over the river. Step in and take
that throne next that Chicago man. Ga
briel will you bring your harp in a few
| minutes? --.-s ~
Newcomer (musing)-Where's the
| bridge? All, I forgot Excuse me,
| st. Peter but I was so used to paying
a quarter for crossing our railroad
| bridge in the other world that.
ST. Peter-From st. Louis, I see.
Well, this is heaven, and no railroad
corporation owns this place as yet. You
take that farthest throne from the
Chicago man, and if you and he start
a fuss in here out you 60 Next
Judge.
The Princeton union., 1893-04-20
Labor Saved.

DO you always look under the bed
before you. retire r
I never do 3
III 1sY OIL don t! a Why - s. sas
5 Il sleep il q folding bed. : 4.
The Princeton union., 1893-04-20

Corkey How do tn new t'backy
go, Herty?" !.
HerJy.'I It tastes foine, an av yezs
n give It tonne t git up to me chimbly
Oil tell yez how it shmells.'
The Princeton union., 1893-04-20
Abandon Black Crepe.

D New York Times: There has been
"a decided stand a ggainst the wearing
of black crepe in England as a mourn
ing fabric, stand which has been
strengthened by the Princess Of Wales.
In her mourning garb. for her son, the
duke Of Clarence, she employed no
crepea statement that is full of sig
nificance when it is recalled how few
years ago this material was the sine
qua non of all mourning garments
among English and American women.
The Princeton union., 1893-04-20

S..I9 'TOItI y OF FHmOus p - UIHeH' q
Queen Victoria, during her youth, VS.
fond of archery. S S.
Mary Stewart had a lap dog that fol-
lowed her to the scaffold and soon after.
died of grief. 4.
Queen Anne detested the smell Of
roses, and became sick when they Were
in the room. ,55 IL. # 5sl DE- 81
Nine. de Stael always carried a bit
Of stick in her hand and played with it
as an aid to conversation
George Eliot wrote for eight years
with the same pen, and when she lost
it bewailed her misfortune as almost
too hard to bear. W n
Queen Anne of England was extreme
y fond Of brandy, and her face became
so bloated that among the populace she
was known as Brandy Faced Man,
The Princeton union., 1893-04-20

ms arm. ana pfOmenaQeu the long
salon. .
Several others approached to solicit
her hand. but each was waved away
with an imperious air that was per-
-fectly enchanting to Millie. who some
how felt not the least anxiety or appre-
5hension at the strange cavaliers evident
intention to monopolize her society, but
yielded to the intONication OF this new
experience, and began to believe that
sshe had found the hero of her many
day dreams after ALL 49, .....-.-
IF Charlie would only act that way
how much more interesting he would
%ber' AIillie reflected as she was resting
after the fourth waltz.
And she began to look anxiously for
ward for the time to unmasl1, that she
might see the face Of her cavalier.
When they did so, she looked up with
"a little sigh in the dark, Spanish looking
face of her admirer, half-wishing it
might have been fair like Charlies
But we can't have everything to suit
rsls; and under the sphere Of his master.
full bearing and evident admiration OF
her, Millie was quite enraptured
They danced the promenade, they SAT
together. and before the evening was
over Millie knew that this handsome
Carlos Munoz was madly in love with
her, and moreover meant to have her
Not that he had made either declara
ton verbally, but he had a way Of talk
i ifng with his eyes, by his gestures with
an intelligence and significance not tC
be mistaken. and it was with a strange
variety Of sensations throbbing at hel
& foolish little heart that she bade him
good night at last and received his
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10
~ cIncAGO MARKETs.

CHICAGO. sept. 0-Only a moderate
amount Of business was transacted IN
wheat to-day and the feeling developed
Was rather strong. The principal feature
was the strength Of the low grades. The
opening on Dec, was about sc. higher
than Yesterdays closing. advanced u
more. and then teccded &c, rallied "a
sc. receded &. held steady. and the
closing was about re. higher than
yesterday.
Corn was fairly active and a prime
good business being transacted. Tho
market opened at about the closing prices
of yesterday. and soon afterwards
drorped a fraction and then the price adj
vanced *. ruled steady, and closed with
y gain.
There was n moderate trade in oats but
the range was narrow. There was some
buying 10y elevator men and by shop
ping houses. which had the effect Of
strengthening the near futures more than
the latter ones. May was trine weaker.
and q lower early but reacted * and
closed barely steady al JIG below yester-
day.
Provisions speculative market for
hog products ruled steady early. but
there was very little trading I'm the abb
souce Of offerings and outside orders. 10
was not long. however, before the market
became moderately active all around,
the stoadlness early resolving itself into
strength. The market continued TO rule
firm and closed steady The closing
prices showed gain of 13c. each in
Oct pork. lard. and ribs. other deliveries
varied from this, Jan. pork closed 2'c.
higher
Cash quotations: Flour very firm; de-
mand fair. No 2 spring wheat. G5%a't;
No. red G5bqI No. ? corn. 40ts. no.
. oats. 25Bq2GH. Mess pork. 1610Q1G.15:
lard. S35Qs4O. short RIO sides, loose,
IOI0q0I5. dry sailed shoulders. boxed.
725qL5j. short clear sides, 0.75g10.
Whisky lip.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

RICHMOND Sept 9-No offerings Of
tobacco at auction on Change to-day.
and licht sales for the week ending to-
day Highest price for sun cured to-
bacco. $1,000
Private sales reported TO the secretary
Of the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day:
Fillers G3 hhds.; smokers, hhds. Total,
% hhds
Private sales reported 10 the secretary
of the Richmond Tobacco Trade for the
week ending to-day: Wrappers. II hhds.:
filters, III hhds; cutters, 9S hhds., smok-
ers, 10 hhds.; scrap. bright. . hhds
leaf. dark 20 hhds; Tugs, dark. 132 hhds.
Total. 40 hhds.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
Inspections, bright. u hhds., l &C.. dark,
% hhds % tcs.; reinspections bright, 6
hhds 90 ics.. dark, hhds, ties.
Inspections and relnspectons for the
week ending to-day: Inspections bright.
$40 hhds.. tcs., dark. 227 hhds.. % ties;
western o hhds.. o tcs; reinspections,
bright, - hhds., ] &C., dark, hhds.,
tcs.; western, 0 hhds., q ties
Total samping for the week ending to-
day: sol hhds. 81 ties. etc.
Wilson's, Crenshaws, Allegheny, Vau-
ghn's Shelburnes. shockoe. and Sea-
brooke tobacco warehouses report to-
day: Receipts, 2S packages; deliveries,
l35 packages.
The same tobacco warehouses, with
Farmers. Myers. Old Dominion, Jones',
Meats, Daveuport's, and Planters, to-
bacco warehouses added. report for the
week ending to-day: Receipts, 2S0 pack
ages deliveries, $50 packages,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10

Speaking about tornadoes,' observed
a travelling man. I'm tell You Of the
strange antics Of one l ran against while |
lived 10 kansas
IL didn't know you were ever in that
state, replied a man from Williamsburg
ION, yes, / was Al the time / speak Of
had a house in Wyandotte with quite a
wide lawn In front. ] watched the grass
grow with painful misgiyings, for / was
opposed 20 working the lawn mower. You
know how chat is yourself" he said TO the
man from Williamsburg.
With a silent nod the latter acknowl-
edged that be did.
well, the grass kept getting taller and
taller and every day my wife would make
some remark about how our lawn looked
compared with the neighbors'. One day
the ucighb0rs who lived opposite me asked
me what I'd take for nay crop, and then /
concluded tlat something had % be done
] sat on the front porch trying 10 work mp
enough courage to tackle that grass, when
along came that tornado We all rushed
for the cyclone cellar. When we ycnured
forth, we expected % 6ud the house gone
into the next county, but it was there all
right Bat the crass. You won't believe
me, but the grass was trimmed as close AS
a brand new mower could have taken it
of. and the cyclone had even carried away
the cuttings l'suppose the reason the
house wasn't touched was that the edge Of
the twister just reached TO the end OF the
lawn. But toruadoes are queer critters. You
can never tell how they re going to strike"
-pILlsburg Telegrapl.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10
nALTIMoRF -NfARKET.

BALTIMORE, Sept 9-Flour steady.
unchanged. Wheat strong; No. red.
spot and Sept, GS4QH; oct, G9%Gts;
Dec, 73dh; steamer no. red, G5l4Qat;
milling wheat, by sample 6s9G9. Corn
frmer; mixed spot, As bid; Sept, 47ilq4S;
oct, 47hQ5s; year. AZ asked white corn.
by sample. 5l yellow do. 5015l oats
firm; No. . white western 350i.; 30. .
mixed western. 3i4d32. Rye dun and
steady; No. ., 52Q53. Hay steady; good
to choice timothy, 14Gl5 Grain freights
duh, unchanged. Provisions. mess pork,
is; bulk meats, loose shoulders %; long
clear, 1l4; clear sides, II; suear-picRled
shoulders. SO; sugar-cured smoked shout
ders. 9t5; hams. 12d4l3A; lard refined,
1Ot Butter active; creamery fancy
2Ca27; DO. fair % choice. 2302f; do imi-
tation. 2Oa22. Eggs active: 1Ga017.
Coffee firm; Rio cargocs fair. II. no. :,
17ls. other articles unchanged.
Northern Central stock Gsa70; j. & O. s.
w. first 1O3 bid; Consolidated Gas
bonds. ZOOLOGY; do stocks, 5S asked.
Peanuts unchanged
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10

The first posts are said 10 have originated
I'm the regular c0uriers established by Cy-
rus about 30 b. c.. who erected post
houses throughout the kingdom Of Persia
Augustus was the first 90 introduce this
institution among the Romans, 81 d. G.,
and he was initiated by Cbarlemagne about
500 4. d. Louis II was the first sovereign
to establish posthouses In Franco owing 90
his eagerucss for news and they were also
the first institution 81 this nature in Eu-
rope. This was in 1870, or about 1900
years after they We're started in Persia.
In England I'm the reign of Edward ~
Q4SU riders on post horses went stages Of
the distauce II 20 miles from each other in
order 10 procure the king the earliest intel
li1ence Of the events that passed In the
course OF the war that had arisen with the
Scots. A proclamation was issued by
Charles in 1881 that whereas 20 this time
there hath been no certain intercourse be-
tween the kingdoms of England and Scot
land. the king now commands his postmas-
ter Of England for foreign parts 10 settle
running post or two between Edinburgh
and London 80 go thither and come back
again in six days. Chambers Journal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
an f,osING oU0TATIOSs or
MDNEi.
,fnine. and sales st the Richmond To-
t.c,o Ischauce-iotcrnal Revenue
,ou.,tons-Ioreicn AdSices.


..-r- YORK. Sept 9.-Speculaton at
-..t Exchange was decidedly stfonS
r.+ hoar q business, the best
tbe week were attained IN
if- ~ instances The Inquiry ran
On fho n1ue'Uais. Manhattan ana
r-,-s Stocks we're wen held and
'' III. en.rr advance for time failed
..-.rre aay great amount OK 'he
ts.-.s Traders were confident
I'D. t.rk statement would prove
l..r.hIa. and rot q few ~ them
... tfrIr lines ou This theory sugar
CHICAGO Gas. 2, Manhattan, 80;
...f. q. Burlington. 1i4i 81 fan, j.
r...aaanua. ~, tte1alhi' 1'1' Ni'a'
,r.fe-rra. o.. Load preferred.
t.-.tarn Pacific. 1i3 Pullman. a.
..,...,ro-. WAS not much or bun caro-
~ REPORTS from Chicago that
t-erfron Distributing concern and
-.r,rsrv were ~ ioggcrhca1s about
...r..1r of selling Else lauer's proc
r.-ts Evansville & Icrre haute was ne
...t ruue in Manhattan ignored the
Tx about connecting pn1'F GROUND
..f and Che stock rose steadily 10
rse bank statement came mp 10 ex-
.....r..s tut one soft of dull operators
rr.4rfar- ~ fhe favorable report
.. u.hfen tUeir loads. This selling Dee
.. a reaction ana prices rccodcl to l4o.
General E.ectrc1eadine. AZ the close The
..rset was weaker The total sales for
... fav were 1Gt.oD1.
Sub treasury balances. Coin. S5iASI-
lob. currency. S1ttooo.
NrW YORK. Sept 0.-Money ON call
-.mlnauy 215 per cent Prime mcr-
camille paper S0l2 per cent Sterling
.fange is steady. with actual business
FL. bankers bills at 4S2&0Spl for GO
es Fud f>40SGA for demand
..-.l rates. 4S50>f'3. Commercial dis.
=. lsts. 4sl0Sl. and demand, 4S2uN5s.
Bar silver 7r.. Government bonds
...aly State bonds dull Railroad bonds
rouc
sver ut the Stock Exchange to-day
VAS neglected
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10

A story is told Of certain young New
York woman who was recently abroad.
While walking out in Dresden one day
the stolidity Of the soldier sentinels pacing
back and forth Ike automata attracted her
notice. A sudden impulse seized her TO
test this cast iron rigidity and waiting Till
one had passed she slipped into his little
sentry box. When be reached it on his re-
turn, marching with measured precision
she suddenly jumped out before him. cry
Ing boo" In bis very face
The soldier was completely upset at this
unexpected performance and actually
dropped his musket and ran away, while
the young woman. having thus routed q
portion Of the German army, walked on
and demurely rejoined her friends. The
incident. it is said, came 70 the ears of the
emperor himself, who expressed wish 70
meet this extraordinary young woman, but
Miss - admitted that her desire did not
equal his. IA she was not sure in quitewhat
light her testing impulse would be official
ly regarded. New York Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10
rNpI.rArHEn nR1fIs

"a Piedmont drin. si-2o.; rs Green
wood do, l-4c.; "a Greenville. do, &C.;
IS Pepperell &C.
eucar-New York renners' card prices
Cuf-loaf. 500: powdered, 1884. cubes.
Ba; graduated. $50, eontectloners a."
g. a. white. extra re-. - bright yellow
cxtra &C" s475; golden extra &C" $3.50;
brown. extra &C" 1i3i; dark brown, ex.
ira &c" !f05
FLOUR. NEAL AND MILL-FEED.
corn Meal-55c. per bushel. for country;
g. I-2c. for city mills.
Flour-Famlly. s3.0a3.5O; superflne, s275:
patent. S375aA5o.
Bran. brownstufT and shi9stur. 81 bulk.
Hay-No. 1 timothy siG.25. No. 2. s15.25;
mixed hay. $500; clover hay, sl5.O0.
Shucks, 0I6c.
BEESWAX. FLAXsEED. &C.
HeeswaN, 220Zfe.
Black oak Bark-Rossed. 5000 per 900
pounds: blackjack and chestnut, rough.
siO)n7O0 per 5000 pounds.
FIaxseed. tIl0 per bushei
SKINS AND HIDES.
No. I green sailed steer hides 60 pounds,
4Q4 Zee: No. green sailed steer hides.
90 pounds. 3-faic.' No. / green sated
hides. 80 to Co pounds, SAB lie; No. 2
green sailed hides, 30 10 90 pounds.
&c.: No. green salted hides.
under 30 pounds. Sa3 he; No. 2 green
sailed hides. ? Sic; No. 2 green hides.
2 lie. No. 1 green calf skins,
Soc: No. 2 green calf skins. 40c. /:
lamb skins. green. f.; lamb skins. dry.
&Q30c: medium. 79chpaoralt cmfwyp
Zq3)c; dry sheep skins, f0G l5c.;
dry flint hides, No. &C.: dry
flint hides. No. O. &C.: dry salt
hides. no. 7. 5-ic.; dry salt hides.
No. 2 &C.; dry calf skins. Sc. deer skins,
dry. 29c.: cattle tails, per piece, &c.
Talow-Prme. packed. lie: cake &C.:
dark. -
sole Leather-Untrimme good stamp.
middle. 20c.: good stamp. o. w. 2ic.;
seconds. II i-2c., good damaged. l6 pc.
poor. damaged, Joe.
sole Leather Trimmed. best. good
stamp middle. pic; seconds 19c.; good.
damaged IS lie; poor. damaged. ne.
Wool-Tub washed. z'u25c.; unwasned.
BROWN sHEETMGs.
81 James River %. O.. 4t-fc. rs do.
X *. 4l-2c.; "A DO, n. n. 43-lc.; "A
do. n IT,. &c.: A. do.. -. T.. 8 &c;
"A Piedmont. &C.,; a. Greenwood. b3-4c.:
1914 Mohawk Valley 10 l-2c.: l04 Boston.
% i-2c.; 1914 Lockwood. p lee.
BLEACHED SHEETINGS.
81. Trump. g.. b. Pride OF Laundry.
z
Laundry. &c.; "A Trump. he; "A Pride
of Laundry &C.. "a Farmers Choice.
Gle; "A Barker, he; "A Audro-
scocgin. 7t-2c.; "A Fruit. he; a. Wam-
sutta 10 he; "A Laugdon. G.. b.. Q 1-2c.;
1914 Mohawk Valley. 22c.; l0-4 Lockwood.
% 1-?c.; 1914 Boston. 23c.
DUCKS
Savage, s on. duck, l)c.; Severn, s OF.
do. gc.
Roots-Clneeng. S250I2C0 per pound;
Seneca. 3s035c. per pound; golden seal,
l5ql7c. per pound; pink n l-2&l2c. per
pound: wild ginger. l1ul2c.; natural, 5c.
per pound. yellow dock. 1-2uic.; Bur
dock, 1-2c per pound: lady's slipper,
6d1c per pound. Fassafras bark. 4N5c.
per pound. Hycrwort leaves. case. per
pound. blood root. 1-21ic per pound.
Corn White. G2c.; mixed. 5sc.
Eve-1s0 Soc per husheL
Sumac-Per busheL 5c TO sLo1.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10
;. LAYS OF ANCIENT ZONE.

p LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME. By Beautifully Illustrated
heroic action and energy sous ballads
T ans5 no less than the have the breadth the s,,s
this edition unique being executed delicate outline
g. A TnnLOSS SCANDAL. ByJM BARRIE
when S j. 5' ao1 OF the Scottish s S Is Las Men
rary appetite Of every nte r of bass g Tn s,or. oT hume
M scottish peasant ae Mr. Barrie ON his special sround NE knows
Knows bs @ Ills es5IUs % 1o f ana n d" hr ei ~ srr
dTo character il, up lime with
t. TIE norsE OF TIE SEVEN GABLES BY N,A,r I.vrooa,r
This masterpiece Of Hwhomes fun the imaginative charm Of nan
perhaps pust piece OF poetic prose al
). CRAWFORD. BY MRS G,srrrn
r9fd in its charming miniature painting and sketches Of character
social M, an Eq9 country % asgas Of @s feePss habits os,
s, aSuadcs a SsaaoHy
8. THE COMING RACE. By IonD LYrros
The Goms Race by Lri Ion is clever and ingenious EXCURSION into
ms as P % curious 'sifa,n p OF 5as human S T %
nerslr, aotonaos command every
things
:. DREAM LIFE. BY TX MARVEL Donald mchen)
contains 15es Fo on I mental t fgS 5 SaSa a @d@ sa
a' cais the literary apolocon and with delightful though
s. FRiNEEssrEN; OR, THE MODERN rrONrrHrus By Mrs
LIKE Mrs. cro"s E6i Side of Mature. Mrs Shelley nSeSsn
te mind ana make the
Q 4 ROCK GOLDEN DEEDS. BY G. ~ loNGE.
the book put into the nao1 Of o3n creaoof a, @s 1ey
m
49, NOISES FROM N OLD MASsE. By NArnAsrr- uAwmoas
s
c1t q
By
lucec ads 10 anew %
II. THE SCARLET LETTER. BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
exhibiting extraordinary mental
ufe nothing like IL literature
like the boz of
feature o
70 ESSAYS OF ELLA By CHARLES LAMB
charming n~persel
nuns carefully
with
OF
race
% uC,R OF WAKEFIELD. BY OLIVER GOLDSMITH.
edith OF Il
for has essentially
world world
rbt ndh unryalei
By
80 - N ~ I M NJ. M LL
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10
A Bit ofIron In % Tree.

A year or two ago q vicious fellow near
Bangor drove a spike into sawlog and "
this way smashed up a mill saw to spite
the owner. But a recent happening at
Welland, Ont, shows that such substances
may get into logs without being put there
for spite. A mill saw struck IN o1shoe
Embedded In a timber about four inches
from the surface. How 1t came there Is q
puzzle. for it had grown into the wood. An
owner of the land where the tree grew re-
members that way back in the thirties
some numbering was done there in which
oxen shod with iron were used Dut none
since then. Ii is believed the shoe was laid
uu on limb close 70 the trunk and the
tree in growing took ii in.-Lewiston Jour
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10

Whatever else we have become, whether
better or worse, one thing is certain-we
have become superstitious The supersti
tions Of the cultured class are now many,
and they are all OF recent introduction.
should like 10 show how and why this new
superstitious spirit has grown up among
us 1t is a passing tad-played at rather
than believed in. yet with something Of the
old terror in il.
n. B.-I have just read the above saga
cious remarks to a lady, and she replied;
YES, you are very likely quite right; IL Is
all very silly. At the same time, should
not like to be married in May" So--you
see.-Walter Besant in London Queen.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10
Prcparine For Contingencies.

Two well known members Of the racing
set were discussing Dounelly's fall and its
consequences when Roulette went 10 grass
in the hurdle race at Clyde park. Said one,
~ have noticed that II fellow is half shot
he generally comes Oh light"
80 have l." returned his friend. ~
man who's haif shot never hurts himself "
Then, as happy thought seemed to strike
him, he added, "And as accidents are al.
ways liable to happen, even 10 the most
careful, let's 20 and take peg"
And the two men logged contentedly oil
10 the clubhouse. Boston Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-10
Eatailsm In limo OF Entile.

We were at Suckers Gap. The EIGHTH
corps, under tho White Wolf, rs the Indians
loved TO call General Crook. had crossed the
Shenandoah at Island Ford. The sun went
down in a sea Of delicious crimson. ana
even the most cautious were so influenced
by the metaphor Of peace suggested by the
heavenly stiffness that they began to regard
as needless the precautions taken by our
chief, the White Wolf
Fires were lighted on the river bank; cot
fee, the soslier's elixir Of life was prepared
and drunk. The twilight crept slowly on
and was deepening into the cleaning when
staff officer rode down from an old farm
house in front Of us with a report that Gen
eral Gallatin jenkins was advancing upon
Us with a heavy force
\ few minutes later there was scatter
ing fire, as Of pickets, aud a mounted officer
was ordered % call in our skirmish line.
just before mounting the young fellow
detailed turned % me and said:
Il feel strangely today. wisk you'd do
this for me. I cannot explain my reluc-
tance, but none who know NE will think
me afraid"
His face was ashy white; his lips looked
dry. saw that he iii. Mounting his
horse, rode rapidly to the skirmish limo
and gave the order to fall back.
On my return | found this young officer
seated at the foot OF n tree, propped up
against IL. His eyes were fixed on the sky
above him, and between his parted lipswo
bubble Of crimson foam. A bullet had
passed through his chest, and he had but a
few minutes 90 live.
What premonition had possessed him,
from what mistaken motive he had chosen
this place of safety, which proved so treach-
erous, will never be known. He was killed
By q sharpslooter from such distance
that his death might be considered acct
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