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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-04

He drelO up his musket and deliberately
fired TO XIII
that he could be induced 10 enlist. and
i am surprised that he did not desert TO
his friends before the battle opened"
Mr.. Kenton believed it his duty as
q citizen of Virginia TO take up arms in
her cause, replied the mother.
And instead of deserting he seems
to have led your company to victory"
quietly added Marian.
He was simply in the rear aswe
faced about and was carried along with
The rush." explained the captain.
Nevertheless he is brave man, aud I
hope he is In earnest"
why shouldn't he be-" asked the
girl.
Blood will tell is an old saying.
i shan't be surprised to wake up some
morning and find that he has deserted
TO the enemy"
"You do Mr.. Kenton gross injusticel"
exclaimed Marian as her color came
and went. and her eyes looked brighter
than he had ever seeg- them before. II
have seen nothing in him O. lead me TO
believe that he would countenance any
thing dishonorable, and brave men are
never recorded as deserters " &
IL the captain had planned to make
her betray her true feelings toward
Royal Kenton, he had succeeded. Her
looks and dsmesnor, added 70 the words
she uttered with SO much spirit, salts
fed him that his own cause, unless
something unforeseen shouid srise, was
hopsless. While he was man Of hot
temper be had a great self control and
when be LETT the house neither mother
nor daughter suspected his bitterness of
feeling.
Its no use TO deceive myselfr' no
muttered as he walked slowly down the
street. "If the Yankee doesn { desert.
and IL he Is not killed in battle or other.
Eiss b VIII return n wed bss, VITA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-04
CHAPTER VII

After Bull Run Federals and Confed-
crates began making earnest prepara-
tions for war. The holiday was over.
There was no longer talk of so or 90
day campaign, of soldiers returning to
the farm in time to harvest the crops.
While the Federals gathered on the
plains OF Arlington to learn the tactics
OF war the Confederates remained on
the fields where their first victory had
been won and prepared for what was to
come. There was fighting in the west,
armies were being raised and troops
moved in every direction, but we fol.
low only those which had confronted
each other on that famous field.
Organized and reorganize, drill, scout,
reconnaissance, arm and equip. In the
beginning the various companies had
been allowed TO select their own officers
by ballot. After Bull Run all commits
sions came from the secretary of war;
all noncommissioned officers were duly
sppointed. Duke wyle was commits
stoned osrtain OF the Shenandoah
guards, the second lieutenant was ad-
vAnced, and the orderly sergeant was
promoted to . lisutenancy. Among
those who secured brief furloughs were
Captain Wyle and Steve Brayton. The
latter reached home first. The story Of
the battle was known. but the story Of
the rally-the incident which had di-
rected General Jsckson's attention TO
haysl keateny-wM psxs 70 hs penple
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him removed my path is clear. 1t will
be my fault If something doesn't hap
pen to him very soonl'
Something did happen-two or three
something's before the captain Is return
TO camp. Ike Baxter thoroughly under
stood what Captain Wyle desired, and
Ehe was eager for nm opportunity to car
ry out his wishes. One night when
both were on guard about the-camp he
wheeled in his beat, drew up his musket
and deliberately fired TO tll. Kenton
was hardly 90 feet distant, face turned
away and completely at his mercy. The
heavy bullet passed between his arm
and side and sped across the camp and
killed a poor sergeant as he lay sleeping
| on his bed. The would be assassin plead
| ed accident, and il was natural to be-
lieve that 1t was such. Kenton was one
of the first TO excuse him, and not the
slightest suspicion of the soldiers MUIR
derous intentions found lodgment in his
mind.
Another incident, and one with far
more pleasant surroundings, occurred
the very next day. A message came TO
the commanding officer of the guards
from Stonewall Jackson to send Private
Kenton to his headquarters. The gen
eral looked at the young man before
him for half minnie before saying:
You headed the detachment which
captured the gun in hand to hand
fight. You did nobly. Who is captain
of your company"
Captain Wyle, sir"
"Ah, yes. Captain Truesdale was
wounded and crippled for life. see.
And you arc still private?"
"Yes, sir.
III mi | ought TO have remembered
you, but have been busy-very busy.
Is your captain with his company"
mo, sir. He left several days ago on
furlough."
Hint And haven't you asked for
furlough too?"
II have not"
"Well. Wen sec about il later on.
Tomorrow ! shall be away The day
after at 10 o'clock i'm the morning /
wish you TO report here TO me. Stayi |
will write an order 20 that effect, which
will be your authority for leaving camp.
Show it TO your commanding officer. "
And when Kenton returned tn the
guards and related his interview and
exhibited the order all congratulated
him-all except Ike Baxter. That i'm
dividual felt himself greatly wronged.
and his mutterings took the form of
words:
= Drat that burned Yankee, but he's
jest gwine to boss this hull army If the
captain doan' dun hurry back to campv'
Continued Tomorrow
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and great surprise. Brayton had no
need to exaggerate facts tocompel cheers
for the Yankee" as Kenton was still
caaed. He told the story over and over
again, always TO an interestedsaudience.
and he always wound up with the OBJ
servation:
:" reckon yo' all know that / was
agin him and kinder hoped to put on
the tar and feathers, but I've changed
my mind. Durn my hide if / don {
wish he was captain of our company!"
One day as he passed the Percy man
sion Marian was at the gate, seemingly
waiting for him.
Il have read of the battle and heard
a great deal of talk about 1t, " she said,
but would you mind telling mother
and OF the part taken by our own CON-
panyr We are naturally more interest
ed in them than any other participants. "
Sitting on the veranda with mother
and daughter for an audience and using
piece Of chalk TO draw rude diagram
on the boards, Steve Brayton kept them
deeply interested for an hour
You were at first driven back?"
queried Marian when he had finished.
"Driv' right back like flock of sheep,
and thar hain't no use to deny it," he
replied.
Where were your officers?'
"Runnin as fast as the rest OF ms. +"
"And Mr.. Kenton rallied you?'
He did, ma am. Abner Jenkins was
carryin our company flag, and he tum-
bled down and left it lyin on the ground.
was right behind him with Kenton.
and the Yankee lifts it up, waves 1t
about and yells for us to halt and rally"
"And did the officers rally, too?" per-
sisted Marian.
WAL, yes, but they was purity Glow
about it. We had got the cannon and
were drawin it off afore saw any of
'em. Reckon they feel nightly cut up
over it, fur they allus said the Yankee
wouldn't stand fire."
Steve Brayton was not close observ-
er, or he might have discovered secret
that afternoon. Both mother and daugh- =.
ter exhibited the greatest interest and
asked him many questions, and when
he took his departure he said to himself:
"Durn my hide if they wasn't more
interested than half the menl'
Two or three days later Captain Wyle
appeared, and Steve Brayton vanished.
The captain expected TO create a sensa-
tion, but was bitterly disappointed. Ev-
erybody was friendly, but Brayton had
told the story of the rally and put the
credit where it belonged. He had plen-
ty OF excuses to urge, and his story was
quite different from Brayton's, but |
il failed to go. While be was
on his promotion, which
was strong evidence in itself of his good |
standing with his superior officers, he
had not rallied his flying company and
led IL back, and no one could be quite
satisfied with his record. On the sec
ond evening CT his arrival he called
upon the Percys. His sole reason for
returning home at that time was 10
make this call. The victory which he
had helped to achieve, his promotion,
he laudatory notices be had received
m his home newspaper, all these things
went to make him believe that he would
De accorded a frank ,slrrrs by mother
nd daughter and that opportunity
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-04
THE POTTER's FIELD.
Those Who Lie Buried In Gods Halt
Acre at Howard.
The Convict. the Pepper. the Insane
and tina Doorstep waif Lie Side by
Side Under the Sod.


IL Democracy Is equality the most DEM
ocratic spot is grave yard, and OF all
grave yards n potter's field is the most
Democratic. So for the sake of seeing
something ahead of everything else I'm it's
own line hereabouts IL Is worth while TO go
out and pay visit TO Rhode Island Pot
ter's Field. IL In not very well known that
there Is such an instltution, and most
people who have read H.. II. Roe's novels
and New York sunshine and shadow"
Literature suppose that a potter's field, like
the bowery, IN somewhat peculiar TO
Manhattan, but IL isn't. There is no real
out and out Bowery In Providence, but
there are lots OF people with Bowery pro-
clivltes and they are apt to "go down to
the farm" or one OF the other institutions
at Howard and die there unknown and
unclaimed. Hence paupers burial
ground is necessity.
There is nothing beautiful or artistic
about the potters' field, but IL is con-
Quoted according to a splendid system by
which the authorities know just who is
buried there and whore, so thatsif a friend
or relative of the unfortunate deceased
should turn up, rs Is frequently the case,
ii Is matter OF but q little digging in the
spot indicated to recover the remains for
re-interment In more aristocratic COM
pany.
This system is the result of Superinten-
dent Eastfhan's desire to show as much
respect Tor the dead as he does kindness
Tor the live paupers, criminals and
idiots confined In the walled comma
nifty at Howard. Formerly bodies
were buried somewhere, but where
was q question, and there was no acour-
ate burial record kept. Superintendent
Eastman located every old grave so that he
could be- determined as nearly as possible
who the occupant had been, and then
marked 1t accordingly, and since 1875
the new system has been I'm operation.
A burial book Is kept In which the follow
ing entry Ia made for each death: Date,
grave number, name, age, place Of death,
and remarks" It is very seldom that
marks except when the body is afterward
claimed. On the coffin is fastened an i'm
destructible lead plate with correspond
ing record cut into il and over the grave
Ia a board attached to an iron rod bear
ing the grave number and then for final
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-04

refrence, should all the other marks be
destroyed, which is very improb obable, there
Is plat OF the field showing the layout OF
numbered graves aud their known dis-
tances and directions from certain fixed
points. There are just 1853 graves In this
and not oven the ornament of wild flow
ers. The curious visitor In apt TO think a
great deal more than he sees and In no place
more than In potter's field is one apt 10
get reflective and wonder who they were
and what they might have been, to ask
what brought 271 TO prison to die and how
$50 became insane and SO ON for 100 OF her
Questions that makes person consider
the regulation cemetery a sufficiently
cheerful place to hold picnics in. But
then there are tho possible candidates for
graves in the place who look forward to
them with more satisfaction than any
thing else, especially the very old people
In the hospital wards of the aims
house. And the inmates are usesap
to thinking Of the place, for the collins,
plain pine boxes of the conventional pro-
portions, are made and the leaden plates
themselves, and II is a very familiar
sight to them to see the little State hearse
without plume or tassel rumbling over
the "blind" road to the lot under the hill
WITH no other follower than grave dig
ger in the uniform Of the convict. The
by Chaplain Nutting before the body is
taken from the building.
Peter Welsh occupies No. grave. He
was buried in 1875. and there have been
over thousand farm funerals since then.
The last record of mysterious Gentleman
George Ellwood In his death record, which
shows that his grave number is 9i7. There
was Q Chinese, Yam Get, I'm grave zoo,
but his body was afterward delivered over
to Lee Yeng.
Old Auntie Phetteplace was assigned to
grave 109, when she died eight years ago
at the insane asylum. She was favorite
with everyone. Years ago she killed her
husband, was sentenced TO prison for life
and was afterward committed to the
asylum, where for half q century she
had the reputation OF being one OF the
most harmless and most cheerful of sub
jects. In grave S53 there is atwo-months-
old child-it was sdoorstep, baby
brought to the almshouse when three
weeks old without q name. When IL died
a month later, the name Of Jordan was
given for the sake of filling out the
record.
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CHAPTER vI.-Continued. :

>AAAsa ltSAs As-NOhkAhhtds
"He un can't be no Yank."
"Why not2'
why, he IN fout dead agin 'em.
They all is sayin that he's snorter to
fight. Reckon he'll get office"
Look here, Ike, don't you be taken
In and done for like the restl Do you
know why he enlisted?'
''On account of tar and feathers,
reckon"
Exactly. You had him boxed up
that night. He wasn't ready to skip,
and he was afraid of being coated. He
reckoned on deserting to his friends
when we got down here"
Then why didn't we uns fix 'em2"
1--WE had our eyes on him, but he was
too sharp for rs. He knew we were
watching him, and he didn't dar' to
bolt. He had better plan than that.
When he grabbed that flag and led you
back-and saw you were one Of the
first to follow--do You know what his
plan wasr"
ITO git that cannon, I reckon"
mo, sirl No, sir! He fooled the
whole pack of you'll He intended to lead
you into trap and get you all cap
tured."
"Yo' doan' sayl'
'But dol / know all about IL. II
hadn't followed on with the rest OF
the company, not one of you would have
got back alive"
Then, dod rot his Yankee hide, why
doan' we uns jump right onto him
heavyp" shouted the excited Ike.
because we've no positive proofs,
you see. He's been too deep and sly thus
far. You see, he's even fooled almost
every man in our company. You
haven't no love fur Yankees, take iti''
"Dod rot 'em, reckon killed about
20 OF 'em down thar, but wish IL had
been a hundredl'
II wish this fellow was out Of our
company" unused wyle. 80 long as
he is with Us we have got TO be on our
guard against bis Yankee tyickA He'd
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-04

might be given him to plead his cause.
The captains welcope was cordial
enough, and after the first salutations
conversation naturally turned to the
war. He took an early opportunity to
laughingly remark:
We'll, l suppose you have heard all
about our Yaakea2,,
ITO whom do you refer, captainf"
stiffiy inquired Marian.
why, to henton, of course. / be-
lieve you both knew himi Ihad no idea
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-04
Synopsis ofPrecedIng Chapters.

Royal Kcnton, q young Rhode Islander. is
studying law at Winchester, Va, his ado dopted
home. Az the outbreak OF the war the fire
county nabobs son, conclude that he is a
northern spy. CHAPTER w -kenton il de-
voted TO Marion Percy, a true daughter OF
war committee calls upon him. lie volun-
tteers TO go with tho State and enlists in
Wyle's company. V-Wyle is rival suitor
for MRrian's hand. He tells Marian his sus-
picons of Kenton's principles The company
goes TO the front, aud Wyle gives orders that
kenton shall be shot IL he attempts To desert
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-04
Picturesque Hawaii.

March 30, 1891. i.-Gentlemen: / am much
obliged TO you for the three parts of "Pic-
turesque Hawaii" They are very inter
esting indeed and are valuable contribu-
tion TO our knowledge of those wonderful
islands. 1 am, faithfully yours, George
+. Hoar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-04

CEwING MACHINES REPAIRED NEW AND
= second hand machines, attachm ents need ss
oil, belts etc. Chas. A. Bowen 2JJ WestminstSr
. tTeet over kheass millinery store
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-04
Pine Hill Road.

----
MI persons Interested IN the report of The commits. /.
sion. Go bound and mark out Pine Hill Road are
hereby not hed 70 attend Council Meeting 10 he
held SAT- RDAN, Nav TO- s94. N 80 n m al
the Council Chamber. odd Fellows BuildinR
OlneyVille, X. l., and be heard thereon.
BY order o. Town Council.
JOSEPH COUCH, Council Clerk
JOHNSTON, Il. l., May D. 1894 May3.g
New-York tribune., 1894-06-11

LITTLE more force upon the pedals, and II diihlh-
ishcs 10 some extent the resistance OF the AT
mospbere by reducing the surface exposed to II.
In COMPETITIONS Of speed where Il quarter OF
second may compass the interval between VIC
torx, and defeat. It is a rational expedient ana
fit 70 be adopted for that special purpose by eX-
perts They can prottably stoop to conquer
II is truc. also. that manufacturers, who con
stan,Iv have capacity for speed in view are
constructing their machines with handle-barS
Of such n shape that they have somewhat
awkward appearance when raised to con-
vcnicnt height But rivalry makes them eager
" responsive 10 the demands of the market
and their customers must bear the blame al
most alone.
Intimatlons Of physical arrangement and pre-
dictions Of future misery have little influence.
wc know. upon the victims OF pernlcl0us
habit: and this is especially true when they re-
gard their favorite vice a. an accomplishment.
There IS little reason to hope that The multitude
Of bicvcle riders who roll over city asphalt ana
conntry roads ostensby for the benefit Of the
exercise and the JOY OF motion VIII sit s'ra'snt
unon their wheels so long ns they imagine that
they present an engaging appearance win 'h''r
ch,us on the bar. that The ignobe pedestrian
EAZeS on them WITH 1--WE anu '"NH ""' Wv WV
side maiden with admiration But If by any
means they can be- brought - knowledge or
the truth blessed reform viii begin from that
moment When, If ever. they realize 'hat
bicyclist IN the racing position Is hd'ouS oo-
iect. whom 'twcrc rank flatiery 10 call hulhah
being. they will rise % The level Of The oppor-
tun!t,cs which an excellent invention bcSiows
upon them. In their present stat" OF "btuS'-
hess they produce variety uf aiHctinS S'hSa-
tious in MI impartial brholdcrS 1t Is not mere
" that the drforrnitics which they expose are Il
torture 10 the eyes Their posture Is likewise
vcxatlous 10 thc mind. ~ every an"ciati"n must
be. 1t is impossible to determine precisely WHY
and how some things which In the cold hsht
Of MASON do not seem 10 justify large eX'
prnditure Of feeling nevertheless have The
faculty Of suggesting n personal anrVnt ana
cyaspcrliing the temper. Thus John Randolph
frankly acknowledged that hc would 20 mil"
out of his way at any time to Kick sheep
We would gladly believe that tho bicycle
riders OF America already an innuincrable hos''
will be- made 10 see the error "f their ways,
and we should rejoice 10 be- rcokon"l among
those who had helped l. open their eyes. Ihey
have command Of q machine which Is admirably
G''el for the service and enjoyment "f man,
and which Is capable" we may suppose. 81 i'm
pariinc more nearly Than any other The SrnSn-
tions - bird upon the wing. II IS an inilniie
pity that II should be- converted into 50 prolinc
n cause of mischief aud offence
New-York tribune., 1894-06-11
spread opinion that he will stay In Europe
till the Lcxow storm blows over.

No intelligent clergyman can fail to appree-
ate the significance Of the disclosures recently
made regarding the rOttennesS OF part, AT
least of the Police Department. Some or the
preachers Yesterday were sufficiently public
spirited 10 cGmmcnt on the facts haue khoWh
and dcducc morals therefrom. The questions
involved are essentially questions Of morality.
and therefore pre-eminen,ly proper topics Tor
pulpit discussion. There Is and there can De
no politics in these exposures. The facts must
all be laid bare. 70 the end lhat the guilty
may be punished and sweeping reforms be
established. All good citizens must unite not
only in holding up the hands Of the lnvestgat-
ing Committee but in wiping ont the corrupt
influence which has made these things possible.
New-York tribune., 1894-06-11
PERSONAL.

Says 1.-THE Philadelphia Recor": "Mrs. Sara
Yorke Stevenson or, as she is better known. Mrs
Cornelius Stevenson. who received the unusual dis
tIncton Of an honorary degree from the University
OF Pennsylvania yesterday. has long been known as
one of the most learned archaeOlogsts In the coun
try So well established Is her reputation in this
line OF research that she was Invited by the Worlds
Fair authorities 10 act as one OF the jury In the
archaeological department. and her work there was
highly complimented She has also taken great
interest In the unversltys archaeological work
Mrs. Stevenson IS the president OF the Civic Club.
bring about municipal and social reforms, ana MISS
Anna IIallowe. Mrs. Mary +. Mumford Miss
Charlotte Pendleton and Miss Alice lAppincott. rep
reseutlng the clubs department of education yes
terday sent To the university trustees graceful
letter Of thanks for the honor conferred upon Mrs.
Stevenson and expressing their satisfaction that the
university had taken the lead in comforting equal
recognition for equal service. thereby honOrng her
self In comforting honor upon the recipient of this
degree.
The Rev Andrew Jackson Potter has announced
himself n candidate for Sheriff and Tax Collector
OF Tom Green County. Texas. He Is understood to be
In favor Of u pure government, and opposed 10 the
views of Professor Briggs. The last time Mr. Pot
ter got into the public eye about three years
ago when he arose In his pulpit In Uvalde. Texas:
with two big sixshooters In his hands ana Informed
the audience mostly composed OF the toughest OF
toughs, and who had run many other ministers out
Of town. that II there was anybody In ths audience
him out of the pulpit TO step forth and take his
medicine. and wound up by saying that with the
help OF God and those two forty -ives ne proposed
time however, he Is more interested In ballots than
bullets.
Valentine B.atz. the Milwaukee brewer who died
recently at st. Paul established the brewery which
bears his in 1851 with a capital OF only s5oo
Under his direction the business increased TO such
an extent that II was sold three years ago for $780,
00o to an English syndicate.