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soon as possible. Col Cogswell arrived
on the field about 2:30 o'clock p. m.

soon as possible. Col. Cogswell arrived
on the field about 2:30 o'clock p. m.
This field was oblong in shape, the
length being at right angles with the
river. As our troops reached the field
they crossed to the end nearest the river,
where Col Coggwell reported to Col.
Baker, whom he found endeavoring to
form his line-of-battle, or rather filling
up the line already formed, as there was
little opportunity left him to form new
line.
This be was doing under brisk fire
from the enemy, who were even at this
time pressing him closely on all sides
except his right flank, where the 18th
Mass was drawn up in line-of-battle
inside the edge Of the dense woods,
against which position the attack Of the
enemy was at no time during the battle
actively directed. At this time, also,
it became evident to the officers present
that the battle would be fought upon
the left and center, and Col. Baker
made some few changes accordingly.
When Col. Baker arrived on the bluff
he found things looking rather bad for
us. In the first place, he expected to
find Col. Deyens and his command occu-
pying strong position about mile in
front Of the face Of the bluff, which
would have enabled him to manuver his
troops and place them to the best advan-
tage, while at the same time it would
have given the troops crossing the river
to his assistance time and opportunity
to form line-of-battle in his rear.
So Baker found himself handicapped,
and compelled, from the very nature of
the case, to give battle in position in
which this gallant and brave officer
must have seen the fight was actually
lost, in fact, before it was begun.
1t has been said by some officers,
among whom was Col. Lee, of the Doth
Mass, that one of the
CAUSES OF OUR DEFEAT
at Balls Bluff was the lack of knowl-
edge Of the ground on the part of Col.
Baker. But this could not possibly
have been the case, for it was evident to
all present that, had Col. Baker been
thoroughly familiar with every inch of
ground between him and the town of
Leesburg, or any other point in the
vicinity, it would have been of little
service to him at that time. From the
time Col. Baker reached the field until
the end Of the battle, the enemy in bis
front and on his flank was perhaps more
than three times his numbers, under the
command Of Gen. Evans, who held him
as firmly within his grasp as cat could |
hold mouse. Col. Baker had no choice
of ground but that already selected for
HIM by Coils. Lee and Devens.
(7obe copcludodl
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Then he went to sleep.

1t was the treating that did it." Ned
muttered, when he came to himself and
realized that he had lost a turkey dinner
and gone without any dinner at all on Christ
mas Day.
Thoughts OF the old-time Christmas DAYS
had been in Ole Oleson's mind on that windy
wakeful night when Vande first planned his
Christmas feast Ole resolved to write to q
certain Swedish damsel on Christmas Day.
1t might touch her heart to know he remem-
bered so long
"Ize goin' to take mp dat ranch" said Ole,
as he paused in his writing while Vande's
dinner cooled 81 get me one house and
one wife, j goes on herding sheep to get
moneys to pay for dings. Den come in at
night find de house all warm. i find every
thing nice and warm. Nice supper on the
table, everything nice "--and the thread of
Oe's thoughts was lost in underlined but
blissful musing.
Meantime Jim Smith was cracking nuts
for Widow Browns children. There was
one whom he had known as baby and two
who had come since that time. 1t was won-
derful what pretty children they were. Jim
watched the widows trim figure as she
moved about preparing dinner, and wondered
if her heart were all buried in Browns grave
He wondered how soon it would be proper
to propose. He meant to be very sensible
in biswooing, 80 he told her of his place
and his pension and the calves he had
bought
l use to think had lived in vain," he
went on, "but since / got my back pay /
seen that the Government want ungrateful,
after all, and that ii was good deal to have
fought for my country. That made me
kinder take heart, and mean to be some
body yet"
Little by little Mrs. Brown told of her
Circumstances; how Brown had mortgaged
the place and drank up the money, and now
there was only the work of her hands be-
tween those children and want
Jim said how miserable il made person
not to have anybody to work for, and how
lonesome he was, living alone.
"I'll make her understand me, and if she
asks me to come again I'll propose" said
the willy Jim to himself
When . 90 tomin' adin?D asked the
small boy, trying to climb Jim's legs as he
was taking his departure.
"Come again" cried the girls, who hung
to both hands.
"Come again, Mr.. Smith, " said the widow,
smiling on the group.
Il WILL" said the happy Jim; 81 can
afford to visit some now l have my back
pay"
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beastly to sleep so soundly and audibly.
Jim and Ole, being wakened and wakeful,
thought over the talk of the previous night.
In it each man found a nucleus for Christ
mss plan of his own. Vande might feed
their bodies, but the hearts of these two
bachelors were hungry for home and home
ties of their own.
Just before daylight Vande slept awhile
sitting in his chair, resting his head on his
folded arms and his arms on the table. He
looked around his place critically after the
men had gone. They had passed some good
natured jokes about the coming Christmas
dinner. All Vandes pride was reused. To
be sure, Jim Smith talked like a fool; yet
that talk gave Vande great yearning to
have his place look like woman's home
He tried to recall certain womanly ways of
cooking and doing house work; he succeeded
so well that he rinsed his dishes after wash
ing them. Next he scrubbed the floor. After
that he sat by the stove nursing his knee and
looking out on windy world. Through
the uncurtained window he could see the
stretch of wire fence in front Of his honse
and garden. Over the fence posts were
draped sundry woclen garments Of mems
wear which had been washed the day be-
fore. They beat and tapped about in frozen
folds, adding TO the bachelor air Of the
place and the unsettled state of Vande's
mind. He suddenly remembered the snow
white pillows of his mothers clothes yard.
He liked to see white garments on the line
drying; he almost wished that he owned
white garment, that he might wash ii.
Later in the day he sewed some he got
out pair of partly-worn oyeralls and cut
the legs off above the knees. Next he
threaded big needle with strong thread
and tied it carefully. He fitted the backs
of the detached trousers legs to the front
Of the body of the garment, making the
worn place come under the knee. He
sewed the seam in a long-stitched, mascu.
line way. When the overalls were finished
he fixed some socks.
As the Autumn wore on the Christmas
hunger grew upon Vande; he made trip
TO the nearest city market and brought
home sundry cans and parcels Of food in
which he had not been wont to indulge.
Somewhere he got hold of pamphlet
cookbook with patent medicine testimoni-
ais between the receipts. He read it good
deal; later he bought a bottle of the medi-
cine, and bargained for a turkey with a
ranchman down the river. Early in De-
cember something happened. Large hot
words were said between Vande and his
man. Eccles left the place. Vande swore
that he did not care; he could ride range
himself. He rode it to such purpose that
he was confined to his bed for three days
and to the house for two weeks.
Jim Smith came down from his place,
rode range, and did the cooking; but Jim
had become an offense to Yande. The
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BURIED IN Browns GRAVE.
fellowship. The holer memories of the day
were nothing to him.
Vande moved with stiffened Joints when
preparing his solitary breakfast. He esti-
mated the depth of the snow on the divide
and felt grave doubts as to the arrival
of his guests. He was mind not to cook
the turkey the pies and cranbeTries had
been prepared for two days. Still, there was
no need that Ned and Jim make fools of
themselves; Ole would be sure to come So
Vande prepared his vegetables, burned his
face and fingers while roasting his turkey,
and took special pains with his table. AS
the hours went by his spirits sank lower and
lower. 1t was all such failure. Here was
the plentiful dinner, such as his mother used
to prepare while the house rang with merri-
ment. Only here was no smiling wife and
mother, no sons and daughters displaying
their gifts; no guests brought blessings
with them.
"I'll get married before next Christmas.n
he said, trying to step briskly to the window
to see who was passing, but his knee failed
him half way. He sat down on a chair and
swore vigorously. He wanted his lniment
and a dozen other things that were just out
of his reach. In his strong days he had
never been bothered by woman's life be-
side his own; he had guided no toddling
steps. Now there were no wifely hands to
minister to him; there were no strong young
arms on which he might lean. Suddenly
he realized that his life was behind him and
it had been failure, for he had lived to
himself alone. HE wished he had done
something for somebody. He covered his
face with his hands and groaned. He knew
man of his years had no right to offer q
young, pure woman n mind full of such
memories as his, o body thus diseased. Ii
had seemed so different when he was young
and strong.
"I'll not have it so,' he swore. Ut have
the same rights hs other men" He forgot
that some rights are earned BY years of
patient faithfulness. All his soul was re-
belliDg at what he called his fate. Surely
he might take something that would cure
his rheumatism. For the rest, VaGde's con-
science was not tender. When he could
bend his knee again he found the sheets
that came around his patent medicine
There were Testimonials Of wonderful cures
and rejuvinations. He resolved to take half
hozen bottles of the stuff. 1t might cure
him. After little he ate his dinner, and
found that none of it was seasoned to his
taste.
When twilight came the table still bore
the greater portion of the Christmas feast
A man is beastly fool who will get drunk
OH Christmas" said yande; but / aint WELL
| need stimulating" He took bottle from
the cupboard and measured ont safe, sensi-
bic drink. After bit be took another. As
the Christmas hours wore away he sat with
his folded arms resting on the table, and his
head on his arms.
ats all her fault" he muttered. uIt's
all her fault. If she had married me, I'd
have been different
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dent Lincoln and Gen. Scott at washingtos,
July 4, 1881. We all returned with our
rsgimeut-one wounded at Antietsm, one
broken in health, which has since been re-
covered, but all three are still marching
along, and from boys Of Is we are men with
gray hairs Tell the old boys TO see to 10
that one or more copies of your grand soldier
paper Is In every school in the country, and
the coming generation will ever be ready to
defend Old Glory.-C. E. BRADLEY, Co. I,
32d n. y, Spencer. N. Y.
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A Reunion

A Reunion Of the Third Corps will be held
at Hadley, Mass. on May z. Hadley was the
birthplace OF Gen. Hooker. the corps COM
mander. So general became the interest in the
occasion among the surviving members Of the
corps that the scope of the plans has been broad
ened so as to include ReUniOn Of the 75 OF so
regiments and batteries OF the CORPS. Abous
one.third of these were drawn from New Eng
land. one-tbird from New York and one-third
from Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Who Wants Some Valuable Photographs
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Could
dispose Of some photographs, taken SO years
ago, through the medium of your paper !?
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln, Chief Justice Chase,
Prot. Lowe, Henry Ward Beecher, Admirals
Farragnt and Porter and 20 Union Generals
lily husband was in the 11th Pa Cav, and
/ ana doing my level best to care for him and
keep home. He had no hospital record,
and cannot get pension. am in need of
funds. or / could not part with these, for
they are Of value to me, as they were given
me when a girl during the war-FRAS-
CELIA MITCHELL, 565 Clark ST., Wayerly,
NY.
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--0 . 0--------------------
A Close Resemblance.

There are some points about your writ
ings that much resemble Shakspere," said
the editor.
Do you think SOP" cried the delighted
author, who had brought his contribution in
with his own hand.
Ies," the editor continued, you employ
almost the same punctuation marks"
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Filling nn Office.

Some funnily-twisted words sometimes find
their way into the Pension Office One affi-
davit declares: He is one of the committee
that was appointed by the County to bury
other disabled and impoverished soldiers not
able to bury themselves
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They Lost Him.

What has become of that remarkably
bright student from Kentueky?" said an
instructor in the medical college.
lie left yesterday IN state of great in-
dignatiOn," replied another. He says thas
physiology is fraud"
U'm-yes; I remember. II was very
careless Of me. told him that the human
system invariably contains a large amouns
of water. 1 should have broken il more
gently
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Very High.
TWashin0,on star.I

Mamie and / have made wager on the
age of the prina donna We saw last week.
said the young woman.
Are the stakes high ?"
Yes, indeed. We bet brand new theater
bat.n
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who Wants Some Valuable photograph

BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRocHEs" will quickly
relieve Bronchitis. Asthma. Caiarrh, and Throat
Diseases Sold ouly iB boxes.
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ASKED FAVOR OF GRANT.
Taking Home a Mule Team ut the Close of
the War.

the war.
A very amusing thing happened just be-
fore the close of the war;" said Colonel A. J.
West TO an Aildnta Constitution man. "It
was Just two or three days before the surren-
der OF Lees army that old Uncle 81 Ector,
who had been cooking for one of the bravest
OF officers during the campaign, decided that
he wanted TO take his wagon back home from
the war. This old darky lived at LAGRANGE.
Ca, and he wanted to carry back from the
war his mules and wagon and keep them as
personal property. He was faithful old
darky, and had been in the Mexican war.
He had been a body servant for some of the
Generals in the warfare of the southern slopes
during that conflict, and had later gone to war
with his master rs cook and body servant in
the conflict between the States He decided
TO 20 TO General Grant in person the day be-
fore the surrender, and ask the privilege of
CARRYING his wagon and mules back to
Georgia. The soldiers told him he would
never get beyond the lines, but he boldly
went forth anyhow. He worked his way to
General Grant and Laid his case before him.
telling HIM Of having been in the Mexican
war. General Grant, with his own hand
wrote an order allowing the old darky to take
the team back to Georgia, and the next dav.
when all OF rs were laying down our guns
and accouterments, he proudly drove right
along in front Of the lines and started back to
Georgia The old darizy died few years
ago, after life of usefulness. at LaGrange"
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III any young, old, or middle aged man suffer-
ing from nervous debility or weakness will in
close stamp to me / will send him the prescrip-
tion Of genuine certain cure free of cost No
humhng. No deception. | will also furnish the
remedy itself cheaper than your druggist can
prepare il. Address T. c. Barnes, News Dealer,
Box 556 Marshall Mich
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On the bluff, and short time later
Capt. Young returned to the Maryland
side Of the island, and called out for
Cogswell, who, with four companies of his
regiment &C, K, III, and X J, had been on
the towpath of the canal since O'Clock
in the morning, awaiting orders to cross.
Col Cogswell, however, now received
orders from Col. Baker to cross the river
and take the artillery and all the men
he could with him. After receiving those
orders, Col. Cogswell Immediately gave
orders TO two companies of his regiment,
G and Ii, TO fall in. Together with the
artillery, consisting of two mountain
howitzers and one 12-pound piece, he
crossed the river. Before doing SO, how
sver, he left orders with the other two
companies, L and K, to follow him as
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ruNoEs> NArLANI.s rENsIox.
Hawaiian senate Tables the Item Pro
Nfhfn- Tor Ii.

san Francis % CAL. July -5.-Correspon-
de... st The United Press par Steamer city
IL ttksl. Honolulu. July N.-On account OF
the violent opposition made 10 the proposed
pension ut $1,000 "a year Tor Princess Kaula-
ui. tae senate has tabled the item FOR ACE
tilm 4t rhe next years session ~ the leg
isla-uE.- The opposition comes chiefly from
the more radical class 81 whites The old
Cr residents generally favor the pension.
Resentment al the violence of the royal
lists Coz tEe late iUsurrection is too recent Tor
che impartial treatment OF Princess kaula-
mis- claim ~ this time. II Is believed that
th. lapse OF another year viii prove favor
able t. her.
Al important statement has been present
eI 10 the senate hy Finance Minister Da-
Uou showing that in consequence of the
expenses OF the iusuTrectiun. extra military
outlay AMI police expenses. also the loss
~ revenue from the Interruption OF bust
ness the finances had in one year from July
!. Is's. 10 July /. 1855. run behind TO the
amount Of sIss.u-l THIS appears in the
reduction % the cash balance of the treas
Ury BY $Ils.elJ and the increase OF the float
Ing debt by S5>.olJ. In addition 10 the above
the bond and interest paying debt was in
the same tiEne increased by S2I..u0, which
hal been used for Temunerative public
WORKS
The condition OF the government was eN-
Ceileut All bonds required were readily
placed IA Honolulu at par at per cent in
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thought and viewed the many sides to 1t
they are not in error as to the important
position the negro finds himself in and the
opportunity he will afford his friends and
enemies to study him in the progress he has
made under conditions of freedom and phil
anthropy. To those who have not STUDIED
the subject carefully, we would remind them
of the significance of this opportunity and
call upon the necessity for an exhibition OF
every item of their progress as shall tel
well for the of their time, and prophesy
the dawn of a brighter future.
THE Cotton States and international ex-
position company have complied with their
promise TO erect building covering 25,0eO
square feet, and further, that this building
should be used exclusively by the negroes OF
the United States to show the bright side Oh
their existence.
They delivered the contract to negroes,
the building was erected by negro labor,
which stands in itself as an exhibit Of the
races ability as artisans.
War Paintings for the Exposition.
The famous paintings of the batteries
around Charleston have been offered to
the wOman's department to be exhibited.
They were painted by Conrad Wise Chap
man. the son of John Goodsley Chapman,
who spent three years in Rome, Italy,
studying art.
There are thirty-one paintings in all and
they were made during the war. some of
them during action. The paintings were
executed N 1853 and GA and represent Fort
Sumter, the Evening Gun. Battery Marshall
from Suhiyans island and Battery Marshall
from Long island, Battery Beauregard,
Torpedo. Boat during action, submarine
boat II. l.. Hunley. Battery Rutledge,
Written Point Battery, Charleston; Fort
Sumter from Moultrie, Fort Moultrie, in
terror; Fort Sumter. interior; Fort john
ston, interior; Battery Bee at sunrise
Battery Haskell. Battery Halston, Battery
Wampmer, Battery Marion, Battery She
Wis Battery Snllins, Battery Lawrence
Street, Charleston; Battery Long Island,
Federal Battery on Morris island, Charles
ION Bay and City, Flag of Sumter, Night
Bombardment, Entrance to Fort Sumter,
Church Flat Camp, Guns of Sumter.
A diary written by the artist will be
obtained and is said TO be a most interest
.ng account of the late war.
November 9Th has been given by Mrs.
Gordon. chairman Of congresses to the
Daughters of the Confederacy' for their
day. They have invited Miss Winnie Davis
and Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, the eldest
daughter of General Grant. to participate
al the exercises.
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DROWNED LIKE RATS.
Railroad Accident in Japnn-Ovcr II
Hnmdrcd Soldiers Perish.

Kobe July 2S.-A frghtful accident in
which 40 soldiers persisted, has occurred
on the railroad running from this place to
Osaka. A train of twenty-three cars was
conveying to this city 400 japanese soldiers
who were returning lrom China. where
they had taken part in the military opera
tons. A heavy storm was raging and as
the train was running along the sea wall,
on which the tracks as they approach the
city are laid an immense sea leaped over
the wall, separating the train and derailus
the engine and eleven cars which plunged
off the wall into the bay. Most OF the
men in them We're drowned like rats il a
trap. The accident occurred about l
o'clock in the morning and the night was
pitch dark The sea was running 50 high
that il was impossible to render amy as
sfs.aure to the men il the cars that had
gone overheard, even had means been at
hand tC 10 so. Some of the men, who
ed to death against the wall.
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III .-.F.ia. July -.-The schooner car
IL l-- i-tle which thr Spanish e-luboat
r.-.a~.tr. ts t.-te tu uu Sautouo while
bound from 'leutg,-us 10 the Delaware.
tr..tF'.ater arrived sd This port today Cap
taH t.f..k aeu..l thar the vessel Was tire
at iiaa -..lI tlIr 1uIy Ia blank cartridge Was
shot a.rs-s th- bo2s a- "a s5-ual for tine
I,ue So Hests tl- This size lil promptly.
ami u5 objection nor protest was made
when tAe vessel Nas boarded ami searched
ly the Spanish marines